Ope Amosu, MBA '14:
This month, Esquire Magazine named ChopNBlok among the thirty-three best new restaurants in America this year. Ope Amosu’s restaurant started as a pop-up before becoming a vendor at Post Houston food hall in 2021 and now has a standalone brick-and-mortar location at 507 Westheimer in Montrose since October last year. Read more.
Paul Rathouz (1963-2025):
On December 10, Paul Rathouz passed away from complications arising from multiple myeloma. Born in Michigan, he earned a BA in Mathematics from Rice in 1986. After three years in the Peace Corps, he earned a master’s from UNC in 1993 and a PhD in Biostatistics from Johns Hopkins in 1997. He enjoyed a career as a professor at the University of Chicago, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and UT Austin. “He valued collaborative work and research with colleagues worldwide, and prioritized advising and mentoring graduate students.” Also, his “sense of humor was legendary”. Click here for the Omaha World-Herald obituary.
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