Rice Engineering:
Rice Engineering sees its largest ever incoming class of freshmen (Rice News)

Germaine Franco '84/'87:

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.

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.

Mike Hundt (1949-2021):

Beer Bike:
All-Alumni Tent for Beer Bike set for April 2, 2022 (Rice News)

Mike Cherubino (1964-2021):

R-ICE Skating:
Owls on ice (Rice News)

JoAnn Lattimer (1942-2021):

Headline-making Houstonians:
Yesterday, the Houston Chronicle published a list of the 34 most fascinating, controversial and notorious Houstonians of 2021.  Making the list as fascinating Houstonians are Reggie DesRoches and Frank Liu '78.

Jim Holzem (1924-2021):

Baker Institute:
US energy infrastructure mapped by Baker Institute (Rice News)

Laurie Adams Frost (1958-2021):

Douglas Brinkley:
Yesterday, Politico Magainze published a tribute to the late Max Cleland by Douglas Brinkley.  He passed away last month.

Marion Alpheus Boggs Jr (1925-2021):

Baker Institute:
International Artist Installs SocioPolitical Mural Series (Rice News)

Chester Rosson '65: 
Ode to a Fact-checker (Texas Monthly)

Marty Belasco (1950-2021):
On December 5, Marty Belasco passed away "after a hard battle with cancer".  A native Pennsylvanian, he earned a BA from Rice in 1972 and a master's degree in accounting from UH.  At Rice, he was the Sports Editor of the Rice Thresher and one of his stories, in the April 13, 1972 edition, was entitled "Rice grabs three to clobber Horns".