One of the wonderful attributes of many small town people who I meet is that they don’t forget from where they came. And, they tend to be generous in giving back. I got the following email today from Deb Dragseth of Dickinson State in ND today about such an act.
“Jack,
Jerome Strom, our Alumnus from California who sponsors the Entrepreneurship Conference every year (this was the 5th year) was very, very impressed with "his" conference (he had never been able to come before). The speakers (you and Scott), the audience (a record-breaking 450), the Western Edge Tour, the Manufacturer's Roundtable. All of it.
Anyway, last night, he announced that he is giving $1 million to the U. to help us pursue the Entrepreneurship Initiative. He told Dr. Vickers that the thing that impressed him was the display of Entrepreneurial spirit here at DSU. Isn't that awesome?
Faith, luck, hope, vision? I don't know which . . . or maybe it was all four, but we are well on our way!
Thanks for all that you did. You were certainly a central part of the conference and the energy that was generated here that week.
-Debora”
It made my day!
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