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

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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

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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!

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Trivia Question:
Tomorrow, Rice plays UVA in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA W Soccer Championship.  Name the independent agency of the Federal Government whose new administrator sworn in yesterday has a UVA degree.  Email your answer here.

Trivia Answer:
Three-year starting Mountaineer quarterback Olivier Luck graduated Phi Beta Kappa from West Virginia and married Kathy Wilson ’79 on October 22, 1988.  

As noted in the Spring-Summer 1989 Sallyport's Classnotes section (page 29), their wedding ceremony was witnessed by numerous Rice alums including Kathy's parents, Dick '52 and Mary Ellen Wilson '54; grandparents, Bob and Mary Chandler Kinzbach '30; and aunt and uncle, DeWitt and Harriett Morrow '56.  (Thanks, Bill Alford, Joe Graves, Frank Jones and Mike Ross!)

Way to go, Ann Bixby, Jimmy Disch, Bob Toone, James Walker, Steve Lukingbeal, Clarke Anderson, Martha Proctor Gano, Peter Fasullo, Steve Gilliland, Richard Avant, Scott Wise, Charles Maynard, Walt Greenberg, Art Gottschalk, Michelle Cash, Paul Reese, Russell Henderson, John Montana, Guy Rollins, Nancy Burch, Bob Reinhold, Frank Jones, Bill Eiland, Betty Bixby, Kirwin Drouet, Chris Kohnhorst, Harvin Moore, Kevin Ancell, Ted Richard, Rick Sheridan, Joe Graves, Bryant Wilkinson, Bev Schorre, Melinda Clark, Sallie Schwall, Mike Ross, Mike Rogers and Tommy Reckling! 

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Trivia Question:
On Saturday, Rice plays West Virginia in the second round of the NCAA W Soccer Championship.  Name the three-year starting Mountaineer quarterback who graduated Phi Beta Kappa and married a Rice alumna.  Email your answer here.

Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Ann Bixby for the guest trivia question!

Reagan Rutherford  is a member of the NCAA W Volleyball National Championship Kentucky Wildcat team whose father was four-year Rice football letterman Deric Rutherford ‘95 (1991-92-93-94). Her mother Latosha Clark Rutherford (SHS ’96) was a Sam Houston State W Basketball letterwinner (1994). 

Interestingly, Reagan and Owl Nia McCardell were high school teammates at Ridge Point HS.  (Thanks, Joe Graves and Mike Ross!) 

Way to go, Jimmy Disch, Clarke Anderson, Bob Toone, Ted Richard, Russell Henderson, Walt Greenberg, Paul Reese, Matt Sign, George Wagner, Bob Reinhold, Mike Ross, Richard Avant, James Walker, Bev Schorre, Betty Bixby, Bryant Wilkinson, Sallie Schwall, Joe Graves, Melinda Clark, Gene Walker and Peter Fasullo!

Next trivia question tomorrow!

Guest Trivia Question:
On Saturday, Kentucky defeated Texas to win the NCAA W Volleyball National Championship in Omaha.  Name a member of the winning Wildcat team whose father was a four-year Rice letterman.  Email your answer here.

Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Dan Hyde for the guest trivia question!

Former Owl pitcher Philip Humber was drafted by 2 major league franchises in the same city.  He was drafted in the 29th round (875 overall) by the Yankees in 2001 and in the first round (3 overall) by the Mets in 2004.  (Thanks, Joe Graves and Mike Ross!).

Wednesday marked the ninth anniversary of the perfect game thrown by Philip in the major leagues on April 21, 2012.  Click here for a recent Tyler Morning Telegraph story where he reflects on the perfect game and his career. 

Way to go, Ann Bixby, James Walker, John Montana, Ted Richard, Richard Avant, Greg Mathews, Rick Sheridan, Paul Reese, Walt Greenberg, Scott Wise, Jim Woodruff, Bob Reinhold, Clarke Anderson, Bryant Wilkinson, Michael Rash, Russell Henderson, Betty Bixby, Sallie Schwall, Joe Graves, Bob Toone, Peter Fasullo, Chris Kohnhorst, Mike Rogers, Mike Ross and Bev Schorre!

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Guest Trivia Question:
Name the former Owl pitcher who was drafted by two major league franchises in the same city.  Email your answer here.

Trivia Answer:
Next Wednesday (4/28), Rice plays Furman in the NCAA W Soccer Championship first round in Cary NC.  Interestingly Rice head soccer coach Brian Lee was a four-year soccer letterman at Furman (1989-90-91-92) and teammates with current Furman head women’s soccer coach Andrew Burr.  (Thanks, Joe Graves and Mike Ross!)

Way to go, Ann Bixby, Bob Toone, Ben Mayberry, Steve Gilliland, Ted Richard, Paul Reese, Hal Gosnell, Martha Proctor Gano, Russell Henderson, William Allison, Clarke Anderson, Mary Jane Kinnebrew, Bev Schorre, Dennis Carnes, Lee Bryant, Walt Greenberg, Sallie Schwall, James Walker, George Wagner, Steve Lukingbeal, Larry Nettles, Betty Bixby, Bryant Wilkinson, Bob Reinhold, Richard Avant, Nancy Bailey, Rick Sheridan, Joe Graves, Mike Rogers, Melinda Clark, John Montana and Mike Ross! 

Next trivia question tomorrow!