What does Roman Gabriel have to do with SAS?
Investor’s Business Daily (IBD) has a feature on Jim Goodnight ’65, ’68 MS, ’72 PHD, co-founder of SAS, which the publication calls “the most successful software company most people have never heard of.” The article looks into how SAS operates and provides some insights into Goodnight, including how he ended up a student at NC State:
As Goodnight tells it, “a wonderful chemistry teacher” in high school stimulated his interest in science. He decided to attend North Carolina State University after being persuaded by his pal, Roman Gabriel ’63, the future pro football star.
We, the NC State alumni magazine, did a cover story on the Goodnights in Fall 2003. The N&O also named him and his wife, Ann ’68, its 2006 Tar Heels of the Year.
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