Trivia Question:
Name the Eagle Scout from Port Arthur who will receive an ARA Meritorious Service Award next month.  Email your answer here.

Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Kyle Frazier and Scott Wise for the guest trivia question!

Jack Burke Jr, who attended Rice in 1941 but left to join the Marine Corps during WWII, won the PGA Championship in 1956.  Dave Marr, who was a Rice freshman in the spring of 1951, won the PGA Championship in 1965.  Neither lettered in golf at Rice.  (Thanks, Joe Graves, Mike Ross and Jim Woodruff!)

Way to go, Kevin Ancell, Mary Jane Kinnebrew, Richard Avant (2), Martha Proctor Gano, Art Gottschalk, Dick Stephens, Dick Fuqua, James Walker (2), Bob Toone (2), Jim Woodruff (2), Bill Allison (2), John Montana, Guy Rollins, Kirwin Drouet (2), George Wagner (2), Ann Bixby (2), Paul Reese (2), Bob Reinhold (2), Betty Bixby (2), Melinda Clark (2), Greg Williams, Mike Ross (2), Clarke Anderson (2), Bryant Wilkinson, Ted Richard (2), Danny Brennan, Mike Rogers, Sallie Schwall, Bev Schorre, Horst Paul (2) and Joe Graves (2)! 

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Guest Trivia Question:
The 2021 PGA Championship starts today.  Name two former Rice students who won a PGA Championship.  One point for each.  Email your answer here.

Trivia Answer:
Amy Sutton ‘89/’90 and her husband Gary Chiles ‘86, who earned two master’s degrees and a PhD from Columbia University, will receive an ARA Meritorious Service Award at a virtual Laureates Awards Celebration on Tuesday, June 3 at 7 pm.  Click here to read more and/or to register.  (Thanks, Joe Graves!)

Way to go, Ann Bixby, Clarke Anderson, James Walker, Bob Toone, Ted Richard, Richard Avant, Scott Wise, Art Gottschalk, Martha Proctor Gano, Bev Schorre, John Montana, Russell Henderson, Dan Hyde, Walt Greenberg, Bob Reinhold, George Wagner, Paul Reese, Mike Ross, Jim Woodruff, Betty Bixby, Bryant Wilkinson, Joe Graves,  Melinda Clark, Mike Rogers, Sallie Schwall and Peter Fasullo! 

Next trivai question tomorrow!

Trivia Question:
Who has three Columbia University degrees and will receive an ARA Meritorious Service Award next month?  Email your answer here.

Trivia Answer:
Maryana F Iskander ’97, who was a Rhodes Scholar, will receive an ARA Distinguished Alumni Award at a virtual Laureates Awards Celebration on Tuesday, June 3 at 7 pm.  Click here to read more and/or to register.  (Thanks, Joe Graves!)  

Way to go, Bob Toone, Ann Bixby, Bev Schorre, Clarke Anderson, Martha Proctor Gano, Scott Wise, Bryant Wilkinson, John Montana, Paul Reese, Mike Ross, Richard Avant, Art Gottschalk, George Wagner, Sallie Schwall, Larry Nettles, Melinda Clark, Jim Woodruff, Bob Reinhold, Betty Bixby, Bryan Domning, Joe Graves, Ted Richard, Rose Sundin, James Walker and Mike Rogers!

Next trivia question next Tuesday!

Trivia Question:
Name the Rhodes Scholar who will receive a Distinguished Alumni Award next month.  Email your answer here.

Trivia Answer:
Gloria Meckel Tarpley ’81, who earned a JD from the University of Houston Law Center in 1984, will receive an ARA Meritorious Service Award at a virtual Laureates Awards Celebration on Tuesday, June 3 at 7 pm.  Click here to read more and/or to register.  (Thanks, Joe Graves!) 

Way to go, Clarke Anderson, Bob Toone, Ted Richard, Bev Schorre, Ann Bixby, John Montana, Martha Proctor Gano, Bryant Wilkinson, Walt Greenberg, Art Gottschalk, Scott Wise, Richard Avant, Nancy Bailey, Paul Reese, Kevin Ancell, George Wagner, Betty Bixby, James Walker, Bob Reinhold, Gloria Tarpley, Larry Nettles, Mike Rogers, Mike Ross, Sallie Schwall, Melinda Clark and Joe Graves! 

Next trivia question tomorrow!

Trivia Question:
Name the University of Houston Law Center graduate who will receive an ARA Meritorious Service Award next month.  Email your answer here

Trivia Answer:
Today, the Owls play the Wolverines in the first round of the NCAA W Tennis Championship in Baton Rouge.  Shepherd School of Music Professor Art Gottschalk, who was honored with an ARA Meritorious Service Award in 2016, started Michigan as a pre-med student and finished with three degrees (Bachelor of Music degree in Music Composition in 1974, a Master of Arts degree in Music Composition and English Literature in 1975 and a Doctorate in Music Composition in 1978). (Thanks, Joe Graves and Mike Ross!)

Way to go, Bob Toone, Susan Zimmerman, Ann Bixby, Clarke Anderson, Martha Proctor Gano, Art Gottschalk, Paul Reese, Dan Hyde, Bev Schorre, Bryant Wilkinson, Bob Reinhold, Melinda Clark, Betty Bixby, Mike Ross, James Walker, Ted Richard, Richard Avant, Sallie Schwall and Joe Graves!

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Trivia Question:
Tomorrow, the Owls play the Wolverines in the first round of the NCAA W Tennis Championship in Baton Rouge.  Name the ARA Meritorious Award recipient with three degrees (undergraduate, masters and doctorate) from the University of Michigan.  Email your answer here

Trivia Answer:
Tonight, Rice plays UVA in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA W Soccer Championship.  On Monday, Bill Nelson, who has a law degree from UVA, was sworn in as NASA’s 14th administrator.  Interestingly, NASA’s 13th administrator was Jim Bridenstine who has an undergraduate degree from Rice.  (Thanks, Joe Graves and Mike Ross!)

Way to go, Bev Schorre, Ann Bixby, James Walker, Bob Toone, Ted Richard, David Gano, Martha Proctor Gano, Richard Avant, Clarke Anderson, Art Gottschalk, Paul Reese, Chris Kohnhorst, George Wagner, Betty Bixby, Nancy Burch, Mike Ross, Mary Jane Kinnebrew, Melinda Clark, Joe Graves, Mike Rogers, Bryant Wilkinson, Sallie Schwall and Bob Reinhold!

Next trivia question tomorrow!