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Since the early 1980s, Rice professors Stephen Klineberg and Robert Stein JUN 10 1993 have monitored Houston's vital signs and examined its politics. Along the way, they've become media favorites. —by David D. Medina LIBRARY
4•---i "'""Th•"""P1 18 Booked for the Summer Rice professors and administrators help Sallyport readers find the perfect books to dive into this summer.
26 Fire in the Sea The deep-sea eruption that oceanographer and Rice gradu- ate Rachel Haymon discovered in 1991 raises new ques- tions about the biological and geological forces at work on the ocean floor. —by Philip Montgomery
32 Making a Difference In the midst of preparations for his move to Columbia University, George Rupp discusses his views on institution building and on the big impact of small decisions. —by Michael Berryhill
38 Four Star Alums The Association of Rice Alumni celebrates four stellar alumni: Melvin Perelman, Alan Chapman, Robert Cruikshank and William Broyles. —by Michele Pavarino
June /July '93 1 Lett rs
Through the Sallyport Jungle Gym warrior cheers to the beat of a different drum.
6 News Excerpts from Jimmy Carter's commencement address; new director of admission named; and DOD awards Rice $19.3 million grant. oci,
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8 tor Artist Karin Broker talks about the big picture.
igii Jimmy Carter, page 6. stir 10 Books. Etc. • William Camfield follows Max Ernst from Dada to surrealism; Sororophobia takes a new look at Ri relations among women;essays on southern women avoid "partial truths" of traditional history; tet and "If you come to a fork in the road, take it," and other wise words from the world of Abel var baseball. k 1'. Willi org,e by V 49 Students b" Rice's low-profile literary and visual arts magazine confronts budget woes. Rey flair ide Pr 43 Sports Pr Men's and women's tennis teams poised to serve up victory. Id dies Ant. 4/ Gifts and Giving YPI Captain James Addison Baker Society honors donors for deferred gifts; Frank and Lynda Kelly As CN, cochair Baker Society; Knox Banner has helped make Washington, D.C., and Rice what they Dl are today; and scholarship recipient reflects on the gift of education. offi ern t, Rice tennis, page 43. Skji 46 Salk- Forth cid, ARA sponsors trip to San Miguel de Allende, the artistic heart of Mexico.
48 11tunni Gazette Homecoming 1993 will offer something old, something new; Homecoming committee chairs; and staying involved with Rice.
49 Classnotes
64 Yesteryear Traveling to Mexico. page 46.
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2 Sallyport !FOR EWORD
What We Are Here For behind upraised colorful banners. The members of each college are distin- AUYNIRT In March when the azaleas on campus guished by the stoles of their gowns: burst into fervid bloom, you can sense yellow for Brown College, black with the semester winding to its conclu- a red border for sion. A senior you have known for Baker, rust for blished by the Office of External Affairs several months and whom you have Will Rice, blue never seen in any apparel but a T-shirt for Hanszen,gold ecutiye Director of News & Publications, and shorts or jeans appears one day in for Wiess, black ,hael Bernthill skirt, jacket, heels and makeup. She with a green bor- sociate Editor, Greta Paules has been interviewing for a job, one der for Jones,blue of a round of such interviews she and Director, Jeff Cox for Lovett, white her classmates are making. for Sid Richard- orial Staff: David D. Medina, She is beginning to ask herself son. The gradu- Montgomery, Michele Pavarino, staff writers; much money it will take her to • Monholland, copy editor how ate students, who live. She is wondering whether she number around igh Staff: Tommy LaVergne, photographer; should take the "money" job or the Stine Minuto, Dean Mackey, den:spiels 400, assemble at "meaningful" job. the Rice Memo- Some seniors have already de- rial Center behind Rice University Board of Governors cided. Elaine Reilly, who works part- lees: Charles W. Duncan Jr.. chair, Josephine their banner: a Ahercromhie lief' chair, D. Kent Anderson. time in this office, is going to teach book portraying vans Attwell. John L. Cox. Burton J. McMurtry. English in Mongolia for the Peace seven fields of graduate study in k T. Trotter: Term Members: James A. Baker III, the illiam Barnett, William P. Hobby, A.L. Jensen, Corps and live in a felt tent. Kelley which Rice awards advanced degrees. orge R. Miner, Paula M. Moslc, James L. Pate, Barnes is going to study ballads in This year 9,000 folding chairs will 1'1' W. Sullivan. Alumni Governors: T. Robert Scotland on a Watson Fellowship. b" Jones, Albert N. Kidd, G. Walter be spread out on the lawn to accom- Reynolds, Steven J. Shaper Others are going straight to in- modate the families and friends ofthe dustry and business. Bob Sanborn, president Jimmy .nistratiye Officers students. Former dent, George Rupp; Provost, Neal Lane; the director of Career Services, esti- Carter will give the address. President fir External Affairs, Frank B. Ryan; mates that 80 percent of Rice's gradu- It will be wonderful to walk President fir Finance and Administration, ating engineers already have jobs as I W. Currie; Vice President for Student Affairs, around that Saturday morning in May ald F. Stebbings; Vice President fir Graduate am writing this, a month before matching the faces of parents with the es, Research and Information Systems, graduation. Graduate students are be- children. I like to imagine Anthony Gorry; Treasurer, Scott W. Wise faces of their ing snapped up too, by business, in- how many papers they have written, IYPort Editorial Board dustry and academia. Still others, how many books they have read, how Asker '74, Rvn Bowers '64, Paul Burka '63, roughly 40 percent of the under- ey Burrus '57, Lynda Crist '67, Mai-y McIntire many conversations they have shared D• '75, Bill Merriman '67, Ronny Wells '62. graduates, will attend graduate or with their classmates and their teachers officio: Frank B. Ryan '58, Vice President for professional school. education. rnal Affairs; Lydia Asselin '79, President- in the course of their s, Association of Rice Alumni; Joseph Elias, While the seniors ponder their Researchers can point to the ar- 3. sident, Graduate Student Association; John choices, the university is preparing for ticle or book or discovery as the prod- ds '93, President, Rice Student Association the biggest celebration of the year, uct of their work. At commencement vport is published bimonthly by the Office the culminating event of the academic we can point to the product of our sternal Affairs of Rice University and is sent calendar, commencement. teaching. Commencement is going to university alumni, faculty, staff, graduate ents, parents of undergraduates and friends. This is a party that requires seri- be a splendid party because the stars of aria! Offices: News & Publications, Allen ous planning and ancient costumes. it will be the students, those people for ter for Business Activities, Rice University, Some ofthe most respected profes- S. Main St., Houston, TX 77005. Mailing whom this university ultimately exists. i ress: P.O. Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251. sors work out the details of the aca- As they make their choices be- le University is an Equal Opportunity/MI-Irma- demic procession.(They also spend the money and the meaningful, Action Institution. tween hours on the rain plan, which we inevitably students will make compari- untary subscriptions to Sal/sport are hope won't have to be used.) sons between Rice and the "real" liable for a $15 suggested contribdtion. The academic procession is a glo- world. I'm not sure the distinctions are Zinaster: Send address changes to Sal/sport, rious and solemn sight. It is led by the valid. While it's true that there are few 0, ?Ice of News & Publications, Rice University, University Marshal, who wears a blue- you to read books, they Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251. jobs that pay and-gray gown and bears a ceremo- all pay you to learn. Learning, after all, tI993 Rice University nial mace with a crystal owl embed- is the evolutionary advantage of hu- ded in its top. Behind him march the mankind. administrators and faculty arrayed in From that perspective, the univer- order of professorial rank and, within sity represents not a retreat from life the ranks, in order of seniority. but the distillation of human experi- The 600 or so undergraduates as- ence. It is the realest of the real. semble at their respective residential colleges and march to the quadrangle —Michael Berryhill
June / July '93 3 Mrs. Butler Fondly A Word on Words same-sex couples quite neatly, since Remembered we are prohibited by law from enjoy- Dear Everyone in the Universe and ing the social and financial benefits of I was saddened to read in the Oct./ especially H.R. Phillips: marriage. I think that this should have Nov. 1992 Sallyport of the recent In the 1983 section of"Yester- been seen as an opportunity for an death of Jane C. Butler, listed as a year"(p. 56) of the Feb./March interesting and topical addition to the "friend" of Rice (p. 55). 1993 Sallyport, H.R. Phillips is article. Better yet, in the spirit ofin- For those of us who knew quoted as saying: clusion, unmarried heterosexual her, Mrs. Butler, or 'Mrs. B.' "We will not make the mistake couples should have been given as she was called, was indeed Lovett did by giving the incoming some ink as well.(Yep, POSSLQs— a friend and much, much freshman girls undue attention while Persons of the Opposite Sex Sharing fi more. ignoring the young men." Living Quarters—they're lurking Mrs. Butler was the Please also avoid the mistake of about out here too, even among secretary of Baker College using demeaning language. If fresh- Rice grads!) for most of the 1960s and man males are men,then freshman I hope to see coverage ofissues 1970s. She provided invalu- females are women. affecting a broader range of Rice stu- able assistance to the various Language is everything. dents and alumni in the future, in- college masters during that cluding lesbians, gay men and bisexual period. Her secretarial skills That radicalfeminist men and women. What,for instance, were superb; had she wanted to, she Nell Sprague '82 are gay and lesbian organizations on could have made much more money Atlanta, Georgia the Rice campus like today and what working in the private sector. How- is the history of these groups? How ever, she preferred the constant ebb P.S. It's also important not to give do Rice students and alumni feel and flow of college life and provided the freshman boys undue attention about lifting the Defense Department a much-needed source of stability while ignoring the young women. ban that prevents gay men and lesbi- and perspective to that environment. ans from serving their country openly? She also thrived on interactions These are just a couple of the ques- with people of all ages. To the stu- The Trouble With tions that I'd really enjoy seeing an- dents ofthe college, she provided Love at Rice swered in Sallyport. no-nonsense guidance and support, 0 yeah, I almost forgot one. tempered with a sense of humor. For almost seven years now,I have Who else falls in love at Rice? For those who were lucky enough welcomed the sight of Sallyport in Keep up the good work. to work closely with her, she was my mailbox. I enjoy immensely the perhaps the first adult who treated continued connection to life inside Michael S. McCauslin '86 us as peers. She was also a close the hedges and the news of alumni San Francisco, California friend and staunch supporter to around the globe. However, I have many faculty members, particularly been concerned with a troubling the associates of Baker College. omission in your coverage, most Rooty Ta Toot One of Mrs. Butler's pet recently in Love at Rice by Lisa Gray projects was the Baker College en- in the Feb./March 1993 issue (pp. With reference to Mr. Lovett's recol- dowment, which grew steadily in 30-36). A reader, upon finishing the lection ofthe Aggies' sports cheer the mid-1970s as a result of her ef- article, might be inclined to believe [Feb./March 1993, p. 3], my recol- forts. At Mrs. Butler's retirement that everyone who falls in love at lection is a little different. Being born. party in 1978, many former stu- Rice happens to be heterosexual, and reared in Bryan, I was the butt of dents whose lives she had touched and the writers and editors at many of my Bryan/Aggie friends' returned to honor her, and many Sallyport over the years in which I've gibes. The cheer I remember goes like made contributions to the endow- been a reader have seemed actually this: ment in her name. Even after retire- to believe this. I'm sure that this is Rooty ta toot ment, she maintained contact with not true, that you do realize people Rooty ta toot many former students, sending of various sexual orientations hap- We're the boys from the Institute' beautiful Christmas cards and newsy pen to compose the community of We don't smoke, we don't chew notes about other Rice friends. She Rice students and alumni.(If you We don't go with girls who do. was, for many of us, a very special don't, feel free to consider this letter I survived the razzing and have never link to the Rice community that a scoop.) once regretted my decision to attend cannot be replaced. I understand that Love at Rice Rice. was specifically about couples who Ann Maclaine '76 fell in love at Rice and were later Davis Grant '31 New Orleans, Louisiana married. Obviously, this excludes Round Rock, Texas
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It's a Jungle Gym Out There of horn on his forehead in honor of the support behind Rice athletics," he iave With the Owls clutching a two- point lead against the roaring come- school's mascot, the unicorn. says, "because Rice is so different back of University of Houston The warrior, who looks more like from other schools in the confer- th the Cougars, Kirk Johnston runs across a puck in a grass skirt, is fearless in ence." the Jungle Gym court and begins badgering Rice opponents. For each Right. They don't have a jungle to work the home game, he warrior spurring them on. nervous Rice paints a biting crowd into a message on his —David D. Medina frenzy. chest. Wearing a "I try to grass skirt and write something blue-and-white on my chest to war paint on his rag on the other face and chest, teams," he says. When Rice sual the jungle war- rior brandishes played Southern C, a toy spear and Methodist raises his fist. University, he it He beseeches printed "You the crowd to Can't Buy tame the fero- This," an allu- cious felines sion to the with a thunder financial scan- of noise, then dals that rocked retreats to his the Dallas strategically school during chosen seatjust the 1980s. behind the enemy's bench. Here he Some teams get irritated with his proceeds to pound his Congo drum, escapades. When Rice played against inciting students to chant desperate then number one-ranked Michigan in '86 war cries. the Summit, Johnston danced around After the Owls win in overtime, the players. While some thought he n in Johnston brings out a broom and was funny, others cursed him. sweeps the Cougars off the court. "They told me to get the hell out This is the first time Rice has beaten of their way," he says. Houston twice in a regular season, But his main purpose is to bring and Johnston wants the Cougars to the Rice crowd together in cheering remember it. madness. Johnston is the self-proclaimed "I'm just trying to get a lot of jungle warrior. His getup and wild- man antics play on the theme of the "Jungle Gym," the name Autry Kirk Johnston, the Jungle Gym warrior, cheers the Owls on the court. kc Court earned when it didn't have air conditioning. The sophomore from Wiess College has been playing the warrior since last year's first home game. "I tC• would get killed if I wore the outfit at away games," he says with a slight Australian accent. Johnston was born in Australia but attended high school at the North Carolina School of Science and Math in Durham. There he led cheers by wearing his baseball cap backward and sticking a paper intimately with trated the eradication ofsmallpox, the Carter the only disease ever eradicated, Center....One of and now Dr. Foege is in charge of a them still teaches task force on child survival at the in Texas. His Carter Center. name is Norman Eight years ago the World Borlaug,from a Health Organization, UNICEF little town in and others came to us and said, Iowa. He got a "We are not able to immunize the good education, world's children. We're all in com- like you are get- petition with each other." WHO ting. He's a plant and UNICEF didn't speak to each geneticist....In other, and they would go into a the early 1970s, country at different times. They he went to India only had 20 percent of the world's and Pakistan, children immunized against polio, where massive measles, diphtheria, tetanus, hunger and whooping cough, and they asked starvation Dr. Foege to put together a team, took place, which he did. In five years, with no and almost increase in funding, no increase in singlehandedly personnel, we were able to increase brought about from 20 percent to 80 percent the what is known as number of the world's children im- a green revolu- munized. One man, good educa- tion. He won the tion, dedicated, taking care of his Nobel Peace own career but reaching out to Prize for it. He others. Carter Urges Individual works with us now. With him and Another one is named Millard Commitment,Involvement others in the Carter Center, we Fuller. Millard Fuller was a success- now have 150,000 small farmers in ful law school graduate at the Uni- Former president Jimmy Carter de- Africa rapidly in- livered the commencement address at creasing their pro- Rice's 80th graduation ceremonies on duction of basic May 8. Excerptsfrom his speechfollow. food grains.... This is one man, work- * * * ing almost alone, good education, The greatest discrimination on earth dedicated to his today, including in our own country, own career, but at is discrimination by the rich against the same time car- the poor....A rich person is someone ing for the rest of with a home and a modicum of edu- the world. cation and a chance at least for a job Another one and who believes that if you make a I'll mention is Dr. decision it'll have some effect at least William Foege, in your own life and who believes who has been the that the police and the judges are on director of our your side. Those are the rich people. center.... He's a We have neighbors who have medical doctor, none of those advantages, whom perhaps preemi- we rarely know....What can we do nent in preventive about it? health care. Dr. Foege was head of * * * the Centers for Disease Control in Let me just give you three per- Atlanta for 10 sonal examples of people who work years. He orches-
6 Sallyport versity of Alabama. He made a lot nities, followed his own career but New Director of Admission of money while he was still a stu- cared for others.... Appointed dent selling cookbooks and also de- That's the kind of thing that we livering flowers or cakes on birth- can do individually, and that indi- Julie Browning has been named days ofstudents at the University vidual contribution can feed back Rice's new director of admission. of Alabama for a fee, and then he through our universities and through Browning has worked in admissions made more than a million dollars in our U.S. government and our great at Meredith College in North Caro- a few years. His wife quit him and nation to bring about a world that lina, at Rhodes College in Tennessee said, "Nall you want to do is to can be filled with peace and with and at Duke University in North make money, I'm leaving." She left, freedom and can protect human Carolina. She was senior associate went to New York with the three rights and can have a quality environ- director of admission at Rice for kids. Millard followed her up to ment and within which we can share two years before receiving her new New York; they rode around in a and the sharing is not a sacrifice.... appointment. taxicab. He fi- As director, Browning will over- nally said, "I'll see Rice's recruiting and admissions give away all my procedures and coordinate all admis- money if you sions decisions. Browning was se- won't leave me." lected from approximately 95 appli- He did. He gave cants from across the country. She away every cent replaces Ron Moss, who is now di- he had. Came rector of admission at Southern down about nine Methodist University. miles from Plains, Georgia, and began to Rice Receives $19.3 Million build homes for Grant to Help Clean Up poor people in Hazardous Waste need, and then he went to Zaire The Department of Defense has and spent three awarded Rice a $19.3 million grant to years and came help develop and test new technolo- back and orga- gies for cleaning up hazardous waste nized Habitat for at military facilities. Humanity. Rice will lead a six-school re- Just a simple search consortium made up of Rice, thing where vol- the University of Texas at Austin, unteers go out Lamar University, Stanford University, and work side by Louisiana State University and the side with the University of Waterloo in Ontario, poorest families Canada. The consortium will work in our country with environmental engineering and and now in al- consulting companies in testing and most 40 foreign evaluating cleanup technologies. nations. We build Rice professor C. Herb Ward will homes for those poor people, * * * direct the research effort. Ward working side by side with them. Within us individually there teaches environmental science and There's no charity involved. The should be a searching, a reaching, engineering and is the director of family has to put in at least 500 a grasping, or a quizzical attitude, a Rice's Energy and Environmental Sys- hours on its own house, one-fourth questioning of society, a questioning tems Institute (EESI). of 2,000 hours. And they have of ourselves....When I think about "The cleanup of hazardous waste to pay full price for the house. Norman Borlaug, and Millard Fuller, at Department of Defense facilities is a Zero interest. The Bible says and Bill Foege and many others like problem oftremendous scale and when you lend money to a poor them, I see that the limitations on technical complexity," Ward says. person, you don't charge interest.... my life should be removed and the "Development of new and improved This is one man, a lawyer, not a freedom that comes with a commit- technologies will require both basic preacher, not a very good carpen- ment to be free can give us a life full and applied research and the best in- ter, took advantage of his educa- ofjoy, peace and true success. That's tellectual efforts of the participating tion, his background, his opportu- what I wish for you. universities and consulting firms."
June /July '93 7 Portrait of an Artist
Art professor Karin Broker likes to 1980, when her reputation as an The only problem is that it takes 14 compare teaching to a physician's artist began to grow. hours to sand a nine-by-seven-foot work. Readers of the Houston Press panel. To diagnose what type of art her named her the best local artist of Broker feels the idea to create bi: students want to create, she some- 1992. This March, she was one of works of art grew out of her experi- times asks them to gather copies of six artists from a list of 187 to re- ence playing an organ in a Catholic art they favor and disfavor. "When ceive a Cultural Arts Council of church as a seventh grader. "All that you see enough of what they like and Houston Visual Artist Grant. time playing in a church totally cov- don't like, you start getting an idea of Broker's life as an artist will be fea- ered with imagery and patterns was what direction they could be going," tured in a 15-minute film produced a kind ofsubliminal message in my she says. by the Museum of Fine Arts that young brain that one sits in art," "Then I tell them to go with will be shown to students in the she says. that 'disease.' They need to recognize Houston Independent School Broker has used her art as a their disease and research it in order District. therapeutic process to resolve tense to correct their problems. I want In 1985 and 1987 she was moments in her life. Many of her them to get an individual type of atti- awarded two National Endowment works deal with the darker aspects tude and not what Broker wants." for the Arts grants in drawing, and of relationships between men and Long before her students reach in 1989 she received a Mellon Fel- women, the painful breakup oflovers, that stage, she tries to dispel the no- lowship. the reconciliation. One art critic tion that art is created through heav- Her art is bigger than life—at called her huge panels "diaries of spe- enly inspiration. She teaches that art least when conveying the great cific times in Broker's life." is research. themes in life. Her wall-size, black- In the nine-foot-high panel Broker, a consummate and-white drawings flood viewers Stilled Life (1988), a bowl offruit is draftsperson, says she teaches drawing with lush images of giant flowers superimposed on two childlike stick in an almost mathematical way. She's and fruits coupled with women figures moving stiffly in the back- emphatic about using the point sys- caught up in various emotional ground, suggesting the relationship tem to produce proportion and per- situations. has disintegrated. spective. "I want you to be inundated Broker also creates smaller "Students have to be able to with my drawings, almost as if works, including foot-high boxes draw what they see, and there's a you're in them," Broker says. "I'm made of personal objects, nails and method for that that is not so diffi- so tired of little pictures on the walls metal, that resemble miniature cult," she says. "You have to figure that can be moved around. My shrines. Some have embossed images out the foundation first, and then the drawings are not inconsequential. of human figures, hearts and animals art begins." You have to confront them." pinned on them. These "milagros" Connie Wells, a Brown College Broker uses large panels of represent central themes of petition- senior, readily admits that under sanded Formica for her drawings. ers' prayers in some forms of Broker's guidance her art has devel- According to Sewall Art Gallery di- Catholicism. oped "pretty magnificently." rector Stella Dobbins, Broker is the From 1983 to 1985, Broker's "She lays things right on the only artist to use such a technique. reputation was grounded mainly in line. There's no messing around," She tried using paper for her large printmaking. She left that medium Wells says. "She takes the mystery drawings, but paper is limited in size because she felt it was too confining away from art and helps you find a and tends to wilt in Houston's hu- to limit her creations to a certain size. way to express yourself" mid weather. Recently, she has returned to etching An accomplished printmaker and After many years of experi- and was guest artist/printmaker at artist, Broker has been teaching li- menting with different drawing sur- the San Francisco Art Institute. She thography, etching, basic drawing faces, she discovered that the lami- will be a guest printer at the Ander- and advanced drawing in the Depart- nated plastic product would work son Ranch art school in Colorado ment of Art and Art History since once the slick surface was sanded. this June.
8 Sallyport "I want you to be inundated with my drawings, almost as if you're in them," Broker says. "I'm so tired of little pictures on the walls that can be moved around. My drawings are not inconsequential. You have to confront them."
—Karin Broker
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June / July '93 9 Max Ernst: Journey to Surrealism In his profusely illustrated endnotes killed and another 20 million were wounded. Ernst once for Max Ernst: Dada and the Dawn of wrote that the war had killed him. Surrealism (The Menil Collection, Rather than react to the war with rage, which he 1993), Rice art history professor Will- said served no purpose, he and other artists of his gen- iam Camfield lays out the inspiration eration sought new formal means to deal with the ab- for Ernst's collages and paintings. surdities and horrors they witnessed. They wanted to These include realist paintings by cut through the old assumptions about what consti- Ernst's rigid father; early Dadaist pub- tuted beauty and truth. lications with their unconventional In the social and political chaos that arose after • images and sloganeering headlines; the war, Ernst became a leader of the Dadaists in Co- engravings from instruction books, logne. Dadaism created an international sensation with catalogs and magazines; medieval its theatrical antics and attacks on conventional artistic paintings with what retrospectively forms. Finally Dada was destroyed by its own creators, appear to be surrealist touches; a photograph ofthe who denounced it for becoming "a noisy but artful inmates of an insane asylum; drawings of alchemical form of entertainment" that did not achieve its ideal vessels; and a photograph of liberating people. of a World War I aviation Ernst was a pro- rc bomb—an elegant, finned lific and inventive vi egg that reminds one ofthe Dadaist, producing sl rocket ships in the old Flash assemblages offound Gordon movies. objects, photo col- ai From such disparate lages, paintings and ir materials the German-born drawings. In these cre- sl Ernst (1891-1976) created ations, Camfield dis- witty, mysterious and com- cerns subtle biographi- ii pelling juxtapositions of cal and religious ti machines and organic forms themes. After Dada, (71 that laid the foundation of Ernst continued the surrealism. quest for new art Camfield's exhibition forms, creating, tl catalog traces three major Camfield says, "a first ai movementsin Ernst's career, and potent model for S( from expressionism,through Surrealist art." the brief, quirky movement The essential fea- ft called Dada, to surrealism. tures of Ernst's work, a] In surveying the critical in- Camfield writes, were terpretations of Ernst's art, "the animation of in- Camfield is undogmatic,as- animate forms, the serting that "the work ulti- metamorphosis of mately does not yield to de- forms, the creation tailed interpretation." of illusionist but irra- Instead, Camfield pro- tional scenes evocative vides a rich biographical and of dreams and halluci- historical context in which nations, and the star- to understand and appreci- ding juxtaposition of ti ate Ernst's achievement. distant realities." 2 Ernst's father was a The Ernst exhibi- dedicated amateur painter tion opened at New who taught his son to paint Max Ernst, selfportrait, 1920 York's Museum of CI in the romantic tradition. Modern Art in March The son inevitably reacted and will be at the against his father's faith in realism. At the university he Menil Collection in Houston until August 29. From was steeped in contemporary philosophy and became Houston the show will travel to the Art Institute of well acquainted with Freud's theory ofthe unconscious. Chicago, where it will be from September 15 to His education was interrupted by service in the artillery November 30. in World War I, a war in which 10 million people were —Michael Berryhill
10 Sallyport The True Family of Women New Views on Southern Women The cover of Sororophobia: Differences Among Women in Literature and Culture (Oxford University Press, 1992), Southern Women: Histories and by Rice English professor Helena Michie, features a photo- Identities (University of Missouri graph of two girls in plaid skirts sitting on a bench. They Press, 1992) is an important con- appear to be identical twins, but they tribution to a long-neglected area are not quite identical. One seems al- ofstudy within the realms of both most to be a blurred reflection of the southern history and American other. women's history. This collection Like its cover, Sororophobia forces ofnine essays was edited by distin- the reader to look more closely at rela- guished scholars Virginia Bernhard tions among women,to see links and '59 (Ph.D., 1971), Betty Bran- divisions and to recognize ambiguities. don, Elizabeth Fox-Genovese and Theda Perdue. "Women have been stereotyped for Jacquelyn Dowd Hall's lead essay gives an overview a very long time as being catty, as not of the impediments to progress in the field of southern being supportive ofeach other and as women's history and calls for scholarship that "releases being isolated from each other," multiple voices" and avoids the "partial truths" of tradi- Michie says. Contemporary feminism countered that ste- tional history. Subsequent essays build on this theme, reotype by pronouncing all women sisters and advancing a examining the roles of southern women in different con- view of seamless solidarity. Michie feels both views are texts across four centuries of American history. skewed. The wide-ranging studies include an investigation of "We want to find a way of talking about differences the roles women played in Bacon's Rebellion, an attempt among women and taking them seriously without dismiss- to determine whether there actually were plantation ing that as cattiness or some other kind of psychologizing," slaves like the "Mammy" character in Gone With the she says. Wind, a profile of author Lillian Smith and a critical look In Sororophobia, she argues that the family of women, at "Rape and the Inner Lives of Southern Black like a true family, encompasses suspicion, jealousy and hos- Women." tility but can nonetheless serve as a source ofjoy, pride and Of particular local interest is "White-Gloved La- communion. dies' and 'New Women'in the Texas Woman Suffrage "Some of the darkest things in our culture happen Movement," by Elizabeth Hayes Turner '90 (Ph.D.), within the family....I think we can harness the energy of which details the origins ofsuffrage organizations in that conflict[among women] and not throw up our hands Galveston. Turner, who teaches at the University of and say coalitions are impossible. Coalitions depend on a Houston-Downtown, has been instrumental in bringing serious and successful acknowledgment of difference." the third Southern Conference on Women's History to Michie, who came to Rice after teaching at Brandeis Rice in June 1994. for six years, is a specialist in Victorian literature and culture The essays that make up Southern Women were and in feminist theory. originally presented as papers at the first meeting of this "Feminist theory interrogates a whole series of cultural conference in June 1988. and literary assumptions about gender and sexuality," —Kenneth H. Williams Michie explains. "Basically, a feminist theorist is interested not only in pointing out inequalities or inequities but in trying to look at the larger structure of how those inequi- ties fit together into a pattern, into cognitive and psycho- logical and historical patterns." Second Pitch for Michie's first book, The Flesh Made Word: Female Fig- Baseball Quotations ures and Women's Bodies, examined the representation of the female body in Victorian novels and culture and in David Nathan's Baseball Quota- 20th-century feminist poetry. c. tions: The Wisdom and Wisecracks "Ironically, I found that the representations of the fe- ofPlayers, Managers, Owners, male body in the Victorian novels, which are supposedly so Umpires, Announcers, Writers coy and shy about bodily representation, were in some and Fans on the Great American ways richer and more playful about the female body than Pastime(Ballantine Books, 1991) contemporary poems." is now available in paperback. It Michie is currently working with Naomi Cahn, a pro- was first published in 1991 by McFarland & Co.(see fessor at Georgetown Law Center, on a book about the Sallyport, August 1991, p. 17). contemporary culture of fertility and the cultural policing The book's 2,000-plus quotations from the world of the reproductive body. of baseball make an amusing read—well worth a trip to —Greta Paules the bookstore if you didn't catch it the first time around.
June / July '93 11 When reporters want to know what Texans are thinking, they turn to two Rice professors: sociologist Stephen Klineberg and political scientist Robert Stein. Newsworthies by David D. Medina
A day before 10,000 reporters descended on the As- Roth is working on a social issue story, the first person trodome to cover the 1992 Republican National Con- he calls is Klineberg. "He's very perceptive, particu- vention, a contingent ofsome of America's most pres- larly on very difficult-to-define social attitudes that are tigious journalists flocked to Rice University to hear not easy to quantify," says Roth. He has drawn on political science professor Robert Stein expound on Klineberg's expertise for stories on the homeless, gay his poll of Texas voters. rights, panhandling, poverty and city council regula- Reporters from the Washington Post, the Philadel- tions. phia Inquirer, the Dallas Morning News and the Fort Roth also praises the Rice professor for his ability Worth Star-Telegram, among others, eagerly partici- to talk to the media."When you're a reporter, you pated in a roundtable discussion led by Stein and need someone to articulate a complex idea in a few former Houston mayor Kathy Whitmire. sentences, and he can do it. Some academics can't Stein's poll, which showed Bill Clinton leading speak in news speak." George Bush by 17 percentage points in Texas, was Betty Ann Bowser, the Southwest regional corre- also featured in an hour-long PBS program called "A spondent for the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour,lauds Matter of Opinion." Stein for his straightforward manner in explaining A few days earlier, the New York Times had pub- complicated research. lished a story by Roberto Suro predicting that the "He's a rare academic who can make the leap be- prevalent pessimism in Houston would color the city's tween the world of academia and the real world and reception ofthe convention and influence the way lo- take all the data that he has accumulated and explain cal residents voted in the upcoming election. that to a television audience in terms they can digest How did Suro tap into the spirit of the city? and understand." He called the affable Stephen Klineberg, a Rice Both Stein and Klineberg became popular with sociologist who has been monitoring the city's atti- the media in the early 1980s. Stein did his first politi- tudes for more than a decade through an ongoing cal poll in Houston for KTRH radio with Wayne public opinion poll. Dolcefino, now an investigative reporter for Channel Suro quoted Klineberg's Houston Area Survey at 13,in 1980. A few years later, Stein started conduct- length, calling it perhaps the "most extensive tracking ing polls for the Houston Post and KHOU Channel 11 of any city's mood." News. 1 Stein and Klineberg are in constant demand by David Goldberg, executive news director for local, state and national media. At home and in the of- Channel 11, says he has used Stein as an analyst for fice, their phones are always ringing. It's either a re- the past nine years because Stein stays in touch with porter seeking information on the city's political and Houston's political environment. social trends or an organization asking them to speak "During all the previous campaigns, he has hit the at a function. Both men are personable and accessible nail right on the head," Goldberg says. and can deliver concise comments that carry weight. The poll Stein designed for the 1992 presidential Journalists love them. election was based on telephone interviews conducted Whenever Houston Chronicle reporter Bennett in July and August of that year. The surveyors con-
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14 Sallyport tacted a total of 1,400 registered voters to find out Because the Houston Area Survey covers such a how they were planning to cast their votes. wide range of issues, including the economy, the envi- In addition to conducting public opinion polls, ronment, minorities and "social agenda" issues such as Stein tracks voting results from Houston precincts to gay and lesbian rights and abortion, the findings have help the media project results on election night. He become a useful source of information for all types of says he is reluctant to make predictions because they organizations, from business and advocacy groups to can sway voter opinion. Besides, "anyone can predict a political parties. winner if you survey dose enough to the election," he says. Klineberg says the survey confirms that the coun- "I always felt that what was interesting and useful try is in the midst of profound social change, as evi- to the voting public was understanding why and how denced by the aging of the population and the trans- and what difference the election makes, particularly in formation of its ethnic composition, the restructuring terms of public policy." of the family, the switch from a resource- to a service- Stein also does nonpartisan research for school based economy, the rise of a truly global economy and boards and city councils on redistricting and other mu- growing concern with an endangered environment. nicipal projects. Last year he published his first book, He is writing a book based on his research that is Urban Alternatives, on how cities are organized to tentatively titled Making Sense ofOur Times: Social provide services. Change and Public Opinion in a Revolutionary Age.
lineberg started the Houston Area Survey in tein is a self-confessed fast-talking New K 1982 as a class project for his sociological S Yorker. "I can compress in 30 seconds what methodology course. The purpose of the survey was most people take about a minute to say," he claims. to find out how Houston-area residents were re- He was born in Spanish Harlem in 1950 and later sponding to mounting problems such as traffic, pol- moved with his family to Great Neck on Long Island. lution and crime during the rapid growth of the city. Growing up with politically active parents who "The boom was going like crazy," he says. "This supported Henry Wallace, the 1948 progressive presi- was the fastest growing big city in America. And it dential candidate, Stein developed an early interest in was a city that was world famous for having imposed politics. the least amount of control on development of any As a 10-year-old, he read everything he could on city in the Western world," he says. Abraham Lincoln. Stein was convinced that since his Telesurveys of Texas Inc., which was just starting hero belonged to the Republican party, he needed to as a private survey company, did the interviewing at support Richard Nixon for president in 1960. When cost with the help of the Rice students. When the he came home with a stack of Nixon's campaign lit- survey came out, the Houston Chronicle and the erature, his liberal parents were aghast. Houston Post published short articles on the results. "That's when I learned my first political lesson," The following year, the Houston Post agreed to he says. "My parents told me how political parties and underwrite the survey with the understanding that it their stripes could change." He quickly went to work would have first publication rights to the findings. It for John F. Kennedy's campaign as a "door knocker." was agreed that the newspaper would not interfere Later Stein collected money in front of grocery with the questions asked in the research. stores for farm workers in California and in the Missis- Ernie Williamson, executive editor of the Hous- sippi Delta. He spent his free time watching TV news ton Post, says he hasn't seen another city survey of and learned early on about the power of the press. At such scope that can foreshadow so well emerging po- 14, he campaigned for New York congressman Lester litical issues. Wolf, who rewarded the young political junkie with a "It has given our readers a better understanding free subscription to the Congressional Record. of what is going on," he says. "In the last presiden- As an adolescent, Stein witnessed some of the tial campaign, our survey was the first to pick up that transformative moments of American politics. He people were really concerned with the environment," heard Martin Luther King Jr., give his "I Have a Williamson says. Dream" speech in Washington, D.C. He listened to In the 12 years that the survey has been system- Malcolm X speak in front of the Apollo Theater in atically measuring the transformation of the city, the Harlem. On May Day 1966 he went to Union Square results have been "absolutely fascinating," says to hear left-wing political activist Dave Dellinger, folk Klineberg. singer Pete Seeger, socialist Norman Thomas and "The research provides an opportunity to watch feminist politician Bella Abzug denounce the Vietnam Houston-area residents coming to grips with pro- War. In 1968 he worked for liberal presidential candi- found and rapid transformations," he explains. date Eugene McCarthy in New Hampshire.
June / Jil '93 15 At Great Neck South Senior High School, Stein versity, was constantly sought after by different univer- divided his energy between politics and swimming. On sities to teach and consult. Otto Klineberg's research trips to away meets, the politically conservative swim debunking the theory of white racial superiority had coach and Stein would sit in the front of the bus de- contributed to the 1954 Supreme Court decision in bating politics. Brown v. Board ofEducation of Topeka, Kansas, which The summer Stein graduated from high school, ruled segregation in the schools unconstitutional. he went to Chicago to attend the tumultuous 1968 "My father was at the forefront of the change in Democratic National Convention. He also published a ethnic relations," Klineberg says. "He used the find- newspaper for the Blackstone Rangers, then a commu- ings ofsocial science to break through the barriers of nity organization helping poor African Americans, prejudice." now a notorious street gang. Klineberg's youth was also strongly influenced by He continued his work in journalism at Ohio his mother, Selma Gintzler Klineberg, a Quaker, who Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, where he ed- instilled in her son the belief that all people are equal ited the college newspaper and served internships with in dignity and that a part ofGod dwells in every person. the New York Post, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Staten Island Advance. He also met his future wife, lineberg attended Haverford College in Marty, who worked as features editor for the college K Pennsylvania, where he met his wife, Peggy,a paper. German major at neighboring Bryn Mawr College. After college, Stein went to the coal mines of West Thinking he would study medicine, he enrolled in cel- Virginia to work for Ralph Nader in an attempt to stop lular physiology and advanced biochemistry courses. strip mining. He became disillusioned with commu- Then he took his first philosophy class and was fasci- nity organizing after a leader for Miners for Democ- nated by the existential questions of life. racy was killed by another union leader. Just when he had decided on philosophy as a ma- "I began to realize that this kind of community jor, he discovered psychology. Once again he changed organizing wasn't getting us anywhere politically," he his mind. "This was exactly what I wanted to do. It says. "Electoral politics was the way to go." combined the questions of human existence and the Stein went on to study political science as a gradu- methods of scientific research," he says. ate student at the University of Wisconsin at Milwau- From that point on, social change and psychology kee. Political science was starting to emphasize survey became Klineberg's main academic interests. He com- research and quantitative behavioral analysis, two areas bined the fields at the University of Paris, where he that appealed to him. When not studying, he honed earned a master's degree in psychopathology, and at his polling skills by working for several political cam- Harvard University, where he received a Ph.D. in so- paigns, including those offormer congressman Les cial psychology in 1966. Aspin, now U.S. Secretary of Defense. His first full-time teaching position was at Prince- He received his Ph.D. in 1974 and came to Rice ton University. While there he took a year's research in 1979 after a brief teaching stint at the University of leave to study generational shifts in Tunisia. Back in Georgia in Athens and a fellowship in Washington, the 1960s, Klineberg says, ifyou were interested in social D.C. Stein says he chose Rice in part because he rel- change, you went to Third World countries because ishes the dynamics of big city politics. they alone were thought to be changing, to become like First World countries. ike Stein, Klineberg was born in New York Klineberg joined the Rice sociology department in City, but he spent his youth traveling to dif- 1972 and quickly became a favorite among students— ferent parts of the world. He attended first and second he has won six major teaching awards. He says his grade in Brazil, third grade in the United States, work with the news media is an extension of his teach- fourth grade in Switzerland, fifth through eighth back ing role, a chance to share with others the insights and in the States, ninth and tenth in France and eleventh knowledge ofsocial research. and twelfth at Scarsdale High School in Westchester George Rupp encouraged the idea that Rice's County, New York. reach should extend beyond the hedges and that the His extensive travels at such an early age gave him university should have a presence in the community, a taste of what he would confirm later in life. Klineberg says. "It made me feel very comfortable with the idea "Bob [Stein] and I are part of that," he explains. of an emerging global civilization," he says. "We try to show that Rice is willing to put some of its Klineberg traveled so much because his father, a talent, expertise and energy into things that are rel- prominent professor of psychology at Columbia Uni- evant to the wider community." ta
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—Bennett Roth, reporter for the Houston Chronicle
June / July '93 17 Take your piek. Computer espiimage? Black holes? Baseball? Whetio 114'11 you want to lwanch out into new fields Of knowledge or leaf through solly'd t breezy fiction, you'll find something ripe for the reading in Sallyporl ted summer reading list. So e asked Rice administrators and professors to ree4 lllll Hew'h ool 'me
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The book is an in- terpretive synthesis of scholarship over the past 20 years that covers events up to and including Tiananmem. It shares with Specialties: political sociology other recent books on China a rather negative per- and race relations. spective, one that emphasizes the authoritarian, re- pressive elements of the society, past and present. "There are half a dozen very Clearly Fairbank views China through the prism of interesting books in race rela- Tiananmem." tions and politics that have come out in the last few years For pleasure: "I like to read the essays by Dr. Rich- that are quite accessible to ard Seltzer. He's a lyrical writer who sees surgery as an general audiences. One is An- art form. His descriptions of a scalpel severing flesh drew Hacker's Two Nations: are genuinely poetic. The scalpel becomes a brush and Black and White, Separate, the body a canvas. He has a couple of books, includ- Hostile, Unequal(Charles ing Confessions ofa Knife(William Morrow & Co., Scribner's Sons, 1992), and 1987), Mortal Lessons: Notes on the Art ofSurgery another is Thomas and Mary Edsall's Chain Reaction: (Simon & Schuster, 1987) and Rituals ofSurgery The Impact ofRace, Rights, and Taxes on American (William Morrow & Co., 1987). Politics(WW. Norton & Co., 1991). Both books ex- "My greatest joy in leisure reading comes from amine the status of black-white relations in the United exploring the many fields of knowledge, especially States. science, covered in the New York Review ofBooks.I "Hacker's book is an attempt to assess the especially appreciate the essays by Dr. Oliver Sachs. progress, or lack thereof, that blacks have made since My first love was science, and I feel in a certain way An American Dilemma (Harper & Bros.), by Gunnar that I betrayed my destiny by defecting to the hu- Myrdal, came out in 1944(new ed., 1962). It's a manities. So I enjoy reading up on science. But the mixed picture, but the title implies that there are some only time I feel the freedom to read outside my field real problems out there. The Edsalls try to show how is when I'm in an airplane. I spend a lot of time in race problems from the '60s to the '90s have created the air." difficulties, in particular for the Democrats. You could almost argue that Clinton read the book and decided to run his campaign on the basis of the book. It's a good introduction to the role race has played in Specialty: contemporary poetry. American politics in the last 25 years." Also recommended by Davidson: Within Our "There is a wonderful book called Writing Reach: Breaking the Cycle ofDisadvantage (Doubleday, a Woman's Life by Carolyn Heilbrun Anchor Press, 1988) by Lisbeth B. Shorr; The End of (WW. Norton & Co., 1988). It's about Equality (Basic Books, 1992) by Mickey Kaus; and women writers and particularly how The Idea ofthe University: A Reexamination (Yale Uni- women writing autobiographies and biog- versity Press, 1992), by Jaroslav Pelikan. raphers of women have suppressed the truth of the female experience. It's about For pleasure: "Sandra Cisneros' Woman Hollering women trying to establish new ways to be Creek and Other Stories(Random House, 1991). in the world as writers, to write about Cisneros, who is Mexican American, grew up in Chi- their own experience in a way that's truth- cago and came to San Antonio several years ago and ful. fell in love with the city and state. She is a feminist "The book also shows how the patriarchal culture Chicana who writes with great enthusiasm and insight has determined the limits of women's lives and has about Mexican Americans in Texas. She's an extraordi- determined what stories women have told about their narily fine writer. I highly recommend her." 1 20 Sallyport Specialties: international who belong to U.S. minorities, for instance, any relations and conflict, fiction by Toni Morrison, especially Beloved(1987), United States national Jazz(1992) and Tar Baby(1981; all published by security policy and Alfred A. Knopf). Morrison's The Bluest Eye(Holt, computer simulation. Rinehart & Winston, 1970) is very moving, very disturbing. I also recommend Alice Walker's In "I recommend At the Search ofOur Mothers' Gardens(Harcourt Brace Highest Levels: The Inside Jovanovich, 1967) and Meridian (Harcourt Brace Story ofthe End ofthe Cold Jovanovich, 1976). Of Hispanic writers, I'd suggest War (Little, Brown & Co., Borderlands—La Frontera: The New Mestiza (Spin- 1993) by Michael sters/Aunt Lute Book Co., 1987) by Gloria Beschloss and Strobe AnzaldUa. Talbott. The two authors "These works illustrate in a very accessible way had direct access to the political leaders of the a lot ofinsights in the field of anthropology about United States and the Soviet Union during the the internal multiplicity of culture and how power Bush administration, so they talked to Baker, works and can harm everybody. It's not a whiny \ Yeltsin, Gorbachev, Bush. It provides a unique type ofliterature. It shows how we all lose when first-person account of what was going on in both people are damaged. governments and what was in the minds of deci- "Another book that is very famous is This sion-makers at the time. Bridge Called My Back (Kitchen Table: Women of "Another work I would recommend is Color Press, 1983) edited by Cherrie Moraga and Thucydides' History ofthe Peloponnesian War, Gloria Anzaldfia. It's a collection of essays by radical written in 400 B.C. (translation by Rex Warner, women of color. These are personal testimonies Penguin Books, 1954). Many international rela- from people who usually don't get a chance to write tions scholars even today work with ideas that or publish because they don't have time to write were first presented in Thucydides' History, which full-time or haven't been to college. is considered by many to be the first great work in "I'd also recommend Landscapefor a Good international relations." Woman:A Story of Two Lives(Rutgers University Press, 1987) by Carolyn Kay Steedman. My son For pleasure: "The Bill James Player Ratings Book and his friend were climbing all over me while I was (Macmillan, 1993). Bill James is the premier gen- reading it, but I was so absorbed I just kept reading. erator of baseball statistics, but he also has a real It's about a working-class mother and a daughter love and feel for the game. Reading his comments who became an academic. Women tend to relate to on the players is as entertaining as the statistics are this better than men, but the book also has a poi- informative. For instance, he writes the following gnant portrait of the father that shows how he was on Mark Carreon, Detroit Tigers outfielder:'Do destroyed by authority. you realize if Mike Butcher pitched to Mark "Our chair, George Marcus, and Michael Carreon you'd have a dead meat matchup? Fischer wrote a very popular and controversial an- Carreon, appropriately enough, is a butcher him- thropology book called Anthropology as Cultural self, a butcher in the outfield, but hits enough Critique: An Experimental Moment in the Human home runs to get by with it.'" Sciences(University of Chicago Press, 1986). It talks about current trends in anthropology, focusing on the necessity for us to repatriate our insights of other societies in order to examine critically our own. It is a good point of departure for self-exami- Specialties: transnational nation and cultural criticism." identity, historical discourses, commodi- For pleasure: "I read these for pleasure as well." 303,c,12,11°t. tization of Third World Antilop°WI art and violence and democracy in Latin profess°r America.
"I would immediately rec- ommend that any North American read writers
June / July '93 21 Specialties: early Christian history Books, 1988) by Steven Weinberg. It's also about the and literature, biblical hermeneu- origins of the universe, about the extremely early uni- tics and orally-literacy. verse and in particular about the big bang. The "first three minutes" refers to the first three minutes after "Two recent examples of outstand- the big bang." ing, pioneering books in religion are Lee H. Yearley's Mencius and For pleasure: "I have very little time to read for plea- Aquinas: Theories of Virtue and Con- sure. Right now I'm reading The Autobiography of ceptions ofCourage (State University Malcolm X(by Malcolm X, as told to Alex Haley, of New York Press, 1990) and Grove Press, 1965). I didn't read it in the '60s, but Stephen D. Moore's Literary it's an eye-opener even today. The other thing I'm Criticism and the Gospels: The Theo- reading for pleasure is a science fiction thing called 1 retical Challenge (Yale University The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Press, 1989). Adams(Harmony Books, 1979). It's pretty silly, but I "Yearley's book is a rare, almost unique example enjoyed it. It's not science. There's no physics. Clearly of a successful study in comparative philosophy of reli- the person who wrote it was not a physicist, because gion and ethics. The author compares the ethical all kinds of physical laws are violated in the book. But thought of the Confucian moral philosopher Mencius there is all kinds ofsocial commentary. The writer is (fourth century B.C.E.) with that ofthe medieval British, so much ofthe humor I probably missed, but Christian theologian St. Thomas Aquinas(1224? - it's still funny." 1274 C.E.). "Moore's book is the best introduction to cur- rent gospel studies, which is marked by a shift from a historical, theological to a literary, narratological Specialties: wetland trace reading." gas processes, biosphere/ atmosphere interactions For pleasure: "For pleasure I recommend Mary W. and biogeochemical Brown's Tongues ofFlame (Washington Square Press, cycles. 1986). Written in the tradition of Harper Lee and Eudora Welty, this collection ofshort stories narrates "There is a whole series of the lives ofsoutherners in the 1980s. I also suggest books by James Lovelock Elisabeth Young-Bruehl's Hannah Arendt: For Love of on the Gaia hypothesis. the World (Yale University Press, 1982). This is an ex- They're about a philosophi- ceptional biography of a prominent intellectual of the cal theory that the earth German emigre generation of World War II." should be treated like a liv- ing organism. It has certain feedback mechanisms that keep it in a stable equilibrium and keep it suitable for Specialty: experimental life. The arguments are impeccable, but the conclu- particle physics. sions are rather weird. Your inclination is not to be- lieve it, but the data is very strong. It's very popular "Two books come to mind. A among students. I'm not espousing the Gaia hypoth- 1 book that's very famous is A Brief esis, but it's interesting reading. [Lovelock's books History ofTime: From the Big Bang include The Ages ofGaia: A Biography ofOur Living to Black Holes(Bantam Books, Earth(W.W. Norton & Co., 1988) and Healing 1988) by Stephen Hawking, a Brit- Gaia: A New Prescription for the Living Planet ish physicist who is completely (Crown Publishing Co., 1991).] paralyzed. He can barely move or "Something a little more scientific is Ethology: The speak, and yet he's this brilliant Mechanisms and Evolution ofBehavior (W.W. Norton physicist who wrote this book & Co., 1982) by James Gould. It's also very good about the origins of the universe. reading for those who are interested in evolution. It It's very accessible. I see people reading it on explains in a very readable way what animals are really airplanes. doing when they appear to be doing something that "The second book is The First Three Minutes: A we interpret differently, like some ofthe crazy things Modern View ofthe Origin ofthe Universe(Basic the birds are doing out there now. The mating behav- ior of male grackles, for instance. It's fascinating, and it makes you believe it would be awful to be a grackle.
22 Sallyport 1 "Another interesting book is Consider a Spherical than anything I've read in a long time. Cow (University Science Books, 1988) by John "Another good one of Carlson's is The News of Harte. It's about environmental problem solving. It the World: Stories (W.W. Norton & Co., 1987)." gives a series of not-too-difficult mathematical solu- tions to ecological problems. For instance, the book gives a method for calculating lake pollution levels with a minimum amount of information. There's also Specialty: space plasma a method for determining radon levels in your base- physics (magnetospheric ment. There are several on population explosion and physics, aurorae, solar on pesticides." wind/magnetosphere/ ionosphere interac- For pleasure: "I read the same for pleasure." tions).
"A book that we use as a textbook is The New So- Specialties: chemistry lar System (Cambridge and molecular biology of University Press, 1981) proteins. edited by J. Kelly Beatty, Brian O'Leary and An- "Understanding DNA and drew Chaikin. It is a Gene Cloning: A Guidefor the good introduction to recent discoveries in the solar Curious(John Wiley & Sons, system. A good book to introduce the aurora, though 1984) by Karl Drlica covers the science needs to be updated, is Majestic Lights: the developments that have The Aurora in Science, History and the Arts(American occurred over the last two Geophysical Union, 1980) by Robert Eather. It cov- decades in our ability to ers man's understanding of the aurora over the years handle, manage and move and is the kind of book that would get people inter- around DNA pieces. It's the ested in the subject." only book I've found that is accessible to and directed toward people who don't For pleasure: "For pleasure I recommend The Eye of have any scientific background. the Elephant: Life and Death in an African Wilderness "I would also recommend some parts of Lewis (Houghton Mifflin, 1992) by Delia and Mark Thomas' The Lives ofa Cell: Notes ofa Biology Watcher Owens. It's about protecting the elephants in Africa (Bantam Books, 1975). It's an older work but really and is an interesting story for the human and the en- gives an enjoyable sense of what science is about." vironmental protection aspect. They have fascinating things happen to them. I also enjoyed the Owens' For pleasure: "Any of Tony Hillerman's novels. I other book, Cry ofthe Kalahari: Seven Years in recommend him highly if you like the Southwest. He Africa's Last Great Wilderness (Houghton Mifflin, is able to weave together the elements of mystery with 1985). But my leisure reading is limited. I do most of the ways and the culture ofthe Navajo. He makes you my recreational reading on airplanes on the way to feel that you're in the Southwest and that you're a meetings. On my last trip, I read The Cuckoo's Egg: part of that." [Flillerman's books include The Blessing Tracking a Spy Through the Maze ofComputer Espio- Way(1990), The Dark Wind(1990) and Talking God nage(Doubleday, 1989) by Clifford Stoll—a fascinat- (1991), all published by HarperCollins Publications.] ing true story ofespionage over computer networks."
"A book I would recommend to everyone for pleasure is a collection ofshort stories by Ron Carlson called Plan Bfor the Middle Class: Stories (W.W. Norton & Co., 1992). Some of it is very funny. It really gave me more pleasure
June / July '93 23 Specialty: violin. business world over the last 100 years. It covers the interaction ofthose three cultures and the creation of "What I would recommend is The such things as the Atomic Energy Commission, the New Grove Dictionary ofMusic National Science Foundation, the National Academy and Musicians(Macmillan, 1980) of Sciences and many other such institutions that affect edited by Stanley Sadie. That the science and technology policies in the country doesn't sound like something a today. lot of people would run out and "A second book is The Making ofthe Atomic Bomb get. It's a 20-volume thing, so (Simon & Schuster, 1986), a Pulitzer Prize-winning you probably wouldn't buy it for book by Richard Rhodes. This is a broad-ranging his- yourself. You'd have to go to the tory of the impact ofthe atomic bomb on our culture library. But it's fun because it and the history of the people who created it, and it's gives relatively capsulized infor- fascinating in every way. For instance, who first in- mation about anything you can think about. It's like vented the notion of the hydrogen bomb? The Japa- the Encyclopedia Britannica but for music. You can nese in 1942. We always assumed it was the Germans. have a lot offun just looking through it, not necessar- But in the end, the Americans were the only people ily looking for anything in particular. There may be who had the resources to develop it." names you've always heard, like Tchaikovsky, and it gives you in two or three pages very interesting infor- For pleasure: "I recommend David McCullough's mation about them. And it's readable. new biography, Truman (Simon & Schuster, 1992), "Another very amusing book is Lexicon ofMusical which is a great book. I also liked William Man- Invective: Critical Assaults on Composers since chester's biography of Churchill, The Last Lion: Win- Beethoven's Time(Coleman -Ross Co., 1953) by ston Spencer Churchill(Little, Brown & Co.), volumes Nicolas Slonimsky. It's very funny. You find out how one (1983) and two (1988). Volume three has yet all these great masterpieces, which we know are mas- to come out. All of Manchester's biographies are terpieces today, were called aberrations or worthless. wonderful. And composers such as Tchaikovsky were called com- "Colleen McCullough's books about Rome are posers without a future. also wonderful—The First Man in Rome(Avon Books, "And you find out how all these very famous 1991) and The Grass Crown (William Morrow & Co., composers got shot down and called infidels by each 1991). James Gleick's Genius: Richard Feynman and other and by critics. For instance, an entry in Modern Physics(Pantheon Books, 1992), about one of Tchaikovsky's diary says: 'I read over the music ofthat the world's greatest physicists, is also good." scoundrel Brahms. What a giftless bastard.'"
For pleasure: "I find Craig Lesley's Winterkill (Houghton Mifflin, 1984) a very beautiful novel. It's Specialties: stereotypes and about AmericanIndian life in the Northwest. I also stereotyping, discrimination, like David James Duncan's The River Why(Sierra Club person perception, history Books, 1983), also about the Northwest. Both of of psychology, psychology these novels are based on personal experiences and and law. real-life things." "I recommend The Roots of Evil: The Psychological and Cultural Origins ofGenocide Specialties: several complex (Cambridge University Press, variables, algebraic geometry, 1989) by Ervin Staub. The mathematical physics, compu- author explores the potential tational mathematics, math- of humans both for violence ematics education. (his examples include the Holocaust, Turkish genocide of Armenians, the genocide of the Khmer Rouge in "One book I'd recommend is Cambodia and mass killings in Argentina) and for al- The Physicists: The History ofa truistic resistance to such events. Scientific Community in Modern "I would also suggest Crime and Human Nature America(Harvard University (Simon & Schuster, 1985) by James Q. Wilson and Press, 1987) by Daniel Kevles. Richard J. Hermstein. This controversial treatment of It's a study of the interaction of the causes of crime emphasizes biological and genetic government, academia and the influences but also argues that crime should be under-
24 Sallyport stood as a form of choice behavior. In the process the "I recommend Charles authors review (not always sympathetically) various Handy's The Age of Unreason theories of crime and assess the evidence for proposed (Harvard Business School causes." Press, 1991). Handy de- scribes profound societal im- For pleasure: "Anything by Robertson Davies, a Ca- plications of advances in in- nadian novelist, playwright, essayist and professor. His formation technology that novels are witty and, like those of Dickens, are filled demand a new rationality. with outlandish characters that become believable and Great opportunities are psychologically instructive. His most famous books are present for those who can the Deptford Trilogy (Fifth Business, The Manticore and envision new businesses, World of Wonders, Viking Penguin, 1985). I would education and careers trans- also recommend What's Bred in the Bone(Viking Pen- formed through the effective guin, 1985), by Davies, as an insightful treatment of use ofinformation technology. questions of artistic integrity and reality. "Handy makes a strong case for bold imaginings, "I am inordinately fond of Anthony Powell's A for thinking the unlikely and doing the unreasonable. Dance to the Music of Time (Little, Brown & Co., By 'unreason' Handy means that the changes in infor- 1962-76), a collection of 12 novels that explores the mation technology are going to redefine the nature of lives of several English boys from their school years society, so that what seems reasonable in conventional after World War I through the 1960s. Widmerpool, thinking will become unreasonable, and what seems one ofthe boys, is one of the great, ifsometimes gro- unreasonable will become reasonable. I keep several tesque, creations of 20th-century fiction." copies of Handy's book to loan to friends and col- leagues."
For pleasure: "Most of my reading involves scientific and philosophical matters. As a book of general inter- "For a general book on en- est, I recently finished The Quincunx(Ballantine gineering and technology I Books, 1990), a marvelous Dickens-like novel almost recommend Thomas P. 800 pages long, by Charles Pallisar. It concerns the Hughes' American Genesis: adventures of a young boy who may be cheated out of A Century ofInvention and an inheritance to which he may or may not be entitled. Technological Enthusiasm, In describing the complex machinations that ensue, 1870-1970(Viking Penguin, Pallisar portrays the class and legal systems of early 1989). A sociologist of tech- 19th-century England." nology, Hughes writes about a tidal wave ofinventions that were created during the last century. There's a chap- Specialties: fiction and ter on problems and solu- screenplay writing. tions, in which he points out that choosing the right problem is sometimes half the battle. He's a good "As a father of two young writer and an excellent scholar." girls, I don't have much time to read. Most nights I fall For pleasure: "I like Thomas Flanagan's Year ofthe into bed early. But I did read French (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1979), about Ire- Philip Roth's new novel, op- land in 1798. For sheer escape, nothing beats the eration Shylock: A Confession Flashman novels by George Fraser."[The Flashman (Simon 8c Schuster, 1993), novels include Flashman and the Dragon(NAL/ in which Roth invents a Dutton, 1987), Flashman and the Mountain ofLight double of himself, creating (Alfred A. Knopf, 1991) and Flashman at Charge a comment on his whole (NAL/Dutton, 1986).] career. "As with everything else Philip writes, it's about Jews. Operation Shylock is a program to get the Jews to leave Israel and go back to Europe and give the Eu- ropeans a chance to conquer their anti-Semitism. He proposes a kind of AA for anti-Semites. It's got some of his funniest stuff in 20 years."
June / July '93 25 Crammed into a tiny submarine, oceanographer Rachel Haymon discovered a deep-sea eruption that sheds new light on how the ocean floor was formed. n the spring of 1991, oceanographer Rachel Because sunlight does not penetrate to such Haymon and two fellow travelers squeezed into the depths, photosynthesis cannot occur, and most of the I Volkswagon-sized crew compartment of a tiny sub- seabed supports only sparse life. But Haymon was marine named Alvin, sealed the hatch and dropped for headed for a spot on the deep-sea floor where bizarre two hours to the bottom of the sea, a mile and a half life forms thrive. She specializes in the study of under- below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. sea hot springs, places where circulating seawater During the descent, pilot Dudley Foster shut transports heat and chemicals from the planet's inte- down all nonessential electrical equipment to conserve rior into the oceans. the lead-acid batteries powering their sub. They would These warm water conditions nurture diverse ani- need every available watt to run the Alvin's exterior mal communities that include colonies of eyeless, gut- lights and video cameras, the temperature probes, ro- less tube worms—skinny white cylinders several feet botic arms and other equipment that Haymon, a 1976 long with bright red petallike lobes sprouting out the Rice graduate, needed to conduct her research. top. Clustered around the thermal vents, they re- Haymon, an associate professor in the Depart- semble red flower gardens. ment of Geological Sciences at the University of Cali- When the Alvin touched bottom, Haymon and fornia at Santa Barbara, has made a career of studying her colleague Karen Von Damm,an associate professor volcanic hot spots on the ocean floor. She is particu- in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University larly interested in the East Pacific Rise, 500 miles of New Hampshire, expected to begin work. But south-southwest of Acapulco, for the clues it might when the pilot flipped on the Alvin's outer viewing yield on how the ocean floor was formed. The East lights, the reassuring pings and whirs of the instru- Pacific Rise is part ofthe global midocean ridge ments drained into silence as the electrical power flick- (MOR),where volcanic eruptions fill the crack formed ered and died. Even the thrusters were dead. Only dim when tectonic plates move apart. emergency lights illuminated the crew. In almost 8,000 feet of water, the pressures are Haymon, chief scientist for the project, wondered powerful. A tiny leak in the spherical titanium hull of if they could safely continue the mission. The loss of the Alvin's crew cabin could blossom into a sharp power did not frighten her. The spherical crew cabin spray of saltwater that could sever an arm or a leg. of the Alvin is attached to a frame that can be jetti- Sudden exposure to the water pressure would pulver- soned in an emergency. Released from its frame, the ize a human, bones and all. buoyant sphere carrying the crew would rocket to the
left: A block smoker spews sooty water hot enough towels lend. Photos courtesy of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Photos of Rachel Hayman by Philip Charming. June / July '93 Pieces of scorched, shredded tube worms littere$ders lava, still moved, alive. Others looked as if they basalt and animals. Clumps of white bacteria s iithe scientists' vision.
Eyeless, gutless tube worms thrive in the darkness of the sleep- sea floor.
surface. But other dangers existed. If the power loss devastation, they frantically checked their navigation were caused by an electrical short, could a fire erupt? system. But the instruments reverified their position. The crew remained calm. The pilot quickly threw The Alvin was not lost. a switch restoring emergency power. The familiar It was then that Haymon realized what they were pings and whirs purred with the reassurance of seeing. smoothly operating machines. The computers slug- "We dove into the middle of an eruption," gishly booted up. The powerful beams of light swept Haymon explains. "The second I saw seared animals away a circle of darkness for 50 feet around the little covered with lava, we had the proof. In the two weeks sub. They decided to continue. of diving prior to this, we had seen a number of un- The pilot engaged the sub's small electric thrust- usual things that led us to suspect that the ridge was ers, shoving the Alvin down into a caldera, a trough volcanically active. It is one thing to say we think the 40 feet deep and 300 feet wide. It formed when lava ridge is erupting. It's different to have proof." that pooled on the seafloor drained away. There The crew spent hours photographing the site, Haymon expected to find colonies of tube worms which later came to be known as "Tube Worm Barbe- thriving around hot springs, as she had when she ex- cue." They took samples of the volcanic basalt and plored and extensively photographed the area 15 vacuumed up ashy sediment and bacteria with a device months earlier. called a "slurp gun." When Haymon returned to the But as the Alvin's lights played across the seafloor, surface and the mother ship, she was convinced that Haymon realized that something had happened. they had been witnessing a deep-sea eruption. Scien- Basaltic lava had flowed over the colonies. Pieces of tists had long known that such eruptions are common scorched, shredded tube worms littered the undersea on the midocean ridge, but no one had actually seen landscape. Some animals, encircled by lava, still an eruption of the deeply submerged MOR in moved, alive. Others looked as if they had exploded. progress. Ashy grey sediment thinly covered the basalt and ani- The discovery Haymon and her colleagues made mals. Clumps of white bacteria swirled in the water so in 1991 allowed scientists, for the first time, to observe thickly that they obscured the scientists' vision. what happens as new ocean floor is created by volcanic The terrain was so radically different from what eruption. they remembered that Haymon and Von Damm won- "We're on the threshold oflearning a lot more dered if they were lost. Drifting a few feet above the about how the midocean ridge works and how the
28 Sallyport ireA(lersea landscape. Some annuals, encircled by ey fhloded. Ashy grey sediment thinly covered the e water so thickly that they obscured the
Hayman at work on the Thomas Washington, a research vessel, in the fall of 1989.
ocean's crust is formed," says marine geologist Dan el's father explained to her how the age of the earth Fornari, who was co-chief scientist for the diving was revealed in layers of rock. She was an avid rock project. "We're looking at the initial stages of how the collector." ridge system reacts to an eruption. Understanding the After graduating from high school in Baton midocean ridge is fundamental to understanding how Rouge, Haymon attended Rice in 1971. But she dis- the ocean basins are formed." covered she was unclear about her goals and withdrew Scientists were also able to observe how fauna as- for a year. She returned to Rice in 1973 and calls the sociated with undersea hot springs is affected by an year she dropped out ofthe university "a struggle for eruption and how it quickly returns to the scorched self-definition." site like new growth following a forest fire. "I was the fourth child offive," says Haymon."I For Haymon,the discovery meant increased vis- saw myself as part of a patriarchal southern family, not ibility in the scientific community and a place on the as a well-defined individual. Though I was very inde- cutting edge of oceanography—a field that has in- pendent intellectually, I was not yet emotionally inde- trigued her since childhood. pendent." "Rachel became addicted to the ocean at a very During that year on her own, Haymon plugged young age," says Haymon's mother, Helen Haymon away at a variety ofjobs, from waiting tables to manag- of Baton Rouge. "She loved playing in the sand, run- ing a health spa. She even tried modeling for a while. ning in the wind. She was a true child of the sea. She "Modeling was something that interested her," didn't have any fear ofthe water. She just seemed to explains Susan Bielstein, an editor at Rice University relax and be at home in the water." Press and a longtime friend of Haymon's."But she Helen Haymon says her daughter loved the sea so got tired ofstanding under the hot lights. She got much that when she was not near the ocean, she modeling out of her system. She came back with a would read about it. much stronger attitude about herself." "She'd climb up in her tree house in the backyard Her resolve bolstered by memories oflow -wage and read books about the sea for hours." jobs, Haymon returned to Rice with a strengthened Helen Haymon also remembers how her daughter sense ofidentity and purpose. In her senior year, she developed an early interest in geology. became the first recipient of the W.A. Tarr award for "Some summers we would go West, go to the the outstanding senior in geology. She graduated with Grand Canyon and Royal Gorge," she recalls. "Bach- honors and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. After
June /July '93 29 For Haymon, many answers lie within the seaflAere to touch the ocean's bubble of life,
The 23-foot-long, 11-foot-high AI in can operate in depths down to 13,000feet.
graduation, Haymon was accepted to the Scripps Insti- ments and equipment operated by Woods Hole tution of Oceanography in San Diego, where she began Oceanographic Institute in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. work on her doctorate. Founded in 1930, Woods Hole is a private, nonprofit In the spring of 1977, she went on her first scien- research facility dedicated to the study of all aspects of tific mission at sea. On that excursion, she learned how marine science and to the education of marine scientists. to use some ofthe sophisticated tools of an oceanogra- It is the largest independent oceanographic research in- pher, including a deep-tow instrument package that stitution in the nation. carried cameras, sonar and other sensors. Deep-sea exploration instruments are typically By 1979,she was part of a consortium of research towed by ships and operated by remote. Packages such teams from the United States, France and Mexico as Argo and Medea/Jason were used to find and ex- studying the midocean ridge crest near the tip of Baja, plore the Titanic. Haymon and Fornari used Argo to California. On those dives, scientists on the Alvin cre- map the East Pacific Rise before diving there. But towed ated an international sensation when they discovered instruments have limitations. One problem is that they "black smokers," the hottest type of deep-sea vent lack depth perception, which makes gathering samples known, with temperatures reaching 750 degrees Fahr- difficult. enheit. Black smokers vent mineral-laden plumes of With the Alvin, scientists themselves can visit deep- sooty hot water from chimnevlike structures. The chim- sea sites, where they can collect samples with the sub's neys, which are formed from minerals associated with mechanical arms. But hitching a ride on the Alvin re- the hot springs, can grow up to 30 feet high. quires a long wait. Researchers must book dives two In 1982, she finished her doctoral dissertation on years in advance. the mineral deposits associated with black smokers. Alvin was built in 1958 by General Mills' mechani- Later that year she moved to Santa Barbara and joined cal division, the same division that maintains the ma- the research staff of the Marine Science Institute, where chinery used to manufacture breakfast cereal and other she studied mineral deposits in old seafloor rock now products. Its designers named it after a chipmunk in a on land in the Sultanate of Oman. In 1984 she married popular 1950s Christmas song. The Alvin is powered Ken Macdonald, a marine geophysicist, and in 1987 by lead-acid batteries similar to those used to start an she joined the faculty of the University of California at automobile. It is propelled by five hydraulic thrusters Santa Barbara. Macdonald also teaches at UCSB. and can lift 250 pounds with its two manipulating arms. In her research at UCSB, Haymon has used instru- The vessel is 23 feet long and 11 feet high. It car-
30 Sallyport ,aflAre mama from the planet's interior wells up
Haymon is on the faculty of the University of California at Santa Barbara.
ries a crew of three—a pilot and two researchers. Its dramatic explosions associated with land volcanos. Red- ;. original steel crew compartment was constructed in hot lava cools and hardens almost as soon as it touches Houston by the fabricating firm Hahn & Clay. The seawater. The cool lava forms a black crust over the mol- steel sphere was replaced with a stronger titanium ten rock and hides the dramatic lava flows so often seen sphere in 1973, enabling Alvin to operate in depths on land. down to 13,000 feet. Haymon speculates that the cooled lava crust During a launch, the sub is attached to a hoist and trapped seawater and hydrothermal fluid beneath it like a lowered into the water behind the mother ship, the tea kettle lid. Heated by rising lava, the trapped water 210-foot Atlantis II. The connection with the Atlantis boiled and produced steam that exploded through the II is then cut, and,.after a systems check, the Alvin be- cooled crust on the seafloor. The shards of basalt from gins its hours-long descent. that explosion may have shredded the tube worms, or Li The Alvin has stacked up an impressive record in the heated worms may have exploded like hotdogs over- deep-sea exploration. It recovered a U.S. hydrogen cooked in a microwave. bomb lost off the coast of Spain in the mid-1960s. It Haymon has more questions than answers concern- even visited the Titanic, two miles below the surface of ing the underwater eruption and the thermal forces the Atlantic. cracking through the crust on the East Pacific Rise. The The lack of light at the depths where the Alvin op- vents continually spew out a toxic metal-rich soup that erates presents a unique set of problems to researchers. would kill many life forms, yet tube worms and other A sunken ship is almost invisible in the darkness of the animals thrive in that water. Some of the vents send Gei- ocean floor. And even an undersea volcano is very hard ger counters into clicking fits, and yet worms and clams to find. Geologists have no problem locating eruptions bask in the radioactive heat. For Haymon, many answers on land, but in the deep-sea blackness, anything beyond lie within the seafloor, where magma from the planet's Alvin's 50-foot radius oflight may as well be in a differ- interior wells up to touch the ocean's bubble of life. ent world. An eruption could occur 100 feet away and To answer her questions, Haymon will return to the the Alvin crew would never see it. Haymon and Von alien world of the East Pacific Rise over the next few Damm's discovery of Tube Worm Barbecue was amaz- years. She says she became an oceanographer because of ingly lucky. "a great pull toward the unknown and a strong sense of Although violent eruptions do occur underwater, adventure." She has plunged into the unknown—a dark what Haymon saw was more like a lava ooze than the world of heat and saltwater. Her adventure continues.
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George Rupp has much to think about as he prepares to become the 18th president of Columbia University. He has already glimpsed the brighter spotlight in which he will live and work as leader of the oldest university in the country's largest city. He has been prominently featured in the New York Times—a paper he helped deliver as a boy—as well as in the Texas papers. During the past few months, Rupp has been jetting back and forth to New York to get to know his new—and in comparison to those at Rice— numerous colleagues. He is also preparing his last budget for Rice and anticipating several major events in his family. In mid-June, the Rupps' youngest daughter, Stephanie, will graduate from Dartmouth with a degree in environmental studies and anthropology. Their oldest daughter, Katherine, a second-year graduate student in anthropology at the Univer- sity of Chicago, will marry at the end of June. Still, Rupp manages to squeeze in a few moments for an interview. His desk is clean, as usual. He has the relevant memo for the meeting before him and a pencil ready. He is focused and prepared to explain how a professor of religion has been led from one demanding position to another at the highest levels of university administration.
by Michael Berryhill • photography by Tommy LaVergne
June / July '93 33 "I am one of the few confessed Calvinists students to Rice's 4,000, a full-time faculty of left," he says. "What Calvinism means, if we de- 2,300 compared with 470 at Rice and an operat- nude it of its stereotypes—or what it means in this ing budget of one billion dollars. context, anyway—is a conviction that institutions "Columbia is the mirror image of Rice," matter. Ideas may be says Rupp. "Rice is two-thirds undergraduates. important, certainly Of the roughly 20,000 students at Columbia, individuals are impor- two-thirds are in the graduate and professional tant, but institutions schools. That really does change the character of shape both individuals the institution." and ideas in a very The biggest change, he says, is that Colum- profound way. It's a bia has a large medical complex, and 40 percent mistake to underesti- of the operating budget is tied up in the health mate the extent to sciences. In addition, Rupp will oversee 15 which institutional schools, more than 70 research institutes and cen- patterns make a real ters and more than 10,000 employees. difference in people's Rupp replaces Michael Sovern, a 61-year- lives." old law professor and dean who led Columbia Rupp's convic- for 13 years. Sovern is credited with increasing tion that institutions Columbia's endowment by $1 billion. He re- matter has led him signed a year ago so he could spend more time from the vice chancel- with his wife, who has been battling cancer. lorship of an experi- Faculty criticism and struggles with budget mental college in Cali- deficits may also have been factors in Sovern's fornia to the deanship resignation. of the Harvard Divin- "I think Columbia, for a whole variety of ity School to the presi- reasons, some having to do with New York City, dency of Rice in 1985 has had a rough time in parts of the last 25 years," George Rupp speaks at the opening of Alice and now to the presi- Rupp says. "But the basic fiber and caliber of the Pratt Brown Hall in the fall of 1991. dency of Columbia. institution are still intact, and I'm really looking "I have a sense," forward to making it once again, without ques- says Rupp,"that the tion, one of the premier institutions. And I think thousands of bit deci- that's entirely doable, partly because of the vitality sions that someone of New York City, which is both Columbia's like the president of a university makes every day greatest asset and greatest liability." do have a cumulative effect, and it's worth making Moving to New York will be a homecoming them seriously and carefully because over the long of sorts for George Rupp. The child of German haul, it makes a difference whether they are made immigrants, Rupp grew up in northern New Jer- responsibly or indifferently or casually." sey, not far from New York City. He remembers Some of the results of Rupp's leadership can spending weekends in Manhattan at the 23d be readily measured. Two major buildings, one Street YMCA, where he and his family gathered for music and one for biosciences and bioengi- with other immigrant families who had come neering, opened in 1991. Six interdisciplinary re- through Ellis Island. search centers have been established, including His father, who ran a successful paint-manu- the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, facturing company, instilled the value of hard announced last winter. Rupp led a revision of the work in all three of his sons. Rupp began sharing core curriculum designed to increase students' his older brother's paper route when he was nine. grasp of fields outside their majors. His hand can By the time he was 14, he shared the manage- also be seen in the university's increased national ment of a five-town newspaper delivery service. recognition, in the doubling of research grants On Sundays he and his brothers got up at 3:30 in won by Rice, in the improved quality of graduate the morning to put together the sections of vari- students and in the tripling of undergraduate ous New York newspapers and loaded them on applicants. trucks for delivery to the boys who had individual Rupp is going to a university that is approxi- routes. Rupp worked through high school as a mately five times the size of Rice, with 20,000 grocery store stocker and checkout clerk and later
34 Sallyport President Rupp hands out diplonuts at his last 161 "Ideas may be important, certainly individuals are important, but institutions shape both individuals and ideas in a very profound way. It's a mistake to underestimate „the extent to which institutional patterns make a real difference in people's lives."
—George Rupp
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oll ke Rupp str c as a carpenter building houses. His father had told opportunity and a cost." him and his brothers that each needed to earn Ifshe had to cite one special moment during enough to cover at least a third of his college her stay at Rice, she says, it would be the opening expenses. of Alice Pratt Brown Hall in the fall of 1991. As a When Rupp enrolled at Princeton as an un- member of the Shepherd Society, she had been dergraduate, he had saved enough to pay his ex- involved in the complexities of the fund-raising penses for two years. By then he had realized and the heartache of that his father could have afforded his college cutting the building expenses, but the lesson had been learned. He down to budget. continued to work throughout his undergraduate "It was wonder- career. ful to see it all come "I think that kind of discipline and the rec- together," she says, ognition of the value of hard work in causes that I "seeing the people care about are pretty close to the core of what I who had been so gen- am about," Rupp says. erous with their money While George Rupp prepares for his new and time sitting in the responsibilities, his wife Nancy Rupp has been hall and listening to preparing for life in New York. Columbia's the talented students president's house at 116th Street and Morning- in their first concert. side Drive has been used for entertaining, but it Rice is making a con- has not been lived in for 13 years. (Sovern and his tribution to the wider wife and children had another home in New community with that York.) The house has been described as an elegant hall. I think it's a nice mansion by the New York Times. As a city resi- symbol of what the dence, of course, it lacks some of the dimensions university is all about." of life at O'Connor House—the trees and grass Nancy says she and spaciousness, the outdoor pool where one can will also miss the presi- float and gaze up at the overarching live oaks. dential parties before Nancy Rupp in the living room of O'Connor House. Seated in a study filled with books on com- home football games, parative religion and Buddhism, topics that figure parties that brought prominently in George Rupp's writings, Nancy out many supporters reflects on what the move will mean to her and of Rice. her family. A scroll bearing Japanese calligraphy The Rupps will attend at least one more hangs on one wall, a gift from Katherine, who football party at Rice. During Homecoming 1993, brought it back from the year she spent in Japan they will return to Houston to receive the Gold before graduating from Princeton. Katherine, Medal for Distinguished Service to the university. who was a senior in high school when her family George Rupp knows that life is going to moved to Houston, seems "pretty enchanted" be different at Columbia. A colleague told him with the idea of her parents' moving to New that there will be days in New York when he York, Nancy says. Stephanie, who loves the out- will miss this comfortable and supportive place. doors and has made three trips to Africa, thinks "I really will miss the quality of life," Rupp New York City is too urban for her. says, "the sense of interaction and the collabora- Nancy has fond memories of her time tive spirit that are treasures of this institution at Rice. and are quite different from many other institu- "I wish I had had more time to know the tions, certainly including a place as tough as students," she says, nodding toward nearby Columbia. Brown College, of which she has been an associ- "Part of me also enjoys the rough-and- ate. "The students are wonderful. They're not tumble that Columbia represents, and I look spoiled. They're not self-centered. They're kids forward to that. But I am sure there will be oc- you'd like to take home with you." casions in the middle of the rough-and-tumble She says she will miss her colleagues at St. of Columbia when I will think back to the ethos John's School, where she has worked as a librar- of collegiality and collaboration that is very ian. She may work in New York, but she's going strong at Rice. It is a very special place. Nancy to take her time and think about it. "There's an and I will always cherish our time here."
ficellke campus in 1989 with H. Malcolm Lovett, son of the university's first president. June / July '93 37 Rice Pays Tribute to Four Distinguished Alumni
Each year, the Association of Rice Alumni selects a small number of alumni whose professional or volunteer activities exemplify and advance the high standards and ideals of Rice University. This year's Distinguished Alumni are Melvin Perelman, Alan Chapman, Robert Cruikshank and William Broyles. They were honored at a reception at Cohen House the evening before commencement.
by Michele Pavarino
./1/1ellih, Chemist, vice president of Eli Lilly
At an age when most boys were whooping it up at the park, 10-year-old Melvin Perelman was concocting strange formulas with the home chemistry set his brother had given him. He quickly exhausted his supply ofsolutions and powders and moved on to a more sophisticated kit. "I was lucky not to have blown up the basement," Perelman says. Perelman's enthusiasm for chemistry has continued to grow. Today, as president of Lilly Research Laboratories, he oversees research in new antibiotics and anticancer agents and drugs to control such disorders as schizophrenia, epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease. Perelman grew up the youngest of three brothers in Omaha, Nebraska. He says his early interest in science was nurtured by the excellent math, physics and chemistry teachers he had in high school. In 1952 he received a B.S. in chemistry from Northwestern University. While preparing his senior honors project, he attended a series of seminars by Richard Turner, a visiting professor from Rice's chemistry department. Turner left Perelman with a strong impression ofthe intellectual caliber of Rice. Later, when he was accepted to several graduate schools, including Stanford, the opportunity to work with Turner drew him to Rice. Perelman has fond memories of the friendships he developed at Rice, par- ticularly with three fellow chemistry graduate students. One ofthe group, Flynt Kennedy, had a West Texas accent and teased Perelman for talking like a Yankee. Perelman received his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Rice in 1956 and spent the next year doing research at the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland. He joined Lilly full-time in 1957 and has been there ever since. Over the years he has occupied such positions as vice president of Lilly International, vice president of developmental research and services and president of Lilly International. He has visited 85 countries and spent six years abroad in the course of his work. Since 1986, Perelman has served as executive vice president of Eli Lilly and as president of Lilly Research Laboratories. This massive operation supports a staff of 5,000 technical employees and will spend $1 billion in research and development this year alone. Melvin Perelman has come a long way from his basement lab in Omaha. 7‹1.
38 S;i11‘[,1 -J116— ellafrnan' Mechanical engineer and award-winning teacher
When Alan Chapman got out of the Navy in 1946, the head of Rice's civil engineer- ing department, Lewis Ryon, suggested he try teaching for a while. Forty-seven years and six teaching awards later, Chapman says he's "still trying to decide if I want to continue." Chapman received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Rice in 1945. He spent a year on the USS Midway aircraft carrier in the Atlan-tic before joining the Rice faculty in 1946. It was uncommon in those days to hold advanced degrees in engineering,but Chapman wanted to continue his education. He used the summers during his first years ofteaching to pursue graduate studies at the University of Colorado,which awarded him a master's ofscience degree in 1949. In 1953 he received a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. Chapman's main research interests are heat transfer, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, energy conversion and thermal com- fort. He has published a large number oftechnical articles and is the author of Heat Transfer, now in its fourth international edition. In 1983, Chapman received the Rice Distinguished Engineering Alumnus award for his achievements in mechanical engineering. Many ofthese achievements have been in teaching. Chapman, who is the Harry S. Cameron Professor ofMechanical Engineering, ranks among the elite five-timers—Rice professors who have won the Brown Award for Superior Teaching five times. Chapman received the award in 1968,1976, 1979, 1987 and 1992.In 1984,he received the BroNN n Award for Excellence in Teaching, the highest teaching award given by Rice to a faculty member. In recognition of Chapman's accomplishments, Mr. and Mrs. G.M. Glasscock, Rice alumni, endowed the Alan J. Chapman Scholarship in Mechanical Engineering in 1990. The scholarship is awarded annually to the outstanding junior student in me- chanical engineering at Rice. Throughout his years at Rice, Chapman has been a committed administrator as well as an outstanding instructor and a successful researcher. He served as chair of the mechanical engineering department twice,from 1953 to 1963 and from 1964 to 1969. In 1969 he was appointed vice president for administration, and in 1975 he be- came dean ofthe George R. Brown School of Engineering, a position he held until 1980. He also served as president of the Southwest Athletic Conference from 1965 to 1967 and as president ofthe NCAA from 1973 to 1974. Today, he continues as an NCAA parliamentarian. "Alan is a multifaceted man,a true all-rounder," says Michael Carroll, current dean of the Brown School of Engineering. "He is a wonderful gentleman, scholar and teacher." In 1980 the South Texas Section of the American Society of Mechanical Engi- neers created the Alan J. Chapman Award "to honor an individual member who, through sustained endeavor and diligent service, has furthered the goals of ASME and of the profession ofengineering. It is not intended to be given annually but to be re- served for individuals whose service is truly exemplary." "This award typifies Alan," Carroll says. "It is reserved for very special people." rATT anith, Public accountant committed to public service
In 1982 the American Heart Association awarded Robert Cruikshank its highest honor, the Gold Heart. It is one of many honors Cruikshank, a public accountant, has received for his extensive public service to medicine and to the arts. Cruikshank serves on the boards ofseveral hospitals and medical associations, including M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Hermann Hospital, Texas Medical Center, the National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine and the American Heart Association. The Houston chapter ofthe AHA has established an award in CruikshanIc's name to recognize volunteers who demonstrate the kind ofcommitment he exemplifies. Cruikshank has also served on the boards of the Houston Ballet, the Houston Symphony and the Houston Grand Opera. He belongs to an increasingly rare breed of professional whose lifework far exceeds the boundaries of a career. Cruikshank was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, where his grandfa- ther owned a grocery store. He moved to De Quincy when his father be- came head of a bank there. When it came time to scout out colleges, Cruikshank and his father drove to Houston to interview at Rice. His father had attended Rice for two years in the 1920s, but his education was cut short when the family grocery store burned down and he left school to alleviate financial pres- sures. For the son, getting a Rice degree was partly a matter offinishing up family business. While an undergraduate, the younger Cruikshank helped support himself by working in the cafeteria. He took the job very seriously. "It was my charge that the students wouldn't get more than one bottle of milk per meal, because it was too expensive. If you caught stu- dents sneaking an extra bottle, they retaliated. They would sneak into your room and throw a pail of water on your head." Such late-night dousings did not dampen Cruikshank's feelings for Rice. "I remember how friendly and concerned all of my fellow students at Rice were. Everyone seemed to care about each other." Cruikshank graduated in 1951 with a B.A. in economics and account- ing and served four years as an officer in the Air Force. He began his ac- counting career at the local firm of Henslee & Hopson, which later be- came Deloitte & Touche, the nation's third-largest accounting firm. In the course of his career he has received two Distinguished Public Service Awards from the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants. Cruikshank retired from Deloitte & Touche in March 1993 after 42 years in public accounting. He continues to contribute his time and exper- tise to many of the foundations and advisory councils that have drawn his support over the years. -k
I" •all) ,11tort V/ Optyk& Magazine editor and television writer
William Broyles named his television production company "Paint Rock Pro- ductions" after the central Texas town where his great-grandfather settled and started a newspaper and where Indians painted on rocks as a means of telling stories. In some ways Broyles is a painter of rocks, though he uses modern me- diums, such as magazines, books and television, to tell his stories. As found- ing editor of Texas Monthly and cocreator ofthe ABC television series China Beach, Broyles would make his great-grandfather proud. Broyles spent his youth in Baytown, Texas, surrounded by books. His parents, William Broyles Sr. '48 and Elizabeth Bills Broyles '45, were "very young when I was young," says Broyles. "They were not only my parents, they were my friends." Broyles had the choice of attending Yale or Princeton, among other schools. He chose Rice. "At Rice I had to work hard for the first time in my life," he says. "Rice gave me a sense ofthe wider world and taught me the joy of creative thought." Broyles began his undergraduate career as a mathematics major but switched to history after failing Math 100. Looking back, he is thankful for the university's rigid standards. "If Rice had given me a gentlemanly passing grade," he says,"I never would have majored in history." Broyles graduated in 1966 and spent the following year at Oxford as a Marshall Scholar. He joined the Peace Corps when he returned to the States but only got as far as New Jersey. "While there, I got drafted from the Peace Corps to the war corps," Broyles explains. He served 12 months as a Marine lieutenant in Vietnam and was decorated for his service. After the Marines, Broyles became the founding editor of Texas Monthly. He has written for Esquire,the Atlantic Monthly, U.S. Newsand World Report, the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times. In 1982,he became editor-in- chief of Newsweek. Fifteen years after his combat tour, he went back to Vietnam to try to understand the meaning ofthe war. His account of his return to the battleground, Brothers in Arms:AJourney From War to Peace,was published by Alfred A. Knopfin 1986. Broyles' 1984 tour ofVietnam gave him ideas for working in a new medium, television. "TV is the most powerful medium ever invented," Broyles says. "It has a tremendous impact on shaping people's values." One of his ideas was developed into China Beach, the award-winning ABC television series about women in Viet- nam. Broyles wrote for the series and served as executive consultant. He later created and produced a second ABC series, Under Cover Broyles is working on four projects: a novel;a collection of short stories; a teleplay for a miniseries on John F. Kennedy's early life, to air on the 30th anniversary of Kennedy's assassination; and a screenplay for Ron Howard about Apollo 13. -7'‹
1 um' Jill% 111 11 University Blue Sings the Blues
Cursed with a perennial shortage student literary magazine, especially other way to meet increasing print- offunds, the staff of Rice's literary at Rice, where the humanities and ing costs. and visual arts magazine, University the arts are not as valued as at some Murry, a Sid Rich junior, says he Blue, resorted to advertising other schools." refused to cut the magazine's circula- to offset the printing costs of Wood shares Murry's concern tion, which is about 1,700. Produc- the 1993 issue. about the cost of producing Univer- tion costs have already been cut to The staff turned to adver- sity Blue, and she advocates adver- the bone. All layout and production tising because the blanket tax, tising. is done on campus by the magazine the primary source offunding The magazine receives about staff. Only photo reproductions and for the magazine, no longer $2,600 each year from a $1 blanket the actual printing of the magazine covers printing costs. tax on each student, but the maga- are handled by a printing company. "The blanket tax remains zine costs about $2 an issue to pro- The staff sought ads fixed. The number of from bookstores, art galler- students is more or less ies, framers and similar busi- fixed. And the cost of nesses. Ad sales brought in printing keeps going $300 in additional revenue. up," says Robert Raising money is not Murry, the editor for the only problem facing Elizabeth Marler's entry non 1993, succinctly sum- University Blue. The maga- the University Blue photo- ming up the mag- zine lacks the name recogni- graphy contest. azine's woes. tion associated with other Founded in 1984, student activities and publi- University Blue is pro- cations. duced annually by Rice stu- "What we do is special- dent volunteers from a broad ized," says Murry. "The range offields. typical Rice student sees the The magazine publishes University Blue only once a student works including year. We don't have the le- short stories, poetry, photog- gitimacy of other campus raphy and photographs of publications like the Rice other kinds of art. For the Thresher" 1993 issue, Rice students To create name recog- submitted 201 poems and nition for University Blue, about 35 pieces of prose and the marketing staff ofstu- other artwork. dent volunteers stages The student staff judges events that link the maga- all submissions to the maga- zine to the community it zine. To eliminate any hint of draws upon for material and favoritism,each submission is talent. assigned a number to conceal "We're sponsoring art Robert Murry served as editor for the 1993 University the artist's identity. Artwork Blue shows and readings of po- like weavings and sculptures etry and prose at the Cof- are chosen on the basis of feehouse," Murry explains. photographic reproductions. duce. In 1993,the magazine also re- "It's also gratifying that we bring "There is a lot of arguing," says ceived about $800 in grants from together some ofthe artists on Murry. "It's hard to get people to the departments of English and art campus." agree. Most ofthe submissions we and art history and from the schools Despite problems with money get are very good. We pick a sample of humanities and architecture. and name recognition, University of what is being produced. We want The magazine staff requested a Blue offers its staff a tangible sense of to represent a broad range of what 50-cent hike in the blanket tax from accomplishment. goes on at Rice." the student body, but students, al- "You spend so much time on "I was impressed last year," says ready reeling from the high cost of it," Murry says. "It's sort of mind Susan Wood,a professor of English education, balked at the increase. numbing. When it comes back from and the faculty sponsor for 1992 for Students defeated the tax request in the printer, it is very rewarding to the publication. "There is some the campuswide February blanket have the final product in your hand." pretty good student work in the tax vote. Without the additional 50- magazine. It's important to have a cent tax, the staff had to find an- —Philip Montgomery
42 Sallyport Rice Tennis Courts Greatness As the Rice men's and women's ten- ception of us is that we're on the nis teams climb in the rankings, the upswing." prospects for winning national and The men's team has also had conference championships continue its share ofchampions. Harold to improve, the tennis coaches say. Solomon '74 was an All-American Paul Blankenship, head coach of in 1971, as was Steve Campbell '92 women's tennis, and Larry Turville, in 1992. Solomon won the South- head coach of men's tennis, say that west Conference singles champi- the teams are now more competitive onship in 1971. Scott Melville with larger schools in the Southwest and Andrew Taylor '88 won the Conference. Southwest Conference doubles The coaches are aggressively re- championship in 1986. cruiting athletes who will succeed at Coaches know that Rice athletically and academically. teams with good reputations The NCAA has also limited the attract top players and that number of scholarships a school can overcoming a bad reputa- offer to male athletes. This means tion is not easy. As a new that big recruiting schools will have coach at Rice in 1979, fewer scholarships to offer in the fu- Turville had to overcome ture, which will increase the pool of the handicap of the team's athletes available to Rice. losing record—the men's Jackie Brown (above) and Pascal Hos (below ) Both teams are doing well. In Owls were at the bottom on court for the Owls. 1992, the women's tennis team of the conference. The placed third in the Southwest Con- turning point came in the ference and attained a fourth place mid-1980s when Turville ranking in the southwest region of recruited the bad boy of the NCAA. This is the team's best California tennis, Scott finish since 1983. For the fourth Melville. Melville was year in a row, the men's team is ranked 11th in the country. ranked 25th nationally in the He was a great player, but hc NCAA. had a bad temper. "We have done well overall," "He had such a bad repu- Blankenship says. "One of the things tation," Turville says, "nobody helping us more recently are the rule would recruit him. I knew that, changes that occurred in the NCAA. but I also knew he was a great The rule changes have helped us be- player." come more competitive." Melville provided the impetus "My goal of getting a team in Rice needed to start beating good the top 25 has been realized," teams. His playing attracted atten- Turville says. "We've done that the tion to Rice, which allowed Turville last four years. My goal now is to see to recruit better players. if we can push it another notch." Since Melville left Rice for USC, While Rice has yet to win Turville has maintained a strong team. NCAA championships as a team, it After struggling early in the season, the has produced many top players. Su- men's tennis team recently upset Texas san Rudd '84 and Wendy Wood '86 A&M,ranked 23d in the nation. Playing in won the national Association of In- the number one position, Juan Lavalle '94 beat tercollegiate Athletics for Women Texas A&M's Mark Weaver 7-6 in the deciding doubles championship in 1982. match of the third set. Wood also won the Southwest Con- Now,the coach's primary concern is guid- ference singles championship in ing his team to the next level—winning the Southwest 1984 and 1986. In 1986, Wood Conference or qualifying for the NCAA championships. teamed up with Lori Cronlc '88 to "That's going to be tough," Turville says. "You have to take the Southwest Conference have a very solid team. To be solid, we've got to have eight to doubles championship. ten players. We could also use another Scott Melville, but this "The future looks bright," time without the temper." Blankenship comments. "The per- —Philip Montgomery Baker Society Cochairs Share Love for Travel, A Fine Food and Rice Frank and Lynda Kelly, Rice gradu- to the School of Architecture, serv- he ates and longtime supporters of the ing on juries, teaching a graduate qui CAPTAIN JAMES ADDISON BAKER university, are cochairing the newly design studio and serving on the SOCIETY the //Mice Wfitinywit?, created Captain James Addison school's Advisory Council, on the Baker Society. dean search committee and on the Lal Between them, the Kellys hold board of the Rice Design Alliance. do, five Rice degrees. Frank received a In 1990, he was president of the ini New Society Recognizes Th Donors for Deferred Gifts BA.in 1963 and a B.Arch. in 1964. Houston Chapter of the MA and Lynda received a B.A. in 1963, an directed the AIA's Regional Urban The Captain James Addison Baker M.A. in 1970 and a Ph.D. in 1974, Design Assistance Team's study of mc otl Society has been established to rec- all in French. She was awarded the Houston. ognize donors for deferred gifts to Gardner Award for the best doc- A strong advocate of planning Rice. The society is named for the toral dissertation in the humanities. for Houston, Frank helped draft the Houston attorney who saved the As an undergraduate, Lynda the ordinance mandating planning yea university's founding endowment by served as vice president of the and zoning for the city. He was a gra wa exposing a fraudulent will. Baker French club Les Hiboux and of the member of the zoning strategies also chaired Rice's first board of French honor society Pi Delta Phi. committee, which drafted the zon- He trustees. In her sophomore year she was ing ordinance that will be consid- the Deferred gifts make up a major awarded an Alliance Francaise ered by voters in a referendum this Su portion of the private contributions Scholarship, which enabled her to fall. He currently serves on Mayor hit received by Rice each year. Such spend the following summer in Lanier's neighborhoods to stan- gifts may be made through a will, a Paris studying French and French dard committee, which seeks to bel trust, a life insurance policy or other culture. She and two scholarship improve Houston's inner-city arrangements. They are realized by recipients from other colleges trav- neighborhoods. cot the university at the time a donor's eled to France together, taking a Lynda shares her love of tin, estate is settled. boat from New York. French through teaching. She has The inauguration for the Baker "It was terribly exciting," taught at Southern Methodist Uni- rit) Society was held on April 25 at the Lynda recalls. "We saw the English versity, local community colleges the Conservatory and Gardens of Barn- coast, took a train through the and Rice's School of Continuing Arl mel Lane in Houston. Normandy countryside where the Studies, where she helped establish tio For information concerning roses and apple trees were in bloom, the French language program in Dc deferred gifts, contact Susie Stalcup, ate wonderful French food." the late 1970s. ate director of Planned Giving, Devel- Lynda returned to France, this Avid travelers, the Kellys re- opment Office, at (713) 527-4609. time with Frank, when she was in turn every year to Europe. They graduate school and he was between prefer to explore small areas in jobs. They stayed a year. great detail rather than tour great "We got over there and found expanses of territory. In 1981 they out what things cost and decided to led a Continuing Studies trip to buy a tent," Lynda says. In the win- the Dordogne and Lot valleys in ter they stayed with a French family southern France, where they fo- that they continue to visit. While cused on castles and on the bastide Lynda took courses at the Sor- towns established during the Hun- bonne, Frank traveled and studied dred Years' War. European architecture. Their expeditions abroad have Today, Frank is a principal in nurtured their appreciation for fine the Houston firm of PBK Archi- food. Lynda has taken courses in tects. His architectural practice has classic French cuisine at the Cor- included a diverse range of urban don Bleu and at the Ecole Ritz design projects and major commer- Escoffier in the Ritz Hotel. Frank Cu cial and public projects across the participates mainly as a gourmand. foi country. Frank led the planning and Frank and Lynda say that they dif design for the redevelopment of the are grateful to Rice for the quality of bn Prudential Center in Boston. The education they received, which they th first phase of construction will be feel has greatly enhanced their lives. of completed this fall. In 1984, Frank "We're terribly fond of Rice," shi was elected to the American Insti- Lynda says. "We want to help it no Frank and Lynda Kelly tute ofArchitects' College ofFellows. maintain its high educational qual- qu Frank has maintained close ties ity in any way we can."
44 Sallyport A Banner Alum being abandoned by businesses and residents when Banner arrived. When Knox Banner retired from urban planning in 1979 Under Banner's direction, Downtown Progress reversed he made a list of things he hoped to do with his newly ac- the trend ofdecay that was turning the capital into a ghost town. quired leisure time. He played a critical role in developing the METROrail subway "For years," he wrote,"I have been wanting to...go to system, restoring Ford's Theater, revitaliz- the Air and Space Museum again...; Spend a month on ing the Pennsylvania Avenue area,develop- Lake Balaton in Hungary and catch and eat fogris, washed ing the F Street Plaza as a precursor of down with Badacsonyi Sziirkebarat...; Find the crappie hole Streets for People, renovating the old Post in the Potomac between Fletcher's Boathouse and Office and constructing the Martin Luther Thompson's Boathouse and fish it and fish it and fish it...." King Jr., Library and the Washington Con- After spending more than four decades making life vention Center. more enjoyable for city dwellers in the nation's capital and Banner also helped establish and direct other cities, Banner deserved a few fishing trips. Jubilee Support Foundation, a subsidiary Banner was born in Fort Worth and came to Rice in ofthe Jubilee Ministries. Jubilee Ministries the early 1930s. He supported himself during his college is a nonprofit organization that works to years by working long hours as a biology lab assistant, as a improve the quality of life for low-income grader for the history department and, for three years, as a residents in the Adams-Morgan neighbor- waiter for the seniors' table. His exertions took their toll. hood of Washington, D.C. Banner was He developed a habit of napping in Latin class, much to especially instrumental in launching Jubilee's the chagrin of the professor. job and housing programs. "When the bell was about to ring," says his daughter "Jubilee gave him every award they Susan, "the professor would turn to the student next to had," Susan says,"and they wanted to give him another, so him and say,'Would you please wake Mr. Banner so the they made up a new one." bell won't startle him?'" Susan, who has been companion and assistant to her Banner still made top marks in Latin and in his other father since her stepmother died last year, says her father has courses. In 1935 he received a B.A. in liberal arts with dis- "a great love" for Rice. "It gave him some of the best tinction and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. memories of his life and prepared him for all the successes he After college, Banner worked for the U.S. Social Secu- has had," she says. rity Board, the U.S. Public Housing Administration and Banner has generously supported Rice throughout his the Housing and Redevelopment Authority in Little Rock, career and has made provisions for a bequest to the univer- Arkansas. In 1960 he became executive director of the Na- sity in his will. In his dedication to Rice he exemplifies the tional Capital Downtown Committee, better known as spirit of the Captain James Addison Baker Society and the Downtown Progress. This nonprofit corporation was cre- spirit of support that has helped make Rice what it is today. ated to revitalize downtown Washington between the By the way, he hasn't found the crappie hole in the White House and the Capitol—an area that was rapidly Potomac yet.
A Uniquely Quiet Gift
Stan Hsue, a Max Roy Special Four-Year I feel that there is a perceived malaise among young Scholarship recipient, spoke at the annual people today. We are unmotivated, misguided and lazy. Spring Scholarship Reception in the Rice Me- morial Center on March 24. Hsue is an English Douglas Coupland, in his novel Generation X, defines the and political science major and plans to attend term clique maintenance as "the need of one generation to Yale Law School. Excerpts from his speech see the generation following it as deficient so as to bolster follow. its own collective ego: Kids today do nothing. They're so apathetic...." I looked forward to seeing all of you I thank the people sitting here today for proving Mr. this afternoon, especially the stu- Coupland wrong,for showing us that they do have confi- dents, because I have always been dence in our futures and the willingness to invest in them. curious to see what a scholarship recipient looks like. Un- To the student recipients, I do not ask all of you automati- fortunately, in the course of everyday life, it is particularly cally to become donors yourselves nor to sit in these very difficult to identify a scholarship recipient. We don't bear seats in another thirty years—we all have our different aspira- bronze plaques upon our chests with inscriptions boasting tions and ways of achieving them. However, I do ask you to that part of our educations were funded by the generosity invest in your own way in future generations in order to of a certain individual. In fact, it is this quality ofscholar- show your appreciation for that which has been given to you.... ships that makes donors so special. There are no plaques, On this note, I wish to thank the donors again for no opening ceremonies, no brass bands. Their gift is a uniquely their remarkable generosity, for their staunch support of our quiet one that makes a profound difference to our lives.... educations....
June! July '93 45 SALL Y•FORT H
San Miguel de Allende, the artistic center of Mexico. The Spell of Mexico's San Miguel de Allende The hardest thing about visiting the Spanish colonial Miguel seems to have art galleries on almost every block. town of San Miguel de Allende is leaving it. Also abundant are shops selling everything from ce- The cobblestone streets, the bougainvillea cascading ramic dishes to fashionable clothes and wood carvings. over whitewashed houses, Shopping in San Miguel is a pleasure not only because of the elegant shops and galler- the variety ofindigenous crafts but also because many of ies cast a spell that's hard to the colonial houses, with their wide interior spaces and shake. fountains, have been converted into galleries and shops. Add to that a relaxed The best shops, cafes and restaurants are within walking atmosphere and a creative distance ofthe town square, known as eljardin (the gar- environment, and you den). know why 2,500 people Those joining the Rice tour will have a choice of from the United States staying at two hotels. La Puertecita Centro is a bed and make their home in this breakfast located minutes from el jardin. Guests can sun- picturesque town that the bathe and read in the courtyard or relax in the rooftop Mexican government has jacuzzi. declared a national monu- La Puertecita Boutique'otel is an eight-room luxury ment. hotel on a hillside away from the center of town. Origi- The Association of Rice nally a Mexican villa, the hotel is surrounded by gardens Alumni is offering Rice and patios and has a heated swimming pool. friends and alums a chance Travelers will arrive on Saturday, Sept. 4, at the Leon, to experience the charm of Guanajuato Airport and continue to the Boutique'otel San Miguel de Allende on for refreshments and orientation. The following morning an eight-day tour, from will be free. At noon, there will be a garden and house Sept. 4 to Sept. 11. If the tour featuring some of the more exclusive homes in the trip sells out, a second trip area. will be scheduled for the Monday through Friday, guests will set their own preceding week (Aug. 28 itineraries. Spanish language lessons and guided tours of to Sept. 4). the area will be available, and for those interested in golf San Miguel lies in a val- and tennis, there's a nearby country club. Visitors will ley in the southeastern want to make time to stroll through el jardin, where resi- part of Mexico, just north dents love to congregate, and to visit La Parroquia, a of the city of Queretaro. pink stone church across from the plaza. The town grew up around The best way to enjoy San Miguel and to meet the a mission founded in the friendly residents is by walking. Comfortable walking early 1500s by a Spanish shoes are a must to maneuver the steep inclines and Franciscan monk. cobblestone streets. In 1938, an art school In the evenings, visitors can choose from 80 restau- was established in San rants. Most serve Mexican and American food, and sev- Miguel, beginning the eral offer international dishes such as Italian pasta and transformation of this re- Spanish paella. Those who feel like dancing can check mote village into a center out the discotheques that play contemporary American of cultural activities. To- music. Also,some ofthe institutes occasionally present En- day, the Institut° Allende glish language plays. is the best-known art On Friday, Sept. 10, the group will gather at the school in Latin America. Boutique'otel for a Mexican fiesta dinner to bid farewell San Miguel is also home to the Bellas Artes school, the to the enchanting town ofSan Miguel. San Miguel Writing Center, the Academia Hispano- —David D. Medina Americana for Spanish instruction, the San Miguel Pho- tography Workshop and the Ignacio Ramirez Cultural For more information, contact: Center, where students can brush up on their painting or Rose Sundin take classes in sculpture, weaving, music and dance. Office of Alumni Affairs Creativity permeates the air ofSan Miguel. A U.S. Rice University tourist who had traveled extensively in Mexico once said P.O. Box 1892 that San Miguel was the most artistic town he had expe- Houston, TX 77251 rienced in the country. He wasn't exaggerating. San (713) 527-4633
June / July '93 47 Bonfire and SportsFest Highlight Homecoming 1993 Staying Involved With Rice 1 Homecoming 1993 (October 22- On Saturday afternoon, Rice Rice alumni can stay involved with 24) will blend traditional home- fans will rally 'round the gridiron to the university through a number of. c coming events with some new at- cheer on the Owls as they battle it ARA programs and campus organt tractions. The festivities will kick out with Rice's longtime rival, zations. A few ofthese opportunities off Friday afternoon with a Texas A&M. are highlighted below. For a comple SportsFest that will give alumni Reunions will be held Friday list of ways to stay involved, call the and students a chance to compete and Saturday and should be full of Alumni Office at (713) 527-4057. in touch football, lacrosse, soccer surprises as always. This year's re- and other sports. Later, Rice will union classes are: 1933, 1938, Friends of Fondren works to ex- rekindle an old tradition with a 1943, 1948, 1953, 1958, 1963, pand Fondren's holdings and to I bonfire and pep rally. 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983 and 1988. prove its facilities by increasing ri At the Annual Meeting and If you are a member of one of these awareness of the library's functions Convocation on Saturday, the Gold classes and have not heard from and needs. Call (713) 285-5157 fb Medal for Distinguished Service to your reunion committee, please additional information. the university will be awarded to contact Jennifer Harding at(713) George and Nancy Rupp. Later, 527-6094 for more information. Alumni Contact Service helps indi alums will share food, refreshments Many other events are planned, viduals interested in particular ca- and memories to the tune of live and the weekend promises to be lots reers or regions of the country m bands under the alumni tents or offun. So make plans now to come contact with alumni working or liv at the traditional Homecoming home to Rice for Homecoming '93. ing in those areas. The service is Luncheon. open to alumni and current stu- dents. Call the Rice Career ServiceS Center at (713) 527-4055 for add' tional information.
Friends of Sewall Art Gallery fosters support for the gallery by HOMECOMING 1993 sponsoring exhibitions and lectures by major artists and art critics and by adding to Rice's permanent art collection. Contact Jaye Locke at Homecoming Committee Chairs: (713) 527-6069 for additional in- formation. Georganna Barnes '65, chair Publicity Nancy Thornall Burch '61 Owl Club, the official booster club Alumni Picnic 1 of Rice University athletics, raises Kathleen Chaves Bellah '84 Registration funds for scholarships, improve- Linda Cherrington '72 Andrea Olsen Condon '83 ments in facilities and equipment and team travel. Call(713) 520- Archives Young Alumni Celebration 0733 for additional information. Joyce Winning Nagle '44 John Miner '88 Karen Hess Rogers '68 Katy Feibleman Miner '89 Admission Interviewing. If you would like to interview prospective Bonfire/SportsFest Rice students, call Anne Brice in tbc J.D. Bucky Allshouse '71 C Office of Admission at(713) 527- 4036. Chapel and Brunch Ann Pierce Arnett '65
Convocation/Luncheon Sally Ringer Ragan '54 Peggy Mauk Barnett '55
Golden "R" Coffee Harriet Calvin Latimer '56 Pat Crady Zumwalt'43
48 Sallyport CL ASSNO TES
Health Center at Arkansas .e 191 City, Kan., in late 1983. From the 1936 Classnotes: "Georgia Gordon is sur- th Dorothy Bahn Buck '63 vived by one daughter, one When [Edna Leah Jacobs Frosch '35] was at the RMC recently (Jones) sends the following son, one brother, six grand- o?t. obituary from the Ponca City, children and 11 great-grand- a funny thing happened with the man taking orders for senior rny Okla., newspaper: children. She was preceded rings. Edna Leah asked if he could sell a ring for someone who "Georgia Whitsette in death by her husband and letC Comfort Gordon '20 died numerous other relatives." graduated in 1935. When the ring arrived, he said,'Lady, I must Feb. 20, 1993, in Arkansas IC City, Kan., following a Helen Mims writes:"In Nov. ask you to sign this piece of paper.' On it was written: 'If 1(10 not lengthy illness. She was 94. 1990, three of us from the "Mrs. Gordon was born Class of'20 were back'home' satisfactorily complete the course requirements, I will give back Nov.24, 1898, in Dallas. She celebrating our 70th re- this ring.' Edna Leah signed the paper!" graduated from Dallas High union." Mims resides at School in 1916 as valedicto- 10680 Westbrae Parkway, Beulah Axelrad Yellen rian of her class. She entered #101, Houston, Texas Rice Institute in 1916 and 77031-2448. graduated 'with distinction' for with a bachelor's degree in biology. She spent a year in and energetic lady. We all Bob Blair writes: "I recently stitute of Certified Public postgraduate study at Johns 19311 remember her picking up Dr. had a call from George M. Accountants(AICPA). Hon- Hopkins U. Axiom, renowned English Illes requesting information orary membership is given to Class Recorder: "From 1920-22 she professor,every day and driv- about this fall's 60th class CPAs who have been mem- Lucille Davis Rulfs taught biology,chemistry and ing him to Rice "Institute"in reunion. George and Eleanor bers of the AICPA for 40 3304 Albans physics at Hillsboro, Texas, those days. now live in Santa Fe, N.M., years. The AICPA is the na- taV Houston, TX 77005 High School. On June 1, I would love to hearfrom he having retired from his tional professional association 1922, she married Harry any out-of-town alums. company business of many of CPAs with over 310,000 Class recorder Lucille Davis Gordon and moved with him Here are some more years in Dallas. His son is members in public practice, Rulfs writes: to Galveston, Texas, where "lost" classmates. Please let now carrying on the busi- industry, government and Well,I just became aware she taught biology and chem- me know if you have any in- ness. George and Eleanor education. that the report for the Class istry at Galveston High formation on any of them: have a home 'on the side ofa It is with a great deal of of'30 is now usually first on School. Charles Clifford Caswell, mountain,' from which they relief that I can report that the list for the Sallyport. I Beatrice Flam, Manuel have a great view of the sur- Charles Ladner is now re- the classes of '28, '29 miss Garza, Wilton E. Godfrey, rounding mountains,the sun- covering from a recent heart and so on. Of course this is Stowell Goding and Gladys set and the snow skiers. His attack. Under wife Christine 1993, so our group must be Goldstein. retirement hobby (one that Hall Ladner's loving care and at least 80+ years old, but he actually took up quite a watchful eye, we are hoping many are doing quite well. I few years ago) has to do with for Charles' complete recov- had nice telephone visits with restoration ofart objects,such ery. three of our classmates. 1!131 as oil paintings and pre- Sorry to report that my Marjorie Nicks Caroth- Columbian pottery figures. cousin, Maurice M. ers and Durell Carothers Class Recorder: They travel a lot. They have a Tinterow '37, formerly of enjoy each other's company Anne McCulloch daughter living in Houston Galveston, died in Witchita, and just being together. She 2348 Shakespeare and are looking forward to Kan., where he had practiced runs their home,cooks, does Houston, TX 77030 coming for the reunion ac- medicine for many years. some housework and reads a tivities on Oct. 21, 22, 23 I had a very interesting lot. They play gin rummy and Class recorder Anne and 24." conversation with Edna Leah watch TV. They also have a McCulloch writes: Jacobs Frosch '35. She has swimming pool. Durell gave Health problems have had her own travel agency for up hunting,his favorite sport. "In the 1920s and 1930s kept me from making my many years. After she sold it, He goes to his office, usually she and her husband, an em- Classnotes deadline for this 1T14 she went to work for a couple from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. He ployee of Standard Oil Co., issue. However, Dr. Cooley of other agencies and is now enjoys moved frequently, and she attending all the Rice says I am well on the way to Class Recorder: vice president ofPrime Travel. games and going to Kiwanis taught at Beaumont High recovery, so I anticipate a Elliott Flowers As such,she is very fortunate School from 1934 to 1936. Club and Civil War Round column in the next issue of 3330 Del Monte to handle some Rice alumni Table activities, among other Upon their move to Aruba, Sallyport. Houston, TX 77019 tours, thus giving her the things. Netherlands West Indies,she They share his five (713) 524-4404 opportunity to talk and meet taught part-time and began children and 15 grandchil- with Rice alumni. When she dren plus five her career as an artist. great-grand- was at the 11/vIC recently a children. "The Gordons retired in 1932 funny thing happened with 1957 and moved to Austin, Grace Felder Clatnpitte 1936 the man taking orders for se- is a widow. She and her hus- Class Recorder: Texas. At age 61, Gordon nior rings. Edna Leah asked if Chris Hoover Class Recorder: entered the U. of Texas to band had two sons. One lives he could sell a ring for some- in Houston and the other in 5318 Meadow Lake Lane Beulah Axelrad Yellen begin a formal study of art. one who graduated in 1935. Houston, TX 77056 9406 Cliffwood Drive She graduated with a BFA in Plano, Texas. She has two When the ring arrived, he grandchildren. Her family Houston, TX 77096 1963, concentrating on said,"Lady, I must ask you to (713) 723-7318 sculpture and oil painting. here are active in Eastern Star sign this piece of paper." On and Masonic lodges, where After graduation, she exhib- it was written: "If I do not ited her Grace enjoys playing bridge. 1933 Class recorder Beulah sculpture and paint- satisfactorily complete the ings throughout She reads a lot (Rice's influ- Axelrad Yellen writes: Texas. She Class Recorder: course requirements, I will and her husband ence?). Like all of us, Grace We are happy to report also trav- Willie Mae Chapman Cole give back this ring." eled worldwide has some health problems. that Gerald C.Branum, cer- and played 2414 Chimney Rock Edna Leah signed the bridge. Sara Frances Gieseke tified public accountant, was Houston, TX 77056 paper! "In 1979,they Boone is quite well after be- recently named an honorary moved to (713) 782-9509 Ponca City, Okla., and from ing mugged and robbed. She member of the American In- there to the Presbyterian has always been a dynamic
June /July '93 49 and had the thrill of seeing Jane Stockton Dunaway, first hummingbird. call ourselves the rainmak- "Prince Royal," a colt in Bill Rogde and Reginald We were pleased recently ers). The flies at Ayres Rock 1937 which he had an interest, win Young. Members ofthe com- to receive letters from Ruth are just awful. We had a boat the coveted Arc de Triomphe mittee unable to attend were. Hatcher Booker of Austin, ride to the Barrier Reef—very Class Recorder: race in Paris, France. Woody Alexander, Mary Frances Broadway Thomp- hot. Then on to New Mary Jane Hale Rommel Having lived on the fast Greenwood Anderson and son of Bandera and Rita Zealand, which is a beautiful 504 Fairway Drive—Riverhill track for so many years, John Margaret Turner Williams. Handly Bollinger of country. We tried to see the Kerrville, TX 78028 longed to return to Texas for Class members will be Westfield, N.J. Southern Cross one night. (512) 896-4310 a slower pace with leisurely receiving invitations to a lun- Ruth has missed her Between clouds and rain, we golf and retirement. He cheon to be held during swimming and bridge activi- finally did. They raise enor- Class recorder Mary Jane mous numbers of sheep and Hale Ronunel writes: lots ofdeer in fields with very I realize my column tall fences. We spent a night should be devoted to news of with a sheep farm family. They iur'37 classmates—but what From the 1938 Classnotes: have a large acreage and ro- are you going to do when tate flocks to keep the pas- you don't hear from your tures usable. It's rainy, so ev- classmates? Well, I hope it is "We got to Kotzebue (above the Arctic Circle) and erything is green. Our host at acceptable that I share inter- the farm has a business freez- esting notes about other Rice Nome. Always wondered what tundra and perma- ing lamb for shipment around alumni whom I have seen re- the world. They subject the ntly. frost were. They have to pump refrigerant under carcass to high voltage,which Out here in the Hill tenderizes the meat. Country where I live in the houses—otherwise the ground underneath melts "In Roturura there arc Kerrville, we are gradually geysers, smaller than the area being joined by other Rice and houses tilt or fold in the middle." in Yellowstone Park.The area folks who get together and has quite an odor of SO2. play "remember when" once Rita Christchurch is a lovely city. in a while. Some of us are Handly Bollinger Dunedin is very Scottish. The even close neighbors here at people in New Zealand have Riverhill Country Club, their own way of talking: a where the Joe Finger/Byron short E is long. Fred asked Nelson championship golf moved to San Antonio,where Homecoming week on ties due to recent eye surgery where to pay the lunch clerk— course is the star attraction. he met and married Nikki Thurs., Oct. 21, at the Rice but looks forward to short 'at the deesk.' Breakfast at Leonard Attwell'49 (M.S., eight years ago. They are a Memorial Center. Be sure to trips to see bluebonnets and `seeven.' Aussies do strange 1951 ),Malcolm Cummings charming addition to the mark your calendars and plan other wildflowers later this things with the vowel A. We '32, Jack Clemens '42, Ed Riverhill family. to attend. The committee has spring. came home from Auckland Letscher'40, Joe Finger'39 such a good time together Rita summarized inter- on Dec. 15. It's a /mill-light- and I have homes here. We that we are anxious for all to esting travel—three cross- 12 hours in the air. have recently welcomed John enjoy the fun of visiting with country trips in 1991,includ- "This year we will go to Hill '36 and his wife Nikki, classmates on our beautiful ing a trip to Alaska. Caltech in May. Fifty years who have built a home on campus. "We got to Kotzebue ago Fred got a degree in me- Highridge at Riverhill, a pic- Class Recorders: A few items were gleaned (above the Arctic Circle) and teorology there, courtesy of turesque new subdivision, Margaret and Henry Dunlap from committee members. Nome. Always wondered the U.S. Air Force. At the planned and developed by P.O. Box 79 Zelda has a new grandchild, what tundra and permafrost end of May we plan to go to Malcolm Cummings' son Wimberley, TX 78676 Emily Rose, who is number were. They have to pump re- Paris and to Germany. Maybe 12. The only class grandpar- frigerant under the houses— we can go to the Canadian After Rice, John spent Ortrud Lefevre Much ents I know that can beat this otherwise the ground under- Rockies in Aug.Then we will some time with an oil field 9014 Memorial Drive record are Sears and Mary neath melts and houses tilt or come to Houston for our supply company before join- Houston, TX 77024 Beth Peterson McGee,who fold in the middle. From 55th. And after Clinton's new ing the Navy, where he even- (713) 686-5983 have 15 grandchildren. Sears Skagway we took a helicopter tax program cuts in, we will tually reached the rank oflieu- is a retired Texas Supreme up to a glacier, got out and have to stay at home. Look tenant commander and Class recorders Margaret and Court Justice,and they live in walked around. Didn't like tbrward to seeing you in Oct." served on the cruiser Boise. Henry Dunlap write: Austin, Texas. Jim and Lucy that helicopter very much— Frances Broadway When the war was over With apologies to Nance are honoring theirold- the mountain passes were Thompson retired in 1985 and John was home again, a Ortrud for misspelling her est grandchild, Kathryn pretty narrow. We were there after 37 years of service as good friend asked him to play name in the Feb./March Nance,at the Houston Coun- in June, and it was positively teacher and librarian in the golf with him in Tulsa at 1993 issue, we thank her for try Club, celebrating her hot in Juneau-86°. We had Houston and Spring Branch Southern Hills Country Club. the following news: graduation from Lawrence- a beautiful four days on the school systems. Her husband, He said, "I checked into the On March 3 at Sammy's ville Prep School. Margaret Nieuw Amsterdam.In the fall Bill Thompson, retired in hotel in Tulsa one day and in the Rice Memorial Center, Strozier Lewis is enjoying of1991 we took a drive along 1986 after 45 years ofservice checked out seven years the following members ofthe baby-sitting for her first the Blue Ridge Parkway. with the Houston school sys- later!" A young woman friend class reunion committee met grandchild, a little boy "In 1992 we spent two tem,as teacher and principal. who was involved in radio for lunch and to plan our adopted by her son and his weeks in Scandinavia—very Frances writes:"We pur- was deep in research concern- 55th reunion: Katherine wife. Margaret lives at Pan- interesting. We saw Hans chased a small place (120 ing television and its future. Tsanoff Brown, Martha orama, near Conroe, so we Christian Andersen's home, acres) in Bandera Co. on the She interested John in the Lilliot Greenwood,George really appreciate the effort she also the homes of Gricg and Medina River,sold our home project and together— Hughes,Dorothy Williams makes to attend our meet- Ibsen. Taxes are confiscatory, in Bunker Hill Village and through a marriage merger— Jenett,Grace Griffith Jones, ings. and the cost ofliving is high. built a new one here. We are they built the first TV station Margaret Strozier Lewis, After several weeks in the In Sept. we visited Fred's small-time cattle ranchers, in Okla. Ortrud Much, Jim Nance, severe and often treacherous home state ofSouth Dakota, which keeps us active and The purchase of a TV Katherine Clarke Norbeck, Iowa winter season, class re- and the university,where Fred outdoors. I have dabbled in station in San Diego followed, Paul Pfeiffer,Zelda Keeper corders Henry and Marga- was honored. The middle of several volunteer activities and they moved to La Jolla, Rick, and Helen Saba ret Dunlap are back home Nov.,we took offfor a month since retiring(library, school, where they lived for 26 years. Worden. Deeply missed were enjoying the pleasures of a in Australia and New Zealand. senior citizens, Republicans) He became interested in rais- faithful committee members mild Hill Country springtime. Got rained on in Sydney, and have traveled within the ing and racing thoroughbreds no longer with us: Clyde Dill, Today we saw the season's Melbourne and Darwin (we U.S. and overseas( Egypt in
50 Sallyport 1989; People's Republic of Class recorders Bob and Remember, we do need Just talked to Lorena Gilson was employed by China in 1992), primarily on Evelyn Purcell write: your help to keep this col- Ramin Stealdey, who lives Humble Oil (Exxon) as a re- Elderhostel programs. With While our faithful re- umn current. So keep those in Houston and who holds finery process engineer,a gas our only grandson graduat- corder Dorothy Zapp letters coming. the record for the most great- programmer at Lockheed (at ing from the U. of Colo. this Forristall-Brown is gadding grandchildren. The 10th re- NASA-Houston) and as a Spring and our only grand- out and about, the Purcells cent arrival, in addition to six programmer analyst. He re- daughter marrying in June, have been "elected" to gather grandchildren and two tired in Dec. 1982. Both en- our travels are set for the the news of our class for this daughters, equals a record in joy traveling and retreating spring. issue. which to take pride. Lorena is to their home on Lake "We spend considerable Dorothy is judging looking forward to an April Livingston. time helping a cousin (Rubs' flower arranging for the Gar- trip to Seattle to see the tulips George A.Shoultz mar- Donihoo, who was regis- den Club ofAmerica in Little blooming. You may recall she ried Christine Martin and had trar at San Jacinto High be- Rock, San Antonio and Dal- has had a successffil career in two daughters, Marsha and fore World War ) maintain las. In between trips she con- real estate with Steakley Re- Karen. Christine lost a battle all the independence possible tinues to meet her classes at alty. In 1962, she was presi- with cancer and died in Oct. at age 90 in Kerrville,25 miles Lamar U. and is looking for- dent ofthe Conroe Board of 1983. George married away. ward to a trip to Canada. Realtors, and in 1978, she Rubella Keen in June 1989. "Some of our nicest ac- Would you agree that she was chosen realtor ofthe year George went to work for Shell tivities are arising and retir- shares with the late Helen by the Montgomery County Oil in July 1942,then served ing at whatever hour pleases Hayes the philosophy of life Board of Realtors. She is a four years in the Army Air us, watching the seasons that is "if you rest, you rust"? Rice Associate and has served Corps. In 1946, he returned change, hiking in the woods A recent letter from on numerous committees, to Bay City to start his own and by the river to sec what Herbert Jackson '41 tells us Don Greer (above), captain including that ofscholarship. business as a public accoun- new wonders of nature ap- that he and his wife Helen are ofthe Rice basketball team in Her latest interest has been in tant and operated a rough pear, enjoying the sight of deep into researching their 1939, writes to say that he custom designing decorative rice brokerage office. He re- deer and turkeys from our roots. He can trace his ances- retired from the YMCA in shirts and jackets for women tired in 1981 to enjoy travel- windows, and, to our con- tral line back to the revolu- 1978. In 1979 he joined Ac- and men. ing,cruising and golfing. He stant amazement,after a life- tionary war and has good rea- cent Mayflower Moving Co., Also taking pride in the served in the local Chamber time in Houston, seeing the son to believe he can claim where he is now employed. above record is E.Y.Steakley, of Commerce, as an elder in blue sky in the daytime and "Stonewall" Jackson as an In 1992, Greer, whose hob- residing in Conroe with his the Presbyterian church, as the heavens full of stars at ancestor. He also is volun- bies are golf and traveling, will: Georgie. E.Y. received chairman of the Port of Bay night. When we desire city teering in the physical therapy took a three-week sojourn up his B.S.in health and physical City Authority,and as gover- activities and services, San dept. at a Houston hospital. the Amazon River. education, which led to a ca- nor of Rotary Intl. 'District Antonio is an hour away." All this plus spending the Greer's address is 3156 reer in coaching for 17 years 589 and a Paul Harris Fel- If you enjoyed hearing month of Jan. at a condo on E.38 St.,Tulsa, Okla. 74105- and in school administration low. from Ruth, Rita, Frances and the beach at GulfShores, Ala., 3712. for 25 years. He played foot- William R. Standefer Ortnid, please send letters of leads us to believe that he, ball at Rice for four years and and his wife Ruby K. have a your own either to Margaret too, is a member of the "if was a member ofthe winning son,William Jr., and a daugh- and Henry or Ortrud. We you rest, you rust" club. Cotton Bowl football team. ter, Susan, and three grand- will be so pleased to pass your Maurine and Maurice IMO He ran track for four years, children. He was employed news on to our classmates. '41 Sullender have just re- serving as captain in 1939 of for 37 years with Amoco Oil turned from a visit with their Class Recorders: the winning track team. He in Texas City, San Mateo, daughter, who lives in Estes Julia Taylor Dill made us all"RICE PROUD" Chicago and St. Louis in en- Park, Cob. They report the 7715 Hornwood with his outstanding record gineering, maintenance and 1939 deer literally knock on the Houston, TX 77036 in athletics in the good old construction. He and Ruby door and that the view ofthe (713) 774-5208 days. He now enjoys staying traveled extensively in all 50 Class Recorder Coordina- mountains is breathtaking. in shape playing golf. states and in Canada, Mexico tor: Bob and 1 had a memo- Wanda Hoencke Spaw Annie Marie Joekel and Europe. A Caribbean Dorothy Zapp Forristall - rable experience in Jan. We 5614 Inwood Wallthall writes that last year Christmas cruise with all the Brown took advantage of a free B Houston, TX 77056 she and her husband enjoyed family was a recent adven- 1250 Oakcrest Circle and B (children live in D.(;.) (713)622-9845 a Smithsonian adventure tour ture. He now lives in Port Beaumont, TX 77706 to attend the inauguration. of Mongolia and Siberia. Bolivar, Texas. (409) 892-1048 Floy Rogde reports: Class recorders Julia Taylor They visited Inkutski and Charles F. Sullivan re- "Friends of Mary Jane Dill and Wanda Hoencke Lake Baikol via the Trans- ceived his B.A. in 1940 and Class Recorders: Quinby Fonda are looking Spaw write: Siberian Express, as well as his B.S. in 1941 in architec- Lee Blocker forward to her annual visit to John Treanor Smith the Gobi Desert, Magden in ture and married Adair 125 Sailfish Houston. Mary Jane and her and Margaret Bickley Smith East Siberia and the Gulag Reynaud '41. They had a Austin, TX 78734 husband Jim live in Bloom- '42 report recently celebrat- prisons. After this exciting son,William, and a daughter, field Hills, Mich. They cel- ing their 50th wedding anni- trip, they returned home to Sarah.Charles served as a cap- Bob and Evelyn (J unker) ebrated their 50th wedding versary at a special dinner with Laramie, Wyo., to help plan tain in the U.S. Army Air Purcell anniversary in Jan. Their sons their five children and their the celebrations for the 100th Force from 1942 to 1945. 5102 Valerie and their families were there families. Then in March they anniversary of St. Matthew's His career was with M.J, Bellaire, TX 77401 to celebrate with them. A trip went on a delightful clipper E.D. Cathedral, where Wil- Sulivan from 1945 to 1964 to Switzerland is on their ship cruise together through- son serves as senior warden. and with Goleman & Rolfe Sam and Frances (Flanagan) agenda for May." out the Virgin Islands. You We continue with a few from 1964 to 1988. As a part- Bethea A recent letter from may recall that after Rice John notes from our Anniversary ner with Harry Goleman since 309 Burnet Dr. Armin Wilson, who com- worked for Bell Telephone Book. 1988, he has designed many Baytown, TX 77520 municates in both prose and Labs from 1943 to 1946, at Billie Tom Rieger mar- noteworthy buildings. poetry, says that a course in Rice from 1946 to 1953 as a ried Gilson R. Smith. They We want to hear the lat- Marian Smedes Arthur poetry under George Will- professor of chemistry and had two daughters and two est from you. How about 5806 Glen Falls Lane iams '23 during his junior for Shell Development and grandchildren. She has en- sending us a card or a report Dallas, TX 75209 year "got me started down Shell Oil from 1953 to 1981. joyed quilting and needle- about your summer adven- the road to thinking beyond Since 1981 he has been a work and has been active in tures? Stay cool! Floy King Rogde chemistry. At least he didn't consultant. He and Margaret Eastern Star, the Daughters 7480 Beechnut #337 ruin my head with rules and also enjoy cross-country ski- of the Republic ofTexas, the Houston, TX 77074 the like." ing and hiking at their Cob. Colonial Dames of America mountain retreat. and numerous other groups.
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50 years of the Texas Parks and Wildlife magazine. Pat 41 says that this handsomely il- lustrated and brilliantly writ- Shirley Moskowitz and ten essay may have already From the 1943 Classnotes: Anne Minich, Philadelphia become a collector's item and artists, exhibited their work is of the same high quality as in the Pennsylvania Academy Johnny's "Goodbye to a "The great question for all of us in the Class of'43 was of the Fine Arts' Morris Gal- River." lery from Feb. 12 through Margo and I have just 'Will there be 'life' after Rice and after WWII?" March 28, 1993. The exhibit returned from a leisurely va- was entitled "Anne Minich/ cation trip to Calif., where we Ann Tuck Williams Shirley Moskowitz: Recent attended the Super Bowl in Work." The exhibit featured Pasadena and visited with sev- Moskowitz's whimsical de- eral of my father's close rela- pictions of events and places tives whom I had only re- she has observed firsthand, cently located. Also visited made up of collage, color with several relatives on my copies and mixed media mother's side of the family. monotypes of materials such As I have done considerable "After my husband Fred and I settled down here in sweet and delightful to read, as photographs, leather, fab- work on our family geneal- died in 1969, our three chil- Lakeway outside Austin in and I thank their authors. ric and sandpaper to create ogy over the years, these vis- dren and my support group the Highland Lakes. To keep The unexpected loss of activity and detail. Moskowitz its were most educational. We inspired me to get with it. I busy, bought rental units, Halora Adams Burleson in gave a gallery talk on Feb.26, visited cousins of my father went to UT at Austin (sorry, partnership in small business March was keenly felt by the 1993. and cousins of my mother people, but Rice offers no and also became associate dwindling ranks of Wroxton Moskowitz spends her living in Modesto that we degree in library science)and editor of local paper. Now House members and called winters in Philadelphia and had never met before. We received my MLS in 1974 in busier than I really want to up my own memories of life her summers in her Italian were surprised to learn that spectator pumps and a shirt- be, but the activity is really in the boardinghouse. She studio and draws from her while they had not known me waist dress,even stranger than enjoyable. Planning on buy- and I spent many hilarious own experiences to create her or my relationship to either tennis shoes then. In March ing in Sun City Austin, Del hours composing trivial chat- work. Moskowitz studied group,they knew each other. 1975,1 went back to work at Webb's community just ter for The Owl magazine, with Morris Davidson in New Small world! the UT Dental Branch Li- down the road from Lakeway, and there have been times York and at the Philadelphia Let me know what you brary,from which I retired in when it is completed in about during my stint as class re- College ofArt. She exhibited have been doing since the May 1991. Onward and up- two years. Very happy. Can't corder when I've invoked in a juried show at the Penn- reunion so I can pass it on in ward! Love to all of you. See imagine it's been 50 years Hal's creative spirit to lift me sylvania Academy ofthe Fine Classnotes. you in '93. since graduation. Time flies out of an intellectual pit. Arts in 1953 and has done 19 "My current claim to when you're having fun." Have I told you lately one-woman shows. Her work fame: I'm the only female, From Gerda Rosenstein that I wish you'd write? is in the permanent collec- Rice Class of '43, who at- Wolf in Dallas: tions of the Museo di Roma 1943 tended two Rice football in Rome, Italy, and at the games in 1992(and probably Free Library of Philadelphia, Class Recorder: of any other year) that were among others. Peggy Johnston Gibbons suspended and then contin- 629 Sandy Mountain Dr. ued to the bitter end. Rice vs. Laura Bellegie Sharp '80 Sunrise Beach, TX 78643 Duke—Rice lost; Rice vs. (Baker) writes:"My parents, (915) 388-6659 Navy—Rice won!" Nick Bellegie and Arlene From Morris("Eli") Sandel Granfors Bellegie '42, cel- Class recorder Peggy Johns- Jr. in Austin: ebrated their 50th wedding ton Gibbons writes: "Highlights: anniversary on Christmas Day Spring found Ruth "After various jobs in 1992. Legend has it that they Lentsch Goines visiting Is- chemical industry, got into met when Daddy was a rael for the second time in the economics writing/editing, gabble' in one of Mom's past several years. It was her which led into straight edit- classes." third trip to the Middle East. ing. End of editing career Here are the latest in our marked by leaving NASA in L to Joe Key, Carolyn Dessain, John Boles and series of class member pro- 1968 at age 47, where I was Elsa Jean Daniels files. Ann Tuck Williams in charge of publications for 1912 writes from Houston: the Technology Utilization "It's so nice to hear about On March 6,1993, members "The great question for Division. Married Sunny(sec- so many of my classmates. ofall eight current and former Class Recorder: all ofus in the Class of'43 was ond wife)and retired to travel. "I have lived in Dallas all Rice literary societies("Lin"), Oscar N. Hibler Jr. `Will there be 'life' after Rice "Traveled—mostly in along and spent my working including some charter men- 10306 Sugar Hill Drive and after VVIVII?' Fortu- Mexico, Central and South years as a chemist and later as hers of the Owen Wister Lit- Houston,TX 77042-1546 nately, the answer was for America at first. Had a 35- an independent scientific and erary Society,the oldest grouP (713) 782-4499 many ofus a resounding YES! foot cutter (sailboat) in the technical translator from Ger- (founded 69 years ago), at- The thanks for this go largely Caribbean. Cruised most of man and French. tended the second annual Lit Class recorder Oscar N. to the wonderful friends made the Grenadines, spearfishing "I lost my husband,John, Luncheon at the Cohen Hibler Jr., writes: and the splendid education daily for lobster, grouper, several years ago. My son House on campus. The Pat Nicholson is under- received at The Institute. snapper, etc. Lloyd got his master's degree group's president, Carolyn standably quite pleased with "I've had a great life thus "Just before the fall of in civil engineering from UT Dessain, sends the photo- the five-page "review" of his far, with so many ups (in- Grenada to the Communists, at Austin. He and his wife graph(above). Proceeds from latest book entitled William cluding a great husband and moved to Switzerland and Dawn live in Austin and have the luncheon benefited the Ward Watkin and the Rice three great children—one traveled around Europe. presented me with a grand- Fondren Library OWLS. Institute in the Dec./Jan. girl, two boys)and a few very "Moved to Orlando to son,Patrick, who is a year old endowed library fund and the 1992-93 issue of Sallyport. rotten downs, which, inci- be near market for trading and the apple of his two Shepherd School scholarship Pat's campus suitemate, dentally, I could not have orange juice futures. Got out grandmothers' eyes." fund.The photograph shows, John Graves, has written an overcome as easily without a of the stress of trading and So, as you can see, a 50- left to right, Joe Key, 87-page essay entitled "State great backup group acquired moved back to Texas. year profile needn't be OWLS.scholarship recipi- of Nature" commemorating at Rice. "Enough traveling.Sunny lengthy. These are short and ent and Shepherd School of
52 Sallyport Music voice student (tenor), Condon,who lives in Hous- who sang at the luncheon; ton, says he is really in three Carolyn Dessain, president, I147 classes: 1945,1948 and 1949. 1950 0.W.L.S. Alumnae; John He is a retired architect and a Boles '65 (Will Rice), Rice Class Recorder: great bridge player. He tele- Class Recorder: history professor and lun- Emily Butler Osborn phoned four nights on our Marty Gibson Roessler cheon speaker;and Elsa Jean 54 Lake Rd. annual fund drive and en- 9545 Ella Lee Lane Daniels '55, program chair- P.O. Box 537 joyed talking with our Maidel Apt. 30 woman of the Owen Wister Lake Jackson, TX 77566 Kittrell Cason,who is living Houston, TX 77063 Literary Society. in Newark, Del. Bill remem- (713) 782-4231 (home) bers Maidel very well and said (713) 432-0505, ext. 142 he has "close ties" to the (work) 110 Kittrell family, as Maidel's 1114 father owned the Texas Arti- Algernon III's grandfather Class recorder Marty Gibson Class Recorder: ficial Limb Co. here in Hous- Algernon was an officer from Roessler writes: Class Recorder: Elleanor Graham Tyng ton years ago. Michigan in the Civil War, The space under the Class Larry Hermes 3455 Overbrook Our Jackie Mabry Allen and,happy to say, he met and of 1950 has been empty and 2028 Albans Road Houston, TX 77027 and husband Raymond have married a southern belle and void of news too long. It's Houston, TX 77005 (713) 622-5241 four sons and five grandchil- stayed in Texas. Algernon and time to hear from everyone! (713) 529-2009 dren. Raymond was with Mary Lou started their Below is a snapshot,taken Class recorder Elleanor Gra- Milchem for many years, and Tylwyth Pony Farm many at the second annual Lit Lun- Class recorder Larry Hermes ham Tyng writes: Jackie had a ceramics shop years ago with one mare and cheon reunion on March 6, writes: Check your engagement for 12 years in Bellaire. They one gelding(something miss- 1993, of those in our class Our Golden Anniversary book or calendar! Make res- both retired so they could ing?). Now they have over 60 who attended. It was great Scholarship Fund Drive has ervations,you out-of-towners! travel together. Their most ponies—registered Welsh seeing everyone again, and raised $364,985 as ofthe end Our 45th reunion weekend exciting trip? They went to ponies—that are bigger than we are hoping that the lit ofFeb. Our goal is $440,000. and Homecoming will be Italy, Salerno and Paestrum, Shetlands but smaller than luncheon reunions will be- The fund was enriched by a Oct. 22,23 and 24! We plan for the dedication ofa monu- horses (above). They breed, come an annual affair. It seems very generous gift from the wild or mild gatherings for ment to the heroes of the raise, train and sell them in odd to attend a "lit" reunion, estate of Robert Treichler. each day. Details later. battles of the 36th Texas Di- East Bernard. Tylwyth (pro- but the literary societies as we I worked on the Tclefund I called always cheerful vision in World War II. They nounced Tilwith) means clan knew them are history. The drive in early Feb. and picked Tom Roach and got some visited all the main battle- or family in Welsh. They have college system replaced them. up a few notes for this col- news about him and four of grounds where the 36th run a summer camp since Nancy White Flagg and umn. Leo Conrads lives in his friends. Tom started his fought and where many mem- 1979. This small camp for 10 her husband Bob '49 have Houston and has retired after company in 1954 and served bers were buried. Raymond campers a week is for chil- four children and five grand- 38 years with Goodyear. as president for 28 years. He was in the artillery section of dren who are seriously inter- children. They have lived in Myrven Cron would like to sold the company to the 36th Div. and fought in ested in horsemanship. Fabu- the Houston area since their see us at the Mulberry House, Dcledyne in 1966 and con- the campaigns of North Af- lous story! Rice days. Those of us living his bed and breakfast place in tinued to manage it as presi- rica, Italy, the invasion of Our Jack Buckley and in the Houston area have cer- Chappell Hill, Texas. Dr. dent. Retired in 1989, southern France and then his wife Helen '44, live in tainly enjoyed Bob's radio Pascal Clarke is in Houston Tommy took up golf as a Germany. Houston and have four chil- shows with all the great gar- and works part-time as a psy- profession (of faith). He has In an interesting side dren and three grandchildren. dening tips as well as his col- chiatrist. Igor Broz resides three children and two grand- note, he took pictures of the He kindly sent a bio of the umns in the Houston Post, in New Jersey after a career children. Tom now is in- concentration camps that had last 45 years, which is simply where he serves as garden with Exxon in Aruba, Lon- volved with Phil Costa been liberated and has kept wonderful. Picking out just a editor. Nancy says they have don and Switzerland. His Jr.,'75 (Hanszen)in a medi- the pictures all these years. bit, Jack has been second in daughter lives in New cal waste disposal plant to be Recently, two German pro- command ofIA. Naman and Zealand, and he has been built in Eagle Lake. It will be fessors who are working to Associates, consulting engi- there to sec her three times. the biggest medical waste in- reconstruct some of this his- neers, since 1955, moving to Kenneth Fleming worked cinerator plant in Texas.Tom tory that has been lost have vice chairman of the board, for Amoco in Texas City and plays golf twice a week with asked for the pictures—so retiring Oct. 4, 1991. He is Findlay, Ohio, before retir- our Henry Peebles,who was they will be sent back to Ger- still enormously engaged in ing to live in Fairfield Glade, the president of Southern many for study when Jackie consulting,advising, witness- Tenn. Harry Gardiner re- Metals Co.—they built com- and Raymond get them ready. ing and arbitrating. He is tired from Texaco in 1982; mercial kitchens for places like Jackie's U.S.father was a stu- chairman ofthe City ofHous- he was manager of the buta- McDonald's. Henry sold the dent in France when he met ton General Appeals Board diene plant in Port Neches. company and retired to the and married Jackie's Norwe- and serves on the boards of Harry lives in Port Neches "greens." Leon Manry, gian mother. Jackie was born Goodwill Industries, Port and is busy with his own com- president ofMidland Produc- in France, and the family re- City Stockyard, Texas pany, Oily Boid Enterprises. tion Co., an oil operation, turned to the U.S. when Agribusiness and Katy Roy- Oliver Artell retired from moved to New Braunfels. His Jackie was three and a half alty Owners Assn. Jack and Celanese in 1982 but contin- wife Janie is a big game Jackie has spent a great deal Helen have traveled to Rus- ues to work as a consultant to hunter. They go once a year oftime at her mother's family sia, China, Australia, Ger- the company. He lives in to Africa, and Tinky carries a home tracing that branch of many, Spain, England and Dallas and has two children camera! Frank Shirodcy lives the family back to the 13th New Zealand. Thanks, Jack and six grandchildren. in Smithville—in fact, he was century. She said it's great and Helen! Top, L to R: Patsy Maher Thorn, Barbara the mayor of Smithville. fun to live in a family home in Roos Castille, Gloria Castello Sintpson, Pat Tommy says Frank is a farmer- Europe. Thanks for an excit- Arnsler Cruikshank. Mi,lille, L to R: Eugenia rancher there. ing story! Harris Howard, Marty Gibson Roessler. 1945 Dr. Eugene Winograd Algernon Badger and Bottom: Mary Ann Quinn Moore practiced medicine fora num- his wife Mary Lou have three Class Recorder: ber of years. He has become Tempe Attwell writes: "I girls and one son. Algernon Jack Joplin so interested in real estate— now live in Austin(as of1991) got his master's from Rice in been in touch with Patricia 5001 Woodway Drive, Ph 1 apartment complexes and of- and am interested in meeting '49 and his Ph.D. in '63 at (Penny) Penn Goss and Houston, TX 77056-1707 fice buildings in Houston and other alumni. I am a psy- Rice's 50th anniversary. That Frank Goss '49, who still (713)960-1582 (home) Fort Bend—that he has given chotherapist." was the first year Rice gave live in Fort Worth, as well as (713)498-6331 (office) up medicine. His company is Attwell may be reached Ph.D.s in electrical engineer- Jean and Sam Edquist, who the Judwin Companies. Bill at 2812 Glenview, Austin, ing. He is with Halliburton. are in Lake Jackson, Texas. Texas 78703.
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As for yours truly, there from various Texas locations there. He is executive pro- as well as traveling. Their chil- Helen and Van in 1992 to a Cl have been many adjustments other than the Houston area, ducer of the PBS-TV series di-en are all over the country, sailing trip on the northwest in my life since Dick passed including Elaine and Bill "Austin City Limits" and of but they're glad that one son coast ofSpain. Subsequently, away in Feb. 1992 after a very Johnson, Dallas; Jim the Nashville Network TV moved closer (to Houston) they took a very interesting fri long illness. Our three chil- Abernathy,Silsbee; Gail and series "The Texas Connec- with their two grandchildren. trip by car through Portugal. El dren have been most sup- Bill (Rusty) Rolston, Dal- tion." He is on the PBS board Alice Carmichael Roy- The Smiths keep their own wl portive,and, ofcourse, I have las; Virginia and Joe W.Key, executive committee and was alty and Max Royalty '58 sailboat in Fort Lauderdale Ja the five most beautiful grand- Magnolia; Faye and Dave recently elected to the Coun- came from their home in Lake and arc planning to sail to th children in the world. All our Willis, Richardson; Ann and try Music Assn. board of di- Jackson. Max told us that he Belize in spring 1993. Their Rice friends have been great, Kenneth Jones, Fort Worth; rectors. Bill told us, "I have is still enjoying practicing son Trey, his wife Caron and R!, and I suppose it made me and Loene and Bob Bowlin, fit realize the importance ofstay- Fort Worth. in ing in touch. Ban-y and Barbara For- So,please, we don't want ester Coleman traveled from El this space "vacant" again. I their home in El Paso, where te want my mailbox stuffed with they stay busy with their phar- IC your letters! macies,the school board and From the 1959 Classnotes: tr. their family. Son Russell tt: Coleman '82 (Lovett) and his wife Marty practice law in "Four years ago we took the trip of a lifetime—we 1953 Dallas and have a young son, Michael; Anne and her hus- started west and kept going west until we had gone ti: Bass and Julia Wallace,chair- band Mark live in Washing- h; persons for the Class of'53's ton; Doug Coleman '91 all around the world and were back home." fa 40th reunion over Home- (Lovett), an engineer, works Ii coming weekend, are asking in N.M.; Regan has started a Carol Nasbv Brown anyone interested in helping Boston-based corp.; Hugh with the Sat, evening gather- studies law at the U.of Tulsa. 111 ing on Oct. 23 or the Sun. Barbara and Bill Cain Si morning brunch on Oct. 24 came from Dallas, where Bill fi to please call them at (713) has recently joined Bank- 621-1088. Plan some vaca- America Business Credit and ir tion time now so you can is busy developing new busi- three children,fivc grandchil- dentistry but is thinking a lot their two children live in Dal- participate in everything from ness in the Southwest. dren and a chocolate Labra- about retirement. Alice is still las. Their son Scott and his the Thurs. evening Shepherd Daughter Betsy works in dor retriever—Hercules— very much involved with her wife Carol live in Waco,where School Symphony Orchestra Dallas and is completing her that I bought from Emil school library. Max added that Scott is an engineer tin Time 6 concert through our Sun. education at UT at Dallas. Tejml Jr. '58." she is implementing some Mfg. V event. Daughter Cathleen is mar- Berry and Gary Zumwalt innovative ideas to improve Pat Sheehan McGee and tl ried and lives in Colo. came from Dallas. Their students' reading skills and Don McGee '54 traveled Jill and Don Gee trav- daughter and her husband, appreciation. They both en- from Irving, svhere they have 1954 eled from their home in Michelle Zumwalt Pettit joy some not-too-serious ten- lived since 1966, when Don Anson. Don told us that he is '82 (Baker) and George H. nis and a little gardening. was transferred to an execu- r. happily married to his high Class Recorder: Pettit '82 (Lovett; Ph.D., Ann and Wayne Maddox tive position with his com- school sweetheart Jill and that 1990), Mary Anne Collins were also at Rice for traveled from Fort Worth. pany there. Now retired after he continues thoroughly to their P.O. Box 271 class reunion, bringing Wayne has been with the Fort 26 years with that company, enjoy practicing orthodon- Hunt, TX 78024 baby daughter Valerie with Worth division of General Don has several businesses of tics in his office in Abilene. them from Md. Daughter Dynamics for the past 34 his own.Pat has taught for 23 They both love spending time Janelle Zumwalt von years. During 15 ofthose ear- years at Greenhill School, a with their five children and Sternberg '87 (Baker) and lier years he was assigned to private prep school in Dallas. 1956 six grandchildren. Don also her husband Jerry von several Air Force bases for She teaches young children finds time for riding and Sternberg live in Bellaire. Son two- or three-year stints. music, folk dancing and Class Recorder: working with his horses as David Zumwalt'81 ( Baker) Those included periods of drama and appreciates the Maurine Bybee well as doing some fishing at fininded the communications residency in Little Rock,Ark.; freedom to write her own 3800 Chevy Chase their place on PK Lake. engineering firm CNet, with Portsmouth, Va.; New curriculum. Each Dec. she Houston, TX 77019 Linn and David Cardner offices in Plano. Gary told us Hampshire; Kokomo, Ind.; produces "The Nutcracker" (713) 622-3705 traveled from Orange, where that after retiring from Mobil, and concluded with a very in the campus theater with David continues his career he has done some consulting rewarding two and a halfyears 60 kindergartners. In May with DuPont as a technical work and also teaches a chem- in Brisbane, Australia. Ann they are back in the theater associate. Linn serves as ex- istry course at Dallas Baptist has taught elementary school again with a French folktalc 1957 ecutive director of United U. Betty continues to direct in Fort Worth for 15 years. drama. The McGees' son Way. Son Roland teaches the day school and young The Maddoxcs are pleased Mike and their daughter Class Recorder: eighth grade science and is children's choir at their that all three of their sons, Carolyn both finished prep Dixie Leggett working on a master's in church, Kessler Park United and their wives, have com- school and college, are each 13411 Kingsride school administration at U. Methodist. pleted their university educa- happily married and live Houston, TX 77019 of H.Son John is working on Mel and Ann Lasser tions and are employed. They nearby. Pat and Don feel - I 3)468-5929 a master's in computer sci- Pomerantz came from San greatly enjoy their grand- blessed with a total of five ence at Lamar U. in Orange, Antonio. Ann told us that daughter and grandson. grandchildren; and yes, Pat Class recorder Dixie Leggett where he is also employed,in since leaving Rice, she has Helen Lehmann Smith says, there is a redhead in the writes: charge ofcomputer and tele- spent most ofthose years rais- and Van Smith '55 came bunch! phone systems. Son Bill Reported in the last col- is ing four kids and a dog named from their home in Waco. near graduation from umn were people who trav- Stephen Zcba. In 1976 she returned Although retired, Van is still F. Austin. The Cardners have eled from out of state to at- to school to get her teaching on the board of directors of two granddaughters tend our 35-year and one certification in English and Time Mfg.and Calavar Corp. 1958 class grandson. reunion. communication arts for sec- The companies' managing Bill Arhos Class Recorder: There are a number of came from ondary schools. She and Mel director from Ireland treated Austin, where he is president Phyllis Walton other classmates who came enjoy working with several and general manager of cultural and charitable groups 4233 Harpers Ferry Road KLRU-TV, the PBS station Birmingham, AL 35213 (205) 870-0332
Sallyport a Class recorder Phyllis live in San Diego, San Fran- 1990, Dick has been a :st Walton writes: cisco, Phoenix, Denver and hydrogeologist with the ly, It was so good to hear 1959 Atlanta—wonderful places to 1962 Texas Water Commission. sg from Eleanor Mengden visit, and we're always assured Milton Charles Trichel al. Ebanks and Jim Ebanks, Class Recorder: of a warm welcome and a Class Recorder: II(Wiess) is a research scien- who have been transferred to Tommie Lu Maulsby place to eat when we visit. Eleanor Powers Beebe tist with the Environmental le Jakarta, Indonesia,for about 2256 Shakespeare We enjoy very much the 2908 Ella Lee Lane Research Institute of Michi- to three years. Jim is a develop- Houston, TX 77030 freedom to travel and do so as Houston, TX 77019 gan in Arlington, Va. He lists jr ment geologist in charge of (713)667-5384 often as possible. Four years his primary interests as re- id geological input to a big gas ago we took the trip of a Class recorder Eleanor Pow- mote sensing, global change field being drilled and put Class recorder Tommie Lu lifetime—we started west and ers Beebe writes: and related policy legislation. into production by ARCO Maulsby sends the follow- kept going west until we had David Edwards( Hans- Samuel B. Trickey north of the island of Bali. ing: gone all around the world zen) is working for the Dept. (Hanszen) is a professor of Eleanor reports that the in- Carol Nasby Brown and were back home. What a of Human Services, City of physics and chemistry at the teresting educational, chal- writes: "My husband and I thrill! One of the highlights Philadelphia. The agency U. of Florida as well as the lenging and sometimes frus- were spending a month in of the trip was a stop in funds over 200 community- executive director of infor- trating experiences adapting Zurich,Switzerland, and had Bangkok, where a cousin of based grassroots organiza- mation technologies and ser- to such a different culture the good fortune to be there mine lives(he is a CBS corre- tions. vices there. will have to be told at a later while their annual festival of spondent), and a personal Larry Moore (Baker) John F. Vesecky( Hans- date, and she promises to do high school bands was going tour of the area." will finish a term as chairman zen) is a professor of atmo- so. Leaving behind six beau- on. The concerts were in an Gene Antill writes: "I of the Dept. of History at spheric, oceanic and space tiful grandchildren was the old square next to the am finishing my 21st year as a Cornell U. He is the author science at the U. of Michi- hardest part of moving from Fraumunster church,and the marketing education instruc- ofa book,Sell* God:Ameri- gan. John is also assoc. chair- family and friends, for these setting was lovely. We at- tor at HISD's Contemporary can Religion in the Market- man for research and direc- little ones will be so "grown tended the concerts of these Learning Center (old place of Culture (Oxford U. tor of the Space Physics up" when they return. outstanding bands from all Johnston Jr. High). lam also Press), which will appear in Research Laboratory. He Eleanor did not give us their over Europe every afternoon comanager of the food con- 1994. He and wifr Lauris particularly enjoys training new address, so maybe she'll and evening for a week. cession at Autry House at McKee live in Lancaster, undergraduate and gradu- write again soon ifit is needed Toward the end of the 6265 Main. Along with two Penn., where Lauris teaches ate students in electrical en- for y'all to reach them. week the featured band was great partners, we are serving anthropology at Franklin and gineering and research in Paul Montjoy is living from a little town in Sweden, a real good noonday meal. Marshall College. ocean remote sensing. in beautiful Diamond Head, and its members were mar- Autry is open to the public, Florence (Flo) Fisher Ronny Wells (Wiess), Miss., where he is the general velous—so good that they not just to Episcopal priests Parker (Jones) and Jim are whose math ability was al- manager of the Diamond were called back for several and Rice students. I spend in Albuquerque, N.M. Flo ready legendary in our un- Head Property Owners' encores. They ended their fi- the summers at Autry and get has worked as a model,fash- dergraduate days,has been in 6,000-acre development. nal encore with a stirring by every afternoon.The Autry ion coordinator and color the Rice math dept. since With 100 miles ofpaved roads march—the Rice alma mated deal has given me the chance consultant. She is currently 1965. A full professor since throughout the property al- Everyone was standing and to get back in touch with a board member ofthe New 1974, he has authored or ready,this promises to be one clapping to the music, but I Rice. I have seen many old Mexico Symphony Area coauthored 17 books and 60 of the outstanding develop- was the only one singing my friends there. Matt Gorges Board. She has been in- research articles. His latest ments in the South. Some college alma mater with tears '58,Frank Ryan'58, Gene volved with the New Mexico books are Twistor Geometry residents work in New Or- in my eyes. I guess our school Silver'53, Dick Bergstrom Symphony Guild, the Albu- and Field Theory( Cambridge leans, others are at NASA's memories and ties can catch and many others have querque Youth Council and U. Press, 1990)and Wavelet Stennis Space Center,so you up with us anywhere anytime. stopped by. the Junior League of Albu- Analysis, coauthored with can sec this is not just a "re- My question to the My wife Carol and I have querque. Howard Resnikoff. tirement village" but a busy, Alumni Office was if anyone a son, Micah,who is graduat- There is news from our productive and totally lovely there knew where the alma ing from Lamar High School class members in the academic complex. Paul invites all to mater came from;it must have this year, and two daughters, world: come and sec—it's right off been an old classical march Jenny, a freshman at Episco- Barry Moore (Wiess) is 19D3 1-10 just barely into Miss. because I couldn't imagine a pal High School, and Julie, an assoc. professor in the U. from La. band leader from a little high who is at Post Oak Montessori of HOuston College of Ar- Class Recorder: Isn't it wonderful to have school in Sweden being fa- School. chitecture and director ofthe Kathleen Much such a talented and accom- miliar with the Rice alma As mentioned in the Center for Historic Pres- 128 Hillside Ave. plished team working dili- mater. Then I read in the Feb./March 1993 issue of ervation's Adaptive Reuse. Menlo Park,CA 94025-6538 gently on the reunion planned Dec./Jan. 1992-93 issue of Sallyport (p. 38), the 1957 He also is urban design critic (415) 854-8968 (home) this fall? Members ofthe com- Sallyportthat the tune is origi- football team got together in for the Houston Press and is a (415) 321-2052 (work) mittee are actively seeking nally from "Theme from Nov. 1992, and while most principal of The Mathes email: ideas, suggestions, helping Finlandia" [Yesteryear notes of us haven't seen one an- Group. [email protected] hands, etc., so that this re- on p. 48]. other in 35 years, the occa- Verna Bean Schuetz union will be our very best. I remarried four years sion was wonderful and many (Jones) is assistant head of Class recorder Kathleen Please plan to participate— ago, quit working (my hus- friendships were renewed. We the Dept. of Computer Sci- Much writes: our last one was so memo- band is semiretired), and are going to produce a once- ence at Virginia Tech in Frank Deis '66 (Baker) rable and truly worth the ef- started traveling and spoiling in-a-while newsletter, and I Blacksburg, Va. She and majored in chemistry at Rice fort for those of us who grandchildren. Between us we will send you a copy." Arnold have a son, and is now a biochemistry traveled many miles. Those have nine children (I have It was good to hear from Maximilian, at Rice. Their professor at Rutgers U. He who planned and executed five and he has four,all grown Carol and Gene. daughter Jenny is a senior at says that Rice "is such a small the '88 reunion evidently and most married), and our Blacksburg High School. place, one hardly ever hears thought it was worth it, too, 12th grandchild was born on Sally Smyser Shelburne ofit up here in N.J. Assuming for many ofthem are doing it Dec. 26, 1992. (This new (Jones) is currently a free- you have dug out your old again. What a class! We al- granddaughter was delivered 1961 lance art historian specializ- Campanile, I am Frank Deis, ways were a stellar group, at home—a first in our fam- ing in contemporary art. She a skinny, geeky-looking guy weren't we? Let me hear from ily.) We are quite a crowd Class Recorder: is still an avid tennis and with a skinny necktie and you,and please do plan today when we all get together! Nancy Burch squash player. She and Sam glasses. Ofcourse, nowadays to be in Houston ffir "the Four ofthe children(and 3311 Stoney Brook recently celebrated 30 years I have a full beard, a slight gathering." You won't be five ofthe grandchildren) are Houston, TX 77063 of marriage. paunch and gold-rimmed sorry. here in Albuquerque;the rest (713) 781-3634 Audas Richard (Dick) invisible bifocals kinda like Smith and Ann Marie are those that George H.W.Bush living in Austin, where since
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wears. Most of my hair is still collaborations,especially with executive vice president and Reserve offered me the op intact, but it's a bit longer research groups in Germany provost at Michigan Tech- portunity to study Russian than it was in 1963." and France. His studies of 1967 nological U. in Houghton, for a year at the Defense Lan- Frank has volunteered to how helium atoms interacted Mich." Dobney's address is guage Institute at Monterey, help amateur genealogists with other atomic and mo- MTU,1400 Townsend Dr., Calif., one ofthe most beau- with German questions. His lecular systems led to the de- Houghton, Mich. 49931 - tiful places in the world. The email address is DEIS- velopment of the helium 1295. Monterey Peninsula has been @zodiac.rutgers.edu. magnetometer, a device ca- one ofmy favorite places since Frank Kelly (Baker) has pable ofmeasuring extremely my days in business school, joined the architectural firm small variations in the earth's so I accepted the offer with of PBR in Houston as a part- magnetic field. 1172 alacrity. I will probably be in ner. The firm will now be Schearer received a B.S. Monterey through late June known as PBK. degree in physics in 1954 and Class Recorder: or early July. I may be reached Joe Price (MA., 1954; a master's degree in physics Major Tim Thurston in Monterey at the following Ph.D.,1956) retired last June in 1958. He joined the U. of 1944 Arlington Ave. address: Major Tim Thurs- and was named professor Mo. at Rolla in 1971 as a Columbus, Ohio 43212- ton, Co. E, DLI, Box 944, emeritus of physics at Idaho professor ofphysics and chair- 1038 Presidio of Monterey, Calif. State U. in Pocatello, Idaho. man of the physics dept. He (614)486-4846 (home) 93944-5015; telephone was chairman until 1977. (408) 649-4147. Kay Layne( Jones), director Prior to these positions he Class recorder Tim Thurston ofarchitecture for the Wash- had been an instructor at Rice (Lovett) writes: Peter W. Robie (Hanszen) ington,D.C., office ofDaniel, from 1963 to 1965 and an Roy A. Meals, M.D. I have volunteered to was installed as president of Mann, Johnson & Menden- instructor at Lafayette Col- (Hanszen) is assoc. clinical serve as class recorder because the North Carolina Chapter hall (DMJM), has been lege in Easton, Penn., from professor of orthopaedics at members ofthe Class of1972 of the American College of named assoc. vice president. 1955 to 1959. He was a test UCLA and deputy editor of seldom write to Sallyportcon- Physicians on Feb. 21,1993, Since going to D.C. after engineer for Hughes Aircraft the Journal ofHand Surgery. cerning their activities. I have in Durham, N.C. Robie is a graduation, her professional Co. from 1954 to 1955, a He has recently published a always been interested in fol- general internist at Forsyth experience has been prima- member ofthe technical staff book entitled One Hundred lowing their paths and have Memorial Hospital. rily on large, complex facili- at Texas Instruments Inc. Orthopaedic Conditions Ev- been disappointed with the Robie's business address ties with Uncle Sam as the from 1959 to 1969, and a ery Doctor Should Under- dearth of information about is 3111 Maplewood Ave., client. She is currently in- senior scientist with Texas stand. them, especially when con- Suite 104, Winston-Salem, volved in the renovation of Instruments from 1969 to Meals resides at 432 trasted with the abundance N.C. 27103. the 6.5 million-square-foot 1971. While at TI, Schearer Comstock Ave., Los Ange- of classnotes in other alumni Pentagon. "I love the D.C. studied the quantum me- les, Calif. 90024. magazines. This convinced area with the museums,shows chanical properties ofhelium me to volunteer. Please write and drives in the historic atoms and their interaction or call me at your convenience 1173 countryside. Y'all come to see with other atomic and mo- and share your news with me. me sometime." lecular systems.This work led 1968 I will pass it along to Sallyport. James Lawrence Black Layne resides at 429 N. to the development of the I look forward to hearing from (Baker) received the award Street SW,Washington, D.C. helium magnetometer,which Class Recorder: you and sharing your news for best geophysical paper 20024. the U.S. Navy uses to detect Judy Malo Ragland with our classmates. at the OTC in 1992. He is a submarines and which can 209 Palm Aire In the spirit offull disclo- member of SEG and serves also be used in overland oil Friendswood, TX 77546 sure, I am summarizing my on its continuing education exploration and to detect life since graduation. After committee. He is also a 1O64 magnetic storms. graduation, I served as a lieu- member of EAEG, IEEE Schearer is also credited tenant on active duty in the and APS. Class Recorder: 1969 Army,primarily at After receiving his Ph.D. with developing the world's Fort Lewis, Dale Gentry Miller Wash.I then moved to Wash- in applied physics from Har- first polarized gas target for Class Recorder: 20406 Chadbury Park Drive ington, D.C., and received a vard U. in 1977, Black held nuclear scattering experi- Kathleen Callaway Katy, TX 77450 law degree from,and studied positions at Brookhaven Na- ments in the field of nuclear 8, rue Leon Blum international relations at, tional Laboratory; the Max physics. 33400 Talence Georgetown U. In 1978, I Planck Institut fur Fest- In 1984, Schearer was France named a Curators' Professor married a fellow law student, kOrperforschung in Stuttgart, 1166 Pam Hackes. I then clerked Germany; and Brandeis U. of Physics by the U. of Mo. Alexander S. Adorjan two years for a federal district In 1981 he joined Geophysi- Board of Curators. In 1988, (Ph.D.), currently president Laird Delbert Schearer judge in Baltimore and served cal Services Inc., where he he was named a Senior U.S. ofAlmatech Inc.,in Pearland, (Ph.D.), Curators' Professor two years as an attorney-ad- became projectleader for seis- Scientist—Humboldt Fellow Texas, has been named a Fel- of Physics at the U. of Mo. at visor with the Dept. of the mic imaging in the research by the Humboldt Fdn. of low of the American Society Rolla, died Sun., March 7, Treasury. dept. He joined IBM in Dal- Germany. of Mechanical Engineers. 1993, in Paris, France, of 1983 was a particularly las in 1989 to found the Ad- complications following a eventful year for Pam and vanced Seismic Projects heart attack while on a brief me—our first son, Timmy, Group, of which he is now research trip to Europe. was born, and I returned to program manager. Schearer was born Nov. 1970 school, to Stanford, from 26, 1931, in Allentown, which I received an MBA in Penn., and is survived by his Barbara D. Boyan (Jones; MA., 1974; Ph.D., 1975) 1985. We then moved to wife Dorothy of Rolla, three Columbus, where I worked 1974 was inducted as an assoc. daughters and one son. as a banker for Bank One, Schearer, who was well member of the American Margaret Anderson writes: Academy of Orthopaedic Columbus,for three years. In known in the scientific com- 1986,our second son,David, "My son,Charles E. Ander- munity for his work in atomic Surgeons during ceremonies son (Sid Rich), went to at the was born. In 1988,I switched and molecular physics, had academy's 60th annual France in Sept. 1980 with meeting in San Francisco, jobs, returning to law prac- many international research tice with a large Columbus Dowell, Schlumberger. He Calif., on Feb. 18, 1993. Paris firm. now lives in a suburb of and is a research scientist with Fredrick J. Dobney(Ph.D.) During this period, I re- mained in the Army Reserve, St. Gobain, a French com- writes: "Effective March 15, pany. He is married to a I have taken the position of primarily in Special Forces units. In June 1992,the Army French girl and they have one
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Grace E. Wall Harris '80 From the 1963 Classnotes: (Baker) writes: "On Jan. 23, 1979 1993, I married Stephen Harris,a programmer by pro- "Most of my hair is still intact, but it's a bit longer Class Recorder: fession and a Canadian by Thomas N. Pajewski, Ph.D., birth. We live in Toronto, than it was in 1963." M.D. which is a great city. My two 3023 Watercrest Dr. cats have adjusted well to Frank Deis '66 Charlottesville, VA 22901- somewhat colder tempera- 7224 or tures and snow. I'm learning U. of Virginia Health Sci- to ice skate. It was a big jump ences Center from Austin to Toronto, but Dept. of Anesthesiology it's great to live in a place with Box 238 four distinct seasons. Charlottesville, VA 22903 "Ifanyone is up here vis- (804)974-7832 (home) iting, please give me a call. I (804)924-2283 (work) can't work until the govern- daughter, 15-month-old Law Journal and published (804)982-0019 (work fax) ment issues a work permit to Sophie." two articles in that journal: me—probably next Aug. "How the 1990 Clear Air 1177 Sydney L. Free (Hanszen; Then I'll be looking for DTP Beth Schroeder writes: "My Act Amendments Shift the M.Acc., 1980) writes: "Left work, but until then I have husband, Steven William Burden of Environmental Imperial Holly Corp.on Dec. lots of free time. Schroeder, was a 1974 Appeasement onto Texas 31, 1992. Vacationed in "If anyone is on GEnie, graduate of Rice with a Agencies, Industries and Nassau, the Bahamas, for a my ID is G.WALL 2. I'm master's earned in 1975 Citizens" (spring 1992); week. Began new job as tax probably not going to get it (M.E.E.). He passed away and "Environmental Ap- manager at Destec Energy changed to a 'married name' March 1, 1993, and I know peasement in Mergers and Inc., which designs, builds, ID for several more months. that he would have wanted Acquisitions: One Factor in finances and operates cogen- My husband's ID is those former classmates the Big Chill (a practical eration facilities and coal gas- S.HARRIS25." whom somehow we missed guide to environmental as- ification facilities. Diane Harris' address is 202 calling to know. He was in sessment)" (winter 1993). Mott '75 (Brown; M.Acc., Glengarry Ave., Toronto, ON Sid Richardson College and I look forward to reestab- 1976) is CFO-treasurer at M5M 1E2, Canada. ran track and cross-country." lishing my contacts with all Destec." Mrs.Schroederis at home of my Rice friends now that Free's home address is at 14307 Windsor Oaks, I am back in Kingwood and 4100 Greenbriar, #222, Houston, Texas 77062. the Houston area. Houston, Texas 77098- 1180 "Best regards to all my 5235; new business address James Wilholt (Will Rice) Rice friends." is Destec Energy Inc., 2500 Class Recorder: writes: "I've left my position Connaway's address is C.Donald Scales(Will Rice; CityWest Blvd., Suite 150, Richard Morris with Valley Medical Center 1923 Lake Hills Dr., above) has been appointed Houston,Texas 77042;tele- P.O. Box 1830 in Renton, Wash., and am Kingwood, Texas 77339; director, Aerospace and De- phone (713) 735-4563; fax Bellaire, TX 77402-1830 now the public works engi- telephone (713) 358-8702. fense Industry Practice, at (713) 735-4120. (713)667-5944 neer for the city ofMarysville, Arthur D. Little, the interna- Wash. I got to see the Owls Linda Eichblatt (Jones) tional management and tech- beat Murray State and the U. writes:"Happy to report that nology consulting firm.Scales ofWashington Huskies in the I've been promoted to vice will direct the worldwide prac- U.S. West Cellular Air Time consul with the U.S. Dept.of tice from the firm's Los An- Class Recorder: Basketball Tournament up State and am temporarily as- geles office and coordinate B. David Brent, M.D. here in Seattle in Dec., along signed to Washington, D.C., all aerospace and defense in- 4804 Toreador Drive with other area alumni. Pretty then on to points unknown.I dustry-related activities across Austin, TX 78746-2413 exciting!" recently completed a two-year the firm's 27 offices. Willhoit's address is 910 tour in Israel. Scales has more than 14 Michael L. Mauldin (Sid Grant Ave.S., Renton, Wash. "My son Steve is currently years of senior management Rich) writes:"I just got back 98055. a grad student at Rice's experience. He consulting from a trip to Boston to visit Bonner Nuclear Laboratory, first served with Arthur D. Paul Milazzo'82 (Sid Rich). working at CERN near Little in its management He and I spent an evening at Geneva, Switzerland." counseling section from 1981 the home of ardent Rice 1975 Eichblatt's address is to 1983 and in the Los Ange- alumni Robert'86 (Lovett) 3318 So. Western, #161, from 1983 to 1984. les office and Julie'85 (Jones)Brazile, Oren L.Connaway (Wiess) Amarillo, Texas 79109. Prior to joining ADL,Scales where I screened an early ver- writes: "After commuting was a partner at Touche Ross Alberto R. Gonzales weekly between sion of The Trust, the movie Houston & Co. and previously in the (Lovett; above), a partner and about William Marsh Rice's Austin for nvo and a management consulting firm with the law firm ofVinson & half years, I have murder. It will be a great graduated 1176 of Theodore Barry and Elkins, was honored by the from movie. the UT School ofLaw. Assoc., Los Angeles. He re- United Way ofthe Texas Gulf Thanks to "Since graduating from the support of Russell P Wilson(Will Rice) joined Arthur D. Little in Coast with the 1993 Com- Sue,our Rice, I moved to Pittsburgh, two wonderful kids, married Patricia Collier 1990.In addition,he has held mitment to LeadershipAward Travis and married my wife Michelle, Arid, and our Clawson on March 26,1993, senior engineering positions for his extraordinary contri- many friends, I was able to in Dallas. Wilson received his bution as a community leader earned a Ph.D. in computer with Avery International in Mellon accomplish much more than master's in engineering from whose individual efforts have science from Carnegie I had hoped. In my last year UCLA and graduated from helped to increase ethnic di- (where I am now a member at UT Law, I was named the UT School of Law. He is versity in volunteer leader- of the research faculty), and senior technical editor for employed by Locke Purnell ship. had two children (Gregory, the Texas Environmental Rain Harrell in Dallas. Gonzales'address is 1001 age five, and Daniel, age six months). My latest obsession
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is flying; I earned my private Nell Sprague (Will Rice) each other. Then I go on a event),and four days later we pilot license a year ago and sends the following: business trip, and when I re- flew to Kenya, not for a hon- have flown to visit Rice alums 1982 turn I hear he's the head man eymoon but so Robert could Gordon Goetsch'82 (Baker; at Rice! I tell you,a guy can't do a tropical medicine rota- who also got a Ph.D. from Lavelle Fritz Ferris (Will leave town fora minute with- tion. When we returned in 1 Carnegie Mellon and now Rice) writes:"My last update out missing something these May, he graduated from lives in Cleveland) and Bill had me on my way to days. medical school, and I fol- Lefebvre '83 (Jones; M.S., Singapore for a one- to two- "I'd love to hear from lowed him to Rome, Ga., 1987; who lives in Chicago year assignment. The one to other Rice alumni in the area. where he is a family practice and works at Northwest- two years stretched into four Ifthere's an organization here resident and lam working as ern U.)." years, but I'm now back in fur us, I want to be a part. I'd an advertising sales represen- Mauldin can be reached the U.S. Still working for also like to hear from the rest tative fur the local newspa- at the Center for Machine Rohm and Haas but now in ofyou, particularly those who per. We have three cats and a 'Translation, Carnegie the Philadelphia area. My are interested in what I do. small gray house, and we arc Mellon U., Pittsburgh, current assignment is on a "My address is Mixed slowly adjusting to life in 3 Penn. 15213-3890; tele- global task force,so my inter- Media Associates, 750 N. small town on the buckle of phone (412) 268-6591. national travel should con- Nak 'ACK,OE UJIlk Pze. .67 Shoreline, Suite 170, Moun- the Bible Belt. tinue for awhile. We're living tain View, Calif. 94043. I met my wonderful hus- north ofPhiladelphia in Bucks "Multimedia is the next band thanks to the concerned Co., which is lovely, but the revolution in computer tech- efforts ofmy wonderful friend weather has been quite an nology,and you have to look Beth Nelson (Wiess) to find adjustment. 'Cold' in no further than the Rice net- me a man. She took valuable Singapore is 70 degrees. 1983 work to find it. time away from her medical However, we're glad to be "Take it easy!" studies and brilliant political closer to family and friends. David Gay (Baker) writes career at Baylor College of "On a different note,you that he was recently trans- Stephen Schmookler Medicine—she was not just a may have seen the obituary ferred to Du Pont's Euro- (Hanszen) writes: "Recently student but a class represen- notice for Jeanne Carroll pean Technical Centre in promoted to dept. manager tative and her senior class Arnold (Will Rice) a few Geneva, Switzerland. David for applications development president as well—to intro- months ago in the Sallyport. and Alena welcome visits by at Midwest Stock Exchange. duce me to her fellow class- She was killed in a traffic acci- Rice friends to their new Also, wife Daisy and I had mate and beer-drinking dent in Dec. 1991. A scholar- home (even if they haven't our first child, Matthew buddy,and now I'm indebted ship fund has been established heard from you during the Aaron, born Feb. 24,1993." for life. She received her M.D. in her memory to be awarded last 10 years). Reservations Schmookler's address is degree last May and is now to a Rice student in need of are recommended. Incredibly 4212 N. Wilcott Ave., Chi- basking in the culture and Salman R.Shah N1.B.P.M.; financial aid. Contributions reasonable rates. Write to cago, III. 60613. ambiance of San Francisco, above) began his business, should be made to Rice U. David at 32A Rue de Saint- where she is also, inciden- Accessories International, in and sent to the Development Jean, CH-1203 Geneva, Jennifer Sielder (Will Rice), tally, doing an internal medi- 1982. The product line has Office with a notation that Switzerland. writes: "I am continuing my cine residency. been inspired by ancient the money is for the Jeanne intellectual property law prac- Sally Graves Jackson Egyptian,Greek and Etruscan Carroll Arnold Scholarship Lawrence S. Hicks (Sid tice with a new firm: Jenkens (Brown) has been drawn to furnishings. The line is pri- Fund." Rich) writes:"This is the first & Gilchrist, P.C." San Francisco, too—she and marily designed by Shah and Ferris' new address is 395 time I've done this, but I Sickler's business address her husband Rob '83 (Sid is manufactured in Pakistan, Robin Hood Dr., Yardley, figured that after 10 years it is Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C., Rich) and their perfect son employing many of the tech- Penn. 19067. was time to let everyone know 3555 Timmons, Suite 700, Robert Graves Jackson(born niques that were used to cre- what I'm up to. Since gradu- Houston, Texas 77027. Nov. 3, 1992) and their ate the original pieces. The Chul Soo Ha(Loved) writes: ation I've been living in the puppy (who may be a full: collection includes tables, "I came back to Houston af- San Francisco Bay Area. For grown dog by now) left seating, mirrors,etageres, case ter 10 years of medical train- the last five years I've been in Logan, Utah,to settle on the goods, lighting, amphorae ing in Boston. I am a staff sales and marketing in the 1984 West Coast in Jan. of this and accessories. Shah spends physician at M.D. Anderson computer industry. I'm cur- year. a great deal of time traveling Cancer Center now." rently a regional sales man- Class Recorder: Not moving to Calif. are between the distribution cen- Ha is at home at 2710 L ager for Aitech International, Kathleen Robertson Stewart my dear little college room- ter in Houston and the fac- Holly Hall, Houston, Texas a desktop video (a synonym 15 Eden Drive mate Alyssa Tibilety tory in Pakistan (which em- 77054. for 'multimedia') hardware Rome, GA 30165 Goforth (Brown) and her ploys over 100 skilled manufacturer. In my spare (706) 234-3207(home) husband Monte '82 (Sid craftsmen and artisans), with Chris Pando (Wiess) writes: time, I've been putting (706) 290-5211 (work) Rich). They remain in Clear stopovers in Europe visiting "Taking a year off from AS/ together my own business Lake,where they landed after museums and libraries to re- 400 type stuffto travel. Prior applying all aspects of multi- Class recorder Kathleen their return from Los Angel- search designs. to Cambodia was in Thailand media technology,including: Robertson Stewart writes: es several years ago.They have Shah's factory in Paki- and Nepal. Spent four days CD-ROM (mastering and Some time ago it oc- a cat named Ozzie after ei- stan is named Ampak after a exploring Angkor ruins on a archiving ofimages);interac- curred to me that, if I were ther a famous mechanical company he formed as a class motorscooter; didn't see the tive systems like you see in somehow in charge of my engineering principle or a project at Rice. Khmer Rouge once. Coun- hotels now; and we're work- favorite section of Sallyport, well-known physicist,! never Shah's business address try is literally in a state of ing now on supporting finally I might not be the last can remember which, and is 9820 Drysdale, Houston, anarchy. Phnom Penh is a videoconferencing applica- to hear everyone's good news. they both work for NASA. Texas 77041; telephone real boomtown,awash in UN tions. So here I sit, Kathleen Also not relocating to 713)895-9292. dollars, virtually all of which "Last year! had the plea- Robertson Stewart( Brown ), Calif. is Ginny Hemelt are spent on imported goods sure of running across the Class of 1984 class recorder, (Wiess), whose wedding ri- (beer,gasoline, white Toyota current head basketball coach all ears, ready to share with valed mine as the Most Im- 4WD trucks),so the effect on (and, briefly, former room- countless other Rice alums portant Social Event of1992 - the economy is real destabi- mate of mine)Willis Wilson the tales you first share with She and Gordon Nixon for- lizing. Going overland from '82 (Will Rice) while he was me. It's easy! I'll start: mally tied the knot on Feb. here to Hanoi in about a an assistant at Stanford.! went 1992 was an eventful year 15 after a courtship that cul- week." to a lot ofthe games,but with for me. In Feb. I married minated in a romantic mar- the schedule coaches keep we Robert Stewart in Houston riage proposal atop a snow- weren't able to see much of (I was on time, which attests covered mountain. GinnY to the significance of the graduated from UT medical
58 Sallyport school last June with her long- my first marathon (26.2 hard-won notches to his raw- Fahrenthold's address is awaited and hard-earned miles) in Dallas. I trained for hide degree belt. Yes, pil- 7638 Virginia Water Lane, M.D./Ph.D. degree. After several months and finished grims, it's Doc Dave to you Houston, Texas 77095. her year of internship in in the top 12 percent of my now. Houston,the couple is mov- age group (3 hrs., 37 min.). Class Recorder: "The intrepid business Richard T. Jones(Sid Rich) ing to St: Louis, where she Besides running, I find time Cliff and Alice Dorman strategist shoots straight and writes:"In May'92,1 gradu- will complete her residency to bike, swim,ski (water and 3315 Quiet Lake Drive draws a fast gun. Doc ated from UT law school. in neurology. snow)and scuba dive during Katy, TX 77450 hightailed it south of the Coming in for my gradua- Roger E. Olson (Ph.D.; my leisure time." (713) 395-2168(home) equator on the first tub out of tion were Paul Stolar (Sid M.A., 1982) writes: "I have (713) 527-4649 (work) town. You can find him trad- Rich), now an engineer in recently been appointed presi- Ralph G.Werling (Sid Rich) (713)493-8484 (work) ing yarns with honest Abe at Indiana, and Duane Willsey dent of the American Theo- writes: "I have changed ad- Lincoln U. in Christchurch, (Sid Rich), who should be logical Society, which meets dresses, jobs and companies After graduating from Rice, New Zealand. It's summer getting his MBA in March or twice yearly in Chicago. My since last Nov. I have recently Aaron Joseph (Wiess) spent there now, and Doc will be April '93 and is now a proud practicing his technique for new father. Recently I open- next spring's shearing season. ed my own law practice in Then it's on to the merchant Austin." marines or the French for- Jones' address is 2425 eign legion, whichever antes Cromwell Circle, #1205, up the dough. Austin, Texas 78741. "Dave considers Rice to From the 1982 Classnotes: be the cradle of his genius Steve Wilson( Lovett) writes: and asks that all bounty hunt- "In 1990,1 left the NSA and ers,soldiers offortune, Ameri- returned to Texas to work as "Spent four days exploring Angkor ruins on a cas' Cup challengers and off- an environmental engineer season ski nuts contact him for KRUG Life Sciences.(Any motorseooter; didn't see the Khmer Rouge once." via Internet at deand- alum who wants to hear'How ©kea.lincoln.ac.nz or via the I Won the Cold War'can call Chris Pando postal service-273 Montreal 713-432-1272.)" St., Christchurch 1, New Wilson's address is 4808 Zealand. Reserve your Maple Street, Bellaire, Texas bungee cords now. Those 77401. that speak Maori are espe- cially welcome. "Happy trails...." 1187 term of office will be 1993- been splitting time between several months in Paris, Pam Maguire Fahrenthold 1994. At present I am vice my new Decatur home and France,studying cooking and (Will Rice) writes: "I am still Eric Kellogg Beach (Wiess; president and president elect. Japan, where I have been French, and later worked for in Houston and still working B. Arch., 1989) is employed I also recently coauthored a training for my new employer, a short while on a dive ship in for Andersen Consulting, as an associate architect by book entitled 20th-Century Daikin America. Any Rice al- the Caribbean. In 1988, he where I am a manager in our Richard Fleishman Architects Theology: God and the World ums passing through or by moved to Seattle. Lastspring, Technology Integration Ser- in Cleveland, Ohio. in a Transitional Age. It was are most welcome to stop by he received his master's de- vices (TIS) group. The only published by InterVarsity and see my humble abode." gree in biomedical engineer- major thing new is that I was Tomas Dolczal(M.A.M.S.) Press in 1992 and is being That abode is at 3125 ing from the U. of Washing- married on April 4, 1992, to writes:"A quick note to keep named by Christianity Today Vicksburg Dr. SW, Decatur, ton. He is now developing Brian Fahrenthold, who you and other Rice graduates magazine as best book of Ala. 35603. technologies for building ar- works for Panhandle Eastern abreast of my crazy life. 1992 in biblical and theo- tificial legs with Prosthetics as a manager in governmen- "I have recently gradu- logical studies. I have been Research Study in Seattle. tal affairs(lobbyist). We were ated from the U. ofVa.(May professor of theology at Aaron married Raquel married at Rice Chapel, and, 1992) with an MS. in sys- Bethel College and Seminary 1905 Cataneo on Nov. 27, 1992, except for a couple of minor tems engineering. Following in St. Paul, Minn., for nine in her hometown of Sao problems(such as calling the a summer and fall of aca- years." Olson lives at 1858 Class Recorder: Paolo, Brazil. They met after campos to unlock the chapel demic research at the univer- Simpson St.,Falcon Heights, David Phillips she was transferred to Seattle and asking the rock band in sity, the winds of fate have Minn. 55113. 23 Fendall Ave. by Microsoft,where she trans- the quad to take a break dur- returned me to Texas. I have Keep those cards and let- Alexandria, VA 22304-6328 lates software and documen- ing the ceremony),everything hired on with American Air- ters coming, folks; remem- tation into Portuguese. was wonderful. My sister,now lines Decision Technology in ber, if I don't hear from you, Madeline Lee (Brown; John C. Lane (Wiess) Cindy Weisenberger, was my Dallas. I'll make something up.... B. Arch.,1987) writes: "Since was in attendance at the wed- matron of honor, and Patty "My new address is 855 1 last wrote, I've passed the ding. He and Leah flew in Nghiem (Hanzsen) and two East Ash Lane,#1414, Euless, Kathy Koch (Brown ) has architect registration exam from Tucson, Ariz., where other friends served as brides- Texas 76039; no telephone been a flight attendant for and have returned to John is finishing his residency maids. Other Rice folks who number as yet." Delta Air Lines for nine years. Skidmore, Owings & in family medicine. They are attended the festivities in- "I am still living in Ft. Lau- Merrill—Chicago,where I've expecting their first child in cluded Gregg Sholeen Fritz Gartner (Will Rice) derdale and 'commuting' to been working on a Saudi Ara- June and anticipate opening (Wiess; B.S., 1987) and Jeff writes: "I have for the past JFK airport every week to go bian project. This spring I'm a practice in Eagle Lake, Plurmner'85 (Will Rice)and two years worked as an inter- to work. I've been flying looking forward to transfer- Texas, west of Houston. his wife Amy. A honeymoon national petrochemical trader Delta's European routes for ring to Berlin, where I'll be in Las Vegas (nothing like in New York and have re- more than a year now. Al- working on an office tower. David Dean (Will Rice) the movie) followed, where cently returned to Houston though Paris, Rome and It's been a lot ofmoving these writes: "Dave's Story—Take we took a tour of the Grand with the same company. Life Moscow are my favorite cit- last three years, but it makes 1, Scene 1—as related to Canyon,played some golfand has really been great, and I ies, I also travel to Geneva, life interesting." Kathy Lu (Brown)and Lisa gambled but did not win have been able to travel Stockholm, Nice, Hamburg, Lee is currently at 441 E. Berman (Jones) at Rio much. We have since bought throughout Central America Berlin,Copenhagen, Amster- Erie St.,#2309, Chicago, Ill. Ranch. a house on the northwest side and the Far East on business. dam and Vienna. 60611. "After seven years of oftown in Hearthstone so we On the personal side, I am "On Dec.6 last year Iran camping out at the U. of can play a lot of golf and happy to have gotten married Houston, our crosstown ri- tennis." a couple of years ago. val and Bayou Bucket nem- esis, David Dean added two
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Veronica(U. of H.,'87) and update you on what's up with Ai I have two wonderful sons everyone. SI\ and have bought a house on "Bryan and I are living in Tt Houston's west side. My new Sugar Land. BK is one of the From the 1088 Classnotes: trit address is 12054 Sugar survivors at IBM, and I am St Springs Dr., Houston,Texas working with my parents on In 77077." "Thanks to everyone who attended or sent gifts and something I love. We run a '8 national volleyball champion- Et Jennifer Brown Millington congratulations. And thanks to everyone who didn't ship tournament for600 high Si (Baker) writes: "I haven't school and younger girls' written since I graduated,so chug on the tables and blow beer out their nose." volleyball teams. Lara TI this is what I've been up to: Epperson is in northern Ca- C' "After graduating,I went Theresa Marie Bujnoch and Chris Cannon lif. and working at Apple to UH law school and to the Computers; Rosie has moved an UT School ofPublic Health. back to Denver and is in phar- I finished law school in May maceutical sales; Alecia is 1990 and finished up my working in Houston for State master's in public health(very Farm Insurance, and she and slowly while working full- her husband Clifton have a time) in May 1992. tendance were Mona '89(Sid Rich ),Kelly Nolen at Fort Lewis and Theresa is daughter, Shelbi (who was "I got married in April Akerblom'90 (Jones), Mark '87 (Hanszen), Tom working as a free-lance televi- one ofour flower girls). Mary 1991 to Mike Millington, a Schlatter (Baker), Lynn Perrault '87 (Will Rice), sion producer. We'll be leav- is finishing her apprentice- law school classmate. Williams Schlatter (Will Lucy Scharenberg( Hans- ing here in July to wherever ship at an architectural firm "I have been an attorney Rice), Bobb Head (Baker), zen ), Debbie Schmidt'89 the Army wants to send us, in Houston, Richard works for the U.S. Dept. of Health Nancy Nelson '90 (Hans- (Wiess), John Scot( Hans- but at this writing we don't for Exxon in Houston,Doug and Human Services since zen), Brian Donnell '88 zen ), Tom Senning '89 know where that is—so write works for Claris Computers Aug. 1990. For two years I (Will Rice) and Krista Polk (Wiess), Tracy Sharp or call if you want to find out and is temporarily working in worked in Houston. How- Walker(Brown). We spent a (Wiess),Joe Spraul(Wiess), or if you want to visit before Japan. Jeffis working at Neste ever,last July I escaped Hous- week hiking and cross-coun- Carolyn Matthews Spraul then. So far Heath and Oil Co. in Houston, and he ton and transferred to the try skiing in Yosemite Na- '90(Baker), Brian Sweeney Sweeney have accepted the and his wife Michelle have Denver office. One of the tional Park. All in all, it was a (Wiess), George Thomas invitation to sleep on our two daughters, Meghan and judges for whom I work in very special time for us both." '90 (Hanszen), George futon (though not to- Jena.Sam Zemke'89 (Jones) Denver is the uncle of Polk resides at 109 Webb III (Wiess) and Jay gether)." came in from Mich. to cel- Howard Goldman '88 Blackburn Ave., Menlo Park, Williams. ebrate (and boy, did she!). (Baker)! Calif. 94025-2703. Sam is going to do graduate "My sister,Susan Brown work, hopefully at Stanford, Snook '83 (Brown; M.Acc. so she and Lara can live to- and M.B.P.M., 1985); her gether. Watch out, Calif.! husband, Tom Snook '83 1988 "Mike Rogers (Baker) (Lovett); and their baby, Sa- brought his fiancée, Kern rah Snook (Rice 2023), are Theresa Marie Bujnoch Quinn, from Chicago (they coming to visit soon. How- (Wiess; right) and Chris were married Dec. 19); and ever, they seem to be stuck Cannon(Wiess; right) write: John Steuby (Baker) living in Houston indefinitely. "On May 30, 1992, we were brought his girlfriend, Lisa "Robyn Klahr Bayne married at Annunciation Koopen, from St. Louis. Ed (Baker), her husband Jay and Catholic Church in Hous- Graham '89 (Baker) and their son Andrew recently ton. We then invited the wed- David Egenolf'89 (Baker) moved to Dallas. Grayson ding party to the den ofNight were also there. Of course, Hann'88 (Baker) has moved of Decadence and Viking Danny Lee '82 (Wiess) and to Orlando, Fla. Tables. Among those who Kipper Burke '89 (Wiess) "Andy Crocker (Baker) couldn't miss witnessing a have never missed a Rice and Susie Scown-Crocker reception in the Wiess Com- party. Kipper is in law school '86(Brown ), who live in Ark., mons (and the beer and in San Antonio,and Danny is stopped by to visit us when barbecue) were Jennie working in Lake Jackson. they were in Denver recently Woosley Chase (Wiess), Kent Bloomstrand '83 to visit her mother. You can Karla Drey Juetten (Wiess), "Also in attendance— Bujnoch and Cannon are at (Wiess) and his wife Colleen now refer to Andy as `Dr. T.J. Brudner(Wiess), Brian Wiess resident associate Dr. 6321 Dash Point Blvd. NE, brought their daughter, Crocker.' Eugene Casey'89 (Wiess)— Bill (Wilson), whom we have Tacoma, Wash. 98422. Candace,who stole the show "Denver is great! If all members of the wedding to thank (or blame) for his on the dance floor. Steve you're coming this way, give party. Others were Becky help in carrying out what is Anna Epperson Kelley Denney'91 (Wiess) was un- me a call at 303-393-1887!" Bearss '90 (Wiess), Joe believed to be the first wed- (Jones) writes: "We were very able to attend because he had Buenker '86 (Wiess), Kip- ding reception at Wiess.We'd excited that our wedding just started(his lifelong dream Sydney R. Polk '88 per Burke '89 (Wiess), also like to express our appre- turned out to be a Rice re- to work in baseball) with the (Hanszen) writes: "I know Teresa Canfield'89 (Wiess), ciation to George and Marilyn union. On Oct. 24, 1992, Memphis Chicks. that this is kind of later than Wade Chow '90 (Wiess), Pharr, Jeanette Bryant, we,Anna Epperson (Jones) "Some of our other Rice the event, but things have Patrick Clark(Jones), Shelly Marion Hicks and the staff at and Bryan Kelley'87 (Wiess) friends in attendance were been hectic. On Jan. 2,1993, Darby '91 (Baker), Bill Food & Housing. were married. Our wedding Brenda Boettcher Hood'90 I married a Mills College grad Davis(Wiess), Tom Dolezal "Thanks to everyone who party consisted ofRice gradu- (Lovett) and Jeff Hood '88 named Anna Newman. We '87(M.A.M.S. ), Kyle Giacco attended or sent gifts and ates Lara Epperson '89 (Will Rice; M.E.E.,1989) were married in the Redwood (Wiess), Steve Groseclose congratulations. And thanks (Jones),Rosie Gonzalez'89 with their new baby,Hannah City Unitarian Fellowship in '90 (Wiess), Virgil Haney to everyone who didn't chug (Jones), Alecia Abraham- (they will soon be moving to Redwood City, Calif., a sub- '91 (Wiess), Greg Heath on the tables and blow beer Irvin '85 (Brown), Mary Austin, where Jeff will work urb about halfway between (Wiess),Alex Kazim(Wiess), out their nose. Holmes'92 (Sid Rich), Ri- as a patent attorney); Jerry San Jose and San Francisco. John Knoblauh'86 (Wiess), "By the way,we're living chard Holmes '89 (Wiess; '89 (Lovett) and Robin In the wedding party were Frank Lavelle,Rock Mathis in the Seattle area (Tacoma, M.E.E., 1990),Doug Boake Boettcher, Lisa Widner and Paul Lee (Baker) and Jeff '87 (Wiess), Kelly Miller actually), where Chris is com- '87 (Sid Rich) and Jeff Mark Allen; Glenn Erickson (Will Rice). In at- (Hanszen), Angela Miller pleting his surgery internship Plymell'86 (Wiess). So let's Youngkin '90 (Will Rice;
60 Sallyport Harvard MBA program); "If you're in New York, sically doing the same work Kimberly Dawn Miller ence degree in Dec. 1992, Andy Gilcrest '90 (Lovett; please look me up!" but getting to wear casual (Brown)and Charles Wilbur and now I'm a part-time as- SMU law school); D'Wayne Gardner's address is 300 clothes instead. Sometimes I "Chuck" Yates III '91 sistant strength and condi- Tanner '90 (Baker; has 53d St., Apt. 26, New York, actually go out in the plant to (Brown) were married Dec. tioning coach at SMU." moved to the Dallas area); N.Y. 10048. examine equipment—but not 30, 1992, in the First Unit- Reeves' address is 3654 Stacy Jones '87(Will Rice); ifit's in a high radiation area! ed Methodist Church in Racquet Club, Grand Prai- Insue Kim'84 (Wiess); Kent David Addington (Will "I continue to be in- Houston. rie, Texas 75051. '80 (Lovett) and Marsha Rice) writes: "I was recently volved musically; while in Erickson; Gwen Johnson flipping through some old Atlanta, I got to sing under Mitch Reifel (Will Rice) Samora '88 (Brown); Jon Sallyports and came across my Robert Shaw in the Atlanta writes: "I've been keeping Cath Sargent (Jones), Leah Warren'88 (Jones); (Garry) last update, which said I was Symphony Chorus. I did busy. I graduated with an Wampler (Jones) and Sche- Tony Merritt'89 (Sid Rich); living in San Francisco. I must some singing while in Char- MBA from the Jones School, leen Johnson '87 (Jones) Courtney Cravin '92 have been facing south when lotte also. Now that I'm in quit my job, went to Club write: "D.C. Dames—Cath (Hanszen( and his wife Nikki, I thought I was facing north. little 'ole Rock Hill,S.C., I'm Med,got engaged and started Sargent,Leah Wampler and and Mrs. Sass. I live in New York City. Sure, juststudying conducting with a new job as vice president of Scheleen Johnson—check- "If we have left anyone it's easy to confuse the two, a prof. at a nearby university. a small, entrepreneurial oil ing in and proving we've re- out, we are truly sorry. The but you would think a resi- "Who have I heard from company, Burkard Petro- tained our name recall abili- wedding was a blast, and we dent would know the differ- or seen? I was in Suzanne leum—all in the month of ties despite our encroaching were so glad we could share it ence.(One did, said 'Buddy Larkin '90 (Brown) and May. The rest of this year senility. with so many ofour friends." there's no Golden Gate Randolph Bertin '88's promises to be only a little "Our neighbors: David The Kelleys are at home Bridge here only the Throgs- (Wiess) wedding last fall— less eventful. Cole (Jones), Valerie Hurt at 7006 Morningside Dr., neck.') they're now in Austin. Vicky "Rice grads I left behind '91 (Jones), Kim Edwards Sugar Land, Texas 77479. "So, I live in NYC. Get Sanchez'91 ( Brown) is now at my old job at Texas Instru- '85 (Jones), Mary McCue up every morning and say in Oregon. Matt Biggio ments include Julie Kutka '85(Jones), Jerry Capps'86 aloud, 'What the hell am I (Hanszen)is still working for Gallagher '90 (Will Rice), (Jones),Franklin Logan'91 doing here?' I haven't yet Hewlett Packard in San Jose Scott Scheufler (Will Rice; (Jones), Electra Westerlage 1989 settled on a reply. The last (he has wedding plans this M.E. E., 1990) and Paul '89(Jones), Tammy Hobbs company I worked for—Ju- summer).Lawrence Cowsar Buenaflor (Lovett; M.E.E., '89(Wiess), Carl Rosene'83 Class Recorder: dicial Arbitration and Media- (Hanszen)and Pat Shopbell 1990)." (Sid Rich), Kathy Miga David H. Nathan tion Services—sent me here '89 (Hanszen) continue to Reifel's address is 301 Anderson '86 (Hanszen), 3836 Arnold to run their marketing, and I do their grad school thing at Wilcrest, #3803, Houston, George Thomas( Hanszen ), Houston, TX 77005 did for six months. Then I Rice.(Both Pat Brown '87 Texas 77042. Andy Hablutzel'88 (Hans- (713)668-1712 quit as of 1/1/93—starting [Lovett] and Marci Brown zen; when he's not in Ger- the year fresh. I am looking '87 [Will Rice; BFA, 19901 many), Matt Peterson '83 Class recorder David H. for another job, or, more have wedding plans for this (Will Rice), Kelly Tripp, Nathan sends the following: honestly, if someone comes spring). John Steinke '87 1990 Tom Morgan'84 (Will Rice), Bill Gardner writes:"Af- to my apartment with a firm (Hanszen) finished his math Tom Perrault's ('87) house, ter working two years as a job offer, I would be open to Ph.D.at Princeton and is now Class Recorder: Joe, Nestor, Mary...Any mechanical engineer at discussing it. working in San Antonio (I Jennifer Cooper Others? American Wheat and Rye, I "Fortunately, job search think). Lara Campbell '91 1616 Ridgewood "Went cross-country (a succumbed to my artistic side avoidance is only taking up a (Hanszen)continues her pur- Houston, TX 77006 while ago) to celebrate and chased my dreams to'the small amount ofmy time,the suit of a chemistry Ph.D. at (713) 523-6549(home) Alethia Hassell's ('89; Big Apple.' I began free-lance rest of which I am spending UT at Austin. Jai-Up Kim (713) 880-4611 (work) Jones)wedded reception. We creative writing for children's pursuing some of my own '86(Wiess) continues to work all cottoned to Mark Brown, magazines and finally found ideas. Entrepreneurial, as it and live in Houston—con- Stacey Lee Brown(Sid Rich) hisgarage, their new bunga- member- a spot in TV-land. I am now were—I know most of you tinuing to pursue music in his has been elected to low,and Sydney(I'm so smart assistant creative director for are shocked. I have managed free time while trying to shake ship in Alpha Omega Alpha and never stop movin') the at MTV's Beans and Butthead to find an interesting project off nightmares of continual honor medical society dog. Mrs. Brown, and the Show. Please watch it if you (or two). I run a company concerts of his (and my) Baylor College of Medicine requisite citrus trees in the get the chance (we need the called Investor Services of former band: Fiddler On My in Houston, where he is a backyard, are thriving beau- ratings)! A great deal of the California( ISC), which man- Spleen (other members were medical student. tifully. The celebrants: Ron humor was derived from my ages about six million in mort- Ferdie Wang '86 [Jones; Jacobs '89 (Jones; UCLA), days at Rice. I have also picked gages and some real property Ph.D., 1990], who is now in Courtney Cooper (Hans- Robin Redford '91 (Jones; up a new nickname at in Salt Lake City, Utah. I Washington, D.C., John zen)of Atlanta, Ga., is a spe- N.M.), Doug Venverloh'91 work. 'Skipper'! have a few other things cook- Stoor [Wiess] and Kurt cial agent for the Northwest- (Jones; Texas),Dan Wallace "I have bumped into ing—in fact, I smell some- Johnson '92 [Brown]). ern Mutual Life Insurance '88 (Jones; Calif.), Kevin some fellow Rice-ites since thing burning now. Anyway, "Life's looking up: Steve Co.and recently completed a Dietz '89 (Jones; Texas), relocating to NYC.I ran into if anyone makes it to NYC— Morse and the Dixie Dregs two-week career develop- Todd Jones'89 (Jones; La.) Scott Wagoner '88 (Will call 212-876-5113. The call reunited, I'm considering ment course at the firm's and Steph Kizinsky (Calif). Rice) in front of the New only costs $1.95 a minute." going back to school and I'm home office in Milwaukee. "We reluctantly kicked York Stock Exchange. Scott successfully staying single! The intensive program our political messiah(and fel- is working as a pork bellies Scott S. Davidson (Hans- (for the time being).... included the study of estate low Texan! Ha!)out ofoffice commodities trader on the zen) writes: "Here's a quick "I'd love to get a listing planning, taxes, pension and commenced inaugurat- floor. summary ofthe last four years: of Rice grads in the Char- plans, disability income and ing with glee. Antonio "I had lunch with Glenn After graduation, I went to lotte, N.C., area if possible. business insurance under the Vintro '87 (Jones; Yale) Dukes '88 (Lovett) at the Georgia Tech and got my I'd be glad to try to start up direction of the company's hosted the premier inaugural staff. airport in Atlanta. Glenn is M.S.E.E., graduating in the an alumni group for the area agent development happy hour at Kevin's house of- distributing rock and roll fall of '90. Since then I've and help recruit students. If Cooper maintains an before Scheleen, Valerie, Midtower Plaza, paraphernalia to collectors been working as an electrical there aren't enough alumni fice at One Cath, Leah and he boot St., Suite and commercial accounts design engineer for Duke in the area to form a formal 1360 Peachtree scooted offto the Texas Black (eg., restaurants) around the Power Co. For the first one club,I'd still like to be able to 1000,Atlanta,Ga. 30309 and Tie & Boots bash (see photo the world. and one-half years I worked get in touch with any alums is associated with p.62), where we met up with General Agency. "I also bumped into Jane in the downtown Charlotte in the area." Goodwin Carrie Boone '85 (Wiess; Roth, friend of many Rice office getting dressed up to Davidson's address is Texas).The Dames wore their Reeves (Lovett) grads( Bellaire HS,'89). She do my paperwork. For the 2864 Ebinwood Road,Rock Scott R. ever-so-hip Clinton tattoos. from asked me to tell the old gang last year or so I've been at the Hill, S.C. 29732. writes: "Graduated "Robin and Kevin joined sci- 'hello.' Catawba Nuclear Plant—ba- TCU with a master's of us for the American Re-
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a law student, and I am get- plans on touring the Ameri- Gabriel (eight) and Arden ting my master's in occupa- can West this summer. Also (five)." The Ytterbcrgs reside tional therapy." first-year mcd students at at 126 Delaney St., Philadel- The Schraders'address is Johns Hopkins are Wendy phia, Penn. 19106. 7530 Brompton, #752, Burk (Brown) and Dorry Houston, Texas 77025. Segev (Brown). Brian Kerr '76 (Will Rice) writes: "My wife Mary and 1 Diane Kuhlman (Brown) Dustin L. Davis (Jones) announce the birth of Spen- and Eric Dorn (Will Rice) married Sue Ann Sonnicr at cer Dean on Feb. 14. He were married on Sept. 12, the First Christian Church in joins Alison Joanne(nine) and 1992. Diane is a sales repre- Orange, Texas, on March 6, Jordan Patrick (six)." The sentative at Nabisco Foods 1993. Kerrs live at 15880 Group and Eric is a sales rep- Kingswood Dr., Colorado s and Friend resentative at Bristol Meyers Antonio Joseph DiGesualdo Springs, Colo. 80921. Squibb Co. They reside in (Lovett) married Lori union—two days of free The Dames reside at southern California—Los Michelle Pena on June 19, Lee '76 and Cherie '78 bands on the Mall, includ- 1221 N Street NW, Wash- Angeles area. 1993, at Palm Valley Sclunoe (both Hanszenites) ing—Bob Weir (Al's Pal), ington, D.C. 20005; tele- Diane and Eric's new Lutheran Church in Round write:"We would like to an- Toad the Wet Sprocket, Salt- phone 202-328-6511. address is 53 Village Loop Rock, Texas. DiGesualdo is nounce the birth of our sec- n-Pepa (Chelsea's favorite) Rd., Pomona, Calif. 91766. employed with Andersen ond daughter, Diana Lyn, and Peter, Paul and Mary Consulting in Austin, and who was born on Dec. 2, (Hillary's favorite). After a Pena is attending Southwest 1992, in Gaithersburg, Md. day of parade watching, 1991 Texas State U. She joins her big sister Laura, Schelecn went to the MTV 1992 who is now two." The Class Ball (the on/y ball with open Recorder: Matthew IL Stuckey(Jones) Schmocs reside at 16113 bar) and saw stars stars stars Ross Goldberg Class Recorder: writes: "Second lieutenant!!! Howard Landing Dr., (Roger Clinton among 1001 Quill Lane Adam Goodman I've been newly assigned as Gaithersburg, Md. 20878. them). On his first day in Oreland, PA 19075 1607 East 50th Place the squadron adjutant (per- office, Clinton kept his ap- (215) 233-4508 Apt. 13-B sonnel officer) for Second Debbie Davies Huffman'77 pointment to shake hands Chicago, IL 60615 Marine Aircraft Wing Head- (Jones ) and David Huffman Claude with Robin and Leah. The Lafond (Ph.D.) (312) 752-0919 quarters Squadron at Marine '77 (Will Rice; M.B.P.M., joined Fab Four were lively, consid- Houston Advanced Corps Air Station, Cherry 1981)announce the birth of Research Center ering they had done the ball (HARC)in Class recorder Adam Point, N.C." a daughter, Man Salyards 1991, circuit with Schcleen the night where he is respon- Goodman writes: Stuckey's address is Bldg. Ananda Huffinan,on Feb. 4, before, and yes, indeed, Al is sible for developing and Jill Tanke(Wiess) writes 486, Room 110, Havelock, 1993, at 12:10 a.m. She implementing a major babe in person. a 3-D prestack from East Grand Rapids, N.C. 28532. weighed 5 lbs., 9 oz. Her seismic "Yes, we still have jobs imaging and visual- Mich., that she is too cold older brother William is de- ization program (see, the economy must be on the NEC and hopes to move to Austin lighted to have a baby! doing better already)—Read the March issue of Architec- David White'78 (Wiess) and tural Digest and May's Van- Karen Appling White '80 ity Fair for a glimpse of the (Brown) announce the birth Freer Gallery, Dave's mu- of Benjamin Charles on Feb. seum.We're looking forward From the 1990 Classnotes: 9,1993. He joins big brother to the whirlwind of opening Christopher, age two. night parties for the Freer come May.Cath recently quit "On his first day in office, Clinton kept his appoint- Greg Snooks'79 (Sid Rich) her job at Congress'Office of and Ellen Chapman Snooks TechnologyAssessment,hav- ment to shake hands with Robin and Leah. The Fab '80 (Brown) announce the ing published two studies. birth of Kimberly Ann on Copies of Menopause, Four were lively, .. .and yes, indeed, Al is a major Sept. 10, 1992. She weighed Women's Health e..;'^` Hormone 10 lbs., 5 oz. "Kimberly is Therapy and the Biology of babe in person." joyfully welcomed by big Mental Disorders are moving brothers Jonathan (11) and quickly (rush to your closest Cath Sargent, Leah Wampler and Scheleen Johnson Jason (10)." The Snooks are bookstore!). Currently a Phi- at 329 Glan Tai, Manchester, losopher at Large,Cath hopes Mo. 63011. to begin medical school in '94. Leah flies for cheap Audrey Stewart-Vuper '79 whenever and wherever she (Hanszen) and her husband SX3 supercomputer. feels like it—this weekend she His in- as soon as she can. Jill says she Michael announce the birth is on her way to see Carol terests are in forward model- is thinking about going to oftheir second daughter,Ailic ing, Snell '89 (Hanszen) and migration with velocity law school. She spent most of New Arrivills Marie, on Nov. 9, 1992. She analysis,4-D Robin in Austin. Scheleen ran visualization and the past year in Sydney, Aus- joins big sister Tessa Claire, applications her congressman's campaign seismic on tralia ("Oz"), taking classes Michael R. Ytterberg '75 who will be three years old on and succeeded in keeping her supercomputers. Lafond re- and working. (Wiess) writes: "Elie! May 30."We have just moved job for a few more years. ceived the Gordon Award for Carrie Argyilan( Brown) Harrison Ytterberg was born home(last June)from a three- "Meanwhile, we anx- theoretical physics in 1984 reports from Champaign- on the 11th of May, 1993, year stay in Germany and are iously await Robert Moossy's and the Sam P. Worden Urbana,111.,that she is enjoy- weighing 11 lbs., 5 oz. He is happy to be back in Texas"— ('87; Wiess) arrival ( maybe Award in geophysics in 1991. ing veterinary school at the named after the Elder at 2524 Sawyer Dr., Stephanie Struble '89 U. of Ill. In addition to her Saarincn in honor of the late Seabrook, Texas 77586. [Lovett] should come back Margaret Lang (Sid Rich) regular coursework,she helps Paul Kennon, a Saarinen writes: again this summer)—we "Bobby Schrader treat injured owls, raccoons protégé and former dean of Tim McIntyre '80 (Wiess) know you'll all live here even- (Sid Rich)and I were married and other wild animals. Car- the Rice School of Architec- and Sue McIntyre joyfully on tually." May 30, 1992, in rie is still seeing Rameen ture. Eliel joins his brothers announce the adoption of Gainesville, Fla. We are now Molavi( Brown), albeit from their first son, Riley Patrick, living in Houston—Bobby is afar,as he is in medical school born Aug. 28, 1992. The at Johns Hopkins. Rameen McIntyres reside at 116
62 Sallyport Martesia Wav,Indian Robert E. Knox Jr.,'42 on Harbour Beach, Fla. March 13, 1993 32937. In Ilemoriam Edna Halora Adams Burleson '43 on March 10, Trina Elliott Rod- Rice Alumni 1993 gers '81 (1-lanszcn) Charles Newton Jackson and her husband Edgar A. Cain Sr.,'20 on '44 on Feb. 27, 1993 Robert announce the Sept. 24, 1992 Garry Edward Corbett Sr., birth of Brianne Georgia VVhitsette Comfort '45 on March 14, 1993 Arrielle Rodgers on Gordon '20 on Feb. 20, Bobby Carroll Bowman'50 Ian. 8, 1993. She 1993 on Jan. 14, 1993 Joins a brother, Lillian Louise Nicholson Barbara Jean Petersen Van Robert Jr., who is '20 on March 22, 1993 der Cook '55 on Jan. 16, two. The Rodgers Marie Rose Renunel'22 on 1993 live at 447 Chestnut Jan. 23, 1993 Stanley Wilson Magee '61 3 Lane, Desoto,Texas Mildred Louise Gary '24 on March 19, 1993 75115. on Nov. 11, 1992 Stephen B. Engberg'63 On Joseph Howard Creekmore Feb. 23, 1993 Gloria Meckel Tar- '26 on Feb. 5, 1993 Laird D. Schearer '66 pley '81 (Brown) Hazel Goodwin Creelunore (Ph.D.) on March 7, 1993 writes: "On Sept. 16, 1992, '27 on Dec. 20, 1992 Steven William Schroeder Brenda F. Corbello '84 George and I happily wel- Edythe Giraud Bell '30 on '74 and '75 (M.E.E.) on (Baker) writes: "I have both comed a perfect baby girl, March 22, 1993 March 1, 1993 opened my own law practice Victoria Filar, who joins her Jacob H.Atlas '31 on March and given birth to twins brother Philip (two and a 23, 1993 Friends/Faculty/Staff 3 (above) this year (on Dec. half). We enjoy returning to Jake Diamond '31 on Jan. 29,1992). The names ofthe alumni events and would love 23, 1993 Susan Louise Clark on boys are Bradley Martin (3 to attend as parents of mem- Hope M.Bardera Mengden March 24, 1993 lbs., 14 oz.) and Bryce bers of the classes of 2008 '31 on March 24, 1993 Finck Dorman on Feb. 28, Malcolm (4 lbs., 4 oz.)." and 2011!" The Tarpleys re- Stella M. McNeir Walker 1993 Corbello may be reached at side at 8378 Forest Hills '34 in March 1993 Henry D. Heiser on March 1025 Studewood St., Hous- Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75218. Julia Green Alsbury'35 on 2, 1993 ton, Texas 77008. March 19, 1993 Evangeline M. Higgin- Kenneth R.Hess '82 (Wicss) Howard P. Bauer '35 on botham on March 8, 1993 Bob Swanson '84 (Lovett) writes: "In Max' 1992, my March 17, 1993 (Mrs. Sanford W. Higgin- and his wife Anne are "pleased wife Jill gave birth to our Marvin Henderson Green- botham) to announce the arrival of beautiful daughter, Hannah wood'37 on March 30,1993 Samuel Maurice McAshan their first child, Joan Ruth our first Robert M. Glover Jr., '38 on March 24, 1993 Hess. She's Kathleen, on June 10, 1992. and quite a handful, but a on Oct. 12, 1992 Lila Godwin Moore on Joan weighed 9 lbs., 7 oz. delight. In Sept. 1992,1 gave Willie Alfred Eschenfelder March 24, 1993 She's a keeper!" The birth to dissertation and Jr.,'39 on Feb. 16, 1993 Elizabeth Barry Wilson on a Swansons live in Houston at finally finished my doctorate James T. Carney'41 on Jan. March 3, 1993 5106 Briarbend (77035). in biostatistics at the UT 30, 1993 Joe D. Thomas on March School of Public Health in Joe Sanger '41 on Jan. 27, 11, 1993 J.D. Sitton III '85 (Baker) Houston. I am currently em- 1993 and Sharon Nowotny Sitton ployed at the UT M.D. '85 (Baker) announce the Anderson Cancer Center as birth ofTravis Brent on Feb. an asst. professor of patient 21, 1993. He joins big studies." Hess resides at4407 brother Jase,who is two.The Sanford Rd.,Houston, Texas Sittons reside at 2110 Old 77035-6035. Legend Dr., Sugar Land, Texas 77478. David Paul '83 (Will Rice; M.E.E., 1984) announces the Paul Arceneaux'87 (Wiess), birth ofElizabeth Ashley Paul, lit us hear from you of1229 Crestfield Dr.,Nash - weighing 8 lbs., on Aug. 24, v ille, Tenn. 37211, an- 1992. They reside at 3702 nounces the birth of daugh- Bratton Ct., Sugar Land, section? Why not return the ter Taylor Olivia on July 1, Enjoy keeping up with friends and classmates in the Classnotes Texas 77479. 1992. Arceneaux was named favor-drop us a line and a (preferably) black-and-white photo at Sallyport, Office of News head track and cross-country & Publications, P.O. Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251. The deadline for Classnotes submissions Stephen Schmookler '83 coach at Vanderbilt U. for is August 1 for the October/November 1993 issue and October 1 for the December/January (Hanszen) writes: "Recently men and women on Feb. 2, those dates will appear in the following issue. promoted to dept. manager 1993-1994 issue. Classnotes received after 1993. for applications development Sallyport reserves the right to edit Classnotes for length and style. at Midwest Stock Exchange. Here's Hannah Elizabeth Also, wife Daisy and I had Hood at seven weeks-she 0 Married? 0 New Job? 0 New Baby? our first child, Matthew was born Oct. 11, 1992. Joy- Aaron, born Feb. 24, 1993." 0 Promoted? 0 Take a Trip? 0 See a Classmate? ous parents are Jeff Hood '88 (Will Rice; M.E.E., 0 Moved? 0 Back in School? 0 Other? Joel Baxter '84 (Sid Rich) I989)and and Christine Nichols Brenda Baxter '85 (Brown) an- Send us details: Boettcher nounce the birth of Joel Hood'90 Delbert Baxter III on Dec. (Lovett). 28, 1992. They live at 43610 Settles Point Rd., Suwanee, Ga. 30174. Name College Class Address(0 New?) YESTERYEAR
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1 A inesceelebrationofEnarticle reported Rice beat the University Ground was broken for that, in of Houston for the second Herring Hall, designed by gmeers' Day, all "slime" 1153 year in the annual blood 1983 Yale architect Cesar PeIli. engineers were required to drive. Only 5 percent of The building plans dress in "freak attire" and carry a UH half-pints donated corpuscles, showed brick and limestone blended puppy wherever they went. compared to a heart-warming 36 in an ornamental design, a library percent of Rice's student body. wing, a two-story reading room and several auditoriums where classes Professor Edward Grant would be held. Conklin of Princeton Uni- Facing a shortage of space, 1933 versity delivered the com- Jones College diverted mencement address, en- ,113 some students to the titled "Whither Bound." An unusu- Texas Woman's University ally large crowd of Owls listened as dorms. One displaced student an- the learned Tiger decried the "low ticipated problems with transporta- morality" corrupting society and tion, dating and a lack of telephones emphasized the importance of good in her new quarters but noted that habits, high ideals, self-discovery "the food is much better and the and self-control. hours are reasonable."
1°43 With many of Rice's top / A poll revealed that 30.7 athletes drafted from play- percent of Rice first-years ing field to battlefield, believed grades should be coaches resorted to more abolished, 31 percent sup- aggressive recruiting strategies. An ported affirmative action and 46.2 appeal to prospective football players percent thought marijuana should in the Thresher urged,"If you have be legalized. Asked about their po- had any athletic experience, do not litical preference, 39.4 percent de- wait to be solicited." The Owls fin- scribed themselves as "middle of the ished the season 3-7. road."
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