January 19, 2021

Ford Proctor:
Yesterday, Ford Proctor (.270) hit an RBI triple and walked in game 1 and singled and homered in game 2 for Perth in the Australian Baseball League.  He was designated hitter in the first game and catcher in the second one.

January 19, 2021

James Tour:
Flashing plastic ash completes recycling (Rice News)

Wade Craddock Jr (1940-2020):
On December 28, Wade Craddock Jr passed away.  A native Texan, he earned a BS in Physics at Arlington State College and a Master of Science in Space Sciences at Rice in 1967.   He enjoyed a long career in engineering and systems management at NASA in Houston before moving to Las Cruces to work at the Physical Science Laboratory at New Mexico State University.  Also, he was active in the community.  He is survived by, among others, his wife Sandra.  Click here for the Las Cruces Sun News obituary.

January 18, 2021

State of Texas High School Championship Games:
On Friday, Denton Ryan (Rice signee LB DJ Arkansas) defeated Cedar Park, 59-14, in the Class 5A Division I state championship game.  The win caps a perfect 15-0 season.  
On Saturday, Katy defeated Cedar Hill, 51-14, in the Class 6A Division II state championship game.  With a 15-yard pick six, a sack and 2 tackles for a loss, Rice signee DE Cal Varner III was voted defensive game MVP.  
Also, on Saturday, Austin Westlake defeated Southlake Carroll, 52-34, in the Class 6A Division I state championship game.  The win caps a perfect 14-0 season and prospective Owl DB Michael Taaffe, with 2 interceptions, was voted defensive game MVP.

Owls in NFL Playoffs:
NFL Divisional Round
On Saturday, #2 Buffalo defeated #5 Baltimore (Front Office: OJ Brigance, Corey Frazier), 17-3.
Yesterday, #1 Kansas City defeated #6 Cleveland (Andrew Sendejo), 22-17.  Also, #5 Tampa Bay defeated #2 New Orleans, 30-20.  In a losing effort, Jameis Winston, the husband of former Rice basketball player Breion Allen ’16, threw a 56-yard touchdown pass.

Divisional Round update (The Roost)

Leslie Frazier:
Yesterday, Buffalo defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier, the father of four-year Rice football letterman Corey Frazier ’13 (2009-10-11-13) interviewed for the Houston head coach opening.  Read more.

January 18, 2021

Rice scientists:
2D compound shows unique versatility (Rice News)

William "Bill" Connor (1931-2021):
On January 4, William “Bill” Connor passed away.  A native Houstonian, he earned a BA from Rice in 1955 and a masters from SMU.  He worked for Tracor, taught architectural acoustics at UT Austin and was an accomplished concert pianist.  Also, he was active in the community and in his church.  He is predeceased by, among others, his wife Mary Elizabeth.  Click here for the Austin American-Statesman obituary.

January 17, 2021

Ford Proctor:
Yesterday, Ford Proctor (.233) went 1-for-4 with a run and a strikeout in game 1 and hit a RBI single in game 2 for Perth in the Australian Baseball League.  He was designated hitter in the first game and catcher in the second one.   

January 17, 2021

Rice Scientists:
Rice flashes new '2D' materials (Rice News)

Charles B Wilson (1924-2021):
On January 2, Charles B Wilson passed away.  A native Texan, he was popular as the young boy soprano, “Charles Burton”, mascot and live radio featured singer of The Light Crust Doughboys in the late 1930s.  In 1941, he started Rice Architecture, left for military service in WWII and returned to graduate in 1949.  With two classmates, he founded the architectural firm Langwith, Wilson, and King in 1956 from which he retired in 1998.  Also, he was active in the community and in his church.  He is predeceased by, among others, his wife of sixty years Katheryne.  Click here for the Chronicle obituary.