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4 unusual facts about Jeff Raikes


Jeff Raikes

In 1992 the Pacific Northwest was in danger of losing the Seattle Mariners Major League Baseball franchise.

Raikes grew up in Ashland, Nebraska, graduating from Ashland-Greenwood High School in 1976.

The first computer he bought was an Apple II, which he used to help his brother, Ron Raikes, manage the family farm.

In June, 2008, Raikes donated approximately $10 million to the University of Nebraska's JD Edwards Honors Program, which officially changed its name to the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management shortly thereafter.



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