Green, Don W. - The University of Kansas

A: You much have been at the banquet. First of all one of the perks, just a general one, is
that I am interested in and like athletics. Prior to being selected as the faculty
representative, I was active in athletics on campus and then I was part of the athletic
board for several years. So I had a fair amount of experience going into that. But
anyway, one of the perks is just being involved in the academic issues and issues related
to athletics. I like that. But then I guess the fun perks were things like we would get to
go to a Bowl game as a representative of the Big 12. So Pat and I went to the Rose Bowl
a couple of times and we went to the Orange Bowl and we went to the Sugar Bowl. So,
yes, those kinds of perks are there. And we met every year. We always had a spring
meeting after the end of the spring semester. Most years that was at Colorado Springs at
the Broadmoor Hotel. So I think that was very much a perk. So yes, Jewell, there were
some perks. The reason I asked you about the banquet was because they were talking
about the perks there.
Q: I knew you had gone to Rose Bowl games and things like that.
A: Anyway, being a faculty representative was a big part of my service certainly.
Q: Do you still play handball?
A: I’ve been an avid handball player since my days in graduate school. I play about three
times a week with a small group of friends in Lawrence. We feel about handball as does
“Sarge” of the Beetle Baily comic strip. According to Sarge, handball is the only real
court game and racquetball is for wimps. At least, that’s the kidding I give to our
students, who tend to play racquetball. I seriously do put my handball times on my
calendar early and work hard to make those times inviolate.
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