Inside HOKIE SPORTS | Vol. 10 No. 6 | June 2018

4 Inside Hokie Sports The Donor File Q & A Mark & Molly Whitehouse HOKIE CLUB LEVEL: Platinum CURRENTLY RESIDES: Blacksburg, Virginia GRADUATION YEAR: 1980 FAMILY: Molly (wife); Adam, Seth (sons); Annie, Kelsey (daughters); Daniel (grandson) Q: A Hokie is … A: A loyal Virginia Tech fan. Q: The Hokie Nation is real because … A: Hokies have a special love for the university. We have talked to students, athletes, and their parents who have been at other schools before coming to Virginia Tech, and they all say there is just something unique to this place. It’s fun to see Virginia Tech represented all over the globe. Q: What is your best memory of Virginia Tech Athletics? A: There are so many—from the 1995 Sugar Bowl, the 1999 Championship game, all of the ACC Wrestling Championships, finishing fourth in the nation in 2016 at the NCAA Wrestling Championship, watching men’s basketball at Rupp Arena, the Women’s NIT basketball championship at Indiana, and watching Jared Haught in the finals of the 2018 NCAA Wrestling Championships. Q: How did you get involved with the Hokie Club? A: I was a young alumni, and a co-worker asked me to split football tickets, so I gave $100 to the Hokie Club. Q: What caused you to become a fan of Virginia Tech? A: I am a proud graduate of Virginia Tech, and my wife, who did not attend Virginia Tech, is 100 percent supportive and just as big a fan. Q: Do you have any game day superstitions? If so, what are they? A: So many—what I wear, and I carry my link from when Molly went to the Ladies Clinic years ago—to name a few. Q: Describe your perfect day at Virginia Tech. A: Every day is a perfect day at Virginia Tech. Since moving to Blacksburg in 2017 when Molly retired, I start almost every day walking through campus. There is always something interesting going on. Q: Do you have any tailgating traditions? If so, tell us your best. A: Not really traditions, but we love hosting friends who don’t have the opportunity to come back to campus often. Oftentimes, we haven’t seen them for 10 years or more. Q: What motivates you to give back to help Virginia Tech Athletics? A: We both worked to put ourselves through school and appreciate the sacrifices our parents made. We have been fortunate in our careers and feel it is important to help students attain what could be a life-changing education. Q: We are Hokie Club members because … A: We have been blessed in our lives and feel fortunate to be able to give back. Q: My favorite Virginia Tech sports are … A: All of them. We have had the opportunity to meet many of the athletes, and we do our best to support them all. Q: My all-time favorite Virginia Tech football player is …  A: Antonio Banks. We met him on the street in Sedona [Arizona] before a bowl game, and we consider him part of our family. Q: My all-time favorite Virginia Tech student-athlete from another sport is …  A: That is like asking me to pick my favorite child. I can’t name just one. Supporting Tech Athletics Since 1949 ON SALE NOW