Other News

James Brown:
Brown to be honored with George R Brown Certificate of Highest Merit (Rice News)

Main at Sunset:
Bicyclist killed in collision with dump truck (Houston Chronicle)

Doyle Edgar Little (1936-2018):
On March 11, Doyle Edgar Little passed away.  A native Texan, he earned two Chemical Engineering degrees from Rice in 1958 and 1960 and an MBA from MIT in 1969.  He enjoyed a varied career, working for Eastman Kodak, Western Company of North American and OPI.  And, in his spare time, he founded Medical Images.  Also, he was active in the community.  He is survived by, among others, his wife of 62 years Patricia.  Click here for the Star-Telegram obituary.  

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "More Honored in the Breach, 1929".

Kinder Institute:
2018 Kinder Houston Area Survey (Rice News)

Superior Teaching Awards:
9 recognized with award for superior teaching (Rice News0

Joseph Lockett III Capt (1939-2018):
On February 24, Joseph L Lockett III passed away.  A native Houstonian, he earned a BA I History from Rice in 1961 and then served in the US Navy until his retirement in 1990.  Also, he earned graduate degrees from the Naval Postgraduate School and Stanford.  Click here for the obituary.

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "EAI 680 Scientific Computing System, c1968".

Lisa Vaughn:
Meterologist is no longer employed at Fox 26 (Houston Chronicle)

RADM Austin Scott Jr:
On March 14, Austin Scott Jr passed away at the age of 84.  A native Texan, he graduated from Rice in 1955.  He enjoyed 3 careers, the first with the Navy until 1985, the second in the civilian nuclear power industry and the third in community service in Aiken SC as Director of Social Services.  He is predeceased by, among others, his wife Susan (they were married in 1955 and she passed away in 1999 from cancer).  Click here for The State obituary.

V2C2:
Extending Rice's impact through international engagements (Rice News)
New Big Brothers Big Sisters HQ got big lift from Rice (Rice News)

Dean Hutch:
The end of an era (The Rice Thresher)

Ruth Simmons:
Yesterday, Rice trustee Ruth Simmons was inaugurated as president of Prairie View A&M   David Leebron represented Rice.  Read more.

Mikki Hebl:
On Thursday night, the Houston Business Journal honored David Harvey Jr, chairman and CEO of DE Harvey Builders, with the 2018 Landmark Award for his lifetime achievement in real estate.  He is married to Mikki Hebl, the Martha and Henry Malcolm Lovett Chair of Psychology.  Read more.

Elaine Swank (1933-2018):
On April 17, Elaine Swank passed away.  She was the wife, mother and grandmother, respectively, of three Rice Chemical Engineers, Jack ’55, John ’85 and Lisa ’15.  Also, her daughter-in-law Linda Swank is a Rice alum (MBA ’89) as well as her late daughter, Susan Swank (’86).  Lisa regularly competes for Will Rice as a cyclist in the Beer Bike race.  Click here for the Chronicle obituary.

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "Friday Follies: Training Aid, mid-70s".

Jim Bridenstine '97:
Senate narrowly confirms Trump pick as NASA administrator (Houston Chronicle)

Karin Broker (Thanks, Kathleen Boyd '80):
Rice professor Karin Broker’s exhibit entitled “Love Me Love Me Not” opens tomorrow until June 21 at the McClain Gallery, 2242 Richmond.  There will be an artist’s reception tomorrow from 4 to 6 pm.  Read more.

Carter Tomsu:
Methodist surgeons reconstruct a colon minimally invasive robot (TMC News)

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "Louis I Kahn Talks with Students, 1967".

Barbara Bush (1925-2018):
James A Baker III remembers Barbara Bush (Rice News)

NSF Graduate Research Fellows:
Rice has 29 new NSF Graduate Research Fellows (Rice News)

Kimberly Andrews Espy '85:
UTSA selects its second in command (UTSA News)

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "Men in Rice Science Lab, 1959".

Soros Fellowships:
3 Rice alums win prestigious Soros Fellowships (Rice News)

Shepherd School:
Rice orchestras to perform final concerts of academic year (Rice News)

The Rice Thresher:
The Rice Thresher published yesterday.  You can check it out here.

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "Max Freund, 1929 and 1979".

Noel Parrish '28:
Noel Parrish '28 named to Texas Aviation Hall of Fame (Rice News)

What's in Woodson:
The Screwpull (Woodson Research Center)

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "A Glimpse into Clown Alley, 1959".

Ramon Gonzalez:
Ramon Gonzalez Named AIMBE Fellow (Rice News)

Patrick Redman (1953-2108):
On February 13, Patrick “Patchy” Redman passed away.  A native Texan, he earned a BA in Philosophy from Rice in 1976 and a JD from UT in 1981.  Other family members with Rice ties include his ex-wife Ann Dingus ’75 and their two sons, Philip ’07 and the late Parker (class of 2008).  He practiced law in the public and private sector in Austin.  Also, he loved cooking, golf and bridge.  To compensate for the fact that his December birthday conflicted with Christmas, he would throw himself “surprise” parties.  Click here for the Austin American-Statesman obituary