Congratulations to the six alumni, two staff members, and one Rice team who were inducted October 25 into the Rice Athletics Hall of Fame:

HONORARY "R" AWARD
Julie Griswold, Associate Director of Academic Advising for Athletics

DISTINGUISHED "R" AWARD
Jeffery Rose '77
Brett Wagner '83

RICE ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME
Ron Smarr (men's tennis coach)
Matt Anderson '98 (baseball)
Lauren Neaves '06 (basketball)
Rebeca Pazo '05 (volleyball)
1994 Women's Cross-Country Team
Earl Cooper '81 (football)

You can read more about these remarkable Owls here:
https://riceowls.com/news/2019/7/1/gener...unced.aspx

The dinner at the Briar Club was a full house, and it was especially neat to see so many former coaches, teammates and colleagues of the honorees.

On a personal note, I had the unique privilege of serving as M.C. for this year's ceremony. The honorees were obviously the stars of the show; my role was simply to acknowledge the event sponsors, describe the awards, and try to keep the program moving (I also took the liberty of providing a few score updates from the World Series). But it was a tremendous honor to play even a small part in honoring the honorees. I am grateful to the R Association (the host organization) for asking me to serve.

The next class of the Rice Athletics Hall of Fame will be inducted in 2021 (it is a biennial event). To submit a nomination to the R Association's Hall of Fame Committee, please visit the Hall of Fame page at riceowlclub.com