January 12, 2021

Fred Higgs:
Rice model offers help for new hips (Rice News)

Irene Sibaja '91:
'Unorthodox' Road to Wedding (New York Times)

Travis Dyer (1933-2021):
On January 8, Travis Dyer passed away.  A native Texan, he attended Rice (class of 1956) on a football scholarship.  He spent most of his working career with Gibson’s Discount Center and Western Container.  He is predeceased by his first wife Deloris and survived by his second wife Penny (they were married in 1983).  Click here for the obituary.

January 11, 2021

Harris Wood (1937-2021):
On January 4, Harris Wood passed away.  A native Texan, he attended Rice and graduated from the UT Austin with honors.  After military service, he earned a law degree from Georgetown.  He enjoyed a legal career until retirement in 2008.  Also, he was an accomplished French horn player and he overcame alcoholism and helped others do so as well.  Click here for the Washington Post obituary.    

January 10, 2021

Dr Thomas Belote (1938-2020):
On December 6, Dr Thomas Belote passed away.  A native Texan, he earned a BA in Physics (1959) as well as a Masters (1960) and a PhD (1962) in Nuclear Physics from Rice.  After starting his career as a professor at MIT, he was a high school AP physics teacher in Wayland MA for twenty-five years.  Also, he was active in his church.  Click here for the Boston Globe obituary.

January 9, 2021

2021 Rice Datathon:
The Rice Science Data Club is sponsoring the 2021 Rice Datathon this month.  If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, click here. 

Robert Manning (1928-2020):
On December 30, Robert Manning passed away.  A native Houstonian, he graduated from Rice in 1946 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering where he met his future wife Betty Ann Turner ’48.  He worked designing vessels for oil refineries and later for nuclear power facilities around the world.  Also, he was a “devoted Rice Owls fan”, he was a fabulous cook and he and Betty loved to travel where he was the photographer.  He is predeceased by, among others,  Betty (she passed away in 2019).  Click here for the Chronicle obituary.

January 8, 2021

Baker Institute:
Baker Institute among finalist finalists for $10 million Lone Star Prize (Rice News)

Barry Wood (1928-2020):
On December 29, Barry Wood passed away.  Born in Oklahoma, he earned a BA from Rice in 1950 and a MD from UTMB Galveston in 1954.  After military service, he practice medicine in Odessa and Houston until his partial retirement in 1991 and his full retirement in 2001.  Also, he was active in the community and was involved at Rice, participating in organizations and events and holding season tickets for Rice baseball and football.  He is predeceased by his first wife Barbara (she passed away in 1957) and his second wife Betty Blount Seale ’49 (they were married in 1962 and she passed away in 2014).  Click here for the Chronicle obituary.

January 7, 2021

Glasscock School:
Glasscock School partners with Chase for Business to help small businesses (Rice News)

Robert Hauck (1923-2020):
On Christmas Day, Robert Hauck passed away.  Born in the state of Washington, he graduated from Rice in 1949 after military service in WWII.   He enjoyed a twenty-six year career with TXDOT, retired and then worked another twelve years with METRO before retiring again.  Also, he was active in his church.  He is preceded, by among others, his first wife Gladys (they were married fifty years) and his second wife Lou (they were married almost twenty years).  Click here for the Chronicle obituary.

January 5, 2021

Karl Ludwig (1938-2020):
On December 15, Karl Ludwig passed away.  Born in Oklahoma, he earned a BA from Rice in 1961 and a MD from Baylor College of Medicine in 1965.  His wife, Ann Kriegel Ludwig, also graduated from Rice in 1961.  After military service, he enjoyed a medical practice with Kaiser Permanente in San Francisco until his retirement in 1998.  Afterwards, he was active in community service and he continued his study of music.  He is survived by, among others, Ann (they were married for 60 years).  Click here for the San Francisco Chronicle obituary.

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "I've Been Looking For A Fitting Way To Starty 2021".