National championship volleyball team also recognized
BRENHAM, TX – Former Texas House
of Representatives Speaker Gus Mutscher was recognized with the “Pride, Honor
and Dedication” (PHD) Award at the Buccaneer Alumni Lettermen’s Association
All-Sports Banquet Saturday night.
Mutscher, a Brenham High School and
Blinn College graduate, was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in
1960 at the age of 28 and served as Speaker from 1969-72. He was appointed
Washington County Judge in 1976 and spent the next 14 years pursuing an agenda
of administrative and judicial modernization.
An avid supporter of Blinn College
athletics, Mutscher was a two-year letterman for the Blinn baseball team from
1951-52.
Past recipients of the PHD Award
include former Blinn baseball coach Brian Roper, former Blinn President Dr. Don
Voelter and former Blinn athletic director Don Wilhelm.
The banquet, which also honored
Blinn’s undefeated 2011 national champion volleyball team, raised money for
Blinn’s athletic programs.


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