I'm trying to remember a faculty member who seemed to attend every basketball and football game in the 2000s. Older gentlemen with distinctive and full blond hair. Anyone know who I'm talking about?
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Not a blond but my old IE prof Charlie Thompson was there for decades. Went to Lacrosse games and FB as well. He died last year and I miss talking with him. He taught into his 90s and had a couple grandkids that attended NU. Always sat in corner up near top of lower deck.I'm trying to remember a faculty member who seemed to attend every basketball and football game in the 2000s. Older gentlemen with distinctive and full blond hair. Anyone know who I'm talking about?
Yep. Charles was there at almost every FB game and many other athletic events, right up into his 90's. I knew Charles well - he was my wife's Ph.D. advisor, and we stayed in touch over the years (I spent Thanksgiving with his family when I was an undergrad - he invited a couple of us over because we weren't able to go home). If you are interested, a few of us IE grads are trying to raise money for the Charles Thompson student award. If you are interested in donating, just send the money to the IE Department and tell them it is for the CWN Thompson student award. My wife and I have seeded it with a chunk of money, but we could use more to keep it funded longer term.Nit a blond but my old IE prof Charlie Thompson was there for decades. Went to Lacrosse games and FB as well. He died last year and I miss talking with him. He taught into his 90s and had a couple grandkids that attended NU. Always sat in corner up near top of lower deck.
Yep. Charles was there at almost every FB game and many other athletic events, right up into his 90's. I knew Charles well - he was my wife's Ph.D. advisor, and we stayed in touch over the years (I spent Thanksgiving with his family when I was an undergrad - he invited a couple of us over because we weren't able to go home). If you are interested, a few of us IE grads are trying to raise money for the Charles Thompson student award. If you are interested in donating, just send the money to the IE Department and tell them it is for the CWN Thompson student award. My wife and I have seeded it with a chunk of money, but we could use more to keep it funded longer term.
Definitely an unusual course, but until his later years his course had so much hidden content - but it wasn't always obvious until later. There are many things I learned from him that I have used throughout my career that were quite valuable, but he probably should have retired 10-15 years before he did. I suspect his course could have become pretty weird as he got way up in age.Ugh Thompson.. to be honest he taught what was the worst (weirdest) class I've had in my life. He did often talk about how Eric Peterman (former Cat who majored in IE) was a great student.
Was it Football Phil?I'm trying to remember a faculty member who seemed to attend every basketball and football game in the 2000s. Older gentlemen with distinctive and full blond hair. Anyone know who I'm talking about?
His stories were amazing and his armed service experiences were somewhat like like my dads. I would often join him at the BB games when I would go before I got STs Never saw him at the FB games as he was on the other side. I wanted him to write his memoirs as his past was pretty amazing. I got there about the same time he started. He and Gus Rath. Heck of a pairYep. Charles was there at almost every FB game and many other athletic events, right up into his 90's. I knew Charles well - he was my wife's Ph.D. advisor, and we stayed in touch over the years (I spent Thanksgiving with his family when I was an undergrad - he invited a couple of us over because we weren't able to go home). If you are interested, a few of us IE grads are trying to raise money for the Charles Thompson student award. If you are interested in donating, just send the money to the IE Department and tell them it is for the CWN Thompson student award. My wife and I have seeded it with a chunk of money, but we could use more to keep it funded longer term.
I don't know who Football Phil was but I have a theory that He was a she. I say this for two reasons. One, it makes every one of those post even funnier and two another regular and excellent poster who I'm pretty sure was a woman stopped posting about the time Phil disappeared. The Phil posts were pure gold.Was it Football Phil?
Don’t know if Saari attended the games, but he is/was a phenomenal math professor. I had a couple upper level courses from him, and he would come into class with no notes and prove a theorem one way, and then if students had trouble understanding it, he would prove it a completely different way. He also took his math into other fields, such as Econ, and published some top level work in other fields. And a nice guy to talk with.Don Saari? Math prof. At hoops sat behind the opposing team, maybe 8 rows up
I don't know who Football Phil was but I have a theory that He was a she. I say this for two reasons. One, it makes every one of those post even funnier and two another regular and excellent poster who I'm pretty sure was a woman stopped posting about the time Phil disappeared. The Phil posts were pure gold.
Was? WAS? When did I die! A....lady cat? WTF?
You won't like me when I'm angry pal. And what lady wears Old Spice?
Damn.
Welcome back! Just in time to patrol the parking lot at our spring game.Was? WAS? When did I die! A....lady cat? WTF?
You won't like me when I'm angry pal. And what lady wears Old Spice?
Damn.
I thought I was good at math until I met Don Saari. Great teacher...not his fault I struggled!Don Saari? Math prof. At hoops sat behind the opposing team, maybe 8 rows up
I'm trying to remember a faculty member who seemed to attend every basketball and football game in the 2000s. Older gentlemen with distinctive and full blond hair. Anyone know who I'm talking about?
Pretty sure the OP is thinking about linguistics prof Robert Gundlach. Very active in NCAA and Big Ten athletics and served as interim AD before Phillips. Incredible blond hair.
Robert Gundlach : Cook Family Writing Program - Northwestern University
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