February 28, 2025

Trivia Answer:
American author Kurt Vonnegut, who attended the University of Tennessee, delivered the Rice commencement address in 1998. Tomorrow, the Owls and the Vols play in the Astros Foundation Classic at Daikin Park.  (Thanks, Mike Ross!)

February 27, 2025

Ken Lacey (1952-2025):
Ken Lacey, Lovett College, Rice ’75, passed away last week after an extended battle with glioblastoma.  He was a wonderful spirit, with mischief in his smile, and a great athlete as well.

Ken connected with Grayson Alderman (also Rice ’75) while at Rice and they settled in Manchester, England.

They were regular class reunion attendees despite their distance from Houston indicating their deep connections to Rice and the friends they made as undergraduates.