Trivia Answer:
Today marks the 35th anniversary of the greatest prank in Rice’s history on April 12, 1988. The only Rice student (out of 10 plus one alumnus) caught by campus police for turning around Willy’s Statue was Patrick Dyson ‘88, the son of Professor Emeritus Derek Dyson. Click here for Lisa Gray’s article in the Houston Chronicle on April 15, 2008. (Thanks, Mike Ross!)
The following month, Wiess College turned around in unison when Patrick received his Rice diploma at commencement.
Way to go, Bev Schorre, Ted Richard, Bob Toone, Art Gottschalk, Ann Bixby, Clarke Anderson, Alison Kennamer, Bill Allison, Peter Fasullo, Martha Proctor Gano, Kirwin Drouet, Steve Gilliland, Grungy, George Webb, Susan Zimmerman, Jimmy Disch, Paul Reese, Andy Williams, Sallie Schwall, Dan Hyde, Chris Kohnhorst, Betty Bixby, Kellen Theriot, David Gano, Bryant Wilkinson, Brian Lattimer, Arthur Rogers, Anne Eldredge, Mike Ross, Bob Reinhold, David Ownby, James Walker, Guy Rollins and Melinda Clark!
Nex trivia question tomorrow!
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