Booth thanks LHS teacher at fundraiser
Lawrence entrepreneur David Booth credited his former calculus teacher Margaret McReynolds for inspiring his career. At a Community Education Breakfast in Lawrence, he recalled buying the original basketball rules for 4.33 million dollars and noted his firms manage over 200 billion. He also highlighted his name on the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago, calling it the top business school.
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Booth to donate Naismith rules to KU with expansion plan
Kansas University Endowment Association trustee and Dimensional Fund Advisors co-CEO David Booth presented a challenge to house James Naismith’s Original Rules of Basket Ball. After purchasing the rules for 4.33 million, Booth suggested housing them in a reimagined Booth Family Hall of Athletics or a new standalone building as part of a year round Allen Fieldhouse destination, with community fundraising support from the Lawrence Schools Foundation breakfast attendance of about 550.
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KU returns 4.5 million to fund Capitol restoration
Kansas University on Friday gave back 4.5 million to the state government, which immediately applied it to the Capitol restoration project. The transfer, approved by the State Finance Council led by Gov. Sam Brownback, will reduce the Capitol bond issue by the same amount and save taxpayers significant money as the state house project heads toward an estimated 285 million total cost.
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Two million ordered to evacuate as Irene bears down
Irene aimed at the East Coast with 100 mph winds as authorities urged more than two million residents to relocate. New York City shut its subway system for the first time due to a natural disaster while President Obama urged immediate precautions along a wide storm swath from North Carolina to New York.
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