Ford Proctor:
Ford Proctor is playing for Perth in the Australian Baseball League.  On Tuesday, he hit a RBI single and a 3-run homer to help lead Perth to a 5-1 win over Brisbane.  He is transitioning to catcher.  Video highlights here.

Rice Basketball:
Women Return Home for Series vs UTEP (Rice Owls)
Owls Travel to UTEP for First C-USA Road Series (RIce Owls)

Rice Football:
Steele Honors Five (Rice Owls)

Owls in the NFL:
Playoff Edition (Rice Owls) 

Glasscock School:
Glasscock School partners with Chase for Business to help small businesses (Rice News)

Robert Hauck (1923-2020):
On Christmas Day, Robert Hauck passed away.  Born in the state of Washington, he graduated from Rice in 1949 after military service in WWII.   He enjoyed a twenty-six year career with TXDOT, retired and then worked another twelve years with METRO before retiring again.  Also, he was active in his church.  He is preceded, by among others, his first wife Gladys (they were married fifty years) and his second wife Lou (they were married almost twenty years).  Click here for the Chronicle obituary.

RIce Swimming:
Owls Return To Action This Weekend (Rice Owls)

Rice W Basketball:
Senior Nancy Mulkey is one of fifteen student-athletes to be named to the midseason watch list for the 2021 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year award.  Read more.

Rice Football:
Hughes Earns C-USA Spirit of Service Award (Rice Owls)

Kyle Trask:
Alabama WR DeVonta Smith wins Heisman Trophy (ESPN)

Best of 2020:
Single-pixel camera captures top honor (Rice News)

Robert Brockman:
Houston tech billionaire wins change of venue in $2 billion tax fraud case (Chronicle)

Memphis Football:
Memphis has reportedly hired Rice’s special team coordinator Drew Svoboda for the same role.  Read more.

Kyle Trask:
The Heisman Trophy Goes Virtual, With a Surprise Favorite (New York Times)

Karl Ludwig (1938-2020):
On December 15, Karl Ludwig passed away.  Born in Oklahoma, he earned a BA from Rice in 1961 and a MD from Baylor College of Medicine in 1965.  His wife, Ann Kriegel Ludwig, also graduated from Rice in 1961.  After military service, he enjoyed a medical practice with Kaiser Permanente in San Francisco until his retirement in 1998.  Afterwards, he was active in community service and he continued his study of music.  He is survived by, among others, Ann (they were married for 60 years).  Click here for the San Francisco Chronicle obituary.

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "I've Been Looking For A Fitting Way To Starty 2021".