Q: How long have you worked at Rice?
A: 26 years.
Q: What is your favorite part about working for the university?
A: Service to the students and hearing their life stories.
Q: What do you want people to know about living in Houston?
A: A great city with many opportunities.
Q: What do you do in your down time?
A: Spend quality time with family and friends and volunteering at my church.
Q: What's your favorite spot on campus to show to someone?
A: Shepherd School of Music.
Q: What's the most exciting time of year for you as it relates to Rice?
A: Commencement.
Q: What's the one thing that makes Rice special?
A: Location within the Med Center...easy access.
Q: If you could be Sammy The Owl for a day, what would you do?
A: Probably hug everybody I came in contact with.
Q: How would you describe your experience as a Rice employee?
A: The abundance of relationships I've formed and the knowledge I've gained.
Q: Where do you see Rice in 25 years?
A: Wow... I would say continuing meeting the needs of the community by whatever means necessary with enhancements and building up inside and outside the hedges.
Q: Describe Rice University in four words or less.
A: Unity, community, family-oriented.
Want to submit a colleague for the Staff Spotlight? Email Sam Byrd, internal communications writer, at sb166@rice.edu.