Jim Stetter (1929-2021):
On July 16, Jim Stetter passed away.  A native Californian, he earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering “with distinction” from Rice in 1950.  After military service in the Korean War, he married BJ Caldwell in 1954 and they raised two children, Karen and John.  He enjoyed working for Cameron Iron Works and Standard Manufacturing Company until his retirement in 1991.  Also, he was active in the community and in the church.  He is predeceased by, among others, BJ (she passed away in 2011).  Click here for the obituary.

Moshe Vardi:
Vardi wins award for social and professional responsibility (RIce News)

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean’s latest blog entry entitled “a plan of growth, enrichment, and expansion, 1964”.

Robert Ritner '75:
Eminent Egyptologist and beloved teacher, 1953-2021 U Chicago News)

Rice Eclipse:
Students combine passion, ingenuity and knowledge to blast off with Rice Eclipse (YouTube.com)

Michael Hardy '59:
Greening advocate and W Philly community activist dies at 84 (The Philadephia Inquirer)

Woodson Research Center:
Woodson Research Team Honored with Shapiro Award (Rice News)

Timothy Morton:
Timothy Morton on giving up flight – at least when it comes to lectures (Rice News)

Rice Bioengineers:
Rice team creating insulin-producing implant for Type 1 diabetes (RIce News)

Phil Bedient:
Phil Bedient Honored by American Institute of Hydrology (RIce News)

Baker Institute:
BCarbon recognized as top in US (Rice News)

Merinda Watkins-Martin '91:
Rice graduate supports community through her business skills (NewsBreak)

Arianna Rosenbluth '46:
Arianna Rosenbluth Changed the World before Leaving Science Behind (Leisure Guy)

Rice Architecture:
Cohen Hudson, M.Arch ’21, won a Texas Society of Architects’ 2021 Studio Award for his design of ‘USPS+”.

What's in Woodson:
Jimmy Don Smith Collection (Woodson Research Center)

Shannon Tompkins:
The Chronicle’s Shannon Tompkins, who earned a master’s in public policy from Rice, was honored by the Texas Wildlife Association for lifetime achievement.  Read more. 

Lee Mary Kobayashi (1929-2021):
On July 10, Lee Mary Kobayashi passed away.  A native Texan, she earned a BA from Rice in 1950 and a Master’s in Library Science and a PhD (ABD) in Children’s Literature.  She “worked as a school teacher, medical research librarian and school librarian sharing her love of learning with everyone she met”.  Also, she was an active Rice alumna as a charter member and former president of the Rice Historical Society and a very involved member of the Faculty Women’s Club.

In 1951, she was married to Wally Lovejoy ‘50.  After his unexpected passing in 1970, she married Riki Kobayashi ’44, the long-time distinguished Chemical Engineering professor.  He predeceased her in 2013.  She “was a truly fine, wonderful person and will be mourned by many”. Click here for the Chronicle obituary.

Rice Bioengineering:
Two researchers receive Kleberg Foundation grant for in-vivo genome editing (Rice News)

Vikas Mittal:
Study: Mission statements do nothing for corporate financial performance (Rice News)

George Zenner MD, Jr (1935-2021):
On July 13, George Zenner MD, Jr passed away.  A native New Yorker, he earned a BA from Rice in 1956 and a MD from UT Galveston in 1960.  He had a highly respected private practice in Houston from 1963 until 1978 and then he assumed teaching and administrative leadership positions with UT – Houston Medical School.  In total, he enjoyed a 54-year medical career.  Also, “he loved the outdoors, and thoroughly enjoyed his hunting and fishing trips”.  He is survived by, among others, his wife of sixty-two years, Tommye.  Click here for the Chronicle obituary.