UNIVERSVT\ RICE. vz 1991 LIBRARY T IIE MAGAZINHAP E OF R ICE UNI V ER SI 11 • A IttUGUS T 9 I
Rice Professor Larry McIntire Should the Owls stay in Division I athletics? For two opposing viewpoints, see page 12.
On the corer: Professor Larry V. McIntire stands in front of a slide depicting calcium concentrations in human endothelial cells. McIntire and his research group document the changing levels of calcium in living cells as part of their work in the Institute for Biosciences and Bioengineering. Photo by Tommy LaVergne. SALLYPURT FEATURES
18 Mixing Metaphors
He helped found Texas Monthly magazine, tackled the Big Apple as editor-in-chief of Newsweek, confronted his own memories of war-torn Vietnam for a successful book, and took on Hollywood with his critically acclaimed TV series "China Beach." Now, Wil- liam Broyles Jr. is looking for bigger mountains to climb. By Deborah Schmidt
22 Science's Brave New World
Traditional lines between the biological sciences and engineering are nothing but a blur for Rice faculty members delving deep into the heart of biotechnology. As the Institute for Biosciences and Bioengineering matures and its new building nears completion, Rice explores the frontiers of medicine and science at their most basic levels. By Scott Andrews
28 Class Acts
With a little help from rapper M.C. Hammer and an old home economics classroom, Rice educators are working with Houston teachers to keep urban middle-school students interested in science. For the students, the experi- ence is fun; for Rice, the Model Science Lab project is just one way in which the university is working to increase the options available to America's urban schoolchildren. By Kathie Krause
34 Time Out of Mind
From clinical studies of stroke victims to the ways students learn classroom material, Rice psycholo- gists in the field of human memory discuss the work that has established the university as a center for memory studies. By Maggi Stewart
AUGUST ' 91 9 1 DEPARTMENTS
4 Letters 40 Students
The first women graduates; P.J. Abrams steps in as the first reflections on the Gulf War. woman president offormer "Ani- mal House" VViess College; sum- 5 Through the Sallyport mer news from all the residential colleges. KTRU's newfound power; a new page 12 Owls hotline; sallyport, sallyport. 42 Gifts and Giving
6 News A message from development's executive director; air condition- An environmental research center ing for the gymnasium; O. Ben is formed; $10 million gift is Hander's challenge to the awarded to the Jones School; Class of 1942. new buildings near completion; Rice athletics undergo evaluation; 44 Altunni Gazette and more. Homecoming 1991 plans; new 12 Viewpoints members for Alumni Board; volunteer profile of H. deForest Should Rice continue its partici- Ralph. pation in NCAA Division 1 ath- letics? Two faculty members ar- 46 Sally Forth gue the pros and cons. A cruise through historic Eastern page 40 14 Academia Europe; upcoming trips from the Rice Alumni Travel/Study Discoveries and honors in the Program. Wiess School of Natural Sciences; a new focus for the Center for 47 Classnotes the Study of Institutions and Values. Check near your class year for special 1991 reunion 16 Books, Etc. information.
Alumna Le Anne Schreiber looks 64 Yesteryear at life and death in Midstream. Also, books from architecture Ten-year retrospectives from the dean Alan Balfour, alumnus Dave history of Rice. Nathan and the Carnegie Foundation. 65 Calendar
39 Sports Upcoming events on the Rice campus. Gabriel Luke brings in an NCAA victory; a solid year in Rice golf; a bright future in tennis.
• \ I I 1 If I{ I FOREWORD
A New Look for an Old Rice Friend SAttiPORT In the spring of 1945, former AUGUSTI991, VOL. 48, NO.1 students of the Institute got a surprise in their mailboxes when new Rice news- Director of News & Publications, the first issue of a To be named paper arrived. The fledgling Sallyport, eight pages long, Editor, Suzanne Johnson Art Director, Jeff Cox bulged with class reports, war Assistant Editor, Deborah Schmidt '89 news and entreaties to buy Editorial Staff: Scott Andrews, Kathie bonds. Krause and Maggi Stewart, contributing edi- While its looks have changed tors; Jay Fitzgerald '91, Ross Goldberg '91, Amy Keener '92 and Jim Low '91, considerably as the decades staff writers. passed, the Sallyport you hold in Design Staff: Michael Sawyers, seniorgraphic your hands today continues— designer; Tommy LaVergne, photographer; and, we hope, builds on—the Christine Minuto,graphic designer; Carrie McDonald '91 and Timothy Carroll '92, traditions begun 46 years ago. production assistants. Like that early edition and all a magazine that will keep you in- produced since, this issue of formed about Rice and about The Rice University Board of Governors Sallyport is published for all each other, that will bring the Trusteer. Charles W. Duncan Jr., chair, Insti- Rice of today into focus with the Josephine E. Abercrombie, vice chair, D. Kent former students of the Rice Anderson, J. Evans Attwell, John L. Cox, tute and Rice University, not just Rice of years past, and that will Burton J. McMurtry, Jack T. Trotter; Term those who make contributions keep in touch with you more of- Members: J.D. Bucks Allshouse, E. William Barnett, James W. Glanville, William P. (as appreciated as those contribu- ten. Vice President for External Hobby, George R. Miner, James L. Pate, tions are). Sallyport still arrives Affairs Frank B. Ryan '58, mem- Louisa Stude Sarofim, Thomas D. Smith, Selby W. Sullivan. Alumni Governors: Carolyn filled with class reports and cam- bers of the Rice Editorial Review Douglas Devine, T. Robert Jones, Albert N. pus news to help you keep up Committee (history professor Kidd, G. Walter McReynolds. with your classmates and your John Boles '65, sociology profes- Administrative Officers university. sor Bill Martin and Dean of President, George Rupp; Provost, Neal Lane; Vice President for External Affairs, Frank B. But as you, our readers, have Continuing Studies Mary Ryan; Vice President for Finance and grown in numbers, in interests McIntire, Ph.D.'75) and mem- Administration, Dean W. Currie; Vice of Rice President for Student Affairs, Ronald F. and in outlook, we felt Sallyport bers of the Association Stebbings; Vice President for Graduate Stud- needed to grow, too—to broaden Alumni Committee on Publica- ies, Research and Information Systems, TBA; (The Papers ofJefferson Treasurer, Scott W. Wise. its outlook; to reflect the growing tions diversity of our students, faculty Davis coeditor Lynda Crist '67, Sallyport Editorial Board convey Alumni Director Susan Baker '78, Jim Asker '74, John Boles '65, Ryn Bowers and alumni; in short, to 64, Paul Burka '63, Sidney Burrus '57, Linda more completely the sum and English professor Bob Patten, Crist '67, Mary McIntire Ph.D.'75, Bill substance of Rice University. mathematics professor Ronny Merriman '67, Ronny Wells '62. Ex officio: Frank B. Ryan '58, Vice President for Exter- Many of you directly partici- Wells '62 and Texas Monthly ex- nal Affairs; George Miner '50, President-elect, pated in our growth by taking ecutive editor Paul Burka '63) Association of Rice Alumni; Dirk Valk, Presi- dent, Graduate Student Association; Mitra part in a reader survey conducted spent many hours working with Miller '92, President, Rice Student Association. last summer. Those surveys told the staff to plan a magazine that Sallyport(USPS 412950) is published bi- us many things: that you pre- you would enjoy. monthly by the Office of External Affairs of ferred a standard-sized magazine To see the results, I hope Rice University and is sent to all university alumni, parents of students and friends. Edi- to our former, oversized format; you'll take a few minutes to torial Offices: News and Publications, Allen that you wanted to read more browse through this issue; you Center for Business Activities, Rice Univer- departments sity, 6100 S. Main St., Houston, TX 77002. campus news; that you were curi- will see many new Mailing address: P.O. Box 1892, Houston, ous about current students and mingled with your old favorites. TX 77251. Rice University is an Equal Op- you will see them more of- Portunity/Affirmative Action Institution. activities within the colleges; that And you wanted to hear the "hot top- ten—every two months instead Voluntary subscriptions to Sallyport are on campus. of three. available for a $15 minimum contribution. ics" being discussed Survey results in hand, the In the meantime, don't wait Postmaster: Send address changes to Sallyport, staff has worked for the for another reader survey to come Office of News and Publications, Rice Univer- Sallyport sitY, P.O. Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251. past few months alongside a your way. Let us know what dedicated group of faculty you think. ©1991 Rice University members and alumni to plan —Suzanne Johnson, Editor
AUGUST ' 91 LETTERS
No Confusion Here I was sorry to see in the Winter 1991 issue that so many students and professors were confused as to how they should "feel and re- act" about the Persian Gulf War. I was called to active duty by the Army in November in sup- port of Operation Desert Shield. Since then, I have served with the Office of the Staff Judge Advo- The graduating class of 1916 cate for the 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) at Fort Polk, La., Graduation Follow-Up ton. Others moved asfar away as and at Fort Hood, Texas. Cur- I'm curious about the 15 wo- Fresno, Calif, Seattle, Wash., and rently, I am a trial counsel pros- men that were in the first Brooklyn, N.Y. Elizabeth Kalb ecuting cases for court-martial. graduating class of the Rice In- lived on afarm just outside Wash- Since the war has ended so stitute. Most people, especially ington, D.C., where she collabo- quickly and so well, I hope to be visitors to the library, express rated with her husband on free- released from active duty by July. surprise—even amazement— lance articles concerning the state (Enclosed is a picture of me hard over the number of females to of Chinese-American relations. at work in my office/latrine at pursue a college education at Margaret E. Schultz, a Houston Fort Hood. My classmates may that period of time. high school teacher, also owned an notice that I appear not to have Can you tell us what these Irish linen importing company aged since I graduated. This is, in 15 women did after with her husband. fact, true.) graduation? The records are spotty, but I do not remember such an Kathy Madole Andy Downing '91 dug through unhealthy sense of detachment Fondren Library the alumni archives, the Woodson [as that shown on the Rice cam- Research Center and old Sallyport pus this spring] during the Viet- Hattie Lel Red crossed the stage classnotes in his searchfor these nam War. Honest protest is re- ahead ofher classmates in 1916, half-lost alumnae. In the end, only spected around here much more making her thefirst woman to information about OpalJosephine than apathy or "confused feel- graduatefrom the Rice Insti- Hall eluded hisgrasp. Ifanyone ings." It appears that the Rice tute. She had double-majored in knows what she did, please let us community is weak on participa- math and English and went on know.—Editor tory citizenship. Anyway, the war to teach at Lamar High School was not half a world away for me. in Houston. Three ofher class- An Honorable Mention matesjoined her in teaching The Winter 1991 edition of the Thomas S. Berg '74 Captain, U.S. high school; afourth, Alice Sallyport is quite a nice produc- Army Fort Polk, La. Crowell Dean,gained notoriety tion, and the pull-out for "Path forfailing eventual billionaire of Progress" is very good. Howard Hughes in the Rice For 1929 you state that the Institute's infamous Math 100 Phi Beta Kappa chapter was es- course. Dean, who was acting tablished at Rice, and the infer- librarian in addition to her du- ence is—or so it seems to me— ties as a Rice Fellow ofMath- that this was the first national ematics, was instrumental in the fraternity on Rice's campus. I establishment and construction think you would find that the ofFondren Library and helped first national fraternity was the with the Rice Archives. Phi Lambda Upsilon, an honor- Two-thirds ofthe women of ary chemical fraternity, and that the class of1916 eventually mar- the Alpha Alpha chapter was es- Thomas S. Berg '74 ried, three pursued master's de- tablished in 1927. grees and seven settled in Hous- Frank W. Stones '27,'28 Fort Worth
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Let Your Fingers football game runs about $38, Joss and Johnny Do the Play-Calling making people with speaker- When Rice astronomer Joss It's the middle of college football phones popular hosts for game Bland-Hawthorn and his re- season. You've just settled for celebrations (the cost, of course, search partners announced the watching the nationally televised may be distributed among your discovery of a massive dark object game in your comfortable home guests). A caller can listen in for colliding with a outside Houston when, reaching any length of time—to the entire galaxy 300 mil- for another Perrier, you see a game or only to the last couple lion light years provocative score flashed on the of plays. from Earth, screen: Rice 10, A&M 10, fourth According to the Owl Club's late-night enter- quarter, two minutes remaining. John Greer, the decision to sign tainer Johnny What to do? with the phone-based service was Carson had a Fortunately, a solution is at prompted by the dwindling few thoughts hand. Amidst rising demands for amount of radio coverage being on the matter. access to the "Feathered Flock's" given not only to Rice but to For instance, exploits, Rice Athletics this sum- Southwest Conference athletics Johnny quipped, mer inked a contract with TRZ in general. The service, Greer if you can pass Sports Services to cover Rice says, is widely used by Atlantic through this sus- Joss Blond-Hawthorn football and men's basketball Coast Conference and Ivy pected black hole games. TRZ provides a national, League schools. So far, Rice and from one side to another, then fee-based 800-number that fans the University of Texas have you'll begin to understand "Twin can call to hear play-by-play cov- signed on in the Lone Star State. Peaks." erage of sporting events. Rates The 800-number assigned to Not quite, Joss replied in typically begin at 50 cents per the Owls was not available at writing after seeing "The To- minute, dropping over time to presstime, but will be published night Show." After all, the dark 20 cents per minute. An average in the next issue of Sallyport. object is not one billion times more massive than the sun, as Johnny mistakenly announced on his show, but /00 billion times more massive. And as Joss wrote in his reply to Johnny—in which he pointed out the small matter of a few missing zeros—passing through something that big would allow one to gain insight into some- thing even more bewildering than "Twin Peaks." "What we now realize," Joss wrote, "is that only if you pass through this much bigger black hole can you possibly understand how Dan Quayle got to become head of the Space Council." Quayle, he noted, once expressed a firm belief in Martians.
AUGUST I) T HR OUGH•THE•S ALL YPOR T
Sallyport Son of Sallyport
Double Take far KTRU's 8,500-square kilome- inherited a broader listening Is it live, or is it Memorex? Actu- ter broadcasting area stretches, base—and more pressure for ally, the Rice campus is now the although listeners as far away as strict adherence to FCC regula- proud home of not one sally- Galveston have called the student tions. They admit they may port, but two. On the left is Mr. deejays with requests. embargo songs with questionable Lovett's pride and joy; on the Previously, the station was lyrics but promise to keep "The right is the quadrangle entrance broadcasting from an antenna on Dead Kennedys" and "Poi Dog to the university's new George R. top of Sid Richardson College, Pondering" in their rotation. At Brown Hall. where its signal was transmit- any rate, staffers say, just because ted—with varying degrees of they've moved into the big time success—to Rice and adjacent doesn't mean they're planning to areas. "The new, much higher change their taste in music. The Owl that Roars power facilities provide KTRU- So, Waylon and Willie, move Hang on, Houston. Rice student FM vastly improved signal quality over. Starting this summer, the radio is hitting the airwaves—in a for listeners in most of the Hous- alternative sounds of Rice student big way. KTRU-FM (91.7) has ton area," says senior Rodney radio are sweeping across the taken a milestone step this year, Gibbs, KTRU's general manager. great state of Texas. Well, at least increasing its power from 650 to Ironically, test runs in May as far as Huntsville... 50,000 watts. provided crystal-clear reception It's a big jump from the 10 to most of Houston, but left watts KTRU began with in 1971, KTRU listeners in the Rice area but thanks to a new 500-foot ra- with little better than static on dio tower in Humble, Texas, their jam boxes. Technicians folks from the South Loop north fixed the glitch, however, and the to Huntsville can tune in to the new,improved station was on its station's eclectic playlist. At least, way. that's the official estimate of how Now, with 75 times their pre- vious power, KTRU staffers have
• \ I I.Y PORT NEWS
Jones School Receives to developing further," says Rice lishment of the Energy and Envi- $10 Million Gift President George Rupp. "And ronmental Systems Institute A gift of $10 million from the it's a special honor to have the (EESI) at its May meeting. Houston Endowment Inc. will gift made in the name of Mr. EESI will coordinate the re- be used to endow professorships Creekmore, who is an alumnus, search efforts of a wide range of and scholarships at the Jesse who has been a very good friend Rice faculty members and will H. Jones Graduate School of to Rice through the years, and appoint corporate scientists and Administration. who has worked tirelessly to assist policymalcers as Fellows to con- The $10 million is one of the many educational and charitable duct research, teach students and largest single gifts ever received organizations." participate in workshops and by Rice and is the largest single The scholarships and pro- seminars. gift ever given by the Houston fessorships funded by the $10 Carroll says he knows of no Endowment. million gift will bear Creekmore's other research institute in the The gift honors J. Howard name. country that joins the often con- Rice University's Creekmore, 85, long-time "I am pleased indeed that the flicting national issues of energy annual Parents president of the Houston Houston Endowment supports production and environmental Weekend will be Rice University by honoring me protection. Endowment held Sept. 27-28, and a 1990 with this grant for scholarships The institute also is part of 1991. A num- Distinguished and professorships," Creekmore a new trend for Rice, where re- Alumnus of says. "It is my opinion that Rice searchers traditionally have ber of activities Rice Univer- is one of the finest schools in the concentrated on basic research and exhibits are sity (Class of nation." rather than applied research. Cor- planned through- School Dean Benjamin porations, in contrast, have been '26). Under Jones out the weekend. Bailar says the new grant will be more interested in applied re- Creekmore's For further guidance, the used in its first year to hire two search—looking for answers to Houston En- faculty members, one each for very particular problems found in information, dowment helped create the Jones the finance and marketing pro- the manufacturing or production please call the School with a $5 million seed grams. Further faculty additions process. Office of grant in 1974. The Jones School and student scholarships will "There is a change in attitude Development at come later as the money is re- at Rice, but part of that change is Opened officially two years later. (713)527-4991. Creekmore was president of ceived, he says. that industry is beginning to see the state's largest charitable foun- The Houston Endowment the value of basic research," says dation for 26 years before retiring will give the Jones School $1 mil- Carroll, who worked with a fac- m October 1990. While he was lion each year for the first two ulty committee on the EESI President, the Houston Endow- years, $2 million in the third proposal. Universities must be ment grew by more than $400 year, and $3 million for each of careful, he warns, to stay focused million to exceed $700 million. the final two years. on their educational mission, Today, the Houston Endowment which is better served by basic ranks as the 20th-largest chari- research, rather than becoming table foundation in the United States. New Institute to Study During Creekmore's time as Energy and the Environment President, the Houston Endow- A new research institute has ment distributed about $300 been established at Rice to bring million to schools, hospitals, uni- together energy companies, versities and other organizations policymakers and university re- in Texas and the United States. searchers to answer some of the Before this grant, the Houston country's most pressing energy Endowment had given Rice a and environmental questions, ac- total of $26 million. cording to Michael Carroll, dean "This wonderfully generous of the George R. Brown School gift will enable us to enhance our of Engineering and the Burton Programs in business and public and Ann McMurtry Professor of Engineering. administration, areas of great Dean Michael Carroll promise that we are committed The Rice University Board of Governors approved the estab-
AUGUST 9 1 N E S
"campus offices for corporate vironmental impact, wasting their In gathering data for their re- R&D divisions" with an excessive resources and resulting again in port, committee members spoke emphasis on applied research. needless regulation and costs." with every student, athlete, alum- EESI will bring together fac- The proposal adds,"The es- nus/a, administrator or member ulty members from a number of tablishment of common goals can of the athletic department who Rice alumni under diverse disciplines, including result in technically sound deci- had an opinion to share, Walters age 29 are invited chemical engineering, space phys- sions which will improve the says. The committee's report is to apply for a ics and business administration. economics and limit the liabilities due to be completed in late Au- 1992 Luce Schol- Their research projects will range of energy production while pre- gust. serving the environment." Speaker of the Faculty Coun- arship, which from improving the design and safety of offshore drilling plat- cil Joe Hightower, however, offers a stipend forms to enhancing oil and gas notes that despite the thorough sufficient to cover recovery from various geological job the committee has been do- one year's living formations to cleaning up below- Review Committee Formed ing, some professors are upset and traveling ex- ground chemical contaminations. to Study Rice Athletics that the faculty was not consulted when the committee was formed. penses in the Far About 60 Rice faculty mem- The debate over the future of the bers with research grants university's athletic programs has As a result, the faculty has ap- East. Interested presently totaling more than $5 been renewed with President pointed its own six-member persons must sub- million will be members of EESI. George Rupp's appointment in group to study the Athletic Re- mit an essay and Corporations will join EESI February of a six-member com- view Committee report, once it is four letters of rec- through an Industrial Affiliates mittee to review Rice athletics. completed, and make its own set ommendation by Council. Members of the council According to Athletic Review of recommendations. Committee chair King Walters For now, the original commit- Oct. 18, 1991; will have access to the institute's findings and will participate in '53, a professor of physics, the tee is still gathering information winners will be an- workshops and seminars orga- committee has two purposes: to and discussing what, if anything, nounced in March nized by EESI. determine the cost of athletics to it might recommend, Walters 1992. For an The faculty and corporate the university, and to review the says, acknowledging that "the application and members will be divided into five more information, groups: processing in porous media (studying the movement write the Office of of liquids through geological for- the Vice President mations); engineering and for Student Af- process chemistry; mechanics of fairs, P.O. Box solids and structures; Earth sys- 1892, Houston, tems; and energy and 7'X 77251. environmental policy. Carroll says he is excited by EESI's potential for being more than a center for technological advancement. He believes EESI can help shape energy and envi- ronmental policy for both in- dustry and government. "Decisions made by conflict- ing groups have the consequence of being less than optimum," academics of the student-athletes. question of big-time athletics at according to EESI's proposal. Walters is joined on the Rice is a controversial subject." "A resistance by industry to envi- committee by Sarah Burnett, pro- On pages 12 and 13 of this ronmental concerns leads to fessor of psychology and dean of issue, two faculty members give imposed, sometimes arbitrary, students; Duane Windsor, associ- their opposing viewpoints on the regulations on energy production ate dean of the Jones School; question that is at the heart of which result in profit reduction, Spencer Yu, 1990-91 Student the campus discussions resulting shortages and increased costs to Association president; Catherine from the committee's formation: the consumer. Uninformed envi- Coburn Hannah '43, university whether or not Rice should con- ronmentalists can pursue issues governor-advisor; and Rice tinue its participation in NCAA with little justification or real en- trustee J. Evans Attwell '53. Division I athletics.
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The dedication ceremony for the building is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 4, at 3 p.m. George R. Brown Hall, a re- search facility that will house the work of the Institute for Bio- Alice Chen, sciences and Bioengineering (see Jennifer Sanders related article on page 22 of this and DeLinda Wil- issue), sits along the inner loop liams, all of whom of campus directly in front of graduated from Hamman Hall and in line with Sid Richardson College. Rice on May 4, Last-minute adjustments in have been awarded the ventilation system delayed the Thomas J. Watson anticipated move-in date of the Fellowships for building, which had been origi- 1991-92. Rice nally scheduled for completion and Haveiford early last spring. The building will be open before the fall se- College led all mester begins, with dedication universities in Fel- ceremonies to be held at 4 p.m. lowship winners, on Friday, Nov. 1, the first day of each having three Alice Pratt Brown Hall homecoming weekend. of the 75 Fellows. George R. Brown Hall, de- performance hall and two interior Watson Fellowships Buildings Near Completion courtyards. The east wing of the signed for research activities in for Shepherd School, Bio- building opened last fall, allowing the biosciences, holds approxi- provide for a year sciences/Bioengineering students access to the practice mately 125 labs and 60 offices. offocused study When students return to class this rooms and classrooms. The entire and experience in fall, the Alice Pratt Brown music building was expected to be avail- a field in which the building, now the largest build- able for use by Aug. 1. Fellow has demon- ing on campus in terms of base strated the poten- Perimeter, and the George R. Brown building, the only build- tialfor leadership. ing on campus designed Specifically for research, will be ready for their arrival. According to Bill Mack, direc- tor of facilities and engineering, this building boom represents the largest new growth on campus at one time since the founding of the university. Alice Pratt Brown Hall, which Will provide a new home for the Shepherd School of Music, is lo- cated adjacent to the stadium Parking lot, directly in line with Fondren Library and the Lovett Hall sallyport. The new music building con- tains 60 soundproof practice rooms, office space, an organ re- cital hall, a concert hall, a smaller
George R. Brown Hall
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200 billion The continued success of the solar masses— Annual Fund, which is respon- that's the same sible for raising money for as the mass of current university operations, also our Milky Way contributed to 1990-91 prosper- galaxy—but ity. The total Annual Fund raised The Rice Design concentrated $9 million in the past fiscal year. Alliance will into a volume Also making an impact in this present its 1991 at least 10,000 area was the fact that 42 classes times smaller. Award for Design met the Brown Challenge, spon- "But the sored by The Brown Foundation. Excellence to mass within The foundation donates $5,000 Rice University. the galaxy to the Rice University endow- President Rupp emits remark- ment for each class that reaches a will accept the ably little participation rate of 50 percent; award at the RDA Astronomers Discover light—at least 60 times darker for as a result of success in that area its mass than a star like the sun," Gala to be held on Object in Colliding Galaxy this past year, the endowment Rice University astronomer Joss Bland-Hawthorn says. "For a received a bonus of $210,000. Nov. 9, 1991. For Bland-Hawthorn, University of long time we have believed that Individual interest in the more information Maryland astronomer Andrew there is more in the universe than Annual Fund grew in 1990-91 about the gala, Wilson and University of Hawaii what you see—objects in space as well, with more than 850 contact Linda astronomer R. Brent Tully have that don't reflect light so you alumni, staff, student and parent can't see them. Sylvan at (713) recently discovered a mysterious volunteers participating in the dark object-100 billion times "Now we've found this in- telefunds. Telefunds are no 524-6297. more massive than our sun— credibly massive object that may longer anchored to the Rice cam- colliding with a galaxy 300 be the largest black hole ever pus, and regional efforts have million light years from Earth. discovered, or it may be some sprung up thus far in Dallas, Los If the object turns out to be a new, unexplained phenomenon," Angeles and San Francisco. black hole, the researchers say, it is he says. Another significant portion 10-to-100 times larger than any The project is funded by the of this year's giving was outright black holes previously discovered. National Science Foundation. contributions and pledge pay- In a study published in Astro- ments for the two new buildings physicalJournal, the three on campus. Since funding of astronomers mapped galaxy NGC 1990-91 Giving Hits these projects began, gifts total- 6240 and found it contains not Record Levels ing $23.3 million have been just one spinning disk of gas, like Rice University reported record recorded for George R. Brown an ordinary spiral galaxy, but two. levels in total and Annual Fund Hall, which will house research in The first disk is rotating much like giving for 1990-91, according to the biosciences and bioengineer- a normal galaxy—covering gases figures released in early July by ing, and Alice Pratt Brown Hall, swirl around the center at a speed the Office of Development. the new home of the Shepherd governed by the mass in its stars For the fiscal year ending June School of Music. and in other material. 30, total support from alumni, "The structure of the second faculty, staff, parents, friends, cor- disk is much more remarkable," porations and foundations was First De Lange Conference Bland-Hawthorn says. "Instead of $32,107,273, representing a sub- Studies Human Impact on showing the trail of a rotation in- stantial increase of 29 percent the Environment duced by an extended distribution over last year's figure of Twelve internationally known of stars and gas, the rotation be- $24,972,416. anthropologists, historians, trays the presence of an extremely The major reason for the in- policymakers and environmental- massive, compact, dark object." crease was the Herbert Allen ists gathered at Rice University in They found that the mass at Estate bequest of the Hallen Co., April to participate in the first De the center of the second disk is at manufacturer of the well-known Lange Conference. Speakers from least 40 billion times the mass of Screwpull corkscrew. The Hallen Kenya, Brazil, England, Canada our sun and possibly as high as Co. was later sold by Rice to a and America spoke on "Human French firm for $7 million. Impact on the Environment."
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"We live in an era of specializa- avoid last-minute changes based and Elisa Macia. The REA Junior tion in all the disciplines, which on attrition. Honoree Awards were given to can tend to make us narrow," says For the first time this year, in- Camilla Koa, Richard Bowers and space physics professor Robert coming freshmen also will receive David Hancock. O'Dell, who organized the con- a publication designed to prepare In addition, the REA granted ference. "It's very often the them for the various placement several special awards. John dilettante—the person who exams given during orientation. Cowart won the Harrianna But- doesn't know that he or she is Prepared by the Office of Aca- ler Award, given to a returning asking a profound question— demic Advising, the new booklet married undergraduate engineer- that stirs up other disciplines. is an elaboration of previous advis- ing student. Derrick Tate was A university is in the business of ing notes designed specifically for presented with the Alan J. creating and disseminating knowl- freshmen, says Pat Martin, direc- Chapman Achievement Award, edge, not only to students but to tor of academic advising. recognizing a junior mechanical the university and the community Orientation Week for the engineering student involved in at large; it's not just groups of 1991-92 school year will be held extracurricular activities. specialists doing their own thing." Aug. 19-23. The Hershel M. Rich Inven- Future De Lange Conferences tion Award went to Rice Ph.D. will be held biennially from an Michael Smayling and faculty endowment provided by Rice REA Recognizes member Roland Sauerbrey for Trustee Emeritus C.M. Hudspeth Student Achievement their invention of "applications and his wife, Demaris, in mem- More than 200 students, faculty associated with the permanent ory of her parents, Albert and and alumni connected to the increase of electrical conductivity Demaris De Lange. Brown School of Engineering of polymers induced by ultravio- Conferences may relate to attended the annual Rice Engi- let laser radiation." The award is science, engineering, social sci- neering Alumni awards ceremony intended to promote interest in ences or the humanities. The main and barbecue on April 13. The inventions and the patent process purpose of each conference is to awards ceremony was conducted among the Rice community. assemble a small group of interna- by REA President H. deForest tionally recognized scholars to Ralph '55. present papers that will stimulate Eighteen engineering juniors thought at the forefront of a se- and seniors shared in a total of lected field of knowledge. $9,200 of financial assistance drawn from an endowment estab- lished by engineering alumni in Changes Made for 1938. 0-Week Participants Shauna Peters, a materials This year's entering freshmen science major, received the top won't know the difference, of senior award, the REA Outstand- course, but Orientation Week ing Graduate Award. has undergone some changes. Seniors who won an REA According to Ronald Scholar Award, given to one stu- Stebbings, vice president for stu- dent in each department, include dent affairs, there have been two Jeffrey Cunningham, Beth main changes in "0-Week." Start- Erlanson, Howard Huang, Robert ing this year, new students will be Hohlfelder and Cynthia Hipwell. assigned to the colleges through The REA Senior Honoree Awards the Office of Admission, rather went to Alisa Acheson, Pamela Outstanding than by college secretaries. Ac- Greene and Lester Yuan. engineering senior cording to Emmy Alvarez, Dorry Segev of the electrical Shauna Peters and REA president associate director of admission, and computer science department deForest Ralph centralizing the procedure will won the top junior award, the expedite what had become a Herbert Allen Award. drawn-out process. The change Juniors who won an REA also serves to delay the assignment Merit Award include Mark of freshmen to colleges and thus Swihart, Tameeza Asaria, Cornelia Verspoor, Daniel Tschumperlin VIEWPOIN TS Rice in thvSollthwst[onfvfmcv:
With the recent appointment The Price of Big-Time article last October in the Wash- of a committee to study the sta- Competition is Too High ington Post with the revealing tus of Rice athletics, renewed by Thomas Haskell title,"We Can't 'Reform' Col- debate has arisen on campus lege Athletics: Not so Long as concerning the university's con- Rice University pays dearly for its We Pretend Real Students are tinued participation in NCAA participation in the Southwest Playing the Game." Division I sports. Two faculty Conference. Kennedy describes the di- members argue the opposing The monetary penalties alone verse symptoms of intercollegiate viewpoints. are easy to compile—taking into athletics: "recruiting scandals, account all gate receipts, the falsification of academic creden- annual deficit of the athletic de- tials, huge financial inducements, partment was about $700,000 in graduates of comprehensive uni- the late '70s and $1.7 million by versities who cannot read or 1983. Today, the deficit is widely write, exploitation—especially of assumed to be in excess of$3 minority athletes—and a growing million and still growing. At a loss of confidence on the part of time when financial stringency is the public in some of society's being felt at every level of univer- most important institutions." sity operations, we should not With so many symptoms, it continue trying vainly to trans- is widely assumed the causes of form Rice into what it is not, such an illness must be many. and should not want to be, but Kennedy disagrees. "In fact the must become if it is to compete underlying cause is about as com- effectively in the Southwest Con- plicated as a broken arm; it is that ference—a semi-pro farm club for universities enroll athletes who do a notoriously corrupt segment of not meet their own admission the entertainment industry. standards," he says (italics in Unlike growing monetary the original). costs, however, the most severe We can be thankful that the penalties for Rice in clinging to Rice athletic program currently its Division I status are unquan- seems to display some of these tifiable, and they remain madden- symptoms only in a mild form, ingly invisible to all those whose and some not at all. But anyone workday is not spent on campus, who has been on campus over in the classroom, grading papers, these past 20 years, as I have, talking with students. knows that the uglier symptoms Rice has quite rightly prided come and go, never disappearing itself on its "scholar-athletes," for good, because what Kennedy and there is no question that it calls the "underlying disease has done a much better job in state" is firmly in place. The time this respect than any other school is ripe for uprooting it. in the Southwest Conference. But not even Stanford, the model Thomas Haskell is the Samuel G. so often held up to show that McCann Professor ofHistory at "scholar-athletes" can win in the Rice. He has been a member ofthe big time, is immune to the cancer Ricefaculty since 1970. now spreading through inter- collegiate sports. Donald Kennedy, the presi- dent of Stanford, published an Illustrations by Keith Graves
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constantly to maintain and strengthen the academic compo- nent of our programs, we should hope that our students, faculty, administrators and friends will %mild \V Sta be supportive of the true student- athletes who represent us so well.
Professor ofSpanish James A. Rice Athletics Represent that values education above ath- Castaiieda, a Ricefaculty member a Victory of High Standards letics and integrity above winning since 1961, has been president of by James Castarieda at all costs. the SWC and ofthe National Victory on the playing field Association of Teachers ofSpanish An invitation to write in defense is savored and treasured at Rice, and Portuguese. He also serves of Rice University's continued but we are always victorious in Rice asgolf coach andfaculty participation in Division I athlet- that we consistently have com- representativefor athletics to the ics reached me the day after our peted against many of the SWC and the NCAA. golf team, with three of only 29 nation's athletic giants while Academic All-Americans nation- steadfastly imposing on ourselves wide, had qualified for the NCAA far stricter recruiting and other Golf Championships for the sec- academic standards than those ond consecutive year. Earlier in of our competing institutions. the year, under the leadership If, based on the substantial of coaches Fred Goldsmith and improvement in our teams, I Scott Thompson, our men's foot- considered the recent cries for ball and basketball programs had reclassification of Rice athletics to demonstrated substantial im- be guilty of poor timing, I reiter- provement by any objective ate this charge in relation to an standards, and individual and obvious trend in NCAA legisla- team efforts in our remaining tion. Stricter rules concerning Sports had certainly been more eligibility, recruiting and satisfac- than merely competitive. tory progress in legitimate degree It seemed terribly ironic that programs, as well as the just- members of the Rice faculty were enacted limitations on recruiting Picking this very time to argue periods, the permissible number that we not only sever ties with of scholarships, and the playing the Southwest Conference, of and practice seasons of virtually Which Rice is a founding mem- all teams, are examples of an in- ber, but that we also reclassify exorable trend that is bringing Rice athletics from Division I to the whole nation closer to the Division III. high standards that Rice Univer- Athletics are important to a sity has unilaterally imposed on vast portion of Americans, as is itself through the years. the natural and normal incentive At a time when Rice's athletic to compete at the highest level success is increasing dramatically Possible. Rice coaches and ath- and when more of the athletic letes know before committing enterprise nationwide is being themselves to our program that required to operate its programs they are expected to bring and under standards closer to the maintain higher academic and stringent ones to which Rice ethical standards than they would University has always adhered, need at virtually any institution the efforts of our athletic admin- With which we compete. They istrators, coaches and athletes also know that our programs are should be praised through a funded at comparably lower lev- strong expression of support for els. They accept these challenges the future. because they have chosen to com- The Rice community should pete for an institution represented be proud of our place in Division by true student-athletes, and one I athletics and, while striving
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Margrave says. Diamond also can the country to have its students be useful with electronic technol- collecting this kind of data them- ogy: "Diamond-coated electronic selves and bringing it back for devices can operate at very high full-scale analysis by our com- temperatures. For example, we puter facilities." will eventually have diamond mi- Not all of the accomplish- crochip detectors to indicate ments in the Natural Sciences when an automobile is about to have come in research, however. overheat." The introductory courses in biol- Dean of Natural Sciences ogy, biochemistry, and ecology James Kinsey was among faculty and evolutionary biology have members honored this past year, been integrated into new courses winning election by his peers to designed to expose students to a the National Academy of Sciences wider variety of ideas and tech- in March. One of his faculty niques. This exposure should members, Richard Smalley, was help undergraduates make wiser elected to the academy last year decisions about their majors. and to the American Academy of "Most students are not sure Dean of Natural Sciences James Kinsey Arts and Sciences this year. Mem- about what they want to do dur- bership in the NAS is considered ing their first couple of years," Update: one of the highest honors be- Kinsey says. "In fact, it would be The Wiess School of stowed on American scientists. an unusual student who knew Natural Sciences Smalley also received the enough about the options to From studying mysterious objects Irving Langmuir Prize from the have a clear-cut vision of what he in deep space to sailing explora- American Physical Society this or she wanted." tion ships in the Gulf of Mexico, past year, honoring his contribu- One change Kinsey hopes to the work offaculty members in tions to physical chemistry. make in the near future is to cre- the Wiess School of Natural Sci- The Langmuir is the highest ate a formal program for getting ences has led in the past year to prize given by the APS and the more undergraduates into the both exciting discoveries and American Chemical Society, laboratories, perhaps giving them prestigious honors. which present the award in alter- the option to assist with research Two of the research projects nating years. projects either as paid assistants that have earned national Ronald Parry of the chemistry or for academic credit. Though attention: department was named a fellow undergraduates work in the labs • Joss Bland-Hawthorn of the of the American Association for now, Kinsey would like to see space physics and astronomy de- the Advancement of Science, increased opportunities for them partment is part of a three-person and Michael Wolf of the math- to actively participate in research. team that discovered a deep-space ematics department received a Part of Kinsey's motivation is object 100 billion times heavier two-year, $30,000 Sloan the recollection of his own first than our sun. They suspect the Research Fellowship. research project as a senior at object is a black hole at least 10 The past year also saw Rice Rice in 1956. As a chemistry ma- times larger than anything previ- make an unusual acquisition: a jor, he chose to work for Dr. E. ously discovered in space. (See 65-foot steel boat dubbed The S. Lewis, studying the rate of de- news story in this issue.) Lone Star. composition of an organic dye • John Margrave of chemistry The Lone Star will be super- under various conditions that had and his research team developed vised by professors John Ander- not been recorded before. a new method for depositing a son and Dale Sawyer of geology "It was a very important expe- thin layer of diamond molecules and geophysics, who recently re- rience in my life," he says. "I re- on a variety of substances. The ceived a federal equipment grant member going home at the end new technology could be useful to establish an undergraduate of one long evening's measure- in creating super-hard surfaces: course in geophysical data acqui- ments thinking that I had held in "Virtually anything exposed to sition and analysis. my hands something that no hu- impact would be safe from being "This provides an unusual man had ever looked at before. It pitted or scratched if it were educational opportunity for the was really a spiritual experience." sheathed in a diamond film," students," Kinsey says. "We will — Scott Andrews be one of the only programs in
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Center Broadens Approach gather data about the City of political science, economics and to Study of Societal Issues Houston. Under the blanket of other fields, says Richard Stoll, As it approaches its fifth anniver- the Houston Project, researchers professor of political science and sary, the Center for the Study of are studying various aspects of a driving force behind the Institutions and Values is work- public life in Houston, including expansion. ing toward its goal of bringing voluntary organizations, the cur- "In creating this new branch faculty members from different rent proposal for public transit of study, our idea is not to create areas of the social sciences to- and the role of the family in indi- some research agenda that gether to offer interdisciplinary vidual educational achievement. doesn't exist, but to take advan- approaches toward common The Houston Project began tage of things already in pro- problems in society. as an attempt to draw on faculty gress," Stoll says. He eventually Conceived in 1986-87 as part interest in the Houston eco- hopes to see the center united of President George Rupp's en- nomy. One of its principal studies with the Rice Institute for Policy hancement program, the Center currently under way is on neigh- Analysis and sees the establish- for the Study of Institutions and borhoods and civic associations. ment of this third branch as a Values is one of six institutes at The viability and effectiveness of step in that direction. Rice intended to bring together the voluntary associations is of Although the center has not researchers from various depart- special interest, and the data gen- received outside funding, ments for interdisciplinary study. erated in the study should be of Mieszkowski remains cautiously Peter Mieszkowski, the Allyn value to the City of Houston in optimistic that current research R. and Gladys M. Cline Professor implementing the new zoning will lead to future grants and of Economics and Finance and ordinances. specific applications. As the the center's current director, says This year, the center has ex- center continues to broaden its it is modeled after the Rice panded to include a third branch fields of interest, the prospect of Quantum Institute in theory, al- focusing on public policy analysis. joint research—and the funding though he and his colleagues fo- Modeled after the Hoover Insti- for such projects—continues to cus on social issues rather than tute at Stanford, this branch will expand. working to solve chemical and promote research between —Amy Keener electrical engineering problems. "The idea is that Rice is a small institution, so there is a need to develop a synergism to get different departments work- ing together," Mieszkowski says. Since its inception, the center has had two main divisions. Re- ferred to as the rationality group, the first branch studies the philo- sophical issues and underlying assumptions of human rationality. Philosopher Larry Temkin, leader of the rationality group, has in- vited speakers from across the country to add their theories to the ongoing debate about ratio- nality theories. • Speakers for the past year havc Included Derek Parfil, a leading moral philosopher from Oxford University; Jon Elster, a moral Philosopher from the University of Chicago; and Amos Tversky, a lecturer in psychology at Stanford University. Faculty members involved in Under the blanket of the Houston Project, researchers are studying various aspects of Houston public life, including voluntary the second branch of the center organizations, the current proposalfor public transit and the role of thefamily in individual educational achievement.
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her, she says, "to pinnacle of her career, sports edi- become a daughter tor of The New York Times. in a way I hadn't Her promotion felt like "mili- been since I was 18 tary conscription"; she didn't and left for Rice." want the position but couldn't Her mother had refuse. "My appointment was sig- been diagnosed nificant because it was the first with pancreatic can- time the Times put a woman as cer, and for the next head of a department that was 18 months largely male," she says. "They Schreiber shuttled were asking me to be a pioneer, between her home and I felt it was my social obliga- at Glenco Mills and tion to do it." her parents' house She signed on for a two-year in Minnesota. She stint leading a staff of 59 men began writing a sec- and one woman in producing ond journal to work three sports sections a day, seven through the emo- days a week. "It was by far the tions caused by her least satisfying point of my ca- mother's struggle reer," she says, but the Times with cancer. loved her. She had to resign be- The two journals fore the paper would rehire her as meld in Midstream: deputy editor of the Book Review. The Story ofa That position allowed her to Mother's Death and break out of what she felt was the a Daughter's Re- monotony of sports and satisfy newal(New York: her curiosity on a wide range of Viking Penguin). issues; after four years at her ideal After her mother's job, she was ready to focus on the death, Schreiber re- rest of her life. Le Anne Schreiber turned to those Now she writes when she handwritten pages, wants, fishes if she can and acts as Le Anne Schreiber: working them into a publishable dramaturge at The Ancrum Op- From Darkness into Light manuscript and, by so doing, era House, which she founded in In 1984, Le Anne Schreiber did coming to terms with the experi- 1988.,Conceding that "starting a what for many is the stuff of ence "in a way it was impossible theater seemed a most unlikely dreams: she retired shortly before to do while I was living out the venture in a county with more her 40th birthday and moved to chaos and the confusion. cows than people," she says her the country. "Midstream took me 18 neighbors have responded enthu- A position as deputy editor of months to complete, almost ex- siastically. The New York Times Book Review actly the same amount of time it During months when ice and might be a position others work had taken to live," she says. snow prevent audiences from toward, but Schreiber, a 1967 "That was intentional. I relived reaching the theater, Schreiber Rice graduate, was ready to leave each of those days as I turned my heads southfor warmer weather. the hustle and bustle of the big journals into a book." This year, she wintered in Costa city for the quiet of upstate New From the day in 1974 when Rica for a month; that might York. She quickly adjusted to ru- she came to New York with $100 stretch to six weeks next year. ral life and limited writing—her and an English Ph.D. from Har- "What fixes most people in one former daily occupation—to a vard, Schreiber's goal was to place are a job and children," she handwritten journal. Her new leave the city. But laid-back days says. "Since neither of them sticks pursuits became heating with a in the country are a far cry from me in place, I can give in to my wood-burning stove, fishing in the 80-hour work weeks that impulse to travel." the trout stream behind her publishing demanded. In four — Deborah Schmidt house, watching spring come. years she moved from foreign af- Then a late-night phone call fairs writer for Time magazine to disrupted her new life, causing what some might consider the
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Berlin: The Politics of Order Baseball Quotations: The 1737-1989 Wisdom and Wisecracks of by Alan Balfour (New York: Players, Managers, Owners, Rizzoli) Umpires, Announcers, Writ- Alan Balfour, Dean of the Rice ers and Fans on the Great University School of Architec- American Pastime On Jan. 14, 1992, ture, examines the influence of by David H. Nathan (Jefferson, the Friends of architecture on the social history N.C.: McFarland & Co.) Fondren Library of a city in his recent release, Ber- BERRI "It's not whether you win or lin: The Politics of Order 1737- lose, it's how you play the will host Us annual 1989. Using the streets and game." Sportswriter Grantland reception honoring squares around Leipziger Platz, Rice penned that bit of wisdom, Rice authors. Balfour has structured a social, but in this case, it's not whether Alumni,faculty and political and architectural history baseball's greats—and not-so- staff who have pub- of the people and events that greats—won or lost, it's what have directed the city's physical they said while they did it. lished a book in development for 250 years. In Baseball Quotations, a col- 1991 are invited Beginning with the establish- lection of more than 2,000 bits to attend. To submi ment of the first road running Berlin: The Politics of Order 1737-1989 of wit and wisdom, 1989 alum- a title for inclusion from Berlin to Potsdam in 1780, by Alan Balfour nus David H. Nathan gives us a in the program, Balfour documents the develop- humorous glimpse into every- please contact the ment of the Achteck, the major vision of the university's direction thing from winning and losing to square that eventually became and the undeniable necessity for foul balls and grand slams. Spe- Friends of Fondren known as Leipziger Platz. He confidentiality. cial sections highlight the special library, P.O. Box traces the life of the square by To illustrate their points, the wit of Yogi Berra, Casey Stengel 1892, Houston TX using the lives and deaths of such authors profile actual searches, and Bill Veeck, but the quota- 77251. notables as King Wilhelm I, one of which is Rice's 1984-85 tions are not limited to those Frederick the Great, Hitler and search to replace then-President strictly connected to the game: Speer as a framework for the Norman Hackerman. The Rice Robert Frost, Ernest Hemingway, story that concludes with the search provides an example of the George Will and Jimmy Carter, breakdown of the Berlin Wall. dual role of a search committee: among others, have contributed More than 200 photographs and looking inward to determine what to the lore of the great American maps are included to create a vi- type of leadership a university pastime. sual image of the development needs, and looking outward to de- A sample of the rest: described in Balfour's text. termine who best fits that role. The • "I have only one supersti- Berlin has recently been search resulted in the committee's tion. I make sure I touch all bases named one of 17 recipients of the courtship of George Rupp. when I hit a home run."—Hall of 1991 International Architecture As the book makes clear, it Fame outfielder Babe Ruth. Book Awards given by the was a "courtship"—members of • "Ninety percent of the American Institute of Architects. the search committee, excited by game is half mental."—Kansas their contact with Rupp, worked City Royals outfielder Jim Choosing a College to attract him to Rice as much as Wohlford. P44 President: Opportunities he had attracted them. At the • "Baseball is 90 percent and Constraints same time, they convinced the mental and the other half is by Judith Block McLaughlin and trustees and faculty they were physical."—Hall of Fame catcher „..14:5111mr- David Riesman (Princeton, NJ.: making a good choice; in the Yogi Berra. The Carnegie Foundation for the end, committee members received •"Grantland Rice, the great Advancement of Teaching) overwhelming support for the sportswriter, once said,'It's not In this special report, authors appointment of Rupp as Rice's whether you win or lose, it's how Judith McLaughlin and David first president from the humanities. you played the game.' Well, Riesman explore the issues and The authors' account of the Grantland Rice can go to hell as controversy that can result from search process should prove infor- far as I'm concerned."—Califor- Choosing a College President. mative for Rice audiences unfa- nia Angels owner Gene Autry. They discuss the importance of miliar with the elements involved Choosing a representative search in selecting a new president for Committee, the need for a clear their—or any—university.
AUGUS T ' 9 1 • 17 Mixing Metaphors Bill Broyles ponders life after "China Beach"
by Deborah Schmidt
William Broyles Jr., co-creator of ABC-TV's "China tennial symposium, he offers his left hand for a back- Beach" and creator and co-producer of"Under ward shake; his right hand is in a cast. Later, he Cover," is discussing one of his favorite pastimes, smiles when he admits that he often sports a cast, mountain climbing. calling it a "source of pride." This one, to protect In 1987, he spent two weeks climbing Mount ligaments he tore in a skiing accident, will come off Aconcagua, the highest mountain in South America in a few weeks. and, outside the Himalayas, the highest in the world. As Broyles grows older and his physical adven- From morning to evening, putting one foot in front tures take their toll, his need for the climb remains of the other, he thought only of reaching the top. undiminished. His most recent target: the world of Battling the combined effects of altitude and fatigue, prime-time television, which he calls "the most pow- he wondered what vegetation could survive at the erful cultural medium ever invented." pinnacle, what the mists would be like, if there would "If you go poking around small towns, you'll see be a view. the effect of television on culture," he says. "The But when he finished the climb, instead of the metaphors people use to reflect on their lives are the "apotheosis of vision and truth" he had hoped for, all same metaphors they once got from popular fiction, he could see flashing through his mind was,"Down, or serial fiction, or Dickens novels. People take them down, down." where they find them." So he went down. Today, people are finding their metaphors in their Matter-of-factly, he sums up the experience: own living-rooms, on readily accessed video screens "I was more interested in the climb." that bring the world to them with lights, sound and action. For as many hours, day and night, as they s he admits, mountain climbing is a meta- care to watch, people's values and perceptions are A phor for much of Bill Broyles' life: the subtly shaped by what they see on the television adventure, the challenge, the risk-taking. "I've screen. never been so frightened since the Vietnam War, Unlike movies, which have at best a limited social so dirty, tired and scared," he says of the Aconcagua impact, Broyles believes television speaks to the climb. "You've got to make sure you don't forget American people about what its caretakers consider those things in the metaphorical." to be national concerns. In return, he says, the audi- At 6'-2", in a white, open-collared shirt and dark ence assimilates those concerns into daily life. slacks, it is hard to imagine Broyles feeling anything To Broyles, the challenge is to push those meta- but the confidence he projects. Walking into the phors as far as possible. As a producer, he can give room during a lightning-quick visit to Rice for a cen- the viewers tawdry, narrow, exploitative metaphors,
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or he can give the cast and crew voluntarily Marine lieutenant in Vietnam. them positive, ceding authority over their lives Thirteen years later, he returned serious meta- during production, but, at the to the battlegrounds of Vietnam, phors. He same time, producers and direc- one of the first combat veterans goes for the tors must allow a place for to do so. He went to understand latter, but, creative disagreement. When that the war and find the enemy, as with most disagreement becomes a process but found himself instead; the things in life, of collaboration, things start chronicle of his quest became the television is a happening. book Brothers in Arms: A Journey series of com- "It's particularly exciting to From War to Peace, published by promises. be working on a television show Alfred A. Knopf in 1986. "Usually, when you get very intelligent ac- At Rice, he had chanced into when I'm tors and very intelligent directors working for the Thresher and discussing a to experiment with what you give ended up as news editor his television pro- them," he says. "Over time, you sophomore year; after the Ma- ject or film, build up rapport with the actors rines, he was working for the there are any- and crew. If the actors are smart Houston Independent School where from and involved, it can be really District when a young man five-to-ten great, and if they're not..." named Mike Levy walked into people in the He pauses, collects himself, his office and asked Broyles to room, all of refocuses on an object closer to edit a new magazine he wanted whom are try- home. "This isn't boring you?" to create. ing to either he asks. "Everybody who knew any- put their mark Absolutely not. thing about journalism told us it on it or earn "Well," he says, "maybe I find would never work," Broyles says. as much from it boring. "In part because of our collective its success as "I think the content of ignorance, it worked anyway." they can. Or everyone's life becomes routine. Broyles gave Texas Monthly its doing both at When I was in Vietnam, I got up name and the impetus that pro- the same every morning, cooked a break- pelled it into the upper ranks of time." fast of C-rations, put on a publishing. In return, Texas When it 75-pound pack and went to Monthly was the launching pad comes down to the nitty-gritty of work. Just the same as getting up that, a decade later, sent him producing a series, actors, direc- in the morning, reading the pa- soaring to the top of the heap: tors and crew want to throw in per, grabbing a briefcase and editor-in-chief of Newsweek. their two-cents' worth as well. going to work at Newsweek. It's "When you get the chance to All this input means that what just what you do with your life." do a job like editing Newsweek, Broyles envisioned in the broad- you can't say no. I thought about est terms as the producer is rarely s a student at Rice in the it for approximately two seconds what makes it to the screen. mid-'60s, Broyles strained before I said yes." While the process of blending A at the limits of the univer- Unfortunately, Broyles and those diverse elements can be sity. A second-generation alum Newsweek never meshed. He frustrating, the end result is ener- (his father, William Broyles Sr., worked 80 hours a week but felt gizing. "When you finally get the and mother, Elizabeth Bills, distanced from the writing and script, when you finally get the graduated in 1948 and 1945, editing he loved. Having reached money, when you finally get the respectively), Broyles found Rice the pinnacle of publishing, he cast, when the crew is there, too strict for his liking. He orga- resigned after two years, unsure when the sets go dark, when you nized a "coat and tie march" of what to do next. At the time, see your idea come to life"—he on Lovett Hall to protest the he was quoted on his next move: pauses, searching for a way to ex- university's firing of a Thresher "I may write a play. I may write press the feelings—"there's an editor, then went on to lead a book. I may play a bit of pro incredible tenseness in the air, the Student Association as its football. I'm open to sugges- with everyone there just to create president. tions." something. It's a great thrill." After graduation, Broyles Instead, he returned to A set might be the "cross be- went to Oxford as a Marshall Vietnam. tween a ballet production and a Scholar, spent a brief period in war zone" that he calls it, with the Peace Corps, then was draft- ed and served 12 months as a
• S ALL YPOR T he month-long trip success with a film or television Not that he'll talk about fiction through the Vietnamese series—it's so hard to get rave in concrete terms. "If I tell you T countryside put a lot to reviews—that along the way, un- what I want to write about and rest for Bill Broyles. Afterward, less your passion is so pure or so you print it, then I'll have to write he was able to step out of his per- strong, the reason you're doing it it," he explains. sonal experience and see the war will be obscured by just the fact In the meantime, Broyles will as a setting. Many stories still of getting it done." stay a while longer in Holly- needed to be told, and those of wood—he has a half-dozen the women serving in Vietnam ut after five years, the film projects in the works—and were the ones that intrigued him. challenge of Hollywood is contemplate his next move— "What they did was purely he- B beginning to wear thin for whatever it might be. Don't ask roic," he later told Rolling Stone. Broyles, despite having involved where he'll be in six months, "Not in a sentimental, sappy way. him in almost 75 hours of televi- much less six years. But in a concrete, day-to-day, sion broadcast in 48 countries "There is great value in know- real-people-in-extraordinary-situ- around the world. ing what you want to do with ations kind of way." That was the When a series is in produc- your life and where you want to beginning of"China Beach," a tion, extraordinarily long work end up, then setting out and do- military drama about women in a days are a fact of life, and he ing it and Vietnam surgery and rehab unit. wants to spend more time with becoming that The critics loved it, but the his wife and two children. And person," he show never enjoyed the ratings so despite its considerable rewards, says. "I, in some important to network television. he finds that producing televi- ways, envy peo- Broyles is, at this point, bemused sion—setting up the situation for ple who have by the whole concept: "It's ex- others to be creative—is less satis- such a clear traordinary to think that you can fying than creating his own vision of their do a television series that 10 mil- works. careers." lion people watch with great "In television, the actor But if his devotion, and yet it's considered speaks in a very different lan- vision has some- a failure because you need 15 or guage from the writer," he says. times been a 20 million to be a success." Communication comes through little foggy, the In Hollywood, as he can at- movement and delivery rather journey, as they test, success is an iffy proposition. than language. As a result, the say, has its own "China Beach" went off the air writer learns to say more by writ- rewards. "Lots last December, although ABC ing less. of people in brought it back for a limited run "I have come to take a great journalism this summer. "Under Cover," deal of pride in scenes I write that and television which focuses on a husband-and- have no dialogue in them what- would find a wife espionage team, opened at soever," he says. "Most people job like being the beginning of the year. The think the scenes weren't even editor of critics said it had potential, but written because when you think Newsweek or the network canceled it, too. of writing, you think of dialogue. producer of a No matter how well you do, But the actual writing of scenes television series Broyles says, in Hollywood, can often most effectively be to be self-sus- you're at the mercy of executives done without words. It's the con- taining forever. who make decisions based upon text and the staging of what the "But I'm things which have nothing to do characters are doing that uses not like that. with the show. As an example, he your imagination." I've more been cites "Under Cover," which he That might be fine for a while one to create originally produced under a dif- longer, but eventually, he expects things and, in ferent name. "The network, over to move on. He hints at writing the process, my essentially dead body," as he fiction, calling it "a pursuit to to explore Puts it, "changed the title at the which I find myself irresistibly the means by last minute." drawn, but for which I may have which to do After a while, no matter what no talent," and admits that this so," he says. the critics or executives say, particular challenge has beckoned Next mountain, please. there's not much to do but go before—after Texas Monthly got on. "The very fact that you're off the ground, when he left getting a show made is such a Newsweek, before he went into television.
AUGUS T ' 9 I 21 Science's Brave New Work!
The boundaries of traditional disciplines are crumbling as researchers from the sciences and engineering join forces to explore the frontiers of science and medicine.
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.41 By Scott Andrews On a small video monitor in a Rice lab, white blood cells in a clear liquid roll clumsily across a layer of cells from an ar- tery wall. Some of the white blood cells, though, lose their roundness on their second or third pass beneath the camera's gaze. They snag for a moment on the artery's rough surface, and then are whisked off in the current. Other white blood cells have flattened out completely and hug the "floor." If you watch the flat ones closely, you can see them slowly squeezing their way through the narrow gaps between the cells of the artery wall and disappearing from view. This laboratory environment mimics the amazing busi- ness inside your blood vessels as white blood cells, the body's foot soldiers, do battle with infections and invaders. Outnumbered 10-to-I by their red cousins, white blood cells flow through the miles of blood vessels in the human body looking for trouble. They stop where they find it and dive through the walls of arteries and veins, migrating through the flesh to where, for example, a dirty splinter has lodged in your foot during a day at the lake. "The circulatory system is beautifully complex, which is the fun of it," says Larry McIntire, the E.D. Butcher Pro- fessor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at Rice. "You just slowly unravel parts of that system, and as you unravel it doesn't get any easier—it gets more complex." McIntire and his research partners are asking some basic questions about white blood cells: How do the cells know where to stop? How do they put on the brakes against the strong current in our veins and arteries? And how do they change shape so dramatically? Basic research such as this is the foundation for all of today's advanced medical treatments. When McIntire dis- cusses the importance of his research, he cites the treatment
AUGUS T ' 91 • 23 of arthritis as an example of a neering, directed by McIntire; everybody in one building, possible application. The pain the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Labora- brushing shoulders all the time," and swelling of arthritis are tory of Biochemical and Genetic says James Kinsey, dean of the caused by white blood cells at- Engineering, directed by Fred Wiess School of Natural Sciences. tacking healthy joints. Armed Rudolph, professor of biochemis- Some labs will remain in their with the answers McIntire hopes try and cell biology; and the original buildings, but most of to find, doctors may some day be Greenwood Laboratory of Basic the institute's work now will be able to ensure that those Medical Science, directed by done in Brown Hall, which cost overzealous white blood cells George Schroepfer, professor of about $25 million for design, stop only where they are needed. biochemistry and cell biology. construction, furniture and a maintenance endow- McIntire came to Rice ment. About $15 in 1970 with no formal million came from background in biology, private donations, in- but he soon became cluding the first gift interested in the bio- of $2.5 million from logical work of fellow the George R. Brown chemical engineers Foundation. J. David Hellums and Brown Hall, with William W. Akers. They 108,000 square feet, were working with was designed by the Michael DeBakey of the architectural firm Baylor College of Medi- Cambridge Seven to cine on building the echo the eclectic first artificial heart. Mediterranean style of Since then, the divi- Lovett Hall—it even sional lines between has a sallyport. engineering, biology, chemistry and other dis- In addition to encour- ciplines frequently have aging interdisciplinary been blurred, although research, the Institute for two decades there for Biosciences and was no formal organiza- Bioengineering was tion through which created to accommo- collaborative research date collaboration could be conducted. with off-campus orga- That collaboration nizations, whether became easier in 1986, they are as far away as however, when Rice the University of formed the Institute for David Delimits and a scanning electron micrograph of red blood cells from a Calgary or down the Biosciences and Bio- patient with sickle cell anemia. street at Baylor. In engineering. For fact, 12 researchers McIntire, who this year from Baylor are mem- became the institute's chair, and If the formation of the insti- bers of the institute, working in his colleagues, it has encouraged tute facilitated research between Rice labs and providing impor- projects between departments scientists of different disciplines, tant insights from the world of that otherwise might not have that research will be even easier applied medicine. opportunities for interaction. with the recent completion of Although Rice does not have Thirty-six faculty members drawn George R. Brown Hall. While the a medical school to support the from chemical engineering, elec- institute spent its first five years work of the institute, most fac- trical engineering, biochemistry scattered across campus in four ulty members feel that absence and cell biology, and chemistry buildings, this summer has found actually strenghtens their medical currently participate in joint faculty members, students and research. Without a medical projects through the institute. several hundred pieces of furni- school, Rice researchers are free The institute and its research- ture moving into the new to pursue projects through any ers are divided into three building located across from the medical organization instead of divisions: the John W. Cox Rice Memorial Center. confining their choices of Laboratory for Biomedical Engi- "I think we'll see the institute projects, partners and financing really take off now that we have to those available on campus.
• \ I LYPORT And one of the world's largest but John Clark spends his time chemicals influence the flow of medical centers is only a block thinking about rabbit hearts. ions in the cell membrane, and away. Clark and his graduate stu- especially how cells react when "We can simply smorgasbord dents develop mathematical they have been deprived of oxy- anything we want from the Medi- models of the ways cardiac cells gen. Such knowledge will be cal Center," Rudolph says. use electricity in the form of ion useful in understanding rhythm "Rice's location is really unique currents to coordinate their func- disorders of the heart and the pos- in that we're independent of a tion and communication with sible impact of different drugs medical school, but there are other cells. He couples cells to- used in patient therapy. about 39 institutions over there gether to form models of larger we can interact with." Artificial Blood The largest of those David Hellums in institutions are the chemical engineering Baylor College of was one of the first re- Medicine, the Univer- searchers at Rice to sity of Texas Health work on Michael Sciences Center and DeBakey's artificial the M.D. Anderson heart project at Baylor Cancer Center. during the 1960s. His "This is probably research today is a direct the world's greatest descendant of those ear- concentration of bio- lier projects, when Rice logical scientists," engineers specializing in Rudolph says. "There fluid dynamics worked are five biochemistry with DeBakey in exam- departments you can ining the artificial walk to." heart's effects on the The Institute for blood it pumped. Biosciences and Bio- Today, Hellums engineering benefits works with Baylor from its proximity to hematologists to study outstanding medical how blood cells trans- facilities. It also ben- port oxygen throughout efits from its new the body. Specifically, state-of-the-art build- they look at what goes ing. But its greatest on when blood flows strength, the faculty through the smallest of members say, lies in capillaries, which is the range and quality where red blood cells of its research. The molecular mechanism that tells a Dictyostelium cell whether to become discharge their oxygen. "One reason for a stalk or a spore is the focus of Richard Comer's research. Understanding how creating the institute blood carries and dis- was to help the outside world tissue structures. In the case of charges oxygen could lead to the better understand the variety of rabbit hearts, which behave like development of blood substitutes, things going on at Rice," says human hearts in many ways, Hellums says. Such a development Kinsey. "If you look at the whole Clark studies how electrical activ- would be useful in surgeries that mix of things we're doing in bio- ity travels across many cells require large amounts of blood, or sciences and bioengineering, it is during a heartbeat. in emergency situations with many impressive." "Thus far, we have been able human casualties, such as a war The four projects described to characterize four of the five front—the U.S. Armed Forces below illustrate the range of re- main different cell types in the have been interested in developing substitute for several Li search programs within the rabbit heart and simulate both a blood Institute. their normal and abnormal be- years. havior," says Clark, who works The Rhythm of a Heartbeat on this project with a cardiac Stalks and Spores One might expect a professor of electrophysiologist from the Richard Gomer, assistant investi- electrical engineering to have cir- University of Calgary. gator with the Howard Hughes cuits and resistors on his mind, They also study how different Medical Institute and assistant
AUGUS T ' 91 25 professor of biochemistry and cell Along with George Bennett of ment program initiated by biology, spends his days studying biochemistry and cell biology and George Rupp not long after his a fungus you can probably find in Northwestern University chemi- arrival as president of Rice. Three your front yard—if you use a mi- cal engineer Terry Papoutsakis other interdisciplinary research croscope. (formerly of the Rice faculty), centers were also created: the Single Dictyostelium cells Fred Rudolph studies an organ- Center for Cultural Studies, the grow in wooded areas and feed ism that produces organic Computer and Information on the bacteria in decaying solvents used in industry. Technology Institute, and the leaves. When their food supply Rudolph and his partners have Center for the Study of Institu- runs out, the cells close ranks, cloned the genes responsible for tions and Values. The Rice forming a dot a little Quantum Institute was larger than the period already in existence, at the end of this sen- and this year the uni- tence. Some of them versity created the become stalk cells, Energy and Environ- raising their com- mental Systems rades—who have Institute. (See related become spore cells— news story on page 7 high enough to catch of this issue.) a passing breeze. If Rupp's enhance- the wind is right, the ment program for Rice spore cells are carried included hiring new away from their origi- faculty members with nal site to where the an eye toward how they food supply may be would fit into the insti- more abundant. tutes. One of the new With his research, faculty members hired Gomer is asking one for the biosciences and of life's most funda- bioengineering insti- mental questions: tute, Jackie Shanks, where do babies come came to Rice three from? He's not asking years ago, fresh from about the birds and her doctoral work at the bees, but is instead the California Institute asking how cells of Technology. determine their func- She is a good ex- tion. How do the ample of the way the Dictyostelium cells institute ignores depart- decide which will be- mental boundaries and come stalks and which Fred Rudolph and a chart identifying the major energy pathways in Clostridia fosters an attitude of that lead will become spores? to solvent production. teamwork among its Why do some cells of researchers. a human fetus become toes and producing the enzymes that make Before she was even hired, others become fingers? the solvent, and they are now try- Rice put Shanks to work writing Answering some of these ing to improve the organism's a grant proposal with biochemists questions could be useful in un- production process. They are Garry King and John Olson, as derstanding genetic defects and seeking a "steady state reactor"— well as other faculty members the development of cancer cells. a method to stimulate the from the institute, for a nuclear Rice and the Hughes Institute organism into constant produc- magnetic resonance spectrom- are collaborating in basic bio- tion of the solvent, to avoid eter. The $650,000 device medical research under a long- harvesting the organisms when generates strong magnetic pulses term agreement. Gomer's initial they are, in a sense, ripe. It is like that can measure the chemical appointment to the Hughes sci- inventing a tree that will produce composition of living cells. Those entific staff is for three years. apples every day, instead of once pulses also can destroy the mag- a year. netic strip on credit cards if one A Solvent Clone stands too close to the machine— Not all of the research in the in- The Institute for Biosciences and as Shanks knows from experience. stitute is related to medicine. Bioengineering was created as Although her teaching ap- part of a university-wide enhance- pointment is in chemical en-
'.1I.LYPORT gineering, her research is done in have access to the institute's ex- says Rudolph. "Even some of our the Mabee Laboratory, where she pertise. In return, the institute high-school outreach programs works mostly with members of will offset some of its costs with will use the new laboratories." the biochemistry and cell biology income from the facility, and the During the school year, about department. And while she is the students involved will be exposed 30 undergraduates work in the principal investigator on one to practical applications of the various institute laboratories, project, she serves as a technical basic research techniques they use Rudolph says, with that number adviser on another. in their classes. climbing to as high as 50 during In her research, Shanks uses Also new is a biotechnology the summers. the spectrometer she Helping faculty helped obtain to study researchers, the stu- how periwinkle roots dents shuttle between produce an important the various labs. Like heart medication, hop- their instructors, they ing to imitate the benefit from the expo- process. At the same sure to different time, she is part of bi- disciplines. Biology ologist Mike Gustin's majors are exposed to project studying how chemical engineering yeast cells maintain an techniques. Electrical internal chemical bal- engineering majors ance during their rapid learn about genetics in growth. the biochemistry labs. In the meantime, Rice students work the university continues with doctors from to look for individuals Baylor or the Univer- who, like Shanks, are sity of Texas Medical willing to step beyond School. traditional department Students, however, boundaries and work won't reap the only with researchers from benefits. McIntire many disciplines. Over believes that collabo- the next few years, Rice rating with other plans to add five faculty researchers keeps his members in the bio- work fresh. "Some- chemistry and cell times engineers get so biology department, involved with model- concentrating in the ing certain events that fields of developmental they think the model and cell biology. They Jacqueline Shanks with two examples of the hairy root clone of the periwinkle Catharanthus roseus developed in her laboratory. is the thing, rather will all be housed in than the application Brown Hall, where the of it," he says. "You plentiful office space and well- training program for graduate just have to have collaboration, designed labs are a powerful tool students, funded by a recent or you do things that probably for recruiting faculty. grant from the National Insti- aren't that important to the tutes for Health. Each year, the world you are supposed to be Brown Hall enables the institute institute will place Rice graduate impacting." to enter a new field. The new students in three-to-six-month Rudolph agrees. "I think the building will contain a Pilot Plant internships at biotechnology big breakthrough here is in inter- Facility, about 1,200-square feet firms. action, not just in the institute, devoted both to research in The lab space added by but in all of the biosciences," he bioprocessing and to helping Brown Hall also will benefit the says. "In the biological sciences start-up companies develop their students who study with the there are no longer any barriers. products, such as microbes that institute's members. Scientists cannot work in small, Clean up toxic waste or plant cells "Any undergraduate inter- isolated fields. They need all the that produce drugs. ested in research will benefit tools available." The young firms will be able greatly from the institute's new to rent space in the Rice lab and facility because it will provide ex- panded research opportunities,"
AUGUST ' 91 27 Rice educators and Houston public school teachers put thefun back into science and mathfor Houston's urban schoolchildren.
28 • S ALL YPOR T Ii It II [JiS I tS IF THE UNITED STATES WANTS TO RETAIN ITS ABILITY TO COMPETE IN BUSINESS,SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, IT MUST INCREASE THE NUMBER OF RESOURCEFUL,INNOVATIVE, WELL-EDUCATED PEOPLE. RICE IS SHARING THE RESPONSIBILITY WITH PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF SECURING A PROMISING FUTURE. THE REVITALIZATION OF OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM DEPENDS UPON IT. -GEORGE RUPP
A sign that reads "Three Babes minority students, their medical public schools—links that stress and a Boy" is propped on a lab school acceptance rates have two-way communication."We table in teacher Ron Garrett's dropped; don't know enough to tell the sixth-grade science class at Lanier *That since white males are schools what they ought to be," Middle School in urban Houston. predicted to comprise only 15 says Rice Dean of Humanities Behind the desk, student band percent of the entering workforce Allen Matusow. "But by combin- members shuffle anxiously as they in the year 2000, our economic ing what we know with the "tune up" their instruments: an security depends on attracting experience of public school empty five-gallon water bottle, a more female and minority teachers, we can together have soda-straw trombone, and dried- students into scientific and an impact on the curriculum of bean-and-plastic-cup maracas. technological careers. Houston-area schools." They perform a song immediately But educators around the Rice mathematician Ronny identified by their classmates, country care, and they're begin- Wells agrees. As head of the Rice rapper M.C. Hammer's "Can't ning to make themselves heard. University School Mathematics Touch This." At Rice, professors are lowering Program, the 1962 Rice graduate Days of preparation preceded the drawbridges of the ivory directs a four-week summer this concert of sound, vibration tower to connect Rice with the program providing workshops and pitch: listening to a cricket Houston public school system. and faculty lectures to high- walking inside a paper bag, Sixth-grade rappers are watching school teachers. Master placing seemingly silent tuning as their old Lanier Middle School teachers—the cream of the Texas forks against hollow wooden home-economics classroom public-school system—share their boxes, using a computer to becomes the Model Science most successful strategies for measure the loudness and pitch Laboratory, a joint endeavor of revitalizing mathematics educa- of voices and whistles. the Rice Center for Education tion from a regurgitation of These sixth-graders aren't and the Houston Independent archaic formulae into something concerned that our nation is School District. The project, students find exciting. facing a shortage of 700,000 which has attracted $1 million "A large percentage of scientists and engineers by the from local business and family mathematicians have traditionally year 2010, or that the need for foundations, is expected to touch shied away from educational higher skills in most jobs will 36,000 students, 300 teachers issues, because they didn't think double over the next decade. and 36 other middle schools by education was important," he They aren't concerned about still 1994. Funding for the project says. "But it was a major mistake other troubling facts: was recently completed (see for them to stay isolated in their 'That on science and math notice on page 43). own ivory tower, because math- tests, American high school For the Lanier children, the ematics is an important part of seniors score well below their real-world, hands-on experiments our culture." counterparts from almost every educators have developed are fun Students thrive when teachers other industrialized nation; as well as seeds for future scien- treat math as an intellectual *That despite rising grade tific interest. inquiry rather than a military point averages for undergraduate drill, he says. The key is to The Model Science Laboratory change the teachers' perception Special thanks to the Lanier students who project is only one of several links of what math is—and through appear in the photo on the preceding pages. between Rice and Houston's them, to spark student interest.
30 • S ALL YPOR T EDUCATION HAS LONG BEEN A STEPCHILD TO THE SCIENCES. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR RICE TO HAVE A STRONG FOCUS ON PUBLIC EDUCATION, WHICH WE TRADITIONALLY HAVE NOT. -BONNY WELLS
Mathematicians have not includes the Lanier Model requires the teacher to be more been alone in neglecting public Science Laboratory, the soon-to- facilitator than director and education. "Education has long be-built Lab School and the makes for a chaotic classroom. been a stepchild to the sciences," School Writing Project. "Some teachers are afraid of Wells says. "It's very important "Enormous attention is being that," he says. "Many feel safer for Rice to have a strong focus focused on America's schools, with a textbook." on public education, which we particularly in the inner city," But by learning through traditionally have not." McNeil says. "We decided that hands-on activities, Garrett 'Rice space physicist Patricia the mission of the center should believes his students will better Reiff states the case even more not only be to train new teachers, retain new concepts. And, strongly: "It is partially Rice's but to become part of renewing indeed, research indicates that responsibility to train the next the daily working life of practic- people remember only 10 percent generation of scientists." Reiff ing teachers." of what they hear, but 80 percent directs the Rice University/ McNeil criticizes the "top- of what they experience directly. George Observatory Teacher down" model of schooling, in Just ask Louis, the water- Research Program, a hands-on which she feels lawmakers bottle-bass-drummer in the research project in astronomy, assemble a "one-size-fits-all" "Three Babes and a Boy" environmental science and policy. For a state as culturally concert. "It's not like regular marine geophysics. diverse as Texas, such a plan science class," he says. "We get "American graduate student ignores the broad-ranging needs to work hands-on with experi- numbers have been declining and varying resources of different ments and do fun stuff for a over the years," she says. "That's communities. There is also no grade. In my other class, we just a matter of some concern. We encouragement for teachers to looked at pictures in a book, and haven't been training the scien- keep in touch with the latest sometimes the teacher would tists of tomorrow, and the research in their fields. show us an experiment. scientific literacy of the pop- Rice is examining that struc- "I think I'm learning more ulation as a whole is just as ture and creating alternatives, now," the 12-year-old adds. important." McNeil says. The most convinc- "He thinks he's learning Enter Linda McNeil, chair ing evidence that the "top-down" more? Good," Sass says. That's of Rice's education department, model is crumbling is the sixth- exactly what's supposed to and Rice biologist Ron Sass. grade students at the Model happen. "Because there is They teamed up in 1987 to Science Laboratory. Whether ongoing renewal of science develop the Rice Center for they're learning about air pres- instruction, with students Education as a response to an sure by conducting a slurping involved in hands-on activities, increasing national and local soda-straw race, or determining we are changing how students awareness of the need to improve the effects of acid rain on differ- gain scientific knowledge." the quality of public-school ent substances by linking up with This method oflearning is education. The center's main computers at other schools to changing more than the way thrust is to combat the ongoing exchange data, these children are students learn. In some cases it's Problems of public education by learning that science is fun. changing the way students live. Putting teachers and community Lanier teacher Ron Garrett, Lab project director Elnora resources together. It is an who hovers near his noisy Harcombe says that she has seen umbrella organization that researchers, says teaching this way a street-tough youngster, deter-
AUGUS T ' 91 31 WE DECIDED TO EXPAND OUR MISSION-TO NOT JUST TRAIN NEW TEACHERS BUT TO BECOME PART OF RENEWING THE DAILY WORKING LIFE OF PRACTICING TEACHERS. -LINDA MC NEIL
mined to sit apart from the class ing that excitement is not for the and the modern research field. and distance himself from faint-hearted—getting up-close But at universities like Rice, learning, transformed into the and personal with alligators research is conducted amidst most enthusiastic lab leader in guarding their nests. Two public- a lively and dynamic change of class. "In just a few weeks I saw school teacher/adventurers, information. The mathematics this student encouraging his lab Debbie Valdez and Marjorie project is designed to share some group to hurry up with their Lowe,spent six weeks last of that vitality. experiments so they could move summer at Brazos Bend State "The problem we face right on to the next station," she says. Park, identifying and closely now is that kids don't see an "He also dropped his street observing 14 alligator nests and application for mathematics as name and started using his more than 30 alligator eggs. With it is commonly taught," Wells given name." 10-foot alligators lurking nearby, says. "Children aren't stupid. the experience gave a new They know that the mathematics This year, eight Houston science meaning to "hands-on science." they're getting in school is useless teachers have been chosen to Did the teachers enjoy their to them." spend a resident year in the Lab summer research? "You bet they Wells modeled the Rice School, undergoing extensive did," exclaims Reiff. "They have project after mathematics projects work and laboratory training with incorporated that experience into at the University of California Rice faculty and community their own classrooms and devel- at Berkeley and the University scientists. The teachers will write oped alligator projects for of Chicago. "Before I saw these classroom units based on scien- mathematics, science, social programs in action, I knew tific research going on in studies and language arts." nothing of teachers and educa- Houston, then pass that knowl- Just what it takes to make tion, but I sensed there was a edge on to other middle-school science interesting to kids. need," he says. "The gap be- science teachers through monthly tween mathematics research and lab seminars. They'll also have What Reiff is doing for science education is huge. We have a access to an interactive computer education, Rice mathematicians whole generation of kids not network linking the district's 36 Wells and Joe Dan Austin are getting the best education they middle schools, the Rice faculty doing for mathematics. The Rice could." and practicing scientists in School Mathematics Project is The mathematics program Houston. demystifying math for students showed him the power of Such programs work under by helping their teachers. The changing the system. He cites the assumption that it's more program, which includes a four- an example from a Boston important than ever to get week summer workshop and school, where fourth-graders teachers out of the classroom and other academic-year activities, complete their math homework into the field, Reiff says. "Like is a catalyst to bring about the by documenting a dog's height, their students, teachers need improvement of mathematics weight, length of tail, and color. challenging, open-ended prob- teaching and to build professional The next day, they compare the lems to solve in order to maintain networks of math teachers in the statistics of their dog with those an excitement about science Houston area. of their classmates'. that they can pass on in the According to Wells, teachers "When those kids were classroom." often feel isolated from the measuring their dogs and compil- One of her ideas for produc- university research community ing their statistics, they were
S ALLYPOR T SOME TEACHERS ARE AFRAID OF A CHAOTIC CLASSROOM. MANY FEEL SAFER WITH A TEXTBOOK, WHICH HAS ALL THE ANSWERS. IT WOULD ONLY TAKE ME 20 MINUTES TO EXPLAIN THE CONCEPT, BUT THE STUDENTS WOULDN'T REMEMBER A THING AFTER THE TEST. -RON GARRETT
excited," Wells says. "They were and connect mathematical ideas resourceful, well-educated working in teams—research is to real-world situations like people. conducted that way, too. Is balancing checkbooks, students "Rice is sharing the responsi- measuring dogs a kind of math- will begin to use calculators and bility with public schools of ematics? Sure, it is. computers as tools, just as securing a promising future. The "But more than that, it's scientists and professionals do. revitalization of our education good teaching." When that happens, we'll be system depends upon it." He sees Rice as a frontrunner on our way to bridging the gap And no one will be more in the demystification of math. between where science education revitalized than the children in Recently, the 82,000-member in our school is, and where it our urban schools. National Council of Teachers of should be. "Those are the tools As for Louis, the "Boy" of Mathematics endorsed turning that will create a common "Three Babes and a Boy" fame, classrooms into mathematics language we can all understand," the opportunities are many: communities,in which students Wells says. "Well, if I can't get a football work together and rely on It's a language of vital impor- scholarship, then I'm going to mathematical evidence to solve tance to our future. As Rice go into law or be a scientist or problems instead of expecting the President George Rupp notes, something." But whatever he teacher to provide answers. "If the United States wants to decides, the important thing is "They want to do what Rice is retain its ability to compete in that the remainder of his educa- already doing," Wells says. business, science and technology, tion expand his many oppor- As teachers use technology it must increase the number of tunities into endless opportunities.
Educational Endeavors program as a national model; where he instructs teachers in Other public education projects Tapia also participates in the how to write and to teach writing. ongoing at Rice include: High School Student Summer •The Rice/HISD Lab School •The Rice Mathematical and Work Program and the Spend will incorporate most of Rice's Computational Science Aware- a Summer with a Scientist education efforts to create a state- ness Summer Course brings 50 program, both based at Rice. of-the-art laboratory school. The Houston-area teachers to the 'The primary objective of K-8 urban school is expected to Rice campus to discuss science Marvin Hoffman's School become a center for professional careers for minorities with Writing Project is to enable development, where teachers and scientists, business executives teachers to generate excitement, administrators can learn innova- and educators. Richard Tapia, enthusiasm and discernible tive ways of teaching Houston's director of the program and a improvement in their students' wide diversity of students. As professor of mathematical writing. Hoffman founded Head Co-director Linda McNeil sciences at Rice, says many Start in Mississippi and Writers explains,"We will be setting up a teachers are not aware of the in the Schools in New York City, model restructured school—a wide range of career and college and spends half his time teaching school that is really a laboratory Opportunities for students gifted students at the predominantly for the ongoing development of in math. The National Science black Jones High School and the curricula—which means that Foundation has recognized the other half of his time at Rice, teachers continue learning."
AUGUST ' 9 I 33 by Maggi Stewart
TIME OUT !IF 1IINO
I'm in the alley behind on rhililhood It's only a memory. you'd like to recapture the past," Humans have pondered the he says. "I think all of us become home. Birds chirp; muffled voices co II hi' mysteries of memory for centu- interested in childhood memo- ries. Plato likened the mind to a ries, how they fade away." heard from a nearby backyard. Tall weeds block of wax and memories to Roediger has clear memories the residue and old garbage cans with lids askew left by a seal's im- of his mother, but his younger print. But it was only 100 years brother, who was about 18 tram, the stilt dirt path. As I walk toward ago that Hermann Ebbinghaus months old when she died, has conducted the first laboratory none. Most people have what is what we children think is a witch's house, experiments on the phenomenon. called infantile amnesia—virtually Today, as pieces of the memory no memory from the first two-to- overlooking a deserted playground, I hear puzzle slowly begin to fit, Rice is three years of life, he says. Yet the evolving into a center for memory memory is there, somewhere. my mother calling. research, from the abstract to the "It must be kept in some inac- In the real world, all that's left practical, with applications for cessible form that we can't con- of my mother's voice is an old education, computer program- sciously recollect," he says. tape recording that has unraveled ming and medical therapy. With a doctorate from Yale in the closet. But I don't have to and teaching experience at Purdue painstakingly rewind that tape and the University My mother has just found out she is of Toronto, and play it to hear the sound of Roediger has focused on this im- her voice. pregnant. I'm telling my parents I want a plicit type of memory since join- ing the Rice faculty in 1988. haby brother. Iran see my mother and New ideas in the field have HA—N1[[!" shr's lolling ow. resulted from the study of amne- father looking al each other and laughing. sics, people with brain damage Henry "Roddy" Roediger's that makes them unable to re- mother died when he was 5,just member. For years, psychologists a year or two after that first theorized that some process of memory. Perhaps his own at- acquiring and storing memories tempts to "capture" her memory, had been damaged. he says, eventually led to his in- That picture changed in the terest in memory research. 1970s with the discovery that on "Obviously, when something a variety of implicit memory tests, traumatic like that happens, Illustration by Denise Watt
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these people were perfeCtly nor- sulting scratches on her arms, showed "priming"—the same mal. It began with informal ob- but, years later, the nanny con- type of prior-study influence servations. A patient might be fessed that she had fabricated the shown in the implicit memory working a jigsaw puzzle, for in- whole story. tests on amnesics—if the test stance. Later, when asked if that "The point is we can con- fragment occurred in the same certain puzzle had been done be- struct memories from simply re- language as the study experience. fore, the answer would be no. peated telling," he says. Can we Bilingualism is still a wide-open Yet in measuring how quickly trust our distant memories? We area for research, one he plans the puzzle could be assembled on often can't, he concludes. to work on to a greater extent subsequent attempts, it was clear At Rice, Roediger studies the in the future. that the patient had developed an effects of repeatedly testing memory as it applies to teaching. expertise for the puzzle despite I'm at home in the backyard, wearing a no conscious memory of it. "One way of remembering some- In the lab, subjects were given thing best is to be tested on it," bathing suit. There's a pitcher of boo! Aid controlled experiments to con- he says. Using student volun- firm those observations. Shown a teers, he has found that it is bet- on a !able. A huge dog comes running up to list of 25 words ("elephant," for ter to study something and take a example), amnesics were unable test immediately than to study it me Iprobably a St. Bernardi, and I run and to recall them. Yet in later im- twice. Following his own theory, plicit-memory testing couched as he admits he probably tests more tell my uncle there's a horsie in the yard. word-guessing games, the sub- than most professors and believes Randi Martin, who studies jects could recognize words from in cumulative exams. short-term memory and lan- fragments ("e-e-h--t"), showing a "I grew up in a little mill guage-comprehension in much higher completion rate on town in Southern Virginia," he aphasics, first became interested words from the original list. recounts. "I had to memorize in memory research as an under- Although the subjects poetry and all sorts of stuff. I graduate at the University of Or- couldn't consciously recall study- don't see any harm in that. But egon, where research into the sci- ing the list, Roediger says, prior people don't want to hear that ence of the mind was just study apparently had an impact the way to teach students is to beginning. She went on to get on them. "Psychologists who test them. That smacks of rote her doctorate at Johns Hopkins have been interested in memory education." and joined the Rice psychology for the last 100 years have mostly He also studies how we learn department in 1982. studied conscious recollection," in non-native languages. If a per- She does intensive case studies he says. "These implicit tests give son learns text material in En- on stroke victims from the Texas us a new window on memory." glish, is it just as easy to access Medical Center, testing them in He is also interested in the the material in other languages in two-hour sessions once a week accuracy of memories. The devel- which the person is fluent? over a four-month period. opmental psychologist Jean In experiments with graduate These patients have localized Piaget vividly recalled his nanny students who are Spanish-domi- damage that reduces their pushing his carriage through the nant bilinguals, first giving them memory span and can affect sen- park, when they were suddenly words in Spanish and English and tence processing. In her studies, attacked by would-be kidnappers. then word fragments, Roediger Martin has found various types Piaget even remembered the re- has found that subjects only of short-term-memory deficit patterns. Patients might have difficulty retaining the sounds of words but still retain mean- ings. Or they might have diffi- culty holding onto meanings but retain sounds. She describes one striking ex- ample of a subject who could not recall the exact words in a sen- tence but understood the mean- ing. In one test, after being asked to repeat, "irritable elderly
36 • SALLYPOR T gentleman," the patient replied, window into the way the brain 10 years does not necessarily "crabby old man." functions in a way that would be make one an expert. Moreover, the patient's com- difficult by just studying normal "In my lab, we are trying to prehension was good even for so- subjects." discover exactly what it takes, be- called "garden path sentences," sides practice, to be an expert," she says. where subjects are led down a 1111 no1 sore ahout in) I irsl memory I "garden path" with ambiguous One difficulty she has encoun- words (for example,"A lawyer know Ill really remembered Ille tered in her research is finding decided to take this case because chess experts to study. One of it was large enough to hold all mill or someone's mounting fit it. When her students tracked down three the papers"). Such comprehen- young Hungarian sisters who sion suggests that it is not neces- you see pholouraphs, liii 00 remember Me were chess experts, but their par- sary to retain the exact wording ents said,"No tests." of a sentence even when it has to event or or just the pirture ol it? Cooke was disappointed at be reinterpreted, she says. Nancy Cooke's research cen- their refusal; the sisters would Martin has also studied stroke ters on experts and how to elicit have made interesting subjects patients with reading difficulties. from them their specialized since it is unusual to find Some can read only words that knowledge. As a graduate student women—not to mention girls— aren't dependent on being at New Mexico State University, who are skilled in chess. "The sounded out. Some have more she worked on applied memory paucity of female chess players trouble naming objects orally issues in a study of fighter pilots. may have to do with the social- than in writing. Others can't read This piqued her interest in hu- ization process or with spatial aloud but can comprehend man memory and expertise and ability," she says. picture-matching tests. in applying that information to Another area of her research, SO others make semantic er- the development of artificial ex- video game expertise, has many rors, and some have problems pert systems. gender differences. Women seem reading certain classes of words, Since joining the Rice faculty to dislike most video games, such as the frequently used func- in 1987, Cooke has switched her although companies have recently tion words "to," "the" or "my." interest to chess expertise. A developed some, such as Super They either omit them altogether complex game requiring much Mario Brothers, that appeal or substitute one function word high-level knowledge, she says to them. for another. chess has been easy to study be- "We're trying to figure out Martin theorizes that aphasic cause there are chess ratings to what it is about video games that patients have suffered damage indicate skill levels. attracts males versus females," that wipes out one or more of the In chess, people who are ex- Cooke says. "Some have specu- many components of a very perts can remember the board lated that the video-game experi- highly differentiated system, and setup after a five-second presenta- ence influences later computer patients try to adapt by using tion. Moreover, subjects who get skills, so we may be giving males What is spared. a verbal description of the chess an unfair advantage." Researchers are starting to board before they see it do much Whether her subjects are male come to the patients to get pre- better than those who see the or female, though, her expert- cise ideas for individualized board with no prior description. subjects seem to find it unilater- therapy instead of treating lan- They might be using it as an aid ally difficult to express their guage deficits as a global prob- in perceiving the board, she says. knowledge, much of which may lem, she adds. For instance, treat- This supports her theory that be automatic or intuitive. In her ing all patients with reading being an expert is not always due lab, they're working to get at this Problems alike might be ineffec- to exceptional talents or apti- unconscious knowledge. tive since individual patients ex- tudes. Much of it seems to come So far, one successful tech- Perience such varied problems. from specific knowledge and the nique has been to have an un- It is the element of surprise efficient storage and retrieval of structured interview with the that keeps her excited about her that knowledge, she says. subject. She might ask an auto work. Results of testing these pa- In most cases, expertise in an mechanic, for example, to explain tients are often not what might area takes years of constant prac- how a car works. have been anticipated, she says. tice, although she is quick to Or the researcher might pose You're able to see through a point out that playing chess for a scenario: "The oil light comes
AUGUST ' 91 • 37 on and you see smoke coming pressed under behaviorism," he ing impeded by mediationism, from your engine. What do you says. He did postdoctoral work at which fosters complex theorizing. think is wrong?" Yale and the University of Theorizing, in turn, fosters com- Cooke then compares the re- Toronto and taught at Princeton plex research questions. "The sults of the subject's verbal and before joining Rice in 1980. memory trace is the heart of written reports to more indirect "It's always hard to describe mediationism and the essential reports in which the expert is my work," he begins, first ex- reason why today's theories are asked to rate parts of the car in plaining what it is not. He does inherently more complex than terms of functional similarity. In- not ascribe to the simplest model the phenomena they purport to direct observation has also been of the currently popular media- illuminate," he explains. Reject- helpful—she has learned much tionist approach, the "bucket" ing mediationism would make from watching experts perform theory: Memories are thrown research less restrictive and and then comparing their actions into a bucket now (T-1), and researchers more amenable to to their reports. then they can be pulled out at exploring unexpected findings, another time (T-2). In the mean- he believes. time, some may have disappeared. I'm being wheeled in my pram down a "What they do is worry about "MA—GEE!" street with shops. I often thought about what happens at T-1 and what happens at T-2. Time is the criti- I look up at the dark window on the that experience during my childhood, but cal thing. But memory is some- thing that happens to you now. mond floor of the witch's house, see a Ihe scene was not familiar. A112,1 wan- This makes enormous differences on how you theorize," he says in blur ot something move, then hurriedly dered into a part ot town I normally didn't a rather hypnotic British accent, using his hands to describe the run home. go 10, and I saw that SiIMP scene. abstract concepts."We don't as- Unlike Piaget's remembrance cribe to mediationism because of things past from his carriage, you can describe the way memory Mike Watkins' early memory is is mediated in your way and I can probably genuine. A native of describe it in my way. There's no Birmingham, England, he says he way to tell who is right. "drifted" into the field. He "Memory belongs to the earned a degree in geology from realm of the mind. We adopt an the University of London, taught action-at-a-distance (using time high school, and then pursued a as the distance) approach, similar degree in psychology from to that taken by Copernicus, with Birkbeck College in London, his theories about planets revolv- where he also earned a Ph.D. ing around the sun. That's a very Watkins' work has focused on beautiful concept. Why can't we memory from the outset. "It do the same thing with seemed fairly basic, a central as- memory?" he asks. pect of cognition, and also it was Watkins contends that our just emerging, having been re- understanding of memory is be-
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Luke Wins NCAA Title Haywood had standout season 1991-92, as the team plans to as Track Teams Excel performances. Jiskra finished add another top player. "Next At the SWC Indoor and Outdoor fourth in the 10,000 meters at year will be a big year for us," he Track and Field Championships the NCAA championships with a predicts. "If we add another this year, the Owl track teams school-record time of 33:22.14. tough player, I think we certainly turned in all-around solid perfor- Haywood finished fourth at the have a chance at being in the top mances. The men's team finished NCAA indoor championships in 20 and winning the conference. the triple-jump; she won the "I'm optimistic, but at the fifth at the SWC indoor meet and 1991 Rice Owls eighth at the outdoor, while the SWC indoor championship with same time I am realistic," he says. women's team finished sixth at a school-record jump of42'11." "With a team as young as we are, Football Schedule both events. we are still probably going to The year's highlights, have a few bruises." Sept. 14 Northwestern however, showed in the team Men's Tennis Team Sept. 21 Tulane members' individual perfor- Nets 14-5 Record Sept. 28 Iowa State Early mances. The sensational Larry Turville's men's Golfers Finish Oct. 5 *Texas finished the in Tournament Play efforts of sophomore Gabriel tennis team Oct. 12 *Baylor 1990-91 year with a The Owls ended their golf season Luke made headlines a *TCU 14-5 overall in June with a trip to the 1991 Oct. 19 number of times this Oct. 26 *Texas Tech season and are all record, 3-4 in NCAA Championship tourna- Nov. 2 *Texas A&M the more remark- the Southwest ment. Though early trouble able considering Conference. with wind put the team out of Nov. 9 *SMU the strained hip The Owls' contention, the group showed Nov. 16 *Houston muscle he suf- 11-1 non- competitive character by playing Nov. 23 Arkansas fered in late conference well in the last two days of the April. Luke record contest. *Conference Game made an espe- won the found Brad McGuire Home Game 400-meter figt them cially strong effort, finishing in events at the with a tie for 45th (out of 156) at NCAA In- victories tournament's end. He shot one- door and 10 over under-par for the last two days Outdoor Trinity, of the event. Track Southwest The team made several im- and Field Louisiana, pressive showings in the spring. Champi- Cornell and North- The Owls finished second in onships east Louisiana, February's International Intercol- this year, as among others. Co- legiate tournament in Monterrey, well as taking the lumbia and Ohio Mexico, topping conference Southwest Conference State fell during rivals Texas Tech and Baylor, and championship in both this spring's Rice losing by only eight strokes to indoor and outdoor Invitational Tour- Brigham Young. Rice placed sev- events. nament, which enth, tied with Texas Tech, at Another rising star on Turville's team the Border Olympics in Laredo, the men's team is Kareem took with a 5-1 Texas, in March. Houston and Streete-Thompson, who victory over Texas A&M finished behind the finished fifth in the long Arkansas. Owls, with Arkansas taking sixth Jump at the .NCAA out- Inside the confer- place by three strokes. door championships. ence, Rice scored Rice's other top-ten finish Streete-Thompson's effort victories over Baylor, in the spring came in the South- at the Houston Invitational SMU and Texas Tech. The western Intercollegiate Invita- during the season set a world season ended with a 5-1 tional in Thousand Oaks, Calif. record as the longest jump by loss to Arkansas in the The team finished ninth, in a tie a Junior (less than 20 years old) SWC championship with Arkansas. ever recorded. tournament. —Jay Fitzgerald . On the women's team,jun- Turville expects an ltm's Julie Jiskra and Claudia even better season in
es= Gabriel Luke Photo by Bill Baptist AUGUST ' 91 • 39 S TIDE\ TS
Wiess President P.J. Abrams Is Breaking New Ground When Wiess College went coed in 1984, its "Animal House" nick- name had already passed into the annals of history. But enough of the reputation remained that it took some time for Wiess women to feel at home. Today, anyone needing evi- dence that women have been fully accepted into Wiess need only look at Pier Jeanine "P.J." Abrams. A senior political science "I wanted to be and behavioral science double ma- oresident because I jor, Abrams will serve as the first reit that I could do female president in Wiess history a good job repre- during the upcoming academic senting Wiess to the year. She is also the first black woman to serve as a college university." president at Rice. About her election, she says, fi —P.J. Abrams philosophically: "I seemed to fit the image of Wiess College—I promised to party a lot." Then, more serious, she notes that the "image" of Wiess has slowly changed since the college went coed in 1984. Abrams, who was born in Chicago and spent the last eight years of her life in San Antonio before coming to Rice, attributes her role as the first fe- male president largely to timing and to the gradual fading out of the "male-oriented atmosphere Wiess President Ps,. Abrams and Team Wiess male-bonding tion to knowing many people After graduation next May, she experience." and—more important—to many hopes to attend Harvard law Since her freshman year, people knowing her. school, working toward a career Abrams has noticed an increased The highly visible positions as a practicing lawyer and later as diversity at Wiess, and she prides she has held at Wiess include a judge. Her ambition is to hold a herself on being responsive to washing dishes as a freshman, position on the Supreme Court. all the diversified elements of the working as head waiter during That's in the future, though; college. her sophomore and junior years, for now,she is optimistic about As Wiess' second black presi- and being secretary of the college the upcoming year. "I wanted to dent, she notes that stereotypes last year. She is the fourth col- be president because I felt that I might occasionally confront her, lege secretary in a row at Wiess could do a good job representing but quickly adds,"I don't think to rise to the rank of president. Wiess to the university," she says. it is a problem once people get At Rice, she has worked as a show "I know what my fellow Wiess to know me—and I am easy to assistant for the MOB and has men and women want." get to know. I don't have any participated in Rice for Choice —Amy Keener problem talking to anyone about and in the pre-law society. anything." She attributes her elec- This summer she is work- ing at a law firm in downtown Houston.
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College Notes Other physical changes at Jones decorated with a stencil design. In preparation for the 1991-92 include new curtains throughout In addition, the elevators have school year, numerous structural the college and an expanded serv- received a thorough overhaul. and organizational improvements ing area in the commons kitchen. Richardson will also welcome are being made this summer to Also at Jones, two new resi- Gordon and Susan Wittenberg each of the eight residential col- dent associates, Emmy Alvarez as master and co-master this fall. leges. Several of the colleges are from the admission office and Both are architects and work at also anticipating personnel Enrique Barrera from mechanical the Wittenberg Partnership; changes for the fall. engineering and materials science, Gordon is an associate professor At Baker, the college secre- will join the college this fall. in the School of Architecture. tary's office is being refurbished Lovett has completed the At Will Rice, the commons and a wheelchair access ramp in- fund drive it launched through floor and chairs are being stalled for the commons front the Office of Development last replaced. entrance. Also, a new barbeque summer to earn money for a bet- To correct the differential pit has been built to memorialize ter student computer center at settling of the Wiess foundation, Baker alumnus Geoffrey James the college. The computer room Facilities and Engineering is re- Norris '67, who died in June now has five Macintoshes, an moving four floor tiles from each 1990. Imagewriter II printer and an- first-floor room and using high- In the fall, Baker will begin other Macintosh with a hard drive pressure machinery to inject the search for a resident associate that works as a fileserver for the cement and stabilize the struc- to replace Charles Philpott, pro- available programs. ture. The Acabowl patio is also fessor of ecology and evolutionary Celebrating its 20th anniver- being resurfaced and, according biology. Philpott has been a sary, Sid Richardson has been to college president P.J. Abrams resident associate at Baker since experiencing the most extensive '92, will include a level four- 1984 and served as master from renovation of all the colleges. square playing court. 1968-1973. According to the Office of Food This fall, long-time Wiess At Brown, both elevators are and Housing, furniture in student resident associate Bill Wilson will undergoing $30,000 in repairs rooms will now be more versatile return from his year-long sabbati- and upkeep, and all curtains are and adapt easily from a single bed cal in Los Alamos, N.M. being replaced. The college wel- to a loft configuration. All rooms —Ross Goldberg comed Nancy Henry as its new have been repainted and received secretary last March. new carpeting; the lobby has been Hanszen is engaged in a cam- paign to raise funds to purchase a networked Macintosh computer System and Laserwriter for the students. Leading the effort is Hanszen cabinet secretary Chris Odell '93. Physical changes to the college include stabilizing the foundation of the Old Section and replacing three trees in the quadrangle. The interior of the college was remodeled last summer. Jones raised more than $9,000 in last summer's success- ful fund drive to purchase a new grand piano for the students. Money left over from the account is being used to purchase a piano Foyer and a special air condition- Rice freshmen prepare to retaliate during last year's Orientation Week ing unit for the piano room. T •AND•CIS- ING
From the Executive dreds of volunteers contribute or new gifts totaling more than Director of Development each year through the Annual $1,000, with two dollars per In The Prelude, William Fund, the Rice University Fund dollar on any amount exceeding Wordsworth wrote in glowing Council and other programs that $1,000. terms of a community of scholars involve alumni and friends in the Hander, a resident ofSummit, where "talents, worth and pros- life of the university. N.J., recently visited Rice after an perous industry" were held in the The mission of the Office absence of many years and came highest esteem. In just a few lines of Development is twofold: to away from a tour of the campus he seemed to capture the reason communicate our institutional "more impressed than ever with for much of the strength of char- priorities to all Rice constituen- its beauty, the breadth of Rice's acter that is Rice University: the cies and to fulfill the philan- fields of study, and the caliber honor code, the colleges, the thropic objectives of our donors. and warmth of the faculty." Mark E. Kimbell careful integration of teaching We provide leadership to ensure Hander, whose devotion to and research, the architecture, continuity for the development his alma mater is well expressed "keep(ing) the standards up and effort, but much of the actual through both words and actions, numbers down," the spirit of fund raising is accomplished by wants to be sure that Rice volunteerism and the Jeffersonian the volunteers who share their "continues to be the same fine vision of education, which, ac- time and abilities. institution it has been since its cording to Dr. Lovett, allowed Despite a significant endow- beginning, and that future gen- "the first-year students to be ment, Rice University's needs are erations of young scholars will brought directly under the tute- greater now than at any time in have the opportunity to benefit lage of the senior members of the the past because of the increased from an education here. university." costs of attracting and retaining "In giving the university a Since its beginning, Rice has superior faculty, our commit- $325,000 scholarship fund with benefited from generous gifts ment to keeping a Rice education which to fund full or partial Officers of the that have been made to establish, affordable, and the ever-present scholarships for future genera- Rice University sustain and increase the well- needs of our physical plant. tions, the class of'42 will be being of those singular Rice char- William Marsh Rice provided us providing them with much the for Fund Council acteristics so rightly inferred by a vision that will always require same 'no tuition scholarships' we 1991-92 are: the poet. From Mr. Rice's initial the best efforts of both staff and received when we were at Rice," Edward J. Davis endowment, to George Brown's volunteers. Hander says. "How fortunate we 58, Fund Council "Challenge," to the recent com- I am happy to be here. I hope were then to have had that won- chair; Ted mitment by the Houston to meet many of you in person derful opportunity, and how Endowment Inc., to the 15,000- months, and I lucky we are today to be able to Richardson '57, during the coming plus annual contributions made encourage you to contact me if make the same priceless educa- Fund Council vice by more than 40 percent of our I can be of service. tion possible for other deserving chair; Ben alumni, all have enhanced the —Mark E. Kimbell young people." Hollingsworth '64, many facets of Rice. In only a few Executive Director ofDevelopment Hander, whose brother and Annual Fund chair; short months since joining the sister still live in Houston, was and Charles Office of Development, I have inspired to come to Rice because gained a deep appreciation for of his admiration for his older SzaUcowski '70, this place and for the people Hander Sets Challenge for brother, Edwin J. Hander '35. innual Fund who,through their dedication 1942 Scholarship Fund rice chair. and determination, have made it Ben Hander '42 has offered a possible. $25,000 challenge to the Class Determination and a commit- of'42 Golden Scholarship Fund. ment to excellence are clearly Noting that a single gift of apparent in the work of our $25,000 will not take the class to alumni volunteers. Their service its goal of$325,000 by 1992, is both exemplary and inspiring. Hander has offered to match (up The Rice development program to an aggregate of $25,000) each is effective primarily because of dollar his classmates give that ex- the thousands of hours that hun- ceeds the amount they gave last year. He will also match increased
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Funding Completed for education courses, these facilities project in le,ss than a year's time. Gym Air Conditioning need a drastic improvement for Hardy acknowledges that the The campaign to air-condition the health and safety of our improved gym will benefit not the 40-year-old university gym- students." only Rice students but the com- nasium and Autry Court has Her statements won the munity and campus visitors as reached a successful conclusion. board's approval and its agree- well. "The way I see it, the gym- Funding for the This much-needed improve- ment to provide the balance of nasium is one of our major Model Science ment of the athletic facilities will the funding after an effort for windows to the community," Laboratory Project be welcome news to private gifts was made. she says. "We have to put our all gym us- has been com- ers. With classes, athletic teams With Hardy in the lead, the best foot forward." and fitness enthusiasts filling the first major accomplishment was pleted, meeting the gym 12 months of the year, it is assembling a volunteer steering challenge grant re- one of the busiest—and often committee of alumni and friends. ceived from the hottest—buildings on the Rice Their work resulted in strong Brown Founda- campus. It is also the only facility support not only from Rice tion. Contributing in the Southwest Conference still alumni, parents, faculty, staff to the project's used for intercollegiate competi- and friends, but also from tion that does not have air corporations and chari- funding were: conditioning. table foundations. Amoco Founda- Spearheaded by Rice Gover- With gifts rang- tion, M.D. nor Advisor Joyce Pounds Hardy, ing from $5 to Anderson Founda- the campaign got under way $100,000, this group early tion, the Gordon last summer when Hardy made a of supporters pitched convincing presentation to the in to raise half of the and Mary Cain Board of Governors. "The gym- $875,000 cost of Foundation, nasium houses a respected the air-conditioning Harold and academic department, and yet Marilyn Erbs, it has the worst facilities on cam- Exxon Chemical pus," she says. "Since all Rice Co., the William undergraduates are required to take two semesters of physical Stamps Parish Fund, the Fondren Foundation, the Hobby Founda- tion, Panhandle Eastern Corp., the Powell Foundation and Rockwell Fund Inc. For more in- formation on the lab project, please see the article on page 28 of this issue.
The university gymnasium will soon be air-conditioned, thanks to the efforts ofJoyce Pounds Hardy
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Homecoming 1991: coming 1991 is no exception. As- alumni to sit in and revive some Bringing Back the Memories sociation of Rice Alumni Presi- of their college memories. This fall the theme for Rice's dent Robert Flatt '69 will preside And no memories would be annual rite of return is "Home- over the convocation at Hamman complete without class parties. coming 1991—The Memories Hall, where special activities will This year, the classes of 1931, Continue." You are invited to join include the presentation of the 1936, 1941 (Golden Anniversary lumni Governors: your classmates in this special cel- Gold Medal for Distinguished Class), 1946, 1951, 1956,1961, ebration, to visit your past and to Service to S.I. Morris and the 1966 (Silver Anniversary Class), learn about your alma mater's showing of a special multimedia 1971, 1976, arolyn Douglas 1981 and 1986 will present and future. Come home to slide show prepared for the 1991 be stirring up the memories with evine '52; Albert Rice on Nov. 1-3 (with a reunions of their respective idd '64; Walter special pre-homecoming classes. Please consult this cReynohls '65; T. concert Oct.31). Your pres- issue's Classnotes section • obert "Bob"Jones ence will make the party for more reunion informa- complete. 5. Alumni Associa- tion. Special group re- Full homecoming sched- unions are also being n Board: Texas ules and registration forms planned; for information, urrottghs Anderson will be mailed to all alumni consult your homecoming 9; Lydia A. Asselin in the coming month, but schedule when it arrives, or 8; Al Beerrnan '56; in the meantime,it isn't too contact the alumni office at early to start making athleen Chaves plans (713) 527-4057. for this special weekend that ellah '84; Paul Homecoming 1991's promises to offer something inevitable success comes urka '63; Joseph for every taste. from the hard work of doz- allier '77; Patsy For music lovers, the fes- ens of alumni volunteers as tailings Chappelear tivities begin early with a well as alumni office staff 3; Linda Homecoming Concert and members. Serving on the Reception on Thursday, herrington '72; An- 1991 Homecoming Steer- Oct. 31. The concert will ing Committee are: Jack rea Olsen Condon provide an opportunity to Faubion '71 (chair), Jay 3; Rachel Hill hear some ofthe talentfrom Barksdale '83, Nancy eskin '83; Andrea the Shepherd School of Burch '61, Linda tmien Ehlers '88; Music as well as take a look Cherrington '72, Tommie at the new music yrtle Lee building, Lu Maulsby '59, Laurie Alice Pratt Brown Hall. cFarland Nelson Richardson '89, Thomas Sports fans will be in fine H. Wilson '75 and Helen 3; William Fannin form to cheer on the Owls Worden '38. 2; Martha Hodge as they meet the Texas A&M Homecoming event co- trawn '53; Philip Aggies in the homecoming ordinators are: Bob Tresch un '72; Charles game on Saturday, Nov. 2, '43, athletics; Nancy at 2 p.m. A special section ofalumni centennial of aylor '79; Guinn the Rice charter by Mafrige '59, class reunions; seating is being planned, and alumnus Doug Killgore. Presi- Lorraine Gibbons, concert Tnger '71. and a pregame tailgate party and post- dent George Rupp will top off reception; Ray Fitzgerald '41, game activities are in the works. the convocation with an address Golden R Coffee; Maydelle Also being planned for the week- on the future of the university. Burkhalter '53, homecoming lun- end are the Seventh Annual Academics are never to be ig- cheon; Mary Grace Hamill '69, Alumni Tennis Tournament, two nored at Rice, of course, and Fri- refreshments; Dan Steiner '77, basketball events, a men's varsity day afternoon provides the an- registration; Nancy Flatt '69, ten- tennis match and the annual nual Outstanding Engineering nis tournament; and Andrea Lovett 5K Fun Run. Alumnus Lecture by this year's Condon '83 and Jon Holverson A highlight of homecoming honoree, Walter P. Moore Jr. '82, Young Alumni. each year is the Saturday convoca- Earlier on Friday, regular Rice tion and luncheon, and Home- classes will be open for visiting
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Alumni Board Elects University's Board of Governors. New Members Jones replaces Paula Mosle '52, Six new members have been who recently completed her four- elected to the board of the Asso- year board term. ciation of Rice Alumni, with Jones, who graduated from three-year terms beginning July Rice in 1945 with a B.S. in me- 1. The new members are chanical engineering, works in Kathleen Chaves Bellah '84, insurance and investments in Area Events: Check Guinn Unger '71, Texas Harlingen and is a member of the with your local Burroughs Anderson '79, Patsy Harlingen School Board, the alumni leader for Stallings Chappelear '53 and Harlingen Port Authority, the events in your area, Myrtle Lee McFarland Nelson Lions Club and the United '43, all of Houston, and Lydia A. Methodist Church. He also or call the alumni of Asselin '78 of San Francisco. works with the Rio Grande Valley fice at (713) 527- This year's election of Texas Council of Boy Scouts. 4057. Atlanta: Aug. Anderson marks the first time Active in Rice alumni activi- 9, gathering for that a person without an under- ties, Jones is involved with the Astros vs. Braves graduate degree from Rice will Rice Associates and Rice Fund baseball; Sept. 15, serve on the alumni board. Council. He serves as an admis- Anderson received an M.A. in sion interviewer, as chair of the H. deForest Ralph Jr. family picnic; Oct. behavioral science in 1979 and a Rio Grande Valley Rice Club and 22-23, Telefiind. Ph.D. in anthropology in 1985. as a member of the 1945 Class Chicago: Sept. 14, 1 Scholarship Committee. boosted homecoming attendance p.m., Rice vs. North- Jones and his wife, Dorothy for the Outstanding Engineering western football. Dal Jones Elected Marshall Jones '45, have two Alumni Award events and for the las: Nov. 9, 2 Alumni Governor daughters. annual spring awards ceremony p.m., T. Robert "Bob" Jones '45 of and barbecue. A new program Rice vs. SMU foot- Harlingen, Texas, has been begun this year matches engi- ball. New Orleans: elected by the alumni to serve as Volunteer Profile: neering students with local engi- Sept. 21, 7 p.m., Alumni Governor on the H. deForest Ralph Jr. neering alumni for office visits. Rice vs. Tulane foot- Ralph has also worked with When deForest Ralph Jr. entered the ball, Superdome. Sac Rice 40 REA to become a sponsor for the years ago to work on a Francisco: Nov. 22- degree in chemical engineering, Houston-area High School Sci- 23, Stanford Basket- he began an association with the ence Fair and to offer a scholar- university that has continued far ship to an outstanding student ball Tournament. beyond the receipt of his B.A. in exhibitor, contingent upon ad- 1955 and B.S. in 1956. mission to Rice. As he has pursued his own Following his junior year at engineering career in Houston, Rice, Ralph married Martha Ralph has also taken on a per- Austine Page. They have lived in sonal mission: to get more Rice Houston since 1961 and have engineering alumni involved with two married sons. their alma mater and its students. Since joining the board of the Rice Engineering Alumni(REA) group in 1987—and serving as vice president in 1989-90 and president in 1990-91—his deter- mination toward that mission has advanced both the REA and Rice engineering. Under Ralph's leadership, for example, the REA has steadily
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River of Dreams the few peasants still left in the of the cruise was leaving by Bridget Jensen '53 villages were a stark contrast to Budapest at midnight. On the Istanbul. City of dreams, tied to the feverishly-paced construction top deck we danced, sipped the past by its huge mosques, of shoddy, mid-rise tenements champagne and sailed away under fighting into the present as a rap- deep in the city. And nothing can the magnificent, lighted bridges idly expanding metropolis, burn- erase the image of grounds- that spanned our river pathway. ing a carnival of sights, smells and keepers in the park cutting grass The engineers in our group sounds in the mind's eye. Here is with long-handled scythes. found the day we went through where East meets West in a dra- In Bulgaria, eager hosts show- the "Iron Gate," as the Danube matic way, the perfect beginning ered us with gifts of local rose locks are known, one of their 'land winter are for our first venture into the perfume and native table covers. most thrilling experiences. But it t prime-time travel Eastern Bloc. There, in the town of Plevin, we was Castle Hill in Bratislava, asons, which makes The friends we met and made first experienced the great influ- Czechoslovakia, that gave us one em the perfect time during those two special weeks of ence of the Ottoman Empire. of our most fascinating pan- the Rice Alumni Danube In Belgrade, oramic views of the Danube. take advantage of Cruise Yugoslavia, we two years ago are no doubt our bought tickets to a local concert And Vienna—what a glorious e of the following most precious and enduring and ended up the only Americans finale! Now we were in the West, s offered through legacy. But the sights we saw will in an audience of several hun- as evidenced by stores filled with e Association of be hard to forget as well. dred. What an experience! For a goods. Such contrast to the mar- e Alumni TraveU We marveled at the art in the few hours, at least, we were to- ket at Istanbul, where shopkeep- udy Program. For palace of the Sultan Mohammed, tally immersed in another culture, ers hawked their hand-crafted the engineering of the under- experiencing feelings we could wares vigorously. In old-world ditional informa- ground cisterns built by the Ro- only have imagined before. Vienna, we strolled the genteel n, contact the mans and the architecture of the It is one thing to watch televi- Ringstrasse, stopping to visit the umni office at Hagia Sofia, but it was the cav- sion and see people rallying for Opera House, Imperial Palace 13)527-4057. ernous labyrinth of shops in the freedom in the streets of and museums. Sept. 6-20: The world's largest indoor market Budapest or other cities we vis- The sights, the music, the ue Danube Cruise that left us with the feeling of ited, but quite another to have food and the cultures we sampled truly experiencing Istanbul. That stood in the center of Hero's will stay with us forever. Oct. 4-7: Cycling was the image that stayed with us Square and felt that history. Be- NOTE: Thefourth annual the Texas Hill as we spent the next 14 days ing there added an emotional di- Rice Alumni-sponsored Blue ountry cruising from the Bosporus Strait mension to our understanding of Danube Cruise will take place Oct. 12-19: The in Istanbul, along the meander- the events we had watched from Sept. 6-20. Please call the alumni n Francisco Bay ing path of the Danube River, the comfort of home. office at (713) 527-4057for finally finishing in Vienna, the The most romantic moment more details. uise imperial gem of Europe. Oct. 23-31: The Danube tells its own geo- ozart Bicentennial graphic tale, and our trip was Austria akin to perusing a pictoral history Dec. 22-28: covering the events of Western hristmas in Mexico Civilization as we listened to Katherine Drew, Rice professor of history, bring what we saw into perspective. She helped us appreciate the legacies left by the Roman Empire, the waves of in- vaders, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the long Turkish domi- nation and, most recently, the communist system and the Rus- sian sphere of influence. Her lessons struck home on our first day trip from the river ship when we stopped in Bucarest, Romania. The almost Hero's Square, Budapest medieval, serf-like dwellings of
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Information re- Class Recorder Mildred Please write to me and Iris Pauline Foote ceived after May 20, Ogg Fisher writes: tell me anything at all moved from Houston to Please note the above about you and yours. Ev- Victoria, Texas, after her 1933 1991, will appear in change of address. For the eryone wants to hear. second year at Rice. the October issue. past few weeks, I have been There, she established a Class Recorder: getting ready to move— dance studio that she di- Willie Mae Chapman getting rid of both junk rected for several years. Cole and treasures—and then Her years in Victoria were 2414 Chimney Rock actually moving. Both my important ones. She was Houston, TX 77056 daughters, Alice Smith and married, became the (713) 782-9509 Florence Parker (from Al- mother of a beautiful The Class of 1931 Ike Sanders has celebrated buquerque), and my son Frank Halpin writes that Class Recorder: daughter and, in time, his 100th birthday. Born and daughter, Bruce and "after graduation in 1933, will hold its 60th Anne McCulloch welcomed a grandson into on July 22, 1891, he is a Linda Fisher from Dallas, her life. He I worked for Texaco until 2348 Shakespeare has always reunion at noon on member of Rice's first en- spent days helping me. retirement in 1969. Got Houston, TX 77030 been special to Iris and tering class. At Rice, he Walden is a lovely retire- lives with his wife near married in 1936 to Dor- Sat., Nov. 2, with served as secretary to the ment community—three othy Dean, and we are still Class recorder Anne Iris' home in River Oaks. president of the Institute. large apartment buildings married. We have two special seating at McCulloch writes: For seven-and-one-half Sanders provided Sallyport and a community center. years she was the wife children and two grand- Frances Bevel Taylor of the homecoming With an interesting piece of All sorts of activities are children. I worked at was a classmate during Stephen A. Foote Jr. '29; trivia: he recalls that the offered. Come to sec mc. two years ago. Texaco refineries in Port luncheon in the our Rice years. She he died Iris Rice Institute's post office The only thing left to enjoys reading, especially Arthur, Lockport, Ill., and graduated in 1931 and RMC Grand Hall. box number at the time he say about the wonderful travel books, as well as Los Angeles. I am now 86 moved to League City. was secretary was 1892; to- 60th anniversary is a report shopping, lunching and and live in Salinas, Calif. She was married there in For more infor- day, the university's box from Lucille Davis Rulfs visiting with close friends. My wife and I are both in 1935 and has lived there number is still 1892. that after all expenses had reasonably good health." mation, contact since that time. She Cooking is another hobby been paid, there was more of Iris'. She always has taught school for many her Carolyn Mata in the than $1,100 left to be put years and even substituted cookie jar full of goodies into the Class of 1930 to share Alumni Office at in the classroom after re- with family and Scholarship. friends. tirement. Frances has Christmas is a long time Earl (713) 527-4057. been a widow for 27 years W. Gammage ago, but this is the first was our classmate for 1917 and has one son, seven two 19,31 deadline for me since then, years. grown grandchildren and He earned a law de- and I must acknowledge gree from the University Maurice J. Meynier Jr., one great-grandchild. She Class Recorder: receipt of some Christmas of Texas M.D., writes: "I have al- now spends a lot of her and returned to Elliott Flowers cards with messages. Houston ways thought that it was a leisure time playing to practice. He 3330 Del Monte Mary Elizabeth practiced little egotistical to think bridge and being a loving for a while, but Houston, TX 77019 Wright said, "It was a that many people might grandmother. WWII demanded his time (713) 524-4404 grand reunion." services—for care to hear about my ac- Eberhard Kenneth and three- Margaret Toler -one-half tivities, but here it goes... Winkler graduated from and years, to be Class recorder Elliott G. Edberg said something "Charlotte and I have Rice with a degree in civil exact. At war's end he re- Flowers submitted the about my being a "gada- turned just had our 57th wedding engineering. Initially, he to Houston and following letter from class- bout." I have to go to sec anniversary and are both in worked with a surveying joined his father in busi- mate Stella McNeir my children and grandchil- ness. Together they surprisingly good health. I crew in and around San Walker: dren and friends. launched think God has lost us on Antonio and the Texas three or four in- "After 45 years in the Isabel Becker Willis surance the computer. I have been Gulf andalso worked for companies that travel agency business as was looking forward to a retired for 14 years and the Humble Pipe Line remain active today. Golf owner of Stoddard's Tours family reunion in Houston. has always love it! I had practiced ob- Production Co. Later, he been one of and Travel Service in Helen Starkey John- stetrics and gynecology in built houses in Colorado Earl's choice games. He Houston, I guess I have son wrote at length about invitation Houston for 43 years and and Canada for many never refuses an seen most of the world. I family "doings"—a family thought it was time to years. He has lived in to play. He won a City of have traveled to Europe wedding and visits with Houston tour- coast in." Houston for 37 years and -sponsored 17 times, traveling on the relatives in Oklahoma and nament has three children. In the when he was a Queen Elizabeth and the Waco. However, of late, past, tennis and reading teen. Queen Mary and the Ile Isabel Brumleu poor were his favorite activities, health has forced de France by sea, been Browder wrote a nice, Earl to reluctantly give up but now his pet hobby is around the world by air long note. After Rice, she sport. He gardening. He can even this does drop twice, around South took a shorthand course grow tomatoes! by his office to check on America on the 1929 and spent 50 years as a sec- business and staff. The Millard S. Taggart's Kungsholm, to the South retary to one of the orga- Gammages two chil- (M.S., Ph.D.) field was have Pacific by air, to Alaska Willavie nizers of American General dren. M. Whiteside chemistry, which prepared and the Caribbean by sea writes is now Insurance Co. Since retire- that she a him for his first job. He on the Princess Lines, to gardener and takes ment, she spends 600-800 care of was drafted to teach Greece on the Stella her four and her hours a year in volunteer cats hus- chemistry at Texas A&M. Solaris, and to Africa 33 band. work, most of which is at He stayed there for a times. Presbytery of New Cov- number of years. Later, "The first time to Africa enant. Isabel has been a though, he was employed was in 1956, and I went widow since 1956 and has 1932 by Exxon. Millard retired because I was the only no children. She enjoys from Exxon in 1966. Af- agent invited who lived bridge, country-western Class Recorder: ter retirement he returned south of Philadelphia and dancing and spending Chris Hoover 1,10 to teaching chemistry, 5318 Meadow Lake I thought I would sec, as I weekends in a two-story this time at San Jacinto read in National Geo- log house built in the Lane College. The Taggarts graphic, beautiful beaches, Class Recorder: 1930s in Montgomery Houston, TX 77056 celebrated their 50th diamond mines, gold Mildred Ogg Fisher County. wedding anniversary on mines, beautiful scenery 2410 Memorial Drive/ We were all saddened July 8, 1990. Their and even ranches. Al- Walden, Apt. 109B to learn of Aubrey daughter, also a Rice though I said I didn't like RrYan, TX 77802 Calvin's death in early graduate, teaches in animals, I was willing to February. Houston.
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spend two days in Kruger and birds, to rest and es- Colonnch Club comes for in Wimberley were pleased Worden wrote a note Park in South Africa and cape the pressures of civili- the weekend here at to have as house guests mentioning that Marie ride on the Blue Train, zation. I'm going again in Riverhill for golf and Dorothy Zylicz Bowman, Burns Liverman was re- too. early September, this time other activities. Some of Mary Fosselman and cently elected president of "Sometimes when you to visit Etosha Game Re- the members who went to Alberta Riesen '34. Dor- the Society of Rice Uni- try something new and serve in Namibia, then to Rice are Ward Adkins, othy reported having seen versity Women. Marie will you like it, it's a real Botswana, to a private Tommy Hale, Fred Al- Doris Schild of New be the fifth member of our shocker! I couldn't believe lodge in South Africa and ter, Ernie Gammage and York City when Doris class to have served that The Class of 1936 that I was thrilled beyond with a private guide for John Crooker. Couples made a Christmas visit to organization as president. will hold its 55th words when I went to two weeks in Kruger Park. are: Jimmie and Gertrude Houston. Billie Byers Kruger Park. The main As Mark Twain said, Manford Fite, Phil and A Christmas note from Hudspeth, who for 25 reunion on Fri., thing we saw was a rhino 'There is no such thing as Lois Lee Qualtrough Anne Marie Smith years served as our class with a baby, and we immortality, vulgarity or Peden, Harry and Ewing of Whittier, Calif., recorder, writes from Nov. I, with a noon learned that they can't see war among the animals.' Harriet Allen Fouke, says she still enjoys the Lakeway, where she and luncheon at the very well but have acute "You may leave Africa, John and Exna California sunshine, her husband, Bill Hudspeth hearing. I've been an ea- but Africa will never leave Throgmorton Dore, swimming pool and her '32, have lived since 1977: Farnsworth Pavilion ger photographer since I you!" Wilbur and Kitty Crain activities with AAUW and "...The Hudspeths are was 14, but my 35mm Hess, Joe of the Ley Student and Mary the Writer's Club. Now thriving in the Hill Coun- camera made the rhino Crain Williamson, Bill retired after a most un- try, in spite of living in the Center. Call Harriet look like a peanut, and it and Billie Byers usual teaching career, land of Orange Socks, certainly didn't show the Hudspeth and Earl and Anne has enjoyed the where the local sports Allen Fouke,(713) rhino twisting its ears to Mary Gray Adams writing and completion of writers refer to us as 961-1086, or catch every sound. Lester. Other Colonneh a 160,000-word novel set 'Lowly Rice.' We have a "Now I've visited every members who have Rice in western Harris County. nice vegetable garden— W. Carloss Morris, country in Africa except wives include Billy and Last year, Anne spent potatoes, tomatoes, peas, the West African nations. Olive Home Becker, six weeks in northern beans and (713)871-1100, squash, lettuce. I've been to South Africa, Class Recorder: Mike and Elizabeth Greece with her daughter, It is protected by a six- Beulah Yellen for more details. Botswana and Namibia 23 Floeter Waterman, Joe Anne Ewing Rassios '74, foot chain-link fence. We times. Every time you go, 9406 Cliffwood Drive Kelly and Roberta Woods who is an economic geolo- are overrun by deer, there- you see something you Houston, TX 77096 Butler, and Robert and gist for Greece. She and fore no flowers. Bill and I have never seen before... (713) 723-7318 Dorothy Nagle Parks. her husband, Adamos both play golf; he's good, "The places I go to in And then there are the Rassios, have a son, I'm not. I'm going to Botswana only take 12-14 widows: myself, Florence Michael, who expected an- California in April to visit people, and the people Corless Shipley, Jane other visit from his grand- museums while Bill is go- who manage them and the Cannafax Elliot and mother, Anne, this spring. ing to East Texas to fish. drivers are wonderful Elizabeth Nelms Towles. On the way, Anne planned Our daughter, Claire people. The food is out- 1937 to visit her other daughter Davis, and son-in-law, standing, you don't have in Houston, Katherine David, live in San Anto- to walk much, and you Class Recorder: Ewing DePitts '71, who nio. Their three married can take a nap before tea- Mary Jane Hale Rommel is married to James children have given us time in the afternoon and 504 Fairway Drive— DePitts '69. Anne also four great-grandchildren, then have a wonderful Riverhill planned to visit her sister, and two more are due in dinner in a Boma, sur- 191 Kerrville, TX 78028 Martha Smith Die '41, late summer. Our older rounding a campfire. You who lives (512) 896-4310 Class Recorders: near Cleveland, son, Bill, and daughter-in- can watch the sunrise in all Texas. Margaret and Henry law, Clare, are in Austin. of its glory and see acacia Mary Jane Hale Rommel Dunlap The mail brings mixed They have two daughters: trees silhouetted across a news. Clippings writes: P.O. Box 79 tell of the Ann, a junior at Vassar, blazing sun. death on March Recently I attended a Wimberley, TX 78676 16 of and Jenny, a sophomore at "Although I loved Bankers' Dinner at Fair classmate William Munro TCU. Younger son Bob Kenya and Tanzania and Minto. We Oaks Country Club in Zelda Keeper Rick were im- and his wife, Julie, are in even Uganda, where I pressed to Boerne, Texas. The 12951 Trail Hollow learn of his 66 Kansas City. Their Katie is went for 10 visits, I like evening's speaker was Rice Houston, TX 77079 years of service and leader- in high school." South Africa, Botswana, graduate Patrick Heath ship with the Boy Scouts We were sorry to learn and Namibia better, be- of America and '62, mayor of the City of Class Recorders Margaret of his of the death in January cause in East Africa each committed service 1990 Boerne. He entertained and Henry Dunlap write: as an of our classmate lodge takes about 100 Episcopalian churchman. Lyle E. the audience with the Cissy Rothstein Stern Bohrer. An elec- people and they don't We extend our story of how he moved his and her husband, Harold, sympathy trical engineer, he worked have the variety of ani- family to Boerne, bought have two daughters, Flo- to his wife, Esther, his three years each for the mals. I go to take movies daughter, Mary Martha the well-known Hill rence Trost, married to Texas Co. in Houston and of Africa, not of cars filled Strickler, his son, William for Country Bakery and lawyer Ron Trost '55, the U.S. Navy in with other people taking Peter Minto, and learned the hard way how and Pepi Kahn. We were other Washington, D.C., then pictures. I have been to members of his family. for 38 to bake all the good things saddened to learn in Janu- years as professor of Pretoria, Johannesburg, A note from they arc famous for, espe- ary that their son, Harold Ruth electrical engineering at Cape Town and along the Hatcher Booker promises Lamar cially their salt-rising L. Stern Jr., died of a University in Beau- coast to Durban. I've been a visit to Wimberley bread, if you haven't heart attack in mid-De- soon. mont. He was active in inside the homes in The Bookers moved heard! He said he would cember 1990, and offer to to volunteer work with the Soweto, seen the wild welcome hearing from any Austin in 1975. Since the Boy Scouts of America flowers at Namaqualand the family our sincere old friends who visit sympathy. death of her husband in and received the Cross and and famous Kirstenbosch January 1979, Ruth Boerne. We note a change of has Flame Award from the Gardens, seen the dia- traveled lives While visiting friends address for Sarah a lot. She Methodists for his work mond mines, the gold with her older recently at Lakeway in Catherine Evans Dodd: son, who with youth. To his wife, mines, ridden the Blue has an accounting Austin, I had the pleasure 800 E. Nichols Blvd., business Sarah, and his children, Train three times (the best of visiting with Manson Sparks, in Austin. Another son John and Linda, we offer train in the world), visited Nev. 89431. We Steil '36 and Elsie, his were sorry that Sarah, who teaches in Round Rock, our sympathy. the zoo to see the white Texas. Ruth has wife, from Trinity, Texas. attended both our 25th three On April 30, a dozen lions, and I have never grandchildren. So good to see them and 50th reunions, was members of the Scholar- seen any riots anywhere. Before leaving again. unable to come to the to spend ship Committee and the Our television here never Easter I look forward to see- mini-reunion holidays with her Golden Anniversary Re- shows anything that is not last fall. ing lots of Rice friends In early February, we daughter's family on their union Committee reunited violent, yet I go to South ranch "in the canyon when the Houston Dunlaps at Shade Ranch for a pleasant lunch to- Africa to see the animals country," Helen Saba gether. Woodrow
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Alexander introduced to Griffith Jones,(713) nuclear reactor. The first of Bellaire, TX 77401 planned. Let us know all the group his bride, 668-6195, or Helen the TRIGA (Teaching Re- •Sam & Frances about your festivities. Ramona Riggs Alexander. Worden,(713) 622-8425. search Isotopes General (Flanagan) Bethea, 309 Ploy Rogde tells me if Just back from their hon- Atomic) reactors went criti- Burnet Dr., Baytown, she is doing admission eymoon in Aruba, the Al- Mary Anderson sends the cal in 1958. In 1988 the TX 77520 testing for the John Coo- exanders were prepared to following information company celebrated 30 •Marian Smedes Arthur, per School in the Wood- yield the spotlight to about a special classmate, years of building 5806 Glen Falls Lane, lands. The school is Martha and selling Bartels Lilliot the late Andrew W. Dallas, TX 75209 named for the past master and Ben TRIGA reactors through- F. Greenwood McReynolds: •Floy King Rogde, 4101 of Kinkaid. Floy said her Jr. '35, who out the world, a remarkable were married Born and raised in Case, Houston, TX son, Langston Rogde on June feat in today's ever-chang- 14. Sherman, Texas, 77005 '67, has been named busi- The ing world of technology. group was pleased McReynolds had an early ness manager for to Together with three other the learn that Katherine interest in physics and engi- Class Recorder Coordina- school. Tsanoff scientists, McReynolds held Brown and neering, disappointing his tor Dorothy Zapp I had a surprising and George two patents on the concept, Williams '23 father, who had hoped his Forristall-Brown writes: exciting honor last year. 7: would share Rice reminis- design and inherent safety son would join him in his My mailbox has been The young men at Lamar cences at the May 2 cer- principles of the reactor and legal practice. He entered empty. I know some of University elected me to emonies celebrating the the powder metallurgical Rice in 1934 at age 16 and you are doing something. membership in the Blue 100th anniversary of the fabrication method for the graduated in 1939 with a Help! Key National Honor Fra- signing of the Rice Insti- ZrH-U reactor elements. BA. and MA.in experi- Evelyn sent me more ternity. It really was an ex- tute Charter. In the 1960s, mental physics. information about the So- citing night for me. In my Our class scholarship McReynolds followed his ciety of Rice University While working on his wildest dreams I never committee received letters interest in coordinating Women. Each Rice thought I would of Ph.D. at Berkeley, Pearl be a fra- appreciation from the nuclear research programs alumna is eligible for ac- ternity brother. two Harbor was bombed, and incoming freshman on an international level, tive membership, with as- Please let us hear from recipients McReynolds volunteered of our class first as head of the physics sociate memberships avail- you! scholarships. for Naval duty. At the U.S. section of the Atomic En- able for wives of alumni, Helen Worden relays a Naval Proving Grounds at ergy Agency in Vienna, wives of faculty members e- breezy letter from Dor- Dahlgren, Va., his work in- Austria, and later as a scien- and staff and friends of othy Williams Jenett volved planning, perform- tific adviser to the Greek Rice. There is an annual dated April 9 and written ing and reporting technical seminar series of 10 lec- in Atomic Energy Agency. In Prague, Czechoslovakia: tests on developmental tures—the four meetings 1968 and 1969 he spent "Eric and I flew in here weapons. At night and 1941 and on programs were ar- three months each in from Chicago via Frank- Sundays he worked on a ranged this year by Evelyn fort Mexico City as a consultant Moses Rudy has been a last weekend. Eric's new thesis for his Ph.D., Payne and Helen bag at the Salazar Institute un- staunch supporter of the came off; mine did which Berkeley awarded Worden. If you are inter- not arrive. der the auspices of the In- Fiesta Parade in San Anto- There's noth- him in ested, contact Evelyn ing 1945. He still found nio. Initially, he likc losing your entire ternational Atomic Energy Purcell at the address was the time for mountain climb- parade seat wardrobe for this five- Agency. listed above. chairman for ing, playing tennis, and be- Alamo City B'nai B'rith week trip to cause you to After he turned 50, and I received a Christmas ing a sought-after defense Lodge No. 211. For take a hard look at what was by then married and card from Alene Woods the You counsel for the accused in past 35 years, he has have on and think the father of three small Treadwell. Ale= wrote: per- Summary Court Martial. formed this for how many ways you can children, McReynolds "It was so great being job 5- recombine In 1946, as senior staff Temple Beth-El Brother- it. Since I truly found a way to combine his with our class again last The Golden assistant to the technical hood. Rudy is a past presi- believe the latest scientific knowledge of science and year. I have missed it this finding director of the Bikini Op- dent of both organizations that the rings of interest in business by join- year. In 1990, I became a Anniversary recep- Saturn are eration Crossroads Tests, and a former Temple made up of all ing a young electronics certified tutor trainer for at the and Beth-El board member. tion and dinner of lost airline luggage in McReynolds planned, coor- both literacy and English the laser technology firm in Los world, I gazed wist- dinated and reported tech- as a Second Language for the Class of 1941 fully Angeles as an investor, di- James B.. Sims retired into the sky and nical measurements. The Laubach Literacy. There is rector and technical con- from the Herman and prayed a lot...They experience of the awesome, are so many people across wiU be held on sultant. George R. Brown Chair finally located my bags in destructive power of atomic Texas, as well as the of Finally, retirement from Civil Engineering at Rice Fri., Nov. 1, at Yugoslavia." energy was to influence him United States, who are the long hours in the labo- in 1987. In January 1991, Dorothy's husband, greatly later in his scientific fiinctionally illiterate that 6:30 p.m. in the Eric ratory and his hectic busi- he and Midge completed Jenett '46, called out career. this is a cause many Rice of ness schedule gave him time their retirement home on Cohen House. For retirement to direct a As his career progressed, alumni could identify Joint and leisure to travel with his Pecan Lake near Fulshear, project of an engi- McReynolds worked as a with. You can really teach more information, neering wife, an activity that they Texas. From Fulshear, Jim company and the charter people English with this U.S. member of the In- sends news of classmates government, was had been looking forward method no matter what call Charles stitute for the Study of from 1941: leading a team of engi- to for many years. their native language is. I neers Metals at the University of "At a meeting of the Matthews at to visit the ministers urge all of you to find the if of Chicago; as group leader 1941 Scholarship Com- petroleum, economics enjoyment in it that I (713) 729-4140. and for the then-newly estab- mittee on April 10, 1991, business* in Czecho- have." If you would like s lished solid state physics it was announced that as lovakia, Poland, Bulgaria, more information, write group at Brookhaven Na- of March 31, the fund bal- Romania and Yugoslavia Alene at Roadside Ranch, to tional Laboratory; and at ance stood at $291,823. advise them of ways to 1939 Fort McKaven, TX modernize their petro- the Institutt for Atomenergi 76841. Our goal is $325,000 so id in Kjeller, we must raise $33,177 chemical plants in order to Norway (as a Class Recorder This is a very popular in compete order to report achieve- in the world mar- Fulbright Research Coordinator: year for 50th wedding an- kets. ment ofour goal at our Dorothy was "having Scholar). Dorothy Zapp Forristall- niversaries for our class. h.er 50th Homecoming next usual terrific time— After working for the Brown Those that I have heard si November. Let's repay a ghtseeing, trying out the United Nations-sponsored 1250 Oakcrest Circle about are: Artelle and s small part of our ubways, learning a little "Atoms for Peace" confer- Beaumont, TX 77706 Earl Wallace, Maurine debt to Rice for our tuition Czech:" ences in Geneva, Switzer- (409) 892-1048 and Maurice ('41) -free education by making Dorothy asked to be land, in 1955 and 1958, Sullender, Evelyn and the Put down scholarship campaign a for some job for McReynolds joined fledg- Class Recorders: Bob Purcell, and Jeanne auY future gathering of ling General Atomic in La *Lee Blocker, 125 Sail- ('38) and Lee Blocker. the '38 clan. fish, t Anyone in- Jolla, Calif., a division of Austin, TX 78734 This would have been erested in working on the •Bob & Evelyn (Junker) 35th General Dynamics, to de- George's and my 50th, as anniversary gathering Purcell, 5102 Valerie, in sign the first inherently safe well. Trips and all types of 1993 should call Grace fun parties have been
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success. If you haven't and his wife, Dorothea and seven years for Pan contributed, please con- Noonan Cubberly, have American Airways. She tost and fotmd sider doing so; if you have reared and educated eight married Darwin L. contributed and are finan- children (two Ph.D.s and McMillan and lived in the The following alumnifrom the Rice Golden and Silver Anni- cially able, please consider two M.A.$) since their Philippines, Paris, New versary classes are listed as "lost" on university records. If augmenting your gift. marriage in 1942. York (Westchester), Ger- you have information on any of the following, please contact "The banquet for our Judy Biossat Reaves many and India. the Alumni Records Office, Rice University, P.O. Box 1892, 50th Reunion is scheduled lived in San Diego, Calif. Lucy Lillian Love Houston, TX 77251,(713) 527-8101, ext. 2224 or 2280. for Friday evening, Nov. Judy's husband, Grady, Doyle lives in Houston 1, 1991, in Cohen House was in the U.S. Navy from and taught physics, physi- Class of 1941 Dennis Michael Conlon on the Rice campus. Make their marriage in June cal science and American James D. Bankier Fe Gonzales Sol Cruz your plans now to attend 1941 until his retirement history at Houston's Ruth Patricia Buchanan Karen (Jones) Dattola and enjoy the eventful as captain in February Northwest Academy James Elmer Buescher Jose Carneiro Deandrade evening being organized 1968. (1970-1983). She writes, Leonard William Cain Linda Allen Deer by Charlie Matthews and Paul D. Bybee and his "My five children all at- Anthony Calman Edward Lamblin Dillon the Golden Anniversary wife, Marjorie Hoggc tained advanced degrees Frank W. Carswell Mortimer Griffin Dix Committee. A booklet of Bybee, live in Bay Saint and are distinguished in Ann Elizabeth Carter Mary Alice Donovan biographies of class mem- Louis, Miss. Paul spent his the fields of law, business, George Luis Cassell Carol (Van Ada) Drinnan bers is currently being as- professional career in sul- medicine and veterinary Vincent F. Cowling Michael Gwynn Dyer sembled." phur mining. medicine. At his retire- ai Wallace Edwin Dace Robert William Eakens Jim also sent a few Campbell M. ment in 1984, my hus- Helen (Muller) Davis Martha Nell Ewell facts from forms received Carothers started his ca- band was vice president.of George Hurdle Denney John Warren Fairbanks to date: reer with the Humble Oil Baroid." hi Doris (Bruger) Ebert Chungpeng Fan Walter J. Austin re- and Refining Co. and rose John S. Jockusch has Charles Caswallon Evans Jack Shoup Garland tired as professor of civil to become assistant to the been associated with ti Ivan A. Freeman Pailliart Michele Genthon engineering at Rice Uni- president of Exxon. He Shearson Lehman Broth- di Mary (Lindsey) Gadbois Earl Douglas Gilmore versity in 1987, after 27 later founded and headed ers and predecessor com- Lucille (Leonard) Garner Claus Heinrich Graf years of service. He had Metal Specialists and panies in San Antonio ti Marshall E. George Lawrence Roy Greenwood previously been a faculty Brown Equipment and since 1950. He has been ca Eugene Irvan Harding Jr. William A. Hamill member at the University Service Tools. Campbell active in the community te Dexter Dame Haywood Jr. Christa (Schwing) Hamilton of Illinois. suffered a severe stroke in with the United Way and in Harry Warren Helwig Levoy Dee Hartung Barbara Louise Ar- 1977, but happily he has Salvation Army and in the vi Kathryne (Keever) Holcomb Thomas Lynn Hearne cher Allen lives in South recovered to the extent church with the Episcopal 134 Edward King Holloway I. Li Ho Devon, England. She has that he and his wife, Betty, Diocese of West Texas. nc Wayne Clifton Holt Thomas Michael Horn lived in England since have resumed traveling for Emerance M. Heyne Robert Estes Hunt James Earl Horrell 1967, after living on a tea pleasure to various cities Kennedy lives in Howard Ayton Jones Ming Chi Huang estate in Sri Lanka and In- in the U.S. Hempstead, Texas. When gi Libby Hortense Karchmer Ching Chen Hung dia for nearly a quarter- Houston N. Clark not on a foreign cruise, he 0 Marguerite (Pendarvis) Kelly Wilson Timothy Hunt century. She has eight and his wife, Mildred enjoys golf, sewing and AJ James Vernon Lewis Frances (Salman) Israel grandchildren, ages 4 Hargrove Clark, live in bridge. Robert Warren Long Carmen (Acosta) Johnson to 20. Carlsbad, N.M. Clark re- Sam Konen lives in in Francis E. Mattingly Dennis Wayne Kear Nick J. Bellegie, tired in 1982 after 41 Cranbury, N.J. He retired C. William Patrick McGarahan Erich Walter Krohmer M.D., and his wife, years with Potash Co. of in 1985 after 25 years he John Ford McWilliams Mitchell Clark Kuppinger Arlene Grandors Bellegie America and its successor with the American Kirby D. Monroe James Laukus Land '42, live in Waco, Texas, company, Ideal Basic In- Cyanimid Co. Prior to Ella Marie Ng Warren Jay Lane where he was a general dustries. that association, he had Pc Hortense Pounds G. Bruce Levine G. surgeon from 1952 until David D. Dawson Jr. been assistant research di- Wilmer Winston Richardson Bin Tung Liu be his retirement in 1988. and his wife, Hazel Felder rector for Macobar Charles Jesse Roberts George S. Manning Hugh Cleon Black '44, live in Houston after (Dresser Industries) in Johanna (Mansfield) Roth Clinton Dale Marsh stl lives in Davis, Calif., having lived in many parts Houston. Lawrence Marvin Rush Paid Nicholas Marusov where he was professor of of the world during Robert M.(Bob) It; John S. Sandifer Jr. Joe Tom Maxwell tic education at the Univer- David's career with the Love lives in Baytown, Lawrence Eades Schutte James Neal Maynard sity of California-Davis Gulf Oil Corp: Texas. He spent 36 years Bernice Eleanor Sher Raymond Henry McKay sh from 1962 until his retire- James J. Duffy lives in with Exxon in Baytown, Charles D. Simpson Jr. Robert Clinton McNeill th ment in 1987. Cleon was Livonia, Mich., and con- 22 years in R&D and 14 Edgar Rollins D. Smith Scotty Dale Middlebrooke on the faculty at Rice In- tinues his automotive ca- years in supervisory and Warren George Snyder Donald La Rue Moon Cl stitute from 1949 to reer, which began with management positions, in- George C. Taidbee Anne (Clark) Morgan tir 1962. Chrysler Engineering from cluding one year in New Herman S. Taylor J. Raymond Needham te, James H. Craddock 1946 to 1954, shifted to York City. He is the in- George Robert Tenery Brooks Mcdowell Parker B, spent his early career as a Ford Engineering to the ventor or co-inventor on Clyde Connelly Terry Thomas Jerome Patton III pilot for Braniff Airways present, with a period 16 U.S. patents. He re- Ye Clarence R. Webb Jr. Frank Dewayne Pickens Ii' and from 1948 until his from 1959 to 1962 spent tired in 1977. The stroke Robert Allen Webster Jr. Richard Martin Pitts retirement in 1982 in avia- with AiResearch Engineer- he suffered in 1987 caused James Corydon Woodburn Robert J. Rader Jr. in tion fuel marketing with ing in Phoenix. Jim has some impairment to his Walter Preston Yates Jr. Kuruppath Ravindran in, Humble Oil and Exxon. more than 30 patents in right leg and forced his Robert T. Richardson Jr. Fr Class of 1966 On May 1, 1991, he and automotive transmissions complete retirement from Keith Leroy Roos C. Luis Jorge Aguilers his wife, Jane Douglass and power steering. the business world. Joseph T. Roland CIL Glen Hartman Ahlert Craddock, moved to James B. Francis lives Bob Magovern has re- Donald Ernest Saunders David Lee Aikinan Granbury, where they in Dallas. He received his tired from Shell Develop- Richard Lynn Saylor th, Jaime Sabater Albafull have restored Jane's LL.B. from Texas in 1948. ment in California and Andrew Mehaffy Sheldon lio Federico Gonzalo Antezana grandfather's home (1880 Francis retired in 1972, now resides in Atherton, Ho Jane (Yu)Shoe Sc Edna Cecilia Arteaga model). Jim says, "Plenty after 25 years as a practic- Calif. He has taken up Barbara L. Stark tel Tadashi Senda Amid of room, and all classmates ing attorney, to a life of painting and has exhibited Robert Michael Stephens 'St David Lynn Aston will find the doormat world travel, hunting, fish- in several shows. Bob and Marvilee Thompson Eric D. Barber waiting." ing, tennis, health and Dorothy do a lot of travel- Jack Joseph liv William Clifton Bean Walter E. Cubberly fitness. ing—they were in London Van Geffen tw Norma (Markain) Berman spent most of his career Marjorie Fulks in January 1990 and in Alan Van Wambeck tw Roger Daniel Bleier with Schlumber Well Ser- McMillan has lived in British Columbia in July Ronnie Wayne Waldo Ellen (Bicknell) Brown vices in Houston. During Colorado Springs, Cob., of that year. They intend Douglas Walker Watts fes John Tatum Carter that career, he was for 14 years. She worked to be at the 50th reunion. Donald A. Witt George Tsainn Hong Chang awarded 16 patents. He for three years for Humble George E. Martin re-
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tired in 1985 from a ca- design engineering, five worked at Rice's library, Ed Singletary died on Frank Heckford Tay- reer in the paper and pulp years of construction and M.D. Anderson Hospital Jan. 2, 1991. Josie has lor, M.D., lives in San industry that found him 25 years in manufacturing and Harvard University. given permission for me to Marino, Calif., where he on jobs in Wisconsin, management. Classmates From 1966 until her re- share her letter about Ed: settled after traveling the California, Ohio, Con- may recall that Bill served tirement in June 1990, she "Dear Jim—As you may Pacific for 38 months dur- necticut and Massachu- as the first president of the taught Russian language have heard by now, Ed ing WWII and attending setts. In 1989, he moved Rice chapter of Tau Beta and culture at the Univer- died on January 2nd, of medical school. Frank was back to Texas to build a Pi. sity of Arkansas. acute pancrcatitis. He had in practice from 1950 un- retirement home over- Lida Means Fitton Eli Schaffer lives in not felt well for the past til 1984. Currently, he is looking the 12th fairway Suttles lives in Houston Houston, where his firm, month, but he did enjoy occupied maintaining his at Tapatio Springs Coun- with her husband, J. Schaffer Mechanical Inc., hosting all our family for four cars and his daugh- try Club in Boerne. Harvey Suttics Jr. They has been in the heating Christmas. Concerned ters' cars. He shared the Marietta Clare have reared four children, and air conditioning busi- about the shortfall of con- following on his biography Hannon Martin lives in who arc now living in ness for 43 years. As for tributions to the Scholar- form: "I am an M.D. My Houston with her hus- Houston, San Antonio, unusual family accom- ship Fund from the 1941 wife is an M.D. My son is band, Stephen D. Martin. Atlanta and Pittsburgh. plishments, Eli lists four class, he tried to remedy an M.D. on the faculty of She runs the Martin Cattle Lida has been active in the married sons, no divorces the problem: He made out the medical school at the 5, Co. in Christine, Texas. Junior League of Houston and seven grandchildren. a check (the very last one University of Chicago. My Charles S. Matthews and the Harris County Edward Schulenburg he wrote) for $500 to the daughter, Claire, is mar- and his wife, Miriam Heritage Society. She de- lives in Houston. Follow- Golden Anniversary Fund ried to toan M.D. on the Ormerod '44, live in rives much personal satis- ing his service in the Ma- on December 30th. Ed faculty of the medical 3f Houston. Charlie spent faction from Bible study rine Corps during WWII, was such a strong yet school at the University of his professional career groups at her church. Ed entered the insurance gentle man, and he was Chicago. My daughter, With Shell Oil Co. and re- Edmund L. Pincoffs and real estate business in proud of his degree from Afton, is married to an tired after having served as lives in Austin, where he is Houston. He is still active Rice. —Sincerely, Josie M.D., an endocrinologist. director of research and professor emeritus of phi- in that field and has been Singletary." Sometimes our dinner manager of engineering in losophy at the University known to take time off for Ed and Josie have twin conversations can become the head office. During his of Texas. He notes, "I a round of golf. grandsons, Nat and Bill bizarre..." career, he co-authored a transferred to the Univer- Celeste McAshan Guyton, who arc freshmen James Douglas text on pressure behavior sity of North Carolina af- Scott lives in Houston this year at Rice. "Doug" Tipton lives in in wells and found on a ter my sophomore year at with her husband, Hugh Roderick A. Stamey Richardson, Texas. Doug visit to China that it had Rice and graduated in Lenox Scott II '34. Jr. lives in Williamsburg, spent 37 years with Exxon been translated into Chi- 1941." Celeste was a legal secre- Va. Rod retired as a lieu- USA (formerly Humble nese. Among his many Ed D. Roberts lives in tary with Vinson & Elkins tenant-colonel in the U.S. Oil and Refining Co.). honors are election to the Rancho Mirage, Calif., from 1963 to 1983. She Army Infantry with 28 Since his retirement, he is National Academy of En- and writes, "I operated notes, "I am very proud of years of service. He also pursuing an independent gineering and selection as Roberts Chiropractic my school. And I'm happy retired as a college profes- career as a real estate spe- Outstanding Engineering Clinic in Houston in the to be a member of the sor with 21 years of ser- cialist in the Dallas/Fort Alumnus from Rice in '40s. In the '50s, I was a best class to graduate from vice. Rod is currently Worth area. 1986. Our 50th reunion is partner in American Rice!" teaching as an adjunct Henry Herman Urech in excellent hands with Health Studios, a national Maurice Seliger lives professor at Saint Leo and his wife, Martha Jane Charlie Matthews at the chain with 300 locations. in Houston. He enlisted College. Carroll '44, live in helm. After liquidating my inter- in the Naval Reserves in Laura Stone Bellaire, where they reared Shirley Moskowitz est, I served for 24 years September 1941 and re- McCulley lives with her and educated five chil- Gruber and her anthro- as a high school counselor turned to civilian life from husband, John '39, in dren. Herman's profes- Pologist husband, Jacob with Anaheim Union Japan in February 1946. Morgan's Point near sional career centered Gruber, divide their time High School District in He moved from Borger, Galveston Bay. They around heat exchange between an apartment in Anaheim, Calif. After re- Texas, to Houston in moved to Baytown when equipment for process in- Philadelphia and a re- tiring in 1983, I went into 1964 and is president of they married in 1942 to dustries. At various times stored stone farmhouse in business as a real estate Bestway Tube and Steel be near John's work with he was associated with Italy. Shirley is an interna- broker in Palm Desert, Inc., which is engaged in Exxon. Except for a Hudson Engineering, tionally recognized artist oilfield equipment sales. couple of years in Califor- American Locomotive Co. Whose works have been W.G. Robbins Jr. Haskell Sheinberg nia and four in Germany, and Krueger Engineering shown in many exhibitions lives in Houston. He re- lives in Los Alamos, N.M. the McCulleys have re- and Manufacturing of t hroughout this country. tired from Shell Oil Co. Following U.S. Army ser- mained in Baytown. John Houston. Herman suf- Nick P. Peet lives in after 37 years of service. vice from 1943 to 1945, retired in 1983, and Laura fered a serious stroke in n- Conroe, Texas. Nick re- Bill designs, builds and Haskell joined the Los proclaims that "retirement 1975 and took disability tired from Exxon USA af- flies radio-controlled Alamos Laboratory in is great." retirement ter from his posi- 25 years at the model aircraft in his spare 1945 and remained active Maurice C. Sullender tion as vice president of fiaytown refinery and 16 time. in materials research until lives in Pasadena, Texas, sales and director of Years in the Houston of- William Earl Ross Jr. 1990. In fact, Haskell where he has completed Krueger Engineering. fice. lives in Houston, where he writes, "I retired last year 35 years with Diamond William D. VanVorst Fred W. Pepper lives was president and owner under the condition that I Shamrock Chemical Co. lives in Pacific Palisades, in Bellaire, Texas. Follow- of Ross Insurance ing Agency keep my office, computer Sully joined that firm after Calif., where he is profes- Navy service in WWII, from 1946 to 1987. Since and laboratory. I go in to service in the U.S. Navy sor engineering Fred of and ap- was a pitcher for the 1987, he has been associ- work almost every day on during WWII as a bomb plied science at UCLA. New York Yankees farm ated with Harco Insurance a relaxed schedule." disposal officer. His career has included clubs in Norfolk, Va., and Services. Bill is into senior Warren Simpson has Helen Claire Sullivan prolonged university ser- 1(a, nsas City, Mo. He spent softball and played in the retired from Shell in Cali- Davis lives in Orange, Ca- vice in the Philippines, In- tne next 30 years with the first Senior Softball World fornia and now lives in lif., where her life revolves donesia and Turkey. Houston Independent Series in Greensboro, Berkeley. He writes that around her six daughters Frank E. Zumwalt Jr. School t District as a N.C., in 1989, and the 1990 was spent largely in and three grandchildren. lives in Houston. He is eacher, i coach and admin- second in Scottsdale, bolting down apartment Helen served the FBI as a one of those rare individu- strator. Ariz., in 1990. houses damaged during cryptoanalyst in the als with an IA.(industrial William F. Phillips Marjorie Hoit the 1989 earthquakes in 1940s. She taught junior administrator) degree ivesifl Houston. After Rudolph lives in the Oakland-San Francisco high through college in from the Harvard Gradu- 70... years in the Navy and Fayetteville, Ark., with area. He says things have various states for about 20 ate School of Business. "v° Years in the Marine her husband, Leighton quieted down now—they years. Her subjects were The degree resulted from fet)rps in WWII, Bill's pro- Rudolph, a former Rice only had 31 "small" earth- English, Spanish and a war-shortened program Issional career has been faculty member. From quakes during the week of French, with a specialty in in 1942. Frank developed divided into five years of 1941 to 1947, Marjorie his letter. education for gifted stu- and sold a business built dents.
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around coin-operated years, Mary Elizabeth was ticing Christian, loved by three children, all of washing machines for a member of the Board all." Fannie died in June whom live in the Houston apartment complexes. His of Editors and chief of 1990. 1942 area, and we have four current activities relate to research for Fortune grandchildren as well. My real-estate brokerage. magazine. James B. Francis writes: Class Recorder: main hobby, outside my Louis J. Girard, Harold E. Murphree "It is noted from the Oscar Hibler activities on the Rice cam- M.D., lives in Houston, Jr. and his wife, Jackie last issue that the Class of P.O. Box 771745 pus, is golf, which has not where he and his wife, Cribbs '42, lived most of '41 doesn't seem to have a Houston, TX 77215- gotten any worse since my Louise, enjoy 11 grand- their married life in the recorder. 1745 student days but, unfortu- children. As is known to Texas City and Dickinson "Quite like Brogniez (713)621-7272 nately, hasn't gotten any all of his classmates, Louis area near Galveston Bay. of'40, I feel like I belong better, either. Otherwise, I is an internationally re- They had three children. to a conglomerate of the Class Recorder Oscar am a spectator of most of spected ophthalmologist. Harold entered the U.S. classes of'40, '41 and '42. Hibler sends the follow- the Rice athletic events He has been recognized as Air Corps on June 1, 1941 I originally transferred to ing letters: and see many of my a distinguished alumnus (since we graduated on Rice as a sophomore, From Ray Skaggs: former classmates at such by his alma maters—New June 9, he had the first Class of'42, but with ex- "Following graduation activities." York Eye and Ear Infir- Rice Institute degree tra hours I accelerated to from Rice in 1942, I at- From John Bratten: mary in 1984, Rice Uni- granted 'in absentia'). He graduate with the Class of tended the Medical "Fifty years! Wow! So versity in 1985 and the flew 52 B-17 missions '41. I review memories Branch at the University many fine memories of University of Texas Medi- from Italy and was with mixed emotions since of Texas in Galveston, re- such talented classmates, cal Branch in 1991. Louis awarded the Distinguished roommates and friends ceiving my Doctor of and after my return from a listed as recreational Flying Cross and Air didn't make it through Medicine degree. While in 20-plus year career in the activities "piano, voice, Medal. He returned to ci- WWII. medical school, I met and U.S. Navy, I hardly re- tennis, sailing, skiing, vilian life in 1945 and re- "As a thumbnail married my wife of46 membered names, and cer- horseback riding and pho- tired from the USAFR as a sketch, on graduation I years, the former Priscilla tainly not faces, when I tography." As a classmate, lieutenant-colonel in entered law school at the !Cringe! of Port Arthur, attended the 45th re- I ask, what happened to 1970. Harold joined University of Texas but Texas. My internship was union. Such lovely people dancing and ice hockey? American Oil Co. in Texas was immediately drafted at the University of Michi- were there, and I realized Dorothy Holmes City in November 1945. and trained in artillery at gan in Ann Arbor, follow- what I had missed by Winslett lives in Houston. He served that company in Fort Sill, Okla., and Camp ing which I spent two 'leaving Rice' to be in She and Herschel '41 various management posi- Wallace, Texas. Immedi- years in the Army, ending WWII. You certainly know had three children. As did tions in Chicago and ately after Pearl Harbor up as post surgeon at what I mean. My brother, Herschel, Dorothy re- Whiting, Ind., as well as in the services transferred me White Sands Proving Tom '40, went into the ceived a degree in archi- Texas City until 1972. He into the 37th Infantry Di- Grounds in Las Cruces, Navy, and I followed—this tecture from Rice and as- was with Hess Oil Virgin vision, and I was shipped N.M. was after Pearl Harbor. sisted as a draftsman (her Island Corp. until his re- to the South Pacific for "After fulfilling mili- "From Pensacola and words!) in his office. tirement in 1983. Harold the final phase of tary requirements, I re- sea planes, I went to San Her biography states, had a passion for flying Guadalcanal. I was com- turned to Houston, where Diego and became a land "Herschel enjoyed water- and owned several kinds of missioned in the theater I had a three-year resi- plane bomber pilot, an color for his last 10 planes in his lifetime, the and made assaults on the dency in the Baylor Affili- evac pilot and then a four- years... many enjoyable last being a fully acrobatic island of Bougainville in ated Program in internal engine air transport plane paintouts in Texas and decathalon. He died Dec. the Solomons and, later, medicine. I have been commander. Joined the Louisiana areas." 8, 1985. the island of Luzon in the practicing internal medi- regular Navy instead of a Jim also writes of some Marjorie Parsons Philippines with the final cine in Houston since discharge in 1946 and be- classmates who are now Wier lived with her hus- recapture of Manila. I re- 1951, and I have no plans came a VADM aide and deceased: band, Thomas P. Wier turned to the U.S. after to change that situation flag lieutenant. After a Livingston Gardner Jr. '40, in Clear Lake 43 months to re-enter law anytime soon. I have been tour as Commander, Na- ‘Livy' Bassett Jr. lived in Shores near Kemah, Texas. school at the University of affiliated with the Rice val Air Transport Service Pointblank, Texas, with Marjorie was employed for Texas. University Athletic Pro- and Commander, Naval his wife, June LaRue several years as a secretary "I practiced law in gram since my premedical Air Training Command in Dille. Livy performed by the Humble Oil & Re- Dallas for more than 25 school-days at Rice Insti- Pensacola, I found my meritorious service in the fining Co. years and married in 1962 tute and have continued love, Dorothy Duvall of U.S. Navy in the Pacific Herschel R. Winslett for the second time. I have serving as a consultant in Greenwood, S.C., and we theater during WWII. He lived in Houston with his three sons (the eldest is internal medicine to the have had 41 years of to- retired in 1973 after more wife, Dorothy Holmes 43), and my wife, Carla, athletic department since getherness and a fine son, than 31 years with the Winslett. Herschel had has two daughters, the el- 1951. I was medical direc- Lindsley, who is now a Veterans Administration as been a practicing architect dest being 35. Between us tor at Rice University for custom-home builder. We section chief, adjudication in Houston since gradua- we have six grandchildren, 10 years, from the end of completed our naval ca- department, regional of- tion. He was associated ranging in age from 4 to the Houston presidency reer with service at the fice, in Houston. After re- with Mackie & Kamrath, 16. You might call it a until the beginning of the Navy's legal school in tirement, he was active in Claude E. Hooton, Hugh 'full-house' I retired from Hackerman presidency. Newport, R.I., the Navy's the administration of the Gragg and, later, had his the practice of law and With the beginning of the post-graduate school at Forest Cove subdivision own practice. He was a withdrew from the 'fast Hackerman presidency, I Monterey, Calif., and a on Lake Livingston. Livy member of ATA and TSA. lane' in 1979 after suc- became an adjunct profes- tour at the U.S. Air Force died July 19, 1980, of an His hobby was watercolor cessful quadruple-bypass sor in the physical educa- Air Command and Staff aortic aneurysm. painting. surgery. tion department and have College at Montgomery, Thomas Robert John- Fannie Gayle "Since the '40,'41 and remained as such ever Ala. I served as CO of the son Jr. lived in Elk City, Winkelman lived in West '42 classes are somewhat since. I have been a mem- Fleet Air Service Squadron Okla., with his wife, Columbia, Texas, with her of a hybrid for mc, it ber of the clinical facility at Norfolk, Va., and spent Madalyn. They had three husband, Samuel A. would be interesting to of Baylor College of two tours in Washington, children, and he was a Winkelman Sr. They had consolidate and have one Medicine since 1951. D.C., at the Bureau of businessman active in the two children, Samuel A. supercombincd reunion. "In 1966, I left a solo Naval Weapons and the stock market and multiple Jr. and John. Fannie fol- In any event, I have many practice to join a group War Plans Office of the start-up businesses. lowed her husband on his fond memories of those that in 1968 formed the Deputy Chief of Naval Mary Elizabeth engineering assignments who shared their collegiate Medical Clinic of Hous- Operations (AIR). We Johnston (1919-1989) throughout the U.S., Eu- years with me at the ton, located just north of had a great Navy career lived in New York City. rope and Peru. Her hus- Institute." Rice University on Sunset and then came 'home' to Her career spanned from band writes, "Fannie Boulevard. Our group has Houston to work for The Houston Post to Time Gayle Winkelman—prac- included a large number Bratten Homes, my Inc. For more than 30 of Rice alumni. younger brother's com- "My wife and I have pany. We retired in 1980
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and have really enjoyed munity work that women ahead of its time (1976). challenging and rewarding After graduation, I worked our senior years, in spite of our generation occu- We eventually sold out in to work with the scholar- in the field office at Rice of the heavy tax load on pied ourselves with: PTA, 1982. During these years, ship committee of our through football season of all of us. Golf is a must Red Cross, Methodist I spent most of my time class. I know we will that year. Then, to Exxon twice a week, and commu- Church, Human Relations on an airplane, in airports reach our dollar goal." (Humble) for eight years nity service with Memorial Commission, Little or in ground transporta- George F. Pierce Jr., before marrying Charles Drive Presbyterian League, Scouts, the kids' tion. I really saw the USA. after receiving his B.A. de- Riesen. Church, the HAL-PC activities, Gov. John "In the meantime, gree, went on to receive "We have two daugh- computer interests and Connally's Commission Amoco had transferred his B.S. in Architecture in ters, Carol Chandler and constant bridge lessons on Mental Health and the Harold back to Texas. 1943. He also received the Robin. Carol is living in really keep me busy. Dor- League of Women Voters, Subsequently, he accepted Diplome D'Architecture, Tulsa with her husband, othy, a Bayou Bend do- with time for some golf a position with Hess Oil in Ecole Des Beaux Arts, Tom, and two children, cent for more than 15 and bridge. I was the typi- the U.S. Virgin Islands on Fountainbleau, France, in Daniel, 11, and Cheryl, 5. Years, is heavily involved cal suburban housewife St. Croix. We lived there 1958. He is a registered Tom is an environmental With the museum as pro- described by Betty Friedan for 11 years. It was a great architect in eight states. coordinator with Texaco. gram chairperson for in The Feminine Mystique, experience for both of us. He served as an ensign youngest 1 "Our daugh- 990-91. only I lived in the woods. We loved the people, the in the Navy during WWII. ter, Robin, is living in "We appreciate your I subsequently spent a climate and the unending In 1956, he was a found- Houston and expects to interest in the former fam- week with Betty Friedan at stream of family and ing partner of Pierce be married in early 1991 ily of Rice attendees; sister a seminar on institutional- friends visiting us. Goodwin Alexander & to Don Craig. Virginia '38; Jean '39, ized racism and sexism "During all these years, Linville Architects/Engi- "After traveling who passed away in 1983; back in 1970. Harold continued his in- neers/Planners. He is cur- throughout the U.S. we Tom, who recently at- "During these years we terest in flying, owning rently "of counsel" to the started seeing Europe and tended his 50th reunion; had two more kids: our several different type firm. the Far East in 1975. and me, your classmate daughter, Patricia, is a planes in which we flew to George was architect More and more we are of'42." Ph.D. statistician for Shell see friends and family. principal during his career finding cruises are an ideal From Robert J. Kegg: Research & Development While in St. Croix, Harold for many buildings both in way to go. "During the war years, I in Houston. While at decided that it was time the U.S. and overseas. Just "I'm active in Reach to worked for Sinclair Rub- Purdue she met and mar- for me to learn to fly, to mention a few: terminal Recovery and in our ber. In 1946 we started ried Phil Smith, a Ph.D. which I did, earning my buildings and master plan church. We are enjoying thc Kegg Candy Co., a re- mathematician with IMSL. license in 1974 at age 53. for Houston Interconti- my husband's retirement tail confectionery manu- They both taught at A&M Harold retired from Hess nental Airport, six build- and helped establish an facturing operation here in (gasp!) for a while before Oil in 1983, we bought a ings at Rice, the Univer- Exxon Annuitant Club in Houston, from which I forsaking academia for the house in Clear Lake City, sity Center and Hilton the area in 1983, which retired in 1988. My corporate world at age 40. and he made plans to Hotel School buildings at now has more than 700 nephew, Tony Kegg, who They are the parents of build the small airplane of UH,and the Houston members. was raised in the business, our two granddaughters, his dreams. Unfortunately Museum of Natural Sci- "My sister Margaret is now the current owner Alexis, a freshman at this was not to be. Harold ence. died in 1965, and she was and operator. Stratford and thinking was diagnosed as having a Various positions married to Roy Horlock. "In 1950, I married about what college to at- malignant brain tumor in George has held include They had three daughters. Mary Bly. We had four tend, and Jessica, finishing August of that year. He preceptor of Rice Univer- "My youngest sister, daughters—Colleen '73, up her last year in middle survived the surgery, but sity Department of Archi- Mary Louise, is married to Kathleen '75 (U.H.), school. Both made their the cancer metastasized, tecture (1961-66); Fellow, Jack Holle, and they live karen '76, and Diane '79 school volleyball teams. and he subsequently had a American Institute of Ar- in Houston. They have (13.T.)—and we now have "Our son, Spike stroke. He died in 1985. chitects; chairman and five children. eight grandchildren. (Harold Walter), is cur- He never got to build or member, National AIA "Hope to see you at "Most of our traveling rently a lieutenant-colonel fly his plane. Chapter Affairs in Commit- our 1992 reunion." recent years has been in the USAF stationed in "At this point, aged tee (1955-65); President Earl and Joyce trips Rowell to Santa Barbara England, or rather, his 65, I decided to go to law of Texas Society of Archi- Wylie are both members Austin visit our squadron at this writing is school. I took an LSAT tects (1964); Member of of the Class of 1942. Two Children in Turkey awaiting what- prep course and then the the Rice School of Archi- weeks after graduation From Gwen C. ever. He graduated from exam—took it twice. Did tecture Advisory Board; from Rice, Earl joined Murphree (Jackie the Air Force Academy in better the second time, design consultant to the Arthur Andersen & Co. in Cribbs): "What have I '74, and he and Jo Ann and I guess because I was Department of the Army, Houston. In September been doing since June were married in the chapel so old and a female, I was U. S. Corps of Engineers 1942 he and Joyce were 1942? Well, like many of there the next year. They accepted at both UH and (1965-70). married. They have three the women in our class, love England and spend a South Texas. I finished George is a member of children. William Earl the war class, I married great deal of time working two-plus years before de- St. Luke's United Meth- '66 (LL.B., UT)is mar- Harold '41 during our as volunteers for the Na- ciding to drop out because odist Church and the ried and is practicing law knior year. I spent the tional Trust. This is their of problems with my war right Houston Country Club, in Tyler, Texas. Joan years having our first second tour of duty there. eye. I now do freelance child where, he proudly reports, Wylie Wolfinger(TCU) is (Sandra, now a bio- "Meanwhile, back in paralegal work from chemist my he was golf champion five married and living in Ph.D. with Blue the woods, I began to home. It is quite satisfying times and senior Cross/Blue golf Houston. Dr. Roy Wylie Shield in New concentrate my time and and keeps me busy, along champion six times. (SMU, Manhattan "aven, Conn.) and living energies on the League of with my partisan political A few of the awards School of Music— !t home with my parents. Women Voters, serving on activities, a little golf and a that have been bestowed Juilliard, University of rIarold flew 52 8-17 mis- the local board, then the little bridge. on George are the Ameri- Texas) is a professor of sions from North Africa Texas state board and the and "My kids and can Institute of Architects music (piano) at Auburn Italy, making the first Indiana state board after grandkids are planning a award in 1943, Honorary University in shuttle Auburn, Ala. flight to Russia on Amoco transferred Harold 70th birthday party for b-bay. me Fellow in La Sociedad de Earl and Joyce have one ti —ay. He earned a Dis- north. Eventually I served next May, and I hope that Architectos Mexicanos, grandson and three grand- Flying Cross eight years on the Na- all who read this will 4nd want Golden Award of thc daughters. several air medals. tional League of Women's to come help me cel- Houston chapter of AIA During Earl's em- • "After the war, we board, including two as ebrate. I have a T-shirt (1990) and the Llewelyn ployment uyned in with Arthur of Galveston a couple vice-president, after which that says that birthdays at W. Pitts award for exem- Andersen & Co., he ob- and then moved a fellow board member this age are too important plary performance as an tained n his CPA certificate, ickinson. Harold and I started a business not to celebrate, and I architect Worked and for dedicated received his law degree for the American that monitored bills intro- agree. I am looking for- service to the profession in from South Texas College 'II Co • . . in Texas City, and duced in state legislatures ward to our 1992 Golden of L.Proc 1985. Law and became a ceded to do all the in all 50 states. It was a Anniversary of graduation From Dorothy Jean member of the State Bar mnds of volunteer corn- computerized system, from Rice. It has been Boudreaux (Mrs. Charles of Texas. F. Riesen): "Here goes:
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time between Texas and ried to William T. various stations in the Harrison, M.D., who has Caribbean. been our family doctor for "Upon return to civil- 28 years. Bill's practice is ian life, I began a two-year in internal medicine in Each spring the residency at St. Louis Methodist Hospital and Owen Wister liter- Children's (Washington with Baylor Medical University). During this School. Along with enjoy- ary Society Alum- period I married Norma ing the `second time Sedrholm of Houston in around' immensely, I also nae recognize those 1948, and we had three have my own business in members who have children: Charles, Mary Consultation and Training and Martha. Charles is a for Organization Effec- been OWLS for 50 full-time academic pedia- tiveness, do some fund specializing in he- raising professionally and years. 1990 honor- trician matology and oncology. teach two courses in soci- ees were from the Mary has her master's in ology at the University of speech pathology and Houston-Downtown. class of 1944 teaches special education. "I am on the board of (photo at right, Martha has her master's in directors of Spaulding for Earl retired from full-time spend a year as associate "Two of our children social work and directs the Children, the St. Mark's L-R): Ann Claire employment with Arthur director of the Educa- graduated from Texas and educational program at a Episcopal School Board of Andersen in June 1987, tional Resources Coopera- the other from Baylor. All Methodist church in Trustees and the board's of Bridges Walker, but he is still working on a tive Association in of them live in Houston Fairfax, Va., where she the Houston Fire Museum the Woody twins— limited basis with them. Sherman and three years now, with my two grand- lives. and Concerned Musicians He spends the rest of the as director for instruc- sons and one granddaugh- "In 1950, we went on of Houston. I serve on the Elizabeth W. time playing golf and is tional media at the Region ter. The latter is a sopho- to a year at Boston Guild Council and as Guild newsletter co-editor Perdue and involved in several chari- 4 Educational Service more at Randolph-Macon Children's (Harvard Medi- table organizations, to- Center. He returned to Woman's College in cal School) before return- for the Children's Mu- Frances W. Frank, gether with church work. HISD to design, establish Lynchburg, Va. ing to a full-time faculty seum of Houston and The Wylies have enjoyed and direct the Media "I was privileged to be position at Baylor Medical serve on the board of the Joyce Winning traveling, both in the U.S. Inservice Center and the elected as President of the School. I stayed there nine Bradford Townhomes, Nagle, Margaret and abroad. Media Lab, where he R Association in 1968. years and in 1960 re- where I have lived for the Lawrence Gillingham stayed until he retired in "When I retired in turned to Galveston as past 10 years. Mays and Mary left Rice in 1940 to go to 1986. Lawrence and 1986, I was President of chairman of the depart- "I especially enjoy work. He volunteered for Juanita now spend their Sonat Exploration Co. in ment of pediatrics. This travel and serve on the Boudreaux Holle. the U.S. Navy in Decem- time square dancing, Houston, as well as a se- proved to be a very satisfy- Rice alumni travel com- ber 1941 and served in the round dancing and travel- nior vice president of the ing and intellectually mittee. Trips to far-off Pacific for four years. ing in their 32-foot Air- parent company in Bir- stimulating position, and I places, as well as within While in the Navy, stream trailer. mingham, Ala. remained chairman for 30 the United States, have Lawrence attended Don Leigh writes: "I "Since retiring, I stay years, retiring in January been a delight for many evening classes at San Di- served in the Navy's busy working a Brangus 1990. A month later I re- years. I have been fortu- ego State College and Seabees for four years, cattle farm that I started in turned to my present half- nate to visit Kenya, Aus- The Class of 1946 earned correspondence with overseas assignments 1966. It is located about time position, being prin- tralia, New Zealand and will celebrate its credits from the University at Trinidad, British West 10 miles southwest of cipally involved in China, have made six trips of California. After leaving Indies; Honolulu, Hawaii; Brenham near Welcome, teaching. During my years to European countries and 15th reunion the Navy he received a Samar, Philippines; and Texas. In addition, I enjoy as chairman, I also served Great Britain, Turkey, B.A. from the University Yokosuka, Japan. playing golf when farm on the American Board of Greece, the Soviet Union, with two special of Houston in psychology "Upon discharge from work does not interfere. Pediatrics, twice as presi- Scandinavia, Canada and events. On Fri., and sociology. Lawrence the Navy as a lieutenant, I Golf is a fun sport but dent, and on the National Mexico. Bill and I are then married Juanita Wier joined Shell Oil Co. in tough to play well. I gen- Board of Medical Examin- buying a condo in San Nov. 1, at 7 p.m., and headed for the Uni- Houston in 1946. That erally try to play two or ers, including four years as Miguel de Allende, so many trips to Mexico will a cocktail party versity of Chicago for a started me working in the three times a week. president, as Well as on the year of Social Service Ad- oil industry for the next "In September of last American Board of Medi- be upcoming. will be held at the ministration and a year of 40 years, until I retired in year, I lost my wife to a cal Specialties and the "Prior to mid-Septem- sociology, and completed 1986. long-term illness." American Academy of ber 1990, much of my home of Louise a Master's thesis on mu- "During my assign- From Bill Daeschner Pediatrics. volunteer time was spent Levy, 2132 Rice nicipal recreation in ment in Kilgore, Texas, Jr., M.D., Ashbel Smith "One of the great joys on Leadership Houston Houston. with Shell, I met and mar- Professor Emeritus, De- of our life is our five and the National Associa- Blvd. On Sat., Upon returning to ried Jean Rosamond in partment of Pediatrics, grandchildren, three boys tion of Community Lead- Houston, Lawrence went 1949. We became parents The University of Texas and two girls, ranging in ership. This past year Nov. 2, a reunion to work for the Houston of two girls and one boy Medical Branch at age from 4 to 11. Now Leadership Houston fiesta will begin at Independent School Dis- over the course of several Galveston: "I hadn't real- that the children are on hosted the national con- trict and raised a family of years and many moves. ized we were so close to a their own we are traveling ference, and I served as 6:30 p.m. in the three—Cassandra, Shell believed in moving Golden Anniversary. I more; in fact, we have just co-chair for the host from a month of committee... RMC Grand Hall. Lawrence Jr. and people frequently at that must say your note returned Penelope. Evenings and period of time. Conse- brought back many pleas- visiting with friends in "I was married to Aus- For more informa- summers were spent earn- quently, we lived in Mid- ant memories of the Class Dublin, London and tin J. Holly from Wiscon- ing a doctorate in educa- land, Texas; Hobbs, N.M.; of'42 and our days at Edinburgh. sin soon after graduation tion, contact tion from the University Houston; New York; The Rice. "I still play a little ten- from Rice; we were di- Doris Ehlinger of Houston and taking Hague, Holland; New Or- "Covering the last 50 nis and spend some time vorced in 1971. Personal courses at Teacher's Col- leans; and finally Houston years is a rather tall order. with my hobbies of wood- life has been especially en- 4nderson,(713) lege, Columbia University. again in 1960. Jean and I Following Rice I received working and gardening. riched by my three grown After teaching math, social decided we had moved an M.D. degree from the Overall, life has been very children. Melissa Holly 871-8099. studies, fifth grade and enough—particularly since University of Texas Medi- good to us, and we plan to Cadenhead, who gradu- fourth grade, Lawrence the children were at a cal Branch, Galveston, and remain in Galveston in- ated in nursing from entered the HISD admin- critical education state, in then interned at Hermann definitely." TCU,lives in Fort Worth istration in instructional our opinion—and so re- Hospital. After that I went June Siegert Holly and is married to John T. media. mained in Houston ever into the military and Harrison writes: "I will Cadenhead Jr. Douglas R. Lawrence left HISD to since. served as a flight surgeon start with the latest events: Holly, a CPA and attorney for two years, dividing my Oct. 20, 1990, I was mar- who served in Vietnam as
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a Marine, now lives in University of Houston in $130,975 had been given I'd write to you, and now off Social Security by run- Alexandria, Va., and has 1980. Since that time, I by 128 contributors. I have. Maybe it will in- ning our five family busi- chosen the optional career have formed my own train- Thanks to Betty spire the rest of'44." nesses. I took the first step of leading bicycle tours. ing and consulting firm, Malone Feehan, this col- Larry adds: toward retirement when one of our compa- James B.(Jimmy) Holly is was director of develop- umn is active once again. Nat Pryzant, Al we sold The Class of 1951 a chef with the American ment for the Harris County She writes: Poujol and I have the nies to Tubcscope last Restaurant Association at Heritage Society, did re- "Judging by the length same barber, and I man- year. will celebrate its the for a psychiatrist, of your Sallyport column, age to keep up with them Summit in Houston. search 40th reunion on My fourth child, Brian, consulted in fund raising the Class of 1944 is a through the barbershop. died when he was nearly 3 for a number of arts organi- myth. This is to advise you Nat does a lot of traveling Fri., Nov. 1, with a Years old from complica- zations and have taught in that some of us can still when he is not looking af- tions caused by birth de- the University of Houston shake a leg and bend an ter his apartments. Al is dinner party from busy racing his horses. fects. I have five wonder- system.. Organizational elbow. I have been in the 19,19 7-11 p.m. at the ful grandchildren—John Training remains my pri- travel business for 18 My daughter (a James re- III, Patrick and Holly mary profession, but I truly years, and the last five or Avery store manager) Class Recorder: RMC Grand Hall. Cadenhead; and Douglas enjoy teaching and learning so I've had the great plea- cently met David Rooke Tempe Howze Attwell For information, Jr. and Melinda Holly. from the students. sure of doing some trips at a managers meeting 3806 Essex Green With Bill's daughter, "My leisure interests are with the Association of where he made a speech. Houston, TX 77027 contact Colleen Cindy Tirado, in Mexico reading, dancing, music, Rice Alumni. Last Christ- David is on the board of (713)622-1784 (home) Avery City, and son, Bill Jr., in theater, opera, travel and mas a group of us went to directors of James (713) 528-1148 (office) Alessandra Oaxaca, to the wonderful Craftsman Inc. Houston, and their chil- especially family. Bill Jennings,(713) dren (five more grandchil- shares my interests and El Presidente Hotel, and Tempe Howze Attwell dren), our family has mul- we are having a lot of fun had a great time. We took writes: 465-2119, or tiplied rather quickly. together..." Mimi Crossley with us to Thanks to all who re- Dean Moore, "Education and work talk about Mitea, Monte sponded to our search for have gone hand in hand Alliau and Oaxaca's won- missing members. The in- (713)665-8789. for mc, and each has influ- derful churches. From the 1945 formation received was enced thc other. In the 'Night of the Radishes' on that Molly Miron 1960s, I was director of the 23rd, until we left, Class Recorder: Pryzant, Austin Boyd a rea- parish education at St. there seemed to be Jack Joplin and Fred Gaeke are 143 celebration with Mark's Episcopal Church son for a 5001 Woodway Drive, deceased. and studied Biblical theol- each new day. Bob and Ph 1 Class Recorder: Anne Eckel Treichler ogy intently. In 1986, I Gibbons Houston, TX 77056- Peggy Johnston came from Williamsburg, completed four years of Mountain Dr. 1707 474 Sandy Roger and Eunice Tucker study through Education Sunrise Beach, TX 78643 (713)960-1582 (home) for theological Geibel came from Austin, Ministry, a (915) 388-6659 (713) 498-6331 (office) education extension John '42 and Frances Hermon Ward came from course provided by the himself Jack Joplin writes: 1950 Roy Riser keeps Amarillo. I hadn't seen the School of Theology at busy in retirement by Our 45th reunion was Treichlers and Wards since Linda Patterson died Jan. University of the South. building science toys for a huge success, due to the we graduated. Also with 12, 1991, after a battle "During the 1960s, I children from scraps and committee efforts headed was us were Adele Bloom '36, with amyotrophic lateral on the Diocesan discarded items. He con- by Peggy Simonds. It was devel- Joel Kirkpatrick '58, sclerosis, commonly called Training Team and structs these instruments to great to see how "the oped an in Lullene Powell Knox Lou Gehrig's disease. A interest learn- aid youngsters to better see girls" had aged so grace- the of organiza- '50, Marijane and John resident of Dayton, Ohio, ing skills and understand science. fully. The only sad note Lipscomb '50, Richard for 33 years, she was tional and group training. Riser taught physics for 36 was the list of 100 of our !ri Morgan '72 and some known for her volunteer 1969, I accepted the years at Lamar University deceased classmates. Job friends of Rice. Lots of work and support of Day- of coordinator and in Beaumont, Texas. Our Class of 1945 trainer of volunteers at ears must have burned Golden Anniversary Schol- ton schools. She was the because Houston Metropolitan over the holidays arship Committee recently recipient of the United Ministries and found that we talked a lot. discuss trying to Way's Leonard P. Roberts I met to really needed to know "I really love what I increase our class partici- Award for outstanding getting more about sociological do. `You're not pation in giving to the volunteer work in 1986 factors in the city.(My de- older, you're just getting scholarship fund so that and was honored as a gree in philosophy and 1511 better,' really applies in we will reach our "Friend of Education" by English at Rice did not this business. I've been to $325,000 goal. Commit- the Dayton Education As- hell, much there.) So I Class Recorder: an amazing number of Hayton sociation in 1990. She at- W 1 tee Chair Ben t back to school at the Larry Hermes places and have stayed in and the following commit- tended Rice for two years, University of Houston for 2028 Albans Road everything from a suite at then transferred to Purdue a tee members attended: master's degree in sod- Houston, TX 77005 the Crillon to a yurt in Ellen Picton Chance lives University, where she °logy. Work at HMM and (713) 529-2009 Lcli. I must say that I pre- graduated with a degree i in Hempstead and is a nvolvement in training fer indoor plumbing. breeder of registered quar- in English. Prompted me to spend Martha A. McSteen is cur- "My middle son, ter horses; Joyce Pounds Part of two summers at rently the president of the Brian, is a lutanist who Hardy is more busy at National Training Labora- National Committee to lives in Basel. He left to Rice than ever; Dorothy tories in Bethel, Maine... Preserve Social Security and study in Europe in the Marshall and Bob Jones • "My next career was in Medicare. She leads the 59- 1970s. I became a real reside in Harlingen, Texas, bein g a founder and then member staff and lobbying camp follower. If he has a and the family represents serving as executive direc- team that works with con- concert or a recording ses- of Rice tor four generations for the Houston Cen- gressmen and senators to sion in an exciting place, graduates; Morgan Lloyd al ter for the Humanities, protect Social Security and I'm off to watch. And the The Class of 1951 an- has retired from Amoco nounces the formation of en- working closely with the Medicare benefits. lute player's mother gets and is very supportive of wn Texas Committee for the invited to all the parties. a lively 40th Reunion Rice; Harvey Senturia committee co-chaired by Humanities and the Na- Class recorder Larry I've heard glorious music lives in Lake Jackson and My Colleen A. Jennings and tional Endowment for the Hermes writes: in magnificent places. is very active with the Rice H have Dean Moore. The party is umanities. Working with The Golden Anniversary art history courses Engineering Alumni; Ben ,0 good stead on, folks! .th many university admin- Scholarship Committee, stood me in Hayton has retired and i years—more than Date: Friday, Nov. 1, T. strators and professors, I headed by Jim Elder, began over the lives in Caldwell, Texas, my three 1991. Place: Rice Memo- ; R. decided to go back for an. its drive to raise $440,000 I can say for where he is farming when o 100. rial Center. Time: 7-11 •ney tither degree, receiving a in 1989-90. The drive will years of Math not volunteering for Rice. 6 "1 promised the p.m. Band: Ricky Diaz. as ctorate in foundations end in 1993-94. As of I am still trying to stay "education from the March 31, a total of Christmas travelers that
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The Class of 1956 Drinks: Open Bar-7 p.m. Hugh E. Miller College in Pasadena, out even licking a stamp: Food: Full buffet-8 p.m. (B.S. '58) recently retired Texas. He also reports E-Mail-Internet: will hold two home- Tab: $37.50 per person from 21 years of service that he is looking forward [email protected]. (checks only, in advance). with ICI Americas Inc. He to next spring when his Bitnet: coming events to Colleen writes, "Dust Class Recorder: joined its predecessor daughter, Carol, will re- kathleen%casbastanford.bitnet. celebrate its 35th off your glad-rags, shine Maurine Bybee company, Atlas Chemical, ceive her DVM from your dancing shoes, get 3800 Chevy Chase in 1969 as acquisitions Texas A8cM and her reunion. On Sat., on Ultra Slim Fast (last Houston, TX 77019 manager in Brussels, Bel- younger sister, Virginia, (713) 522-3705 his wife, will graduate from Trinity Nov. 2, at 7:30 notice!), and everybody gium. Hugh and come! More details in the Angela, have four grown University in San Antonio p.m., a "Fabulous next issue of Sallyport." children and currently live with a degree in history. in Chadds Ford, Pa. Carol Nixon Weaver 111114 Fifties Fiesta" will and I are co-chairing our Randall William Ackley be held at the Hous- upcoming 30th reunion this fall and we hope to writes to say that during 1157 1989-90, he was visiting ton Museum of see as many of you as pos- sible the weekend of No- research fellow at the Uni- Natural Science. Class Recorder: 1E2 vember 1-3. Any of you in versity of Glasgow, Scot- Dixie Sick Leggett 1050 land. the Houston area who On Sun., Nov. 3, a Nancy Vreugde of 13411 Kingsride want to help with the Ridgefield, N.Y., has been Houston, TX 77079 Class Recorder: brunch will be held planning, please call or Doug Harlan is a San An- appointed vice president at (713)468-5929 Phyllis Walton drop us a note. We can al- tonio attorney with an ac- at the home of Information Counselors 4233 Harpers Ferry Rd ways use more creative tive practice. He has writ- Inc., a public relations Class recorder Dixie Birmingham, AL 35213 Linda Petersen, thinkers. ten a weekly commentary agency. She supervises the Leggett writes: (205) 870-0332 Speaking of the Weaver column for 11 years, based agency's production and I certainly appreciated 3330 Chevy Chase. family, Ralph '63 has at the San Antonio Light administrative activities. hearing from Joyce and but running in several pa- Contact Harriet been elected president and Lynwood Krischke. In pers across the state. In late 1989, they were trans- chief executive officer of Calvin Latimer, addition to his BA. from ferred from New England Genosys Biotechnologies, located in the Woodlands. Rice, Harlan holds a (713) 963-8495, to the Chicago area; their master's from Duke, a home is Aurora, Ill. 1959 The Weavers have a son -Austin for information. and a daughter, both at Ph.D. from UT Lynwood continues to en- and a J.D. from UT. 1053 joy the challenge of his Class Recorder: Princeton. Andrew is a se- Tommie Lu Maulsby nior and Allison is a Politically active, he job in the headquarters of was the Republican nomi- Frank M. Newman 2256 Shakespeare sophomore. Morton International. nee for Congress in the writes, "I married Barbara Houston, TX 77030 Last year was filled with 21st Congressional Dis- Flynn on Jan. 5, 1991. (713)664-5042 travel for business, vaca- trict in 1974 and 1982 I'm still at Southwest Re- tioning in Europe and vis- and worked as a staff The 30th reunion search Institute (San An- its with family. Their son, member in Sen. John tonio) and plan to retire Kirby, his wife, Susie, and Tower's Washington of- festivities for the around January 1992. I'll young grandson, David, 1%2 fice. He was executive sec- enjoy woodworking, mu- Class of 1961 will live in Corpus Christi. retary of the Department sic, art studies and travel. Daughter Lynette and her of Health, Education and begin on Fri., Nov. 1$11 Marjorie Trulan Clark is Undecided on retirement husband, John, are in a long-time teacher of Welfare in the Ford ad- location." 1, at 7:30 p.m., with Doylestown, Pa. Son Brian J.R. Michalek, a Houston American history at Dulles ministration and later was recently graduated from resident, has completed High School in Fort Bend chairman of the on Italian dinner at Wentworth in Boston. Son his year as president of County, Texas. She also President's Task Force on Kurt is currently in the the home ofSue the Texas Independent serves as coach for stu- Deregulation, winning na- Boston area attending Insurance Adjusters dents who compete in the tional citations for his Shaper, 325 Ripple Lowell University. Association. Academic Decathlon and work. Many thanks to Sha- the Texaco Academic Creek. On Sat., Nov. 1954 ron Jones Bintliff for her Gov. Ann Richards has Challenge and is faculty letter. She writes: "I'm 2, at 6 p.m., barbe- named Harry Reasoner as adviser for the Model Donald F. Toomey Class Recorder: home again in Hawaii, as Mary Anne Collins the new chairman of the United Nations Program. (Wiess) writes that he cue of July 1989, and so glad dinner will be P.O. Box 271 Texas Higher Education Marjorie adds that daugh- has "retired after 38 to be here! My time in Coordinating Board. He is years in oil business and served at the home Hunt, TX 78024 ter Carol will marry a fel- California was good pro- a senior partner with the low veterinarian the week academia to a little casita working at the of Harry Lawson, fessionally; law firm of Vinson and after she graduates. right under the Sandia Oakland trauma center Elkins. Mountains." 1720 North Blvd. To prepared me for any- and everything. I'm once again round out the week- full time with the medical end, a brunch will be 1955 school as professor of pe- diatrics and surgery, work- TOP' Field at 11 a.m. on Catherine Savage ing in the emergency de 19O3 Brosman's latest collec- partment of Kapiolani Sun., Nov. 3, at the tion of poems, Journeying Women's and Children's Class Recorder: Houston Racquet from Canyon de Chelly, has Medical Center, and filling Class Recorder: Kathleen Much Alfred Lowey-Ball (Will recently been published in occasionally at Pali Nancy Burch 1065 Greenwood Ave. Rice) writes: "My wife, Club. For informa- by the Louisiana State Momi Medical Center 3311 Stoney Brook Palo Alto, CA 94301 Magda, our two children, near Pearl Harbor. My tion on these events University Press. Houston, TX 77063 (415) 328-9779 Juliana, 9, and Richard, 4, sons live here (no—no (713) 781-3634 (415) 321-2052 and I recently moved into please contact grandchildren yet). My a new home in the town hobbies are still canoe rac- Class Recorder Nancy Class Recorder Kathleen of Overijse, near Brussels, Nancy ThornaU ing and surfing. Our Burch writes: Much (Baker) writes: Belgium. Any Owls pass- Burch,(713) 781- master's crew (average age Jay Clark writes that Now you Class of'63 ing through should drop in canoe is 46.5) just won after 22 years with Hous- folks who are on the us a line." 3634, or Carol our division of the 41-mile ton Public Library, he has Internet or Bitnet elec- race from Molokai to accepted the position of Nixon Weaver, tronic mail network can Oahu—exciting and fun!" library director of the cen- send your classnotes with- (713) 523-1053. tral campus at San Jacinto
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Also on tap for 1991 is world peace is not bad for of the city of Houston. I '94, have been student di- an article for Scientific business. am also serving a two-year rectors of this event. I American on the origins "We had a mini-re- appointment on the have been involved with of American Indians. On union of Rice grads in awards selection commit- Rice's School Mathematics Project and have had one t. the home front, my twins Austin on Nov. 8,1990, tee of the Houston Police The Silver Anniver- are now 8." when Bill Haymes Department. I completed of my teaching units pub- (Baker) played at a local a one-week training at the lished by that group. sary Class of 1966 club. Bill had lots of new Police Academy last fall." "As astonishingly excit- will begin its reunion songs and stories to share. ing as all this is, the best The audience was almost things in my life have to celebration at 7 entirely Rice people, in- do with family. Daughter cluding Willie Anderson, Brenna is 14 now, a cheer- p.m. on Fri., Nov. 1, 1970 Karl Bayer and his family, leader, athlete and honor with a casual party Wendell Watson '72, Liz student. She begins high Eric R. Lautzenheiser and Lansing Pugh '74, 1973 school at St. Pius next fall at the Mucky Duck, (B.Arch. '72, Will Rice) Diane Van Heiden, Lucy and is thinking seriously featuring music by Damon D. Hickcy has writes: "Just a brief note Ferguson, Jim Vance about attending Rice with catch up. I am pleased the class of 1999. In Janu- been named dircctor of to '74, Gary Gibbons, Ezra Charles and the the library at The College to note that I have been Marvin Hecker '72 and ary 1990, I married the of Wooster beginning in made a partner at Vitetta his family, and Wally fantastic and utterly ro- Works. On Sat., 5- Group, a 180-person ar- Washington '72. For mantic Gary West, who is July 1991. He had worked Nov. 2,from 8-11 at Guilford College in chitecture and engineering those who missed the also on the staff of St. Greensboro, N.C., as asso- firm. I head the firm's show, Haymes' records Pius. We have a new son, p.m., cocktails and ciate library director and health care studio, based (he has a third one now), Garrett, RU class of 2013, will be held curator of the Friends out of our Philadelphia tapes, songbooks and and are looking forward to dinner office. However, I am are years of teaching, coach- (Quaker) Historical Col- other memorabilia at the Cohen House lection. hoping to spend more available directly from Bill ing softball and tee-ball, time in our new Houston in Little Rock, Ark." and togetherness at Pi Hi. on the Rice campus. Gerda Hansen Smith office." "I'd love to hear from For information, caU (Jones) has left Houston Ronald J. Wilson any of the old crowd, par- Charles Handorf, M.D., Baptist University and is Bethany Ramey (Jones) (Lovett) writes: "I have ticularly members of Pace, (Wiess) is chairman of pa- Ann Wheat working at Johnson 8c writes: "Congratulations formed a firm that spe- Brown in the early '24- thology and director of Smith. She is handling dis- to some of my classmates cializes in environmental hour open house' days, (713)529-7710. laboratories at Methodist crimination cases against and old friends who have bioremcdiation of petro- and of the women's vol- Hospitals of Memphis. He We're also look- the elderly, women and new arrivals. My son, leum byproducts. We are leyball and basketball has recently been named can contact Other groups. Hunter Close, will be a also closely involved in mi- teams. They ingfor "lost" mem- 'new arrival' as a Rice crobial-enhanced oil re- national medical director me at P.O. Box 670384, freshman next fall. So I covery. Our first work has for Personal Blood Stor- Houston, TX 77267. Oh, bers of the Class of guess I'm older than the in once- age of America. and Mom hopes every- already begun 1966. Please check rest of you. This last year I communist Eastern Despite his profes- body remembers the ter- have been teaching archi- Europe." sional obligations, rific beginning-of-semester the list on page 50. tectural design and draw- Handorf and his wife, taco parties and during- ing art at that university in Miriam, spend lots of time finals CARE packages!" Austin." enjoying their two chil- Anne Wheat Pace (Jones) dren, Russell, 11, and Jen- Writes: "1 returned to Rice nifer, 8. "We're always and earned my MBA in happy to hear from any 1990. I am now the 1972 Owls that may be circling Project manager for the around Memphis," he renovation of Bayou Bend, Stephen B. Barasch says. 1974 the American Decorative (M.Arch.) writes: "I (Hanszen) is Arts Museum of the Mu- moved to San Luis Cynthia M. Hamil Jim Asker seum of Fine Arts, Hous- Vicky Douglass has Obispo, Calif., and built a Meadows (Brown) mar- working as space technol- Aviation ton, and the former home moved to Montana and ranch, practice commercial ried Kevin Ray Meadows ogy editor of of Miss Ima Hogg. Also, would love to hear from architecture, develop com- on March 17, 1991, and Week & Space Technology Wash- The Class of 1971 daughter Nelle graduated old friends. mercial buildings, teach at writes: "My children were in the magazine's in 1989 from Harvard and California State Polytech- our attendants: Stephanie ington bureau. He would from alums is planning a re- a works in Washington, Edward M. Emmett has nic State University and Gaudet, 17, and Jean love to hear or mili- D.C., for the Senate Fi- been elected to serve as manage Barasch Architects Pierre Gaudet, 15." working on civil union celebration nance Committee. Son vice chairman of the Inter- in Los Angeles." tary space programs. for Sat., Nov. 2. John is a senior at Kenyon state Commerce Commis- Susi Kapczynski West in California. Galen Gregory (Baker/ College, and son Patrick is sion Cary L. Burton, a general (Brown) writes: "There For information a freshman at Vanderbilt ophthalmologist, has have been a lot of changes Brown) writes: "I recently U Mark Gross (Baker) last few quit my job as an occupa- niversity." joined the staff of Oph- in my life over the contact Katie writes: "I have a new job thalmology Associates, years. I have been math- tional therapist with the Ewing DePitts, Merritt Ruhlen (Wiess) as Information Center practicing in Granbury, ematics department chair school district and am liv- Writes. "My work on lan- Manager for the Texas As- Texas. He earned his and National Honor Soci- ing out my fantasy of be- (713)869-1875. guage classification was sociation of School Boards medical degree in 1975 ety sponsor at St. Pius X ing a stay-at-home mom. I and Mentioned in the U.S. (TASB) in Austin. The from Baylor College of High School in Houston am also home-schooling or Ann News and World Report center is responsible for Medicine and interned at since 1981, and I was Marcus, having finally n, the Tom Greene, cover story of Nov. 5, supporting computer users William Beaumont Army named director of admis- given up any hope that , 4, 1990, on the 'Roots of at TASB's offices in Aus- Medical Center in El Paso. sion two years ago. I am public schools could meet (713) 526-0595. ito I Language. A more in- tin. The best thing about He completed his resi- still teaching the advanced his many special needs. depth study of the same the personal computer dency at Walter Reed mathematics courses, and am, by the way, still Is, topic is scheduled soon for revolution is that it has Army Medical Center in each year I and my NHS single." s- Pie Atlantic Monthly, and provided jobs for lots of Washington, D.C. members coordinate a for hard-core enthusiasts us history majors. I came Middle School Academic John M. Osborne mar- Jan. 5, thc paperback edition of to TASB from Tracor Sarah Cortez (Jones) Rally, which had more ried Mary Ester on in Bethlehem, Pa. I.Y Guide to the World's Aerospace, a defense con- writes: "I have recently than 500 participants this 1991, Z uguages is scheduled to tractor also in Austin. Af- been asked to serve on a year. Two current Rice Braun aPPear in spring of 1991. ter Tracor, it's nice to committee of the Planning students, Rachel work for a company where and Zoning Commission '91 and Angelica Long
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Richard J. Smith (Sid ing time was had by all. Those alumni attending and probably do it all over business fraud. My wife, Rich), his wife, Lynne, John is currently the chief included William '52 and again in Fredricksburg, Va. Karen, and I continue to and their children have architect at the Fleming Patricia Varnell '53, I have moved 11 times live in the suburbs of Dal- been in Nottingham, En- Corp. in Washington, David Norton '74 since graduation; we are las. When not litigating, I gland, where Richard has D.C., a job that supports (Hanszen) and Ellen ready to put down some play in the Richardson On Sat., Nov. 2, been doing research at the his primary interests in ski- McKay with their son, roots. Community Band, a local the Class of 1976 Medical Research Council ing, model railroading and John Groth (Baker), all-volunteer organization Institute of Hearing Re- fixing his 1967 Dino Spi- Randal Brush '78 Kathy Cowan, M.D., that reminds me of my will celebrate its search, University of der. (Hanszen) and his wife, (Hanszen) writes: "On MOB days." Nottingham. Beginning in Charlene, Daryl Pollock April 13, 1991, Larry Blake 15th reunion with January 1991, he will Cash Tilton (Lovett) '78 (Hanszen) and her and I were married in the Debora Ng Jee (Brown) a party at Baker work at the Iowa City writes that he married husband, Jerry, Todd Rice Chapel. Other Rice writes: "After five years in Medical Center. Deborah Primiano Torczon '88 (Brown/ alumni attending included Washington, D.C., I'm College and a tail- (Fordham) on Oct. 21, Jones), Maureen John- Joel Slade (Baker), returning as the manager gate party before 1989. They were expecting son, Ken Lawler '89 Marsha Ness '80 (Baker), of the Office of the their first child in June. (Jones) and Jed Chamber- Daniel L. Creson '72 and Comptroller of the the football game. "It's remarkable what two lain '90 (Wiess). George the Honorable Finis E. Currency's London office. confirmed old maids can Nagel '74 (Hanszen) blew Cowan '51. For information, do when they put their in on his bicycle despite "Larry works for Philip Parker (Lovett) 195 minds to it. We're in the the below-zero evening Phillips 66 at their Sweeny writes: "The elusive Philip please contact book; call when you're in temperature. refinery. I am still holding Parker resurfaces as capitol Margaret Mut Rocky Howard (Baker) New York City." "Groth, Brush, the fort in the psychiatric reporter for Morris News writes that he is "still Torczon, Lawler, Johnson outpatient clinic of the Service, covering the Taliaferro,(713) crazy about airplanes after Robert Volz (M.S.) writes and Chamberlain are in University of Texas Medical Texas Senate for Amarillo 663-6442. all these years. Helen and that he was recently pro- Alaska with Arco Alaska. School at Houston, and I and Lubbock.'Does writ- I are back in Texas from moted to LTC and as- Norton works for Alyeska enjoy seeing such a large ing for Amarillo make me Florida; I am director of sumed duties as com- Pipeline, the Varnells have number of Rice premeds in a yellow journalist?' he engineering for Aerotech mander and district a real estate business, my work with our admis- asks. When the legislative Products in Austin. Our engineer of the Walla Walla Daryl Pollack is investing sion committee." session is over, he plans to daughter, Emily, is now 5 District, U.S. Army Corps time in her small children, move to Lexington, Ky., and smarter than me (not of Engineers. and Nagel is between Barbara Hillegeist Cur- to teach parrots how to hard to do). People, come jobs." rier (Brown) writes: "We waterski." see us." moved back to Plano, David S. Wise (Lovett) Texas, from Anchorage, Sharon R. Kimball was writes: "After five years Ala., in November. It was honored by the Amarillo with Westinghouse in tough to leave Alaska, but Women's Network last Pittsburgh, I finished law it is nice to be closer to February. She became school and joined the firm most of the rest of the Amarillo's first assistant of Butler & Binion in world. I am back at work U.S. attorney general last Lt. Cmdr. Donna Thomp- 1982, where I practice half-time, sharing a job January. son Hopkins (Brown) was commercial litigation, with with my husband, John. Catherine E. Bracken recalled to active duty in emphasis on patent, trade- We each work a week and (Jones) writes that she has Michael Davis Maher support of Operation mark, copyright, trade se- then spend a week at home recently received certifica- (Sid Richardson) writes: Desert Shield/Storm. She cret and related litigation. caring for our son, tion by the Texas Board of "I was recently transferred is working at Seuda Bay, Last January I was elected Zachary." Legal Specialization for by Exxon to its new cor- Crete, and enjoying the to the partnership at the practice in business bank- porate headquarters in Las sights during her few free firm." Peter B. Camp (Lovett) ruptcy. Colinas outside of Dallas. hours. Husband Lt. Cmdr. writes: "Dana Hinkle '79 After five years in the John Hopkins has returned Winston C. Wong (Lovett) is now working for Jane Carmichael (Baker) natural gas marketing de- from Saudi Arabia and is (Hanszen) writes that he Intergraph's office in Se- writes: "After three years partment, I am back in the home in Rota, Spain. "If finished his residency in attle. His work is too tech- living in London, I have economics group of cor- you're near Hania, Crete, internal medicine and pe- nical for a simple academ been elected a director porate planning. Jeanne drop by for a visit. The diatrics at Los Angeles like me to explain, but he is (partner) of OC&C Strat- and I are struggling to Cretan food is terrific, and County/USC Medical enjoying it. Mark Mlcak egy Consultants. The best cope with a new city and a the ruins of the Minoan Center and is now in pri- (Lovett) and Kim Lowe thing about living in Lon- 20-month-old dynamo civilization are fascinat- vate practice in Anaheim, Mlcak (Brown) are doing don is that it's close to named David." ing," she writes. Calif. well. Mark is in family prac- France!" tice with Roosevelt Medical Center; his practice is ex- David B. Houser (Wiess) panding." writes that he was married on Aug. 22, 1990: "I have Carolyn Shultz Hokanson two beautiful stepsons, (Jones) writes: "Dave and my wife, Camille, is 197/ expecting our third child Hokanson '77 (Will Rice) started a three-year assign- in late November 1991. Janice Rubin married Austin Boyd (Sid ment in Holland with Needless to say, we are Charles Wiese in Houston Richardson) writes: "After Exxon in July 1990. The staying very busy." last May. She has been a seven months flying P-3C entire family is enjoying life self-employed photogra- Sub Hunters in the Medi- in Wassenaar, a town of Phil Konstantin gradu- pher since graduation and terranean in support of about 25,000 outside of ated from San Diego State her work has been pub- Desert Shield, I am home The Hague." University on May 26, lished and exhibited na- with my family. I leave 1991. He writes, "It is tionally. Jacksonville, Fla., in No- Richard Hunt writes: "In nice to be able to graduate vember for a tour in Wash- January I got two good after I had to quit at Rice John Hugh McLeod Tina R. Tomsen, M.D., ington, D.C., as a space- reasons to write. I was cer- to raise some money and (Wiess) married Kathy (Baker) writes: "For craft systems engineer. tified as a civil trial special- got sidetracked for 12 Alsop in July 1991. At- Homecoming 1990 on Our three sons, Austin, 9, ist by the Texas Board of years. I am currently the tending the wedding were Nov. 10, alumni in the An- Andrew, 6, and Alexander, Legal Specialization and media information officer Rice men Tim (the Frog) chorage area got together. 3, are growing fast and are was elected a partner of for the California High- Barry, David Buhner, This only happens about devoted to baseball. Cindy Pettit & Martin, the law way Patrol and also work Larry (Starship) Moss and every five years or so, ac- and I have spent two years firm I've worked for since as a freelance author. My Bob Cunnion. A smash- cording to those who've restoring a historic old 1986. I handle all kinds of eldest son is attending col- been in the area that long. home here only to move lege in West Texas now." 38 • ILL YPOR I. ASSNOT ES
Tom Neal writes: "Les- but Mary Anne takes up company, Nightbuster Navy in December 1990 bian-gay-bisexual Rice al- the slack. We met in 1985 Sport Light. and is now pursuing a ums and former students while both pursuing doctorate in electrical en- interested in participating master's degrees at UT, Bobby R. Williams Jr. gineering at the University in a network to promote and we are both employed (Wiess) has been pro- of Texas-Dallas. The Class of 1981 the interests of our stu- here in 'The Tall City' as moted to assistant athletic dent and alum communi- geologists—she with director at Sam Houston Gretchen T. Gaskill will celebrate its ties are encouraged to GeoDyne and I with State University in Hunts- (Brown) writes that both contact: Tom Neal, 3945 Exxon. And remember, if ville, Texas. "I have been she and her husband, 10th reunion on Travis, Dallas, TX 75204, anyone ever says that liv- at Sam Houston for nine Dave, were promoted to Sat., Nov. 2, at (214) 526-5417." ing in Midland is less than years as a football coach. the position of principal glorious, you'll know they On July 13, 1989, my engineer at Honeywell in 7 p.m., with a Noel Shenoi (Lovett) are not married to Mary wife, Janet, gave birth Albuquerque, N.M. Mexican buffet writes that he completed Anne!" to Audrey Kathryn his executive MBA at Williams." Greg Kuhn (Wiess) and dance at Houston Baptist Univer- Thomas W. Fort (Baker) writes: "After seven-and- Autrey House. For ce. Michael J. Thannisch sity last February. He has writes: "I am pleased to one-half years of engineer- been working as a project report to the Rice commu- ing, I have been elected to (Lovett) writes to say that information, call he is returning to civiliza- manager of hazardous nity that Jam (1) into a partner position in a lip tion: "I will maintain a su- waste with Engineering- music in a big way, closing 200-person engineering Marsha McMaster itol pervisory role over the Science Inc. in Houston. in on a degree in Com- firm. I am responsible for churches on the Miskito mercial Music Manage- 1982 business development in Haltom,(713) VS Coast, but will be living in ment from Austin Com- five offices. In addition, I 464-5265, or San Pedro Sula (Hondu- munity College;(2) finally Michael Godin, M.D., have run into Mike Kane llo writes: "I'd enjoy hearing it- ras). It will be hard to get getting over almost 14 (Wiess) and Andrew Jane Pearson, used to electricity and years of mysterious medi- from some of my old Greene '84 (M.B.A.). nc (713) 529-4402. running water 24 hours a cal problems;(3) hoping friends from Rice. I'm en- gaged, living in San Diego (Brown) ye day. I will be liturgist at to complete my master's Susan B. Snook the and finishing a residency ; to cathedral and will be soon, if all goes well;(4) writes: "I thought I'd teaching at the cathedral Jay Abramovitz (Baker) still single, still singing, in head and neck surgery. drop you a note to let you writes: "I was married in Drop me a line—you • school." and now into audio pro- know what my husband, September to a wonderful duction; and (5) glad to know who you are." Tom Snook (Lovett), and Lisa Jordan Weeks woman, the former Jan hear from Owls! I'm at I are up to. I have joined (Jones) writes: "Since Logan, in a wonderful 1101 Music Lane #328, Harini Hosain (Jones) the accounting firm of 1979, I've changed my event. Payson Todd, Austin, TX 78704." writes that Stephen Blake Werlein and Harris, a tax name from Lisa Jordan to Christi Cassling and Tim (Sid Rich) and she had a firm here in Houston, af- Lisa ShanIcy to Lisa Hoick were able to make Russell Meyers writes son, Malcolm Hosain ter spending five years at Weeks. I'm now in Colo- it out, making the event that he has recently ac- Blake, on Feb. 23, 1990. the Big Six firm of rado Springs working for even better. I asked for a cepted a position with They were planning a Dcloitte and Touche and Ford Microelectronics; liv- tame bachelor party: the Columbia Hospital Corp. move to Houston in July becoming a tax manager. ing there, also, is my new blow-up girl was a nice in Houston and has left 1991, when Harini was Tom became a Fellow of has daughter, Emily." touch, but the pictures the Methodist Hospital. to begin a fellowship in the Society of Actuaries in ica- after I fell asleep on the allergy/immunology at 1988 after passing all 10 d of couch are another story. Mary Oleksak (Baker) Baylor College of actuarial exams. He is now "To top off events, I writes: "My husband, Medicine. working at the actuarial nk- moved to a new house and Michael, and I applied our consulting firm of started a new job. I'm years of living experience Andy A. Wang (Sid Milliman and Robertson now with a consulting in Latin America to create Richardson) writes: "I just in Houston. We'd love to er) 1980 firm in Portland, Ore., a book, Beisbol: Latin passed the written board hear from any old Rice ars Performance Computing Amen cans and the Grand exam of the American friends who come to Class Se Recorder: Inc., doing contracting for Old Game, published this College of Radiology in town!" Richard Morris Intel on their new 80960 spring by Masters Press of August 1990 and will take rat- 9555 Cloverdale chip set. I can't wait to Grand Rapids, Mich." the oral exam in June. Doug Taylor (Baker) best San Antonio, TX 78250 take a full weekend off." After completing my radi- writes: "I'm now living in Jan- (512) 523-1820(home) Marian Schauerte ology residency at Meth- Tacoma, Wash., and trav- (512) 342-6063 (work) Scott Comer (Baker) (Brown) writes: "I was odist Hospital in Mem- eling in Korea, Japan and writes: "I moved to Cali- married on Dec. 29, 1990, phis, I will do a one-year Latin America. My work Natalye Appel (M.Arch. fornia in 1989, went to in Frydek, Texas, to body-imaging fellowship involves operating, testing '82) recently completed work for Sun Micro- Patrick Blazek, brother at the University of South- and servicing communica- icss) her -red first built project, systems in March 1989, of Michael Blazek '80 ern California starting in tions systems for the mili- "Highway House," in and went to Ireland for a (Lovett). We both work July." tary. I also teach foreign have G alveston. She has been week in April 1990. I also military personnel. the for Lockheed and live in is principal of Natalye ride my bike. I spent California. My attendants "Lance Crabbe '82 ARM Architects since Superbowl Sunday playing were Debbie Martinez (Will Rice) is living in Ha- sild 1986 1. and was selected as Scrabble with David and Linda Donnelly waii. He's exploiting rich ;he Young Architect for Chase '82 and Stephanie (Brown). We were hon- Japanese and has been 1989-90 by the Houston Woemer and their 6- ored to have Dr. and Mrs. fairly successful in his ste- Chapter AIA. She is also a month-old child." 10111 Franz Brotzen attend the reo business. He has also visiting professor of archi- wedding. We honey- found a Hawaiian princess iu- Anne L. Alexander, tecture at the University Bill Dingus (Baker) mooned in Buenos Aires to marry and is scheduled State of M.D.,(Hanszen) writes: Houston. writes: "Well, Mary Anne and Rio de Janeiro and are to do so in September. "I am looking forward to and I have made it to our now back in California." Rumor has it that he has is the completion of my Jesse James was rccog- first anniversary! We want secretly absconded with all duate ri!zed medicine internship at for his editorial to thank all of our Rice Karen Tollefson of Imelda Marcos' stereo Rice Writing Parkland/Dallas V.A. on during the Charles University friends who (Hanszen) writes to say equipment and used it to and E. Green June 30. I'll stay on for journalism com- helped us get started out that she married Joseph stock his shop. It probably 2 petition two more years of medi- sponsored by the together; there was quite a Mauro on July 20, 1991. accounts for his low, low the H cine residency." eadliners Foundation number of them. We are She is currently working as prices." Beer Jerry Fudge (Lovett) "Texas. James is on living in Midland, Texas, a financial adviser at Dean the staff writes that he left the iork of the Dallas with our cat, Thorn, and Witter in Houston. Joe MOPPling My News. some fish. None of them owns a manufacturing g col- are very good company, aw." AUGUS T ' 9 1 CL ASSNO TES
in Hong Kong as principal Todd A. Cornett (Baker) (Hanszen) and Scott Wolf (Baker), Chip Lunn and bassoon with the H.K. writes: "I've graduated (Sid Richardson) in Hous- Ed Graham '89 (Baker), Philharmonic and as a pro- from the University of ton on April 13, 1991. It drove up from Houston. ducer with Radio-Televi- Texas Medical Branch- was a great reason for a re- Others from Houston in- Erik Asphaug (Hanszen) sion Hong Kong's classical Medical School, and after union, and many Rice cluded Diane Kiehl The Class of 1986 writes: "I'm now a gradu- station, I have pulled the traveling through Thai- alumni joined in the (Wiess), James Kearly and reunion will get ate student in planetary plug on the bank account land and Nepal I will be- festivities...in fact, so many Roger Bonney '53 and sciences at the University and have resettled in gin a residency in psychia- Ricesters came, I'd have no his wife, Patricia. under way on of Arizona; you can call Amsterdam, The Nether- try at the University of room to list them here! "Also, classmates at the me 'doe,' as opposed to lands. I'm freelancing and Fri., Nov. 1, at 7 California-San Francisco." Congratulations to the University of Texas South- other characteristic names, studying Dutch like a ma- newlyweds!" western Medical School p.m., with a get- in a year or two. For niac as, I hope, this is Douglas B. Johnson included Jim Jackson '85 three-and-one-half years where I'll settle. Many (Will Rice) writes: "I have Tracy Steele is the special (Will Rice), David Canto together at Willy's before, I taught high thanks to Ken Amstutz moved up the ladder assistant for economic de- (Sid Richardson) and Pam school. Oh, yes, and I was Pub. On Sat., (Lovett) for saving my life quickly at Xerox, becom- velopment for the Gover- Drake Cantia (Brown). married way back when. the first two weeks here." ing a sales manager in five nor of Arkansas. The Canffis and I received Nov. 2, the class "What a paradox: the years." our M.D.s on June 2, months and years whiz by, Jason Robertson is a Kimberly Elaine Taylor 1990. David began a resi- will hold a party yet life always seems so project manager with Madeline Lee (Brown) (Will Rice) has received her dency in family medicine at the Farnsworth large. 'Quick now, here HydroPac Inc., a manu- writes: "I'm currently Ph.D. from Cornell Uni- in Ft. Worth, while Pam is now, always-/Ridiculous facturer of high-pressure pursing an M.S. in ad- versity and is now teaching doing hers in internal Pavilion in the the waste sad time/ pumps and compressors. vanced architectural de- at the University of medicine at Parkland Hos- Stretching before and He is working Ley Student on an MBA sign at Columbia Univer- California-Santa Cruz. pital in Dallas. after.' at Carnegie-Mellon. sity. I plan to return to "Leah and I have Center. For infor- "Drop me a line; I'm Chicago after graduation Sydney Ulvick (M.A.) is moved to Tuscon, Ariz., in Houston once a year." Edward Harris Roth in May 1991. Before leading his new company, where I am in the mation, please (Will Rice) writes that his graduation, I was working Ulvick Industries, in the university's family medi- Francois-Paul Briand is contact Crystal two latest recordings are at Skidmore, Owings and manufacture of exotic high- cine residency, and we the chief executive of Plant and 10 Birdhouse, Merrill-Chicago as an ar- technology vacuum cham- would enjoy hearing from Walker,(713) North American Morpho which are available at chitect. I enjoyed working bers, computer circuit any Rice friends in the Systems. His company Tower and Cryer on on large London boards and voice switches area." 480-4821. produces computerized Atlantic Records. projects." used with exercise equip- fingerprint.identification ment at health spas. Achilles 0. Macris systems that allow law (MBA) writes: "I have re- enforcement officers to cently assumed the posi- compare fingerprints elec- tion of vice president and tronically instead of manu- chief dealer for foreign ex- ally. He and his wife, change forwards, medium Delphine, have three chil- 19115 term swaps and sovereign dren. 111Pw" bond trading at Bankers Elisabeth Brocking Trust Co.'s New York glo- Kathy Koch (Brown) (Ph.D.) writes: "I have Rachel Fulton (Baker) bal trading department. writes: "I am living in Ft. joined the Department of writes: "I am still pursuing Previously I worked in the Lauderdale and still flying State as a foreign service my quest as a wandering same capacity at Chase for Delta Airlines. During officer. Currently sta- scholar. First Cambridge, Manhattan Bank in New the past six years, I have tioned in Bogota, I will be then Columbia (where I York." traveled throughout the going to Madrid as a po- received my M.Phil. in U.S. and to Australia, litical officer in the fall 1990), now Cardiff, where Alan Painter (Hanszen) Mexico, South Korea, Eu- of 1991. It was great to my husband, James has moved to Paris, rope and the Caribbean. see Rice during the G-7 Whitley, is teaching archae- France, where he works as When not flying, I enjoy summit." ology. Now that I am a consultant for Decalog. biking, jogging, sailing, David E. Park writes: closer to the manuscript "For the last two years I beach volleyball and scuba Kathy Broussard collections in Oxford and Philippe Paravicini diving." (Brown) writes: "After have been living in Hong London, I hope to finish Kong, studying Asia, (Baker) writes: "1 have thinking I wouldn't last a my Ph.D. in medieval his- been living a dual com- Gretchen Martinez year in the Metro-D.C. learning Cantonese and tory one of these days. working modity trader/artist life. I (Brown) writes: "I've left area, I have now lived here for Rockefeller & "P.S.—The guinea pigs, Co. I manage a portfolio moved to a warehouse in Continental Airlines in for four. My newest Harold and William, sur- north Chinatown, where I of investments in private I a Houston for a new job 'hobby' promises to keep vived quarantine to join a will be holed up for the companies located rie with American Airlines in me here for a while select corps of transatlantic next several years while Dallas. Come visit me longer! As a U.S. Depart- throughout the region. rodents." tvc That entails lots of travel working on an MFA at some time, if I'm not in ment of Education Bilin- Cougar High." Jill Cyprus, Venezuela or Ha- gual Education Fellow at to Korea, Taiwan and John C. Lane (Wiess) Thailand, but I still man- tel waii for the weekend." Georgetown, I'm still writes: "I am pleased to an- David Richardson age to keep up my golf W. To plugging away at a nounce my recent marriage (Wiess) married ICristene game when I am in Hong rrIc David Pavlas (Lovett) master's in TESL/BE to Leah Clemmons. We Kinsella on July 4, 1988, Kong. A highlight of 1990 Str married Lisa J. Scott on and am planning to go married on April 14, 1990, and promptly moved to Oct. 14, 1989, and was on for a Ph.D. in applied was visiting Vietnam. It is in Dallas. Rice graduates in of a Evanston, Ill., where he is lo promoted to the Chicago linguistics." beautiful country that attendance included: s has pursuing his Ph.D. in eco- Cubs on Aug. 19, 1990. not been rediscovered groomsman Aaron Joseph, rny by tourists and business nomics at Northwestern lo His wife, Lisa, is a gradu- Margaret Bruce Connor who traveled from Seattle, University. ate of the University of (Baker) writes for herself people since the fall of where he is working on his lie Saigon. Nebraska. They live in and Sean M. Connor (Sid Anyone in Asia master's; Christian Rote should Ronnie Segal (Hanszen) rae Phoenix, Ariz. Best man at Richardson): "We have consider a visit. '84 (Sid Richardson), who writes: "There is so much 19, the wedding was Phillip moved from Boston to Please give me a call if you played guitar, and his wife, are to report for a first entry Money. Also in the wed- Austin—it's great to be passing through." Anne Pearson Rote '85 Ro in Sallyport. Five years af- 13 ding party were Richard back in Texas! Sean is with (Will Rice), who worked Shawn Sasse (Hanszen) ter graduation, I am finally Jet Gray '83 and his wife, Kirby Perry Architects, with Leah for several years making some important Lynn Banta Gray '83. and I am a part-time writes: "I moved back to at Partners' National San life choices (you know— chemist with Texas Re- Antonio after three Health Plans in Dallas. years career, family, that sort of Jonathan Reeder (Lovett) search Institute. Patrick, in San Diego, just in "My former sailing bud- time to celebrate the wed- thing). Let me bring you writes: "After three years our 15-month-old son, dies, John Wilson '90 up to date. walks and talks nonstop." ding of Lessa Heilig • S I.YPORT CL SSNOTES
"After spending the Mimi Sullivan (Jones) career on hold for a few ally need to have a party the Basic School, located first two glorious years out writes: "I am at the Uni- years. Like New York City, to make it look lived in." at the Marine Corps Com- of Rice with Macy's New versity of Oregon to ob- music is a great place to bat Development, York in the wonderful tain my master's in archi- visit, but I'm not ready to Linda Jane (Burns) Quantico, Va. He has world of retail, I gladly tecture and master's in live there.. yet. After liv- Reams (Hanszen) writes: been prepared, as a newly- left the industry and re- international studies. I re- ing in the Philadelphia "I recently celebrated my commissioned officer, for turned to Texas. I have cently passed exams and area, my husband—I mar- first wedding anniversary assignment to the Fleet worked as a regional Jew- obtained my architecture ried a wonderful, intelli- to William Reams, an elec- Marine Force. ish youth professional for license in California. I will gent, muscle-bound man trical engineering graduate the past two-and-one-half be studying this summer in July 1989—and I are from Georgia Tech." Class Recorder Jennifer years and have loved the in Rome." ready for some changes. Cooper (Will Rice) writes: responsibilities and human "Right now we are Alex Byrd (Sid contact. The job has traveling and basically Richardson) married Clearly impacted my priori- bumming around while Jeannette Humphrey ties and way of life. I am renting out our condo in on Aug. 18, 1990. currently the assistant di- New Jersey. In August Groomspeople included rector 1991, we enter the mili- 1000 fellow Sid Richardson of youth and camp- ing for the Texas/Okla- 1117 tary as a married couple. members John Poduska, Nate Pagel (Will Rice) homa region and work After a year in Arizona, Pete Nelson '89, Joe has left the corporate fi- With Jewish youth from Jennifer A. Brown our location is up for Arch '91 and Rice Office nance department at across the two states. I am (Baker) graduated from grabs. of Minority Affairs Direc- Rotan Mosle to use a responsible for recruiting U.H. School of Law in "I try to keep track of tor Cathi Clack. Alex is National Rotary Club Fel- campers, hiring summer May 1990 and is now my Rice friends, but corre- currently working toward lowship and attend the staff and developing the practicing in Houston spondence is not my his Ph.D. in history at University of Sydney, summer program for the with the U.S. Department strong point. A few notes: Duke University. Australia, during 1991. UAHC Greene Family of Health and Human Helen Hong (Brown) is a Elise Perachio (Baker) Camp. During the sum- Services. research student in The left the Strand Sentinel Pamela Tarr Pennick mer seasons I have served Netherlands. Congrats to and is now working with (Wiess) writes: "I'm back as the camp's program di- Paul Moomaw writes: "I Mimi Sullivan (Jones), me at Creneau Media in school working on a rector. I also work with have not entered the in- who is now a licensed ar- Group in Houston as the master's in English at teens as the regional direc- vestment banking field, chitect in California. She's assistant editor of our five North Carolina State and tor of the high school pro- have not obtained an ad- living in Oregon pursuing community magazines. I loving it. If all goes as gram for Texas and Okla- vanced degree and have a dual masters in architec- serve as art director, and planned, I'll graduate in homa, TOFTY. no plans to begin my own ture and international Piper McCalmon '89 May 1992. Meanwhile, I "I am leaving my cur- consulting firm. I am, studies at the University of (Hanszen) is the associate will probably be in Hous- rent position at the end of however, enjoying D.C., Oregon-Eugene. I also art director. ton this July; I have (ten- May and...going off to earning a living as a writer heard from Meeta .x- tatively) decided to go to graduate school, yes, the and editor, and learning a Atwashi Morrison Mari Dominguez Rice's summer publishing thing I vowed I would bit about life. Hello, (Jones). She and her hus- (Lovett) writes: "I'll be program. I'll be staying at never do. I begin studies friends." band, R.J.(Baker), are ex- moving back to Houston the lovely Grad House. It this summer toward be- pecting their first child in to begin medical school lo- will be good to have au- coming ordained as a Drew Nachowiak (Will June. They are living in this August. I recently thentic Tex-Mex again; rabbi. Can you believe it? Rice) writes: "After my Durham, N.C." spoke with Lori Bedner. he Raleigh is pretty deficient !%/1y first year of study will graduation from the She's back in Houston in that respect. My hus- °e in Jerusalem with the School of Law at Wash- Laurie Frost (Ph.D.) after finishing a project band, David (Wiess), is Hebrew Union College— ington University in St. writes that her book, in Denver for Arthur still plugging away part- Jewish Institute of Reli- Louis, I took and passed Reminiscent Scrutinies: Andersen. She and Kevin time on his computer sci- gion. The next four years the Texas Bar Exam. I'm Memory in Anthony Ruffcorn are finally ence master's at State. Our will most likely be spent at now living in Dallas and Powell's "A Dance to the engaged!" first anniversary is just the Cincinnati campus. practicing corporate/secu- Music of Time," has been as around the corner, and Truly, I am a little scared rities law in the Dallas of- published by Whitston Paul M. Grace (Baker) 8- married life is great. Hey, but very excited and ex- fices of Akin, Gump, Publishing Co., N.Y., writes: "I graduated in the it works!" tremel.y.confident of my Strauss, Hauer and Feld." 1990. fall of 1990, played with decision. Your next ques- the Montreal Expos class Keith Thompson (Wiess) tion, as everyone's has Louise B. Girard (Baker) 'A' affiliate and was traded writes: "Will I ever stop .`Can you get mar- has joined Stinson Perry & to the Chicago Cubs in e. I moving? I have a new ried and have sex?' Berg (Bob Stinson '74, December. I spent last in place all to myself in El "In fact, as of March 2, Sharon Perry '74 and summer in Rockford, Ill., re I Monte, Calif., now, in the anl engaged to be mar- Chuck Berg '74) as asso- and West Palm Beach, Fla. ried to a 1988 ciate interior designer. L.A.-metro area. I still I will be in North Carolina wonderful work at the hospital, and I woman from Ft. Worth, S.P.&B. is an architectural in 1991." substitute teach on a spo- NI Greenman. We will be and interior design firm. radic basis. I talked to Married in June 1992, af- Elise Perachio (Baker) Pedro Fonseca on the ter I return from Israel. Chris Mineo (Baker) writes: "Allison Tinsley phone for three hours!" (Baker) and Karl Maier tie T°0 much excitement for writes: "I could read the '84 (Sid Richardson) were 18, Me; I have been rather writing in the sands of stressed lately. For those Bahrain and quit my job married at the South Main Of Baptist Church on April te is f You with whom I have in September 1990. The lost 20, 1991. A festive recep- eco- contact, please accept overseas life came to an tion followed at the Junior rn rY apologies. I would unfortunate halt. Kim and ve to reopen the chan- I have moved to Corpus League. Bridesmaids in- Leis of communication. Christi, where I am a cluded former roommates "Ily Laurel! Lund '89 (Baker) en) not write me in Is- project engineer for Koch Recorder: rael?l Class and Aimee Wilkins uch Effective June 23, Refining Co. We have Jennifer Cooper 291, house that we (Baker)." try my address will be since built a 912 Peden s ourselves. We af- n'ile Segal, HUC-JIR, designed Houston, TX 77006 King truck, a mo- inally David Street, now have a (713) 523-6549(home) nt Jerusalem, ISRAEL. Sha- torcycle, a Porsche and a l°m -Adkins What's next? If tr— chaverim. L'hitraot!" Lydia L. Griffis mortgage. Marine 2nd Lt. Brian H. writes: "I've de- can come to Corpus rt of (Jones) you Collins graduated from you cided to put my singing look us up because we re-
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Carolyn Hall Watters Lisa Mondy '79 (Brown) vember 1990. Jeremy Roy Breen '82 (Lovett, '73 and her husband, and Joel D. Miller '78 joins brother Christopher, Jones School '88) and Su- Kevin, announce the birth (Will Rice) announce the 3. san Faust Breen '83 of Sara Michelle Watters birth of their first child, (Lovett) announce the on Sept. 23, 1990. Sara Elizabeth Lianne Miller, Trini Elliott Rodgers '80 birth of Patrick Edward joins siblings Evelyn, 10, on May 23, 1990. The (Hanszen) and her hus- Breen on Oct. 6, 1990. Arthur, 8, and Krystal, family lives in Cedar Crest, band, Robert, announce They write, "Susan is still 1-and-one-half. N.M. the birth of Robert with Tapley Lunow Archi- Charles Rodgers Jr. on tects, and Roy works for Susan Kapczynski West Ann Pinthak '79 (Jones) Feb. 20, 1991. The Panhandle Eastern Corp. '73(Brown) and her hus- and her husband, Richard Rodgers family lives in De in Houston." band, Gary, announce the Tomlinson, announce the Soto, Texas. birth of Garrett Vincent birth of David Tomlinson Jim Davidson '82 (Jones) Theodore West on Oct. on Nov. 19, 1990. David Noel Shenoi '80 (Lovett) and Dori Kerpan 30, 1990. Garrett joins an has one brother, Will, 5. announces the birth of his Davidson '82 (Jones) an- older sister, Brcnna, 14. The Tomlinsons live in first child, Andrew Noel, nounce the birth of their Tim Young and Sharon The Wests reside in Houston. on Feb. 7, 1991. son, Thomas Allan Hickox (both M.Mus.) Houston. Davidson, on Aug. 14, were married on Aug. 4, Regina Pappas Seale '79 Leticia Morgan Buscaino 1990. The Davidsons live 1990. They write: "We are Jim Asker '74 (Hanszen) (Brown) and her husband, '81 (Brown) and her hus- in Sunnyvale, Calif. both working for the Mid- and his wife, Jane Gum, Ed, announce the birth of band, Al, announce the land-Odessa Symphony as announce the birth of Gwendolyn Mildred Cul- birth of Peter Albert Jennifer Kraft Donnan section viola and principal their son, Eric Louis, on ver Scale. She was born on Buscaino on Dec. 28, '82(Brown) and her hus- timpanist, respectively." Aug. 5, 1990. Feb. 26, 1991. 1990. He joins a brother, band, Gary, announce the Robert, 3-and-one-half. birth of their son, William Jeff Wells '76 (Lovett) Alice Chupp Smith '79 The family lives in Carlyle Donnan, on Dec. and his wife, Gayle, an- (Jones) and her husband, Clearwater, Fla. 16, 1990. nounce the birth of John Randy '79 (Baker), an- Paul Shafer Wells on Dec. nounce the birth of Ni- Jean D. Hendrix '81 Yvonne Tromblay Elias 22, 1990. He is named cholas Charles Smith on (Brown) and Jay A. '82 and her husband, 1991 after Jeff's Rice roommate, Dec. 25, 1990. Nicholas Hendrix '79 (Will Rice) Chuck, announce the John Lodwick '76. joins Elaine, 7, and announce the birth of birth of Adrienne Mary on Class Recorder: Alexander, 2. The Smiths their daughter, Camille, Dcc. 26, 1990. Ross Goldberg Diane Satin Tyko '76 live in St. Louis, Mo. on Nov. 24, 1990. She 1001 Quill Lane (Jones) and her husband, joins her older brother, Dan McCormack '82 Oreland, PA 19075 Phil, announce the birth Michael Welsh '79 Nicholas, who is 2-and- (Hanszen) and his wife, (215) 233-4508 of Phillip Satin Tyko on (Lovett) and Stella one-half years old. Pam, announce the birth April 20, 1990. Diane is Fleming Welsh '79 of their first child, Andrew Lori Benner (Brown) an associate professor of (Baker) announce the Theresa Bowles Brooks McCormack, on and Stephen Balkum accounting at CSU- birth of Elizabeth Claire Schellenger '81 May 30, 1990. (Hanszen) were married Hayward. Welsh on Nov. 6, 1990. (Hanszen) and her hus- on June 1, 1991, in The Welsh family lives in band, James, announce Blake Vernon '82 Houston. Robert Shaddox '77 Houston. the birth of Jesse Beckett (Hanszen) and his wife, (Will Rice) and Julie Schellenger on Dec. 11, Debbie, announce the Eric Scott Johnson Pryzant Shaddox '80 James M. Woods '79 1990. The family lives in birth of James Benjamin (Hanszen) and Laura (Will Rice) announce the (MA.)and his wife, Re- Virginia. Vernon on Nov.'19, 1990. O'Hara '90 (Hanszen) arrival of Elin Brooke on becca, announce the birth The Vernons live in were married on June 23, Sept. 12, 1990. Elin has a of Matthew Henry Woods Richard L. Sitton '81 Stafford, Texas. 1991, in Atlanta, Ga. 3-year-old brother, Neil. on Feb. 7, 1990. The (Jones School) and his Woods live in Statesboro, wife, Pamela, announce Bill Creager '83 Mary Bogert Fitts '78 Ga. the birth of their son, (Hanszen) and Angela (Jones) and her husband, Ryan Matthew, on Feb. Hooper Creager '85 Bruce, announce the birth Patrick Zummo '79 13, 1991. Ryan joins a (Will Rice) announce the of Patrick Casey Fitts on (Wiess) and his wife, Lisa, brother, Taylor. birth of"not -so-new-a- New Arrivals May 27, 1990. announce the birth of baby," Elliot Nance Rachel Elizabeth Zummo Lorna Viehweg Weir '81 Creager, on March 7, David White '78 (Wiess) on Feb. 19, 1991. They (Brown) and her husband, 1990. and Karen Appling write, "David, 3, has taken Randy '81 (Lovett), Deborah Theodore '70 an- White '80(Brown) an- (Brown) announces thc full charge of the house to nounce the birth of Mat- John Estes '83 (Wiess) nounce the birth of Chris- let his parents birth of her daughter, adjust to thew Frederick Weir on and his wife, Kathy '83 topher David White on the new Sophie Theodore-Pierce, baby." Nov. 18, 1990. Lorna (Jones), announce the Dcc. 18, 1990. The White on June 2, 1990. writes, "I've 'retired' from birth of Rachel Elizabeth family lives in The Wood- Carlo Barrientos '80 (Sid being a lawyer at Baker & Estes on Jan. 13, 1990. lands, north of Houston. Richardson) and Janie Barnard Silveria Debbie Botts; Randy is still with The Estes family lives in Ramos Barrientos '81 E-Systems." The '72(Brown) and her hus- Weirs Bellevue, Neb. Amy Gibson '79 (Jones/ (Brown) announce the band, Steven, announce live in Mesquite, Texas. Will Rice) and her hus- birth the birth of their twin of their son, Dylan Allison Foil Cryan '83 band, Spencer, announce Alexander, on Aug. 22, daughters, Stephanie Lynn Stephen Blake '82 (Sid (Hanszen) and her hus- the birth of their children, and Brook Janette, on Jan. 1990. They report, Richardson) and Harini band, Jim, announce the Nick and Kate, on Dec. "Dylan 18, 1991. was born on our Hosain '82 (Jones) an- birth of Abigail Foil Cryan 12, 1990. ninth wedding anniversary nounce the birth of on Jan. 25, 1991. and joins older sister Malcolm Hosain Barbara Jenkins Gibbs Blake on Elizabeth Heitman '79 Alexandra, 3." '73(Brown) and David The Feb. 23, 1990. The family Kate Toohy English '83 (Baker) and James M. Barrientos family lives in Gibbs '71 (Will Rice) an- was planning a move to (Will Rice) and her hus- Berry '80 (Baker) an- Round Rock, Texas. nounce the birth of their Houston in July 1991, band, Dave, announce the nounce the birth of when daughter, Julia Katherine Harini expected to birth of their daughter, Catherine Heitman Berry Kathryn J. Kotrla Gibbs, on March 11, '80, begin a fellowship in al- Emily, on Feb. 11, 1991. on Jan. 4, 1991. The fam- M.D.,(Brown) and her lergy and immunology 1991. Julia joins her 5- at ily lives in Houston. husband, Michael year-old twin brothers, Baylor College of Medi- Benedik, announce the cine. Stephen and Christopher. birth of son Jeremy in No-
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Frank Long Gretchen Gaskill '83 of Daniel Aaron Fox. The Willard F. Tressel on Nolan H. Schulze '30 on Ret. Lt. Col. 4, 1991. (Brown) and her husband, Fox family lives in Spring, April 3,1991. Jan. 23, 1991. '40 on Feb. '40 Dave, announcc thc birth Texas. Richard H. Tubman on Joe E. Walters Jr. '30 on Robert W. Sumners of their son, Andrew Ian Jan. 11, 1991. Oct. 22, 1989. on Jan. 29, 1991. '40 Gaskill, on June 1, 1990. Susan Casnocha '90 Vera L. Wallis on Feb. 7, James T. Wilmoth '30 in Col. Jack C. Young 1990. The Gaskills live in (Ph.D) and her husband, 1991. 1990. on Dec. 8, Leonard '41 on Albuquerque, N.M. Keith Jones, announce the James Anthony Walsh on Maxwell S. Wortham '30 L. Thain birth of their second child, March 28, 1991. on March 21, 1991. Dec. 30, 1990. Mitchell '41 David Lorance '83 Dana Alexandra, on Nov. Nancy Ray Price '31 on Edward L. (Jones) and his wife, Mel- 20, 1990. She joins a 4- Oct. 22, 1990. on Dec. 15, 1990. Singletary issa, announce the birth of year-old brother, Evan. Rice Alunmi Savannah G. Schuhardt Edward Lee 1991. their daughter, Danielle '31 on Dec. 11, 1990. '41 on Jan. 2, Trantham '41 Leigh, on Dec. 20, 1990. George C. Wheeler '18 William G. Sears '31 on Col. W.E. Danielle joins her two on Feb. 19, 1991. Dec. 8, 1990. on March 13, 1990. Runge '42 brothers, David Jr., 4, and Salome Clark Kulo '19 William M. Batt Sr.'32 Carl Rudolph 1990. Derek, 1. on Jan. 18, 1991. on April 4,1991. on Dec. 31, Genevieve Ingram '20 on Carmen Letitia Gould Sheila Schwartze '44 in James McDaniell '83 Jan. 14, 1991. '32 on March 1, 1991. 1987. '44 on (M.Arch) announces the In Memoriam Joseph C. Benson '21 on Cora Carolyn Lard '32 Charles E. Wood birth of his son, Matthew Feb. 7,1991. on Jan. 21, 1991. Dec. 6, 1990. '46 on James, on July 20, 1990. Friends and Bonner Means Baker '22 Robert Wilmer Stuart Robert S. Boyd 1990. Matthew joins his 3-year- on April 26, 1991. '32 on Oct. 10, 1990. Nov. 12, Former Faculty/ '47 in old twin brother and sis- Chester A. Barrett '22 James Albert Fite Jr.'33 Charles E. Barrett July 1990. ter, Will and Aubrey. Staff on Sept. 29, 1990. on April 2, 1991. Mildred Dargan Carroll Evelyn L. Hansen '33 in Hector F. Arroyo '47 on Jan. 9, 1991. Rick Barbieri '84 (Will Martha Haynes Adger on '23 on March 4, 1991. June 1991. Earl Sample Jr. Rice, MME '85) an- Jan. 14, 1991. Anne Sophia Hemker Leota Meyer Hess '33 on Thomas '48 on March 29, 1991. nounces the birth of Erik Reuben Askanase on Jan. '23, date unknown. Jan. 11, 1991. Cross '49 on June S. Barbieri on Dcc. 19, 3, 1991. Charles Middleton Ret. Col. Fred W. Milton 1990. Rick writes, "I re- Camille Bermann on Hickey '24 on April 23, Kroschel '33 on Dec. 5, 13, 1991. March 5, 1991. 1991. 1990. Paul Warren Haymes '50 in ceived an M.S. in aero- space engineering from H. Radford Byerly on Willie Amalie Hitchings Sam G. Werlin '33 on on Dec. 29, 1990. Jean Hines '50 on the University of Colo- Dcc. 1, 1990. '24 on March 13, 1991. March 23, 1991. Elma Feb. 28, 1991. rado-Boulder in May 1990 Alice Carter Caspersen Elizabeth Pimnan '24 on Madeline Freeman Blair Linda McKinstray and start my Ph.D. there on April 6, 1991. March 5, 1991. '34 on Dec. 23, 1990. on Jan. 12, this fall. I continue to Ernesto Contreras on Clint Roberts '24 in Donald Bockoven Gillett Patterson '50 Work for Martin Marieta Oct. 31, 1989. 1991. '34 on Oct. 24, 1990. 1991. Donald H. Veatch '50, Ill Denver." Mary Jane Hale on April Dewitt A. Sanders '24 Roy Chambliss '35 in 8, 1991. on Dec. 4, 1990. September 1990. M.D., on Dec. 27, 1990. Jean McCracken Kindra Couch Selma C. Hermann on Doris Wood Hoffman John R. L. Middleton Betty '52 on June 26, 1987. Gensheimer '85 (Lovett) Jan. 20, 1991. '25 on March 17, 1991. '35 on Jan. 16, 1991. Sumners '36 Thomas T. Walton Jr. and her husband, Jimmy, Marvin Hodges Jr. on Harvey W. Smith Sr.'25 Thomas D. '52, M.D., on Dec. 24, announce the birth of Feb. 16,1991. on April 11, 1991. on July 17, 1990. Elizabeth Amelia Gretchen Smith Josey on Mose D. Hodges '26 on Harry Adams Turner '36 1990. J. Musachia '53 Genshcimer on Dcc. 11, Dec. 15, 1990. Aug. 15, 1989. on March 28, 1991. Vincent )0. on Jan. 18, 1991. 1990. 1Cindra writes,"We Albert H. Kasper, M.D., Mary Louise Ford William E. Brice '37 on Slattery '53 on five in Fort Worth, and we on Jan. 6, 1991. Knight '26 on Sept. 25, March 23, 1991. Jack C. 1990. love it. I settle foreign Howard S. Klein on Jan. 1990. Homer J. Craig '37 on Dec. 16, J. George '54, trades for the Bass broth- 4,1991. Laurence S. McWhorter May 11, 1990. Demetri M.D., on Jan. 20, 1991. ers' investment firm, and William Frederick '26 on Jan. 1,1991. Marguerite M. Rogers Jordan Jr. Jimmy is a pilot making Larson on Feb. 13, 1991. Fred V. Shelton '26 on '37 in 1989. Conway F. April 12, 1991. the transition from the Air William C. Liedtke on March 8, 1991. Geraldine M. Meroney '54 on Le Murff F. Bledsoe III '55 Force to civilian life." March 1, 1991. Hazel Inez Borschow '38 in 1990. Ralph W. Mann on Feb. '28 on Jan. 22, 1991. William Munro Minto on Nov. 28, 1990. N. Greene '55 on Steve Baker '86 (Sid 7,1991. Reuben Borschow '28 on '38 on March 16, 1991. George 15, 1990. Richardson) and Kelly Elizabeth Ellen March 3, 1991. Hugh Joseph Christian Nov. A. Cox '56 on Megilligan Baker '86 Mattingly on March 16, W. Durward Cooper Jr. Sr.'39 in September Gerald 16, 1991. (Jones) announce the 1991. '28 on Feb. 9, 1991. 1990. Jan. Frederick Bott '58 birth of their first Rebecca Nelson on Marjorie Lockman '28 Ralph M. Dawson '39 on Jerry child, Nov. 1, 1990. Michael Stephen, on Dec. March 6, 1991. on Jan. 15, 1991. Feb. 13, 1991. on Jack Garlington 30, 1990. The Bakers live Gertrude Morris Mary V. Jett Moeller '28 Reagan W. Gillette '39 Robert th '61 on Dec. 22, 1990. in Alexandria, Va. Neuhaus on Jan. 25, on Feb. 6, 1991. on Feb. 15, 1991. 1991. Col. Christopher C. Guy W. Jackson '39 on The Rev. James Richard '62 on April 15, 1416 n J. Coupe '86, Marvin Eugene Ogden Scott '28 on Jan. 11, Oct. 5, 1990. Duke `"•:1)-, (Will Rice) and his on Dec. 12, 1990. 1991. Robert J. Miller '39 on 1991. Wife, Edward Skaaren Susan, announce the Alice Anderson Reid on Britt 0. Bruner '29 on March 16, 1991. Warren 3 birth on Dec. 28, 1990. of Andrew James Jan. 2, 1991. April 6, 1991. William Herbert '69 Douglas Wayne .?.oupe on Aug. 27, 1990. Hazel Anderson Dorothy Estes Mobley Norsworthy '39 on Jan. Steadman '71 on Jan. 29, 'he es live in Reynolds on Feb. 27, '29 on March 5, 1991. 7, 1991. yan Russell '39, 1991. HoustoCoupn 1991. James Anderson Ruth Jack R.. Arnold R. Smith on Dec. '29 on Nov. 14, 1990. M.D., in November 1990. Marion Cohn Botas '82 on Feb. 11, 1991. "alai Elias '87 (Ph.D.) 1, 1990. Richard R.. Buford '30 Bradford Burke 83 Anderson '85 and his wife, Mcrvat, an- Lovett R. Smith Jr. on on June 15, 1985. McGinty '40 on March 4, Genevieve 5. on Jan. 29, 1991. nounce the birth of Tamer April 17, 1991. E. Aubrey Calvin '30 on 1991. the Roy Lynn Crawford Jr. 1.2as on March 16, 1990. Roger L. Storck on Feb. Feb. 10, 1991. Monte L. Earwood '40 Feb. 14,1991. 'IcY live in Cairo, Egypt. 19, 1991. Albert I. Clark '30, in November 1990. '86 on 1. Allen D. Tillman, date M.D., on Aug. 5, 1990. Frank G. Eidman '40 on Douglas Dustin Stowe '91 on March 18, 1991. Menti Morrison Fox '87 unknown. Isaac Garrett '30, date Feb. 11, 1991. (Brown) and her husband, Arley M. Townsend on unknown. Col. Matthew A. Landry 1991. ai.bY, announce the birth March 3, 1991. The Rev. Fred William '40 on April 11, Kern '30 on Nov. 20, 1990. YES T ER YEAR
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Aug. Institute Campus Begins Aug. Rice Expands Degrees Sept. Fire Guts Lab in Rising from the Plain in Liberal Arts Chemistry Building The arches of the Adminis- 1 Rice graduatefo dtuahete falls t u d e nts ar -t On Sept. 29,one of the tration Building, now rived semester to worst fires in Rice history 1011 known as Lovett Hall, find greater options avail- 1001 took place when a gas ex- began to take shape as the ornate able to them in the liberal arts. For plosion occurred in the graduate structure, on which construction had the first time, Rice regularly began research lab of the Chemistry Build- begun in March, slowly rose from the offering Ph.D. degrees in English ing. The fire began during the noon treeless plain that made up the Rice and history; the only liberal arts hour, when fewer people than nor- Institute campus. The building doctorate previously awarded was a mal were in the area, but four would be completed in time for the single history Ph.D. in 1933. students were in the lab—one in-, first matriculation in 1912. jured—and 30 people were evacuated from the building. Aug. Pitzer Unveils Plan; Sept. Autry House Opens as Tuition Considered New Student Center As the fall semester began, Earlier in the year, Mrs. Kenneth Pitzer began his James Autry had donated 1001 first full year as president 1021 $50,000 to Rice Institute of Rice. By the end of the semester, for the construction of a cultural, he had unveiled a five-year plan that religious and recreational center. In called for higher-quality graduate and September, Autry House opened research programs, diversified liberal across the street on South Main, be- arts programs, substantial develop- coming an unofficial student center. ment in the space sciences and biochemistry, and an expanded li- brary. It was not an inexpensive plan, Oct. Lane Named New and by year's end, the board had Adviser to Women begun serious discussions on the An alumna, Sarah Lane '19, charging of tuition. A suit to amend was named the new adviser the university charter, allowing the 1031 to women at Rice. From university to charge tuition and ad- then until her retirement several de- mit students without regard to race cades later, Lane was a pivotal figure or color, was filed 18 months later. both in advising coeds and in the ad- ministration of the Rice library. Sept. Shepherd School Expansion Planned Aug. Era Ends Under the leadership of with Baker's Death then-president Norman The first issue of the 1071 Hackerman, Rice an- Thresher in 1941 brought nounced plans for the expansion of 1041 news of the death of Cap- the Shepherd School of Music, which tain James A. Baker to the student owed its young existence to generous body. Baker, who had served as chair donations by Sally Shepherd Perkins of the Rice Board of Trustees since both during her lifetime and upon the institute opened, died on Aug. 2, her death in 1968. In the fall of 1941, at the age of84; trustee 1971, Hackerman announced plans William M. Rice to hire a new director for the school Jr. took his place as well as six-to-nine faculty mem- at the board bers. The hiring began, and the helm. music program was ready for business in time for the 1973-74 school year.
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August 1991 Nov. 2—Homecoming Football Aug. 19-23—Orientation Week. Game. Rice vs. Texas A&M. Rice Stadium, 2 p.m. Aug. 26—Fall classes begin. Nov. 9—Rice Design Alliance Gala. September 1991 Academic quadrangle, 7:30 p.m. To Sept. 4—Annual Fund Kick-off honor the design excellence of Rice Dinner. RMC Grand Hall, University. 6:30 p.m. December 1991 Sept. 19—President's Lecture Dec. 6—Final day of classes. Series. Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the January 1992 Galaxy. RMC Grand Hall, 8 p.m. Jan. 6—Spring classes begin. Admission free on a first-come, first-served basis. Jan. 27-30—Annual Teleftmd.
Sept. 25—President's Club Wine & February 1992 Cheese Reception and Rice Players Feb. 3-6, 10-13—Annual Telefund. Performance. Hamman Hall, 7:30 p.m. presentation of Twelfth Feb. 24-28—Midterm break. Night. March 1992 Sept. 26—Founder's Club Recep- March 21—Beer-Bike. tion and Dinner. RMC Grand Hall, 7:00 p.m. April 1992 April 17—Last day of classes. Sept. 27-28—Parents Weekend. May 1992 October 1991 May 1—Rice University Fund Oct. 4—Dedication Ceremony. Council Meeting. Alice Pratt Brown Hall, Shepherd School of Music, 3 p.m. May 2—Seventy-ninth Commencement. Oct. 6—Dedication Concert. Alice Pratt Brown Hall, Shepherd School of Music, 7:30 p.m. Concert open to the community. The calendar covers major events on Oct. 14-15—Mid-term recess. the Rice campus. Please verify dates and times with the sponsoring organi- Oct. 19—RSVP Outreach Day. zation. For information on events not noted here, contact the following organizations: Oct. 31—Homecoming Concert and Alumni office,(713) 527-4057; Reception. Alice Pratt Brown Hall, Athletic tickets,(713) 527-2441; from the 8 p.m. Featuring musicians Continuing Studies,(713) 527-4803; Shepherd School of Music. Homecoming information, (713) 527-4057; November 1991 Media Center movie information, Nov. 1-3—Homecoming 1991. (713) 527-4853; Parents Weekend,(713) 527-4991; Nov. 1—Rice University Fund Rice Design Alliance, Council Meeting. Ley Student (713) 527-4876; Center, until 3:30 p.m. Rice Players,(713) 527-4027; Rice Student Volunteer Program, Nov. 1—Dedication Ceremony. (713) 527-4970; George R. Brown Hall, Biosciences Shepherd School of Music concert and Bioengineering, 4 p.m. information,(713) 527-4933. Sallyport Non Profit Organization Rice University U.S. Postage Office of News & Publications PAID P.O. Box 1892 Permit # 7459 Houston, Texas 77251 Houston, Texas Address correction requested 41
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