Yvonne Romero da Silva:
Rice VP for Enrollment Yvonne Romero da Silva, a 2004 MBA, tells her story entitled “What Matters to Me Now and Why” to the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
2020 Review:
Here are the best books we read in quarantine (Houston Chronicle)
Bryan Washington:
“Memorial” by Bryan Washington is one of Texas Monthly’s “Ten Texas Books We Loved in 2020”. Read more.
Dan Rather:
Earlier this month, the UT School of Journalism and Media established the Dan Rather Medals for News and Guts “to recognize collegiate and professional journalists who overcome obstacles like stonewalling and harassment to speak truth to power”. Dan is the brother of two-year Rice football letterman Don ‘61 (1958-59) and the grandfather of Martin ‘18. Read more.
Kirsten Ostherr:
Ostherr awarded DeBakey Fellowship for computational health research (Rice News)
Dr George Collins (1950-2020):
On December 10, Dr George Collins passed away “following a courageous fight with progressive supranuclear palsy". A native Texan, he earned a BA (’72), a MS (’73) and a PhD (’77) in Electrical Engineering from Rice. As an undergraduate, he met his wife of fifty years, Donna Misner Collins ’70, in the Marching Owl Band. He was among the first faculty members at UH Clear Lake where he enjoyed a forty year career. Also, he was active in the community and in his church. Click here for the Chronicle obituary.
Robert Brockman:
Mogul claims dementia in $2B fraud case (Bloomberg)
Mike Geis (12938-2020):
On December 18, Mike Geis passed away. Born in Oklahoma, he earned a BA from Rice in 1961 and a PhD from MIT. He enjoyed a career as a Professor teaching Linguistics at both The University of Illinois and The Ohio State University. He is survived, by among others, his wife Jonnie. Click here for the Columbus Dispatch obituary.
Apoorv Bhargava '12:
Weave Grid has been named to the 2021 Global Cleanteach 100 List. The list recognizes the 100 private cleantech companies most likely to create an impact in the next 5-10 years. The co-founder and CEO of Weave Grid is Apoorv Bhargava ’12.
Dick Massey (1931-2020):
On December 4, Dick Massey passed away. A native Texan, he graduated from Rice in 1953 with a BA and BS in Electrical Engineering. He worked for Bell Telephone Laboratories in New Jersey for 35 years during which time he earned a MSEE from Columbia. For the next 18 years, he was a lecturer in the ECE Department at Rice. He is survived by, among others, his wife of 65 years, Barbara. Click here for the Chronicle obituary.
Christopher Fagundes:
Fagundes Named fellow of Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research (Rice News)
Libbye Stamm (1922-2020):
On December 9, Libbye Stamm passed away from COVID-19 at the age of 98. A native Houstonian, she graduated from Rice in February 1944 where she met her future husband, Henry Edwin Stamm III. They attended Rice for two years together before he entered military service and then he returned to graduate in 1947. They were married in 1943 and he passed away in 1997.
In addition to raising a family (one son, Henry Edwin Stamm IV, graduated from Rice in 1971), she “enjoyed singing in Methodist church choirs and with the Sweet Adelines” and she “was an avid bridge player and sports fan”. Click here for the obituary.
Yan "Anthea" Zhang:
Rice Business professor elected president of Strategic Management Society (Rice News)
Data to Knowlege Lab:
Top Rice data science team shows heart in plan to save babies (Rice News)
Andrea Bajani:
Writer-in-residence leading new journeys with three upcoming books (Rice News)
Early Decision:
Record number of students apply for early decision at Rice (The Rice Thresher)
David Hartman (1935-2020):
On November 27, David Hartman passed away. Born in the Panama Canal Zone, he earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering in 1956, a MS in Metallurgical Engineering in 1961 and a PhD in Materials Science in 1965 from Rice. After military service, he taught engineering at LeTourneau University in Longview for 10 ½ years. Also, he was active in his church. He is survived by, among others his wife of 53 years, Judi. Click here for the Arizona Daily Sun obituary.
Hank Coleman '66:
For Barron Wallace, bond is his word (Houston Chronicle)
Paul Saylor, PhD '68:
Recalling Paul Saylor's Impact (University of Illinois U-C)
Mary Jin:
AI-powered microscope could check cancer margins in seconds (Rice News)
Rice Visiting Owls:
RIce offers visiting students online summer classes for credit (Rice News)
Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "A Facilities and Engineering Christmas, 1997".
The Ion:
Rice Management and the Ion Announce Microsoft as a Tenant (PR Newsire)
Glasscock School:
Registration for spring 2021 Community Learning & Engagement courses is now open. From now through December 31, receive a 20% discount by checking “Apply Discount” and then selecting “CLE December 2020” when checking outClasses will be entirely online. Browse offerings here.
What's in Woodson:
Honor and Influence (Woodson Research Center)
James Bommarito '88:
Q&A with restaurateur James Bommarito (St. Louis)
Sasha Cooke '04:
HGO Presents LIVE FROM THE CULLEN With Sasha Cooke (Broadway World)
Camilla Wicks (1928-2020):
Camilla Wicks, a child prodigy who became a pioneering and world-renowned concert violin soloist in the 1940s-50s and later taught at 10 universities and music conservatories, died November 25. She was a professor of violin at the Shepherd School from 1988-91. Click here for the New York Times obituary and here for a violinist.com memorial article and comments.
Recordings of her first and final recitals at Rice can be heard here and here.
Rice HIstory Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entilted "Is This Rice's First Black Coach?"