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Bowles, Shearer Complete Extensive Cyclone Careers
- Bowles and Shearer will retire in July after a combined 80 years in ISU athletics administration.
- Bowles served 37 years with the Cyclone Club and development, shaping donor relations.
- Shearer began in the ISU ticket office in 1984 and moved to development and Cyclone Club work.
- Cyclone Club donations rose from $1.9 million in the late 1980s to $19.7 million last season.
- Their work helped broaden opportunities for women in ISU athletics.
- Both described the job as about relationships with donors and colleagues, not just numbers.
- Bowles highlighted the growth in athletic department staffing and facilities over her tenure.
- The retirement signals a transition as ISU plans to fill leadership gaps in development and donor engagement.
- The Cyclone Club expanded to support student-athletes and competitive sports funding.
- The article notes Bowles and Shearer opened doors for many women in ISU athletics.
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