Family:    °  Wife, Deb owns Carriage House Bed & Breakfast,  Winona, MN
                                She is also the 3rd Ward Council Representative in Winona, MN
                        °   Son Tad is a 1998 graduate of the University of Minnesota.
                                 He works as a business analyst for Target Corporation in downtown Minneapolis.
                        °   Daughter, Tara is a 2004 graduate of the University of Minnesota - Morris.
                                 Tara is an accomplished vocalist working professionally in Chicago.    

        Business Ownership: Winona Pattern & Mold Company, Winona, MN.
                                           Treasurer and Director.
                                           Manufacturers of wood, plastic, and permanent molds for the foundry industry.   

                                            Chicago City Properties, LLC
                                            Holder of Residential Real Estate on Chicago's North Side

                                            WPS of Winona, LLP
                                             Holder of Commercial Real Estate in Winona, Minnesota

Racona Properties, LLC
Holder of Commercial Real Estate in Raymond, Wisconsin

        Favorite Quotes:  "Consensus is another word for the absence of leadership."   ------Margaret Thatcher       

                                        "On the plains of hesitation, bleach the bones of countless millions, 
                                           Who at the dawn of decision, sat down to wait,  and waiting, died."   ----George W. Cecil, 1923

   Professor Salyards Enjoys the Following:

¤  Active involvement in the Winona Rotary Club.
¤   Investing in Historic Victorian Architecture.  Chicago Greystones
¤  Business and personal travel to Asia.
¤  International music.
¤  Angel Investor:  Financing start-up businesses as an equity partner.
¤  Favorite Professional Sports Teams:
Football:  Green Bay Packers
Baseball (American League):  Minnesota Twins
Baseball (National League):  Chicago Cubs
Hockey: Chicago Blackhawks (season ticket holder)
The "IDEA" of Soccer: Tottenham Hotspur (London, UK)