April 3, 2021
New Presidents:
New SA and GSA members elected (Rice News)
Art Gottschalk:
Houston composer judges inaugural Astor Piazzolla music contest (Chronicle)
Stan Silvus (1934-2020):
On March 8, Stan Silvus passed away. A native Houstonian, he earned a BA from Rice in 1956 where he was The Westinghouse Scholar of the Senior Class. Also, he earned a BS in 1957 and a MS in 1963 in Electrical Engineering from Rice. He enjoyed a forty-seven year career with the Southwest Research Institute as an Electrical Engineer. And, he collected stamps and N-Scale model railroad components and was active in his church. He is predeceased by, among others, his wife of fifty-five years, Carol. He is survived by, among others, their son Greg ’89. Click here for the Chronicle obituary.