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[goforthebet]

I have really no idea if this is "our" James Ray or not, but anyway it's a great guy..



James Ray
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James Ray is an aerospace entrepreneur. He has been a long-time friend and supporter of the Center for Innovation Foundation, UND Foundation and UND Aerospace Foundation. His generosity was instrumental in establishing the Entrepreneurship Program at UND's College of Business and Public Administration. Through an endowment, Ray has provided ongoing support for entrepreneurship and one of his gifts to the Center for Innovation was used to create the state-of-the-art conference facility in the Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center. The conference facility is named the James C. Ray Idea Lab.

James C. Ray

EAA Aviation Foundation, Inc. Internship and Work... - [Cached Version]
Published on: 8/11/2000 Last Visited: 8/11/2000
Funded by James C. Ray and the Ray Foundation, the two youth internships will provide the opportunity for two teens to work in the EAA AirVenture Museum, historic Pioneer Airport and at EAA AirVenture 2000, the world's premier aviation event.Participants also receive flight and ground school training.Assistance at all EAA Air Academy programs is also a requirement of this program.Stipend of approximately $ 750 per person & travel subsidy possible.

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Published on: 4/4/2006 Last Visited: 4/4/2006
James C. RayPresident, Aerospace Capital GroupPresident, Ray Foundation

The Aerospace Capital Group is a seed and venture capital company.During a span of 45 years, Mr. Ray has been actively engaged in venture capital investments and has been a seed investor in more than 300 technology ventures and startups.His business interests have included aerospace companies, ranching, oil and gas exploration, and real estate development.He has operated ranches in both Montana and Oregon and is a major investor in several of the nation's leading aerospace-related technologies, including Cirrus Design, Eclipse Aviation and others.

Mr. Ray is also president of the Ray Foundation, which was established by Mr. Ray and his wife Joan in 1964 while Ray was involved in large-scale beef operations in Montana.He invested in the research and development of a vaccine for a disease rampant in cattle herds, and a vaccine was developed in 1967.Ten years of royalties from the worldwide sales of the vaccine (TRI-VIB) were distributed through the Ray Foundation, primarily going toward supporting anti-drug education and mental health organizations.

Motivated by its founder,s love of aviation, the Ray Foundation also has played a major role in the funding of several youth aviation organizations.It invested in the EAA Air Museum, the Air Adventure Theater, and the Eagle Squadron Hanger, and provided a $1 million endowment for the Cliff Robertson Summer Work Experience Program, which provides aviation internships for teenagers.In 1998, the 10,000 square-foot Air Academy Lodge was dedicated at Oshkosh, Wisconsin.The $2 million facility houses 50 aviation students.In addition, the James C. Ray Education Center at the Palm Springs Air Museum opened in October 1999 for high school ROTC students enrolled in flight classes.

Mr. Ray has been generous to the UND Aerospace Foundation, the Center for Innovation Foundation, and the UND Foundation through the establishment of several endowments to support flight training and entrepreneurship.He also is the leading investor in the development of the Hilton Garden Inn, which is located in the UND Tech Park in Grand Forks.

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Published on: 7/20/2001 Last Visited: 6/29/2004
JAMES RAY COMMITS TO BOSQUE SCHOOL

In the fall of 200 1, James Ray of the Ray Foundation made a $250,000 commitment to Bosque School.This gift will support Phase II of Bosque School's capital campaign, which was launched in April 2000.

Mr. Ray, who facilitates strategic plan­ning for Eclipse Aviation, is a new res­ident of Albuquerque.Through the Ray Foundation, James Ray has also assisted various secondary schools and colleges, museums and galleries, and environmental and health organiza­tions.His gift to Bosque School sup­ported both the Peggie Ann Findlay Arts Center and design work on the new gymnasium.

Mr. Ray's contribution will also create a Headmaster's Scholarship Fund to support the financial aid endowment.Bosque's goal is to raise $1 million toward this endowment by 2004 when the $6 million, five-year campaign completes.The school has raised $400,000 to date to support deserving students.

Andrew Wooden, Head of Bosque School, noted, "James Ray has come to Albuquerque to make a difference.
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Bosque School represents economic development, a quality education for children of Eclipse employees, and the entrepreneurial spirit that has been a hallmark of James's endeavors throughout his life."

Hilton Garden Inn Honors Beechwood Development With... - [Cached Version]
Published on: 4/14/2002 Last Visited: 6/27/2009
Love of flying turns James Ray's heart to UND
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When Ray gave $1 million to? establish a chair of entrepreneurship at UND, one source recounted, he told school officials not to name it after him. The reason: He wanted to reserve the naming rights as encouragement to others. But for some within UND's aerospace and entrepreneurship programs, Ray is a familiar figure. He is to those programs what Ralph Engelstad is to the school's athletics department. The big players The story goes that Ray, who now lives in Sun Valley, Idaho, first broached the idea of a hotel at UND to fellow aviation enthusiast Barron Hilton, who also happens to be the chairman of Hilton Hotels Corp. Both were staying at the Oshkosh, Wis., Hilton Garden Inn during the Airventure air show there. Ray is said to have told Hilton, an aviation enthusiast like himself, that he thinks Grand Forks could use a high-end hotel and that he would invest if someone were to build one there.
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Tom Kenville, a friend of Ray's and a vice president of the UND Aerospace Foundation, said Ray was impressed by Arnot's toil.
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Later, Ray brought Hilton, Arnot, Kenville and Bruce Smith, the dean of UND's aerospace school, together at a meeting, and they decided to move forward with a hotel in Grand Forks. (Arnot would not decide on the location until a few weeks later.)
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No doubt the fact that Ray visits Grand Forks regularly does tint his desire for a high-class hotel to stay in.
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This wouldn't be the first time Ray has invested in Grand Forks, however. He is also said to be the lead investor in Duluth-based Cirrus Design Corp., which has an aircraft component plant employing 188 in Grand Forks. Ray also has money in Vector Training Systems, a maker of flight training devices based in the Industrial Park. The Center for Innovation houses a branch of Ray's Aerospace Capital Group, a venture capital company. In the past few years, Ray has put $8.3 million into UND foundations, which ultimately benefit the school. According to Gjovig, Ray is second only to Engelstad in his giving.
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Earlier, Ray gave the UND Aerospace Foundation $2.3 million to buy training aircraft, flight training devices and a Piper Cheyenne turboprop, the aerospace school's largest plane. He also gave $2.5 million to the UND Alumni Foundation for aerospace scholarships. He even persuaded his friend Clay Lacy to start several full-tuition aerospace scholarships at UND. And the thing of it is, Ray never went to UND. Big enthusiasm Kenville describes Ray as a huge fan of aviation, and that enthusiasm extends to those who excel in the field, such as UND's aerospace department.
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According to Gjovig, Ray visits UND several times a year to talk with students and entrepreneurs as well as school faculty and officials.
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That's how Ray decides where to give, Gjovig said.
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Mike Deniston, a UND senior and a recipient of one of Ray's scholarships, said Ray has a strong interest in the life of students.
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Ray would often take small groups of students to dinner, Deniston said, and just talk with them as maybe an uncle or a father would.
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Kenville said Ray is sort of an adviser to everyone, including Gjovig and himself, because of his vast experience.
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As a longtime venture capitalist, Ray is also fond of entrepreneurs, according to Gjovig; hence, the money given to entrepreneurship programs and the investment office at the Center for Innovation.
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Ray could not be reached for comment for this article. But Tuesday, when a ground-breaking ceremony is held at the site for the hotel, he'll be there. At least this time, as a dignitary, Ray will be out in front for a change.


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[Joda]

holy landing strip Batman...na really that is amazing...