February 15, 2021

Moody Center:
Moody Center shows a half-century of Rothko’s influence (Rice News)

Kirsten Siebach:
On Thursday, NASA’s next Mars rover Perseverance is scheduled to land on the planet.  Rice’s Martial geologist Kirsten Siebach is one of the mission specialists selected to operate the rover.

Dan Schomer (1937-2021):
On February 5, Dan Schomer passed away.  Born in Oklahoma, he graduated from Rice in 1959 with a double major in Accounting and Economics.  After military service, he enjoyed a career in accounting, retiring twice.  Also, he had a lifelong passion for playing bridge.  He is survived by, among others, his brother, Don Schomer MD, who earned a MBA from Rice in 2000.  Click here for the obituary.

February 11, 2021

Joe Quoyeser '84:
Effective February 8, Joe Quoyeser ’84 is interim CEO of University Lands (UL) which manages the surface and mineral interests of 2.1 million acres of land across nineteen counties in West Texas for the benefit of the Permanent University Fund (PUF).

Arianna Rosenbluth '46:
Pioneering Figure in Data Science Dies at 93 (New York Times)

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "Looking NW from Main Ent 2-10-13".

February 10, 2021

Religion and Public Life Program:
RPLP Celebrates Ten Years at Rice (YouTube)

Mary Beth Gracy '90:
Mary Beth Gracy ’90 has been named managing director of Accenture’s Houston office.  Read more.

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

Dr Roy Edward Carter Jr (1928-2021):
On January 28, Dr Roy Edward Carter Jr. passed away.  Born in Louisiana, he attended Rice for two years (class of 1949) and then started Medical School at UTMB in Galveston at the age of 18.  After military service, he enjoyed a medical career in Houston from 1957 to 1999, mostly with the Texas Institute for Rehabilitation and Research and Baylor College of Medicine.  He was “internationally recognized for his work with ventilator-dependent spinal cord injured individuals”.  He is survived by, among others, his wife of fifty-nine years, Ruth.  Click here for the Chronicle obituary.

February 8, 2021

Bob Brockman:
The inside story of Bob Brockman (Forbes)

Don Erksine (1937-2021):
On January 23, Don Erskine passed away.  A native Texan, he graduated from Rice in 1960 where he played freshmen baseball and he met his future wife Sharon Ferguson.  Like his father and grandfather before him, he spent his entire career in the oil and gas industry, working for Tenneco and Shell.  Also, he “always challenged himself both physically and mentally”.  He is survived by, among others, his wife of sixty-one years Sharon.  Click here for the Chronicle obituary.