I hadn’t considered that all of the sudden the annual meeting attendance and revenue might mysteriously skyrocket. Both internally and externally, Dr. Jones could well turn out to be the greatest moneybags of them all.

Most of these boards are divided into two groups, the professionals and the money bags. Money bags include people who have lots of money and are willing to part with it for the sake of archaeology and of course those who bring in big money ’cause of their name.

I’m sure Mr. Ford was asked to join due to his professional background.