RU BIG MONEY donors

[NotInRHouse]

Jeff Towers is a billionaire but this board and NJ.com say he shouldn't have any influence. My understanding is it's ok for billionaires to have influence as long as we agree with their decisions......is that correct?

Jeff Towers is a booster of Jeff Towers, and Kyle Flood.

Not a booster of Rutgers University.

There is a big difference.

Boosters of coaches have no business speaking to the media on behalf of other, actual, boosters of the University, that they don't represent.

Furthermore boosters don't usually break NCAA rules so...

 

[Knight Shift]

Bernard Marcus is one of the founders of Home Depot, and Wikipedia says he is worth $3.8 Billion. He earned a pharmacy degree from Rutgers Newark.
http://philanthropy.gatech.edu/philanthropist/bernard-marcus

Marcus heavily contributed to the launch of the Georgia Aquarium, which opened in downtown Atlanta, Georgia in 2005. Based mostly on the US$250M million donation for the Aquarium, Marcus and his wife, Billi, were listed among the top charitable donors in the country by The Chronicle of Philanthropy in 2005.

The Marcus Nanotechnology Research Center (NRC) is a nanotechnology research center located in the Marcus Nanotechnology Building on the Georgia Institute of Technology campus. The Marcus Foundation donated $15 Million to Georgia Tech for the building.

 

[soundcrib]

Bernard Marcus is one of the founders of Home Depot, and Wikipedia says he is worth $3.8 Billion. He earned a pharmacy degree from Rutgers Newark.
http://philanthropy.gatech.edu/philanthropist/bernard-marcus

Marcus heavily contributed to the launch of the Georgia Aquarium, which opened in downtown Atlanta, Georgia in 2005. Based mostly on the US$250M million donation for the Aquarium, Marcus and his wife, Billi, were listed among the top charitable donors in the country by The Chronicle of Philanthropy in 2005.

The Marcus Nanotechnology Research Center (NRC) is a nanotechnology research center located in the Marcus Nanotechnology Building on the Georgia Institute of Technology campus. The Marcus Foundation donated $15 Million to Georgia Tech for the building.

Scarlet Raiders not Scarlet Knights. No offense to Newark and Camden, but they are not New Brunswick.

 

[RUsojo]

Certain ethnicities do not donate at an alarming rate. The Caucasian population at Rutgers donates less than Caucasian populations at other schools due to socio economic class and upbringing of this part of the student body.

This probably won't change until Rutgers academics reaches a better perception instate or until Rutgers is allowed to accept a higher percentage of out of state students. Academics is trending in the right direction. A perception change may come sooner rather than later.

 

[vkj91]

Jeff Towers is a booster of Jeff Towers, and Kyle Flood.

Not a booster of Rutgers University.

There is a big difference.

Boosters of coaches have no business speaking to the media on behalf of other, actual, boosters of the University, that they don't represent.

Furthermore boosters don't usually break NCAA rules so...

I'd bet a majority of violations stem from booster activity in some way. SMU and Miami say hi, so........

 

[NotInRHouse]

I'd bet a majority of violations stem from booster activity in some way. SMU and Miami say hi, so........

Look at where those programs are..

Are you acknowledging tat Towers is not a RU booster?

 

[Pritz99]

I used to give regularly, with a company match but the University itself has has poisoned this well (and others I know) with it's PC posturing. Why would I want to condone Rutgers professors stating "The US is more brutal than ISIS" and similar tripe?

 

[rutgersdave]

Scarlet Raiders not Scarlet Knights. No offense to Newark and Camden, but they are not New Brunswick.

I believe there were many majors in the 1970's and prior that were only in Newark and not New Brunswick.

 

[RU5180]

It's too bad Marc Ecko isn't in business anymore. I always thought his fashion forward designs and Urban trendy clothing would make a very unique football uniform. Can you imagine being the only school with Echo unlimited uniforms...!?!

 

[Hondo77]

Because the men and women with enough money attended RU in the 70s and 80s and have very few fond memories of their time here.

Not true.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Greg Brown, Class of 1982 - President and Co-CEO of Motorola; CEO of the Broadband Mobility Solutions Business Unit
John Joseph "Jack" Byrne, Jr., Chairman and GEO of GEICO which he pulled from the brink of insolvency in the mid-1970s; Chairman and CEO of White Mountains Insurance Group, formerly (Fund American Enterprises, Inc.); Chairman of the Board of Overstock.com 2005–06
Stephen Chazen - CEO of Occidental Petroleum
Morton Jay Chiat, Class of 1953 — founder of TBWA\Chiat\Day advertising
David Cole, Class of 1978 - CEO of Data Management Services
Sergio Alonso Fernández de Córdova – founder of Fuel Outdoor
Alvaro de Molina, Class of 1988, MBA – retired CFO of Bank of America
Marc Ecko — CEO and founder of Marc Ecko Enterprises
Mark Fields, B.A. Economics - President and Chief Executive Officer of Ford Motor Company
William Freeman, Class of 1983 MBA – President of Verizon Public Communications Group
Otto Hermann Kahn - financier, patron of the arts[30]
Duncan MacMillan, B.S. 1966 – co-founder of Bloomberg L.P.
Bernard Marcus, Class of 1951 — founder of Home Depot
Ernest Mario, Class of 1961 — former CEO of GlaxoSmithKline
Sherilyn McCoy, Class of 1988, MBA – CEO of Avon Products
Bill Rasmussen, Class of 1960 MBA – Managing Director at CSFBdirect; founder of ESPN
Barry Schuler, Class of 1976 — former Chairman and CEO of AOL
Bill Schultz, Class of 1971, MBA - former CEO of Fender Musical Instruments
Harvey Schwartz, Class of 1987 – CFO of Goldman Sachs
Steve Temaras – CEO of Bed Bath and Beyond

Most of these people do /have given to RU.

Sergio hasn't been with FUEL since 2011 and doesn't have THAT kind of $$$.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Someone who graduated in '75 is, likely, about 62-63 years old, right? I would think those guys are just about to hit their "prime" giving years - and leaving" years still a ways down the road - but aren't there quite yet (and definitely not the guys from the 80's...). Thoughts?

 

[ClassOf02]

I used to give regularly, with a company match but the University itself has has poisoned this well (and others I know) with it's PC posturing. Why would I want to condone Rutgers professors stating "The US is more brutal than ISIS" and similar tripe?

A liberal PC university? Shocking. I hope you don't thinj that one professor speaks for all RU professors. This is why we can't have nice things.

 

[mildone]

We need to stop telling other people how they should donate millions to RU, but instead donate our own money...however much or little that is.

Why not both?

 

[mildone]

Always great to spend other people's money

Why do I think that you're not talking about internet startups and venture capital. LOL

 

[rutgersguy1]

Why do I think that you're not talking about internet startups and venture capital. LOL

Good one. It's amazing how much money they have to burn and how much is floating out there from VCs. Crazy valuations some times IMO.

I don't know the answer to this or really what it all entails but the same way I was saying hopefully the business school will help increase our numbers on Wall Street in the decades to come but do we have any sort of "incubators" to spur partnerships/connections between entrepreneurs and VCs/PE etc..I'm guessing we must have some sort of programs for that kind of stuff just wondering how fruitful they are.

 

[SanFranRutgers]

Scarlet Raiders not Scarlet Knights. No offense to Newark and Camden, but they are not New Brunswick.

That divisiveness only serves the interests of our adversaries.

 

[srru86]

I used to give regularly, with a company match but the University itself has has poisoned this well (and others I know) with it's PC posturing. Why would I want to condone Rutgers professors stating "The US is more brutal than ISIS" and similar tripe?

Dear god we are talking about football. You don't have to contribute to academics if you don't want. Stop making excuses and don't mix politics with college football.

 

[BROTHERSKINNY]

It's too bad Marc Ecko isn't in business anymore. I always thought his fashion forward designs and Urban trendy clothing would make a very unique football uniform. Can you imagine being the only school with Echo unlimited uniforms...!?!

he actually had an RU inspired line of Tshirts around 2006.

link: http://blog.nj.com/fashiontoday/2008/11/marc_eckos_new_rutgersinspired.html