uate ▁business ▁programs ▁at ▁U . S . ▁public ▁univers ities , ▁according ▁to ▁Business Week . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁they ▁announced ▁a ▁$ 3 0 ▁million ▁leadership ▁gift ▁through ▁the ▁Far mer ▁Family ▁Foundation , ▁of ▁which ▁$ 2 5 ▁million ▁helped ▁under write ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁Far mer ▁Hall ▁and ▁$ 5 ▁million ▁was ▁ear mark ed ▁for ▁fac ulty ▁support . ▁ ▁Associ ations ▁ ▁Far mer ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁largest ▁fund ra iser ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁election ▁of ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁and ▁has ▁raised ▁hundreds ▁of ▁millions ▁of ▁dollars ▁for ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party . ▁Far mer ▁has ▁also ▁author ed ▁a ▁book , ▁" R ags ▁to ▁Rich es ." ▁▁ ▁Far mer ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁director ▁for ▁Fif th ▁Third ▁Ban cor p , ▁the ▁Lind ner ▁Center ▁for ▁Research ▁& ▁Education , ▁Beth es da ▁Inc ., ▁Saf ety - K le en ▁Cor p ., ▁Bow ne ▁Inc ., ▁Home ▁Federal ▁Sav ings ▁& ▁Lo an ▁Association , ▁Mid west ▁In come ▁In vest ment ▁Company ▁and ▁E agle ▁P icher ▁Indust ries ▁Inc . ▁ ▁Far mer ▁was ▁hon ored ▁as ▁Ernst ▁& ▁Young ’ s ▁Entre pr ene ur ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁C inc inn ati ▁Business ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Far mer