Other News

William Herndon (1932 - 2011):
On October 20, William Herndon passed away.  Born in El Paso, he received a BS in Chemistry from UTEP in 1959 and a PhD in Chemistry from Rice in 1964.   Since 1972, he had taught chemistry at UTEP and he was a former Chairman of the Department of Chemistry and former Dean of Science at UTEP.  He was an avid sportsman and a lover of music, especially opera. Click here for the El Paso Times obituary.

254 Texas Courthouses:
Click here for Leonard Lane’s latest blog entry entitled “Chambers County”.

Sarah Faulkner Jackson (1931 - 2011):
On October 24, Sarah Faulkner Jackson passed away.  A native Houstonian, she graduated from Rice in 1953 with the distinction of Summa Cum Laude.  She was active in a variety of civic organizations including The Junior League of Houston where she was president 1964-65, The Garden Club of Houston and the vestry of St. John the Divine.  Click here for the Chronicle obituary.

254 Texas Courthouses:
Click here for Leonard Lane’s latest blog entries.

Milus E Hindman Garden:
The Milus E. Hindman Garden, just east of the Rice Memorial Chapel, is now open.  The Garden features the Barn Owl bronze sculpture by Geoffrey Dashwood, a generous gift of Becky and Ralph O’Connor.

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 “Friday Afternoon Follies”.

John Boles:
Dr. John Boles, the William P. Hobby Professor of History, will deliver a faculty lecture about Thomas Jefferson next Wednesday, November 2, in San Francisco.  All Rice alumni, parents and friends are invited to attend.  The cost is $25 per person or $15 for recent alumni (’02-‘11) or current graduate students.  For more information or to register, click here.  The deadline to register is this Friday, October 28.

Lillian Horlock Illig (1909 - 2011):
On Saturday, Lillian Horlock Illig passed way.  She graduated from Rice in 1930.  She was President of the Friends of Fondren from 1973 to 1975.  She was the founding president of the Tanglewood Garden Club and was a noted horticulturist with many published articles on the subject.

The funeral will be at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church on Thursday, October 27, at 2 pm.  I will post the obituary when available.  In the meantime, the Chronicle profiled her here on June 2, 2004.

Jeffrey Siegel:
Internationally renowned pianist to perform at Rice (Rice News)

Annise Parker '78:
Much at stake for Parker in election (Houston Chronicle)

Bill Schneider '72:
Clear Lake resident carved carousel horse by hand (Houston Chronicle)

Rice 2012 Commencement:
Salman Khan, founder of Khan Academy, to speak at commencement (Rice News)

Alvin Nuckolls Jr (1920 - 2011):
On October 16, Alvin Nuckolls Jr. passed away.  A native Oklahoman, he graduated from Rice  with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1943.  After military service in World War II, he spent his career in the oil and gas business.  Click here for The Oklahoman obituary.

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean’s latest blog entry entitled “Friday Afternoon Follies”.

Richard Tapia:
Rice professor wins National Medal of Science  (Houston Chronicle)

Steve Estes '94:
History professor hopes to solve US problems (Sonoma State Star)

Max Stewart '12:
The Barbeqodyssey: BBQ, Beer and Battlestar Galactica Part 1 (Rice Standard)

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean’s latest blog entry entitled “These fingers all point to Jones”.