Re: Should ISU rescind Graham Spanier's Distinguished Alumni Award?
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NickTheGreat 
If you think the first thing coming up about Spanier is his ISU ties, you're NUTS :biglaugh:
That being said, just as well rescind it, though. :realmad:
I don't know about you, but if I google the name, right there at the top on the right is his smiling face with a picture from "isualum.org" and "Education: ..... Iowa State University". Crazy like a fox.
Re: Should ISU rescind Graham Spanier's Distinguished Alumni Award?
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DurangoCy In the 1/1,000,000 chance that Johnny has dead hookers buried in his backyard ISU will look pretty silly. :shocked:
Johnny doesn't look like the dead hooker type. Dead sports commentator, maybe.
Re: Should ISU rescind Graham Spanier's Distinguished Alumni Award?
yes, should be rescinded. Don't need to tout that connection.
No need for fanfare, as others have said. just do it and move on.
Re: Should ISU rescind Graham Spanier's Distinguished Alumni Award?
They at least need to update his profile, especially the Geoffroy quote... Graham Spanier 2004 - Iowa State University Alumni Association
Re: Should ISU rescind Graham Spanier's Distinguished Alumni Award?
It's time to revoke the distinguished alumni award. Sad that we weren't more proactive on this. No press event necessary, just revoke it, send him a letter, and remove any mention of him from our university.Graham Spanier charged in Jerry Sandusky case - ESPN
Re: Should ISU rescind Graham Spanier's Distinguished Alumni Award?
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BKLYNCyclone
umm..I think ISU did. I know they took down his distinguished alumni banner on campus as the least.
Re: Should ISU rescind Graham Spanier's Distinguished Alumni Award?
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CysRage umm..I think ISU did. I know they took down his distinguished alumni banner on campus as the least.
If they did it, they did it right because I didn't even know about it... :)
Re: Should ISU rescind Graham Spanier's Distinguished Alumni Award?
Yep, I remember when the banner was taken down. One day I was walking on the sidewalk that runs north/south just to the west of Beardshear and noticed that there was a different banner there. No fanfare or anything.
Re: Should ISU rescind Graham Spanier's Distinguished Alumni Award?
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CyFan61 Yep, I remember when the banner was taken down. One day I was walking on the sidewalk that runs north/south just to the west of Beardshear and noticed that there was a different banner there. No fanfare or anything.
THIS.
Graham B. Spanier, the former president of Penn State, was charged Thursday with helping to cover up the child abuse allegations involving Jerry Sandusky that have roiled the university and its famed football program over the past year.
Very sad, former alum.
Re: Should ISU rescind Graham Spanier's Distinguished Alumni Award?
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"This was not a mistake by these men, this was not an oversight," said state Attorney General Linda Kelly. "It was not misjudgment on their part. This was a conspiracy of silence by top officials to actively conceal the truth."
get any mention outta ISU immediately
Re: Should ISU rescind Graham Spanier's Distinguished Alumni Award?
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CyFan61 Yep, I remember when the banner was taken down. One day I was walking on the sidewalk that runs north/south just to the west of Beardshear and noticed that there was a different banner there. No fanfare or anything.
His banner may be down, but the website still lists him as a winner.
Distinguished Alumni Award - Iowa State University Alumni Association
Time for ISUAA to do the right thing, remove his name, short press release, nothing more.
Re: Should ISU rescind Graham Spanier's Distinguished Alumni Award?
You guys are making a big deal about nothing..... His banner is down. Who the flip cares?
Re: Should ISU rescind Graham Spanier's Distinguished Alumni Award?
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CyDude16 You guys are making a big deal about nothing..... His banner is down. Who the flip cares?
The award is for those who have made preeminent contributions to their profession. I do not believe harboring a child molester and predator has been a preeminent contribution as president of Penn State. Cheapens the award.
Re: Should ISU rescind Graham Spanier's Distinguished Alumni Award?
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CyDude16 You guys are making a big deal about nothing..... His banner is down. Who the flip cares?
Probably the same people who drug the complaining and hand slapping out for 6 months last time around... I am sure there are plenty of convicted felons that are affiliated with other distinguished alum lists. Just remove the name if it is going to get everyone's panties in a bunch and don't even do a press release.
Does anyone really even pay attention to distinguished alums? I know it was pretty much nowhere on my list when I was looking at ISU, and nowhere on my list when I cut them my donation checks.
Sandusky was the one hurting the kids, while harboring is obviously a felony, some people on this board are making it sound like Spanier selected the kids and took them to Sandusky's office
Re: Should ISU rescind Graham Spanier's Distinguished Alumni Award?
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CyDude16 You guys are making a big deal about nothing..... His banner is down. Who the flip cares?
As an alum I'd prefer that a quick internet search not reveal his ISU ties...but what are you gonna do, he HAS ISU ties. But hey, John Wayne Gacy worked at KFC and there's no way in hell I'm quitting KFC. Banner's down. Good enough for me.
