Other News

The Value of a Rice Education:
Rice is No. 1 best value in two Kiplinger's rankings (Rice News)

Will Cannady:
50 years at Rice, and loving it (Rice News)

Martel Center:
Turner: All the Art Barn needs is some TLC (Houston Chronicle)

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "Friday Afternoon Follies: So, so tired".

Cultural Anthropology:
Journal to return to Rice in 2015 (Rice News)

Charles Kilgore:
On February 24, Charles Kilgore passed away.  After service in WWII, he earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan (1948) and a masters from Rice (1950) in chemical engineering.  He enjoyed a professional career with Shell, Crown Central and Tenneco until his retirement in 1992.  He enjoyed golf and he was active in his church.  He is survived by, among others, his wife of 68 years, Marge.  Click here for the San Antonio Express-News obituary.  

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "The genesis of the Chemistry Building, 1922-26".

Reny Jose '14:
 Rice student mysteriously vanishes on spring break trip (Houston Chronicle)

Joseph Manca:
 Rice art historian earns book prize (Rice News)

George P Bush '98:
 Bush wins statewide race (Politico)

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "Hugo de Vries and Some Strange Vegetation, 1912”.

Katherine Ensor:
Rice developing ozone-warning system (Rice News)

Martel Center:
Community protests plan to demolish Art Barn (Houston Chronicle)

2014 Beer Bike:
Which college has the best theme? (The RU Observer)

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "Obsolete Technology: Elliott Addressing Machine, 1952".

David Leebron:
Teaching president (Rice News)

Wes Anderson (Thanks, Nancy Shelby!):
Casting Shadows on a Fanciful World (New York Times)
Finding a Setting That Captures a Scene (New York Times)

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "Pre-Dawn Gulley Washer Floods Fondren, 1966".

Candace Marie Anderson (1947 - 2014):
On February 19, Candace Marie Anderson passed away.  A third generation Arizonan from a cattle ranching family, she earned a BS degree (1969) at Stanford and a MS (1974) and a PhD (1977) in Bio-Medical Engineering at Rice.  In her 35 year career, she was “granted many patents on behalf of her employers: Orincon, General Instrument, Motorola”.  She enjoyed a multi-faceted life.  Click here for The Arizona Republic obituary.

Owls at the Oscars 2009:
Five Academy Awards ago, mtvU Oscar Correspondent grand prize winners Faheem Ahmed ’09 and Anish Patel ’10 worked the red carpet.  Click here for their amazing footage.

Pedro Alvarez:
Rice environmental engineer doubly honored (Rice News)

EtherNest:
EtherNest provides roost for DIY Set (Rice News)

Margaret Beier:
Rice psychologist named fellow of SIOP (Rice News)

OKC Great Horned Owl Cam (Thanks, Helen Toombs!):
Click here to view the Ustream feed dedicated to “Mr. & Mrs. Tiger” and their nest on the second-story planter ledge of the Click family house in Oklahoma City.   

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "Friday Afternoon Follies: Desecration".

Rice Applications:
Rice applications set a record (Rice News)

Sandy Benak (Thanks, Nick Wolda!):
Click here for a Real Estate BisNow feature on Sandy Benak, 2014 CCIM Houston president.  Also, Sandy is the daughter of three-year baseball letterman Jerry Sims ’58 (1956-57-58) and the mother of three-year baseball letterman Andrew Benak ‘12 (2009-11-12) as well as a member of the board of the Rice Historical Society.

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "That memorable ride out on the prairie, 1907". 

Barbara Bryson:
Bryson Named UA VP for Strategic Planning and Analysis (UA News)

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

Edward Jackson (1933 - 2014):
On February 14, Edward Jackson passed away.  He earned a BA (1955) and a BS (1956) in Architecture from Rice where he was the Southwest Conference discus champion in 1955 (156-4).  He was an award-winning architect as a partner in Jackson & Ayers in Fort Worth and later retired from Hahnfeld Hoffer Stanford., Click here for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram obituary. 

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "34".