COMMA of AGE: Rice Colleges at 30

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COMMA OF AGE: Rice Colleges at 30

INSIDE: CURRICULUM UPDATE DONALD CLAYTON AND THE JOSHUA FACTOR THE RETURN OF THE HOT SLUG SOCIETY Coo-tem-a gaztp.4244 FEB-MARCH 1987, VOL. 43, NO. 3

EDITOR Curriculum Proposal 6 Suzanne Johnson In December, Rice faculty and students gathered for a forum to discuss a preliminary pro- CONTRIBUTING AND posal on curriculum changes at Rice. Sallyport presents a look at the proposal itself, and of- STAFF WRITERS fers the third in our series of "Faculty Forum" pieces, this one by English Professor Alan Erin Blair '88 Grob. Steve Brynes Andre Fox '86 Valerie Rohy '88 Coming of Age 8 DESIGNER The age, in this case, is 30, and change is in the air. Rice faculty and students — past and Carol Edwards talk about the college system while Sallyport takes a highly subjective tour present — OFFICERS OF THE through three decades of college history. ASSOCIATION OF RICE ALUMNI President, Gwynne E. Old '59 President-Elect, William (Bill) Merriman '67 12 1st Vice-President, Nancy Moore Eubank '53 Sunstruck 2nd Vice-President, Dan Steiner '77 For the past 12 years, space physics professor Donald Clayton has been a man obsessed by Treasurer, H. Russell Pitman '58 the romance and mysteries of the sun and its puzzling source of heat. What began as a 1975 Past President, G. Walter McReynolds '65 scientific paper ended last fall with the publication of Clayton's first novel, The Joshua Fac- Interim Executive Director, Marilyn Moore'59 tor. Sallyport takes a look at the man, his novel and the romance of astrophysics. ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATIONS Gwynne E. Old '59, ex officio Update: The 'Hot Slug Society' 17 Association of Rice Alumni Where do old Thresher editors go when they leave the oaks of Rice? Apparently, anywhere Marilyn Moore '59, ex officio they want. A new "classnotes" feature of Sallyport, "Update" this issue offers proof that even Association of Rice Alumni chairman after graduation, Thresher editors can still mix it up with the best. Darrell Hancock '68, John Boles '65, past chairman W.V. Ballew Jr. '40 Nancy Boothe '52 Brent Breedin Nancy Burch '61 Kent E. Dove Lisa Gray '88 Ira Gruber Robert Patten Patti Simon '65 .2elleia, Geri Snider '80 Linda Leigh Sylvan '73 Charles Szalkowski '70 Obscuring the dilemma of philosophy and the history of religion. We tant role for Rice is to educate students during G. King Walters Your coverage of the administration's efforts to had this once at Rice, or something close to it, their four undergraduate years. Until Rice be- to return to these basic re- again, with the task of ed- revamp curriculum and degree requirements and it would be wise comes serious, once RICE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI GOVERNORS quirements for graduation now that we know ucating its students during the four tbept.-Oct. 1986) tends to obscure a major di- Joyce Pounds Hardy '45 feel elated lemma. Why is it so difficult for the Rice com- the elective system has failed. Such a core cur- undergraduate years, I cannot Neal T. Lacey Jr. '52 riculum would still leave almost two years out about the plans for "going world class." First munity to acknowledge the philosophical Jerry McClesky '56 completing first-rate Rice college with first- vacuum in which young adults are expected to of the four undergraduate years for we develop a Pat H. Moore '52 know how to teach under- mature intellectually and emotionally? And majors and for elective courses. rate professors who captures in very consider going on to how will changes in academic requirements Professor Williams' piece graduates, then we can SALLYPORT(USPS 412-950) is published in April convert mediocre personalities? few words the first 40 years of Rice's efforts in that brave new academic world that has been September, November, February, he wrote, "Rice chose de- proposed as the new ideal. Association of Rice The university's consistent failure to fully higher education. As and June by the university integrate sensitive and creative minorities into liberately to be intellectually aristocratic W.V. Ballew Jr. '40 Alumni, and is sent free to all Houston students, and friends. its arid regions represents the greater chal- rather than non-intellectually democratic"; it alumni, parents of did not elect to be "a popular institution oper- Second class postage paid at Houston, lenge. Superficial manipulations such as re- A 'disastrous' error quiring language students to comprehend ating on the same intellectual wavelengths as Texas. Lovett, in my lam no longer surprised to see the word "trag- physics or engineering students to discern po- the surrounding community." Dr. edy" misused in the public press (i.e. "the William Marsh Rice University offers etic symbolism will only perpetuate frustration opinion, did create on the Rice campus the Challenger tragedy"), but somehow I expected equal opportunity to all applicants with- and provoke new levels of controversy of no nearest thing possible to the Platonic ideal of a better from the Sallyport. Hamlet is a tragedy; out regard to race, color, sex, age, na- practical significance. university — Rice was "an influential ideal in the Mexico City earthquake was a disaster, but tional or ethnic origin, or physical Brian Watson '84 the community and in the state, not an influen- not a tragedy — no moral issues involved. handicap. Corpus Christi, TX tial force." I believe Williams has it quite right and his reminding us of the way it was only re- V. Karl Benson '63 inforces the hope of bringing back such an Southicrke, TX Editorial offices for SALLYPORT are located Back to basics ethos. in the Allen Center for Business Activi- Congratulations to Professors Kolenda and Which brings me to the well-written piece, Say your piece! ties, Rice University, 6100 South Main Williams for their first-rate pieces in the No- "Going World Class." If "going world class" Remember the article in Sallyport you hated Street, Houston, Texas. vember issue of Sallyport. I believe Kolenda is means developing autonomous centers for pri- (or, we hope, loved)? We'd like to hear about it. right that "the attempt to construct a coherent marily scientific inquiry with the goal of pro- Sallyport encourages letters to the editor and POSTMASTER: Send address changes to minor naturally merges with the idea of a core ducing results that have immediate practical will print signed letters as space allows. Sally- SALLYPORT. Office of Information Services, curriculum." A well-constructed core curricu- application in industry and technology, then I port reserves the right to edit letters for space Rice University, P.O. Box 1892, Houston, lum for the B.A. candidate would require two fear the four undergraduate years will become or ethical considerations. Letters that for any Texas 77251. years of a foreign language; ancient, European less and less important to the faculty and that reason require more than superficial editing Copyright 1987 by the Association of Rice and American history; a year each of mathe- undergraduate education will be further di- will be returned to the author for approval be- Alumni, Rice University. matics, biology, chemistry or physics(or other minished. It would result, in my opinion, in the fore printing. Write to Sallyport, do Office of natural sciences); Shakespeare; an English lit- further professionalization and commercializa- University Relations, P.O. Box 1892, Houston, erature survey course; and possibly the history tion of the university. Surely the most impor- TX 77251. Let us hear from you.

NOTICE On July 1, 1986, the Rice development A time to remember and alumni offices began operating on anew computer system. The software MARK YOUR CALENDAR! causes alumnae to be addressed by first, middle and last names. The maiden name remains in the record, however, and may be coded into the preferred name. Any alumna who pre- fers to have her maiden name used instead of her middle name(Mary Smith Johnson instead of Mary Jane Johnson, for example) may request that change in writing. Please send all such requests to: Frank Chuber, Alumni Records, Rice University Development Office, P.O. Rice's Annual Beer-Bike Race is March 28 Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251.

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Rice 'goes Hollywood' across a strange response from Karin Rice Florentine Passing the buck Regular readers of "Through the Sally- Scholz '83. As history professor Harold Hyman and Without the MOB, it could have been a port" will recall a recent item about the REA queried all former Outstanding his wife, assistant librarian Ferne Hy- much sadder evening for University of vampire flick that wasn't filmed at Rice. Student Engineering Award winners last man, traveled to Florence, Italy, last No- Houston head football coach Bill Yeoman In February, however, the campus fi- fall, requesting updates that could be vember for a conference, little did they as the Cougars faced the Rice Owls in the nally "went Hollywood," as huge 18- used in their newsletter, said Joyce Taber know they'd be making new Rice connec- Astrodome Nov. 29. wheelers full of camera equipment of Rice's engineering dean's office. The tions so far from home. The Owls, not fazed by the fact that it lumbered inside the hedges to film seg- results, she said, were impressive; Rice The Hymans had gone to Florence for was the final contest of Yeoman's 25-year ments of "Sharing Richard," a CBS-TV engineers were apparently doing very a meeting of the Institute of North Ameri- coaching career at UH, unceremoniously production tentatively scheduled for na- well. can Studies. took the lead in the final 18 seconds of tional airing next fall. Then there was Karin Scholz. "On one occasion, the conference play, beating the Coogs 14-13. The cameras rolled at Rice Feb. 9 and "I came out to northern California participants were entertained most gra- Thanks to Rice's Marching Owl Band, 18 as Houston Motion Picture Entertain- seeking a Ph.D., and I have found so ciously by Robert Geis, the cultural af- however, Yeoman's final game was not a ment Inc. shot footage for the romantic much more," Scholz wrote. fairs officer attached to the American complete loss. comedy, based on a 1986 Newsweek cover "It all began when, evicted from Consulate in Florence," Hyman said. "He In honor of his illustrious quarter- story about the unavailability of mar- graduate student housing because of my and his wife, Anneliese, offered the con- century with the Cougars, MOB mem- riage partners for college-educated two sheepdogs. Tristan and Isolde, I ferees a splendid opportunity to carry on bers, led by director Ken Dye, tipped their women over 30. sought shelter in one of the local com- scholarly discussions and to increase op- fedoras and treated Yeoman to a special Richard (a plastic surgeon played by munes. It has been here, among the De- portunities for exchanges of views with rendition of "Auld Lang Syne." They also erstwhile football player and "Hill Street vout Followers of Tofu as Inner Italian academic specialists on United provided Yeoman with a head start in his Blues" star Ed Marinaro)is, as the title Happiness, that I have found spiritual States history." future occupation as a UH fund raiser — suggests, "shared" by his realtor, his fulfillment. The Hymans also found other things his first donation. lawyer and one of his patients(played by "I have given away all my material to discuss with their hosts --Robert Geis, The generous MOBsters chipped in to soap opera stars Hillary Bailey Smith of possessions, including my ice trays, it seems, is a 1961 graduate of none other contribute $1, which they presented "As the World Turns," Eileen Davidson of which make cubes in the shape of the than Rice University. "Apparently, Mr. to Yeoman, framed and autographed by "The Young and the Restless" and Nancy Bent of Tau Beta Pi. I no longer use any Geis has had no connection with Rice each MOB member. Frangione of "Days of our Lives"). form of pollution-creating vehicle, nor do since his graduation a quarter-century Needless to say, Yeoman was To accommodate the scenes, Rice I consume inorganically grown produce. ago until the occasion of our meeting in touched. "Bless their hearts," he said. was magically transformed into a law Each morning I meditate with our cow, Italy," Hyman said. "Mrs. Hyman, Mr. "That's great. That's what we have to get school. An impressive law school sign Abundance, so that hers is the milk of Geis and I learned a great deal from each back to in this conference — having some adorned the Main Street entrance, no peace and centeredness.(The reason that other about Rice." fun and really liking your rivals." doubt confusing those passers-by who capitalist dairy products are infused with knew the place used to be Rice and en- hostility and aggression is that lightening those who never knew where capitalist-owned cows are not spiritually those unmarked gates led. purified.)In the afternoons, using cotton A similar sign transformed a wing of which hasn't been terror-infused by Anderson Hall into a law school building, machine-picking technologies, I make and Baker College commons became a gauze clothing for the Followers and for restaurant. The Autry Gym locker rooms my daughter, Granola Moonbeam Scholz. and tennis courts no doubt provided a Granola is a wonderful baby; she is very suitably romantic backdrop for one of Ri- in touch with herself and in harmony with chard's more athletic escapades. the universe. Rice faculty, staff, students and "Although life is very different for me alumni also got in on the act, and not just now, I still feel a real resonance with as spectators. Two of assistant professor Rice and my brothers and sisters there. Brian Huberman's fifth-year B.F.A. stu- Though it is part of the philosophy of the dents, Amy Hobby and Alan Foster, Followers to denounce formal education, served internships behind the camera, and though I have no material posses- while others got their on-camera debuts sions, I would like to be in tune with the as extras. cause so eloquently espoused in the John Hendrickson '82 had a special Alumni Fund letter which I recently re- role as well. When the movie's director, ceived. I fear, however, that the Brown Peter Bonerz(who many will remember Foundation will have a difficult time as the playboy dentist on the old Bob matching my contribution, as Liberace Newhart series), called his friend was the absolute cream of Isolde's last Ellsworth Milburn (who many will know litter, and I feel quite certain that there as a Rice music professor) in need of a so- isn't another creature on earth so spiritu- loist for a concert scene being shot at ally advanced at only three weeks of age. Hamman Hall, Milburn recommended "P.S. The gauze kimono adorned with Hendrickson. On Feb. 9, for a while at peace vectors which arrived in the crate least, pianist Hendrickson became a star. with Liberace is for Dean Hellums. I just Behind the scenes, staff and students knew he could appreciate the vibes that worked hard to make sure the filming went into it." went off without a hitch and with a mini- After Revere did a double-take, she mum of disruption to life at Rice. Campus turned hesitantly to a second, attached get in on the sales act police helped with security (only one sheet — not the puppy's pedigree papers, Members of Rice's Sally Club street was barricaded for a half-day)and fortunately, but a second letter from traffic routing, Baker College members Scholz, explaining the first. Dueling for dollars prices and free gifts(ranging from um- abandoned their commons during lunch- Seems Scholz is really working on Those who think Rice's competition with brellas to coupon books for University Vil- time (invading Will Rice), and everyone her Ph.D. in computer science at Stan- other Houston universities ends at the lage businesses) were gathered to entice patiently stepped over cables and around ford, but answered her REA question- playing field should think again. Rice faculty, staff and students to pur- equipment vehicles. All in all, most felt, naire in a fit of boredom while bedridden. This semester, a team of marketing chase passes at the campus bookstore. it was worth the effort — both for Rice, "I was hit by a truck while bicycling to students from Rice's Jones Graduate Next on the agenda, Bourne says, is pit- which will receive a film credit, and for Stanford, so I am on a leave of absence School of Administration is going head- ting Rice's residential colleges against the City of Houston. from my studies in order to mend," she to-head with teams from other Houston each other — the college with the highest Rice's participation in "Sharing Ri- explained. "Thus, a true story on 'where I schools to promote METRO, Houston's number of bus passes sold each month chard" marks the first time the university am now' would be pretty short and pretty Metropolitan Transit Authority. can win prizes ranging from video re- and the city have joined forces in promot- gloomy." Marketing majors Mary Bourne, corders to microwaves. ing the Houston area to the movie indus- Since the letter was written, we are Nancy Harder, Bill Jones, John O'Connor The competing teams will be graded try, attracting both more dollars and happy to report, Scholz(who has changed and Beth Podol are pulling out all the on their overall campaigns and the per- greater diversity to the local economy. the spelling of her first name to 'Karin' stops to sell more METRO passes than centage increase in pass sales; the win- but who has not joined a commune)is their competitors. ning team will receive $1,500. Regardless A tall tale that ends well fully mended. First, a poster contest was sponsored of who wins or loses, Bourne says, the As Linda Revere(Ph.D. '82) began orga- As for Revere's work, the compiled through the School of Architecture, with Rice team members will get class credit nizing the letters received in response to information from the REA questionnaires the winning poster gracing the team's for the project. a recent questionnaire sent out by the will appear in the April issue of Sallyport brochures and advertising their sales ef- And regardless of who wins or loses, Rice Engineering Alumni, she came in our new "Update" section. Stay tuned. forts. Then, incentives such as discount she admits, METRO will be the big winner.

SALLYPORT-FEBRUARY-MARCH 1987 3 McMurtrys endow Kelley named to Fed post engineering professorship Edward W.(Mike) Kelley Jr. '54, a Houston investment adviser and trustee of Rice University, Rice University President George Rupp ice Award in his graduation year, 1956, has been nominated by Presi- dent Ronald Reagan recently announced the establishment of McMurtry has since served on the univer- to a seat on the Fed- eral Reserve Board. the Burton J. and Ann M. McMurtry Pro- sity's engineering advisory council, the Kelley, fessorship in Engineering. Rice University Fund Council and on the whose appointment awaits only This brings to 62 the number of en- board of the Association of Rice Alumni. Senate confirmation, would fill the seat vacated by Emmett Rice, dowed professorships at Rice. The McMurtrys moved from Texas to who resigned his post The new professorship is made pos- California in 1957, where Burton Mc- Dec. 31. He would finish Rice's 14-year term, serving sible through a gift from Burton and Ann Murtry began graduate studies at Stan- until Jan. 31, 1990. (Deedee) McMurtry, both 1956 Rice gradu- ford University as an honors co-op The Federal Reserve ates, and now residents of Portola Valley, student while working for Sylvania Elec- Board holds responsibilities Calif. Burton McMurtry also holds a 1957 tronic Products Inc. He earned M.S. and for controlling the supply of U.S. currency BSEE from Rice. Ph.D. degrees from Stanford in 1959 and and for regulating bank "Endowment of this new professor- 1962, respectively. holding companies. Kelley, ship in engineering is a high point of McMurtry's early career coincided who says he will probably "have a somewhat dedication and commitment by Burt and with the explosive growth in Silicon Val- different perspective on things" Deedee McMurtry to the development of ley. This was also the period in which he because his background dif- 'n Houston; he has also served as director fers Rice," Rupp said in announcing the gift. published more than 20 technical papers, from others on the seven-member of Southern National Bank, Westwood "It is a commitment that began during received the 1964 Alfred Noble Award board, is chairman of Investment Advi- Commerce Bank and West Belt National their undergraduate days on the Rice sponsored by five engineering societies sors Inc., chairman of the Shoreline Co. Bank. and director campus. As young students both distin- and was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Dallas-based Texas In- Holding a master's degree in busi- dustries Inc. guished themselves in leadership posi- of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in ness administration from Harvard, Kelley tions, including service as president and 1969. That year he left Sylvania to enter Prior to joining Investment Advisors, and his wife, Ellen Louise, have three Kelley vice president of the Student Association. the venture capital field which, over the was president of Kelley Industries children. Their interest in Rice's progress not only years, has involved him closely with has continued but has grown signifi- companies such as ROLM, NBI, Triad cantly over the past 30 years." Systems, Cadnetix and Nellcor. The McMurtrys called establishment Deedee McMurtry's main interest in Rice feels loss of Simpson, Ray of the new professorship an expression of the early years was home and family, Taylor Ray III, a 1959 Rice graduate and Millan. their appreciation to Rice for the univer- but as the McMurtry children grew older, governor-advisor of the university, died Long active in the dairy industry and sity's past and continuing impact on she became involved in volunteer activi- Nov. 18, 1986. Governor-Advisor John D. in local banking, Simpson, who lived in many lives. ties including the tea room at Allied Arts Simpson Jr. '31 died on Jan. 5, 1987. Austin, is survived by his wife, Marye Burton McMurtry is a founding gen- Guild, run by the Palo Alto Auxiliary of A rancher in Needville, Texas, Ray is Simpson; a son, John David Simpson III; a eral partner of California-based Technol- the Children's Hospital at Stanford. She survived by his mother, Mrs. Whitfield daughter, Beverly E. Spry; seven grand- ogy Ventures Investors, a series of is also a longtime member of the Com- Marshall, and his sister, Colletta Ray Mc- children and 15 great-grandchildren. venture capital partnerships begun in mittee for Art at Stanford, serving on both 1980. Despite busy schedules, both the the program committee and the board of McMurtrys have made time over the directors. She is a trustee of both the Sen- years to serve as alumni interviewers for sory Aids Foundation and the El Camino Fulbright exchanges prospective Rice students from the San Hospital Foundation. Francisco Bay area. They also served as The McMurtrys have two children, announced fund raising coordinators for Rice in that Cathy McMurtry Lodes and John Mc- area. Murtry. Rice University history professor Harold conference on the U.S. Constitution at A recipient of the Rice Institute Serv- M. Hyman has been named a Fulbright that time. 40th Anniversary Distinguished Fellow, Rice's John E. Dennis Jr., professor of joining 36 other scholars, writers.and per- mathematical sciences, has been chosen forming artists selected in honor of the as a 1986-87 American Fulbright Scholar 40th anniversary of the Fulbright Pro- to lecture for three weeks at the Univer- gram. sity of Buenos Aires in Argentina. The The Fulbright Program is the U.S. Washington-based Council for Interna- government's major international educational Exchange of Scholars also an- tional exchange activity. nounced the assignment to Rice Hyman, Rice's William P. Hobby Pro- University of two Visiting Fulbright fessor of History, has been designated by Scholars: Gabriel Melendez Mayorga, the Board of Foreign Scholarships, the chairman of the Department of Basic Ar- United States Information Agency and eas at the Polytechnical University of El the Council for International Exchange of Salvador, San Salvador, who is doing re- Scholars, to spend his Fellowship in Is- search on the design of a university pro- rael in May to help that country mark the gram in optimization methods in Rice's bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution. Department of Mathematical Sciences; Hyman, one of the key planners of and Erich H. Steiner, assistant professor the national observance of the Constitu- of linguistics at the University of the tion's bicentennial, will be lecturing May Saarland, Saarbrucken, West Germany, 18-20 at the Hebrew University of Jerusa- is lecturing on linguistics in Rice's De- lem. That school's Department of Ameri- partment of Linguistics and Semiotics. can Studies will hold an international

On the bookshelf NEW FROM FACULTY AND ALUMNI AUTHORS The Propheteers by Graciela S. Daichman (M.A. '76, by Max Apple, professor of English. Ph.D.), lecturer in Spanish, Portuguese Harper & Row. and Classics. Syracuse University Press. ;2 Approaches to Teaching Sir Gawain and American Singularity: The 1787 Northwest 1; the Green Knight Ordinance, the 1862 Homestead-Morrill Co-edited by Jane Chance, professor of Acts, and the 1944 GI Bill of Rights by Harold Hyman, professor of history. -°0 English at Rice, and Miriam Youngerman 2 Miller, University of New Orleans. Mod- (Publication of Richard Russell Lectures delivered last year by Hyman at the Uni- Bust ern Language Association of America. of George R. Brown looks on as(L -R) Burton and Ann (Deedee) McMurtry versity of Georgia). University of Georgia meet with President George Rupp during homecoming weekend. Wayward Nuns in Medieval Literature Press.

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Hellums wins NIH honor Noblitt to direct Rice engineering dean J. David Hellums, Rice, which has spanned many years and , one of the nation's foremost authorities draws upon long experience with engi- university relations on biomedical engineering, has been neering in medicine." William F. Noblitt has been appointed di- awarded the prestigious Merit Award by That experience began some 26 years rector of university relations at Rice Uni- the National Institutes of Health. ago when Hellums joined the Rice faculty versity, Vice President for External The award recognizes Hellums'"past as an assistant professor of chemical en- Affairs Kent E. Dove announced recently. record of scientific achievement and gineering. He became a full professor in Noblitt, currently director of publica- demonstrated leadership" in the area of 1968, the year he also assumed the direc- tions at Washington University in St. basic blood platelet research. For well torship of Rice's Biomedical Engineering Louis, Mo., will begin his duties at Rice over a decade, Hellums has been active Laboratory. Between 1970 and 1976, Hel- March 9. in research on reactions of human blood lums served as chairman of the Depart- He will oversee Rice's activities in platelets in response to various physical ment of Chemical Engineering. He public and media relations, publications and chemical stimuli with emphasis on became dean of Rice's George R. Brown and periodicals, Dove said, areas which the influence of stresses induced by flow School of Engineering in 1980. In 1985 he have to date been included in the respon- conditions. was named Foyt Family Professor of sibilities of the Office of Information Platelets are blood cells that play im- Chemical Engineering. Services. portant roles both in thrombus formation The inclusion of those activities and in arterial disease. Thus, the studies within a new Office of University Rela- on platelet reactions contribute to the un- tions, Dove said, reflects the university's derstanding of the causes of heart dis- commitment both to its overall public re- ease and stroke and are particularly lations program and to encompassing a relevant to the thrombo-embolic prob- wider range of public relations functions. Prior to joining the Washington Uni- lems associated with artificial heart "Rice has made a firm commitment to versity staff, he served as director of pub- valves, artificial hearts and other promote greater excellence in its aca- lic information at the College of DuPage circulation-assistance devices. demic and research programs over the in Glen Ellyn, Ill., and as news bureau Claude Lenfant, director of the coming decade," Dove said. "The Office director at the University of Kentucky- Washington-based National Heart, Lung of University Relations, in further devel- Lexington. and Blood Institute, announced the oping the efforts of the Office of Informa- Noblitt holds bachelor's and master's award to Hellums, who is Foyt Family tion Services, will play a vital role in degrees from the University of Alabama, Professor of Engineering at Rice. Lenfant reflecting that excellence on local, na- and served as the editor of that univer- said, "Prospective candidates for the tional and international levels. sity's Alumni News magazine from 1975- prestigious Merit Award do not submit "Bill Noblitt comes to Rice with a 79. applications but are singled out for con- proven background and a strong 'can-do' He has long been active in both na- sideration by the Institute staff or mem- attitude. We are very pleased to have him tional and regional activities of the Coun- bers of the National Advisory Council. directing our efforts as Rice enters a new cil for the Advancement and Support of "Criteria for selection include an phase in its public relations programs." Education (CASE). His work, and that pro- area of research of recognized impor- 1 Noblitt brings to Rice more than a duced under his direction, has received tance or of special promise." decade of journalistic, public relations more than 30 national awards from orga- The award, Lenfant said, will make and marketing experience. At Washing- nizations including CASE, the Interna- Hellums to exploit "freer more effectively ton University, where he has served as tional Association of Business his demonstrated creativity and to devote publications director since 1982, Noblitt Communicators, the University and Col- more time and effort to his research pro- has overseen production of the univer- lege Designers Association and the ductivity." Merit Award honorees become sity's prize-winning publications as well American Advertising Federation. eligible for long-term, stable financial Born 57 years ago in Stamford, as having led in the development of a Noblitt is married to the former support that can span over as much as a Texas, Hellums received B.S. and M.S. comprehensive marketing approach for Sheila Parsons. The couple 10-year period. has one child, degrees from the University of Texas in WU. Jeffrey. The Merit Award to Hellums is the 1950 and 1958, respectively. In 1961, he re- only one of its type so far this year, ac- ceived his Ph.D. from the University of cording to John T. Watson, head of the In- Michigan. In addition to his teaching, re- In brief stitutes' Devices and Technology Branch. search and administrative duties at Rice, Watson counts Hellums "among the top Hellums holds adjunct professorships in 'EYES OF TEXAS' TO FEATURE R.I.C.E. bunks a popular theory that Venus is scientists in his field, nationally and in- the departments of medicine at Baylor "The Eyes of Texas," a highly acclaimed alive, with lightning in its sky and vio- lently ternationally. Hellums works in an area College of Medicine and the University of television show featuring segments on erupting volcanoes on its surface. that is particularly difficult to study. He Texas Medical School at Houston. He is a people and programs across the state, A member of the magnetometer team se- brings unique capabilities to this multi- consultant to the National Institutes of will air a segment on Rice's Regional In- lected for the 1993 Mars Observer Mis- disciplinary work and he employs very Health and is active in a number of scien- formation and Communication Exchange sion, Cloutier, along with Taylor, contemporary methods in his research at tific and professional societies. (R.I.C.E.) on March 14. published their interpretation of field ob- The program airs on Houston's KPRC- servations from the Pioneer Venus Orbi- TV (Channel 2) at 6:30 p.m. on Saturdays. ter in the Nov. 28 issue of Science, the Bill Springer, veteran producer of weekly journal of the American Associa- "The Eyes of Texas," gathered material tion for the Advancement of Science. The for the R.I.C.E, segment in two visits to research was also reported in the Hous- the exchange's headquarters in Fondren ton Chronicle and in the New York Times. Library. Una Gourlay, R.I.C.E. director, PSYCH CONFERENCE HOSTED provided details regarding the ex- Rice's Department of Psychology and the change's fee-based services for the busi- School of Social Sciences hosted this ness community. These services make year's Texas Social Psychology Confer- use of R.I.C.E.'s worldwide network of ence Jan. 29-30 in the Kyle Morrow Room specialized information sources. of Fondren Library. Craig A. Anderson, SPACE PHYSICS JOINS SPAN associate professor of psychology at Rice, The Department of Space Physics & As- chaired the meeting. Participating in the tronomy has joined the Space Physics meeting were social psychologists from Analysis Network (SPAN), the world's Rice, Texas A&M, University of Texas- largest network of research and commun- Austin, UT-Arlington, Sam Houston State ication computers dedicated to promoting University, UT-San Antonio and Trinity communications in space science within University. universities, research institutes and gov- BAILEY NAMED TO NATIONAL ernment centers. Rice's connection Was ENGINEERING ACADEMY made possible by the acquisition of a Mi- James E. Bailey '66(Ph.D. '69) has been in- croVAX II computer funded by a grant ducted into the National Academy from the National Science Foundation. of En- gineering. Now a professor of chemical Patricia Reiff, associate research scien- engineering at the California Institute tist in the Center for Space Physics, is the of Technology, Bailey was elected to the principal investigator. The network al- academy in recognition of his "research lows swift and simple transfer of data, leadership in fundamental kinetic analysis programs, manuscripts and models, and for innovative basic mea- electronic mail among space science in- Alumni directory-bound surements of genetically engineered vestigators in the U.S. and Europe. Charles M. and Ann Bridgewater Hickey '24/'24 of Houston conduct a last-minute cells and immobilized enzyme biocata- check before turning in their questionnaires for the new Rice Alumni Directory. SCIENTISTS DEBUNK THEORY lysts." Bailey has been prominent in ap- The directory will be available in August, and all alumni who have not yet re- The planet Venus is geologically dead, plying the principles of chemical turned their questionnaires are urged to do so as soon as possible. Once pub- according to studies by Rice University engineering to current problems in bio- lished, the directory will be sent to all who contribute $25 or more to the space scientist Paul Cloutier Ph.D. '67 technology, and his research provides university. Members of the Golden R classes, 1916-37, will receive the directory and Harry Taylor Jr. of NASA's Goddard the basis for future productive interac- with a gift of any size. Space Flight Center. Their research de- tions between biology and engineering.

SALLYPORT—FEBRUARY-MARCH 1987 5 r-

Curriculum revision committee presents preliminary proposal

Editor's Note: A preliminary proposal for a four-course minor in the social sciences tured, sample of courses in the social sci- Appendix II: Part B required minor at Rice was presented by with a two-course distribution require- ences. At the suggestion of the School of (Excerpt) the Committee on the Coherent Minor ment in the humanities. Two founda- Architecture we propose that architecture prior to a Dec. 2 forum and was initially tional Foundation Course in the Social Sciences. courses, a four-course sequence, majors be required to take all four foun- Twenty-six lectures over 14 week period, including: published in the Rice Thresher. The text and a two-course distribution require- dational courses, with the two science Idealized Visions of Society (Plato, Aristotle, St. of the Report of the Committee on the Co- ment make an eight-course requirement courses replacing the current two-course Thomas); Rise of Scientific Analysis(Bacon, Newton, herent Minor follows, including a sam- in humanities and social sciences— the architecture requirement in physics. Ar- Descartes); Empirically Based Conceptions of Society pling from the appendices, which same number (Hobbes); Society Based on Natural Rights(Locke); So- required for science- chitecture students would then choose a ciety Based on the "General Will"(Rousseau); Society provided detailed information on founda- engineering students in the present cur- minor in either science, humanities or so- as a Self-Equilibrating "Newtonian" System (Smith); tion courses and possible accompanying riculum. The foundational course in the cial science. Those minoring in science The Mechanics of the Self-Equilibrating System "clusters" of courses that would constitute humanities would be taught primarily in would take a three-course science- (Smith); From Smithian Optimism lathe Dismal Sci- the minor. This preliminary report will small ence (Malthus, Ricardo); Society Based on Class Con- groups, supplemented by periodic engineering sequence (not to include flict (Marx); The Dynamics of the Capitalist System undergo further revision before presenta- lectures; would emphasize writing in- courses in structures), plus any three so- (Marx); The Mandan Legacy; The Role of Ideas in tion to the faculty later this spring. struction; and would treat enduring cial science courses. Those minoring in Shaping Society (Weber); The Role of Institutions in works of philosophy and literature as humanities would take four humanities Social Organization (Weber); Interpreting Social Report of the Committee they address the Change: Social Darwinism (Spencer, Sumner); The problems of power, mo- courses(a three-course sequence and one Reaction to Insecurity (Polany); Individual Behavior on the Coherent Minor rality and understanding in Western cul- other), plus any two social science (Freud); Anthropological Conceptions of Society; The The Committee on the Coherent Minor ture. The foundational course in social courses. And those minoring in social sci- Neo-Classical Market Economy (Marshall); The End of the Laissez-Faire Market Economy (Keynes); The Suc- submits for discussion a preliminary pro- science would offer two lectures and one ence would take a four-course sequence, small-group cess of the Capitalistic Market System (Schumpeter); posal for revision of the Rice curriculum. discussion each week and plus any two humanities courses. Archi- The Road to Serfdom (Hayek); Toward a New -Social We take as our premise that the univer- would examine historically the emer- tecture majors could count no courses in Contract"(Nozik, Rawls). sity's first obligation to its undergraduate gence of systematic thinking about soci- art history as part of their minor require- students is providing opportunity for a ety and the development of the different ment. Appendix II: Part C sound general education. While the ex- social science disciplines. (Excerpt) Of the four-course sequence Appendix isting system of distribution require- required I: Part A Suggested Sequences for a Minor in the Hu- ments affords a wide choice of worthy for a minor in humanities, three courses (Excerpt) manities: must be clustered in one of the following The Ancient World: Ancient History; Ancient and courses, distribution is not intended to of- The two-semester foundation course for the science- Medieval Philosophy; Ancient and Medieval Art; Clas- fer a coherent introduction ways: a student might take three related engineering minor: This course is intended to bring all to the fields of sical Civilization of Greece, Rome; Classical Mythol- courses in a single humanities depart- students to a common level of competency in selected knowledge distant from a student's ma- ogy; Politics and Society of Ancient Greece; History topics of mathematics, physics and chemistry. These of ment, three related courses focusing on a the Roman World; Greek/Roman Art and jor. That, in our view, is the curriculum's selected subjects will be fairly evenly distributed Archaeology; single topic across departments or Religious Studies courses on the ancient biblical major problem. Acquisition of knowledge divi- throughout the course and presented in depth. Teach- world; The Culture of Ancient Greece. which sions, or an exploratory cluster consisting methods would include lectures, recitation, dis- we deem fundamental to a general The Baroque Age: European History to 1848; His- ing of introductory humanities courses cussion groups and invited lectures. The subject education has become, for many stu- tory of England from Reformation to Defeat matter will include: of Napo- offered in three different departments. leon; 17th Century British Literature; Milton; dents, a matter of mere chance. The pur- Mathematics: Calculus, Probability. This variety of possibilities Restoration Literature; Baroque and Roccoco Art; pose of this proposal is to improve recognizes Physics: Mechanics, Electricity His- and Magnetism, tory of Philosophy, 17th to 20th Century; Historical that in studying the humanities, the com- Optics, Modern general education at Rice by providing Physics and the Structure of Matter. Study of Musical Style, The Middle Ages to 1700; His- peting Chemistry: Classical science-engineering majors with a more claims of breadth and depth pos- Chemistry, Physical Chem- torical Studies(music). - istry, Chemical systematic introduction to the humanities sess equal weight. The fourth required Reactions. Asian Studies: Chinese Culture; History of China; and the social sciences, and humanities- course in this minor might or might not History of Religion, the Far Eastern Tradition; Intro- Appendix I: Part B duction to Asian Art; Chinese Art and Archaeology; Art social science majors with a more sys- relate to the other three, except in the case of (Excerpt) of Japan; Buddhism, Art and Faith; Politics of South- tematic introduction to science- the exploratory cluster where it east Asia; Politics of China and Japan. should relate to an introductory course Suggested three-semester sequences of advanced top- engineering. al- ical courses for the science-engineering minor: follow- Women's Studies: Images of Women in Literature; the ready taken. Students might choose a ing the foundation course, a student would choose an Women in Bible; Women in Early Modern Europe; Sociology of Sex A Minors cluster from among those suggested by approved sequence of courses addressing a topic or Roles; Sexuality and the Social Or- Program for der; Witches, Wives and Warriors — Gender Symbols. the faculty, or they might propose a clus- area of study. In some sequences, efforts will be made Humanities-Soc. Sci. Majors to include a course dealing in part with the social, ec- Science, Technology and Culture: Emergence of ter of their own. Modem America; History of onomic or political implication of the topic. The exam- Science (to Newton, from Students admitted as humanities-social Newton); Philosophical Of the four-course sequence required ples of possible clusters offered below have not yet Perspectives on Science; Phi- science majors would take a five-course losophy of Science; for a minor in social science, all would fo- been formally approved by departments. Where more Technology and World History; science minor consisting of a two Technology and the Contemporary World; History of - cus on a single topic crossing depart- than three courses are listed, students may form a semester foundational course, followed cluster by choosing among them. Courses with social, Astronomy and Cosmology; Science, Religion and Val- ments or be taken in a single department. ues; Origin and Destiny of the Universe. by a sequence of three related science- economic or political implications are designated by Students would choose a sequence sug- an asterisk. Exploration Cluster: Critical Reading and Writing; engineering courses in a single disci- Major British Writers; Aspects of Modern Literature; gested by the faculty, or they would pro- Energy: Thermodynamics of Engineering Materi- pline or area of study. As tentatively The Essentials of European History; American Thought pose sequences of their own. See als; Energetic Concepts*(new course); Mineral Re- planned, the two-semester foundational sources*. and Society; History of Philosophy; Religion and Cul- Appendix II for descriptions of the foun- ture; Classical Civilization course in science assumes that non- Materials: The Earth; Survey of Materials Science; (Greece/Rome); Introduc- dational humanities and social science tion to the History of Art. science majors would find scientific Materials in our World'(new course); Mineral Re- sequences. sources*. Editor's Note:Sample course clusters are also pro- knowledge accessible if properly taught; The Chemical Environment: Ecosystem Biology; vided in Ethics, The Religious Experience, The City that these students can grasp the quanti- Organic Chemistry(CHEM 211, 212); Inorganic Chem- and Music. tative character of physical laws and cer- A Minors Program for Students istry; Introduction to Environmental Systems; Our tain reliable conclusions about the Chemical Surroundings'(new course). Appendix II: Part D in Music and Architecture Evolution: Fundamental Concepts of Biology*: In- (Excerpt) physical world derived from them; and troduction to Biology; Animal Behavior and Evolution; that they can acquire sufficient knowl- Music majors are primarily engaged in Developmental Biology; Environmental Geology*; Hu- Suggested Sequences for a Minor in Social Sci- edge of mathematics, chemistry and the study neither of humanities nor natu- man Genetics'. ences: Policy physics in a year to prepare adequately ral science but in the art and science of Astronomy and Space: Stars, Galaxies and the Analysis: The policy analysis track pro- organized sound in time. They do, how- Universe; The Solar System; Space Colonies'; Obser- vides a focused application of the general concern in for a related series of three additional the Social Sciences with choice and decision making. ever, study music history vational Astronomy Lab (optional), courses on a single scientific topic. Tak- in the context of Applied Mathematics: Introduction to Calculus It emphasizes choice and decision making with re- ing courses in sequence — courses that Western civilization, and they pursue and its Applications(MATH 111, 112); Elementary Ap- spect to public policy. It seeks to give students an appreciation for the modes of analysis the Social build on themselves — would have the work requiring considerable analytical plied Statistics; Model Building. and computational skills. At the sugges- The Natural World: Fundamental Concepts of Biol- Sciences apply in this area, their strengths and weak- advantage of fostering intellectual con- ogy*: The Earth; Oceans; Introduction to Atmospheric nesses, and other characters of public policy issues. nections and yielding knowledge in tion of the Shepherd School faculty we Science. (Course possibilities: Principles of Micro Analysis; depth. These sequences might be taken propose that music students be required Physical Science: Technical Physics(PHYS 121 Public Policy; Public Finance; Policy Analysis.) The Modern State. The modern within a single department, might tran- to take all four foundational courses and and 122); Classical Thermodynamics; Engineering Me- state track pro- then be offered the option of minoring chanics; Electrical Circuits. . vides a focused application of the general concern in scend departments, and might even cross in the Social Sciences with institutions. It emphasizes either science, Computer Technology: Introduction to Program- the natural science and engineering divi- humanities or social sci- ming; Intermediate Programming; Computational Nu- the political and economic institutions that character- sions. A student wishing to design his or ence. Music students minoring in science merical Analysis; Computer Aided Design. ize the modern state. It seeks to give students a sense her own sequence of science courses would take a three-course science- Editor's Note: Sample course clusters are also proof the character and determinants of the political and engineering sequence, plus any one vided in Analysis, Earth Sciences, Electronics, Com- economic structures and processes that shape modern would have that option. For a tentative puter Hardware, Computer Usage, The Human Body, life as well as some tools for analyzing and under. description of the two-semester founda- course in humanities or social science. and Physics. standing them.(Course possibilities: Comparative tional course and suggested three-course Those minoring in humanities would take Politics; Bureaucracy; Anthropology of Law; Western Democracy, S.E. Asia sequences, see Appendix I. three related humanities courses, plus Appendix II: Part A or Comparative Communist Sys- any one course in science or engineering. tems.) (Excerpt) Individual Behavior. The individual behavior A Minors Program for Those minoring in social science would Foundation Course in the Humanities. Theme: track provides a focused application of the general Science-Engineering take a four-course social science se- Man's Pursuit of Power, Morality and Understanding concern in the Social Sciences with behavior. It em- quence, plus any one course in science or (three units of 5-4-5 weeks, which also overlap). phasizes the varying contexts and determinants of be- Students Summary Outline: "Power," weeks 1-5: Thucy- havior at the individual level and seeks to give engineering. For music students dides; Plato, Republic; All Machiavelli, Prince; Lear; slide students a sense of how to analyze and understand students admitted as prospective sci- minoring in the humanities or in science, lecture on Versailles; Marx, Communist Manifesto. human action.(Course possibilities: Social Psychol- ence and engineering majors would take the required number of minor courses "Morality," weeks 6-9: Antigone; Plato, Apology, Crito; ogy; Personality and Social Systems; Political Behav- a one-semester foundational course in would be eight; for those minoring in so- Book of Job, Romans; Augustine, Confessions; Luther; ior; Political Sociology; Developmental Psychology; slide lecture on Rembrandt; the social sciences and a one-semester cial sciences, the number would be nine. Dostoyevsky, The Grand Human Growth and Development: A Biocultural View Inquisitor. "Understanding," weeks 10-14: Oedipus; of the Life Cycle; Principles of Micro Analysis; or Prin- foundational course in the humanities. Architecture majors presently take a Plato, Metaphysics; Descartes; Kant, Introduction to ciples of Macro Analysis.) Each student would then have an option number of courses in architectural and Critique of Pure Reason, Groundwork (Foundations of Other suggested clusters are: Language and of taking a four-course minor in the hu- art history as well as courses in physics the Metaphysics of Ethics; Freud; Wallace Stevens; Learning; Environment, Resources, Regulation; Law film, Witness or other. manities with a two-course distribution and environmental engineering. They Schedule includes seven lec- and Criminal Justice; International Relations; Health requirement tures, two slide lectures, 33 discussion sections and and Welfare; Institutions, Organization and Behavior; in the social sciences, or a also typically take a generous, if unstruc- one evening film. and Culture and Value.

6 SALLYPORT—FEBRUARY-MARCH 1987 p4114041 Curriculum changes would be an 'educational disservice'

by Alan Grob part of their education outside their major area to the students actually will take apart from comparatively necessary exclusion of many of the classes in history or narrow minors in astronomy and applied mathematics, Editor's note: As the Rice faculty discusses changes in the English literature or biology they might otherwise wish have been mainly built out of a relatively few biology university's curriculum throughout the academic year to take. Based on my own 25 years as a faculty adviser at and geology courses in various combinations, and these (see article on preceding page), Sallyport will continue Hanszen College, I believe most faculty advisers, know- clusters themselves offer students so little choice that it its own curriculum-related "faculty forum" series. Last is- ing very well the intellectual advantages of breadth would appear, ironically enough, many students will sue, philosophy professor Konstan tin Kolenda discussed over system, almost certainly would try to dissuade the virtually be required to take the very courses now most his feelings about how the required minor, if approved, student who voluntarily wished to select his or her often cited by scientists critical of distribution to illus- would help students acquire a better general education. courses for distribution on principles like those the com- trate how students abuse it. The following essay, representing the opposing view, mittee would make the basis of a required curriculum. In At the same time, by forcing the selection of not a was written by English professor Alan Grob, a member short, what the faculty is being asked to do to improve course but a cluster, the minor will effectively foreclose of the Rice faculty since 1961. general education at Rice is to enact a proposal of self- many of the options students now exercise that involve evident narrowness. rigor and risk. Under the proposal, the student who The idea of general education has almost always been If the proposal fails to justify the coherent minor in elects Math 101 or Physics 101 or even Physics 121 to sat- the moving spirit behind curricular reform in higher edu- so many words, the long list of courses and options that isfy science requirements, as many students now do, cation in America, and that spirit is plainly evident in makes up the remainder of the proposal only heightens will by that choice have also decided to take differential virtually all of the proposals calling for curricular one's doubts. Far from being the attractive menu of op- equations or a second-year course in physics or engi- change that have so proliferated in the last five years. tions we were promised in an earlier version of the pro- neering, a commitment few humanities or social science With the Harvard core curriculum and the Bennett report posal, the description of the clusters in the social majors will either wish to or should be expected to from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the sciences and humanities turns out to have apparently make. broadly educated person has once more been put forth involved little more than a casual sifting of the catalog And all its interdisciplinary trappings notwithstand- as the ideal and excessive specialization denounced as for courses bearing some relationship to one another, ing, the proposal at many points reinforces rigid and ar- a vice to be avoided at all costs. without regard to their appropriateness to students in tificial divisional boundaries. Hence we have the So it comes as no surprise that the proposal of Rice's science and engineering. pointless repetitions found in the foundational courses committee on the coherent minor invokes the principle of The obvious problem with most of the upper-level in the humanities and social sciences, courses that al- general education in its preamble:"The purpose of this courses that comprise the largest portion of the clusters most certainly should be integrated and jointly taught. proposal," we are told, "is to improve general education is that they were not designed by departments for sci- Or we find the student minoring in "The Modern State" at Rice," a need that has arisen because under the ence and engineering students taking their first classes not allowed to count as part of a minor classes in Euro- present curriculum, "acquisition of knowledge which we in the humanities and social sciences but for majors or pean history that would explain the beginnings and de- deem fundamental to a general education has become, students with prior training in the disciplines. Who else velopment of the modern state, or the student minoring for many students, a matter of mere chance." takes History of Art 310(Byzantine Art), Political Science in "Law in Criminal Justice" fulfilling the minor entirely The aim of general education though, at least as I 310 (Political Behavior), or English 343(17th Century Brit- by classes in the social sciences, though in our present have always understood it, is the fashioning of the in- ish Literature) or the many specialized courses like these legal studies program students take courses in constitu- formed generalist through instruction in fundamental listed here? tional history as well as in political science, classes in skills, principles, and masterworks — the common core If the logic of the required minor apparently would the philosophy of law as well as the economics of law. of knowledge — usually through a set of broadly con- induce questionably prepared students to choose Yet even if we rectified the failings of the required minor ceived introductory courses. But the coherent minor, I courses they otherwise would not wish to and probably in practice, provided sensible clusters of well-taught have assumed since I heard the term broached by Presi- should not take, conversely the same logic will have the classes geared to the students' own levels of prepara- dent Rupp, would almost by definition give us a curricu- undoubted effect of discouraging the more adventurous tion, the minor would still be bad educational policy, be- lum antithetical in virtually every way to the spirit of from taking upper-level classes they now sometimes do cause the specialization it would mandate makes little general education. It was clearly not a step toward a use to satisfy requirements — "Shakespeare" or "Ameri- educational sense. core curriculum, nor even toward enactment of those can Foreign Policy," for example — unless, of course, There remains the question of the foundational modest curricular reforms recommended in the 1984 Self- they decide at the same time to take those together with courses. Most of the faculty and students I have spoken Study, but something radically apart from and against that set of like courses that would count as coherence. to find the notion of foundational courses by far the most the grain of almost all current curricular thinking. Almost certainly too, students in science and engineer- appealing part of the proposal, perhaps because they do From my own perspective the minor seemed and ing will take fewer classes in freshman English and for- embody the spirit of general education and by that stand still seems a notion eccentrically skewed, a requirement eign language than they do now, since of all courses utterly opposed to the goal of specialization implicitly for specialization in just those portions of the student's these fit least easily into the structure of the minor, represented by the required minor. education where specialization seems neither desirable though only two years ago the self-study and the Rice But the committee should understand that we can nor necessary. Publication of the report by the curricu- faculty seemed prepared to reinstate freshman English have the foundational courses without ever having that lum committee powerfully confirms these suspicions and foreign languages as requirements for graduation. to which it stands as a foundation. That is, we can re- and misgivings, demonstrating not just how profoundly Finally, despite all the space given here to the interdis- quire of all students that they read Plato, and Sophocles, flawed the minor is in principle but also how utterly un- ciplinary clusters, I anticipate that most science and en- and Adam Smith and Freud (preferably in small classes) workable it is in practice, and how pointlessly onerous gineering students will choose to minor not in the and learn something of physics and calculus and chem- are the burdens it would impose upon Rice students. clusters but in the academic departments where the se- istry without going on to minor in "Asian Studies" or Most obviously missing from the proposal is any lection of classes and professors is greatest and the se- "The Modern State" or "Earth Sciences." But by conceiv- meaningful explanation for doing this, any rationale quence of courses follows some rational plan, thereby ing of these courses as foundational rather than as the more persuasive than occasional invocation of catch- nullifying the apparent interdisciplinary intentions of heart of a general education, treating their reading as words like "coherence" and "systematic" to justify re- the committee. preparation for something to come rather than as some- quiring a minor of every Rice student. Under our current The minors in science are even more dismayingly thing essentially valuable in itself that all students curriculum, students satisfy the curricular requirement padded and unrealistic. About half of the minors recom- should know, we, in fact, distort the purposes and di- for breadth by distribution, taking eight courses of their mended here require students to take upper-level minish the value of such courses. own choosing in the two major divisions outside their courses in science and engineering, classes in which If we would institute a general education at Rice, area of major specialization. Popular mythology has al- students in the humanities and social sciences not only and that is what most students and faculty who wish to ways held that, given such freedom, students would and are likely to have far less aptitude and interest than reform the curriculum probably want, by all means let do choose just those classes that make the fewest de- other students but where they must compound their dis- us do so. At some point that probably means determin- mands of them. advantages by essentially being the most poorly pre- ing whether the study of biology or Western history But a study last year of how students actually sat- pared students in class. For some of these ostensibly should be part of that requirement, but that should be isfy distribution indicates that most act responsibly and recommended classes, the students who are minors will decided on intrinsic grounds, by asking ourselves choose worthwhile courses, a point that the committee not even have taken prerequisites stated in the cata- whether these subjects are indispensable to the learning has publicly conceded. That is, even left to their own de- log, and in none of the upper-level classes designed of the broadly educated person, and not whether they vices, most of our students voluntarily choose just those for science and engineering majors will minors have are tools or even foundations to something more impor- basic courses we would have them take if the courses any of the crucial training in science and especially tant that comes afterwards. were required. Undeniably the current curriculum still mathematics that prior to this proposal we have always I know the committee will understand this, because has its detractors, mainly traditionalists who believe been told was indispensable simply to understand and, if I wished to draw up a curriculum I would choose as my that even if three-quarters of our students choose En- most important, to pass advanced classes in science committee just the faculty members who have written glish or calculus, too many continue to slip through the and engineering. this proposal. They are all colleagues I admire deeply, net and remain deficient in what is widely assumed to A sequence of 300- and 400-level courses in circuitry and some are close friends of many years. Yet if I may be most fundamental to a general education. may foster the impression the electrical engineering de- reach for an admittedly strained analogy, it seems to me But not until the current report have I ever heard it partment is contributing something to the education of a case of the best and the brightest, implementing with alleged that students choose classes for distribution too students in the humanities by offering an electronics mi- the best will in the world a premise so mistaken that the unsystematically, at least as system is conceived in this nor, but I doubt seriously that any humanities student outcome can only be an education disservice to future proposal, and that they would be better off specializing with only the foundational course as preparation will students if this proposal were ever to become their cur- in economics, or Asian studies, or astronomy for a large ever complete a minor in electronics. The clusters that riculum.

SALLYPORT-FEBRUARY-MARCH 1987 7 COMMA OF AGE Rice Colleges at 30

As the residential college system celebrates 30 years at Rice, college members and masters, previous and present, reflect on the past and offer suggestions for the future.

by Erin Blair and Valerie Rohy

uidance, Hell Week, Slime Parades. year-olds, engaged in a bit of instrospection. It is eral years before the implementation of similar Lits, rushes, curfews. All were firmly a time for looking back at how we got to where we programs at Harvard and Yale. entrenched in life at Rice Institute by are, and figuring out where to go from here. But, in 1915, Lovett's ideas were premature. the 1950s. Yet by 1955, many believed Rice's student body hailed primarily from Hous- G Passive resistance Rice's social system, which revolved around the ton. The few men who could not commute each classes, had gotten out of hand. The idea of residential colleges at Rice was noth- day were provided with dormitory space; non- "Class wars" — upperclassmen vs. lower- commuting women had no need even of dorms — classmen, sophomores vs. freshmen — had be- they lived in nearby housing and were asked to be come increasingly undisciplined and even violent, RAIDERS OF A LOST ART off-campus by 5 p.m. each day. culminating in the deaths of two sophomores dur- The panty-raid craze that swept college campuses in the By the 1950s, however, the change in student ing a 1956 Hell Week rite. 1950s was, by all accounts, conspicuously absent at demographics, combined with the increased frac- Within only a few years, however, things had Rice. But as the opening of Jones College brought Rice tionalization of students caused by the strong changed, and much of the credit — or, for some, women into closer proximity, Rice men did at least make class orientation and lack of campus social struc- the blame — would later be attributed to Rice's a few feeble attempts. One of the most successful came ture, made the time right for the residential col- adoption of the residential college system in the in 1959, when five Wiess and Will Rice freshmen in- lege system, at least as far as the Rice fall of 1956. vaded Jones, riding up the Jones South elevators, slip- administration was concerned. The students, at From the time the first students moved into ping over to fourth floor North, sneaking into a room first, weren't sure. Hanszen, Will Rice, Baker, Wiess and Jones col- and making off with a few feminine undergarments. The Sid Burrus '57, a professor of electrical and leges in 1957, the changes began. Though it took quixotic quintet then made their escape, riding down the computer engineering at Rice who has since another decade for the colleges to develop their elevator with none other than the Jones housemother, served as a college master himself, remembers current social structure and sense of identity, who failed in her desperate attempts to retrieve the that, as a senior the year the colleges were insti- some of the initially sought-for goals were stolen merchandise. The culprits were reported, how- tuted, many of his fellow students resented yet an- achieved early. From the beginning, the colleges ever, and received a stiff penalty — confinement to other East Coast influence at Rice. "Many students proved their potential for providing a sense of their rooms except for classes and meals, and to campus felt it was an inappropriate structure brought in community for all at Rice — senior and freshman except for church services and haircuts. from other universities and imposed on us," he alike, male and female, student and professor. says. "It seemed to be an Ivy League idea trans- In celebrating its 30th birthday this year, ing new. Rice's first president, Edgar Odell Lovett, planted into an environment that was not suited to Rice's residential college system is, like most 30- had proposed such a system as early as 1915, sev- it."

8 SALLYPORT—FEBRUARY-MARCH 1987 A freshman in the early college years, R. John pation in most of the "traditions" became volun- dates and study group members. "It was the first Stanton '62, an adjunct professor at Rice's Jones tary within the first two years of the college time most girls had been inside the boys' colleges, School, agrees but adds that, from a freshman's system and had virtually disappeared by the early even the dining halls," says Tommie Lu Maulsby perspective, the colleges offered relief. "Many stu- 1960s, when "orientation" replaced "guidance" as '59, a former director of the Rice alumni associa- dents didn't particularly welcome the college sys- the accepted treatment of freshmen. tem because it forced traditions to change," he Lila Laux '61, assistant professorof psychol- says. "It gradually did away with the unmerciful ogy at Rice, was one who was happy to see "guid- RICESPEAK. hazing of freshmen, and once the women started ance" end, as well as the university administration's own attitude toward freshmen."The Though Hanszen brought in well-known television per- college system has improved Rice," she says. sonality Ronald Reagan in 1958 and Brown sponsored "When the system was just getting started, they Ken Kesey and his Psychedelic Bus in the late '60s, Will WHAT IF THEY GAVE A TEST tried to scare freshmen into studying all the time Rice gained the most notoriety for its guest speakers by sponsoring Timothy Leary in 1967. The appearance of AND NOBODY CAME? by telling us that half of us would flunk out. Why recruit wonderful students and intellectual people Leary, who advised students on "tuning out and turning Imagine the horror of uninformed exam proctors when, with the intent of weeding them out? It is impor- on," attracted an abundance of media attention, includ- in 1967, students left in the middle of finals and trooped tant for students to know that someone is there to ing a front-page article in the Houston Chronicle de- to Wiess Commons to hear fighter Cassius Clay (who care a little about them and to help them through nouncing Rice for allowing such an event to occur. Will later, of course, became Muhammad Ali) explain how the transitions." Rice finally made a better-late-than-never effort at he became "the greatest." When they arose after the The greatest transitions in the colleges' early atonement by sponsoring a panel discussion on why speech and conscientiously trooped back to finish their years faced Rice women. When the first women "tuning out and turning on" might not be such a wise exams, the Wiessmen and their friends provided what moved into the "Jones Hilton"(which, despite its idea. has perhaps been the greatest test of Rice's Honor Sys- nickname, did not have furniture for the first six tem. tion who is currently employed at a Houston law firm. "I felt exceedingly strange going into one for living on campus, the men decided it was time for MISSING IN ACTION the first time." a change in their behavior— they became more Before the college system, and Jones college In 1958, Hanszen College spearheaded a burst of foot- civilized." gave Rice women an on-campus so- ball support, the likes of which haven't been seen since. in particular, Though a mild protest resulted from a 1958 cial structure, they vented their energies through After the Owls beat the Aggies on Saturday, Hanszenites Campanile announcement that future yearbooks the "lits" — literary societies that, by the 1950s, were determined to keep the spirit alive until the fol- would feature students organized by college had gained an elitist reputation and were often lowing week's game against TCU. With Hanszen leading rather than class, it soon became apparent that known for competitive membership "rushes" simi- the way, students barricaded the gates to Rice the Mon- the colleges were at Rice to stay. lar to those in college sororities. day before the game, urging classmates to skip class Laux, who was a member of OWLS(Owen New beginnings and keep the party/pep rally going all week. The stu- Wister Literary Society), said the lits were strictly In reviewing 30 years of college history, three ma- dents were locked out of their Monday work all right. Unfortunately, so were the dean and 200 construction social. "We had hayrides, parties and formals — jor changes for which the college system provided basically, they were just smaller groups of friends an impetus become evident. Two, related to the workers, who were not nearly as amused by the change in schedule. to hang around with," she recalls. harsh treatment of freshmen and to Rice women's As Jones, and later Brown, involved increas- exclusion from the mainstream of campus life, ing numbers of women in the rapidly growing col- weeks), they not only had to adjust to living in a college system, but to living on campus for the SOMETIMES A GREAT MOTION... first time. SOME LIKE IT HOT ...is obscured by confusion, and it happened often in "In those days, the university really acted in If patience is a virtue, the men's colleges had their most the college governments during the late 1960s. The loco parentis and felt quite responsible for us," re- virtuous years in 1966-67. As air conditioning installa- Jones College Cabinet had grown so large and unwieldy calls Laux, noting that Jones was staffed with two tion began in the colleges, students stoically endured a by 1969 that one person somehow managed to propose housemothers and guarded by Pinkerton's security spring of "porta-cans" dotting the campus in the most two opposing motions during the same meeting. The men, known affectionately as "Pinkies." conspicuous places available and jackhammer "wake-up most notorious, however, was the cabinet of Baker Col- Instead of not being allowed to live on cam- calls" in the early morning hours, comforted by the fact lege, which had grown so longwinded that it became pus at all, women were suddenly told they had to that it would all be finished by the time they returned in known far and wide as the "Baker Blabinet." In 1970, live on campus until they were 21. They were also the fall. Alas, it was not to be. A summertime strike the size of the "Blabinet" was cut in half and it became, subject to curfews, though Laux notes that Rice's halted further installation until almost time for fall again, a cabinet. curfews offered more freedom than those at other classes to begin. As late as October, the men of Will Texas schools. Rice were suffering blasts of cold air each time they The university was also careful to make sure turned on a faucet or flushed a toilet, and many specu- marked the end of an era; the third — a growing Rice women were not too influenced by Rice men. lated that they would all drown if some prankster turned relationship between students and faculty — "They put Jones as far away from the men's col- on the air conditioning. marked a beginning. leges as they could," Laux laughs."My freshman Traditions associated with "guidance," from year, there was one very poorly organized panty Slime Parades to beanie-wearing, became, as one raid, and then it sort of fizzled out." lege rivalries and the burgeoning campus social Campanile editor said, "mere shadows of their The women made somewhat more dignified scene, the literary societies, like the traditions of former selves" once college life took over. Partici- forays into the men's colleges as College Night "guidance," began to disappear. 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SALLYPORT—FEBRUARY-MARCH 1987 9 as many as eight, the "lits" had dwindled to two — Now, Stanton notes, the colleges are more ful community in which to live while being edu- OWLS and EBLS — by 1968. self-sufficient than in the beginning — a process cated. Students can meet faculty outside of class that has gradually evolved over the past 30 years and get to know them in ways that are unusual at Mastering the possibilities as students took their self-governance more seri- a university." When the college system was instituted, the Rice ously and proved they could handle their own af- While Jones master Walter Isle, chairman of men outnumbered the women five-to-one, and fairs. Rice's English department, sees his duties as "The colleges are now run to a large extent by those of "finding out what's going on and reassur- the students," Stanton says. "That just wasn't the ing people," mastering can be reassuring to the THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT case originally. We had a student government, faculty member as well. History professor Richard and I was a part of that government, but we didn't Smith, in his last semester as master of Hanszen, In 1967, the women of Jones and Brown entered "The really know what we were doing or what our role says he decided to try mastering on the recom- Great Slacks Marathon," spending a year debating the was." mendation of several colleagues. He has not been pros and cons of allowing Rice women to wear slacks Overseeing the activities of college govern- disappointed. and shorts in campus buildings. By the time an approv- ment falls to the college master. Noting that his wife and co-master, Lisa, has ing vote was finally reached, the point was moot -- Once described as "psychiatrists, counselors, been a mainstay in the past five years at Hanszen, miniskirts were in; slacks were out. caterers and general academic fix-it men," the col- he says, "One of the many gratifications is making lege masters have often found their exact role left friends with so many interesting and accom- to chance — or their own ingenuity. Though from plished students. In the classroom, one sees only Laux notes that even when they first moved to the beginning it was recognized that the master- their academic ability, but in the college they re- campus, the Rice women "didn't much take the fel- ing system would provide a vital link between veal a wide range of dramatic, musical, artistic, lows' minds off their subjects." Rice students and the faculty members who would and athletic talents, not to mention personal qual- The number of campus social events did in- ities of compassion, strength of character, and crease, however, as the colleges hosted their own good humor. parties(though, for a number of years, the men's "Furthermore, they show they are able to gov- colleges would continue to "import" dates from CREAM OF THE CROP ern themselves — they sponsor social and cultural University of Houston sororities). College Nights First runner-up is, of course, water — as in water bal- events of all kinds, including plays, concerts, lec- offered men and women a chance to get ac- loons, water fights, and late-night swims in flooded tures, dance performances, and artistic events. quainted outside either a party or classroom atmo- commons — but the award for the most creatively used They undertake community service projects and sphere — Maulsby, for example, remembers uncontrolled substance must be shaving cream. The college 'work days' and assist the university in a attending a College Night at Hanszen in 1958, fluffy stuff has been used throughout the colleges to fill variety of ways, from providing tutors to hosting where men and women gathered to listen to or cover telephones, soft drink machines, laundry ma- prospective freshmen." Screen Actors Guild president Ronald Reagan — chines, light switches, and of course the students them- A far cry from the days of "guidance" is the and the developing college rivalries could be seen selves. Shaving cream-covered "streakers" often sped "atmosphere of tolerance" Smith has seen in the in such events as the ever-popular Beer-Bike. through the hedges of Rice in the 1970s, a tradition that colleges, what he calls "the easy acceptance of a While the students enjoyed college events, continues today with the infamous "Club 13." wide variety of different groups and individuals the administration was careful to keep order. as integral parts of our community." "Rice had refinished all the woodwork and walls in the old men's dorms and made each stu- Going coed be living alongside them, that role's definition has always been deliberately vague. If the presence of women on the same campus had a "civilizing" effect on Rice men, as several have In 1957, for example, Rice President William suggested, the presence of men and women living THE LATE, LATE, LATE SHOW Houston asked history professor William Master- Baker College became known in the late '60s for show- son to serve as the first master of Hanszen. Master- son promptly asked what, exactly, a master was ing "underground" movies. One particularly anticipated A LONGNECK'S production --Bob Carver's "The Undergrad- supposed to do. was a local JOURNEY INTO NIGHT uate," hailed as a Rice sequel to "The Graduate." The Houston pondered the question a moment, 1974, film featured Mary Foster running in a field for 11 min- then replied, "I really don't know — whatever you For a non-Rally Club event, it was a wild one. In the Wiess Drill Team held a "drink-off" at Kay's Lounge utes, but viewers at the "premiere" had to wonder if it find useful." each club was all worth it — the showing was delayed 45 minutes Because of this "open approach," the colleges' against the members of Chique Guite. After beer, the match was declared a due to technical difficulties. personalities reflect changes in masters just as downed 20 pitchers of they change with each entering group of students. tie on account of darkness — according to a Campanile Originally appointed "for life" by the Rice presi- report, there was insufficient lighting under the table, dent, masters are now invited by the colleges where contestants rested by that time, to enable anyone dent post a bond for damages," recalls Donald themselves to serve five-year terms. The system, to see how to pour the next round. Blair '60, a geophysicist for Exxon. "They were most feel, is one that allows college personalities very strict. A friend of mine once threw a fire- to evolve as the university and its students cracker in the open area between Baker and Will change. in the same college ultimately yielded a different Rice around Christmas time. No one knew who did "A college that under one master might be in- effect — "they," the students learned, were not so it, but the student college government threatened dependent and fragmented might, under another different after all. to punish the whole college until someone 'fessed master, become a college that takes pride in its In 1973, Hanszen and Baker colleges made a up. He confessed finally, and the college made community," notes English professor and former trial move to coed housing, an experiment eventu- him pack everything up and move out of Baker for Hanszen master Dennis Huston. "At the same ally deemed a success. Will Rice was converted to three days." time, the colleges provide a stable and meaning- coed housing in 1978, followed by Jones and Lovett

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10 SALLYPORT—FEBRUARY-MARCH 1987 ness," Martin says. "I think masters are people process, they will remain only trappings." with a real concern for the quality of the univer- Twenty-four years later, some, such as anthro- THE YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY sity, but it's a hard job to undertake." pology associate professor Rod McIntosh, master Both fire and flood plagued Rice college members in Joan Rea, associate professor of Spanish and of Baker College, say they hope the administra- "more 1976-77. In 1976, as Hanszen was being renovated — Portuguese and master of Wiess, agrees. "Your tion will encourage the colleges to have a its carpeting stored in the commons for safekeeping — bonus for being a master is psychic income," she scholastic role, perhaps with college courses orga- the commons burned, and hungry Hanszenites were says. "It is noble, but it is physically and psycho- nized on interdisciplinary terms," for example. forced to use the RMC as their much-invaded dining logically taxing work. You only have so many Materials science professor Franz Brotzen, hall. The following fall, students returned to campus to hours in a day, you don't know what emergencies former master of Brown College, agrees. "Col- find floods had left eight inches of water in Brown, a will come up, and college affairs have to come leges should take a greater role in the academics foot in Will Rice, and four feet of murky slush in the first." basement of Baker. A few months later, a fire in Central Rea, the first woman at Rice to serve as a col- new forced college diners to lege master, notes that Harvard and Yale universi- Kitchen's laundry facility NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN eat from paper plates until repairs could be made. But ties have stronger support systems for their the award for bravery over this trying year undoubtedly masters than Rice, with better back-up systems for In 1980, a Houston Health Department inspector de- goes to Mark Hellums and Jack Hollins of Sid Rich, who, advising and counseling. cided that the Rice colleges' family-style dining had to along with Jack's mother, found themselves stranded in "That's where our system needs to be go. When the inspector insisted the method of serving an elevator between floors of the college, smoke and strengthened," she says. "There just isn't enough food posed a risk of contamination and ordered the col- flames spewing from the elevator panel. The trio es- physical time to do everything optimally." leges to convert to cafeteria-style service, a public out- caped by climbing out the top of their elevator and into Getting the colleges more involved academi- cry ensued. One of the loudest (and most-quoted) voices the roof of a second that had been brought alongside, cally, rather than just socially, was also seen by was that of an RPC social committee co-chairman, who then riding to safety. Meanwhile, six firetrucks sped some as a goal for the coming decade. expressed shock and described in great detail the clean- from downtown Houston, thundered through the gates During the first 15 years of Rice's college sys- liness and loving care that went into Rice's fine dishes, on South Main, barreled past Baker and Wiess, rum- tem, particularly during the late 1960s when politi- silverware and cloth napkins. Someone was listening, bled past the gym and Media Center, swerved back cal concern over Vietnam and civil rights was and the ruling was promptly reversed. onto University, returned to Main, and finally screeched running high on campus as well as throughout the to a halt at Sid Rich. By this time, of course, Rice's. country, academically oriented programs were Buildings and Grounds personnel had everything com- more prominent in college life. Jones College of- pletely under control. fered a semester-long series of programs center- of the university, though there is no need to go as ing around "In Search of Man," including a far as Cambridge or Oxford, where the colleges' seminar on "The Kennedy Years," for example, entire structure is academic," he says. "But I while Will Rice sponsored "Leonardo: The Corn- would like to see the colleges take a greater role in 1980 and Wiess in 1983. pleat Man." Each college sponsored its own in the academic aspects of Rice — the budgets of Brown The final bastions of single-sex living, speaker series that, over the course of the decade, the colleges are heavily skewed toward social ac- (men), will be con- (women)and Sid Richardson brought in prominent speakers on topics from poli- tivities, and I find this somewhat regrettable." approved verted into coed housing by fall, a move tics through science to the arts. Others, however, like the colleges' current Board of Governors at their Decem- how- by a vote of the Of course, even then, the colleges were more role as a place to let off steam and escape, "Some ber 1986 meeting. social than academic. As early as 1963, an edito- ever temporarily, from academic pressures. (of Sid and Brown) should im- "The conversion rial in the Thresher addressed the issue of college of the masters talk about making the colleges prove the college community as a whole," says more academic," Isle says. "But I see them as a Bill Martin, former master of Sid Richardson and place to relax, somewhere the students can go professor of sociology. "The change was immedi- where they don't have to think about classes." ate and positive at Baker when it went coed — it And, Rea notes, social interaction with stu- NO DEARTH OF THE SALESMEN created a community more like that in which peo- dents and faculty from across the disciplines is in ple live most of their lives." Over the past 30 years, Rice college members have left itself an intellectual experience. "Being a master The process of conversion has already begun, no stone unturned in their quest for the Perfect Party has permitted me to expand my frame of refer- with the cabinets of both colleges forming commit- Theme. Examples of their success abound, but among ence," she says."A day-to-day intimate relation- tees to oversee the details of implementation. the most creative is Wiess College's annual "Night of ship with students as bright and as iconoclastic as Decadence," where members outdid even themselves in Rice students can be has kept me on my intellec- Looking to the future 1978, decorating the commons as a "cheap American tual and psychic toes. There is a real joy in deal- stereotypical American At age 30, the colleges are generally recognized as hotel" and arriving dressed as ing with young minds as peers. It renews your one of Rice's greatest assets, and though the coed conventioneers and traveling salesmen. own juices. The sense of aliveness and be- conversion of Sid Richardson and Brown is occu- ing able to see what happens to people in college pying much of the current college agenda, some over the years — those are big rewards." are already looking forward to improvements that Rich Smith, for one, will miss the students at could be made in the coming decade. academics:"What the colleges need as an institu- Hanszen when he steps down as master this year. Several current and former college masters, tion and what their members need as individuals Though his successor has not yet been selected, for example, would like to see a rethinking of the is a sense of participation in the process of educa- he has his advice ready:"This may be a bit un- master system — not the master's role, necessar- tion. What the colleges do provide — a sense of re- grammatical, but it's the best advice I can think ily, but a way in which to make the master's col- sponsibility, an exposure to faculty members and of," he says. "For some reason, a quotation from lege duties more balanced with his or her a healthy spirit of competition — are important the late ragtime pianist, Eubie Blake, comes to academic responsibilities. trappings, but until the colleges become deeply mind.'Be grateful for luck. Pay the thunder no "The role of master is losing its attractive- involved in the mainstream of the educational mind. Listen to the birds. And don't hate nobody.-

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-•••— SALLYPORT—FEBRUARY-MARCH 1987 1 1 n the 16th century, Copernicus both out- raged and humbled mankind with his radi- cal theory that the sun, not the earth, lay at J the center of the universe. While Earth's — and mankind's — significance in the larger order of things diminished, the sun and its mysteries gained new distinction. As modern science flourished, other wonders of nature became those of discovery and understanding. The moon no longer loomed as a mystery of shadow and light on clear, dark evenings — it became a new frontier to be visited, dis- sected, explained, conquered. Things once feared without comprehension — earthquakes, floods, tropical storms — science rendered if not avoid- able, then at least understandable, often even predictable. Yet mysteries remain. And ironically, one of the most perplexing puzzles of nature still faced by 20th century science is as basic as what keeps our days warm and bright — our enigmatic sun. We have learned much since Copernicus' time, of course, but the most basic of questions remains unanswered. Since the sun is simply a star — not the brightest in the universe, nor the largest — why does it not burn out and die as other stars, much younger than our sun, have done? endless en- W The source of the sun's seemingly ergy is a question that nags at modern science, SCIENCE, FICTION AND THE ROMANTIC ASTROPHYSICIST whose theorists suggest possibilities that are generally unprovable. Whatever keeps the sun so hot also keeps science, with its wealth of technology, For the past 12 years, space physics professor Donald Clayton has been a at a distance. The question has nagged at Donald Clayton, man obsessed by the sun and its puzzling source of heat. What began as too. The sun and its mysterious source of heat has a 1975 scientific paper ended last fall with the publication of Clayton's consumed much of the last 12 years of the Rice astrophysicist's life, even as he maintains a hectic first novel, The Joshua Factor. Sallyport takes a look at the man, his schedule of teaching, research, family life and novel and the romance of astrophysics. what amounts to, by all accounts, a mean game of tennis. Yet, since the mid-'70s, Clayton, a member of by Suzanne Johnson and Andre Fox the Rice faculty for almost 25 years, has been a man obsessed, gripped by the sun's puzzle and his own theories about its solution. What began with a scientific paper in 1975 for the Astrophysical Journal continued through last fall, when Clayton published his latest work on the sun's mysteries — not a scientific paper this time, but a novel, The Joshua Factor. The heart of the matter While Clayton's 1975 paper presented a new theory of why the sun stays hot, The Joshua Factor is both an imaginative extension of that theory and a scientist's attempt to share the excitement of scientific discovery and the romance of the sun's puzzle with the general public. "It is a very romantic puzzle," Clayton says. "We rely on the sun for our warmth, for our very existence, and yet we don't understand it. There is something almost mystical about it." Mysticism, mystery and romance might at first glance seem alien territory for an astrophysicist but for Clayton, those characteristics summarize the attraction of the scientist to challenge what he cannot understand — they are the elements that lend the pulse and excitement to scientific discovery. It can be a frustrating sort of excitement, however. What kept gnawing at Clayton and his fellow astrophysicists in the 1970s was a problem centering around the generally accepted theory that a nuclear reactor — operating just as such reactors work on Earth — lies in the sun's core, providing a source of continual heat. The nuclear reactor theory was met with excitement by the scientific community not only because it provided a logical explanation for why the sun stays hot, but also because it could be tested. Scientists knew, Clayton explains, that nuclear reactors emit neutrinos, elementary particles that, because they are not electrically charged, pass easily through normal matter. Experiments already conducted had shown that neutrinos emit- Donald Clayton

12 SALLYPORT—FEBRUARY-MARCH 1987 ted from a reactor pass through the reactor's zle, thinking about my resolution of the black hole place — is one that Donald Clayton knows well. shielding (which stopped other, electrically at the center and wondering — how could it ever As a scientist(and a native Texan), it is a world on charged, particles) and could thus be "captured" be tested? What could it cause that would ever be which he can speak with authority. we expect as mankind? How and measured. different from what Best of both worlds Logically, then, a similar test could be set up have we ever developed the properties that we to measure solar neutrinos, confirming the theory have? I saw at least some fictional answers to When an astrophysicist reveals his own "secret that the sun's heat is indeed fueled by a nuclear those questions in regard to the evolution of the speculations" in a novel, is the result science fic- reactor at its core. sun, and came up with what seemed a really great tion? Nct necessarily. While The Joshua Factor An elaborate experiment was set up at the story. falls into a sci-fi subset called by some "hard- Homestake Gold Mine in Lead, S.D. The under- "These ideas so attracted me romantically science fiction," the subset is relatively empty. ground test site would allow the earth overhead to that they just wouldn't leave my mind. Finally, Clayton himself admits that, as a general rule, act as a shield, blocking out the electrically this novel just had to exist. It was something in- scientists do not have the interest or the literary charged particles coming from the sun but letting side of me that had to be expressed. abilities to write fiction. Always an avid reader the neutrinos through. "What The Joshua Factor really is, is a scien- (with a soft spot for a good mystery story), Clayton The problem, Clayton says, was that no neu- tific speculation cast in the form of a story — it is, decided nonetheless to try his hand at putting on trinos came through. "The center of the sun is sup- if you will, an entire scientific speculative sce- paper the speculations that had been haunting posed to be a nuclear reactor — that's how the sun nario. There are strong fictional threads running him. supposedly gets its power. It was the celebrated through, with interesting characters confronting The result, he says, is a "scientific novel." solution to our scientific puzzle of how the sun basic things that interest humankind. But the "I have tried to faithfully depict scientific stays hot. But if there really is a nuclear reactor at whole thing is sort of my own secret speculation, ideas, where most science fiction only attempts to the center providing power to the sun, we should my secret scenario." be believable as science. I have a pretty far-out be able to make the neutrinos come out, and we're story, but there isn't any aspect of it that you can least no more than a third point your finger to and say,'no, that wouldn't re- not getting them — or at A little romance of the number that should be there." ally happen.'I'm not trying to say it is going to Clayton's scenario takes the developments lead- happen but if you ask me whether it is or not, I can Exploring the possibilities ing to the real solar neutrino test in South Dakota only say,'We don't know.— to wrap The absence of neutrinos coming from the sun and blends them with a healthy dose of science, Coming up with a fictional plot it ef- caused the scientific community to sit back and re- international intrigue, an intricate mystery plot around his scientific scenario — and writing and week- think the source of the sun's heat. The direction of and, yes, even a little romance. fectively — consumed Clayton's nights just Clayton's thinking became clear in 1975, when the The novel opens in a world obviously gone ends for almost 10 years. "It certainly wasn't he began Astrophysical Journal published his paper offering awry, with a sun that heats rocks to 150 degrees by dashed off," he laughs, explaining that of toying a possible explanation of the solar neutrino puz- noon and forces the few who remain to struggle for writing the book in 1977 after two years finally on paper, he zle. survival. It is a world where "humanity has been with the idea. With an outline writing, as he "I had an idea that the center of the sun might replaced by vigilant self-defense," where "food spent the subsequent eight years get its power, not from a nuclear reactor but, in- was scarce" and "all that lived clamored and puts it, "actively, at a slow rate." scientist. stead, from matter attempting to fall into a small fought for what there was," where the Texas sun "First and foremost, I am a research teaching black hole in the center of the sun," he says. shone hot-white instead of mellow orange. I never stopped doing my research and novelist. Black holes, dense masses of matter that re- The mystery of how that world came to be — — this is not my first step in a career as a in terms of my own flect no light and are sensed only by their strong and why the sun turned from life-giving to life - But this story had to be written my motivation was to gravitational pull, is "another one of those mysti- threatening — begins with the sabotage of a neu- life and who I am. Basically, pulse of science cal, romantic concepts of astrophysics," Clayton trino experiment much like the real one in South communicate science and the says. Predicted by Alfred Einstein's equations of Dakota. "I used the same experiment, but set it in with the general public. with taxes and general relativity, the existence of black holes the Big Bend of Texas in the Chisos Mountains," "The public supports science and the public was not widely accepted until recent years. "Now Clayton says. "I tried to faithfully reproduce the support and by their enthusiasm, that comes we have several evidences in the sky, several experiment, the long years of effort, and the puzzle has a right to share in the excitement excitement, but things that astronomers study, that we believe are over the results(when no neutrinos were found)." out of it. It isn't easy to share that in." big black holes out there in space," Clayton says. The fictionalized experiment not only ends it's something I really believe scientifically accu- "They have become more real over the course of with puzzling results — its outcome, and subse- Keeping The Joshua Factor to the gen- time." quent sabotage, sets in motion a story of murder, rate, understandable, and interesting Clayton's theory evolved from the big-bang political maneuvering and military strategizing, eral reader was perhaps Clayton's biggest "I had to provide the reader with theory of our universe's origins, from the idea that at the core of which is the "Joshua factor." challenge. understand the story, but the big-bang could have left behind a universe The "factor" — only understood by a enough knowledge to settings. I knew that if I used filled with small black holes. government-supported Israeli think-tank hoping to within the fictional for example, I couldn't lec- "If there are these things out there in space, use an impending "act of God" to gain final politi- neutrinos in the story, textbook. the sun could have formed at the beginning, as cal power over Israel's unsympathetic Arab neigh- ture — this isn't a that each element I gases collapsed around this source of gravity," bors — refers to a black hole that, Clayton says, "So my problem was to be part of the story. Finding Clayton says. "If there were a small black hole at "has caused a series of events, each of which is wanted to use had or what a black hole is, had the center of the sun, matter colliding with it while catastrophic to life on Earth — an episodic course out what a neutrino is, as background." trying to get into it would get very hot. That heat for evolution, a catastrophic evolution instead of a to appear in the story and not Clayton's success in meeting would diffuse out of the sun and provide the heat, continuous one." It is a tribute to his editors at Texas Monthly and the sun wouldn't end its lifetime or swallow As American intelligence struggles to under- that challenge that impressed by the fact that both up all its gas because the black hole is so small — stand the implications of the experiment's sabo- Press were most the fiction — were so plausible. just the size of a marble. The huge sun, with all its tage before it is too late, the book's protagonist(a the science — and material is written with an authority gas, couldn't go into the hole in the given length of tennis-playing astrophysicist who teaches, in this The scientific from a non-scientist, they said, time we believe the sun has existed. case, at the University of Texas in Austin) is not likely to come fictional thread so well it is "It's like having a large swimming pool with a brought in to unravel the scientific puzzle. yet it blends with the tell where the science ends and Clay- tiny plug at the bottom — it would take a very long But in addition to being a thriller, the novel, difficult to scenario" begins. time to drain. At the same time, the sun can go on Clayton says, is a "parable of mankind and the or- ton's "speculative of writing and the year-long or- existing because the gases attempting to get into igin of mankind." Its strong biblical allusions After 10 years publisher — never easy for a the black hole generate more power." reach as deep as its core — the "Joshua factor" deal of finding a takes its name from the story of God's victory, first-time novelist and especially difficult for a Unanswered questions through Joshua, over the Amorites. At Joshua's scientist-turned-novelist — The Joshua Factor was by Texas Monthly Press last fall. Clayton's paper roused mixed reactions among command, the sun stood still until the battle was finally published For Clayton, who says the book will probably his colleagues at Rice and across the country. complete. venture into fiction-writing, it was "They thought it was a brilliant idea," he laughs. The book is also a tale of modern scientific re- be his only wait. Though he says he "doesn't expect "But how could you ever test it? It seemed like search — of problems that arise over political in- worth the make a lot of money," the book has been well such a remote and obscure thing." volvement and potential uses; of professional to by both scientific colleagues and general But Clayton couldn't put it to rest. "This idea collaborations, ethics and even jealousies; of the received Best of all, however, is the rare opportu- just so fascinated me that even after I published often-present frustrations (a character refers at readers. an astrophysicist to share the excite- the scientific paper, I couldn't forget about it. As I one point to "bespectacled theoretical physicists nity it affords with the non-scientist. "I really thought about it more and more, I kept returning to squirming uncomfortably in the face of facts"); of ment of science communicate with the intelligent public the romantic aspects of the situation." As he the danger in hoarding new discoveries — and the wanted to and pulse and excitement of science," mused over the romance and mystery of his scien- great excitement of making them. the mystery also really love the story — it is, I'm tific puzzle, The Joshua Factor was born. That world — as well as the Texas Hill Coun- he says. "I 'good read.'" "I kept thinking about the solar neutrino puz- try and the Big Bend, where most of the story takes told, a

SALLYPORT-FEBRUARY-MARCH 1987 13 Cienee Computer intelligence, robotics Search is on studies promise multiple uses for basketball coach The resignation of head basketball coach "I have greatly enjoyed my stay at by Steve Brynes Tommy Suitts on Jan. 30 has prompted a Rice," Suitts said. "And I have only posi- The cube, the "octbox" and the "octball" searching schemes in which autonomous mid-season reshuffling and a national tive feelings for Rice. I wish our team the are not characters in a satirical revue. robots apply both common sense and 'ex- search for his replacement. best of luck. I have become their biggest Rather, they are geometric models used pert' reasoning in utilizing the results of Suitts' resignation was announced at fan." by Rice engineers to compare the way hu- vision algorithms." a Jan. 30 press conference by Rice athletic Walcavich was head basketball mans and robots perceive shapes and In addition to computer vision, de Fi- director and head football coach Jerry coach at Birmingham (Ala.) Southern for their position and orientation in space. gueiredo is also interested in the general Berndt, along with immediate plans to five years before coming to Rice in 1983. subject of robotics and its applications in begin a national search for a new coach. Berndt, who said Suitts' resignation outer space. Heading an effort to pull Assistant head coach Greg Walcavich is was by "mutual understanding," told re- various strands of the subject together, leading the Owls in the interim. porters Rice hopes to name a new head he is the principal investigator in a re- Suitts joined the Rice staff in 1982, basketball coach by early March. cently funded NASA research project. He and at the time of his departure had "Our priority will be to be more suc- is joined by colleagues Athanasios C. An- amassed a four-and-one-half season re- cessful on the basketball court during the toulas, J. Robert Jump, James B. Pearson cord of 63-99 and 20-68 in Southwest Con- last eight games(of the season) and to Jr., James B. Sinclair (all of electrical and ference play, including wins over five AP earn a spot in the SWC tournament," computer engineering) and John B. Chea- Top 20 teams and victory in the Rainbow Berndt said."We think this will be a posi- tham Jr. (mechanical engineering). Classic in 1984. In the current season, the tive step in making our program more "Our goal is primarily to help de- Owls had gone 7-12 overall and 1-7 in the competitive in the conference and nation- velop intelligent machines for applica- SWC. ally." tions that are too dangerous, tiring or Cube, Octball and Octbox monotonous for humans and where high precision is required," he says. Strong finish aids "Human vision is extremely complex, Pearson and Antoulas are develop- far moreso than anyone could have for - ing new techniques that may be applica- seen when efforts to simulate it on com- ble to control of robots in outer space. football recruiting efforts puters began some 25 years ago," says This will require elaborate simulation A one-inch loss to Baylor's Bluebonnet Rui J.P. de Figueiredo of electrical and procedures on the Puma 560, installed in Bowl Champion Bears(AP's Top 10) at computer engineering and mathematical the Rice Robotics Laboratory, as con- homecoming, 23-17, and upset victories sciences. "Furthermore, the processes in- trolled by a computer. After the proce- over Air Force, 21-17, and the Houston volved occur in parallel, i.e. simultane- dures are tested in "non-real"(computer Cougars, 14-13, proved conclusively that ously, and information is processed at simulated) time, they will be tested in the Rice's coaches and players are capable of various levels." laboratory. competing against college football's fin- In a typical computer vision system, Because traditional sequential com- est. images are sensed by one or more TV puters lack the power for necessary con- The Owls' 4-7 finish in Coach Jerry cameras, then converted to digital form trol, Jump and Sinclair have developed a Berndt's first season did not go unnoticed and processed for the removal of extrane- technique called "Program-Driven Simu- by many of the state's finest high school ous signal "noise" and for enhancement lation." Fundamentally, this involves im- football players at a time when both aca- of picture quality. At this first level, de Fi- itating how a parallel program would run demics and athletics are figuring high in gueiredo says, the number of bytes in- on a traditional one-step-at-a-time com- their decisions on where to play. As Jona- volved is very large — typically 512 x 512 puter. Then, as with the robotic labora- than Feigen of the Dallas Times-Herald x 8(or 2,097,152) per single frame at a rate tory, this can be tested as an actual noted, Rice has suddenly become a popu- of 30 frames per second. "If we are to parallel program on various computers. lar place for recruits. function in 'real time'(time as humans ex- "The field is wide open right now," de Fi- After attracting only 12 recruits last perience it), we must use parallel (or si- gueiredo says, "for we really don't have a year, Rice this year brought in commit- multaneous) processing by many good idea of the ideal variety of computer ments from more than 25, including those interconnected processors. Fortunately, to do parallel processing in space." from players such as Mike Wylie, a Texas parallel architectures are the rage of cur- Finally, John B. Cheatham Jr. of me- Top 100 lineman from Conroe McCul- Jerry Berndt rent computer engineering research. Less chanical engineering will be involved in lough. fortunately, they are in the early stages the actual robot laboratory research in an Wylie, who admittedly could have would have been enough to consider of development. Only a few prototypes attempt to construct a system that can as- had his choice of SWC schools, was not them, but I don't think I would have gone are available, with such descriptive sist astronauts without requiring con- alone in believing Rice's time has come. there. Now, I think the coaches have names as the 'Warp', the 'Pipe', and the stant surveillance. Such an "intelligent "I wanted a winning football program proven they can win." 'Connection Machine.'" manipulator" could assist in the construc- and a winning school for academics," he "There's something substantial At the second level of vision process- tion, maintenance and repair of space said. "Rice is really coming on. When here," said recruiting coordinator Tim ing, features such as edges or "wire- stations and satellites, as well as help they knocked off Air Force and beat Hous- Keating. "There's always been good aca- frames" are extracted from the data. At a with extra-vehicular activities on space ton, they seemed to be making great im- demics. Now it shows we're serious about third level, mathematical formulas (al- shuttles. provements. A year ago, their academics having a great football program." gorithms)are developed to describe the De Figueiredo envisions a system position, orientation and motion of ob- where an astronaut could monitor and jects in space. control a robotics system in the same way "Image understanding, the fourth an automatic pilot manages non-critical Sports in brief: and highest level, is the most challeng- control tasks in a airplane. "The pilot VOOLETICH TO NAVAL ACADEMY league's best player coming off the ing," de Figueiredo says. "Here, the rela- monitors the system and takes over dur- Milan Vooletich, Jerry Berndt's assistant bench. Pierce, the Bucks' sixth man, is tive configurations of all the objects ing critical tasks such as emergencies, head coach and defensive coordinator in averaging 20 points per game and has present in the picture are analyzed and take-offs and landings. Similarly, with 1986, will have the same job in 1987— but been near the top in both field goal and interpreted in terms of the computer's this system, the astronaut will monitor at the U.S. Naval Academy under his free throw percentage most of the season knowledge of the scene viewed by the the execution of routine tasks and take former University of Michigan colleague, to date. camera. The term 'artificial intelligence' control during critical tasks or emergen- Elliot Uzelak, new Navy head coach. In baseball, Matt Williams is trying is generally used to describe these proc- cies. Eventually such systems will be- to come off an arm problem to make it esses of representation, acquisition come completely autonomous, such as PROFESSIONAL OWLS with the Texas Rangers of the American (learning), and utilization of knowledge factories in space manned by robots and In his 10th year of pro football, Rice's League after a good '85 campaign. (reasoning). supervised by humans on earth. Tommy Kramer was graded most effec- "My graduate students and I have de- "Robotics and automation can bring tive quarterback in pro football, though LADY OWLS SOAR veloped new techniques for erecting unprecedented progress to society if de- injuries sidelined him part of the year Rice's women's basketball team is hav- wireframes from objects viewed by TV veloped through a well-planned and co- and his Minnesota Vikings barely missed ing a top 1986-87 season, accomplishing cameras and also algorithms for recog- ordinated effort from the private, the NFC playoffs. Kramer was the start- (to date) first-ever SWC victories over nizing and estimating motion parameters governmental, and academic spheres of ing quarterback in the Feb. 1 Pro Bowl Texas Tech, Houston (twice) and SMU. of those objects. our society," De Figueiredo says. "Be- game in Hawaii. Rice women are also off to a good "We are in the process of testing yond space, other areas of great promise In basketball, Rice's only pro is Ricky start in indoor track, with Pam Klassen these algorithms on mock-up models of to our region are medical care, petroleum Pierce of the Milwaukee Bucks. Pierce is winning the mile run indoors by more satellites, the shuttle and the space sta- exploration and production, and mineral a viable candidate for the NBA's "sixth than three seconds over the runner-up at tion in our laboratory. We are also re- exploitation under the sea." man award," awarded annually to the the LSU Indoor.

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ma. lo4 aiceA Telefund nets $206,000-plus Giving Clubs Enroll New Donors Club were established in the fall of 1970 as a Celebratory cheers coupled with "spar- not have had such success." The Founder's Club and President's of bringing together alumni, parents and friends who give substantial support kling apple cider" toasts served as a fes- Prizes were awarded nightly to the means Membership is on an annual basis (July 1 through June 30) tive finale to this year's very successful alumnus/a and students who raised the for Rice's current operations. includes the individual and his or her spouse. Names listed below are first-time Alumni Telefund. The two-week (Jan. 19- most dollars and secured the most and members from mid-December 1986. 29) effort raised more than $206,000 in pledges. Alumni winners included Jean October through pledges from alumni across the country. Wilshimer '35, Carolyn Jackson '49, Founder's Club Dr. Nicholas J. Bellegie '41 Sandra Willis Welgus '73 More than 300 alumni and student Myrna Dozier '60, Edward Oppenheimer Anne McCulloch '31 Marjorie Rogge Bybee '41 Connie L. Luthy '74 Jessica Lilly Blair '35 volunteers were involved in the cam- '35, Ben Mayberry '73, Doris Harris '40, Su- Paul D. Bybee Jr. '41 Dr. Brian C. Powers '74 John P. Hildebrandt '36 Grace McIntyre Prichard '41 Jean Madera Scott '74 paign, which was chaired by Mary Lou zanne Ekblad '66, Jim Michalek '81, Jeff Mr. H.C. Talley '37 Lida Picton Suttles '41 Regina Tippens '74 Rapson '54 and vice chairman, Caroline Ross '75, Ted Litton '65, Zelda Rick '38, Mildred O'Riordan Hildebrandt '38 Arlene Grantors Bellegie '42 Oren L. Connaway '75 Morrison '35. Staff direction was provided June Holly '42, Randy Wile '83, David Mary Peterson McGee '38 Helen Forsman Probandt '42 Clark C. Guest '75 of the Rice An- Walker '77 and Jim Harmon '51. Judge Sears McGee '38 Frederic L. Bartlett '43 L. Charles Landgraf '75 by Alice Harden, director Reba Alice Beeler '39 Lawrence W. Snelson '43 Linda Fetters McHugh '75 nual Fund, and Norma McGee, assistant Prizes were made possible by gifts Maurine Martin Sullender '39 Virginia Harleston Woods '43 Paul L. Pearson '75 director. Harden praised volunteers (40-45 from the British Market, Bokay Shop, William G. Robb '40 Dorothy Lawrence Fenske '45 Joseph M. Waluk '75 each night) who helped raise the impres- Main Street Theatre, Village Greenery, Maurice C. Sullender '41 Shirley R. Heinze '45 Dr. Joseph E. McHugh '76 Hotel and the Wyndham Ho- 0. Ben Hander '42 Robert E. Talley '45 Dr. Michael A. Pelizzari '76 sive total: "Our volunteers are truly re- the Warwick Dr. Lloyd]. Money '42 Rosalie Meek King '46 Dr. Cara East '77 markable," she said. "After a hard day of tel. Ruth Rowntree Money '44 Malcolm C. Gillis '47 Dr. Jen-Wei C. Koo '77 work or school, our callers came to our of- Cash prizes to the colleges whose Elizabeth Bess Jacobson '54 Mahlen F. Kahler '47 William D. Zimmer '77 fices brimming with energy, enthusiasm representatives raised the most money Cecile Easley Patterson '54 Frances Potts Rogers '47 Timothy A. Gerbode '78 period will be an- Dr. Clay M. Armstrong '56 William J. Condon '48 Elvira Leal Long '78 and a true dedication to Rice. Without during the two-week Selby W. Sullivan '56 Jack C. Gaines '48 Steven A. Long '78 them, and the generous support of the nounced and presented at the annual Te- Joan Mason Scott '57 Dr. David P. Mohle '48 Dr. Stephen S. Tseng '78 alumni who were contacted, we would lefund appreciation dinner Feb. 25. David Charles Watkins '57 Joy Vittitoe Read '48 McClaran S. Jordan '79 Rodney B. Murray '59 Robert L. Read '48 Dr. M.S. Raju '79 Dr. James A. Smelley '59 Francis H. Rogers '48 Paul A. Castanon '80 Donald D. Sharp Jr. '60 Wilford K. King '49 Joseph A. Galloway '80 Jon B. McElreath '61 Cecil L. Provence '49 Peter B. Hudson '80 Dr. Clarence A. Miller '61 Betty Grosse Tutwiler '49 Thomas N. Lee '80 Suzy Rhodes Henney '62 Col. Alain G. Boughton '52 Dr. Susan Lopez Mulligan '80 Dr. Julian M. Greene '63 John B. Weaver '52 John T. Reynolds '80 J.J. Hollenburger '63 Frederick J. Koperski '54 Cynthia Davis Stegemeier '80 Dr. William C. Krueger '63 Mr. R.C. Mohr '54 Marcy Jean Bradbeer '81 Mary Lipscomb Raesener '63 James R. Berry '55 Lynn Pugh Kaerwer '81 Charles B. Loggie '64 Joan Britton Berry '56 Candy Colette Koehn '81 Frances Grossman Greene '65 Phillip L. Martin '57 Wei-Ming Yei Liu '81 Dr. Terrell W. Miller '65 David W. Mcllhenny '57 Dr. Robert M. Moore '81 Gerald P. Urbach '65 Dr. Richard L. Steele '57 Salman R. Shah '81 Dr. Joseph R. Mayersak '66 Richard R. Arnold '58 Mark C. Stegemeier '81 William H. Merriman 111 67 Rev. J. Donald Bane '58 Dr. David A. Van Kleeck '81 Dr. David E. Gibson '68 Dr. William P. Wardlaw '58 Jack P. Weyer '81 Mary Underwood Merriman '69 Robert D. Nasby '61 Dr. Roy K. Bird '82 Dr. Robert J. Card '70 Barbara Davis Nustad'61 Gordon J. Goetsch '82 Harold R. Taylor III '70 Peter N. Nustad '61 Michael L. Miller '82 Dr. Thomas F. Brownscombe '71 Dr. Eugene L. Swilley '61 Maj. Robert W. Mixon '82 Karol Ann Kreymer '71 Carol Nixon Weaver '61 Ruth Ann Strauss '82 Dr. Hellen Connie Taylor '72 Dr. Peter R. Almond '62 Lt. John W. Walker '82 Allan Ritchie '73 Dr. Glenn W. Howard Jr. '62 Kathryn A. Christmann '83 Dr. Michael A. Shippey '73 Wayne A. Richards '62 In Shik Lee '83 William L. Barnard '74 La Juana Osborn Swilley '62 Robert I. Ordemann '83 Barbara A. Rampt '74 Dr. Samuel B. Trickey '62 Susan Rase Rodine '83 Regina Tippens '74 Floyd L. Currie '63 Michael A. Rundle '83 Joseph C. Weissmiller Jr '74 Michael P. Loeb '63 Barbara Holt Szalkowski '83 '35 Telefund vice-chairman Carolyn Morrison D. Michael Williams '74 Katherine Ruse Richards'63 Donald L. Greive '84 Bruce E. Wilson '77 Leslie R. Seeligson '63 Drew D. Johnson '84 Charlie R. Allison '79 Dr. Richard W. Tyer '63 Sheila Diane Scott '84 Bruce*Stewart '79 Ralph Weaver '63 Alan G. Singletary '84 GE loan fund established Terry J. Blumer '80 Forest Baskett III '64 John C. Szalkowski '84 Marcy Jean Bradbeer '81 Dr. Chieng-Yi Chang '64 Margaret Grace Bruce '85 Rice University has received a $50,000 gift doctoral candidates in engineering or C. Payson Todd '81 Eva Jones Loeb '64 Jeannie Kent Chew '85 to establish a General Electric Founda- computer science. Loans will be forgiven Christi Cassling Todd '81 Stuart E. Glass '65 Kathryn Cage Elder '85 tion Forgivable Loan Fund. The new fund at the rate of 25 percent for each year of Patricia Richter Kearns '83 Sheila I. Mc Cartney '65 Theresa Irene Fullan '85 Martin D. O'Malley '83 William C. Regmund 4.'65 Charles A. Langenhop Jr. '85 is designed "to help alleviate the critical full-time service on an engineering or Joseph P. Quoyeser '84 Vahe Sahakian '65 Forrest E. Lumpkin '85 faculty shortage in engineering and com- computer science faculty. Four years of Michael N. Cleveland '85 Uzzell S. Branson 111 66 Ellen Considine Miller '85 puter science by encouraging and assist- such service will constitute repayment of Joni Sue Lane Dr. Chandrakant S. Desai '66 J.D. Sitton III '85 ing graduate students in these fields to the entire loan. In case of death or dis- Dr. Neal F. Lane Dr. Thomas N. Dixon '66 Scott H. Bauman '86 Robert A. Patterson Franklin W. Roberts '66 Christine Lynn Brister '86 complete their doctoral work and then ability of the student, the loan balance Mr. and Mrs. William H. Price II Lynn E. Morris '67 Scott C. Elder '86 pursue an academic career," GE Founda- will be forgiven. Marka W. Stewart Charles M. Fry '68 Stephen D. McLaughlin '86 tion officials said in announcing the These forgivable loans are intended James N. Ellett '69 Jonathan C. Owen '86 to supplement, not replace, other forms of President's Club Steven L. Prichard '69 William K. Symmes '86 grant. Dr. Suchan Chae support such as research and assistant- Dewitt A. Sanders '24 Lynn F. Carlson '70 Rice may use the new fund to make Mira May Sanders '26 Robert W. Drummond '70 Mr. and Mrs. Jack Chosnek loans not exceeding $5,000 per year to ships. Eleanor Miller Archer '27 Dr. William J. Kelly '70 Mr. and Mrs. Brian W. Ernest 0. Ross '29 Dr. Leslie L. Lundell '70 Faughnan Milus Hindman '31 Barry D. Payne '70 Samuel F. Gorman Katherine Porter Perkins '32 Dr. Berge 0. Tasian '70 Mr. and Mrs. Sezai Gursel Anderson Scholarship aids Evelyn Bybee Fales '33 Antonin Reck '71 Mark Hirschey Dr. Bertrand F. Richards '33 John D. Murray '71 John M. James Awilda Sieves Schuhmacher '33 Dr. Laura Kaplan Murray '71 Mr. and Mrs. M. Marvin Katz working students James K. Dunaway '36 Phil Nichols '71 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dorothy Wilson Hermansen '36 Dr. Lenore Amante Lavington Robert H. Andrews '34 worked hard when school. "I hitchhiked my way to Houston Pauline Reuter Benner '38 Nussbaum '71 Maurice Lebourg he was attending Rice University — on with my $50, but I knew that if I didn't find Jane Stockton Dunaway '38 Riley R. Kothmann Jr. '72 Ben Mayberry his studies, and on the part-time job he a job, I couldn't stay at Rice," he recalls. Henry C. Hurley Jr. '38 Rocco J. Lardiere '72, Mr. and Mrs. Masami Roy V. Jones '38 Dr. Chung T. Liu '72 Mizushima needed to help him meet expenses. He soon found a job at Magnolia Petro- Doris L. Schild '38 Peg Masterson '72 Robert G. Nethery The retired chairman of the VF Corp. leum at $40 a month, keeping track of Dr. Mary Dinsmoor Sigafoos '38 Dr. Larry J. Nussbaum '72 Freeman E. Perkins (formerly Vanity Fair), a Fortune 500 com- equipment loaned out by the company. Mary Weyrich Sims '38 Dr. David W. Scott '72 Jim E. Pierce pany based in Wyomissing, Pa., decided By the time he graduated in business ad- Kathryn Broadway Thompson '38 Dr. Tse-Wei Wang '72 Robert J. Rodine Dr. Henry M. Morris Jr. '39 Dr. Gary W. Young '72 Annabella Sahakian to help current working Rice students by ministration, his salary was up to $90 a Mrs. James Alan Waters '39 Kerry S. Kimbrough '73 Mr. and Mrs. George establishing the Robert and Elaine An- month. Frank A. Long '40 Dr. Howard G. Welgus '73 Scharenberg drews Scholarship Fund. The job, he says, enabled him to The Andrews Scholarship will pro- complete his education; by establishing vide funds to match earnings made by the Robert and Elaine Andrews Scholar- undergraduates as they work their way ship Fund, he hopes to give a further 'Rice Engineer'available through Rice. boost to Rice students working their way The newest issue of the Rice Engineer Joyce Taber at the Engineering Dean's Of- Andrews came to Rice from Dallas in through school. magazine is now available. Those inter- fice, P.O. Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251. the 1930s with $50 he had saved in high ested in receiving a copy should write to

SALLYPORT—FEBRUARY-MARCH 1987 15 41konfra Alumni Contact Service seeks volunteers The Rice Alumni Contact Service, jointly to the discretion of the alumni contact, al- coordinated by the Association of Rice though scheduling a meeting at the office Alumni and Rice's Job Placement Office, during business hours will not only allow is looking for alumni interested in talk- the student to obtain information from his ing about their occupations to current alumni source, but will also expose him Rice students. or her to a regular working environment. Not to be confused with a job place- The Alumni Contact Service provides ment service, the Alumni Contact Service Rice students with an invaluable source offers a network of alumni in a variety of of information on prospective careers; for occupations who are accessible to inter- alumni, it provides an opportunity to ested Rice students. Information on par- meet Rice students and to stay involved ticipating alumni is kept on file, with their alma mater. available for students to consult and use Additional information on the Alumni to arrange meetings with the alumni con- Contact Service is available by calling tact. the alumni office at (713) 527-4057. Meeting times and places will be left 'Meeting of Minds' Yenne

Peter set for March 22 by A track event posting up Rice athletes between Cameron Field and the Jake

Photo against those of Stanford and Northwest- Hess Tennis Stadium. A special homecoming ern universities has been scheduled for A special alumni quarter-mile relay Sunday, March 22. race is also in the planning stages. At the Class of 1936's Golden Anniversary reunion in November,(L -R) Majorie Dubbed "The Meeting of the Minds," Tickets, which sell for $8, cover the Boyd Caldwell, Carloss Morris and Harriet Allen Talbot — shown here at this the meet will feature both men's and cost of dinner and admission to the track homecoming's special Tribute to the Founder — were just three of the class' women's competitions in track and field meet and tennis match (March 22 marks alumni who devoted their time and energy to making the Class of'36 reunion ac- events, beginning at 11 a.m. with javelin the last of a three-day Rice Men's Invita- tivities among the best ever. Morris, the permanent class president, worked espe- competition. tional). Tickets for children under 12 are cially hard to revive the founder's tribute ceremony, which took on a greater Sponsored by the athletic committee $6; all tickets will be distributed at a reg- pageantry and involved more alumni than ever before. Led by Mary Ellen and of the Association of Rice Alumni, a pic- istration table under the alumni tent. Kingsland Arnold, the class scholarship committee brought in high participation nic will be held at 3 p.m., following the For more information on the picnic, to raise more than $300,000 in scholarship monies. Caldwell, the class vice- competition. Alumni from Rice and the call the alumni office at (713) 527-4057. In- president, spoke at the well-attended reunion that drew 168 to the Cohen House other participating schools are invited to formation on the alumni relay may be ob- for a Golden Anniversary Dinner organized by Talbot. join the picnic and meet all the athletes. tained by calling Steve Straub at (713) The picnic will be held on the grassy area 527-6021. Institute to focus on arts, medicine, immigration Rupp speaks Feb. 24 The Rice University Young Alumni Com- mally about plans and goals for Rice For the first time, the Rice Alumni Insti- Sewall), will feature: Michael Hammond, mittee sponsored "A Special Evening University. tute will be offering three series of lec- dean, Rice's Shepherd School of Music with President George Rupp" on Feb. 24. The "special evening" was held in tures, including Sunday afternoon ("Arts in the '80s"); Neil Havens, professor Alumni of all ages were invited to at- the Farnsworth Pavilion of the Ley Stu- seminars on immigration and evening of drama, Rice ("American Theatre in the tend the event, where Rupp spoke infor - dent Center. lectures on medicine and the arts. '80s: Decline and Fall or Renaissance?"); "New Frontiers of Medicine," which Bill Camfield, professor of art and art his- will be held on Tuesdays, Feb. 24-Mar. 31 tory, Rice ("American Art in the '80s"); Pe- (7-8 p.m., 301 Sewall Hall), will feature ter Brown, assistant professor of art and the following speakers: John E. Wolf Jr. art history, Rice ("Contemporary Photog- NY alums meet '61, professor and chairman, Department raphy"); Lynne S. Schwartz, visiting Her- Rice's New York area alumni held a wine and participated in an informal question- of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medi- bert S. Autrey Professor of English, Rice and cheese party on Nov. 20 at the his- and-answer session. cine ("Medical Frontiers: Darwin to ("Fiction in the '80s: A Narrowing Path"); toric village townhouse of Norris The party was organized by Frank DNA"); James B. Young, clinical coordina- 0. Jack Mitchell, dean, Rice School of Ar- Haughton. Ronald Stebbings spoke to the Dent '59. tor, Multi-Organ Transplantation Pro- chitecture ("Architecture in the '80s: Any- group on "Fresh Perspectives at Rice" gram and Cardiology Consultant, thing Goes?"). Cardiac and Cardiopulmonary Trans- "Immigration: The American Fact of plantation Program, The Methodist Hos- Life," scheduled on Sundays through Rupp area alumni pital and Baylor College of Medicine March 8(4-5 p.m., 301 Sewall)features: meets ("Spare Parts Surgery: The Past and Fu- Allen J. Matusow, dean, Rice School of Rice University President George Rupp dean of admissions, also attended these ture of Organ Transplantation"); F. Barry Humanities("Immigration to America: A continued his series of "Meet the Presi- meetings. Dunning, professor of space physics, Historian's Perspective"); Donald L. Hud- dent" gatherings in January. The events Rupp, Rice's fifth president since the Rice, and David W. Parke II, assistant dle, professor of economics, Rice ("The are sponsored by the Rice Development university opened in 1912, took the helm professor of ophthalmology, Baylor Col- Nature of Recent Hispanic Immigration"); Office and are designed to acquaint the of the school in July 1985. lege of Medicine ("Star Wars: Medical Ap- Arthur F. Corwin, immigration researcher audience with Rice's chief executive, cre- In Rupp's view, Rice is "the only pri- plications of Lasers"); Kathleen S. and consultant ("Chain Migration from ate a heightened awareness of the uni- vate university in the country that has the Matthews, professor of biochemistry, Asian Countries to the U.S."); Stephen L. versity as it is today and provide a forum plospect of making a major advance in Rice ("Genetic Engineering: Boon and Klineberg, professor of sociology, Rice for timely discussion. the next decade." Bane"); Molly Gee, assistant manager, ("The Tarnished Door: Immigration and Rupp met alumni and friends of Rice Rupp adds, "Rice is on the threshold Nutrition Programs, Institute for Preven- the American Future"). in Corpus Christi on Thursday, Jan. 22, of a major advance into the first rank of tive Medicine, The Methodist Hospital Participants may register for an en- and in the Rio Grande Valley area on American universities, and we are com- ("Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease: tire series or purchase $4 individual lec- Monday, Jan. 26. mitted to seeing that it crosses that Choosing Healthy Fat"); and Gary Brew- ture tickets at the door on a space- Also participating in the "Meet The threshold." ton '76, assistant internist and instructor available basis. The ticket desk will open President" dinners was Margaret Also- Arrangements in Corpus Christi were at the University of Texas System Cancer 30 minutes prior to each lecture. brook, the university's director of devel- made by Bruce Wallace, a 1980 graduate Center and staff physician at the Institute Audio tapes of all the lectures will be opment. and scout in the land department of Ex- for Immunological Disorders, and John E. available after March 31 at $5 each. Call Earlier on each day, prospective Rice xon; in the Rio Grande Valley, T. Robert Wolf ("Controlling the AIDS Pandemic"). the alumni office at (713) 527-4057 to re- University students and their parents had Jones, a 1945 Rice graduate and president "Arts in the '80s," to be held on Tues- ceive an order form or receive more infor- an opportunity to meet with Rupp at the of Harlingen's R.N. Jones Agency Inc., or- days, Feb. 24-March 31(8:15-9:15 p.m., 301 mation on the lecture series. same locations. Richard N. Stabell, Rice's ganized the event.

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What happens to Thresher editors when Texas, is now living in Caracas, Vene- the editorial. He saw the forms onto the they leave the oak-lined Rice campus? zuela. press and the beginning of the run That was the question on the mind of Ted Strong (1929-30) lives in Houston. (about midnight). But sometime during the night, after Witt had left, the W.V.(Bill) Ballew Jr. '40 as he took on the resides in New Gardner Soule (1931-32) presses were stopped, the editorial task of organizing the first reunion of where he is still active as a York City, was changed, deleting all reference to Thresher editors for last fall's homecom- writer. Soule, who received his science Japan and substituting some bland ing weekend. master's degree from Columbia, has pap." The answer, he found, was "anything -related articles in published science Also in the spring of 1937, Illes and everything." The results of his que- such magazines and newspapers as says, he was caught in the middle of a ries — and photos from the successful re- Science and United Features Popular ploy by a German espionage agent union, which drew a crowd of 30 former He is also the Syndicate subscribers. wanting him to write editorials oppos- editors — he kindly shared with Sally- number of science- author of of a ing materials being shipped from port, along with his linotype-related mon- books, the latest being Antarc- related Houston to Britain and by an FBI agent iker for our erstwhile journalists, "The Thresher meant a lot to tica."The wanting him to "spy" on the German's Hot Slug Society." says. "In fact, you could say me," Soule activities. He refused both "offers," but Fourteen of our editors, Ballew have improved one bit. I still re- I never says,"These two experiences raised learned, are deceased: William M. Stand- books — port — now in non-fiction me out of the halcyon mist we were all ish (editor in 1915-16); Eugene Millis (1916- universities and their sci- about what then living in." 17); Roy W. Lillard (1917-18); Joe R. entists are doing. In my last one, Ant- Bob Illes Shannon (1918-19); Paul Bobb (1919-20); Gene Sisk (1937-38) is an attorney with arctica, I was able to mention a Rice Bob files (1936-37), who currently lives Lucius Lamar (1919-20); Hill C. Gresham Sisk & Van Voorhis in Universal City, teacher, John Anderson, and a Rice stu- in Dallas, says he was greatly influ- (1920-21); Arch D. Batjer (1921-22); W.M. Texas. He says, "I believe I can claim dent, Kristine Annexstad, and their enced by two events that occurred dur- Darling (fall 1922); Buford Goodwin one unique role, to wit: the only editor work in the Antarctic. Half a dozen of ing his Thresher editorship. "Fifty (1923-24, 1924- who also served simultaneously as the (spring 1923); Jack Glenn my books on the ocean were helped by, years ago, when I was editor, I was Turrentine (1926-27); Elbert yell leader for a Rice conference 25); Gordon and inspired by, Maurice Ewing. All brushed by the actions of nations pre- head Peter Maniscalco football team. That team Turner (1930-31); and his college years were at Rice. He be- paring for war," he recalls. "I had writ- champion Thresher some great sports (1933-34). came the world-famous geophysicist ten a tongue-in-cheek editorial, titled gave the last-minute heroics As for the rest of our editors... and ocean scientist who made it neces- 'The Mediterranean Influence,' derid- material, including in the conference (two sary to rewrite all the textbooks." ing the sad state of the roads through to beatArkansas The 1920s and '30s passes in the Institute grounds, full of potholes, Ernie Lain to 011ie Cordill minutes) and then to beat Theodore B. Stubbs (1925-26) is an attor- which I stated would reduce our cars to the last four by now Supreme Court ney with Markwell & Stubbs in Galves- scrap which we would see again when Colorado, led in the Cotton ton. the Japanese(who were madly buying Justice Byron White, scrap all over the world) would shoot Bowl." back at us within five years. "I was called into Dean Weiser's office — three hours after I'd turned in the editorial to be set in type — and there sat a very proper Japanese gen- tleman — the Consul in Houston — who was trying to get the dean to force me to change the editorial. Dean Weiser said,'Now, Mr. Illes, I am not telling you, as we believe in freedom of the press, to change anything in your paper — but you might listen to what the Consul has to say,' which went along the lines that, as the U.S. and Ja- Tom Gready pan were such good friends it pained him to see anything that would alter Thomas Gready (1932-33) has retired the friendship. I told him, respectfully, from his medical practice in Houston that good friends could take a little rib- Theodore Stubbs and now resides in Waller, Texas. bing (I had to explain 'ribbing') but that Francis Collins J.C. McNeill (1927-28) is currently living James H. Scott (1934-35) is living in Dal- I'd give the matter much thought. in Kerrville, Texas. las. "I called Everett Witt out at Gulf Francis Collins (1938-39), who lives in T.O. Wood (1928-29), formerly a reha- John Costley (1935-36) lives in San Mar- Publishing Co., where the Thresher Richardson. Texas, opted for engineer- bilitation specialist in San Marcos, cos, Texas. was printed, to not let anyone touch (Continued on next page)

Thirty members of the 'Hot Slug Society' join Rice President George Rupp at the Thresher reunion in November.

SALLYPORT—FEBRUARY-MARCH 1987 17 (Continued from page 17) Hargroves live in Houston. sociation with first the University of something about writing clear prose; it decided my career and found me a hus- ing over journalism. "Even during the Betty Lou Johnson Strobel!(fall 1943) Western Australia Library, then the band. When I was a freshman English four years that I was pounding out currently lives in Houston. State Reference Library of Western Australia. major, Al Beerman, then editor, told me Thresher copy...1 took a greater interest 1944) Bobi Sahol Cummings(spring He currently works for the Library that history majors had more fun, so I in mathematics each year and finally lives in Austin. switched to engineering," he says. "I Board of Western Australia, while changed my major. The next editor, also decided that the newspaper busi- Charlie Meyers (fall 1944) lives in Den- Mitch serves as the librarian of the Donna Martin, told me I ought to marry attorney ness offered long hours, low pay, and ver, Colo., where he is an City of Fremantle. He writes, "Perth is her assistant editor, Jim Bernhard. I limited opportunities. Walter Cronkite with the firm of Gibson, Dunn & the best city in the world to live and took all that advice, and now I am was in Houston at about the same time Crutcher. work in. It is the world's most isolated chairman of the University of St. reaching a different conclusion." Muriel Wicks Escobar (spring 1945) city and so perhaps misses some op- Thomas history department, and have writes, "I was editor of the Thresher in portunities as well as many problems. been married to Jim Bernhard for 25 1945, the year the atomic bomb was ex- We travel a lot, and Perth is good to years." ploded. It was a patriotic generation, come home to." Irwin M.(Buddy) Herz practices law in and we were at an idealistic age: many Galveston with Dibrell, Dibrell et al. of our editorials spoke of our country's, The 1950s rather than Rice's, honor. The 1960s "A famous Catholic theologian of Ruey Boone-Carville (1950-51) currently resides in Chicago. Bill Delaney (fall 1960) makes his home the 1940s said, 'If you want to really in- in Port Arthur, Texas. fluence, have an impact on people, William P. Hobby (1950-51) is serving Marjorie Trulan Clark (spring 1961) cur- choose a career in one of these four his fifth term as lieutenant governor of rently lives in Houston. fields: sports, entertainment, some the State of Texas. kind of teaching or the media.' I hope Allyce Tinsley Cole (1952-53) makes her Griffin Smith Jr.(1962-63) lives in Little I've made some kind of a 'contribution, home in Houston. Rock, Ark., where he practices law as I've taught Spanish for 20 years and with Smith, Smith & Duke. He was also Dick Karig (1953-54) lives in Elmhurst, one of the founders of the successful a few journalism classes along the Ill., where he works as an architect. way. In addition, I'm married to the Texas Monthly magazine, based in Bill Gordon (1954-55) makes his home in Consul-General of Mexico in San Austin. Lubbock, Texas. Diego, Calif., and have seven children Eugene Keilin (1963-64) lives in Brook- — I guess they are the most important Al Beerman (1955-56) practices law in lyn, N.Y., where he is executive direc- Bill Ballew thing I've 'edited' since relinquishing his hometown of Atlanta, Ga. He tor of New York's Municipal Assistance the helm of the Thresher." writes, "I came to Rice from Atlanta Corp. W.V. (Bill) BaIlew Jr.(1939-40) is a and stayed in Houston after gradua- Houston attorney with the firm of Baker tion. After that, I moved to Chicago & Botts. and, 27 years after graduating from high school, returned home. They say The 1940s you can't go home, and they're wrong. "I'm now Partner with Touche Ross & Co. and am director of operations for our Enterprise Group in Atlanta. For about 20 years now, I have interviewed students for Rice, and I'm continuing to do that. Additionally, we have recently formed a Texas State Society group in Atlanta, which started off as a South- west Conference Great Alumni Club and now is open to everyone who went to school in Texas, likes Texas or can spell Texas(pick any one out of the three). We give a couple of parties a year and hope to create a Rice alumni Hugh Rice Kelly Muriel Wicks Escobar group from this one." Hugh Rice Kelly (1964-65) was a 1972 Donna Paul Martin (1956-57), who lives Mildred McCall Fike (1945-46) lives in magna cum laude graduate of the Uni- in Overland Park, Kan., writes, "My Hempstead, Texas. School of Law, after 'claim to fame'(at the Thresher) was versity of Texas currently which he joined the Houston law firm D. L. Anderson (1946-47) probably our successful effort to entice Pat Nicholson Texas. Baker & Botts. Named a partner in makes his home in Kerrville, unwary freshmen to buy bound vol- of Pat Nicholson (1940-41, 1941-42) is a the late 1970s, Kelly left Baker & Botts Bob Flagg, owner of The Flagg Agency, umes of the Thresher in advance at reg- member of that brave(and select) the reins as senior vice Advertising and Public Relations, in istration. At the end of the year when in 1984 to take group of editors who served two terms president and general counsel of Hous- Houston, has also become an expert in the volumes were ready, many stu- on the Thresher. A psychologist, retired & Power. his hobby of gardening. In addition to dents declined to pick them up, even ton Lighting lieutenant-colonel of military intelli- hosting a weekly radio call-in show on though they were paid for. As a result, gence and former vice president of the gardening for Houston's KPRC-AM, the blue-bound '57 Thresher became a University of Houston, Nicholson is Flagg is in great demand by area orga- staple of the Thresher office for years. also a prolific writer. A third- nizations as a speaker. He also resists To this day, my brother, to whom I generation Houstonian who still re- the trend toward hiring communica- gave a surplus volume, says it makes a sides in his hometown, Nicholson's tions graduates for his public relations superior lap desk. books have included Divers of Aca- firm. "I don't hire brand new graduates "I noted at the reunion that I pulco, and Other Stories, In Time, an in advertising, journalism or public re- seemed to be among the few Thresher anecdotal history of the University of lations," he says. "They may have editors who went into journalism and Houston, Mr. Jim, the biography of J.S. been trained in trade techniques, but publishing. Being editor was a turning Abercrombie; and others. Nicholson is they don't know how to think. I prefer a point for me because I didn't have time currently completing work on a new non-specialized liberal arts major well that year to do practice teaching and book. founded in English, sociology, history get a teaching certificate. I went on to and psychology with a salting of sci- become a magazine and then book edi- ence thrown in. I can't teach him those, tor in New York and thus has it ever but I can teach him in a week or so all been. I am now vice president of Uni- he needs to know about Bodoni, a versal Press Syndicate and editorial di- clean layout and how to get ink." rector of its book publishing affiliate Brady Tyson (1948-49) is a professor of (we publish all the "Far Side" books, as John Durham the School of well as those by such journalists as international relations in John Durham (1965-66) lives in Austin, Uni- Roger Ebert and James J. Kilpatrick). International Service at American where he works for the Austin Ameri- D.C. I'm glad I got a liberal arts degree and versity, Washington, can Statesman. (1949-50) makes his hope Rice will never institute journal- Emmett McGeever Sandy Coyner (1966-67) is a faculty Australia. Since leav- ism courses." home in Western member at Kansas State University in a number Jim and Virginia (Ginger) Bernhard are ing Rice, McGeever has held Manhattan, Kan. of positions in the library profession, one of two Thresher editor couples. Jim pri- both in the U.S. and Australia, after at- missed the editors' reunion because he Darrell Hancock (fall 1967) has a In addi- tending library school at the University was out "barnstorming on a bus-and- vate law practice in Houston. holds a of Chicago. After holding positions truck tour from Louisiana to California" tion to his law degree, he from Co- with Chicago's John Crerar Library, the with Houston's Alley Theatre, a recur- master's degree in journalism University of Tennessee library and the rence, he says, "of the conflict I often lumbia University. Jim Hargrove Library of Congress, McGeever "flew to experienced at Rice between my loyal- Phil Garon (spring 1968) began his Jim and Marion Hargrove are one of Perth, Australia, in 1967 in pursuit of ties to the Thresher and the Rice Play- work with the news media relations of- two couples who served as Thresher an Australian girl wooed in Chicago." ers." fice of the Department of Energy in editors, serving the fall and spring se- He and his wife, Mitch, were married Ginger writes, "I owe the Thresher 1977. After working for former Presi- mesters of 1942-43, respectively. The in December 1967, and he began an as- a great debt. 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--d twe an our old linotype operation (with to the International Energy now a biomedical consultant in Dallas. moved the Scardino family)and the new sys- York City, where he Jackson is one of four two-term Agency in New Steve tem of computerized phototypesetting Thresher editors, serving in 1972-73 and still works. and offset printing. But my most memo- 1973-74. While attending law school at Dennis Bahler (1968-69) currently rable event as editor was when I asked Jackson began dabbling in games. makes his home in Charlottesville, Va. UT. President Hackerman about the ap- The "hobby" eventually became Steve John D.(Jack) Murray (1969-70) is listed pointment of a faculty member to the Jackson Games, which markets its as "lost" on our alumni files, as is a Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics original board and role-playing games 1969-70 co-editor, Howard Simms. Infor- (a supposedly private bit of informa- the United States, Canada, England mation on their current whereabouts in tion) and he accused me of wiretapping and Australia. The company, based in should be sent to Sallyport at P.O. Box his telephone. He asserted that with Austin, gained fame in 1980 with the 1892, Houston, TX 77251. 'all the engineering students on cam- introduction of "Car Wars," a game 1969-70 co-editor Charles pus it would be an easy thing to do.' I has been so successful, it has Szalkowski, who is not "lost," practices that didn't tell him that my 'source' was a its own magazine, Autoduel law with Baker & Botts in Houston. spawned conversation I overheard at Alfred 's which Jackson publishes. Quarterly, Delicatessen the night before. Maybe The 1970s President Hackerman's touch of para- John Mauldin (1970-71) is a Fort Worth- noia kept him on his toes." based publisher. He writes, "The Carla McFarland Setser (1976-77) cur- Thresher experience was almost the rently lives in Alpine, Texas. of education that I am Matt Muller singular piece Phil Parker (1977-78) is listed as "lost" as I am a joint part- Muller (1979-80) is an attorney able to use today, on our alumni records. Information on Matt firm of roughly 40 with the firm of Giessel, Stone, Barker ner in a publishing his whereabouts should be sent to Sal- Mauldin also writes that & Lyman in Houston. employees." lyport at P.O. Box 1892, Houston, TX "quite conservative — he has become 77251, 15 years of being in business for one's The 1980s self tends to alter one's perception of Richard Dees (1980-81) can be found political reality." these days at the University of Michi- gan, located in Ann Arbor. Bruce Davies (fall 1981) lives in Car- rollton, Texas. Tom Morgan (spring 1982) currently lives in Texas City. Jay Grob (fall 1982) lives in Houston, where he works as a management information consultant for Arthur Ander- sen & Co. Jeanne Cooper (spring 1983) attends Gary Brewton(R) and D.L. Anderson graduate school at Stanford University, Yet another two-term Thresher editor where she is studying English. was Gary Brewton (1974-75, 1975-76). Chris Ekren (fall 1983) lives in Tulsa, Brewton is on the full-time faculty of Okla, the University of Texas System Cancer Mark Mitchell (spring 1984) lives in Immune Center, doing AIDS(Acquired Michelle Smith Mountainview, Calif. research at the Deficiency Syndrome) Thresher editors still attending Rice in- Disor- Former fashion editor of the Houston new Institute for Immunological Paul Havlak (1984-85), Scott Sny- John Mauldin Chronicle, Michelle Smith (1978-79) clude ders in Houston. (1985-86), arid, of course, this year's some of his most currently lives in Austin, where she der DeBow Freed (1971-72), after earning an Brewton recalled and Spencer editor works for the Austin American States- editors, Lisa Gray M.D., returned to Rice for his Ph.D. in vivid Thresher experiences. "As be- man. Greene. mechanical engineering in 1983. He is for two years, I bridged the gap Student award winners. Coming next issue:'Update' on former Oustanding Engineering am.zeteA, Elliot Flowers at the Cleveland zens. Teas comments, "It is a great 31 where he taught 3330 Delmonte the Museum of place and I am happy here." Museum of Art, Houston, TX 77019 16-18 27 and Rice, CLASS RECORDER: Fine Arts in Houston, (713) 524-4404 CLASS RECORDER: Byron G. McCollough writes during which time he received the George Blocher Mrs. W.H. Jameson that his daughter, Celeste Mc- commission for the San Jacinto 9478 Briar Forest 2425 Sage Rd., #82 CoHough Howard '46 is cur- Monument, which commemorates 29 Houston, TX 77063 Class Recorder Elliott Flowers Houston, TX 77056 rently serving as a research the victory in the crucial battle for CLASS RECORDER: (713) 780-0566 Beverly Van Zandt sends in news of -another long' (713)621-6052 psychologist at the U.S. Flight Texas independence in 1836. Mc- D. Blocher of Houston, a 218 Shoreacres Blvd George silent classmate" from whom he Lel Red, the first woman to re- Training Research Center on the Vey has also taught at University CPA, spends part of his La Porte, TX 77571 retired recently received a letter. Lois diploma at Rice University, U.S. airbase in Tempe, Ariz. Ho- of Texas, prior to WW II when he dancing and travel- ceive a (713) 471-0827 time painting, Schwartz Windrum lives in at a celebration in ward, who received degrees from became an Air Force Major, and sons were Rice will be feted ing. Four of his five Brenham, Texas, with her hus- 93rd birthday. The Oberlin, Michigan and Columbia, then later at Cranbrook and the Jr. honor of her grads: George D. Blocher band, James, after spending many planned by her was formerly an associate profes- Cleveland Institute of Art. McVey Blocher '61, party is being '58, John Michael years abroad. The Windrums David Red '36 sor of experimental psychology at has created many portraits and an- 30 '66, younger brothers, Edward Joseph Blocher spent 33 years in the British Ad- Oberlin. imal carvings that are exhibited in Genevieve White Williams has '71. and Scott, and their families. and Thomas A. Blocher Service, for which public and private collections along relationship with Rice. Her ministrative Bill McVey writes, "lam One granddaughter, Elizabeth served as district commis- worldwide. -Old Grizzley," his father, Francis White, a friend of James swamped with work (and say Ann Blocher '86(Brown), also and as agent and three-and-one-half ton limestone Rice's first president, Edgar Odell sioner of Fiji 'thank you' every morning)and graduated from Rice. Tonga, formerly a Brit- sculpture, completed in 1932, is a Lovett, was one of Rice's first lec- counsel in have no desire (at 81) to retire." Mc- and now the last 23 familiar sight at the Natural His- turers. Williams has remained ac- ish protectorate Vey, a world renowned sculptor, independent kingdoms in Richard Wilbanks was named tory Museum. Countless people tive with Rice as well. showing of the re- was recently selected as -One of Pacific. Within the past year Transportation Man of the Year have seen his official statue por- three of her paintings at a recent the cently by the Transportation Club the Ten Most Interesting People in 32 they have entertained the King trait of Winston Churchill at alumni art show. Some of her other CLASS RECORDER: of Fort Worth. He was born in Mos- Ohio" by Ohio Magazine. After a and Queen of Tonga in their home Chartwell in England or its activities include the Greater Chris Hoover Texas, and lived in Houston year studying illustration at the in Brenham. The Windrums have cow, counterpart, an identical bronze Houston Postcard Society, of which Lane to Cleveland Institute of Art, McVey 5318 Meadow Lake known the royal family for many from 1910-1930, before moving casting, that is placed on the she is president. She also gives a transit attended Rice on a football schol- Houston, TX 77056 years; Lois even attended the coro- New Orleans to work as grounds of the British Embassy in slide shows from her many travels arship and studied architecture. (713)621-5318 nation of England's Queen Eliza- clerk for the American Cotton Co- Washington, D.C. Also included in worldwide including Russia and He moved While at Rice he played defensive beth II in London with the mother operative Association. McVey's more famous sculptures the satellite countries, museums of worked tackle and offensive "pulling Salote) of the present King to Fort Worth in 1939 and are six found in the National Ca- the world and cathedrals of the (Queen guard" under the legendary John Tupou IV. She also re- for Montgomery Ward for three thedral in Washington. D.C. and world. For more than 10 years Wil- 33 Taufa'ahau as their assistant traffic W. Heisman. Three years and nine ceived a bronze memento from years the Jesse Owens statue next to the liams conducted the scholarship CLASS RECORDER: In 1942 Wilbanks be- broken noses later McVey returned Pope Pius XII after meeting him manager. Lakeside Courthouse. In 1988 at program for the United Nations; Willie Cole traffic manager for Ward's to and eventually graduated from that some year. The royal family's came Georgia Tech, McVey's 8-foot now, she is busy with scholarship 2414 Chimney Rock and held that position until his re- the Cleveland Art Institute. In the most recent visit to Brenham famil- bronze statue of Heisman, who programs for the Freedom Founda- Houston, TX 77056 then started pursuit of art he continued his iarized Lois with the elaborate se- tirement in 1969. He earned his outstanding reputation tion and for the Business and Pro- ar and studies in Paris at Academies Col- (713) 782-9509 curity process normally invoked his own business as traffic there during 15 years coaching, fessional Women's Clubs. which aressi, Scandinave and the Grand for such visits. Many Secret Serv- transportation counsel, with will be unveiled. Although a retired world history he still works. Wilbanks taught Chaumiere, earning among other ice agents and DPS personnel Annie Jo Teas is now living at teacher, she still substitute- transportation courses at Texas things the reputation of being the helped the King and Queen enjoy a Tarrytown Memorial, a retirement teaches Latin and French at St. 34 Christian University for 10 years "best damn tour guide in Texas." RECORDER: quiet visit with the Windrums. for active senior citi- Agnes Academy in Houston. CLASS before leaving Ward's. In 1932 he returned to the States, community SALLYPORT—FEBRUARY-MARCH 1987 19 role as president is likely to last Flowers writes, "Once again, I ter is a musician who has de- Exxon, Reichle has become widely from six to eight months. Still, it is am making a plea for more of you signed and developed a training known and respected throughout 49 41 likely that he will make an impact to send in information about your- program for professional musi- the industry. Every two years, CLASS RECORDER: on the as he intends to di- selves, your family, your job, etc." cians. Chemical Engineering magazine Mary Lou Douglas campus presents its -Award for Personal rect efforts that will enhance serv- -The world of education lost Paul- 5531 S. Kimback Achievement in Chemical Engi- ices for students on the island and ine Reuter Benner after 20 years Chicago, IL 60637 neering." In 1986 the award was promote closer ties with Galveston as a teacher and principal at Lov- (312) 752-1186 presented to three engineers, one Community College. Ray main- 36 ett Elementary School in Mey- of whom was Reichle. His citation Marlynn G. Brodnax is working tains an unconventional attitude CLASS RECORDER: erland when she married Charles reads:'Dr. Reichle's efforts have as an engineer in Shreveport, La. toward administration and has Mary B. Arnold Benner 14 years ago. She and Cha- focused on the operational aspects opted for answering his own phone 10714 Del Monte rles have just returned from New of hydrocracking, fluid catalytic calls. He has also discarded his of- Houston, Texas 77642 Zealand and a Christmas celebra- cracking, and newly emerging cat- fice door, opting for only an en- B. Arnold tion in Hawaii with 12 members of Class recorder Mary alyst technology. These vital refin- 50 trance. When the interim position sends in the following Class of '36 their combined families. Why Ha- Jr. is a manage- ing processes have provided him Alva Carlton is permanently filled, Ray will news. waii? One of Charles' daughters and owner of with a unique opportunity to blend ment consultant most likely return to teaching, con- and her little son live in Singapore "As your new class recorder I'll be his extensive knowledge of cataly- Carlton & Associates in Dallas. ducting research and coordinating and what better place to meet? The happy to heat from all with any sis and chemical engineering.' His hobbies include stamp collect- graduate programs. An expert on Benners spent six weeks in Singa- news you have to share. Please "About the middle of Decem- ing, astronomy, golf and fishing. shellfish, especially oysters, Ray pore earlier. Her descriptions of write me at the above address or ber, your class recorder managed He reports having recently seen was in 1984 appointed as a con- New Zealand and Singapore whet John Raymond (Ray) Martin is call the number listed above. to slip and fall, breaking his hip- classmate Jim Stetter in Dallas. sultant in oyster biology and cul- the appetite! retired from Exxon Corp., where he "Our reunion at homecoming at Exxon's Bay- bone in the process. After surgery ture at the Centre of Advanced "A note from the scholarship worked for 40 years was a huge success. I have never Refinery and entered to install a plate to hold things to- Studies in Mariculture at Central committee reminds us that the town (Texas) seen a group of people so happy to for Humble Oil & gether, I came home on Christmas Marine Fisheries Research Insti- Class of 1938 Class Endowed four U.S. patents 51 see one another. We missed the Corp. He has Day. I am doing fine, but my doctor tute in Cochin. India. Former Scholarship Fund gives us a way Refining Co./Exxon ones of you who were not there, 45 years to Mary expects me to be on crutches and/ Texas Gov. Mark White appointed to help educate young scholars in been married.for but had a great time recalling the graduate, and they or in a wheelchair for about three him as the only scientist on the the tradition of Rice University and Brunson, a UT past and talking of the present Raymond, months. As I will have plenty of Joint Interim Committee on the perpetuate the benefits that we re- have three children — with those who were. The dinner Matt. He writes, "I am idle time on my hands to write my Texas Shrimp and Oyster Industry ceived as students at Rice." Kathryn and on Nov. 14 when we received our kept busy in real estate manage- next column, please drop me a line to advise the Texas Parks and Golden R pins had the largest at- ment and I have recently enjoyed and let me have your news." Wildlife Department in 1985. In tendance, 168, any 50th reunion learning how to use my personal Edward B. Mayo is retiring after part to offset the oyster shortage party has ever had. Carloss Mor- red computer. We have seven grand- more than 25 years of service to the created by the tide and runoffs ris presided with his usual flair. the children and I hope that at least Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, that triggered closing of the Kingsland Arnold presented our 39 Texas bay systems, Ray's most re- Temporary class agent Cape De- one will be so motivated as to at- where he was the registrar. He has scholarship winners and an- cent project is the development of Witt sends in the following Class tend Rice and make for a third gen- been appointed Registrar Emeritus nounced the fact that the scholar- an oyster hatchery in the area of of '39 news. eration in attendance.- Martin's and will act as an adviser to his ship committee, with your help, Offatts Bayou, where they can be "Phil and Jimmie Waters youngest son, Matt Martin '76 successor. had raised more than $300,000. (Hanszen) practices general sur- kept in a controlled environment. sent us home write to say that len-Jen.' their Marlorie Caldwell gery in Greensboro, N.C. laughing after her talk about all boat, has safely taken them from the things our generation has pre- Kemah on July 5, 1985, up the East Walter S. Symonds Jr. recently Roland W. Schmitt (Ph.D.)is ceded. Coast as far as Connecticut and returned from 11 years in Saudi 43 General Electric Co.'s senior vice of Petro- A. Starke Taylor, the mayor of 54 -Many of our classmates re- back down to a safe harbor at Sky- Arabia at the University president and chief scientist. In is Dallas, made a public announce- Richard P. Leach, who joined the sponded to the questionnaire sent line Anchorage in Melbourne, Fla. leum and Minerals-Dhahran. He his current position with GE, Sch- If len-Jen' behaves, they hope to again living in Houston and is a ment in November that he would Port of Houston Authority as a part- out by Ray Watkin Hoagland mitt is responsible for technology drop anchor in their home port in self-employed architect. not seek a third term. This an- time engineer and worked through last March, and I'll be using infor- issues of concern to the company late 1987. They send greetings to nouncement opened the door for a variety of positions that eventu- mation from them in the coming as a whole, such as improved all their friends. mayoral bids by at least five can- ways to move innovations from the ally led him to the executive direc- months. tor's retired in "Class members of '39 who at- didates, including former Rice stu- laboratory to the marketplace. He post in 1979, "Thanks to Harriet Allen September 1986. In his 28 years at tend Octoberfest in New Braunfels 42 dent Annette Strauss'41. is also responsible for helping to Talbot for her leadership and instrumental in should make it a point to drop in CLASS RECORDER: identify, motivate and nurture the the port, he was hard work to make all our home- such as building on Mr. and Mrs. Ralph 'Snooky' Oscar Hibler men and women who represent making decisions coming activities so much fun." Cut container termi- Dawson, who have recently P.O. Box 27266 GE's future technology leadership. the Barbours with time to be moved to that 'Irish Settlement.' Houston, TX 77227 44 This past fall, he was honored by nal, which proved critical to the port's future. Another -When next you see Bay City's (713)621-7272 CLASS RECORDER: Lehigh University at its 108th of his long-term projects has been 37 Tom Anderson, casually refer to Class recorder Oscar Hibler Larry Hermes Founder's Day ceremonies with an him as a 'Marlboro Man'and he'll 2028 Albans Road the developmental Bayport, a CLASS RECORDER: sends in the following Class of '42 honorary Doctor of Laws degree for know what you mean even if you Houston, TX 77005 chemical complex on Galveston lane Rommel news. his role as "a leader in the devel- don't. (713)529-2009 Bay where more than 50 foreign 504 Fairway Drive, Riverhill "First, let me offer my most sincere opment of research policy and its "Calvin Bell is retired and al- and American companies have fa- Kerrville, TX 78928 apology to Jim Good. In my last Lillyne Maroney Eignus brings implementation for your company though he resides in San Antonio, cilities. (512)896-4310 column, his name came out 'Gold' us up-to-date when she writes, "In and for our country" and for "cham- he is spending most of his time Dan Weiser (M.A., Ph.D.) con- instead of 'Good,' for which lam '84 I acquired a new granddaugh- pioning the close linkage between Arnold B. Johnson writes, "We traveling. tinues to work in Dallas as a statis- very sorry. Jim has been one of the ter and grandson — that makes the generation of knowledge and now have 6,000 members of the -By the way, all '39 class mem- oil company. most prolific travelers in our class three! In October '85 I purchased a its application." He also delivered tician for a major San Jacinto High School Associa- bers, whether or not they contrib- are more likely to and in addition to the travels listed new home. Approximately a year the keynote address at the tradi- However, you tion, Houston, Texas. If you would ute to the scholarship fund, will be across his name in conjunction in my last column, he has just re- later, on Oct. 25, 1986, I married tional fall commencement exer- run care to join, send your name and pleased to know that for the sec- with politics. His advice is sought turned from two months in Europe. William T. Eignus and became Lil- cises. Schmitt is serving his address to F.C. "Cotton" Lynch, ond consecutive year, your class by many candidates as they plan "Margo and I took our vacation lyne M. Eignus." She adds that fre- second two-year term as chairman 6835 Brace St., Houston, TX 77061." has exceeded the 50 percent mark their strategies, making use of sta- in October, drove to Vancouver quently she sees classmates of the National Science Board. He Johnson lives in Houston. in number of contributors, which is and saw EXPO. Enroute, we vis- Evelyn Taylor Sterling '49 and also serves on the council of the tistical information. As a longtime something to really be proud of. If political scene, his ited Salt Lake City, Teton National Lucille Scheid Germany '44. National Academy of Engineering, observer of the you are not presently a contributor, sought out and highly Park, Yellowstone, Banff, Lake and is a member of the board of di- opinions are send in $10.00 and join the 'party.' reporters and cam- Louise, Little Big Horn National rectors and president of the Indus- regarded by 38 This scholarship represents all of paign managers as well. Twenty- CLASS RECORDER: Monument, and the Dakota Bad- trial Research Institute. us, good or bad, rich or poor. fticvse.years ago, Weiser pioneered Jane Stockton-Dunaway lands. We covered 8.200 miles on 46 -For those of you who haven't Muriel Wicks Escobar writes, "I the use of of mathematical and 415 Blalock Road this trip. The weather was good to seen Williams 'Pinkie' Jones have been married for 37 years to statistical analysis in Dallas poli- Houston, TX 77024 us, but had we been there three recently, he's no handsomer than Javier Escobar, presently serving 52 tics. (713) 465-7332 weeks later, we probably would Due to an accident two years ago, he was the last time you saw him. as Consul-General tor Mexico to still be in a snowdrift somewhere Bryan J.(Happy) Hunter is a Class recorder Jane Stockton- His old roommate, Charlie Fen- the San Diego area. We have four in Montana or the Dakotas. quadraplegic and is living with his Dunaway sends in the following nell, plays golf for a living; it's a sons and three daughters who sister and her husband in Ohio. He Class of '38 news: good thing he's wealthy because "Ernest Musslewhite retired speak French and Italian, in addi- from Exxon aft'' 41 years of work is able to use a Mackintosh com- "Talking to Nancy Nagle Carter his opponents make a good living tion to Spanish and English, as we Lazar J. Greenfield is leaving that initially involved pilot plant puter, however, and would love to is like talking to the same bouncy off his game. were posted in Brussels for five his present position as Stuart research, then administration of correspond with any classmates fun-loving girl we knew at Rice. "I've heard that Frances and years and Milan for two years. McGuire Professor and chairman research support activities and fi- who would like to write to him at She just returned from Mexico — Sam Berthea are possibly mov- Two of our children are Rice gradu- of the Department of Surgery at the nally project management of the following address: Bryan J. Ixtapa — where she had a great ing from their present below-sea- ates: Francisco '76 and Teresa Medical College of Virginia to be- chemical and petroleum projects Hunter, c/o Linda Benevides, 1494 time with a group of friends from level residence to his ancestral '77. I have taught, at both college come professor and chairman of — mainly overseas in France. En- Howell Road, Xenia, Ohio 45385. St. Martin Episcopal Church. Last home on higher ground in Ala- and high school levels, for 25 years the Department of Surgery at the gland and the Netherlands. Halbert "Hobby" Abshier spring she joined the group from bama. — principally Spanish language University of Michigan. Rice University to view Halley's "Sorry to have to report that Musslewhite and his wife, Ruth, and literature, but also English thrives on the excitement and vari- - Comet, cruising the South Atlantic Dorothy Huckett is now a are residents of Florida and spend and journalism. In addition, I was ety generated in part by the near from Rio back to the States. Carter widow, Dorothy Stebbins. about seven months of the year in the sponsor for the Hockaday Four- breakneck speed of the investment said that she has 'worked in the in- -We would like to hear from their condominium on Singer Is- cast during the troubled years of banking and venture capital surance business all of her life' more of you, particularly people land (just north of Palm Beach). 1967-72. I've paid my dues!" worlds. Having spent 21 years 56 and now is thinking of taking up like the Baytown Twins, John Bell They spend their summers and the working in investments with Ratan CLASS RECORDER: bridge again. Surely it will not be and Johnny Armstrong. Christmas holidays at their place Mosle, he and several partners Maureen Bybee the 'Autry House' variety we "By the way, don't forget to ask in Stowe, Vt., visiting with two of formed Financial Services of Aus- 3800 Chevy Chase played between classes, because Dan Moody about his recent auto their children who live there. Golf, 48 tin Inc., a full-sevice financial Houston, TX 77019 or she has played duplicate bridge accident. If Dan won't tell you tennis and more traveling are high Henry Wertheimer is both the company, in 1979. Triad Ventures (713)527-0444, and her son made 'life master'. She about it, ask Charlie Moser." on the couple's list of future plans. mayor of Rosenberg, Texas, and is the venture capital "arm" of (713)522-3705 FSA. One unique aspect is that is involved in activities such as the Don Greer and his wife, Fern, "Frank Peerman and his wife, the druggist/owner of Schaffer Robert Goodhand (M.A., Ph.D.), Triad has kept its investments lo- Women's Institute Lecture Lunch- shared the details of their recent Betty Lee Secor'43, live in Cor- Pharmacy in Rosenberg. professor of French at Kenyon Col- cal, which in spite of some criti- eons, the Society of Rice University vacation with the Sallyport: -We pus Christi, with a second home at Wertheimer has always been ac- lege, has been appointed resident cism appears to have worked well. Women Lecture Series, serving as left New York City on Oct. 7 for Is- Tapatio Springs Resort near tive in community organizations, director of the Paris office of the According to a September article a member of the guild of St. Martin tanbul, Turkey, for two days. Boerne, Texas. They also do a lot including the Rosenberg Rotary Sweet Briar (Va.) College Junior in the Austin Business Journal, Church and enjoying her two little Boarded a Russian ship for a trip to of traveling and have been to Eu- Club, the Rosenberg-Richmond Year in France program for the ac- "More of Triad's money comes from grandsons! Yalta (where Churchill, Roosevelt rope four or five times in the last Area Chamber of Commerce and ademic year 1987-88. Goodhand Texas than any other venture capi- "Henry Adams, after a career as and Stalin decided on postwar dis- five years as well as visiting New the Lamar Independent School Dis- has taught at Rice and at Duke tal firm in the state.- Although a utility contractor and consultant, tribution of territory — East and England, Colorado and Canada. trict. However, Wertheimer did not University and, since 1964, at Ke- capital venture is a risky business, has become a builder of fine furni- West Berlin)and two days cruising "A.D. Reichle still works for Ex- become involved in city politics nyon College, where he was chair- Abshier contends, "If you properly ture for his and his daughter's fam- the Black Sea. The rest of the trip xon in Baton Rouge, La., and has until 1985. His role as mayor is one man of the modem foreign diversify, it has a superior rate of ilies. According to him, the fun down the Danube was traveled on no immediate plans for retirement. way of assuring that Rosenberg languages and literatures depart- return." about it is that -there is no boss another Russian ship,'Volga.' During the '70s and '80s Reichle gets the most from its tax dollars. ment from 1978 to 1982. In 1969-70, and no customer" to interfere with Countries we visited in the 17-day has been Exxon's senior technolo- After all, he comments, "I am a cit- Sammy Ray (M.A., Ph.D.) be- he was resident director of the his pleasure. Adams and his wife, trip included Romania, Bulgaria, gist for catalytic cracking, heading izen just like everyone else. I pay came Texas A&M-Galveston's in- Great Lakes Colleges Association Ruth, have three daughters who Yugoslavia, Hungary, Austria and a laboratory and pilot-plant group taxes too.. The citizens of the town terim president beginning Jan. 1, Middle East Program and visiting appreciate his furniture! One Germany." After 17 days responsible for planning and exe- deserve to have their needs met." 1987, while the university seeks to associate professor at the Ameri- daughter is a happy housewife, on the Danube, the Greers re- cuting catcracking process and Wertheimer's activities were the replace Dr. William H. Clayton. can University of Beirut, Lebanon. one is an artist who illustrates turned to the U.S. and their home catalyst research and develop- subject of a recent feature article Ray has been a member of the fac- His experience in France includes publications and the third daugh- in Tulsa, Okla., on Oct. 23. ment programs. In his position at in the Fort Bend Herald-Coaster. ulty for 28 years. Ray thinks his a year in Bordeaux as a French

20 SALLYPORT—FEBRUARY-MARCH 1987 of Fellow of the tion this past October. She writes, large architectural firm and ing after 14 years of teaching at the designation assistant on a Ful- teer on the staff of "The Sunshine 1973. This "Come see me if you are in Miami!' government teaches part time at Drexel Univer- Texas Tech." Society of Actuaries in bright Grant. Kids":'We try to provide quality designation is reached by passing tun time for a group of children sity. John F. Nichols(Wiess) was Douglas Milburn (M.A.. Ph.D.) a series of 10 examinations, and is who are seriously ill with cancer Ann Kriegel Ludwig (Jones) is elected to the board of governors of was recently named editor of Hous- the highest professional designa- through family trips to Washing- currently a free-lance travel writer. the International Academy of Mat- ton City magazine. Milbum has tion for an actuary. Recently, I ton, D.C., to winter ski locations, She writes mostly about the San rimonial Lawyers at the academy's lived in and written about Houston have become self-employed as an to summer outings in the moun- Francisco Bay area for American meeting in London. Since 1980, for more than 30 years. His books actuary, opening an office in tains, and to various sports events. Express's Travel and Leisure mag- Nichols has been a member of both include The Intrepid Walker's downtown Chicago. I am special- This is one of the most rewarding azine. Her husband, Karl the International Bar Association's Guide to Houston, The Last Ameri- izing in pension plans, though I things I've ever been involved Ludwig, is now chief of surgery committee on family law, section can City, Houston in the Round, also handle life insurance and re- with!' with the Kaiser Foundation, the on general practice, and the asso- and Houston, a Self-Portrait, the lated matters. "From our classmates, appre- largest health maintenance orga- ciation's committee on procedures latter of which was published in -During my first year in gradu- to Fred Russell (Sid nization in the United States. He for settling disputes, section on 1986. ciation goes ate school I married Diane Men- September been with the organization business law. He is a member of Rich) for his leadership as class has delsohn, a graduate of Brooklyn An- 1973 when he returned from the Houston Family Law Forum, chairman of the 1985-86 Rice since College. We have two children, of duty in Vietnam. He the State Bar of Texas' Family Law nual Fund campaign, during his tour Eileen and Jennifer. Eileen is 17, a all- of their marriage, "I think one Council, the Family Law Advisory which our class reached an says senior in high school and engaged 57 we've stayed together is and the Board of Fam- time high in giving. Our 1986-87 reason Commission in the college selection process. CLASS RECORDER: of children. You can't do what ily Law Examiners. He earned his class chairman, Warren White lack Jennifer is 15 and a sophomore. We J.K. Herdklotz(Ph.D.) has been Dixie Sick Leggett we've done — work hard and play LL.M. from the University of Hous- (Lovett), has already sent a live in Evanston. Ill., and gladly named technical director for Ce- 13411 Kingsride us to hard — with children." Although ton and is on the editorial advisory thoughtful letter encouraging welcome any Rice alums in the lanese Textile Fibers. Herdklotz, Houston, TX 77079 his life has always been directed boards of American Family Law keep up the momentum. area. If you come in good weather who has been with Celanese since (713) 468-5929 class success in his career, each Tax Report, Journal of Marriage "I hope everyone in our toward and on a weekend, I will even lend 1970, previously was Celanese Ludwig joins three other Review, Journal of Di- Class recorder Dixie Sick Leg- can come together for a great 30th year and Family you a bike so we can go bike- Textile Fibers' filament yarn prod- in order to take a back- and Hayworth Press' Mar- gett (Baker) sends in the following year reunion! Please reserve the friends vorce, riding, as I am rides chairman for uct manager. He lives in Char- packing trek. He has traveled to riage & Family Review. Class of '57 news. October 24th homecoming week- the Evanston Bicycle Club." lotte, N.C. end." such places as Nepal, Kenya and E. Stones(Wiess) was "Two years ago, Sidney Burrus James About Hamanaka, Russ Bob Wyatt(Baker) was transfer- Peru. Teacher of the Year (Hanszen) became chairman of the named Texas writes, "Heday was in the fresh- red to Atlanta on Jan. 1. He is still Davis Nustad (Jones) in October. Stones is chair- Rice electrical and computer engi- Barbara for 1987 man class, after spending his sen- with Automatic Data Processing working in real estate for of the math department at neering department. In 1986, he re- has been man ior year of high school in Houston (ADP) in softwear support.(Also 58 eight years. Two of her Spring Woods and has taught for ceived the Technical Achievement the past as an exchange student. As he was see "New Arrivals.") Award from the IEEE ASSP Society, quiss RECORDER: daughters are in college; one is 19 years in the Spring Branch Inde- Japanese, I sought him out as an award which recognized sev- Phyllis Walton still in high school. Her husband, pendent School District. He was someone who would certainly eral years of research. Sid's wife, 4233 Harpers Ferry Road Pete Nustad (Hanszen), is a con- selected over 52 other candidates know how to play Go, which is a Mary Lee, is involved in energy ec- Birmingham, AL 35213 troller at St. Mary's Hospital in and this honor automatically Japanese game resembling chess. 70 (205) 870-0332 Conn. His hobby is go- him in the running for na- onomics work at Houston's Hydro- Westbury, places We became fast friends, and he Susan J. Barnes(Brown) has camp — in fact, he of the year. Stones carbon Consultants. Their son, ing to baseball tional teacher spent part of the Easter break with moved to Raleigh. N.C., where she first Oldtimers Base- enthusiasm and the desire to Charles, who graduated with a de- attended the cited my parents and me on Long Island serves as chief curator of the North Scottsdale, Ariz., learning exciting as reasons gree in Spanish from Dartmouth, is ball Camp in make (he was not shy about requesting Carolina Museum of Art. currently teaching in the Houston 59 where Nustad worked with former for his success as a teacher. favors from people). The summer Barbara Boyan (Jones, Ph.D. '75) School District's bilingual pro- CLASS RECORDER: major leaguers and even had a after the freshman year (1964) he was recently appointed director of gram. Their daughter, Virginia, a Tommie Lu Maulsby baseball card printed with his own worked in the Japanese Pavilion at the University Industry Coopera- Yale graduate, is working toward 2735 Pittsburg picture on it. the New York World's Fair, where tive Research Center(UICRC) at her Ph.D. in church history at Houston, TX 77005 Helmle Shaw (Jones) has 66 he was known as 'Tex' to his fellow Judith the University of Texas Health Sci- G.T.U. at Berkeley. (713)664-5042 found a way to combine the Ralph Parks (Will Rice) was re- employees. Then he returned to Ja- also ence Center at San Antonio, where worlds. Have done the cently elected a general partner of pan and continued college at UT "Sharon Jones Bintliff (Jones) best of both she is associate professor of peri- thing, she married (even Goldman, Sachs and Co. of Hous- (University of Tokyo). The follow- may be our class's longest- expected odontics and biochemistry and ad- graduated)and then ton. ing fall I sent him the 1964 year- distance commuter, as she divides 60 before she junct professor of orthopedics. The between Ha- to have three children. book, after Dr. Hoel of the her medical practice CLASS RECORDER: proceeded UICRC is sponsored by the Na- She is very 15 years ago she re-entered anthropology department con- waii and California. Barbie McKittrick About tional Science Foundation to pro- market after auditing some vinced me that the address written happy in her new career in 111 Guinea Drive the job mote transfer of technology from courses. 67 in English would get to Heday in emergency-trauma medicine, Houston, TX 77055 math the laboratory to the marketplace Tokyo.(Would a letter with a Japa- working about 10 days every three (713) 465-4827 Judith Cole Talkington (Jones) by creating a partnership of uni- months in Hawaii and the rest of consultant for in- nese address get to you?) We have Author Larry McMurtry's(M.A.) has been named versity and industry. the time in Lafayette. Calif., just by the Gar- corresponded ever since, sending next book will be Texasville. An- structional computing After serving for nearly seven outside Berkeley. Her recreation (Texas)School District. She is at least a Christmas card and let- swering questions at a September land years as city auditor in Austin, Ro- time includes the challenges of a private computer con- ter every year. 1986 press conference, he ex- currently bert W. Bramlett(Lovett) moved kayaking and surfskiing. "After graduation from the plained that his book would miss sultant. Stanford, Conn., where he is on "While traveling the marathon University of Tokyo, Heday entered to Texas sesquicentennial by of the Government Ac- and triathlon racing circuit with the employment with the Ministry of the staff three months—the book is due to Standards Board. Waldo for the past few years, I Finance, where he has been em- counting be published in March 1987— as a have run into several class mem- ployed ever since. He has long Susan G. Kleinmann (M.S., result of the lengthy ordeal of get- 63 bers. Max Royalty's(Wiess) race been married to Michiko, and they Ph.D.) has been named associate ting a book published. His 10 CLASS RECORDER: time at the 1985 Woodlands Mara- have two sons, Shintaro and Masa- professor in the department of books include Terms of Endear- Kathleen Much thon qualified him to run the Bos- toshi. The boys are about age 13 physics and astronomy at the Uni- which features Emma Hor- 1065 Greenwood Ave. ton Marathon in April that year. ment, and 11 now, and are very enthusi- versity of Massachusetts at ton, his favorite among the many Palo Alto, CA 94301 Alice Royalty '58 (Jones) accom- astic sportsmen. His wife plays Amherst, where she was a visiting fictionalized characters he has cre- (415) 328-9779(home), or panied Max for the special Boston tennis, takes care of the house and associate professor of astronomy ated, and Lonesome Dove, the (415) 321-2052 spring event. Dean Solcher (Lovett) has Laurin McCracken (Wiess) was children, and even designs and during the 1984 and 1986 novel that clinched the Pulitzer fo- competed in a number of mara- recently named vice president of makes the Christmas cards. terms. Kleinmann's research Prize for fiction in 1986. stars thons as well as triathlons. Frank the marketing group of RTKL Asso- "This year we saw each other cuses on studies of low-mass infrared Hathorn (Jones) has been ob- 64 ciates Inc., a major architectural, for the first time since 1964. The using high-resolution -resolution served running in area road races. Vic Anderson (Sid Rich) of the engineering and planning firm. He Ministry of Finance has transfer- spectroscopy and high Wes Pittman served as coach 61 Fort Worth law firm, Shannon, came to RTKL from Lohan Associ- red Heday to Japan Tobacco Inc. infrared imaging techniques. She and professor of and trainer for his wife, Jean, in CLASS RECORDER: Gracey, Ratliff & Miller, was re- ates, where he had directed many for an unknown length of time, was named assistant Heday on at M.I.T. in 1972 and asso- her 1985 Houston Triathlon race. Nancy Burch cently elected to the position of major projects before becoming in- Japan Tobacco Inc. sent physics United professor in 1978. From 1978- Waldo Leggett (Will Rice) has 3311 Stoney Brook district director by the Texas Asso- volved in business development. a business trip to the ciate the staff of the enjoyed running the New York and Houston, TX 77063 ciation of Defense Counsel, an as- McCracken is a member of the States, including a stop in Chicago 84, she was on of Trade technology Boston marathons. He also com- (713) 781-3634 sociation of trial attorneys who American Institute of Architects, a to see the Chicago Board countermeasures peted in the U.S. Triathlon Series in civil and and Mercantile Exchange. We group, M.I.T. Lincoln Laboratory. Penny Pillow Bell has opened represent defendants past president of the Dallas/Ft. National Competition at Hilton Anderson were able to spend a few hours to- She has also been a visiting scien- her own law offices in Houston. personal injury cases. Worth chapter of the Society for in 1985 and again in the gether. He met my family, I tist at the University of Hawaii and Head, S.C., She graduated from South Texas received his law degree from Marketing Professional Services has been a showed him some of the sights of Kitt Peak National Observatory. 1986. College of Law in May 1983 and University of Texas and (SMPS)and is a member of their Association of Chicago, and we had dinner at a Kleinmann has published many Lillian IIlig Davis and her hus- was employed for two years as an member of the Texas national board. He is president 12 years. Japanese restaurant. After leaving articles on her research in the As- band, Frank, report that their son, associate at Glickman & Barnett, a of Defense Counsel for the commercial council of the In- Chicago, he continued to Raleigh, trophysical Journal. Barrett, is in his first year of law litigation firm. Barry Gaines(Hanszen) has been ternational Association of Corpo- small business N.C., to see the world-famous to- school at S.M.U. Their daughter, invited to lecture at the Lechter In- rate Real Estate Executives and is Peter Lloyd-Davies (Ph.D.) has A recent article in the Houston and to other places." is currently a sophomore at Bar- also a member of the Building bacco fields, been named vice president for fi- Doris, Chronicle entitled -Class of '61: stitute for Literary Research, College in N.C. This Owners and Managers Associa- David Weiser (Baker) was the re- nancial research at the Federal Davidson Where They Were, Where They Ilan University, Tel Aviv, Israel. past year, Elaine thoroughly en- will then travel tion. McCracken is based in cent winner of the Canadian Wood Home Loan Mortgage Corp. in Are" offered some news about He and his family joyed serving as alumni represent- to England, where he will be a Ful- RTKL's Dallas office. Council National Merit Award for Washington, D.C. In his new posi- some of Rice's 1986 -Silver Anni- is advise ative on the Rice scholarship and bright Exchange Professor at the T.K. Reeves(Wiess) writes, "A architectural design. The award tion, Lloyd-Davies will versary" alums. of awards committee. University of Sheffield. He teaches partner(no Rice connection)and I given every two years and there "Freddie Mac" on a wide range Nancy Thornall Burch is work- "Among our class's proud Shakespeare and English renais- have started a new geologic firm are three categories including one corporate policy matters ranging ing as a public relations consult- resto- and pricing grandparents are Helen sance drama, but will speak on specializing in the mineral, oil and that covers renovations and from risk management ant in Houston, and is sub- security Lehmann Smith (Lovett) and Woody Allen. gas and environmental geology of rations of buildings. Weiser's policy to mortgage and contemplating law school. mission was the conversion of a product design.. Before joining the Van Smith '55, who live in Doug Harlan (Hanszen)con- the Rome Trough (an ancient fea- Cara (Ph.D.) is an econo- 1917 summer cottage in Horseshoe corporation, Lloyd-Davies was an Waco, Texas. Four-year-old Robert Floyd tinues his work as a San Antonio ture running from Kentucky to New chil- International Mone- Bay into a modern home. This pro- economist with the Federal Re- and 3-year-old Blake are the mist with the attorney and a Republican peace York that controlled the early ori- oldest Fund in Washington, D.C. ject has also been featured in serve Board, where his research dren of Helen and Van's tary justice. Harlan is a former college entation and much of the evolu- Caron. House Beautiful, Western Living areas included the Reserve's payson. Trey, and his wife. Ann McNeill Goldstein (Jones) teacher and holds a Ph.D. in politi- tionary history of the Appalachian has recently Magazine and several other publi- ment services, letters of credit and The Smiths' son Scott is active as an assistant professor cal science. In a recent newspaper basin). Our emphasis is on deep engi- cations. Judges selected his design mortgage securities. During his completed his mechanical at Baylor College of Medicine and column, he recounted how the as- structural control within the basin at the University of for his creative and -innovative tenure at the Federal Reserve, neering degree is also a researcher in cellular bi- sassination of President Kennedy and how reactivation of ancient use of wood." A total of 11 projects Lloyd-Davies also served as a vis- Texas. ology. She is also a permanent some 23 years ago was an attack faulting has been controlling sedi- Ueck- were awarded prizes. The competi- iting professor at New York Univer- "In Houston, LaNelle consultant to the National Heart on all of us. He recalled that when mentation and economic geology her hus- tion, open to all architects in Can- sity, where he taught finance and ert McReynolds and and Blood Institute. he first heard the news, he was un- in the Appalachians." The firm, band, Bland, are the proud ada, seeks to encourage architects economics. Earlier, he was assist- Irwin "Buddy" Herz(Will Rice) locking the door to his dorm room R.T. Associates, is based in grandparents of 3-year-old Katy and to stimulate public interest in ant professor at the University of has been practicing law in Galves- at Rice. Even a year later, the inci- Canonsburg, Pa. 18-month-old Grant. These are their achievements by recognizing Rochester's graduate school of and ton tor 21 years and is father to two dent haunted him, prompting him Steven Barton Russ(Hanszen) the children of daughter, Melanie, and rewarding design excellence. management. He and his wife, active teenagers. Currently his to write his parents. As part of his wrote recently to update us on his and son-in-law, Paul Buchanan Louise Lynch, live in Arlington, wife, Barbara Jane, is busy pro- reflection, he reprinted this letter, activities and those of classmate is with Paragon Management Va. (who moting a drive to put a Ronald Mc- saying that it was still an accurate Hideichiro("Heday") Ha- Co.). LaNelle and Bland's son John Taurog and Donald House in Galveston. A estimate of what he thought and manaka (Hanszen): JoAnn Weinberg is organizing a manufacturing (Jones/Lovett) successful attorney, Herz has felt about the assassination. "I went to Brandeis University 69 Joel D. Taurog company and currently doing (Brown) moved to write, "Put this in the 'better late earned recognition as chief coun- Cynthia Lyle (Jones) writes, "I in Waltham, Mass., for graduate Paula L. Smith some innovative design work for in September 1985 to be than never' column!" JoAnn re- sel for the Moody Foundation. completed my doctorate in educa- school in mathematics, where I ob- Miami Ford Motor Co. Their son Joseph is near her sister and family. A flight ceived her D.V.M. degree from the Elizabeth "Jo" Waddel Law- tional psychology (finally!) in July tained a Master of Arts degree. studying business at Del Mar Col- attendant with Eastern Airlines, University of Minnesota in June in Philadelphia, and moved to San Antonio, where I Since leaving Brandeis I have lege in Corpus Christi. LaNelle son (Jones) lives on vaca- 1986. She was also awarded the communication consult- worked as an actuary, achieving Smith visited Hong Kong says of her present work as a volun- where she works on the staff of a am doing

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Hills Senior Student Award for ex- Duncanville, TX 75137 (512)523-1820(home) before pleasure,' Rich spent the cellence in clinical nutrition. (214) 780-7183 (512) 342-6063(office) month prior to school touring the 76 Greek Isles and the Middle East. Cheering her on were her hus- Steve Mount(Baker) and Bar- Mark Brice (Sid Rich)completed band, Joel D. Taurog, M.D., and bara Ladner Mount(Baker) a documentary film entitled their children, Aaron, 12, and Re- write,"We have recently moved "Who's Afraid of Edward Albeer becca, 9. Following graduation, from California to New York City, When the film was shown at Rice the Taurogs moved to Dallas, where Steve has taken a job at Co- Media Center in October, where Joel joined the faculty of lumbia University as an assistant playwright-director Edward Albee U.T. Southwestern Medical School professor in the department of bio- was in attendance. to continue his research in rheu- logical sciences. Barbara is near- Fiona Jackson Cook (Jones) matology. JoAnn is enjoying the ing completion of her thesis for a writes, "lam now a third-year resi- practice of small animal medicine Ph.D. in American studies from dent in internal medicine at New and surgery in Richardson, Texas. Yale and hopes for a teaching job England Deaconess Hospital. I met after that. We have seen Bob Paul Cook while I was an intern in McGough (Sid Rich), who is still Chapel Hill, N.C., and we moved doing very well as a writer for to Boston after our wedding so he 71 Forbes magazine. We hope to see (Ph.D.) has been could do a fellowship in infectious Patricia Wimmer Streeter C. David Decker several other Rice folks in the appointed vice president and di- diseases. lam expecting a baby in (Lovett) writes to say, "My hus- area." June '87. Also, I am in close contact land rector of research for GTE Labora- Albert Grazioli Jr.(Will Rice), a band, Tom, and our two M. Ray Perryman (Ph.D.) was with Deborah Wenkert'79 "Craig Dinsmore (Wiess) mar- tories. Decker formerly was manager in the Los Angeles daughters, Karen, 11, and Kathryn, sales recently selected as one of the U.S. (Jones), who is finishing med ried Sharon Hull in an outdoor cer- director of GTE Laboratories' fun- Banker Commer- 7, are moving to Irvine, Calif. We office of Coldwell Jaycees'"Ten Outstanding Young school at UT-Galveston and inter- emony on Oct. 4 in Austin. Other will certainly miss Texas(lam a damental research laboratory, cial Real Estate Services, has been where he directed development in Americans" for 1987. Perryman, viewing for pediatrics residency. I luminaries in attendance included native Texan), but we look forward named an assistant vice president who teaches economics at Baylor recently ran into Wayne Casper roommates Stuart Jarriel the areas of artificial intelligence, the company. He will continue to seeing any Rice alums in Cali- of University. also serves as director (Wiess), who is an intern in my res- (Wiess) and Greg Hilton (Wiess). optical physics, electronics, op- direct and provide support for fornia. I have been a graduate stu- to of the university's Center for the idency program." Jim Wade (Wiess), Clinton toelectronics and materials sci- specialists who deal with office dent in computer science at UTD Advancement of Economic Analy- Evans'84 (Will Rice) Jane Mc- ence. Prior to that, Decker commercial invest- Molly Leland Dunaway was for the last few years, and now buildings, sis. He has also served as an ad- Donald '84(Will Rice), William older, I established and managed an in- ments and apartment properties. married in August 1985 and moved that the children are a little viser for the labor, agriculture, Watson '83(Sid Rich), and terdisciplinary research and de- joined Coldwell Banker in to Austin with her husband, James hope to start a career in computer Grazioli interior and commerce depart- Gautam Biswas'83 (Wiess), as velopment center for GTE as a retail sales and leasing S. Dunaway, who is an architect science in California. The reason 1980 ments, as well as for the Federal well as myself. After the festivities Laboratories. He has directed de- thereafter, he with a practice in Austin and for the move is Tom's new job as a specialist. Soon Reserve. In addition to this na- the couple honeymooned in the velopment of new high-powered office specialty and Houston. She will be returning to patent attorney. Old Rice friends moved into the tional honor, Perryman was also mountains of southern Colorado. laser products and systems for individual real estate market- Rice this spring to work on a mas- are invited to write or visit." his recently elected to the board of di- Craig is working for Hamilton government and industrial appli- achievements as a commis- ter's degree in Spanish. Prior to ing rectors at Texas Commerce Bank- Standard at the Johnson Space cations for GTE, and worked at salesman were honored her marriage, Dunaway received sioned San Antonio. Center while Sharon is employed RCA as director and general man- last year when he was named a and M.B.A. from UT-Austin and in the inter- by IBM. 72 ager for RCA Advanced Technol- sales consultant prior to assuming subsequently worked Cheryl Brabec has transferred to ogy Laboratories. A senior member the duties of sales manager. Prior national department of Republic- "Patrick Stanley (Wiess) moved She now plans to the San Francisco office of Trav- of IEEE, Decker's professional to joining Coldwell Banker, Gra- Bank in Houston. to Maryland Heights, Mo., this eler's Insurance Co. memberships also include the Op- zioli spent four years as institu- 79 pursue an academic career. summer, on the outskirts of St. tical Society of America, the Amer- CLASS RECORDER: (Sid Rich) writes, Louis. Pat is involved in chemical Thomas Jay Janson (Lovett) tional accounts manager for All Dan Koury ican Physical Society, the J.C. Puckett completed my master's process management for Cabot to say that he is surprised to American Sports Center in Colo- "Having writes American Association for Artificial 435 E. 70th, #6-F Corp., having spent the last two find himself marrying Linda Elaine rado Springs, Colo. degree the hard way, while work- Intelligence and Sigma Xi. Decker, New York, NY 10021 graduated years at Cabot's research center in Baird and joining her son, Jody, 14, ing full time, I have his wife and three children are res- (212)872-6711 (daytime) from Ar- Massachusetts. Between jobs, Pat and daughter. Jenny, 10, at their with a degree in physics idents of Sudbury, Mass. a win- was part of a 17-man team that home in Houston's Sharpstown Randy A. Booker (Hanszen) be- izona State (they even have I have been climbed Mt. McKinley. Starting at area. Janson quotes Sam Rayburn George Nagel (Wiess)spent 1986 came assistant professor of phys- ning football team!). 77 at Mo- an elevation of an about 2,000-foot at the time of his death to relate, traveling in his own version of ics at the University of North working as an engineer Suzanne Deal (Hanszen) has R&D lab in summit, the expedition took 23 "This is the damndest thing that's first-class excitement. He says, Carolina at Ashville after receiv- torola Semiconductor's recently moved from Paris, where Rice, but days to reach the 20,230-foot sum- happening to me." He maintains a "First, I bicycled around New ing his Ph.D. from Duke University Phoenix since leaving she was working as a painting re- have decided to quit, effective Jan- mit, via the Muldrow Glacier, and general dentistry practice in Hous- Zealand for five months and 3.500 this past summer. He married Kris- storer, to Los Angeles, where she will be attending ASU (the five days to return. On the trip ton, and says he would enjoy hear- miles. It wasn't easy: many hills, teen Northrup in October 1985. uary. I is employed by the Getty Conser- this spring full home Pat stopped in California to ing from Rice friends and rainstorms and flat tires. Then I They write,"We are now enjoying only game in town) vation Institute. whatever I want visit classmate Mark Hurwitz acquaintances. hitchhiked around Australia for living in the Blue Ridge Mountains time and taking five-and-one-half months and Geoffrey Gay (M.A.) has been of North Carolina." for a change. I might even look for (Wiess), who is studying astro- Charles Spencer (Lovett) and hopped up to Bali for two weeks." named acting Texas public utility a job! My tenure at Motorola wasn't physics at Berkeley. Elsa Redmond 73 write to say B. Lynn Mathre(Hanszen) has His tentative plans include moving counsel to fill the unexpired term without its accomplishments, how- "This past spring, Andrew Gur- they have settled in Connecticut. joined Walter G. Sheffield of Shef- to Washington, D.C., in "an at- of Counsel Jim Boyle. He has been ever, since they filed for three pat- baxani (Wiess) moved to Raleigh, Both are teaching in the anthropol- field Financial Management Inc. tempt to find work in national or with the Texas Public Utility Com- ents with my name anthem and NC. after finishing graduate stud- ogy department at the University to form Sheffield-Mathre Financial international affairs." mission for nearly three years. are working on two more. I guess ies at Stanford. Andrew is working in Advisors, with offices in Houston. of Connecticut. The couple lives Gay, formerly the assistant coun- that makes me an eccentric 28- as an applications engineer for Manchester with their 3-year-old Lt. James P. Wilhoit (Will Rice) Patrick J. Dyer (Sid Rich), after sel, will represent the public in tel- year-old, although I gave up my Siecor, a firm specializing in fiber has been stationed at Whidbey Is- practicing trial law in Houston for son, Eliot. ephone and electric rate cases yuppiedom with my job." communications. This fall land, Wash., as assistant resident four years with Bonham, Car- optics before the PUC. He lives in Austin. he was in Germany for three officer-in-charge of construction rington & Fox, has left that firm Henry T. L. Toh (Baker) has been weeks of product training, sight- since January 1986. He moved to Eileen Beere Houston (M.F.A.) and, together with three partners, named a senior manager in the tax of seeing and Octoberfest. While in Whidbey from his previous tour as has been successful at a variety has formed a new law firm in department of Peat Marwick- 74 Berlin. Andrew was also able to staff civil engineer at Naval Hospi- seemingly unrelated occupations. Houston. The new firm, Wilshire & Mitchell & Co.'s Houston office. rep- pinpoint precisely how close one tal Yokosuka, Japan.(Also see Recently, she became account Scott, specializes in the practice of Toi98 h0. h as worked for the interna- could approach the Berlin Wall be- "New Arrivals.") resentative for the Suburbia- civil commercial trial and appel- tional public accounting firm since Reporter. Her new job follows fore attracting a lot of attention. In Reed Wilson (Baker)and his late law. three years' work as a travel agent October, he had a visit from former wife, Bernadette, accompanied by and a five-year interlude in Lon- Toni Mack (Baker), at 30, became roommate Oscar Castro '83 Pierre, 10, Jeremy, 8, and Martin, 5, don. Her time abroad gave heron the new manager of Forbes maga- (Wiess), who lives in Newport have returned stateside after 10 opportunity to use the five lan- zine's Southwestern bureau. She News, Va. Oscar is retrofitting years in Brussels and London. 81 guages she speaks and to travel to has been with Forbes for nearly a Navy vessels for Newport News They write, "Life overseas was Paul Cahill (Baker)and Beth Ca- a variety of countries, including decade. Although an English and Shipbuilding and studying ac- great, but it's also nice to see blue hill '83(Baker) write, "Paul re- Russia, Yugoslavia. Hungary, and fine arts major at Rice, Mack deter- counting part time at Old Domin- skies again, this time in New Jer- cently completed his Ph.D. in even to Kenya for a safari. Houston mined after reading Ayn Rand's ion. He is rooming with Mike sey rather than Texas. The coun- chemistry at thc University vf Illi- worked as a transplant researcher Atlas Shrugged that business, not Ross (Lovett), who also works in tryside is very pretty here, and you nois at Urbana-Champaign and is at Baylor after finishing her first literature, was what both captured Newport News. sometimes see deer in the neigh- working at Sandia National Labs degree in biology. Later, she re- and held her attention. Her cover borhood even though New York is in Albuquerque, N.M. Beth is com- "In January, Lt. Joseph PaskVan turned to school to complete an story on Shell Oil appeared in only an hour away. I hope to have pleting her master's thesis in in- (Wiess) began a new tour of duty at M.F.A. in painting. Accomplishing Forbes' Oct. 6 issue. a better chance to make it to a vertebrate paleontology. We the U.S. Navy Command Center in this, she began working as a pho- Donald R. Nino (Sid Rich) W. Corey Carter(Hanszen) has homecoming event now. Greetings bought a townhome near the Ci- London, England, after spending tographer for a paper in Clear opened his office for family prac- been named a partner in the audit to Mayberry, Reynolds, Emshoff bola National Forest and would the last 18 months on the battle- Lake. She soon diversified her in- tice in Channelview, Texas, in department of the San Antonio of- and the other old Baker cronies." enjoy hearing from alumni living ship U.S.S. Iowa. In his new posi- fice of Touche Ross & Co., the Big 8 terests to include other facets of September 1986, after he com- in the area and those just passing tion, Joe will be one of five watch accounting and management con- newspaper work such as writing, pleted his family practice resi- through (we're in the book)." officers involved in the strategic layout and ad production. Hous- dency in Corpus Christi. Nino sulting firm. A chairman of the of- Clyde F. Dunn III (Lovett) is and tactical coordination of Navy ton's job as of October included graduated from UT Medical School fice's food industry committee, working for Texas Instruments and operations in Europe and the Medi- 75 restaurant reviews as well as ad- at Houston in 1983. Carter has 11 years of experience coordinating their research pro- terranean." Mary Degnan Ames(Jones) mar- vertising. She resides with her in serving public and private com- Maynard H. Southard (Sid jects with Dr. Franz Brotzen at Roy K. Bird (Ph.D.) has recently ried Rusty Ames, a UT graduate, in geophysicist husband in their panies in that industry and in the Rich) writes, "Believe it or not, I'm Rice. Dunn's wife, Marie Litte- been promoted to associate profes- October. She writes,"We are liv- (Houston) Memorial area home. energy industry. He and his wife, working on my Ph.D. in business john Dunn '84(Will Rice), is of English at the University of ing happily in San Antonio and I'm sor Donna Vogt Carter'77 (Jones), Marc Siegel (Will Rice) is cur- at the University of North for Western Geophysical. working for Merrill Lynch as a fi- working Alaska-Fairbanks. He is currently have two children and are expect- rently a PGY-4 diagnostic radiol- Carolina-Chapel Hill after getting (Also see -New Arrivals.") serving as Fulbright Lecturer in ing their third in June. Carter is nancial consultant. I enjoyed see- ogy resident at Baylor College of my M.B.A. at Tuck (Dartmouth). My Lt. Will Morden (Lovett) is enjoy- American Literature at the Univer- also chairman of the American ing many friends from Rice at my Medicine.(Also see "New Arriv- wife, Betsy, and I have a wondering the Navy. He recently became sity of Chij-Napoca, Romania, Heart Association's golf tourna- wedding reception. I wish we ful 18-month-old son, Reed Hous- als.") executive officer on board USS IN- Elliott (Sid Rich) writes, "I ment committee and chairman of heard from more of them in this ton. We get together often with Mike Abigail Thierman (Hanszen) has 456) in Norfolk, Va. resigned my commission in the speakers bureau committee for column!" Nancy Swystun '81 (Baker)and FLICT(MS0 have been promoted to manager in the the Navy and am now working as a the San Antonio chapter of the M. Daniel Carroll (Will Rice)is Kurt Berger'80 (Will Rice) down international accounting firm of for Horizons Tech- Texas Society of CPAs. He is also a currently playing basketball for the road in Kernersville." systems analyst Deloitte Haskins & Sells. She will nology Inc. in San Diego, Calif., on member of the national standing the University of Sheffield, En- continue working in their New Mike Winchell (Hanszen) moved 82 flight performance computers. committee on education for the gland, where he is working on a York office. Thierman has been to Fort Collins, Colo., in December CLASS RECORDER: David W. England (Baker) has Council of Petroleum Accountants Ph.D. in Biblical Studies. Carroll with the firm since 1981. She to spend his time skiing, hiking, Kevin Honnell been appointed sales agent by the Societies. writes, "We have won our division earned her J.D./M.B.A. from Emory making music, playing tennis, and 1421 Geneva St. Allstate Insurance Co. His ap- Gary D. Halley (Wiess) is now an and now will play in the national University and her L.L.M.-Taxation entertaining visitors (especially Raleigh, NC 27606 pointment follows successful com- attorney-adviser to Commissioner finals at the end of January." from New York University. She is a Rice friends). According to Win- (919)737-3615 (office) pletion of an extensive training Mary L. Azcuenaga at the Federal Jane(Sandy) Hagner Glasser member of the New York, New Jer- chell, if there is any time left over, (919)851-2550 (home) course at the firm's Atlanta Train- Trade Commission. He and his (Brown) earned her Ph.D. in ecol- sey and Florida State Bars, New he'll be working at NCR on Al. ES Class recorder Kevin Honnell ing Center and he will be based in family live in Bethesda, Md.(Also ogy in 1986 from the University of York County Lawyers Association and CAD. (Wiess)sends in the following Houston. see -New Arrivals.") Georgia. She married John W. and the AICPA. Class of '82 news. Harold Solomon (Wiess) is retir- Glasser in 1981 and they had a Kenneth R. Hess(Wiess) married ing from the professional tennis son, Matthew Frederick Glasser, "This fall, Richard Kradjel Jill Erin Roper in September 1985. circuit and will work for Diversi- in 1983. She is now working with 80 (Wiess)entered business school at Hess was awarded a Master of Sci- fied Services. d/b/a Budget Rent-a- the Agricultural Research Service 78 CLASS RECORDER: the University of Chicago after ence degree in biometry (biostatis- Car, the family business in Ft. in Woodward, Okla., developing a CLASS RECORDER: Richard Morris working since graduation as a con- tics) in December 1986 from the Lauderdale, Fla.(Also see "New simulation model of range plant Rhonda Hale Kreger 9555 Cloverdale sulting engineer in Washington, University of Texas School of Pub- Arrivals.") growth. 1810 Beaver Creek Court San Antonio, TX 78250 D.C. Ignoring the adage 'business lic Health, Houston. He has been

22 SALLYPORT—FEBRUARY-MARCH 1987 "it and employed since 1982 in the depart- of endeavor. Those chosen were honeymoon in Banff, Canada, NEW ARRIVALS of surgery at Baylor College selected from more than 150,000 Christmas in Dallas, the couple is ment Patrick J. Dyer'79 (Sid Rich) of Medicine as a statistical pro- nominations. living in Castle Rock, Colo. Albert Lowey-Ball '64(Sid Rich) and Allison Leigh, 9. The family Baytown, Texas, where and Eileen Fey Dyer'79 (Jones) grammer. Mark A. Super (Ph.D.) moved to Garland A. Kelley Jr. has been and his wife, Joyce Johnston, an- lives in second Bill works for USS Chemicals. announce the birth of their second Mohit Nanda (Lovett) writes to Cambridge, Mass., and is now named a staff consultant in the nounce the birth of their Lowey- son, Adam Joseph, on Oct. 8, 1986. say, "I graduated from the Univer- working as a research associate at management information consult- daughter, Marisa Johnston Jan Lindsay Solomon '74 19, 1986. Other chil- Soloman '74 The Dyers live in Houston. sity of Oklahoma College of Medi- Harvard University. ing practice of Arthur Andersen & Ball, on Aug. (Jones) and Harold office. dren are Cynthia, 16, Adam, 13, the birth of their Clyde F. Dunn III '81 (Lovett) cine in May 1986 and am staying in Norman J. Sievert (Wiess) has Co.'s Houston (Wiess)announce Jeremy, 4. The family lives in Charles, on and Marie Littejohn Dunn '84 Oklahoma City to complete my in- been promoted to Northwest dis- and second child, Jesse Calif. live in (Will Rice) announce the birth of ternship in internal medicine. Next with Western Wood Sacramento, June 12, 1986. The Solomons trict manager Lauren Ashley Dunn on Labor Day, July, I will be moving to Miami to Association (WWPA), re- Bob Wyatt'69 (Baker) writes, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Products Sept. 1,1986. The Dunns live in begin my residency in ophthalmol- for Washington, Oregon "Our newest Owl arrived on Feb. James P. Wilhoit'74 (Will Rice) sponsible Houston. ogy at the Bascom Palmer Eye In- and Idaho. In addition to traveling 26, 1986- Sarah Kathleen Wyatt. and his wife, Maya, announce the Sophie stitute. Of really special note, around the U.S. putting on semi- (Born in Texas, thank God!)" The birth of their first child, Leslie Matteson Haygood '83 Ga., on Oct. 20, 1986. She was born however, is my engagement to nars to educate architects on how Wyatts moved from Marietta, Mei, (Lovett) and her husband, Andy, at the Whidbey Is- Vandana Sood, a senior medical to design commercial wood struc- to Atlanta in early January. at the hospital announce the birth of their son, student from New Jersey. The wed- tures, he writes to say that he is John Higginbotham '73(Baker) land, Wash., Naval Air Station, Andrew McLemore Haygood, on sta- ding is planned for December 1986, living on Puget Sound and "loves and his wife, Sarah, write,"We where the family is currently Aug. 4, 1986. She writes,"We were and we will be living in Miami af- it." welcome Nena Elizabeth Alicia, tioned. transferred (to Dallas)the month ter July 1987." Robyn Lynn Sutton (Jones) was our third child. She was born Sept. Peter A. Fasullo'76 (Will Rice) the baby was due- it was a good Marlis Smith (Baker)and Eric one of the attorneys inducted into 3, 1986, in Baton Rouge, La. She and his wife, Cheryl, announce the thing he was two weeks early! We O'Keefe '85 (Sid Rich) have been the State Bar of Texas in a special joins her sister, Sarah Joanne, and birth of their second son, Joseph moved when he was 4 weeks old- stirring things up recently in Den- session of the Supreme Court of her brother, John Robert, to com- Peter, on May 13, 1986. The family talk about hectic. The first person ver. The pair decided to bring Texas at the University of Texas- plete our happy family." The Hig- lives in San Antonio. who asks why I'm not 'working' is world class tennis back to Denver Austin campus on Nov. 17. Sutton, Ellen Ossenfort (Lovett) writes, "I ginbothams live in Greensburg, Alan K. Jackson '76(Sid Rich) gonna get punched!" have been coordinating the rape Michael, and in the process wound up orga- a Phi Beta Kappa who graduated La. writes that his son, Scott Susanne Cox '85 (Brown)and hotline at the Houston Area "Everyone is nizing the Denver stop of the three- magna cum laude from Rice, went crisis Bob Frick '74(Will Rice) and his was born Oct. 2, 1986. Jack Muranomi'85 (Wiess) an- Center for a year and a "We're even city Pro-Serve tennis tour. The tour on to receive her J.D. degree with Women's wife, Donna, announce the birth of doing fine," he adds. nounce the birth of a son, Nicholas I supervise and man- live featured Ivan Lendl, Jimmy Con- honors from UT this past May. She half. There a daughter, Amanda Nicole. on sleeping again!" The Jacksons Kenji Cox-Muranami, on Oct. 12, corps of volunteers in the nors and Aaron Krickstein at the now resides in Houston and is as- age the Nov. 10, 1986. in Houston. 1986. They write, "He eats a lot, in the Integrated rape crisis program. Because of my McNichols Arena sociated with the law firm of Vin- Gory D. Hailey '74(Wiess) Ann Maclaine'76 (Baker) and sleeps a lot, cries a little, wee- during the experience with women's issues Resources Challenge son and Elkins. writes, "On Oct. 16, 1986, my wife, her husband, Ray Manning, an- wees enough, and gives us incred- Since such as sexual assault, I plan to first week of November. Jack Tanner (Sid Rich) writes, "I Debby, gave birth to twin girls, nounce the birth of their first child, ible joy. Why was he born in this O'Keefe have begin law school in the fall of 1987 then, Smith and graduated from Duke Law School Sarah Carsten and Caroline Laura Elizabeth Manning, on Oct. little town of 40,000?(The family project - where, I do not know." been busy with their own in May. lam presently completing Rhodes Halley." The Haileys live 23, 1986. lives in Corvallis, Ore.) Well, Jack Centennial Tennis Classic, Rice) married -the a judicial clerkship that will run Greg Vint (Will in Bethesda, Md. Marc Siegel '77(Will Rice)and works at Hewlett-Packard here. which is scheduled for July 1987. Leigh Taylor on Dec. 27, 1986. Rice working toward a nurs- through next August. I am sched- William R. "Bill" Matthews his wife, Diane, announce the Susanne is Colorado Special Olympics is the with alumni in the wedding party in- ing degree. We're looking forward uled to begin private practice '74(Wiess) and his wife, Janice, birth of their son, Jason Eric, on beneficiary. The format of the cluded Dick Rozic '86(Will Rice) with home- the firm of Fairfield & Woods in the birth of their second Sept. 6, 1986. Along with their to our first Halloween event will be top-seeded players and Ralph Biancalana '86(Sid announce Denver next fall, My wife, Kim- His other daughter, Lauren, the family re- grown pumpkins and a home- Sweden versus the best from in his second year of son, Garett Thompson. from berly Robertson Tanner (Lovett) Rich). Greg is in Houston. grown kid:" two Rice siblings include Brian Justin, 5, sides the United States. The has entered the Ph.D. program in law school at the University of tennis Aus- graduates brought big-time the department of molecular, cel- Texas. The couple will live in a more than after back to the city after lular and developmental biology tin until Greg graduates, According to in Houston. four-year fallow. at the University of Colorado." The which they plan to live MEMORIAM in Colo- IN Smith, interest in tennis live in Boulder, Colo. Erich W. Wolz(M.E.E.) married Tanners Morris G. Watson Jr.'44 of Vi- rado continues at "a tremendous Karen Rathkamp on Aug. 9, 1986. J. Emmett Niland '17 of Hous- James D. Grant'33 of New Or- enna, Va. high." Groomsmen included Rob ton on Nov. 29, 1986. leans, La., on Oct. 28, 1986. D. Hovey'45 of Kerrville, Vaughan '83(Lovett, M.E.E. '85). James P. Markham Jr.'18 of Christian Kehl II '33 of San An- Gene on Nov. 6, 1986. Wolz lives in Houston. Houston on Oct. 27, 1986. tonio on Oct. 20, 1986. Texas, 84 Egan '46. Douglas H. Allen (Hanszen) Lois Belle Taylor Burer '21 of Robert E. Murphy '33 of Hous- Henry William 83 writes, "I have received my M.B.A. Houston on Dec. 5, 1986. ton on Oct. 9,1986. Earl Downey '46, On Dec. 13, Karen Sue Mae from Kellogg Graduate School of Stunston '21 in 1985. Cary Baker Cadman '34 of Aus- Elmer L. Provence '46. Chen (Baker) and Randolph 86 James Management at Northwestern Uni- tin. Texas, on Nov. 4, 1986. '80(Wiess) were Charles A. Bier (Wiess), who last Earl Massey '21 of Killeen, George Hamilton Traylor'46. Eugene King versity. After traveling to Hawaii, Rice Chapel in a year won a Marshall scholarship Texas, on July 31, 1986. Henry A. Clore '34 of Anahuac, J. Davis'47 of Houston married at the Fiji, New Zealand and Australia, I Patricia by Niels C. Niel- for two years of study at Cam- Texas, on Oct. 6, 1986. service performed have settled in Manhattan. I am Mamie Williford '21 of Houston on Nov. 3. 1986. Newton Rayzor Pro- bridge, has been named co-winner Anne Duckett Lyon sen, Rice's 1. now a corporate finance associate on Sept. 21, 1986. Elizabeth Winifred M. Lamb'47 of Hous- and Religious the national Alton B. Zerby Out- on Oct. 2, 1986. fessor of Philosophy in the Capital Markets Group of of Walter M. Crofton '22 of Ope- '34 of Houston ton on Oct. 29, 1986. Thought. Following a nine-course standing Electrical Engineering the Prudential Insurance Co. in lika, Ala., on June 21, 1986. Elizabeth Neathery Smith '35 Clinton S. Quin Jr.'47 of Hous- banquet reception at the Golden Student Award. Upon his return Newark, N.J., and I love New '23 of Hous- of Houston on Oct. 23, 1986. ton on Oct. 29, 1986. couple spent a three- from Cambridge. Bier will con- Arnaldo W. Baring Palace, the York." week honeymoon in Europe. They tinue to work toward a doctorate in ton on Dec. 27, 1986. Ingo Lorane Douglass '36. Ewell Clarke '48 of San Antonio Goodfriend has been are currently living in Beaverton, Susan F. electrical engineering. Reginald Bickford '23 of Be- Barney Mack Haley '36. on Oct. 12, 1986. named a staff consultant in the Cerney '51 Ore., where she is working for Robert R. Buntin Jr.(Sid Rich), thesda, Md., on Dec. 13, 1985. Robert Monroe Layton '36. Thomas Patrick management information consult- on Tektronix and he works for ATE, de Figueiredo (Sid Rich), Eleanor Kendrick Taylor'23 of (B.S. '52)of Arlington, Texas, ing practice of Arthur Andersen & Paul Evelyia Baggett Winston both in software. Attending the Susan F. Goodfriend '84 Houston. July 21, 1986, Co.'s Houston office. After receiv- Westbrook '36. wedding were Rice alumni from (Brown), Anita M. Heil (Wiess), John C.(Jack) Reynolds '51 of ing her B.A. from Rice, Goodfriend Lottie Grasse '24 of Houston on 1928-present, including the bride's Garland A. Kelley '85 (Wiess). William Kenyon Jackson '37 Houston on Oct. 20, 1986. received her M.B.A. from the Uni- Nov. 26, 1986. father, Edward Chen '59(Baker). Donald Ho Ku, Michael A. Lee of Big Spring, Texas, in March of Winter versity of Texas in 1986. Winifred Louise Russ'24 of Roberti. Varty '51 Also attending were: Todd Ax- Pamela M. Maguire 1983. 1986. (Lovett), on Dec. 4, 1986. Haven, Fla., on June 10, eworthy (Sid Rich); Sheldon Beth Oldfather (Baker)com- P. Wright Houston (Will Rice) and Nancy Robert Charles Biering '38 of J. Peyton Barfield Jr.'56 of Campbell '80(Will Rice); Cha- pleted a master's degree in electri- the Rice grad- G. Wesley Brown Sr.'25 of (Brown) were among Houston on Dec. 29, 1986. Louisville, Ky., on Oct. 22, 1986. rles Chan '41 (B.S. '42); Helen cal engineering from Cornell uates recently named as staff con- Houston on Dec. 14, 1986. engi- Stockbridge Hopkins Batte Copeland '33; Harry University and has been an sultants in Arthur Andersen and Shirley Maxwell Helm '27 of Donald W. Coons'39 of Houston Barbara on Dec. 2, 1986. Gee Jr.'60 (Baker); Jane Eng neer working for Bell Laboratories Co.'s Houston office. Houston on Nov. 7, 1986. on Oct. 5, 1986. '56 of Houston Guisti; Tim Gra- as a member of the technical staff '56 of San Gee '42, Rick (Wiess) writes, "I Margaret Hull Harris'28 of Marcelle Suzanne Lebourg '40 Oscar Teegerstron for the past two-and-one-half Gary W. Chiles ham: Hobert Joe '50: Andrew on Nov. 28, 1985. of Houston on Oct. 21, 1986. Antonio on Nov. 26, 1986. in New Jersey. am currently attending Columbia Milford, Texas, Liao '74; Cathy Liu '87; Gene years. She resides Ray III '59(Wiess) of University in New York City in pur- Thomas Benbury '29 of Pico '40. Taylor and Linda Day Meyers '59/'62 Susan Rudd (Hanszen) is now Charles J. McKiearman suit of a Ph.D. in chemistry from 8, 1986. Houston on Nov. 18, 1986. (Will Rice); Doug Monk '79 women's tennis at the Rivera, Calif., on Nov. coaching the graduate school of arts and sci- Isaac L. Ryemon '40. Paul Todd '82(Will Rice) of New (Baker); Elizabeth Lurie Moser of Kentucky in Lex- Laurance S.(Bud) Reid '30 of University ences. I have found that my Rice Jane Tucker '40. York City on Dec. 4, 1986. Mike Ruger; Gary Sham Norman, Okla., on Oct. 11,1986. Nancy '28; ington. degree has prepared me well for Glen Spicer; Larry Aurelia Kurth Jameson '43 of Karl Lydell Cassel '83(Jones) of '85 (Baker); Sharon Hughes Tuttle (Baker) this endeavor and I feel the well- Walter L. Judd '31 of Richmond, (Will Rice); David Tut- on Oct. 26, 1986. Houston on Sept. 26, 1986. Stone '82 recently moved back to Houston rounded education that I received Va., on Oct. 23, 1986. Houston Sharon Tuttle tle '82(Baker); from Seattle, having completed an compares favorably with my dis- (Baker), who served as a '84 M.S. in computer science at the tinguished classmates, who repre- Alan Weingarten bridesmaid; University of Washington. Cur- sent some of the finest universities Peter Williamson '84 '84; and rently, Tuttle is enrolled as a grad- in the world." (Baker). of LET US HEAR FROM YOU! uate student at the University Vincent William Uher III (Lovett) recently ac- Paul Godec Houston. (Baker) was selected as one of the Classnotes section? Why not re- position with Enjoy keeping up with friends and classmates in the cepted an associate's Mark D. Vito (Sid Rich) recently Outstanding Young Men of Amer- & Phillips, P.C.- a Denver line and a (preferably black and white) photo at Sallyport, Hayes became a staff consultant in Ar- ica for 1986. The awardees are cho- turn the favor- drop us a firm specializing in land use law thur Andersen & Co.'s Houston of- sen for their noteworthy civic and of Information Services, P.O. Box 1892, Houston, Texas 77251. law as city attor- Office and municipal fice. professional contributions to their neys for several municipalities in New Baby? communities and their states, as Married? LI New Job? 111 metropolitan area. the Denver well as their nation. Promoted? El Take a Trip? El See a Classmate? Leslie Matteson Haygood (Lov- LI Julie Wilkinson (Will Rice)and Other? ett) and her family recently moved LI Moved? 111 Back in School? DI 85 David Gregory (Jones) were mar- see "New Arriv- to Dallas.(Also CLASS RECORDER: ried May 8, 1986, at Rice's Cohen als.") David Phillips House. They write: -Lynne Send us details: Jennifer R. Josephson (Brown) 6013 Ridgeview Drive Ozinga '85 (Will Rice) was maid writes, "I started at Harvard Law Alexandria, VA 22310 of honor and Kris Raymer (Jones) School this year. It's exciting and a (703)960-9249 was best man. Eric Evans (Jones) fantastic challenge- I love it!" Margaret Bruce(Baker) writes, was a member of the wedding Since Satoshi Matsushita left "I'm working at 3M in St. Paul, party, and Lisa Berman (Jones) Houston. he has been working as a Minn., as a research chemist. I vis- and Robin Petry '85 (Will Rice) lecturer for the department of ar- ited Houston at Thanksgiving and, were members of the house party. chitecture at the Kanazawa Insti- boy, was it good to be in warm In addition, the presence of guests tute of Technology in Ishilcc:rwa, weather for a change!" from the classes of '84, '85,'86 and Japan. Kelly McLaughlin (Will Rice) from the Rice community definitely a Rice affair. Harry J. Ploehn (Wiess) was re- and Gene Shrock (Sid Rich) were made the wedding trip to Name cently selected for inclusion in the married in Dallas on Dec. 13, 1986. After graduation and a moved to Al- 1986 edition of Outstanding Young Attendants included Jeff Abbott Grand Cayman, we Dave be- Class College Men Of America. The award is de- (Sid Rich), Robert Power (Sid buquerque. N.M., where In signed to honor and encourage ex- Rich), Dave Schmid, Tracey gan working for Sperry. began working for Address( New?) ceptional young men between the Harrison (Hanszen), Mauro September Julie Tinnin & Martin as ages of 21 and 36 who have distin- Stetson (Will Rice), and Mary the firm Poole, guished themselves in many fields Garcia (Will Rice). After a skiing a legal assistant."

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Apr. 11 or 12(tentative). Visit to the Shepherd Society members and their EV EN IS May 2-17 473-acre Arroyo Seco Historical Park (for- Portugal/Spain guests. Admission $12($6 for students merly the George Ranch), located south Begin this trip with a two-day stay in Lis- and senior citizens). NIGHT VII FONDREN SATURDAY of Richmond. Call for information/ bon and then on to Estoril, the fashion- March 27. Guest Artist Series. Leslie Seventh Annual Fondren March 7. The confirmation. able Portuguese Riviera. For the next five Guinn, baritone. Admission $7($4 senior Saturday Night, benefiting the Friends of days you will make the drive north citizens, students free with identifica- Fondren's Endowment Fund. 7 p.m., Rice May 17. Houston Museum of Fine Arts, guided tour of "Holbein and the toward Spain, visiting fishing villages, tion). Memorial Center. Featuring a casino, monasteries, palaces, castles and the Court of Henry VIII: Drawings from the April 5. Jones Hall Gala performance. dance and auction. Music by the Bob Mateus winery. You will visit Santiago de Kuldell Combo."Lucky 7" Cruise Draw- Royal Library at Windsor Castle," fol- See listing under "Events." lowed by refreshments in the tea room. Compostela, one of Spain's more remark- ing ($5 for one ticket; $25 for six) will be able cities, then fly across Spain for a April 8. Blaserfest IV. Robert Ray held for a Caribbean cruise for two, in- three-day stay in Barcelona, the capital Courtyard, Rice Memorial Center. 7 p.m. cluding round-trip airfare. Among the of Catalonia, the most northerly of Shepherd Society members and guests. many items contributed for auction are NOTICES Spain's Mediterranean regions. Optional April 9. Rice Concert Band and Jazz Goodyear Blimp rides, autographed extensions available. Escorted by Maria Ensemble. Ken Dye, director. Grand Hall, books by Rice authors, art objects and a RICE BUSINESS AND Teresa Leal, Rice professor of Spanish RMC. variety of items and services from Hous- and Portuguese. $2,769 per person. ton merchants. Admission:$30 per person PROFESSIONAL WOMEN April 13. Student Conductors' Con- donation. For more information, contact The Rice Business and Professional June 5-17 cert. Shepherd School Symphony Orches- Friends of Fondren,(713) 527-2592 or 2591. Women's club is aimed at the profes- Alaska Adventure tra. sional women in the community, and See Alaska's untouched wilderness by OF THE MINDS MEETING membership is open to all alumnae and motorcoach and its magnificent coastal March 22. A special track and field meet friends of the university. Current Rice area by cruise ship. The land portion be- THE A T ER pitting Rice athletes against those of students may join at a reduced fee on an gins with a visit to Alaska's second- Northwestern and Stanford. A 3 p.m. pic- associate basis. For more information, largest city, Fairbanks, then continues to scheduled following the events. For nic is contact Judy Jo McGlaun at 659-1988. Denali National Park for a view of Mt. RICE PLAYERS information, consult the article on more McKinley. Travelers will take the Colum- April 1-4, 8-11. "Extremities," by William "Alumni" page in this issue, or call CONTINUING the STUDIES bia Glacier Cruise to Valdez, then con- Mastrosimone. Farnsworth Pavilion, Ley alumni office at (713)527-4057. The Office of Continuing the Studies and tinue to Tok, Whitehorse and Skagway Student Center. 8 p.m. Tickets are $6($5 Special Programs offers classes through- before boarding a deluxe Princess Cruise for faculty and staff; $4 for students). BEER-BIKE out the year in the arts, finance, litera- Lines ship for Glacier Bay, Sitka and the March 28. The Annual Beer-Bike Race will ture, science, photography and foreign wilderness of Misty Fjords. Thirteen BAKER SHAKESPEARE kick off with an alumni race at 1:30 p.m., languages. A wide range of professional days. $3,015-$3,425, depending on choice March 16-21. "King Lear." Baker Com- followed by men's and women's races. A courses also are offered. For more infor- of cabin. Escorted by Ronald L. Sass, mons, 8 p.m. Young Alumni picnic will be held in con- mation and a free catalog, call 520-6022 --look for the blue chairman of the Rice biology department. junction with Beer-Bike (527-4019 for languages). TEUTONIC PRODUCTIONS and white alumni tent in the stadium CONTINUING STUDIES 18-21. Der Gestiefelte Kater ("Puss area. EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT The Office of Continuing Studies and March in Boots") will be presented by Teutonic The Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Special Programs offers a number of both Productions, under the aegis of the De- GALA CONCERT AT JONES HALL Administration offers management domestic and foreign travel opportunities partment of German and Russian. April 5. The Shepherd School of Music courses to the business community throughout the year. For information, call Farnsworth Pavilion, Ley Student Cen- presents a gala concert at Houston's throughout the year. For details contact (713)527-6022. Jones Hall on Sunday, April 5, at 8 p.m. the Office of Executive Development at ter, 8 p.m. Admission $2.50($2 for stu- Shepherd School Orchestra, Rice Cho- 527-6060. dents and senior citizens). For further rale. Uri Mayer, conductor. Elly Ameling, information call (713)527-4868. soprano. Free. MUSIC T R A V E HOMECOMING 1987 L The following events are free and begin SP OR T S It's not too early to start planning! Home- at 8 p.m. in Hamman Hall unless other- coming 1987 has been scheduled for the ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PROGRAMS wise noted. Call(713) 527-4933 for all con- MEN'S BASKETBALL weekend of Oct. 23-24. Mark your calen- For information on 1987 alumni travel/ cert information. March 6-8 SWC Post-Season Classic. Re- dars. study programs, call the Alumni Office, March 8. Distinguished Alumni Re- union Arena, Dallas. YOUNG ALUMNI (713) 527-4057, or write the Association of cital. John Burton, cello; Jill Trudgeon, pi- Rice's Young Alumni will hold mixers at Rice Alumni, P.O. Box 1892, Houston, ano. BASEBALL Texas 77251, to receive detailed itiner- Gingerman's, 5607 Momingside, every March 3 at Stephen F. Austin. aries. Prices are approximate. March 9. Faculty Artist Series. third Thursday- March 19, April 16 and March 6 Dallas Baptist May 21. In addition, the Jeanette Lombard, soprano; Frances Bi- Museum of Fine April 8-12 March 7 Southwest Texas State Arts invites you to join them on Thursday, ble, mezzo-soprano; Mary Norris, piano. Napa/Sonoma Wine Country March 10 Lamar April 23, for a mixer in their main hall. Visit some of the major vineyards of Cali- March 11. Visiting Artist Recital. Ri- March 13-14 at Texas Tech fornia while enjoying two nights at the chard Nunemaker, clarinet and saxo- FRIENDS OF FONDREN phone; Scott Holshouser, piano. March 17 Sam Houston State The Friends of Fondren will present the Vintage Inn in Yountville and two at the March 20-21 Baylor following lectures in March and April. An Vintage Court Hotel in San Francisco. March 12. Syzygy- "Music Plus informal reception will follow each pro- $795 per person includes round-trip air- One." March 24 South Alabama gram.(For information on the March 7 fare between Houston and San Francisco, March 27-28 at TCU lodging, daily breakfast, a special dinner March 16. Faculty Artist Series. "Fondren Saturday Night VII," see the David Waters, bass trombone; David March 31 Texas Southern above listing.) at Domaine Chandon, transportation and porterage, and tasting fees at six vine- Kirk, tuba. April 3-4 at Texas March 31. "Houston's Water- Quan- yards. March 17-18. Shepherd School Opera April 7 Texas Southern tity, Quality, and Quandry," with C.H. Theatre and Shepherd School Symphony April 10-11 Texas A&M Ward, professor of biology and environ- April 22-May 9 Orchestra production. Anthony Addison, April 17-18 at Houston mental science. Kyle Morrow Room, Fon- China/Orient Cruise conductor and director. Shepherd School dren Library, 7:30 p.m. and Japan April 24-25 Arkansas A very special cruise to China Rehearsal Hall. April 21. "Preview of Student Art Ex- via the Royal Viking Line, plus three nights in Hong Kong. Free shore excur- March 19. Faculty Artist Series. Lynn hibition," sponsored by Friendi of Fon- ART dren and the arts committee of the sions in Dalian, Beijing and Shanghai, Phillips, soprano; Paula Page, harp. Association China. Sailing on this cruise will be Jay of Rice Alumni. Sewall Gal- March 20. Faculty Artist Series. Ser- SEWALL GALLERY lery. 7-9 p.m. and Linda Mathews, journalists for the giu Luca, violin; Brian Connelly, piano. Los Angeles Times and Washington Post, Shepherd School Rehearsal Hall. Through March 27. "Expressionism, Sight RICE WOMEN'S CLUB who will review their new book, One Bil- and Sound," an exhibition of 60 prints, The Rice Women's Club will feature the lion -A China Chronicle. The world- March 21. Campanile Orchestra. Ga- rare books and folios drawn mainly from following guest speakers or special pro- renowned San Francisco Opera will briel Sakakeeny, conductor. a private collection formed in Germany grams at their upcoming meetings. Meet- perform "Madame Butterfly" and "La Tra- March 25. Faculty Artist Series. Lynn during the Expressionist Era.(Gallery ings are at 3 p.m. in the Kyle Morrow viata" on board. An optional Tokyo/Kyoto Griebling, soprano. closed through March 8 for spring break.) Room of Fondren Library unless other- three-night pre-cruise tour is available. Programs include performances by Pier- wise noted. For more information, contact $4,136-$11,388, depending on choice of March 26. Houston Friends of Music rot Plus, the modern music ensemble of Ann Greene at (713) 526-0595. cabin. -Los Angeles Piano Quartet. Open to the Shepherd School of Music.