Staff Directory
- Title:
- Director, Major Gifts
- Email:
- Phone:
- 348-6930
Chance Allshouse joined the Owls in October 2022 as a Development Assistant. Allshouse was promoted in July 2023 to Assistant Director of Annual Giving, where he served for two years before being elevated to Director of Major Gifts in June 2025.
As Director of Major Gifts, Chance Allshouse is responsible for identifying, cultivating, and soliciting major gifts in support of Rice Athletics. Allshouse works closely with high-capacity donors, alumni, and supporters to secure gifts that directly impact the student-athlete experience.
Allshouse assisted the Owl Club to a record-breaking 1,800 donors in FY24 and played a pivotal role in two of Rice Athletics’ most successful fundraising events—Night of Flight and An Evening for Rice’s Honour—which raised more than $550,000 combined. He also helped create, design, and execute the department’s 24-Hour Challenge campaigns, generating $276,000 in FY24 and $300,000 in FY25
Since joining Rice in 2022, Allshouse has contributed to significant year-over-year growth in both donor participation and dollars raised, which has expanded philanthropic support during the university’s transition to the American Athletic Conference
He was a member of the men’s track and field team at Rice University, competing in the decathlon and earned his degree in Sport Management in May of 2022.
A proud Rice legacy, Allshouse’s father, Bucky Allshouse ’71, played football for the Owls. while his sister, Channing Allshouse ’22, was a Rice cheerleader, and his cousin, Kim Koehn ’00, was the Director of Baseball Operations at Rice from 2002-08 before moving into Development as Director for Team Giving & Special Projects.
