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Gene A. Budig

Born: May of 1939 in McCook, Nebraska
Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: Budig served as president of Illnois State Univerisity in Normal, Illinois from 1973 - 1977.

Biography: A recognized academic leader and writer, Gene A. Budig is the distinguished professor and senior presidential advisor of the College Board in New York City. As the head of three major state universities, Illinois State University, West Virginia University, and the University of Kansas, he was responsible for the educational programs of 520,000 students. Budig served as president of Major League Baseball's American League (1994-2000) and oversaw a period of historic growth in attendance and physical facilities. He is now co-owner of the Charleston RiverDogs, a minor-league affiliate of the New York Yankees who play in the South Atlantic League.Over the course of his varied career, Gene A. Budig has also served as a professor, a major general in the Air National Guard and a newspaper man. One can safely assume that Budig has met his share of interesting and inspiring people. ''In Grasping the Ring'' , he selects nine from this great array of individuals and offers candid biographical sketches of these compelling characters. Though they are very different, George Steinbrenner, Larry Doby, Tom Osborne, Roy Williams, Gale Sayers, Jerry Reinsdorf, Bob Kerrey, Al Neuharth, and Bob Dole are all exceptional people whose achievements and faults have captured the national interest. Budig writes ''Grasping the Ring'' as an insider whose acquaintance with these individuals enables him to ask the kinds of penetrating questions that make these stories intimate, honest, and revealing. Budig contributs all royalties from his book, Grasping ''the Ring: 9 Unique Winners in Life and Sports'', to support [http://professionals.collegeboard.com/k-12/planning/collegeed CollegeEd®] a program he believes is essential to urban America.


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Primary Literary Genre(s): Non-Fiction

Primary Audience(s): Adult readers

Gene A. Budig on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=gene+a.+budig


Selected Titles

A game of uncommon skill :
ISBN: 1573565563 OCLC: 52751855

Oryx Press ; Westport, Conn. : 2002.

College and university presidents are shrouded in mystique, balancing consensus-driven leadership with bottom-line business. Grappling with the needs of trustees, students, parents, academic staff, and public policymakers, today's college and university presidents and chancellors face substantial and often risky challenges. Gene Budig led Illinois State University, West Virginia University, and the University of Kansas before assuming the role that would establish his authority on complicated leadership--seventh President of Baseball's American League.

Grasping the ring :
ISBN: 0803226357 OCLC: 317927684

University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln : 2009.

Biographical sketches of George Steinbrenner, Larry Doby, Tom Osborne, Roy Williams, Gale Sayers, Jerry Reinsdorf, Bob Kerrey, Al Neuharth, and Bob Dole.

  Grasping the ring II :
ISBN: 0979842069 OCLC: 428442100

News-Gazette, Champaign, IL : ©2009.

Personalized stories of nine exceptional Americans, people who knew what they wanted in life and followed difficult paths to achieve their admirable ends.

The inside pitch-- and more :
ISBN: 0937058858 OCLC: 54675959

West Virginia University Press, Morgantown : 2004.

"Gene Budig is not a typical baseball fan. To his lifelong love of the game, Budig adds six years of experience as the president of the American League of Major League Baseball, 1994-2000."

 

 

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