April 14, 2021

Trivia Answer:
Elvin Bethea ’68 was the first North Carolina A&T alumnus to be elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.  He played his entire professional career – sixteen seasons – with the Houston Oilers.  Today, Rice faces North Carolina A&T in the first round of the NCAA Volleyball Championship in Omaha.  (Thanks, Joe Graves and Mike Ross!)

Way to go, Bev Schorre, Joe Quoyeser, Steve Gilliland, Bob Toone, George Dethlefsen, Ann Bixby, Art Gottschalk, Clarke Anderson, Ted Richard, Martha Proctor Gano, Richard Avant, John Montana, Dan Hyde, Betty Bixby, Jim Woodruff, Walt Greenberg, Bryant Wilkinson, Steve Brown, Sallie Schwall, James Walker, Paul Reese, Roger Parthsarathy, Rick Sheridan, George Wagner, Michael Rash, Bob Reinhold, Joe Graves, Chris Kohnhorst, Melinda Clark, Mike Rogers and Mike Ross! 

Next trivia question tomorrow!

April 14, 2021

Rice Commencement:
Rice updates commencement plans (Rice News)
Rice announces commencement changes (The Rice Thresher)

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

Leigh Henderson Cox Jr (1925-2021):
On April 8, Leigh Henderson Cox Jr passed away.  A native Texan, he served in WWI and then earned a BS in 1948 and a MS in 1950 in Mechanical Engineering from Rice.  He enjoyed a career at Humble Pipeline (Exxon) and at Brown & Root (Halliburton).  After retirement, he and his late wife Lorene (she passed away in 2008) moved to their ranch in Walker County.  Also, he “loved to travel and explore various cultures”.  Click here for the obituary.