Big Boosters

**dunar** · 12-19-2008, 12:14 PM

Originally Posted by cycloneman42

Just want to point out that with Hagie's and Bergstoms being from Clarion, Jacobson from Belmond, and Richard Stark from around Woolstock, Wright County for as small as we are have produced a ton of big donors. It is also one of the few places in the state that there are more ISU fans than Iowa.

Latham's are from Alexander area, but that's Franklin Co., isn't it? The seed co. is just on the other side of Wright Ave.

**cycloneML** · 12-19-2008, 12:14 PM

Originally Posted by Lenny25

I used to do that. Best part time job with full time pay I ever had. Well maybe until I moved into my current gig.

must be a great job if it allows you to post all day long. It was all that training from fred Shubenay (sp?) in mgt 478!

**dunar** · 12-19-2008, 12:16 PM

Originally Posted by IowaGrantCY

must be a great job if it allows you to post all day long. It was all that training from fred Shubenay (sp?) in mgt 478!

Fred's teaching Mgmt 478 now??? I thought he was MIS 330 only!

**Lenny25** · 12-19-2008, 12:17 PM

Originally Posted by dunar

Fred's teaching Mgmt 478 now??? I thought he was MIS 330 only!

this was back a few years.

**cycloneML** · 12-19-2008, 12:17 PM

Originally Posted by dunar

Fred's teaching Mgmt 478 now??? I thought he was MIS 330 only!

this was from ages ago...

**dunar** · 12-19-2008, 12:17 PM

Originally Posted by Lenny25

this was back a few years.

I would have had him in 330 in '99, I think.

**linkshero** · 12-19-2008, 12:31 PM

I had him for 330 in 92......

Albaugh does donate a lot, but much of it I believe is through several of his busni, and his son in law(s).

At one time, Mike Lacy from Merideth was a pretty big donor.

There is a pretty big difference between people that donate a lot, and donors that are involved with this.

There are some donors that have a direct line to JP because they offer other benefits like transportation, and a pretty big check book in case of emergency.

I was thinking about this because I know a few of these guys, and info from a big donor can jump to a message board pretty fast. I would guess that JP has to weigh his friendship with an important donor vs keeping a hire quiet.

**CarolinaCy** · 12-19-2008, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by dunar

Latham's are from Alexander area, but that's Franklin Co., isn't it? The seed co. is just on the other side of Wright Ave.

Yes, Franklin county. I have a relative who works for Latham Seeds, and while the Latham family are relatively big supporters of ISU athletics, they aren't in the same ballpark as the big dogs being mentioned here.

**Jonecy** · 12-19-2008, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by dunar

Fred's teaching Mgmt 478 now??? I thought he was MIS 330 only!

Is he the martini guy with the thick accent? I had him for MIS 330 too - Hah, forgot all about that guy. I think it's spelled Chubeney or something like that though, isn't it?

**nfrine** · 12-19-2008, 01:39 PM

Originally Posted by syclones

Bergstrom was big into narural gas but is now retired

I think there are quite a number of CF posters that are big into natural gas!

**CYTIME** · 12-19-2008, 01:50 PM

Decker from Ft. Dodge is another. Plus they haul all of the team's equipment.

**CTTB78** · 12-19-2008, 02:00 PM

Does anyone know if Pollard is the only guy in the room when he is interviewing these guys for these nice $million dollar salaries?

**JRE1975** · 12-19-2008, 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by CTTB78

Does anyone know if Pollard is the only guy in the room when he is interviewing these guys for these nice $million dollar salaries?

David Harris, Senior Assitant AD in charge of football, is probably with him on most interviews. Good guy and has been thru this before.

**Steve** · 12-19-2008, 02:45 PM

The booster crowd probably has even less involvement in the search this time around. Last time some of them had some of their money involved in the buyout packages for the old staff. This time there is a broken contract payment rather than buyout so JP can do even more on his own. If the salary for the new guy is large enough, however, he may have to get more commitment from some of the key contributors.