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Paul D. McDonald, MBA, ACG, ALS, and Most Excellent Grognard, (July 19, 1968– ), is an award-winning speaker, writer, and business & technology consultant. He is the founder of the Johnson County Speakers Bureau in Johnson County, Kansas. Before his work as a speaker and consultant, Paul was the CEO of SPIKEware, Inc, a consulting company based in first in Schaumburg, Illinois and later in Overland Park, Kansas.
Paul is an expert SAS System programmer and is often sought by companies in the United States to assist with their data and information related issues. He also is an accomplished trail chef and is regarded as an expert in the cooking process of barbecue and is widely credited as the creator of Smoked Meatloaf.
[edit] Wikipedia Contributions
[edit] Wikipedia College Football Project
Paul has been actively participating in Wikipedia:WikiProject College football, creating and editing articles and stub articles about small college football programs and coaches. Here is a "very" partial list:
Bowl Games you probably haven't heard of most of these!
Team Pages
Stadiums/Facilities
Featured Coaches/Players (my personal favorites... I've worked on well over 800 and maybe 1,000 head coach pages)
- Samuel Colgate, Jr., only football coach whose school is named after his family. I think...
- Charlie Cowdrey, former head coach at Southwestern College. I remember him strutting around campus, bigger than life itself.
- Ken Crandall, head coach at Southwestern College
- Chris Creighton, head coach at Drake University, about to get his 100th coaching victory
- Oscar Dahlene, head coach at Ottawa University in 1910--an "epic discussion" of notability ensued...
- Harold Elliott (football coach), head football coach at six colleges in his career
- Mike Gardner (football coach), head football coach at Malone College (Ohio)
- Ralph Graham, Kansas State and Wichita State, first to racially integrate football players in the Big 7 Confernece in 1949
- Bill Hargiss, one of the first coaches to use the huddle and forward pass--yes, several years before Knute Rockne did! And right there in Emporia, Kansas.
- Jim Helmer (coach), head Men's Track Coach at Southwestern, 27 consecutive conference titles
- Jake High, Who I once thought was the worst-performing coach in college football: in his one year 0-8 record, he was outscored 241 to zero. Poor guy. But even worse if you're...
- Ronald Beard, who lost 44 consecutive games and posted a lifetime record of 0-44 at Prairie View A&M University. But at least his teams scored some points once in a while, unlike...
- George Allen (Cumberland), whose 0-1 record was the result of lose to Gerorgia Tech 222-0 in one game.
- Art Kahler, only person to be a head coach at two different colleges at the same time
- Jerry Kill (football coach), head football coach at Northern Illinois University
- Mike Kirkland (coach), head Women's Track Coach at Southwestern, undefeated by a conference team with well over a decade of coaching
- Eddie Kriwiel, coached at Wichita State University for one year and then made a huge mark at the high school level in Wichita, Kansas
- Charles R. Meyer, "Monk" Meyer was a US Army General and runner-up for the Heisman Trophy
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel, one-year coach at Fort Hays State University... then he decided to be governor of Kansas
- Craig Schurig (football coach), head football coach at Washburn University
- Bill Snyder, coach of the century. When he took over at Kansas State University, only two people in the planet believed that K-State could ever have a consistent winning program.
- Ed Sweeney (football coach), four colleges, over 100 victories... and besides, he played ball at C.W. Post College--how cool is that?
- Hoover J. Wright, one of the long-time greats, that's for sure!
Football Coach NavboxesI hit the "50" mark in June 2008
NCAA Division I FBS (formerly called "Division I-A")
- Template:CyclonesCoach, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
- Template:JayhawksCoach, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
- Template:KSWildcatsCoach, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
- Template:MizzouCoach, Mizzou, Columbia, Missouri
- Template:NIUHuskiesCoach, Northern Illinois, DeKalb, Illinois
- Template:NorthwesternWildcatsCoach, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
- Template:TempleOwlsCoach, Temple Owls football
NCAA Division I FCS (formerly called "Division I-AA")
- Template:CitadelBulldogsCoach, The Citadel (military college)
- Template:ColgateFootballCoach, Colgate University
- Template:DeltaDevilsCoach, Mississippi Valley State University
- Template:DrakeFootballCoach, Drake University
- Template:EasternIllFootballCoach, Eastern Illinois University
- Template:GramblingCoach, Grambling State University
- Template:KYStateFBCoach, Kentucky State University
- Template:KeydetsCoach, Virginia Military Institute
- Template:LeathernecksCoach, Western Illinois University
- Template:LehighFootballCoach
- Template:PrairieviewFootballCoach, Prairie View A&M University
- Template:RedbirdsFootballCoach, Illinois State University
- Template:SalukisFootballCoach, Southern Illinois University
- Template:SpidersCoach, Richmond University
- Template:TSUFBCoach, Tennessee State University
NCAA Division II
- Template:ENMGreyhoundsFootballCoach, Eastern New Mexico University
- Template:ESUHornetsFootballCoach, Emporia State Hornets, Emporia, Kansas
- Template:FortHaysCoach, Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas
- Template:IchabodsFootballCoach, Washburn University Ichabods, Topeka, Kansas
- Template:NorthCarolinaCentralEaglesFBCoach, North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina
- Template:NWMSBearcatsCoach, Northwest Missouri Bearcats
- Template:SaginawValleyFootballCoach, Saginaw Valley State University
- Template:TuskegeeFootballCoach, Tuskegee University
NCAA Division III
NAIA
- Template:AvilaFootballCoach
- Template:BaconeFootballCoach, Bacone College
- Template:DoaneFootballCoach, Doane College, Crete, Nebraska
- Template:LindenwoodFootballCoach, Lindenwood University
- Template:MaloneFootballCoaches, Malone College Athletics, Canton, Ohio
- Template:MoundbuilderFootballCoach, Southwestern College, Winfield, Kansas
- Template:OttawaFootballCoach, Ottawa University Braves, Ottawa, Kansas
- Template:SouthernNazareneFootballCoach
- Template:StMarysFootballCoach
- Template:TaborFootballCoaches, Tabor College, Hillsboro, Kansas
Defunct College football programs
- Template:FightingPresbiesCoach, College of Emporia, Emporia, Kansas
- Template:ManhattanCoach, Manhattan College, New York City
- Template:NYUCoach, New York University, New York City
- Template:ShockersFootballCoach, Wichita State University Shockers, Wichita, Kansas
- Template:UTArlingtonFootballCoach, University of Texas-Arlington, Arlington, Texas
[edit] Non-Football Projects
Paul also works on non-college football projects, primarily those centered around Concordia, Kansas. Paul has significantly contributed to and/or created the following Wikipedia articles (partial list):
- Bankers Loan and Trust Company Building (Concordia, Kansas) a historic building in Paul's hometown
- Brown Grand Theatre a historic theatre in Paul's hometown
- Camp Concordia a WWII Prisoner of war camp near Paul's hometown
- Charles W. Van De Mark House a historic Queene Anne style building in Clyde, Kansas
- Cloud County Community College Paul is a 1988 graduate from Cloud County Community College in Concordia, Kansas. He created the initial page and welcomes relevant additions to the page.
- Cloud County Health Center, formerly St. Joseph's Hospital in Concordia
- Concordia, Kansas Paul grew up in Concordia, Kansas and added the references for education, attractions, and noted residents.
- Concordia Blade-Empire Paul created this page for the Wikipedia Kansas Newspaper Pages project.
- Concordia Junior - Senior High School Paul created the page for the Wikipedia Kansas High School Pages project
- Concordia Middle School
- County Line Bowstring a historic bridge in Cloud County
- Detroit, Kansas Paul's father grew up there.
- Frank L. Hagaman, former governor of Kansas
- Glasco Downtown Historic District the downtown shopping area of a small town in Cloud County
- Henry Buckingham (American publisher) The first to publish a newspaper in Cloud County
- James Manney Hagaman, Founder of Concordia
- Jamestown, Kansas Paul spent some early years of his life in Jamestown (near Concordia).
- Jamestown (Kansas) Wildlife Area A little bit of information about Jamestown Lake.
- May Louise Cowles pioneer and advocate of home economics education at the university level
- Napoleon Bonaparte Brown Paul created this page and welcomes contributions on this noted resident of Concordia, Kansas.
- Nazareth Convent and Academy a historic building and convent in Paul's hometown
- Orphan Train devoted to the history of the orphan train movement in the United States
- Pott's Ford Bridge another historic bridge in Cloud County
- Ray Murphy (Jr) Oklahoma State University standout wrestler and key developer of assisted technology
- Republican River Pegram Truss another historic bridge in Cloud County
- Samuel J. Crawford, third governor of Kansas
- Sibley, Kansas a town near Paul's hometown that now does not exist
- Southwestern College (Kansas) Paul is a 1991 graduate from Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas.
- Union Pacific Railroad Depot (Concordia, Kansas) Historic railroad depot in Concordia
- Upland Mutual Insurance Company A small insurance company in rural Kansas
- Upland, Kansas Paul's grandmother once taught in a one-room schoolhouse there
[edit] Education
Paul recieved a Master of Business Administration from Keller Graduate School of Management in Chicago, Illinois and a Bachelor of Arts in Physics from Southwestern College (Kansas). He also earned an Associate of Arts from Cloud County Community College and studied at Kansas State University.
