January 11, 2022

Germaine Franco '84/'87:
On Sunday night, Disney's animated movie Encanto won the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film.  Encanto's songs were written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and accompanied by musical scoring by Germaine Franco '84/'87.

2022 Good Brick Awards:

January 10, 2022

Suzanne Deal Booth '77 (Thanks, Kathleen Boyd '80!):
Suzanne Deal Booth '77 helped fund the recent Rothko Chapel renovation and her name is on its welcome house and chapel shop.  Read more.

Harry Hanszen Lynch (1939-2021):

January 9, 2022

Scott Solomon:
Wondrium, the online subscription video service, offer two videos by Scott Solomon: "What Darwin Didn't Know: The Modern Science of Evolution" and "Why Insects Matter: Earth's Most Essential Species".  You can check them out here.

Lesa Tran Lu '07/'09/'12:

January 4, 2022

Jane Sanders (1938-2021):
On December 18, 2021, Jane Sanders passed away.  A native Houstonian, she graduated from Rice in 1960.  In addition to raising three children with her former husband Larry, she became a national award-winning elementary teacher.  Also, she loved adventures, fabric of all kinds and feasts with friends and family and she was a voracious reader.  Click here for the Chronicle obituary.

January 3, 2022

Germaine Franco '84/'87:
Last month, Disney released a podcast with Lin-Manuel Miranda and Germaine Franco '84/'87 discussing their work on Encanto.  Listen here.

Piper Madland '89:
Piper Madland '89 is running for Houston City Council, District G.  Election day is January 25, with early voting January 10-21.  Read more.