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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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