The 12th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by Adult Video News (AVN) took place on January 7, 1995, at Bally’s Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada beginning at 7:45 p.m. PST / 10:45 p.m. EST.
 During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards (commonly referred to as the Oscars of porn) in 89 categories honoring the movies released during the period December 1, 1993 to November 30, 1994.
 The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller, Mark Stone and Marco Polo.
 Actor Steven St. Croix hosted the show for the first time, with co-hosts Dyanna Lauren and Tera Heart.
The 8th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by Adult Video News (AVN) took place on January 12, 1991, at the Tropicana Hotel & Casino in Paradise, Nevada.
 During the ceremony, AVN Awards were presented in 60 categories honoring pornographic films released the previous year in the United States.
 The ceremony was videotaped for later pay-per-view broadcast.
 Actor Tom Byron hosted with seven co-hosts throughout the show.
The 14th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by Adult Video News (AVN), took place January 11, 1997 at Riviera Hotel & Casino, Winchester, Nevada, beginning at 7:45 p.m. PST / 10:45 p.m. EST.
 During the show, AVN presented AVN Awards (the industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards) in 41 categories honoring the best pornographic films released released between Oct. 1, 1995 and Sept. 30, 1996.
 The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller and directed by Mark Stone.
 Comedian Bobby Slayton returned as host, with actresses Nici Sterling and Kylie Ireland as co-hosts.
 At a pre-awards event held the previous evening, 60 more AVN Awards, mostly for technical achievements, were given out by hostess Dyanna Lauren and comedy ventriloquist Otto of Otto & George, however, the pre-awards event was neither televised nor distributed on VHS tapes as was the main evening’s ceremony.
The 11th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by Adult Video News (AVN), honored pornographic films released in 1993 and took place on January 8, 1994, at Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada beginning at 7:45 p.m. PST / 10:45 p.m. EST.
 During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards in 78 categories.
 The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller.
 Actor Randy West hosted the show for the third time; his co-hosts were actresses Summer Knight and Janine Lindemulder.
The 16th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by "Adult Video News" (AVN) honored the best of 1998 in pornographic movies and took place on January 9, 1999, at Bally's Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada.
 During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards in 68 categories.
 The ceremony, televised by Playboy TV, was produced by Gary Miller and directed by Mark Stone.
 Comedian Robert Schimmel returned as host and actresses Alisha Klass, Midori and Serenity co-hosted the award show.
 Five weeks earlier in a ceremony held at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles, California, on December 4, 1998, the awards for gay pornographic movies were presented in a new separate ceremony known as the GayVN Awards.
The 18th AVN Awards ceremony, presented by Adult Video News (AVN), took place January 8, 2001 at the Venetian Hotel Grand Ballroom, at Paradise, Nevada, U.S.A.
 During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards in 77 categories honoring the best pornographic films released between Oct. 1, 1999 and Sept. 30, 2000.
 The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller and directed by Mark Stone.
 Adult film star Jenna Jameson hosted the show for the second time.
The 15th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by Adult Video News (AVN), took place January 10, 1998 at Caesars Palace, in Paradise, Nevada, U.S.A.
 During the show, AVN presented AVN Awards (the industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards) in 54 categories honoring the best pornographic films released released between Oct. 1, 1996 and Sept. 30, 1997.
 The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller and directed by Mark Stone.
 Comedian Robert Schimmel hosted, with adult film actresses Racquel Darrian and Misty Rain as co-hosts.
 At a pre-awards cocktail reception held the previous evening, 50 more AVN Awards, mostly for behind-the-scenes achievements, were given out by hosts Nici Sterling and Dave Tyree, however, this event was neither televised nor distributed on VHS tapes as was the main evening's ceremony.
 Both events included awards categories for gay movies; the final year the show included both gay and heterosexual awards.
 The gay awards were subsequently spun off into a separate show, the GayVN Awards.
The 30th AVN Awards ceremony, or XXX AVN Awards, was an event during which "Adult Video News" ("AVN") presented its annual AVN Awards to honor the best pornographic movies and adult entertainment products of 2012.
 Movies or products released between October 1, 2011 and September 30, 2012 were eligible.
 The ceremony was held on January 19, 2013 at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada.
 Comedian April Macie, AVN Hall of Fame inductee Jesse Jane and Asa Akira, who won Female Performer of the Year, hosted the AVN Awards.
 The awards show was held immediately after the Adult Entertainment Expo at the same venue.
Tom Byron (born Thomas Bryan Taliaferro, Jr.
 April 4, 1961) is a former American pornographic actor, director and producer.
 He is of Italian descent and is an alumnus of the University of Houston.
 A member of the XRCO and the AVN Halls of Fame, Byron was also voted #20 in AVN's top 50 pornstars of all time.
 Byron is also co-founder and co-owner of the Xtreme Pro Wrestling (XPW) independent professional wrestling promotion.
The 17th AVN Awards ceremony, presented by Adult Video News (AVN), took place January 8, 2000 at the Venetian Hotel Grand Ballroom, at Paradise, Nevada, U.S.A.
 During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards (often dubbed the "Academy Awards Of Porn") in 77 categories honoring the best pornographic films released between Oct. 1, 1998 and Sept. 30, 1999.
 The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller and directed by Mark Stone.
 Adult film star Juli Ashton hosted the show.

Question: The host of the 8th AVN Awards attended what university?
Answer: University of Houston