All it took was a single phone call, and Betsy Hays found herself a member of the Instructionally Related Activities (IRA) Advisory Board.

With the economy so bad these days, being conservative is the way to think, according to John Waayers, the university̢۪s budget officer in Academic Affairs.

Currently one-sixth of the board that divvies up Instructionally Related Activities (IRA) funds at Fresno State, Walton̢۪s experience as a record-setting college athlete gives him an appreciation for students trying to improve their educations.