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Name the 2026 ARA Laureates Award recipient who spent more than forty years at Shell Oil.  Email your answer here.

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First, Melissa Kean added the following about Jackie Burke Jr:  “Rice has Jackie Burke’s papers in the Woodson. It's a beautiful collection of interesting stuff mostly about the history of Champions Golf Club. Ira Gruber of the history department had been a great collegiate golfer at Duke and was a member of Champions. He helped us acquire the collection and I got to spend some time with Burke, who helped fix my tendency to hit hooks!”

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Jackie Burke Jr, who entered Rice in 1941 at the insistence of his mother but left to join the Marine Corps during World War II, holds the record for the largest final-round comeback in Masters history, overcoming an eight-stroke deficit to win the 1956 Masters.  Watch here.  (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst, Mike Ross, Andy Williams and Susan Zimmerman!)

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In Masters history, name the player who came from 8 strokes behind in the final round to win the tournament.  Email your answer here.

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Name the only Rice student caught by campus police for turning around Willy’s Statue on April 12, 1988.  Email your answer here.

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Brown College won the first women’s Beer Bike Race in 1972.  Beer Bike takes place tomorrow.

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First, Elizabeth Gillis, Richard Zansitis and Greg Williams also correctly answered Tuesday’s trivia question!

Name the residential college that won the first women’s Beer Bike Race in 1972. Email your answer here.

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Baker College won the inaugural Beer Bike Race in 1957.  Beer Bike takes place this Saturday.

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Name the residential college that won the inaugural Beer Bike Race in 1957. Email your answer here.

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Michael Maher ’75, ’79, ‘80 is the 2026 ARA Laureates Award recipient who enjoyed a thirty-four year career at Exxon Mobil.  The 2026 ARA Awards Dinner will take place on Thursday, May 7 at The Revaire (7122 Old Katy Road).  Click here for a list of the 2026 Laureates Awards Honorees.  (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst!)

Trivia Question:
Name the 2026 ARA Laureates Award recipient who enjoyed a thirty-four year career at Exxon Mobil.  Email your answer here.