Tony Brown:
The Way I See It (Rice News)

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill:
Rice names architect for new engineering and science building (RIce News)

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

James Daily (1929-2021):
On April 17, James Daily passed away.  A native Houstonian, he earned a BA from Rice in 1951 and later received a CPA designation.  After military service, he enjoyed a thirty-year career with Tenneco, retiring in 1985 as VP and Controller.  Also, he “was an avid sports fan and loved watching the Houston Astros”.  He is survived by, among others, his wife Ginger (they were married for sixty-eight years).  Family members with Rice ties include his daughter Kathy ‘76 and her husband Ed ’76 who is a Professor in the Practice in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rice.  Click here for the Chronicle obituary. 

Moody Center:
Moody Center commemorates Rothko Chapel’s 60th anniversary (Rice News)

Kinder Houston Area Survey:
Rice to release 40th Kinder Houston Area Survey (Rice News)

Dr Anne McLaurin (1946-2021):
On April 22, Dr Anne McLaurin passed away from complications of Alzheimer’s disease.  Born in Boston, she earned a BA in Biology from Rice in 1969 (where she was homecoming queen in 1968) and a MD from the University of Cincinnati in 1974.  She enjoyed a long career in medicine in Miami, Raleigh and throughout Wake County NC.  Also, she was active in the community, especially when her husband Charles was mayor of Raleigh from 2001 to 2011.  In 2016, she was inducted into the Raleigh Hall of Fame.  She is survived, by among others, Charles (they were married in 1980).  Click here for The News & Observer obituary. 

James Baker:
 ‘A Celebration of Reading’ highlights the Houstonian who ran Washington (Houston Chronicle)

Dr Jay Palmer (1956-2021):
On April 17, Dr Jay Palmer passed away.  Raised in Fort Worth, he earned a BA from Rice in 1979 and a MD from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.  Beginning in 1988, he enjoyed a thirty-two year career in private practice in Fort Worth as an ear, nose and throat surgeon specializing in pediatric diseases.  Also, he was a “passionate home chef” and he was active in the community.  Click here for the Star-Telegram obituary.  

Hot Mess:
Touchless temperature made simple (Rice News)

Operations Research:
Rice approves new undergraduate Operations Research major (RIce News)

Alex Quoyeser (Brown '15):
Alex Quoyeser, the son of Joe Quoyeser ’84, is part of a group of five former Brown University football players who own twenty-five percent of Hot Rod Charlie, a favorite in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 1.  Read here a recent Houston Chronicle story entitled “The Houston connection behind Kentucky Derby contender Hot Rod Charlie”.

Anthony Pinn:
Anthony Pinn elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences (RIce News)

Marina Vannucci:
Marina Vannucci awarded Zellner Medal (Rice News)

Shepherd School:
Classical music delivered to Houston's underserved communities (Rice News)

Faculty and Staff Awards:
Nine recognized with award for superior teaching (RIce News)
Faculty, staff honored for excellence in teaching, mentoring, service (Rice News)

Chandler Davidson (1936-2021):
Leading expert on voting rights dies at 84 (Houston Chronicle)

Glasscock School:
Rice offers summer coding camp for high school students (Rice News)

Alex Quoyeser (Brown '15):
Alex Quoyeser, the son of Joe Quoyeser ’84, is part of a group of five former Brown University football players who own twenty-five percent of Hot Rod Charlie, a favorite in the Kentucky Derby next Saturday, May 1.  Click here to watch Fox 26’s Mark Berman interview him.

Foucault Confessions:
Clements and Faubion convene conference of international Foucault 'superstars' (Rice News)

'An Unprecedented Year':
Record number of Rice grad students awarded NSF fellowships (Rice News)

Unhoused Persons on Campus:
Students respond to RUPD message (The Rice Thresher)

2021 Good Brick Awards:
2021 Good Brick Award winners with Rice ties include Gerald Moorhead ‘69/’71, FAIA, for his books Buildings of Texas, volumes 1 and 2, Barrie Scardino Bradley for her book Improbable Metropolis: Houston’s Architectural and Urban History and Lennie Waite ’08 and Matt Hoffman for rehabilitating their historic home (c. 1935) in Mandell Place.  Click here for the complete list of winners.  (If you recognize another winner with Rice ties, please let me know.) 

Linda McNeil (1943-2021):
Rice remembers Center for Education co-founder Linda McNeil (Rice News)

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

Beer Bike:
Beer Bike Highlights (YouTube)
Updated results cause controversial ties (The Rice Thresher)

Town Hall:
Leebron lauds dedication among pandemic, eyes return to ‘relatively normal’ (Rice News)

George R Brown Prize:
Economics lecturer James DeNicco wins award for excellence in teaching (Rice News)

Baker Institute:
Q&A with Edward Djerejian (Houston Chronicle)

Beer Bike:
Results (Rice Program Council)

Rice Media Center:
The final curtain (RIce News)

WERC Environmental Design Contest:
Rice engineers WERC hard for the money (Rice News)