Chance Allshouse began his role an Associate Director of Athletics for Development in October 2025. He joined the Georgia Southern Athletics Department from Rice, where he worked since October 2022. Allshouse began as a Development Assistant, 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 was responsible for identifying, cultivating, and soliciting major gifts in support of Rice Athletics. Allshouse worked 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.
From 2022 through his departure in 2025, Allshouse 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.Â
