Possible Donor?

[UNTLifer]

Simmons

[SilverEagle]

Hmmm, sounds like a modern day Andrew Carnegie.....only less likable.

[MeanMag]

He's plenty likable... And will be for everyone in the Mean Green community should he donate to the stadium.

I'd be pretty happy about it.

[Cr1028]

While this would be amazing and is definately worth at least an e-mail, I see 2 things that might work against us here:

Education:

University of Texas Austin, Master of Science

an empire that began in a humble University Park drugstore

[Cr1028]

http://www.caillouxfoundation.org/grant_guidelines.htm

This was the best information I could find out. It seems they are connected with the HS Foundation. It appears to me that we meet the tax qualifications, we just need a senior member of this board to send them a professional looking proposal. Naming Rights?

Also found this:

Harold Simmons Foundation

5430 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy

Dallas, TX

75240

Phone: (972) 233-2134

You never know until you ask. He could be to us what T. Boone is to Okie State. With the new coach and exploding interest in our program, now is the time to seek a philanthropist like Mr. Simmons.

I would do this myself but do not yet have the professional writing, speaking, and selling skills that some of you have attained. I hope we can get this ball rolling. Please?

Edited June 25, 2007 by Cr1028

[Dodge2007]

We need to send Joe Greene and a great cast of fellow UNT alumnus and staff to make this guy a proposal.

THE STADIUM HAS TO BE DONE for UNT to have a least a shot of going to the next level and join a new conference.

[pollock]

Sounds about like a live-action version of Montgomery Burns.