• 53 Cowsar Lawrence by Photo INSIDE Rice's Distinguished Alumni Larry McIntire's Artificial Heart Research Konstantin Kolenda's Universe Caateats sa-1-412444. APRIL-MAY 1987, VOL. 43, NO. 4 8 1987 Distinguished Alumni EDITOR their Though Rice's three Distinguished Alumni for 1987 are all involved in higher education, Suzanne Johnson Gunn fields and backgrounds vary greatly. Meet Gloria Shatto '54, Frank Ryan '58 and James his AND '61, and get reacquainted with 1986 winner Marshall D. Gates '36, who will be accepting CONTRIBUTING STAFF WRITERS award at this year's commencement. Erin Blair '88 Nathan Broch 10 Steve Brynes Matters of the Heart Valerie Rohy '88 moni- In Abercrombie Laboratory, surrounded by cameras, video recorders and computer Maggi Stewart blood clot- tors, Larry V. McIntire is conducting research that holds potential for solving the artificial ting problems that limit the use of artificial hearts and other blood-contacting DESIGNER Edwards organs. Carol

12 OFFICERS OF THE Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Goodness ASSOCIATION OF RICE ALUMNI philosophy "Life is a series of catastrophic events," says Konstantin Kolenda '50. The Rice President, Gvrynne E. Old '59 regime in professor recounts for Sallyport his own "events," including life under the Soviet President-Elect, William (Bill) Merriman '67 book, Cosmic Nancy Moore Eubank '53 Eastern Poland, the accordion performance that led him to Rice. and his new 1st Vice-President, 2nd Vice-President, Dan Steiner '77 Religion, An Autobiography of the Universe. Treasurer, H. Russell Pitman '58 Past President, G. Walter McReynolds '65 Rice in the Community 14 Interim Executive Director, Marilyn Moore'59 are regularly taking time away from the books to work as volun- More than 300 Rice students ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE ranging from tutoring to house-painting, teers in the Houston community. Their activities ON PUBLICATIONS of a growing college the students, through the Rice Student Volunteer Program, are part Gwynne E. Old '59, ex officio movement emphasizing community service. Association of Rice Alumni Marilyn Moore '59, ex officio Association of Rice Alumni Darrell Hancock '68, chairman John Boles '65, past chairman W.V. Ballew Jr. '40 Nancy Boothe '52 Nancy Burch '61 Kent E. Dove Spencer Greene '88 Ira Gruber William F. Noblitt Robert Patten Patti Simon '65 .2etteia. Geri Snider '80 Linda Leigh Sylvan '73 Charles Szalkowski '70 sci- herent minor will not broaden a Rice student's glish and all freshmen took math and a G. King Walters '53 foundation 100 A good education, but instead will narrow it and limit ence. Probably most freshmen took biology easier to cut up frogs than to Of all the articles on the proposed curriculum the opportunity for a student to explore much of because it was RICE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI GOVERNORS differential equations. changes written over the past few years, Dr. what the university has to offer. understand Joyce Pounds Hardy '45 this idea that students should Alan Grob's column in your February-March is- L. Scott Hochberg '75(M.E.E. '76) I consider Neal T. Lacey Jr. '52 courses in non-major subjects sue was the first to make sense to me. I, like Houston take prescribed Jerry McClesky '56 and the nature of the minor Dr. Grob, am bewildered by the concept of the to build a minor, Pat H. Moore '52 "coherent minor," but see benefit in the estab- Limiting the choices "foundation courses" suggested, to be a bit of foundation courses academic arrogance anyway — who is so situ- in lishment of additional It is increasingly obvious that the "students SALLYPORT(USPS 412-950) is published now exist. ated that he can state that this person is "more April where they do not must be well-rounded" crowd consists of lib- September, November, February, "S-E"(science -engineering broadly" educated than another who has suc- of Rice As an early '70s eral arts majors who want to force science and and June by the Association than half of my hours pre- ceeded in science? all university student), I had more engineering majors to take their courses with- Alumni, and is sent free to department requirements. The one thing that strikes me about the and friends. planned for me by out being subjected to science and engineering alumni, parents of students, added a list of "highly "core" is that I see no emphasis on English, at Houston, Plus, my department in turn. (I note that the minors program for lib- Second class postage paid courses beyond the 20 courses which really is one of the most important sub- recommended" eral arts majors consists of only five science Texas. to specify. Yet, some of my jects a student has. I was very surprised to they were allowed courses, and separate watered-down ones at and most enlightening educa- read Mr. Ballew's letter (February 1987 issue). Marsh Rice University offers most enjoyable that, while the science/engineering students William at Rice came in my elec- which stated that freshman English or fresh- to all applicants with- tional experiences would have to take eight liberal arts courses, equal opportunity with few restrictions and man math is not a required subject. Students regard to race, color, sex, age, na- tives, which I chose with all the same requirements for papers and out should be required to take courses in the use ethnic origin, or physical in a spirit of experimentation. research as the students specializing in them.) tional or in music, religion, anthro- and construction of the written word — not sim- I took courses Alan Grob (February 1987 issue) makes a handicap. German and, yes, even ply reading some fairly obscure English litera- pology, psychology, very good point when he exposes a minor as German 101 proved to me ture — but actual composition, vocabulary, Editorial offices for SALLYPORT are located English. And, when specialization in those portions of the student's that I cannot memorize, I opted out economy of words, and proper selection of in the Allen Center for Business Activi- once again education where specialization is not desir- into Poli 310, which led to words for their meaning. Otherwise, we con- ties, Rice University, 6100 South Main of German 102 and able. Distribution requirements present an ed- major in political science. tinue to turn out people who use "y'know" to Street, Houston, Texas, an eventual second ucational "sampler"; an opposed-field minor in choosing electives, I cover 695,000 of the 700,000 words in the En- I'll admit that would limit both choices and experience. that were both interesting glish language. looked for courses Rice makes possible an atmosphere where POSTMASTER: Send address changes to very little chance that I I think Professor Grob's dissertation (Feb- and "safe"(i.e. with learning is encouraged, not legislated. Please SALLYPORT. Office of University Relations, them or that they would be ruary 1987 issue) was very well founded, in- would either fail be very careful when changing a system which Rice University, P.O. Box 1892, Houston, other courses). None- deed, and I agree with all he says. the cause of me failing has been proven to work. Texas 77251. theless, the availability of such courses let me I believe that the purpose of taking "foun- Dian L. Hardison '79 courses my feet wet in unknown waters, without dation" — or any other "broadening" 1987 by the Association of Rice get Titusville, Fla. Copyright fear of drowning, yet whetted my interest, in — should not be to force any student into tak- Alumni, Rice University. to him some cases, for further study.(Puns not really ing an organized minor, but to open up 'academic arrogance' be intended.) Minor: topics that may awaken his intellect so as to curricu- of Had I been forced to select an entire coher- The various articles on revisions to the aware that there are other interesting fields new of ent minor, or even to think about my degree lum do not reflect anything particularly thought. The sure way to kill the kindling degradation on plan in that way, I'm confident I would have except, possibly, to reveal some such spirit is to put a mandatory emphasis life, actu- sought the safest complete path. With 20- in the basic requirements for the undergradu- it. This awakening will come later in course(now 24-course) major requirements, ate degrees. ally, and the academic seed will only be Coming next time little room for When I entered as a freshman in 1922, the planted during the undergraduate years. that would have left me very In the next issue of Sallyport, you'll -course experimentation. Chances catalog suggested that engineering students This "awakening" will come easily for stu- course-by get a look at the final curriculum revi- are, I would have either struggled through ad- first take a B.A. degree — for broadening pur- dents who come from a home atmosphere of re- coverage of Rice's 1987 com- ditional semesters of German, to nobody's ben- poses — and then fill in to complete the music, literature, etc., but will take some very sions, to your efit, or, more likely, I would have never tried it quirements for the B.S. All this was skilled teaching to light the spark in most stu- mencement, an introduction in the first place. recommended to take place over a seven-year dents — much more than is required to get new alumni governor and alumni as- do III remember correctly, quite a few of us period. Of course, I never knew anyone to Math 100 across to the average freshman. sociation executive board members, a time had a hard enough time structuring a workable this, or even think of it, because of the Frank W. Stones '27(M.S. '28) visit with a very special alumna and because a Ph.D. could be degree plan, especially if one's initial choice of and money and Ft. Worth much, much more. Be there. major turned out to be a bad choice. I believe earned in the same seven-year period. En- (Continued on page 6) the additional restrictions of the proposed co- We were required, however, to take

2 SALLYPORT—APRIL -MAY 1987 lartit the Salk/raid-

Phil Parker: the plot thickens Where, oh where is Phil Parker? As more knew that he could look forward to people question the whereabouts of the months, perhaps years, spent rotting in a 1977-78 Thresher editor after his "lost" sta- Yucatan prison. He fled the wreckage of tus on alumni files was reported in the the plane only moments before the Mexi- last issue of Sallyport, clues have begun can customs officers, tipped off by the trickling into our lookout high atop Rice's real smugglers, arrived on the scene. Allen Center. "Weeks later, Parker emerged intrep- The most recent clues — submitted idly from the greenery, back at the first anonymously in an envelope with no ad- paragraph. He hopped a freight train dress but an Austin postmark — were, we north to a familiar border town. Crossing suspect, submitted by the elusive Mr. the border with only his accent to identify Parker himself. The neatly typed letter him as a citizen of the U.S.A. would be read: difficult (the smugglers had destroyed all "The undergrowth quivers. Branches his I.D. in their attempt to discredit him) part. A man steps forward from the jun- but the resourceful Parker feared no diffi- gle. He is Phil Parker, the intrepid Parker, culty. He strode boldly forward to face the Parker the intrepid, Parker the former edi- American Border Patrol. tor of the Rice Thresher. As he ap- "'I yankee-boy citizen-ee, see? I go proaches civilization, seeing another 'cross-ee border for laundry, shirt-ee pick human being for the first time in weeks, up, yes? Forget tickee. Hava go home. he reflects on the chain of events which Get tickee. Ok, Joe?' Sal Manzo(L) takes on an opponent in a recent match sent him here. "'Pass, citizen.' The Saga of Swashbuckling Sal "A brash young reporter for the "Parker the intrepid was back in the Laredo Periodico-Picayune, Parker the in- U.S.A., his beloved homeland. But he Sal Manzo, assistant dean for executive as commander of the Strategic Air Com- trepid had been sent to the Laredo airport knew that the transistor-radio smugglers development in the Jones School, will be mand's 810th Air Division with two B-52 to cover the arrival of the Tahitian consul. in Laredo would have more evil in store 70 next October, but you wouldn't know it wings and air bases.) Too late, he realized that there is no Tahi- for him. He must flee, leaving only an ob- by his extracurricular activities. In early Over the years, Sal has fenced off tian consulate in Laredo. Furthermore, scure and confusing trail. He would go to March, Sal competed in a regional fenc- and on. He enjoys fencing because it is Parker (the intrepid cub reporter) spoke work as a reporter again, for another ing competition and won the first three "not only physical, requiring considera- no French. It was a trap! newspaper in a Texas Town beginning of his first four matches. ble body coordination and skill, but it's "What could this mean? Who was be- with the letter 'L.' But where? Llano? Admittedly, he's not new to fencing. also mental. You've got to develop strat- hind this transparently evil plot? Boldly, Levelland? Lockhart? Lubbock? Lampa- In fact, had it not been for World War II, egy, analyze the competition, even use Parker faced the coffee machine in the sas? Liberty? La Grange? El Paso? Sal would most likely have competed on psychological ploys." Sal admits that he airport lobby.'Some 'ffiene to stimulate "In his hacienda outside of L--, the the American Olympic fencing team. has been known to emit loud sounds to the brain cells while I sort out this mys- intrepid Parker reads the latest Sallyport, He first became acquainted with the upset an opponent. tery,' he told himself. Poor Parker didn't brought to him by a trusted sometime sport as a "skinny freshman" at West His last major competition before the know that he was stepping farther into sidekick. He smiles as he sees that he Point (prior to that, his only real athletic one in March took place in Brazil in 1976. the web of intrigue spun to snare him. has eluded even the ever-vigilant Rice activity centered on stickball in the The Brazilian president was so intrigued The coffee was decaffeinated. Alumni Patrol. He sighs with satisfaction. streets of Brooklyn). with the Montreal Olympic games that he "Parker slipped into a deep sleep. At last he is safe." He chose fencing because he thought decreed that his country would have its The desperate transistor-radio smugglers Meanwhile, James Fowler of Con- it offered more opportunities for new- own version: Olimpiada no Brasil. who had trapped him sprang from the way, Ark., one of Parker the intrepid's comers to advance. And, of course, it was Sal was then employed as executive baggage return. They loaded the sense- compatriots who actually signs his let- the most overtly romantic of sports. assistant to the president of Brazil's larg- less Parker into a waiting airplane and ters, claims the Intrepid One is "not so With daily work and superior coach- est consulting engineering and architec- flew him across the border with a load of much lost as decidedly wayward." Ac- ing, Sal made the first team in his second tural firm in Sao Paulo. His wife, who illegal radios. cording to Fowler, Parker is not serving year at West Point. He went on to win a served on the Olimpiada selection com- "In an attempt to discredit the ambi- as a brave and fearless member of the number of championships in his junior mittee, volunteered him for the fencing tious and daring fledgling reporter, the Fourth Estate in L—.Texas, but is a and senior years. competition. Besides being the oldest en- smugglers planned to ditch the plane, "popular TV weatherman in Dubuque, In 1939, he became the national inter- trant, he was the only American fencer. with Parker and a load of radios, deep in Iowa, where he has dedicated himself to collegiate epee champion (in fencing He entered all three weapon categories the jungles of the Yucatan. But they had reviving the Elizabethan theory that thun- there are three major categories, each re- and won bronze medals in the foil and the reckoned without the fierce survival in- der is caused by boulders dropping from quiring a distinct weapon: the epee — du- epee. In the process, Sal beat the South stincts of the brave reporter. the sky and bouncing along the ground." eling sword, the foil and the sabre). American foiling champ. "Waking in the jungle with an aban- The plot thickens. But be warned, Mr. Overall, Sal was ranked 10th in the From the look of things, Sal's not doned airplane full of contraband radios, Parker, the Rice Alumni Patrol — known national Class A rating. In late 1939, he planning to slow down any time soon. As the resourceful Parker knew immediately locally as RAP — is on the prowl, and it's received word that he was designated to a member of the Rice Fencing Club, he's what to do. If he were caught with the looking for you. Stay tuned to your nearest serve on the Olympic training squad to got a good supply of opponents with transistor radios, Parker the intrepid transistor radio for more. prepare for the games to be held in Hel- whom to practice. And, just in case, Sal's sinki, Finland. Unfortunately, the war keepir g his equipment and uniform at broke out in Europe and the games were the ready should the U.S. Olympic team never held.(Sal himself served in the summon him again to make up for the U.S. Air Force for 23 years, including four Olympic games he never got to.

A Rice by any other name... Houston housing officials were shocked obviously a case of mixed Rice. at the results of a recent report from the Officials now are working to restore Fort Worth regional office of the U.S. De- Riceville to the list, and delete Rice U. partment of Housing and Urban Develop- Obviously a master of understatement, ment. one HUD official commented,"This leads The report, a list of census tracts in me to believe that there was a problem Houston eligible for federal housing aid, with the computer program. I can assure was sent to help Houston officials iden- you that the federal government is not tify areas where more than half the putting Rice University in a low-income households were of low or moderate in- area." come (less than $27,500 for a family of Meanwhile, Houston City Council- four). man George Greanias '70 took the oppor- It came as a surprise, then, that Sou- tunity to pop off a few one-liners. thampton (where homes go for $200,000 or "I knew times were tough and people more), Rice University and the Rice Vil- in Southampton were having difficulties, lage area showed up on the list of needy but! didn't know it was that bad," he neighborhoods. said. "Southampton will just have to limp After a little investigation, the prob- along without the money. If we have to lem was identified. Riceville, one of educate the federal government, then we Houston's oldest — and neediest — better do it before they add River Oaks." And somewhere in rural New Mexico... neighborhoods was not on the list. It was

SALLYPORT—APRIL-MAY 1987 3 eta Hayes and Kinsey 'come home'to Rice

Two internationally prominent scientists — one a Rice alumnus and the other a former Rice faculty member — will be re- turning to campus within the next year to accept key administrative and faculty ap- pointments. Edward F. Hayes, 45, a member of the Rice chemistry faculty from 1968-1979 and currently a high-ranking administra- tor with the National Science Foundation, has been appointed associate provost and vice president for information sys- tems, overseeing the university's com- puter systems as well as focusing on funding for research. He has also been named a professor of chemistry at Rice. James L. Kinsey, 54, a native Texan who received his bachelor's degree from Rice in 1956 and later earned a Rice Ph.D., has been named dean of the Wiess School of Natural Sciences. He has also been designated the D.R. Bullard-Welch Foundation Professor of Science in the department of chemistry. Kinsey has served as a professor of chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the past 25 years, serving as department F. Hayes James L. Kinsey chaii for five years. Edward Board on Chemical Sci- Since joining the NSF in 1975, Hayes university dedicated to academic excel- Rice alumnus he is very devoted to this search Council Technology for the National has served in various managerial posi- lence," Hayes said. institution." ences and Kinsey said he is tions. For two years, he served as that Hayes continues to conduct research Kinsey will begin his five-year term Academy of Sciences, his alma mater because of agency's controller, overseeing NSF fi- of his own in the field of computational as dean in January 1988; he succeeds G. returning to emphasis and ambiance. nancial operations. Most recently, Hayes chemistry, some of which he started King Walters, a 1953 Rice graduate, who "Rice's size, commitment to the un- has been director of NSF's division of while a professor of chemistry at Rice. will return to his duties as professor of The university's student and to enhancing chemistry. He also chaired the NSF task His academic background includes a B.S. physics. dergraduate between students and fac- force on advanced scientific computing degree from the University of Rochester Kinsey's colleagues at Harvard, Stan- social contact the outstanding, well- resources. and advanced degrees from The Johns ford, MIT and Rice recognize him as the ulty produces re- rounded students for which Rice is President Ronald Reagan recently Hopkins University. premier scientist conducting frontier molecular known." conferred on Hayes a Presidential Rank The Hayes appointment is effective search in chemical dynamics, also a pio- Rice President George Rupp, in an- Award for sustained superior accom- July 1, 1987. beams and spectroscopy. He is nouncing the Hayes appointment, said, plishment in management of programs of In addition to his teaching and ad- neer in laser-induced fluorescence. of Sci- "Ed Hayes brings to Rice impressive ex- the U.S. government and for noteworthy ministrative duties at MIT, Kinsey's re- MIT Provost and former Dean is perience in research and administration achievement of quality and efficiency in search in physical chemistry is the basis ence John M. Deutch said, "Jim Kinsey both in the university and in the federal the public service. of the most recent major technological among the most respected of faculty government --experience that will be in- From 1980-82, Hayes was given a spe- advances in this scientifically fundamen- members at MIT for his teaching and re- for- valuable to us as we address the chal- cial assignment to the Office of Manage- tal field. Some of his most recent re- search accomplishments. It is a great lenges of integrating information ment and Budget, specifically analyzing search has given science the clearest tune for Rice to have him join its faculty." of re- systems here on campus." the budget for various divisions of NASA, picture of how energy flows within laser- "Jim Kinsey has a superb record at Of the Kinsey appointment, Rupp the National Bureau of Standards and the excited molecules. search, teaching and administration said, "Jim Kinsey brings to Rice his exten- Office of Energy Research in the Depart- "We are extremely pleased that Jim MIT," said Richard E. Smalley, professor sive experience in research and a devo- ment of Energy. Kinsey has agreed to join Rice as dean," of chemistry at Rice and chair of the tion to undergraduate education. He will "My attraction to Rice is two-fold: the said Charles W. Duncan Jr., chair of dean's search committee. "The search add great further momentum to new de- challenge to incorporate state-of-the-art the Rice University Board of Governors. committee is thrilled to hear of his ac- velopments under way in the Wiess computer technology with the needs of a "In addition to being internationally rec- ceptance." School of Natural Sciences." major research university and to rejoin a ognized as an outstanding chemist, as a The former chair of the National Re- Tenure denial renews debate over teaching,research The promotion and tenure committee, The recent denial of tenure to a Rice fac- reach a decision on granting tenure; the president's office. chaired by Provost Neal Lane, submitted ulty member has renewed campus dis- comparative value of each of those three In an open letter to students pub- a letter of response thanking students for cussion on the comparative values of components has long been a topic of de- lished in the Thresher, the march organiz- their involvement; all of the students' let- teaching and research in consideration bate on university campuses nationwide. ers, sophomore Kirsten Ommen and points of ters and endorsements concerning Mar- for promotions and tenure. The tenure denial came despite a senior Azra Hadi, outlined the tin's case, it said, had been "entered into Joseph P. Martin Jr., an assistant pro- strong rally in Martin's support from a their protest."We recognize the value of but, as the record and were read and seriously fessor of biology at Rice since 1981, was number of Rice students, who said his quality research and publications affected considered by the committee. denied tenure at the most recent meeting abilities as an "exceptionally gifted" students, we are more directly "For the past 15 or 20 years, Rice Uni- of the Rice Board of Governors. The Uni- teacher should be taken more into consid- by quality teaching," they said. of inspi- versity has had a consistent set of stand- versity Council's committee on promotions eration in the tenure evaluation process. "We feel that Rice has a lack ards concerning what must be and tenure had not recommended him for A letter to the promotion and tenure rational, committed and innovative introductory accomplished in order to earn tenure," tenure, nor had the biology department. committee, signed by 420 students, teachers, particularly in the vital to the survival the committee's response read. "In the Though Martin has proven to be a stated,"We do not intend to disparage courses. Research is future view of the committee, scholarship has popular and effective undergraduate the importance of research and publica- of any university; however, many here at always been critical, teaching very im- teacher — he was awarded a Brown tion, but believe that exceptions in the researchers are currently students them to go on portant and service expected. The current teaching award this year, the Nicolas traditional tenure system should be made Rice. In order to encourage we must debate concerning the proper balance Salgo prize in 1985 and a 1985 Phi Beta for those who are outstandingly gifted at and become quality researchers, fos- among these criteria for promotion is only Kappa teaching award—it was felt the passing on knowledge to others." provide the type of teachers that can the most recent in a series. amount of research activity he had com- Prompted by the Martin case, 175 stu- ter their specific interests. "If anything, recent developments pleted at the time tenure recommenda- dents held a "quiet march" on Feb. 17, "This movement is not intended to be have resulted in a more structured proce- tions were made had fallen short of walking from the biology building to Lov- a crusade on behalf of one professor. ap- dure which makes certain that all infor- expected levels. ett Hall, where a stack of letters in sup- Rather, it is intended to express the type of mation concerning an individual is Teaching, research and service to the port of greater consideration for teaching preciation and need for a certain available to the committee." university are all examined in order to in the tenure process was delivered to the professor."

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Preliminary approval granted to curriculum revisions After more than a year of discussions, re- the fall 1988 semester; the optional minor visions and discussions of revisions, the "cluster" courses would be in place the Rice faculty has cast a preliminary vote following year. supporting adoption of the curriculum re- The curriculum changes, if approved, vision committee's final report for a "co- will go into effect for a five-year trial per- herent minor" at Rice. iod, at the end of which time their effec- The approved proposal, over which tiveness would be reviewed. an initial vote was taken at the April 8 During the April 8 meeting, Provost faculty meeting, differed from previous Neal Lane, who headed the curriculum draft proposals in that the five-course revision committee, outlined five criteria "minors" will be offered as options for satisfied by the committee's final pro- students, but will not be required. Foun- posal. dation courses — in the social sciences/ "One, it offers our students an im- humanities for science/engineering proved general educational experience through specially designed foundation courses," Lane said. "Two, it offers our students an oppor- tunity to select, as an option, a minor em- phasis which would assure a .more-than-passing acquaintance with a coherent or systematic body of knowl- edge in a field far removed from their chosen majors. "Three, it preserves freedom of choice to the maximum extent possible, in our view, consistent with the strength- ening of the curriculum. "Four, it can be implemented soon, with foundation courses offered in'88-89 and a set of clusters available the follow- ing year. "Five, it faces a comprehensive re- Allen J. Matusow Provost Neal Lane view in five years." majors, or in science/engineering for Though several faculty members still Matusow humanities/social sciences majors — will expressed dissatisfaction with the pro- reappointed be required. posal at the recent meeting, the required The final vote on the curriculum revi- majority vote was obtained. dean of humanities sions will be taken before the current se- The text of the committee's final re- Allen J. Matusow, William Gaines Twy- mester ends. If approved, the required port and results of the final vote will be (1967)and the critically acclaimed Unrav- man Professor of History, has been reap- foundation courses would be in place for featured in the next issue of Sallyport. eling of America:A History of Liberalism pointed to a three-year term as dean of in the 1960s(1984), and has contributed to the School of Humanities. A member of a number of other books. Matusow cur- the Rice faculty since 1963, Matusow has rently teaches "Post World War II Ameri- 1987 Brown, Salgo served as humanities dean since 1981. can Foreign Policy." In nearly 25 years as a faculty mem- Rice President George Rupp, in an- ber at Rice, Matusow has won numerous nouncing Matusow's reappointment, teachers announced awards for excellence in teaching. He re- said, "I am delighted that Allen Matusow ceived 1987 recipients of the George R. Brown the Nicolas Salgo Distinguished will stay on as dean of humanities, espe- Teacher teaching awards and the Nicolas Salgo Award in 1979 and was named a cially so in light of the many fine reviews 1980 Piper Professor. Distinguished Teacher Award were re- In 1986, he was one which he has received from his col- cently announced at Rice by Vice Presi- of three recipients of the newly initiated leagues. His willingness to continue is dent for Student Affairs Ronald George R. Brown Certificates of Highest all the more appreciated by the fact that Stebbings. Merit. he will have to forgo a much-deserved Matusow The George R. Brown Prize for Excel- is the author of Farm Poli- sabbatical for the next three years." cies and Politics in the Truman lence in Teaching went to William L. Years Wilson, professor of electrical and com- puter engineering, a member of the Rice faculty since 1972. Winners of the six George R. Brown Shanor named EEOC counsel Awards for Superior Teaching are: David Charles Shanor '68 has been appointed counsel directs the agency's litigation ef- W. Brady, Herbert S. Autrey Professor of by President Reagan as general counsel forts and assists in policy-making. Political Science; Alan J. Chapman, of the Equal Employment Opportunity "It's a very exciting professional op- Harry S. Cameron Professor of Mechani- Commission. After receiving Senate con- portunity because I will help direct the cal Engineering; Joseph P. Martin Jr., as- firmation of his appointment, Shanor was administration of statutes which are sistant professor of biology; Charles W. sworn in April 1 in Atlanta. among the most important social legisla- Philpott, professor of biology; Robert M. Shanor has taught at Emory Univer- tion in the country," Shanor said. William Stein, associate professor of political sci- L. Wilson sity School of Law in Atlanta for 10 years In addition to his bachelor's degree ence; and Richard J. Stoll, associate pro- over the perspective of five years and two in the areas of employment discrimina- from Rice, Shanor studied as a Rhodes fessor of political science. years as particularly outstanding or ef- tion and labor law. He plans to return to Scholar at Oxford University and is a Funds for the Brown awards were fective teachers. This spring, alumni Emory after completion of his EEOC ap- graduate of the University of Virginia made available in 1967 by the Brown named 202 faculty members. Many of the pointment. School of Law. His professional back- Foundation at the direction of the late ballots included comments of high praise The EEOC has responsibility for the ground includes clerking for Judge Elbert George R. Brown. This year, the awards and appreciation. Equal Pay Act, Age Discrimination in Em- Tuttle on the U.S. Court of Appeals as were based on voting by alumni who re- The recipient of the Nicolas Salgo ployment Act and portions of the Rehabil- well as serving as an associate attorney ceived four-year bachelor's degrees in Distinguished Teacher Award is bio- itation Act, among others. The general at Sutherland, Asbill and Brennan. 1982 and 1985. Qualified alumni were chemistry professor Kathleen S. Mat- asked to vote in preferential order for the thews. The Salgo award is based on three Rice faculty whom they remember votes from current juniors and seniors. On the bookshelf NEW FROM FACULTY AND ALUMNI AUTHORS Sloan grants awarded The Politics of Colombia graphical Essays in Honor of Sanford W. Two Rice University mathematicians mathematics, will use the award to con- by Robert H. Dix, professor of political Higginbotham have each been honored with $25,000 tinue his work in mathematical analysis. science. Hoover Institution/Praeger Pub- edited by John B. Boles '65, professor of grants from the New York-based Alfred B. Gao and Semmes are among 19 lishers. history and managing editor of the Jour- Sloan Foundation in recognition of their mathematicians in the U.S. and Canada Cosmic Religion-An Autobiography of the nal of Southern History, and Evelyn research. — and the only Texas mathematicians — Universe Thomas Nolen '62, former associate edi- Zhiyong Gao, assistant professor of to be honored with Sloan Fellowships by Konstantin Kolenda, Carolyn and Fred tor, Journal of Southern History. LSU mathematics, will use the award to con- this year, making Rice the only university McManis Professor of Philosophy. Wave- Press. tinue his work in mathematical analysis. in the country to have two Sloan honorees land Press. Who Gets Sick: Thinking and Health Stephen W. Semmes, professor of in mathematics in 1987. Interpreting Southern History: Historio- by Blair Justice '66 (Ph.D.). Peak Press.

SALLYPORT—APRIL-MAY 1987 5 Program targets math education and necessary," Rice University has received a federal training effort urgent grant of almost $500,000 for a three-year Wells says. program aimed at improving the teaching Participating in this effort are senior of mathematics in public and private sec- Rice University scientists "in the areas of ondary schools in the Houston area. mathematics, statistics, computer sci- . "The National Science Foundation is ence and mathematical education who funding our program not only because of act as instructors, consultants and advis- the growing crisis in mathematical and ers to a team of master teachers," says scientific education, but also because of Wells. our goal to enhance the mathematical "These master teachers are carefully level of area teachers, improve their chosen from the ranks of precollege scholarship, broaden their understand- teachers and serve as instructors in our ing of mathematics as a discipline and summer program." have a discernibly positive impact on While Wells has overall responsibil- their classroom interaction with stu- ity for the new program, the day-to-day dents," says R.O. Wells Jr., Rice professor leadership is in the hands of two other of mathematics and project director for educators. the new Rice University School Mathe- Joe Dan Austin, who holds joint ap- pointments as associate professor of matics Project. R.O. Wells Joe Dan Austin The inaugural session of the project mathematical sciences and of education will accommodate 48 secondary mathe- will be Houston and area teachers, the ment to and expertise in the improvement at Rice, serves as executive director of matics teachers on the Rice campus be- project interaction and dissemination of of teaching precollege mathematics." He the project. Austin has lectured and pub- tween June 15 and July 24. Similar our various materials will ensure re- stresses "the 20-year record of Rice's lished widely on mathematics education sessions will be available to area teach- gional, state and national impact." Summer School for High School Students both in the U.S. and West Germany. ers in the summers of 1988 and 1989. The Wells adds that the project "will ex- and the university's inservice program for Elizabeth Herbert, director of special current year has been funded with plore and develop in model classroom sit- precollege teachers offered over the past curriculum programs for the Houston In- $159,893, next year with $159,813 and the uations new ideas in mathematical decade." dependent School District, is associate third year with $165,331, for a total for curricula and will serve to enrich and ex- He particularly cites the severe na- director of the Rice project and serves as $485,037. pand the base of mathematics curricula tionwide shortage of mathematics teach- liaison with local and area school dis- "The Rice University project will established by the Texas State Board of ers and emphasizes that "the shortage of tricts. She also assists in the selection of serve as a national model for the im- Education in 1984." mathematics teachers in Texas is among participating teachers. At HISD, she is re- provement of mathematics teaching," Wells also points to Rice University's the most severe of the 50 states." sponsible for the International Baccalau- says Wells. "While initial participants "longstanding and demonstrated commit- This makes an "intensive teacher re- reate, Vanguard and SIGHTS programs.

(Continued from page 2) There but for fortune Victoria Douglass '71 (Jones) is living on the tington's chorea. psychiatric clinic and a few months living with P.S. One of the first calls I made was to Jane streets in Oakland, Calif. The Ph.D. clinical There is no cure for Huntington's, which is her sister in Dallas, the article said, she turned (not her real name), a Rice alum whom I've psychologist is homeless and, as she told the best known as Woody Guthrie's disease, after up back in Oakland, saying her brother-in-law seen perhaps a half-dozen times in the nine San Francisco Chronicle in a recent interview, the folk singer who was its most famous vic- had thrown her out. She gave birth to a baby years I've been in New York. Her husband told sleeping in alleys and doorways is a risky way tim. You may have seen a recent piece on "60 girl, who was taken away immediately by me she was out, and asked what I was calling of life. She gets raped about twice a week on Minutes" about an entire Venezuelan village Child Protective Services. about, and the following exchange ensued: average, the article said, and has lost count of mysteriously afflicted by the disease. Medicine Vicky is something of a local personality; Me: I wanted to talk to Jane about someone the time she's been beaten and robbed. None- can offer only minimal relief, in the form of she is known for her outspoken defense of the we went to college with, Vicky Douglass, who's theless, she says she strives to maintain "a psychotropic drugs that lessen the uncontrolla- human dignity of the disabled and their right been overtaken by really tragic circumstances. good attitude." ble, dancelike movements that are the hall- to autonomy. She insists that life in a shelter Husband: Well, if you're leading up to ask- for the homeless is too confining; it's not easy ing for a donation, Icon tell you right now, the Whatever it may be like today, the Rice mark of Huntington's. Anti-depressants are with their for a Huntington's patient to lie still on her cot answer will be no. community in my day had its share of wildly prescribed to help sufferers deal close her eyes when lights go out at 10 Me: I have no wish to prejudge how Jane eccentric people, perilously fragile people, awareness of the slow, inexorable deteriora- and the p.m. There may come a time when hospitaliza- will want to react to the news; that's a matter of people whose ability to cope with life in col- tion of reasoning and speech as well as motor is the only answer, but the social services personal conscience. I just thought she'd want lege, much less after, seemed problematic. But functions. The victim may live anywhere from tion said they support her contention that to know that someone whom I seem to recall as Vicky Douglass was not one of them. She was a 10 to 25 years after the disease manifests; people They feel that she a former friend of hers was now indigent, Phi Beta Kappa, cheerleader, senior favorite, Vicky has had symptoms for nine years. that time has not yet come. take care of herself if she could get an homeless and dying of an incurable neurologi- undaunted by the turbulence of the times and Hannah has been trying to get in touch could and say they identified a cal disorder. the perennial pressures of Rice itself..,so what with Vicky. She has not been able to make di- apartment, have roommate. Husband: Well now, we all have our prob- happened? Much of the answer lies in a cruel, rect contact yet, but she is getting to know the compatible and supportive address to call lems... degenerative disease, which is destroying social workers who deal with Vicky's case. Meanwhile, without an her Vicky is at a disadvantage with respect to Me: We do indeed, but I hope that all our Vicky's brain cells and eroding her ability to They say she has good days and bad days. She own, of social serv- problems are not so severe... remember the last few years of her life and of- can be angry and argumentative at times, the broader-than-average range available in California. Once she has a Husband: You have to understand, we get fer a more detailed explanation. which gets her into confrontations on the ices street; there are a couple of people doing time place to live, she will be eligible for various so many calls from people who want money- I got a call from my friend Hannah Norbeck in jail for beating up on Vicky. She has bouts of kinds of public assistance to cover her rent and ...it's more than we can deal with. in '73(Jones), who lives San Francisco. She depression and drinking, the social workers subsistence, as well as state-subsidized medi- Me: Maybe Jane could send a get-well she asked, did I remember Vicky? I said sure — say, but they describe her much as Rice class- cal care (Medical). She will also have a better card. was really sweet. Very outgoing, big smile, mates remember her:"a bright, cheerful and chance of being allowed to visit her baby, who Husband: Jane made some really good lots of nice teeth; I could see her in a navy blue caring person." And they say her memories of is nearly a year old now. Approximately $800- friends while at Rice, but I'm pretty sure none a v-neck, carrying men's sweater with pom- college are vivid and happy. 1,000 is needed to obtain an apartment. of them were named Vicky... poms, a bow in her hair. She had brown hair, According to the newspaper article, Vicky We hope that old friends and fellow alums Me: I'd appreciate it if you'd give her my with bangs; I envied her because it was long had cared for her mother in the final stages of can form a network that would keep in touch message. and shiny and did what she wanted it to. She Huntington's and knew all too well what to ex- with Vicky and provide some measure of mate- I never heard from Jane. And I got over be- exuded academic and social success, I re- pect once she was diagnosed herself. Afraid rial and emotional support. I've been in touch ing offended by her husband's tone. I had to called. But Hannah had read in the paper that that her judgment would soon be too impaired with some wonderful people since we began concede that all of us confront misery on a things hadn't turned out well for Vicky; in fact, for her to continue as a clinical psychologist, the campaign. Thanks to those who have al- mind-boggling scale, in this society and else- they were unbelievably awful, she said, prom- the article says she quit her job in 1979 and ready offered their assistance, including Jef- where in the world. The knowledge of how ising to send me the Chronicle clipping. moved back to Montana, where she worked as frey Anderson, Jan Brenner, Pat Barnes Ricks, miniscule an impact we can make is very I cried when I read the story, and I've been a wildlife photographer for six years. Robin Carbone, Pat Daniel, Mandy Doolittle, numbing. We don't know where to start. But I on the phone every night since then, calling It seems she was once married. The 1982 Kathryn Dunlevie, Laurel Jane Hamblen, Geor- would submit that this is a project of compre- anyone I could remember from 17 years ago at Rice Alumni Directory lists her as Dr. Victoria gia Hinds, Karol Kreymer and Bob Card. Mean- hensible scale, where a little help can make a Rice who would have known Vicky and might Douglass-Turner, residing in picturesque- while, Hannah and I welcome your input. If lot of difference. And lending a hand to some- want to help her. I've tried in particular to lo- sounding Hungry Horse, Mon. Her thesis ad- you have questions, information or sugges- one we are linked to by past friendship and cate those who were close to her, who remem- viser hasn't heard from Vicky in years, but he tions, or would like to find out how to help us shared experience is surely as good a place as ber her special qualities and could reach out to recalls that she got divorced while in graduate help Vicky, call or write: any to start. her in a more personal way than Hannah and I, school. Vicky told the San Francisco paper Karen Barrett, 77 E. 12th St., Apt. 12-J, New I do not mean to suggest that Vicky's trag- who knew her only from dining together in she'd fallen in love and had a child during the York, NY 10003.(212) 505-5040(home); or edy is greater because she went to Rice or be- Jones Commons. photography years, but that state authorities Hannah Norbeck, 1936 Bush St., No. 1, San cause she has a Ph.D., but a song by the late After she left Rice, Vicky did her graduate had taken the child away on the grounds that Francisco, CA 94155.(415) 332-1000 (office). Phil Ochs has gotten stuck in my brain:"Show work in psychology at the University of Mon- she could not provide proper care. Also, if you would like further information me an alley/ show me a train/ show me a hobo/ tana, in Missoula. In 1978, at the age of 29, she "After trying unsuccessfully to get the about Huntington's chorea, write to the Hun- who sleeps out in the rain/ and I'll show you a completed a doctoral thesis on hypnotherapy. child back, Victoria followed her fiance to Oak- tington's Disease Society of America, 140 W. young (wo)man with so many reasons why/ and She had just begun working at her first job, at land, where he promptly deserted her," says 22nd St., New York, NY 10011, or call 1-800-345- there but for fortune/ may go you or I." a hospital in Milwaukee, when she began to the Chronicle. "Not long after, Oakland police 4372. exhibit the symptoms of the deadly neurologi- found her wandering the streets, homeless and Karen Barrett '71 cal disease that had killed her mother — Hun- pregnant." After she spent some weeks in a New York City

, 6 SALLYPORT—APRIL-MAY 1987 Carter, Baker offer views on the presidency

by Maggi Stewart

Baker defends Reagan record, management style Howard H. Baker Jr., who made headlines our humane compassion for those who re- last month when he replaced Donald Re- quire our aid and assistance as a society gan as President Ronald Reagan's White and to keep pace with the delivery of ad- House chief of staff, told a Rice University vanced medical care to our entire popula- audience that the president's administra- tion," Baker said. tion will be remembered as addressing "And by doing the things he commit- the fundamental fears held by most ted to and identified in his first inaugural Americans. address, this president has demonstrated Baker, in a March 26 address to the that the American version of free enter- Rice University Associates at the Rice prise is without peer and without serious Memorial Center, said Americans have challenge in the world, and will surely be three basic fears. "You're afraid of get- emulated in other nations." ting blown up, you're afraid of getting Baker noted that 13 million U.S. jobs sick and you're afraid of losing your job. have been created during Reagan's presi- That's a gross oversimplification but in dency. those categories of concern you can draw Baker also commented on a number out almost every other domestic and pol- of other issues, including the need to con- icy issue that confronts our country," tinue a commitment to Gramm-Rudman- Baker said. Hollings; the Iran-Contra affair, which he Baker said the Reagan administra- said did not seem to have seriously dam- tion has done much toward alleviating aged Reagan's popularity or credibility; those fears. Of the fear of nuclear war, he and his own candidacy for president, cited the administration's focus on arms which he gave up, at least for the 1988 control negotiations with the Soviet Un- presidential race, when he accepted the ion. "I think there are unparalleled oppor- post as chief of staff. tunities to reach some sort of It was a decision that the former Ten- fundamentally important arms control nessee governor, favored by many for the agreement and general policy statement Republican nomination, said he does not with the Soviet Union that will materially regret. He is honored, he said, to be work- reduce the risk of general conflict and nu- ing with Ronald Reagan."There will be clear war on this planet," he said. those who criticize his management In addressing the fears over health style, but I don't," Baker said. "He defines and employment, Baker cited the admin- what I think a chief executive and head of istration's catastrophic illness plan and state should do in this country, and that's its revitalization of the economy in terms to be concerned with presidential con- of beefing up the free enterprise system cerns." and creating new jobs. The black-tie Rice Associates dinner "We have set about the business of is held annually and is sponsored by restating our sensitivity, our concern and Rice's development office.

Carter stresses 'measures of greatness' The White House should be a reflector of Carter said when he entered the American democratic ideals, according to presidency, he had a few standard goals former U.S. resident Jimmy Carter. in mind that "came natural. I recog- Speaking to 500 business and aca- nized that my country was and is the demic leaders at the third annual public most powerful nation on earth militarily, policy dinner sponsored by the Rice Insti- politically, economically and, at times, tute for Policy Analysis on President's morally. We are strong enough so that we Day, Feb. 16, Carter began his talk on don't really need to fear abuse from others:' "Policy Ma-ugement in the White House" Carter outlined a number of "mea- with a brief outline of his own life before sures of greatness," attention to which he assuming the presidency. said is the mark of a strong administra- His experience as an engineering tion. Among such measures are the student, a naval officer during the Korean championing of peace, the advocacy of War, a businessman and governor of civil rights at home and human rights Georgia. Carter said, had ingrained in abroad and concern about environmental him "a certain technique of manage- quality. ment." When he became president in Probably the highest calling of a na- 1976, Carter said, "I tried to reserve to tion is its ability to "espouse justice," myself those responsibilities which Carter contended. "What happens in our uniquely must be performed by a presi- White House is a mirror to some degree of dent, in my judgment. what we demand. In a democracy, we "Each one of us brings to the White have a right to expect our own basic House certain management principles standards of morality and ethics and that are quite varied in scope, as varied truthfulness and compassion and, if as we who have served there would be in you'll excuse the expression, love, to be our background, our attitude, our train- exhibited in some degree in our nation's ing, our motivations and the path that we affairs. followed to the White House," he said in "We have a right to expect that our noting how changes in presidents affect president is competent and compassion- each administration. ate and truthful and that our government "We have a parallel responsibility to epitomizes those aspects that we look what a human being does. Numerous upon as being signs of greatness." times in my own life I have asked the Carter said he hopes that "historians question,'What can I do with my abilities 200 years from now would associate my to make my life a great one?' A president administration with peace and human asks basically the same question, on in- rights." auguration day or perhaps before:'What The invitation-only dinner was part can I do to enhance the greatness of my of the Rice Institute for Policy Analysis country?' All 40 of us who have served program of educational and research ac- have had a motivation along those lines." tivities in public policy.

SALLYPORT—APRIL-MAY 1987 7 1987 Rice Distinguished Alumni

The Association of Rice Alumni will hold a reception and buffet at Cohen House on May 8 to honor the 1987 Distinguished Alumni and Meritorious Service Award winners

(see related story on page 21 of this issue)

Accepting his award as a 1986 distinguished emy of Science; and fellow of the New York alumnus will be Marshall D. Gates '36(M.S. '38), Academy of Science. who was unable to attend last year's reception After earning a Ph.D. from Harvard University and elected to receive his award in 1987. in 1941, Gates went on to serve as editor of the Gates, credited with the discovery of a Journal of the American Chemical Society and as a method to synthesize morphine — a task other sci- Welch Foundation lecturer. entists had attempted for many years and failed, He remains active with the chemistry program is a professor emeritus of chemistry at the Univer- at the University of Rochester. sity of Rochester; member of the National Acad- Marshall D. Gates

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"The most distinguished scientist Rice has pro- Among Gunn's many affiliations is member- duced" is only one of the superlatives James ship in the highly selective National Academy of Gunn's present and former colleagues at Rice use Sciences. to describe him. — Valerie Rohy Holder of the prestigious Eugene Higgins Chair in Astrophysics at Princeton University, Gunn is recognized as the leading theoretician on quasars (quasi-stellar objects). Born in Livingston, Texas, Gunn followed his 1961 Rice bachelor's degree with a doctorate from California Institute of Technology. After teaching at Cal Tech for 10 years, he moved on to Princeton, where he has served as the Eugene Higgins Pro- fessor of Astrophysics since 1980. His research centers on theoretical and observational cosmol- ogy; astronomical instrumentation; star formation; and, particularly, the structure and evaluation of galaxies and clusters found in the universe. "The main question that we are working on is an attempt to figure out where the structures we see in the universe come from," Gunn says."We are interested in how galaxies form because gal- axies are the basic building blocks — all matter that we know of congregates into galaxies, and galaxies cluster into larger structures." Though Gunn majored in math and physics at Rice, astronomy was always his first love. "I had been interested in astronomy since I was a kid," JAMES GUNN '61 he says. "But Rice offered — and still does — an Quests and Quasars extremely broad and rewarding education. I re- member Rice as a time of extremely hard work, but still a very rewarding time. I have never re- gretted my choice to go there."

8 SALLYPORT—APRIL-MAY 1987 For Gloria Shatto, a Rice B.A. and Ph.D. in eco- Through positions on both the Texas and the nomics led her from her hometown of Houston to Georgia governor's commissions on the status of Mt. Berry, Ga., where she was appointed presi- women, and involvement with the American Asso- dent of Berry College in 1980. ciation of University Women, Shatto has shown As chief executive of the small private col- her concern with women's issues. lege, Shatto has overseen the strengthening of For her own part, Shatto credits much of her Berry's computer program, enrichment of student success to her years at Rice. "After getting out of life and support of the work opportunity program Rice, you feel you can take on any challenge. You through which Berry students earn financial aid. appreciate the outstanding education, and leave Shatto was Georgia's first woman college presi- there knowing you have many friends who just dent in recent times; there are now three women happened to be professors." serving as college presidents in that state. Shatto's husband, Robert, is an electrical en- Studying economics at Rice under scholar- gineer and graduate of the University of Houston; ship, Shatto graduated Phi Beta Kappa with hon- they have two teen-age sons. ors in economics. Her work experience at Rice, she — Valerie Rohy says, taught her the value of entrepreneurship — she was business manager of the Thresher at a time when the editor and business manager were allowed to split the paper's profits. It was a "riskier kind of income" than working in the biol- ogy lab, she admits, but "more exciting as well." After working in marketing research for Hum- ble Oil & Refining Co.(now Exxon), Shatto taught in the Canal Zone for a year, followed by four years of teaching in Houston public schools. Later, she returned to Rice for her Ph.D. Her career in higher education began at the University of Houston, then took her to Georgia GLORIA SHATTO '54 Tech University, where she was voted "Outstand- Economics and Education ing Administrator" by the students. Then it was back to Texas, where she was named to an en- dowed professorship in economics at San Anto- nio's Trinity University before eventually accepting the presidency of Berry College. In addition to these positions, Shatto has served on the U.S. Treasury's Small Business Ad- visory Committee and spent a year in Yugoslavia as a seminar speaker for the U.S. Department of Labor. She is a member of the board of directors of several corporations and has been active in nu- merous academic committees, including the board of the Georgia Tech Research Institute.

The phrase "a man of many talents" is no cliche Rice alum, Joan Busby Ryan, formerly a syndi- when it comes to Frank B. Ryan. Currently athletic cated sports columnist for the Washington Post. director at Yale University, Ryan will in July as- She is now director of publications for the Yale sume new duties as Yale's vice president for insti- School of Organization and Management. The tutional planning. In a career that has also Ryans live in New Haven, Conn., and have four included mathematics and computer systems de- sons. velopment, however, it was in the arena of the Na- — Erin Blair tional Football League where Ryan first gained national recognition. After earning a bachelor's degree in physics from Rice, Ryan embarked on a successful career in the NFL, quarterbacking for the Los Angeles Rams, the Cleveland Browns and the Washington Redskins. Ryan led the Browns to the NFL champi- onship in 1964 and was three times selected to play in the Pro Bowl. When he retired from the NFL following the 1970 season, he was ranked seventh in all-time passing proficiency among NFL quar- terbacks. While he was advancing the ball down the playing fields of the NFL, Ryan was also advanc- ing his academic career. He received a master's in math from Rice in 1962 and his Ph.D. in 1965, stay- ing on at Rice as a math lecturer in 1966. He next moved to Ohio for a teaching position at Case Western Reserve University, during which time he formed his own computer systems company, PROBE. Ryan's success in computing — and the FRANK B. RYAN '58 name recognition he carried from his football ca- Athletics and Academics reer — led in 1971 to a position with the House of Representatives as director of information sys- tems, where he developed systems for electronic voting and bill status, among others. Ryan began a joint appointment at Yale as di- rector of athletics and lecturer in mathematics in 1977. Of his new appointment, he says, "Yale ath- letics has been a wonderful challenge and experi- ence, but my interests have shifted to the mainstream of academic administration. This po- sition puts me in the swiftest part of that current." Ryan has served Rice as an alumni governor and governor adviser. He is married to another

SALLYPORT—APRIL-MAY 1987 9 Larry V. McIntire Matters of the Heart

In Rice's bioengineering laboratory, Larry McIntire and his colleagues are using the latest technology to supply the final link to successful permanent implants of artificial hearts.

by Suzanne Johnson

illiam Schroeder, a 54-year-old and William W. Akers(now vice president for ad- in artificial hearts to see why they seem to pro- quality-control inspector from ministration and professor of chemical engineer - mote clotting and to test means of prevf ition. Jasper, Ind., died on Aug. 12, 1986. ing). W Exuberant and family-oriented, By the late '60s, their work with artificial Heartfelt interests Schroeder spent the final months of his life in a hearts — and that of other researchers arc 'd swirl of controversy as only the second person to country — had slowed considerably. Tim3 Growing up in Wilmington, Del., the young McIn- ever have received a permanent artificial heart. time, experimental artificial hearts were placed in tire showed a proficiency for mathemat. ts and a The 20 months Schroeder lived with his Jarvik- animals; time after time, the animals died. strong interest in wildlife and biology. 7 heart were difficult — seldom out of the hospital, The failure of these machines to sustain life "My parents wanted me to be a forest ranger he suffered a series of strokes that eventually led resulted from the same problem plaguing William who could do mathematics but there didn't seem to his death. Even in the best of times during life Schroeder's Jarvik-7 — after the artificial organ to be a big market for it," he chuckles. Though he with the Jarvik-7, Schroeder never enjoyed the was placed in the body, blood platelets began to eventually chose the field of chemical engineer- quality life for which he and his family had hoped. collect in the crevices and on the surface. Those ing, he maintained an interest in biological appli- Called by Time magazine a "see-saw survival," it clusters then embolized and formed blood clots cations, taking the odd college course in what was was, however, life. that, in turn, led to strokes. then a relatively new field, bioengineering. For a time, the Jarvik-7 became a celebrity as After Schroeder's death, the scientific and Fresh from Princeton's graduate program, Mc- well. The grapefruit-sized metal and plastic ma- medical community called into question the whole Intire arrived at Rice in 1970 with a doctorate in chine had widespread implications for the medi- artificial heart program at the Louisville, Ky., Hu- chemical engineering and a strong back-ground in cal community and for the public at large. mana Hospital where Schroeder's operation was fluid mechanics. Finding a well-developed bioen- Hundreds of thousands die of heart disease in the performed. Even many of those who supported the gineering laboratory, he was within five years U.S. each year, and it was hoped that permanent idea of artificial hearts believed the machines transformed from a "straight chemical artificial hearts would offer an alternative for ter- would be unfit for permanent use until the clotting engineering/fluid mechanics person to a minal heart patients over 50, the general cutoff problem was solved. biological/biochemical person." It was a fascina- age for human heart transplant recipients. Addressing that problem is a major focus for tion that stuck. Experimentation with artificial hearts began Larry McIntire, E.D. Butcher Professor of Chemical At that time, work on artificial hearts at Rice in the early 1960s. In a laboratory at Rice Univer- Engineering and chair of Rice's chemical engi- had come to a standstill as Akers became more in- sity, Baylor researcher Michael DeBakey began neering department. Using an intricate arrange- volved in university administration and Hellums' developing and testing artificial hearts with Rice ment of flow chambers, cameras, computer research headed in other directions. With associ- scientists J. David Hellums(now dean of the terminals and video editors, McIntire and his col- ates at Baylor, McIntire became involved in the George R. Brown School of Engineering and leagues in Rice's bioengineering lab are examin- study of blood platelets and their reaction to mate- holder of Rice's Foyt Family Chair in Engineering) ing blood flow over materials such as those used rials such as those used in artificial hearts. He re-

10 SALLYPORT—APRIL-MAY 1987 cently received a grant from the National as biomaterials," McIntire says."We are also Texas Medical School and Baylor College of Medi- Institutes of Health to continue his work on the looking at different drugs that have been proposed cine (both institutions for which McIntire serves as problems of blood clotting on artificial surfaces. to control that process. an adjunct professor), he devised a system of la- McIntire's research builds on that of the 1960s. "Suppose you have a surface that is known to beling the platelets in the blood so they would "What they did was to build artificial hearts and have a problem with the formation of emboli, and stand out. put them in animals — mostly calves. A consistent you know that you need to use this artificial organ "Whole blood is about 50 percent cells, 99 per- problem with those experiments was that the ani- because a person is dying and there's no time to cent of which are the red cells we're not interested mals developed problems with vital organs, develop a new surface. If you can't change the sur- in," McIntire explains. "So we mark the cells we mostly due to clots thrown off the surfaces of the face, you can try to change the platelets. One way want to observe with a fluorescent tag. When we artificial heart. to do that is to use drugs that modify their activ- use the proper excitation — ultraviolet light, for "If you read the papers about why the artifi- ity. example — we can then see the platelets in the cial hearts that are now being implanted fail, it's McIntire's research group is working in con- milieu of all the red cells because they're the only mostly due to strokes. Though it isn't often men- junction with a group from the University of Ten- ones that light up." tioned, most of those strokes are caused by mate- nessee that is synthesizing new drugs with As the fluorescent platelets are illuminated, a rial that has formed on the surfaces or the valves potential for altering platelet activity, and a Uni- microscope focuses on the interaction between the of the artificial heart and then gone downstream versity of Washington group developing new flowing whole blood and the artificial surface. to lodge in the brain." biomaterials. Since platelets are only 1/10,000-inch in size, the What happens when blood contacts a foreign microscope allows the scientists to clearly see — surface inside the body is not completely under- Heart and soul and capture on videotape — a close-up image of stood, McIntire says, nor is the problem of how to To determine which surfaces or drugs will work how the platelets are reacting to the artificial sur- prevent blood platelets from clustering on the sur- most effectively, McIntire says, researchers need face within the blood flow. face, embolizing and then being carried down- to see how they will perform inside the body. stream by the blood flow. To accomplish this, he and his colleagues Heartening results "There has been a tremendous increase in our have transformed a niche of Abercrombie into a knowledge, but the most basic problem hasn't video laboratory. At the center of the activity is a Preliminary findings from McIntire's research been solved — how can you make a material that flow chamber where whole blood is drawn over a have yielded important information on the effec- imitates the kind of surface that blood normally biomaterial surface, much as would occur in the tiveness of the materials — generally plastics — sees? We don't know how to do that yet. And part body after an artificial organ is implanted. What most often used for blood-contacting artificial or- of the problem in developing that material is that happens as the blood flows over the surface is, gans. By observing how the blood flow interacts we don't really know the mechanics of what hap- through the wonders of video microscopy, magni- with the adhesiveness of the artificial surfaces, for pens — how these emboli form on the surfaces, fied and filmed on videotape. example, they are determining ways to use that when they come off, etc." Once the videotape is edited, the scientists knowledge in counteracting the formation of em- can, with the push of a button, summon to a com- boli on the surfaces of biomaterials currently be- A pure heart puter monitor images showing how the surface or ing used for artificial kidneys and blood oxygena- In the 1960s, the only gauge scientists had of how the drug being tested has performed. Using digital tors. the artificial heart had performed was to extract it image processing and computer color enhance- "We are looking at what combinations of sur- once the animal had died, look at it, and assume ment, they are also able to see, in a 3-D image, faces and blood flow conditions give us the small- that the heart with the least material collected on even minute variations in the size of the platelets est number and the smallest total volume of its surface had performed best. clustered on the artificial surface. Within seconds, aggregates," he says."How large something can Twenty years later, technology has advanced a color image of platelets collected on the surface grow on the surface depends on what is trying to to the point where scientists such as McIntire are without the use of drugs — different colors show- remove it and how adhesive the surface is. As you not only able to look at the artificial surfaces more ing the depth and size of the emboli — can be con- increase the blood flow, you increase the drag on clearly, but also recognize that the cleanest sur- trasted with a second image that shows how the the surface and remove the groups of cellular ele- face does not necessarily reflect the best material. formation of platelet clusters was affected by the ments when they're smaller, before they have had "A surface with a lot of cells stuck to it would use of a drug. Even to the untrained eye, the size a chance to grow. have been considered bad 20 years ago, but some and depth of the emboli were dramatically "The strength of adhesion also affects the size of these surfaces may actually have been good be- smaller in the experimental test. of aggregates when they're removed — stronger cause the materials on them didn't embolize and By filming the aggregation of platelets in real adhesion would lead to larger clusters being form clots," he says. time (i.e., as they occur), McIntire and his col- formed before they're pulled away by the flowing Debunking the idea that a clean surface is leagues can also observe how blood flow affects blood." necessarily a good surface has been one of the aggregate formation and embolization. They Ultimately, McIntire says, they seek to mini- early surprises of McIntire's research, for which he learned, for example, that the clean surfaces mize the size of aggregates so there is little dam- has devised a system that allows a continuous, sought in the 1960s experiments are not necessar- age to organs downstream."We might do this by clear view of how the artificial surfaces react with ily the best ones — the aggregates of platelets not having a surface that is weakly adhesive and the flow of whole blood. By watching the interac- seen on the surface, rather than not having formed have a rapid blood flow so that cellular groups are tion — how the blood reacts to the biomaterial, at all(as was previously assumed), might have removed quickly, before they grow large enough how the clusters of platelets form and which ma- embolized more quickly and been swept down- to block vessels. Or, we might pick a surface that terials tend to be the site of more embolization — stream by the blood flow. Surfaces to which the is very adhesive and have only a low flow rate so McIntire and his colleagues hope to find the best clusters stuck might have, by their adhesiveness, that the cells form a layer on the surface rather materials from which to construct artificial or- been more successful in preventing clots from be- than being removed at all." gans, or the drugs that would most effectively im- ing swept into the bloodstream. Regardless of what method, or combination of pede the aggregation of platelets on the surface. To be able to clearly see the process as it methods, proves most effective, the results will "We are interested in how we can modify sur- would occur in the body, McIntire wanted to use have far-reaching effects on the future success of faces to reduce the formation of these aggregates, whole blood in his experiments. With the aid of the artificial heart program and the safe use of so we test different ones that are proposed for use the hematology departments at the University of other blood-contacting artificial organs.

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SALLYPORT—APRIL-MAY 1987 11 LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF GOODNESS The Life and Times of Konstantin Kolenda

by Suzanne Johnson

n 1946, a young immigrant from Eastern Cosmic connections Poland arrived in the United States with After following his B.A. with honors from Rice with a high school diploma, a few bags and a doctorate from Cornell, Kolenda joined the Rice 1 a head full of dreams. Forty years later, philosophy faculty in 1953 at Tsanoff's invitation. the events that led Konstantin Kolenda '50, Barely more than a decade after leaving the re- Rice's Fred and Carolyn McManis Professor of strictions of life under communist rule behind him, Philosophy, from Eastern Poland to East Texas Kolenda found himself happily ensconced in an are still vivid. They helped shape a man fiercely atmosphere of academic freedom. loyal to his adopted country, to educational "I'm really fortunate to have been able to con- freedom and to the value of the individual. nect myself with an institution that is essentially Between the two world wars, Poland enjoyed dedicated to something that philosophy is dedi- life under democracy. But for Kolenda and others cated to," he says of Rice. "I think of universities like him, life took a harsh turn in 1939 when Ger- as being sort of humanity's think-tanks, lying at many attacked Poland and the Soviet Union, in an the frontier of human curiosity and trying to keep agreement between Stalin and Hitler, took over track of what has happened, what is going on in Eastern Poland. Democracy gave way to commu- the world, what we can say about it, what we can nism; freedom floundered under the strict Soviet find out about it, and how humanity is looking for regime. some kind of meaning and good life for itself." Relaxing in his Lovett Hall office, Kolenda That belief in goodness — and the inherent speaks softly, his accent still bearing heavy traces value of humanity itself — is a driving force be- of his European upbringing. As he reflects on his hind Kolenda's seventh book. Cosmic Religion, an small-town childhood and the series of "cata- Autobiography of the Universe was published by clysms" that eventually brought him to Rice, he is Waveland Press in March. sometimes wistful, sometimes amused. He is "It's a modest little book with an immodest ti- never regretful. tle," Kolenda says of Cosmic Religion, which as an "My life was very much changed by the war," "autobiography of the universe" presents Kolen- he says. "I spent two years under the communist da's view of what the universe would consider, if regime of the Soviet Union, which gave me a good it could talk, its greatest accomplishments. idea of what my life under that regime would be He admits there is a direct connection be- like." It also convinced him that, when the chance tween the universe's "opinions" and his own belief came, he would find something better. in the value of humanity and of the individual. Ac- "World War II dragged on, and I had to go to cording to the universe, its greatest accomplish- Germany. During the final weeks of the war, I ac- ment was in producing human beings. tually worked for the American Army, with the oc- Through Cosmic Konstantin Kolenda Religion, Kolenda says, he cupation forces." sets out to do nothing less than reverse the effects While serving in the Eisenhower headquar- of the Copernican revolution. Copernicus, a 16th ters' guest house, Kolenda met an American oil- century Polish scientist, in effect founded modern "I think of universities as man visiting Germany on business. Discovering astronomy with his pronouncement that the sun, being humanity's think-tanks, the young man's interest in "going West," George not the Earth, lay at the center of the universe. His A. Hill Jr. offered Kolenda a job at his oil company discovery also deeply affected humankind's view lying at the frontier of human in Houston, Texas. of itself; rather than the reigning creatures around curiosity keep "After the experiences I had in occupied Po- which the universe revolved, humans began to and trying to land, I didn't feel I could continue living there," see themselves as mere specks in a vast cosmos. track of what has happened, Kolenda said of his decision to accept Hill's offer. "The Copernican revolution was a wonderful A letter from Hill speeded the immigration process thing — it made people aware of the vast cosmic what is going on in the world, and, at age 23, Kolenda found himself working as array," Kolenda says. "But an inevitable result of what we can say about it, what a comptometer operator in Houston. that awareness was the demotion of human status "Life is a series of accidents," he smiles, re- — the feeling that what humans do is really unim- we can find out about it, and calling the events that led him to Rice. Working at portant, that we are insignificant compared to the how humanity is looking for the oil company, living at the YMCA and attend- vast physical world." ing night school at the University of Houston, Ko- Such a view represents only half of the pic- some kind of meaning and lenda also managed to squeeze in time to play the ture, Kolenda says. "The question I'm asking in good life for itself." accordion. "Somebody from the First Christian the book is, what sort of things inhabit this vast Church found out I played the accordion and they universe? When you make the effort to compare invited me to play for their Sunday school," he the type of beings that are around us, you're says. "I didn't even know what Sunday school was bound to conclude that the most interesting entit- at that time, but I went." ies in the cosmos are human beings." At Sunday school, he met Rice mathematics Reflected against scientific discovery and the professor Hugh Brunk, who eventually persuaded complexities of political and social arenas, he him to apply to Rice. Here, Kolenda found the in- says, people in modern times have become even tellectual freedom he now valued so intensely. more accustomed to thinking of themselves in Studying philosophy under Radoslav Tsanoff, he smaller terms. Ours is a time, he says,"marked by also found his niche in the academic world, an a growing sense of bewilderment, loss of nerve, area that allowed him to combine his varied inter- and steady drift into skepticism or its desperate ests and place his experiences in perspective. counterparts — narcissism and fanaticism."

12 SALLYPORT—APRIL-MAY 1987 It is a subliminal response, he says, to the edge we may have is exciting to us because events people see occurring throughout the world. knowledge is something we appreciate." For example, in the wake of growing anti- Separating thought from feeling — intellect Americanism and the U.S.'s displacement by other from emotion — is a mistake, Kolenda says. "Even countries as the world's greatest producer of at the highest level of thought there's always an 'Other people can do what goods, services and talent, Americans are no emotional component. It's not so much that we are (Americans)do and do it well, longer seeing themselves as the best and bright- feeling and thinking; we are beings that feel and est. think at the same time. And that is true even at the taking away our jobs and caus- "We have lost that prerogative. Other people highest level of intellectual or scientific discovery ing trade deficits. There is a can do what we do and do it well, taking away our — when you understand something, it is not jobs and causing trade deficits. There is a sense of purely a disembodied process; it is a way of react- sense of bewilderment about bewilderment about our position, about what it is ing, a kind of 'A hal Eureka!'feeling. Understand- we can offer to the world. That sense of uncer- ing is an emotional response in addition to being our position, about what it is tainty as to where we are, what we stand for and an intellectual response." we can offer to the world.' what we would like to do is bound to affect peo- Though the universe, as the "author" of Cos- ple's moods and the ways they view themselves. mic Religion, does not know its own size, it does "If you add to this the sense of now being at recognize human beings as giving the universe its the mercy of powerful weapons being stockpiled ultimate value. "I once say in the book that the here and elsewhere, it makes people nervous very idea of 'value' is introduced into the universe about the future," he says. by life, and I wanted to somehow suggest that this Human beings, particularly those who live in was a great discovery, that on this little planet the U.S., he says, should not feel that way. was suddenly discovered a meaningful existence. Though Cosmic Religion is life-affirming through At a very simple level, an organism has a relation- the "eyes" of the universe, those eyes are colored ship to its environment in terms of value; the value "The liberal democratic tradi- by the convictions of a man who has known a way of goodness comes into existence only with life. of life in which the individual was not valued. Nothing is good or bad unless some entity appreci- tion, the establishment of a "I believe the moral, historical place of this ates it as being so." really free society at which country in the world has resources in it that are ex- The value of goodness, he says, has refined it- tremely important," he says. "The liberal demo- self over the course of evolution. In a sense, even coercion is at a minimum and cratic tradition, the establishment of a really free the most basic of life forms can distinguish "good" government is doing only society in which coercion is at a minimum and from "bad" in the sense that it will attempt to government is doing only things that are permit- avoid harm and preserve its existence. But only in things that are permitted by ted by the explicit will of the people — these are human beings does "goodness" really develop in the explicit will of the people— things we should not hide under a bushel. It is a its full spectrum of choice and value, its integra- moral/political treasure that we should defend." tion of thought and feeling. these are things we should not In identifying humans as its ultimate develop- Mind over matter ment, Kolenda's "universe" also expresses con- hide under a bushel. It is a A society is only as strong as its citizens, however. cern about how those-humans are shaping their moral/political treasure that "To the extent that our citizens are easily manipu- futures. The universe considers its danger to be lable, easily persuaded to follow paths that don't the demise of personhood; whether the human we should defend." really meet with their best judgment, then I think race continues to survive is in the hands of the cur- we are in trouble," he says. "My belief in the im- rent generation. Though threatened and bewil- portance of individual, personal strength is based dered by the proliferation of nuclear weapons and on the fact that there's no way for a society to re- political power struggles, the universe contends, main healthy unless it is composed of people who the current generation of human beings must rec- appreciate what they've got and are willing and ognize both their own power to assure the future of able to defend it, speak up for it and act for it. In- humanity, and the value of doing so. dividual strength is a prerequisite for any kind of "The blame for the failure to generate a cli- healthy community." mate which would vividly demonstrate the folly of "The blame for the failure to Those are the views of Konstantin Kolenda, nuclear confrontation is to be placed on every per- philosopher. The universe, of course, speaks in son aware of the problem," the universe says."By generate a climate which would much broader terms. failing to persuade one's leaders to abandon the vividly demonstrate the folly of "I am very old," the universe begins. "Looking dangerous path, one contributes to mankind's po- back at myself through the eyes of contemporary tential suicide." nuclear confrontation is to be science I realize how dull most of my existence has been." As the universe recounts the history of Love of life placed on every person aware its "pre-personal existence," beginning with the Despite its concern over current affairs, the uni- of the problem." "likely story" of the big-bang, it soon becomes ob- verse — and its ghostwriter — does not paint a vious to the reader of Cosmic Religion that the uni- gloomy canvas. verse, before the development of life and Rather, Cosmic Religion is a celebration of life particularly the complexities of humans, consid- — a celebration of human accomplishment and ered its early history a "pretty boring state of af- human attributes, an affirmation of mankind's im- fairs." COSMIC portance. "That is why I resorted to the literary de- "If you just compare what happens at the cen- vice of writing the universe's autobiography," ter of a star and what happens in the human mind, Kolenda says. "What would the universe point to RELIGION the choice is obvious," Kolenda says. "The physi- with pride if it could talk? I think it would point to An Autobiography of the Universe cal, chemical, electric processes going on in phys- us." ical things-are very limited. Qualitatively, they As the universe's "ghostwriter," Kolenda says, are very monotonous; they are dull; they are he hopes to restore in people a sense of their own dumb;they are repetitious. In contrast, what hap- worth as individuals. In exploring the concept of pens in one human lifetime is so rich and so full of cosmic religion — not embracing any particular interesting things that, to my mind, there's no religious doctrine but, instead, recognizing people question that of all the things happening in the and things as being intrinsically good in their own cosmos, the career of humanity as expressed right — he urges the celebration of life: through individuals is much more interesting and "As long as you live, it is your task to make exciting a spectacle." life a positive experience for yourself, a construc- tive force in the ongoing human enterprise...As a Through human eyes person, alive and alert, you are in a position to Though the emphasis on humanity that pervades give full cognizance to many varieties of goodness Cosmic Religion might at first glance seem to as they come to surface in you and in others. All downplay the accomplishments of science, Ko- persons are potential yes-sayers to life; indeed, lenda says scientific discovery is exciting because yes-saying is their calling on earth. They cannot it is seen through human eyes and understood delegate this task to someone else or to some al- through human perceptions. "I am not denying leged power that will do it for them. And they that the excitement of science, of cosmology, can should know that there is no greater satisfaction really be very rewarding. But knowledge is human than the consciousness of having given to each ex- knowledge. The universe doesn't know how big it perience its due, of having completed it by an af- is — only human beings do. And whatever knowl- firming, understanding, appreciating act."

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wice weekly May Bohsali, a senior in pre-law student could work as a court volunteer. Rice University's managerial studies "If that's the student's motivation, fine," Mar- and French program, spends 90 tin says. "They'll still be changed by the experi- minutes at Fondren Library with ence." T five years, our hope is that when students Mamie, a 49-year-old high school cafeteria "In employee and custodial worker. With Bohsali's go to college they will take it for granted that they tutoring, Mamie is learning to read and write. will volunteer," says Holly Dawkins of Campus "At first, she was embarrassed and shy," says Compact, an organization of 121 college presidents Bohsali of her student. "When people would walk representing 259 colleges, including Rice, formed by during our sessions she would stop. She didn't in 1985 to promote student public service. A report want people to know she couldn't write." by the Carnegie Foundation last year said the gap But since the lessons began in January, focus- between campus and community was a major ing in part on such practical matters as helping weakness of today's universities and recom- Mamie learn to read grocery labels and road mended, among other things, that all students signs, that has changed. "She's so enthusiastic, complete a service project. motivated and happy with what she's learned," Bohsali says, adding that Mamie's confidence and Reaching out self-esteem have increased with her improved At the same time Biddy made his proposal for reading and writing skills. "That's what keeps me RSVP, 1986 graduate Jody Baron founded OUT going, and that's what keeps bringing her back." Reach (Organization of Undergraduate Tutors) and Bohsali is part of a growing movement at Rice made it part of the program. Once a week, 60 Jack- and other college campuses around the nation son Middle School students, mostly from low- that is attracting students in increasing numbers income families, are bused to Rice for an evening for community service work. The upswing in stu- of one-on-one tutoring by 60 Rice students. dent public service comes after more than a dec- Jackson Principal Virgil Fisher offers nothing ade of student preoccupation with careers and but superlatives to describe the program. Besides self-advancement that followed the campus activ- >. helping with the middle school students' aca- ism of the '60s and early '70s. demic performance, he says, it is giving them a "There was a gradual turning from activism to 2 chance to get a first-hand glimpse of college life preoccupation with oneself and one's job search," that they probably would not otherwise get. Some says Patricia Martin, Rice's director of student ad- of the Rice tutors are also from poor families, he vising and student activities. The new trend of stu- Jones College student Victoria says, and they serve as positive role models for dent involvement in community affairs, she says, the Jackson students, encouraging the youngsters was "inevitable" as students found such self- Christensen cuddles a pa- that they, too, through scholarships and student preoccupation unrewarding. tient at the Houston School loans, can make it to college. Disciplinary prob- "I can't fault them — students are reflectors of • lems he once had with some of the students in the society," Martin says, noting the "yuppie" syn- for the Deaf. program no longer exist, Fisher says. drome that dominated the early '80s. Too, she While some — but few — Rice students were adds, until recently Rice and many other universi- already involved in volunteer work before RSVP ties had failed to provide programs to assist and encourage students interested in public service work. Catching the spirit Getting involved sophomore year Since the start of the 1986-87 academic year, the Kenneth Chuang has spent his for Rice's Rice Student Volunteer Program (RSVP) has been working as the student coordinator he plans to relax promoting community service work to Rice stu- literacy program. This summer, dents. In that short time, more than 320 students by getting some exercise. idea of exercise has its and another 30 faculty and staff members have Of course, Chuang's the spirit of signed up to volunteer for a variety of jobs that in- own special touch, and reflects captured much of Rice's clude teaching English to Central Americans, tu- volunteerism that has 14 in San toring runaway and homeless youths and helping student body. Beginning June 3,700 miles for in programs for the mentally retarded. Francisco, he will be bicycling Rice's student volunteer clearinghouse for charity. resident is the only community service was the brainchild of Scott The Sugar Land in the national ride Biddy, a 1986 graduate who had volunteered as an Houstonian participating undergraduate at both Texas Children's Hospital sponsored by the Overseas Development organization formed at Stanford and and Houston Hospice. Biddy's idea took hold, and Network, an in 1983 to provide direct Rice students voted in spring 1986 to add an extra Harvard universities projects. He was referred $2 to the blanket tax to fund RSVP. Matching uni- aid for developmental by Rice's RSVP office. versity funds were approved by Rice President to the project by the ride, George Rupp. Most of the money raised both in the U.S. Similar programs are making their appear- Chuang says, will go to projects but all are ance on other college campuses and are being and abroad. The projects vary, benefits. Last year, credited with helping swell the emerging ranks of designed to offer long-term funds brought in by the student community volunteers. "Political issues for example, part of the drinking wells in such as civil rights and the war directly affected ride went to build deep-water in U.S. students during the '60s. Today, students are hav- Bolivia. "Each well cost about $200 drinking water for 500 ing a more direct personal impact on a corner of money, but provided says, adding that projects society," says Bobby Hackett, a spokesman for individuals," Chuang areas such as Appalachia Campus Outreach Opportunity League, a less in impoverished U.S. funds. than three-year-old organization based in Wash- also receive on ington D.C., that nationally promotes campus par- Each rider pays his or her own expenses whose support will ticipation in community service. the trip, and seeks sponsors "It's more pragmatic, personal and less ideal- go toward the projects. 100 riders, divided into five istic," agrees Martin. Though there is less concern Approximately across the U.S., about changing the system and more emphasis on groups, will follow five routes Washington, D.C., in mid-August. making a personal contribution, Martin notes that, converging in says, they will stop in "on the other side, there can be a bit of self- RSVP Coordinator Jim Along the way, Chuang people and speaking on is- advancement" in community service work. Stu- small towns, meeting Mustacchia is getting stu- poverty and hunger. dents with aspirations toward medical school can sues such as do volunteer work in a hospital, for example, or a dents involved. —Suzanne Johnson

Peggie Evans is a Houston-based free-lance writer. Her work has previously appeared in Newsday, the Houston Chronicle and other publications.

SALLYPORT—APRIL-MAY 1987 1 5 appeared on campus, many students say they help, instructors are able to divide language might not have gotten involved had it not been for classes into smaller groups for more specialized RSVP and its growing campus visibility. Says Rick attention. Martinez, a freshman who recently coordinated Francisco, 22, a Mexican man who has lived over several weeks a volunteer effort by Rice stu- in the United States since 1980 and works in Hous- dents to paint and repair the run-down home of a ton as a cook, is a student in the language pro- retired Houston man:"Frankly, I didn't think about gram who says he plans to apply for amnesty volunteering until RSVP came along. But I'm glad under the new immigration law. On a recent it did." night, Rice volunteer John Montag, a senior major- The man whose home is being repaired ing in civil engineering, helped him and several seemed pretty excited that his house is being other students read, in English, a newspaper story fixed up," Martinez says. "It makes me feel good to about the immigration law, explaining words the help out." language students said they did not understand. "A lot of people have the altruistic motive," assist- says Jim Mustacchia, a 1986 graduate and the rewards ant director of student activities who works full Reaping Working for literacy:(L -R) Barbara McClintock, time with RSVP."Now, they're being offered a Montag, who also volunteers at Covenant House, Denise Fischer, Margie Hartrick, Margaret Whalen. structured motive that makes it double." Mustac- says the few hours he gives each week to commu- chia started an educational program at Covenant nity service is time he would otherwise spend sit- House, a center for homeless youths, which led to ting around the college, talking. He is learning a Sense of community his winning the Houston Mayor's Award for Out- little Spanish, helping people and having fun, he In a corner of Sterling Municipal Library in the standing Volunteer Service last year. This year says. city of Baytown, just outside Houston, a recent another Rice student, Tri Dinh, won the same The student volunteer refugee tutoring pro- conversation went something like this: award for his work at Covenant House. gram, which includes language classes at Hous- Tutor: "Tell me where you live." The Covenant House educational program, ton Community College and Bellaire High School, Student: "Houston." staffed by 22 volunteers (15 of them Rice students) was started by Kim Tran, a junior who came to this Tutor: "No, I mean the city where you and Houston Independent School District teachers, country from Vietnam at the age of 9 as a refugee actually live." operates six days a week and includes tutoring with her family. "I can still remember teachers Student (doubtfully): "Texas?" students for regular school subjects as well as for staying behind after school to drill English into my Tutor: "No, smaller — the city you live in." GED and English as a Second Language examina- head," says Tran, explaining her own firsthand Student:"Oh, the United States." tions. Another 10 Rice students volunteer in other knowledge of the need for such programs. Both tutor and student are part of the programs at the center, which is a way station for More than 30 Rice students now work with the library's literacy program, begun in January almost 100 youths at a time. refugee program. "It's exciting and rewarding, 1986 by Sterling's assistant city librarian for To increase student awareness of community even though it's frustrating," says Tran, who also public service, Denise Reineke Fischer '73. service activities in Houston, RSVP on Valentine's works as a volunteer with homeless youths. "It's "Some of our students have no conception Day sponsored Outreach Day, which gave inter- like seeing a good movie or reading a good book even of where they live in this world. It has been ested students, faculty and staff orientation and where you have to sit back and reflect. You're a real culture shock for me," Fischer says. hands-on work with 32 volunteer organizations. more aware of the rest of the world, rather than "Going to Rice, you only associate with the More than 500 participated in the day-long pro- just thinking about yourself." cream and are, as we used to say,'sheltered by gram, and more than 50 of them signed with agen- Rice is considering giving academic credit in the hedges.' So here we are now, with people cies to volunteer on a continuing basis. certain instances for volunteer projects. who don't even know what Rice University is, or "When I went to Rice, nobody thought too Other community service programs Rice stu- what it stands for." much about what was going on beyond the dents are involved in include a music program for Illiteracy is a problem seldom encountered hedges," recalls Nancy Falgout, a 1979 graduate H.I.S.D. students, a tutoring program for black on college campuses such as Rice. Yet, who works with the YMCA International Services' youths in a Third Ward neighborhood, and a var- according to statistics released by the governor's refugee program and who remembers the trials of sity and non-varsity athletic program working office, one in five Texans cannot function in trying to enlist volunteers while at Rice. "There one-on-one with disadvantaged youths. everyday tasks because of an inability to read, was this attitude that there was no time but to "It adds another c6mponent to a student's edu- write or do simple arithmetic. study and go to Rice functions." cation — material they can't get in a classroom," Sterling Library's literacy program has, in Today, through RSVP, 10 Rice volunteers regu- Martin says of the students' volunteer work. "It can the past year, grown from 19 volunteer tutors to larly come each week to help teach English to start the habit of feeling a responsibility for the 97, and has provided 124 adult students with mostly Central Americans. Because of the student community that can last a lifetime." free, confidential, one-on-one tutoring. Among the nine tutors honored in January for outstanding service to the program were three Rice alumnae. The impetus to get the program off the ground came from Margie Glosson Hartrick '43, who rallied the Baytown Retired Teachers' Association to adopt the concept as its service project, Fischer says. From Hartrick's efforts came the initial core of 19 volunteers, including Barbara Morrissey McClintock '43 and Margaret Smith Whalen '35. All three have remained extremely active in the project. The idea for a library-based literacy program came from the American Library Association, Fischer says, which in 1984 issued a call to begin such programs."We took the challenge and began to plan," she says. "Libraries are really a preferable site for literacy programs because they provide a non-threatening environment. Our students have generally been perceived by themselves and by others as educational failures. For many of them, going back into an educational setting smacks of prior failure, but the connection is not there for libraries." The four Rice alumnae, as well as the other tutors, have reaped their own rewards from the community service work. "It makes us appreciate what we have, and makes us want to share," Fischer says. "It has made us aware of the value of knowledge, of the fact that we are able to expand another person's life. "We become almost evangelical about it, realizing how much power we have to empower others." Outreach volunteers undergo CPR training. — Suzanne Johnson

16 SALLYPORT—APRIL-MAY 1987 104 alcA In 11th year, Brown Challenge continues to thrive In 1976, the Brown Foundation, a philan- ginning the challenge, raising $7.65 award of $150,000; and 938 alumni who THE BROWN CHALLENGE 1986 thropic organization founded by the late million from contributors that included made gifts of $1,000 or more qualified for BROWN AMOUNT George R. Brown '20, issued a challenge the alumni, board of governors, corpora- a match of $234,500. The five most recent CATEGORY GOAL RAISED to Rice University through a carefully tions and non-alumni friends. classes (1981-85), which needed to raise Alumni $690,000 $2,582,436 conceived matching grant program Forty-two Rice alumni classes $50,000 to qualify for a $200,000 match, Board of scheduled to span 10 years. reached the goal of 50 percent participa- raised $74,213. The highest previous total Governors 750,000 1,321,308 By 1982, the original $20 million, 10- tion in the challenge, topping the pre- raised for this group was $64,837. Corporations 960,000 2,537,059 year Brown Challenge had proven such a vious record of 38 classes set in 1985. Over the 11-year period, Rice has Non-Alumni success that the foundation extended it to Each class with 50 percent participation raised more than twice the funds re- Friends 200,000 1,213,380 1995. qualified for a $5,000 award for a total quired under the challenge, resulting in a $2,600,000 $7,654,183 1986 saw a continuation of the tre- match of $210,000; the 10th, 25th and 50th total of more than $86 million to the uni- mendous support Rice has seen since be- reunion classes qualified for a combined versity.

REPORT, 1976- 1986 BROWN CHALLENGE COMPARATIVE ALUMNI INCENTIVES RICE GIFTS Five most recent classes-1981, 1982, 1983, PLUS BROWN 1. 1984, 1985-needed to raise $50,000 to qualify BOARD OF NON-ALUMNI TOTAL BROWN MATCHING MATCHING for a $200,000 match. These five classes raised ALUMNI GOVERNORS CORPORATIONS FRIENDS RAISED* GRANT PAID GRANT PAID $74,213. Highest previous raised was $64,837. $ 659,184 $ 169,303 $ 654,260 $ 331,576 $ 1,814,323 $ 1,503,226 $ 3,317,549 1976 2. Direct Awards 353,107 941,054 256,311 2,309,373 1,778,757 4,088,130 1977 758,901 Classes with 50 percent participation*-forty-two 3,153,534 2,233,862 5,387,396 1978 914,697 625,810 1,221,350 391,677 classes qualified, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1979 991,334 1,254,332 1,359,900 421,504 4,027,070 2,496,369 6,523,439 1921, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 8,721,429 1980 1,280,833 1 ,721 ,453 1,538,645 696,688 5,237,619 3,483,810 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936,1937, 1981 1,392,247 2,951,775 2,854,157 710,519 7,908,698 3,492,175 11,400,873 1938, 1939, 1940,1941, 1942, 1943,1944, 1945, 1955, 1982 1,588,825 1,1 59,472 2,592,747 799,444 6,1 40,487 3,41 0,1 22 9,550,609 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963,1964. 1983 1 ,561 ,892 2,102,313 2,405,839 1,026,861 7,096,905 2,547,250 9,644,155 percent 1984 1,697,179 2,624,153 2,572,578 1,275,021 8,168,931 2,567,000 10,735,931 Direct $5,000 award for each class with 50 participation. 1985 1,845,537 1,348,894 2,346,352 1 ,1 04,61 3 6,645,396 2,627,500 9,272,896 • 1986 2,582,436 1 ,321 ,308 2,537,059 1,213,380 7,654,1 83 7,654,1 83*** Highest previous participation was thirty-eight classes. Totals $15,273,065 $15,631,920 $21,023,941 $8,227,594 $60,156,519 $26,140,071 $86,296,590 *Participation percentages include alumni board *Gifts for current operations only. members. **Undetermined at this time. ***Reflects 1986 Rice gifts only; matching grant undetermined at this time.

COMPARATIVE REPORT (Number of Donors), 1976-1986 BROWN CHALLENGE 10TH, 25TH AND 50TH REUNION NON-ALUMNI ALUMNI BOARD* CORPORATIONS FRIENDS TOTAL CLASSES $47,435 66.8% 1976 6,074 18 286 666 7,044 1936 1961 49,603 50.4% 1977 5,935 13 308 920 7,176 1976 32,351 34.3% 1978 6,761 17 355 926 8,059 Direct award of $50,000 per class for combined 1979 6,598 19 373 1,049 8,039 effort of 10th, 25th, and 50th Reunion Classes. 1980 6,779 18 410 1,131 8,338 Direct award of $250 for each alumnus gift of 1981 7,409 22 454 1,410 9,295 $1,000 or more. 1982 8,401 14 473 1,520 10,408 938 alumni contributed $1,000 or more quali- 8,091 19 440 1,558 1 0,1 08 1983 fying for this bonus award. 1984 8,200 17 421 1,629 10,267 10,541 1985 8,935 14 472 1 ,1 20 *Participation percentages includes alumni board 13,410 1986 10,544 16 503 2,347 members. *Alumni members of the Board of Governors are included with alumni totals. Giving clubs enroll new donors support for Rice's The Founder's Club and President's Club were established in the fall of 1970 as a means of bringing together alumni, parents and friends who give substantial from mid- current operations. Membership is on an annual basis (July 1-June 30) and includes the individual and his or her spouse. Names listed below are first-time members December through February 1987.

F. Swartz Founder's Club Florence Fisher Parker '62 Lucy Love Doyle '41 Dr. Mary Kathryn Foster '70 Louisa Gilmore Pontius '80 Edward '86 W. Maxwell '81 Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Henry M. Holden '33 Dr. Lee E. Baker '64 William L. Asper '42 Charles L. Oates'70 Michael Rhymes '81 Abernathy Alfred J. Barnston '37 David R. Russell '64 Dr. Robert F. Blunt '43 Dr. Dan Mayur '71 Susan Lianne Daren P. Stotler '81 Dr. John E. Akin Dr. Emmett L. Hudspeth '37 Uriel H. Jones '66 Edward W. Gildart '43 Ronald W. Roark '71 Melissa Suhr-Flegle '81 Robert H. Allen Dr. William M. Wallis '37 George L. Bertschler '67 Dorothy Freed Furman '48 Dr. Robert W. Schackmann '71 '71 Charles H. Bankers Jr. '82 Jerry M. Armstrong Dr. Robert H. Gregory '38 James E. Hargis '68 Barney D. Garrison Jr. '48 Dr. Uta Liebmann Schaub Mark S. Bolam '82 Mr. and Mrs. William G. Morgan Sparks '38 Bill H. Howard Jr. '69 Mary Holmsley Blunt '49 J. Charles Tremoulet '71 Sanborn '82 Bishop Joe Finger '39 Dr. Paul J. Keliher '71 Davey J. Nichols '51 Joe Earnest '72 David R. Dawn Tonn '82 Rodney A. Boudreaux Frank Glass Jr. '39 Douglas L. Williams '71 Janet Work Schmidt '52 Neela Marathe Mayur '72 Dr. Melissa Williams '82 Leonard 0. Brown Frances Chapman Glass '40 Janice L. Robertson '73 Gene R. Silver '53 Martha Scott Ballentine '73 Lisa Kay M. Yang '82 Debora Elizabeth Deans Dr. George L. John '40 Sue Rosson Tejml '74 Doris Hulings DeWitt '54 John R. Hodnett '73 Dr. Ming Murphey III '83 Garrett L. Dominy Robert P. McCants '40 Michael C. Tucker '76 Dr. E. Brad Thompson '55 Dr. Wayne X. Shandera '73 John R. Thomas Sanborn '83 Mr. and Mrs. Wesley E Forte Jane Leigh Collier '41 Dr. Patricia Summerlin Jeanne Chambers Boudreaux '56 Dr. Chen Yu Wang '73 Laurel Mason Charles A. Foto Frances Bishop Fowler '41 Martin '77 Marcus A. Halepeska '56 Wayne E. Webb '73 Kathryn Van Der Put '83 William E. Frisco Robert E. Fowler '41 Jim Prugh '77 Otis A. Sampson '56 J. Gregory Ballentine '74 Der Put '83 Terry E. Hatchett Dr. Nealie E. Ross '41 Newell B. Wallace III '82 Charles D. Christensen '57 Dr. Barbara Jean Graves '74 John Van Bourne '84 Mr. T.T. Hollingshead Dr. Keith E. Rumbel '41 Mr. and Mrs. David M. Dr. Joseph M. Hawes '60 Joe W. Jozifek '74 Henry C. Goodfriend '84 James R. Jones Bill T. Closs '43 Bridges Judy Ley Allen '61 Michael A. Mahoney '74 Susan Fran Aster Joe '84 Dr. and Mrs. Edward Krukonis George H. Hacke '44 Dr. William C. Martin Dr. Sandor A. Fody '61 John R. Phillips '74 Stephanie Marie Martinez '84 Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Kull Camillus B. Huggins Jr. '50 Anne McCaffrey Dr. J. Robert Barnes III '62 Guy A. Story Jr. '74 Gretchen Mason Mr. and Mrs. David E. Beverly Pfeil Martin '50 Mr. and Mrs. C. Ian Jim Fox '62 David R. Vandiver '74 Craig J. '84 Shinbu '84 McCurdy Leonard N. Martin '50 Sym-Smith Dr. W. Harmon Ray '62 Loretta Knaack Murphy '75 Masahiro '84 Mr. and Mrs. Raymond D. McCol- Gwendolyn Garnett Thomas '51 Dr. Charles H. Sampson '62 Dr. Bernhard L. Wiedermann '75 Amelia Knight Sutton Ann Burns '85 lom Alvin E. Soniat Jr. '52 President's Club Gary L. Jennings '63 Frank A. Hunold Jr. '76 Cheryl Chambers '85 William R. Murphy Carol O'Connor Thompson '54 Herbert May '33 Dr. Anita Katherine Jones '64 Dr. Federico C.A. Gaeta '77 Alison Whitman '85 Ross W. Nager Dr. Jim Thompson '54 Raymond L. Heinrich Sr. '35 Dr. Ray Schaub '64 David S. Gragg '77 Scott A. Kauffmann Richard M. Palmer '85 Donald F. Russell Dr. Frank Williford III '55 Dr. Layton Homer '36 Dr. F.M. Brasch Jr. '65 Robert S. Berlin '77 Kari Leigh Brandt '86 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Snell Calton R. Barnes II '58 Celeste Johnson Eplen '38 Carolyn Bond McCants '65 Catherine Maureen Egan '78 William N. Collins Jr. '86 Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Sutherland Dr. Leonard Jarett '58 Mary Holloman Wells '38 Pamela Turner Brasch '67 Lori Taylor Herlin '78 Terrence M. Gee '86 Dr. Peter R. Vail John J. Sisler '58 Alfred T. Campbell '39 Dr. Harry L. Chang '67 Robert A. Mix '78 Kay Louise Lauer '86 Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Watson Emil Tejml '58 Elna Birath Tennis '40 Dr. Terry C. Robbins '68 Dr. Ellen Stockton Andrew S. Mirkin '86 Jim Parker '59 John N. Wilson '40 James S. Brian '69 Walraven '79 Spence '86 Harry Gee Jr. '60 Tyler T. Clark '41 Dr. Kalman Horvath '69 Carol Johnson '80 James H.

SALLYPORT-APRIL-MAY 1987 17 A quarter-turn more: the stay of Fred Stancliff

by Joyce Pounds Hardy '45

The two Irish Setters attacked without Stancliff was finding out that there was from the sportswriters. The newspapers for a program. Stancliff netted a nickel a provocation, knocking the cyclist to the more to getting a good education than were more interested in individuals than copy. pavement. Viciously, they went for the meets the eye. Time and money were con- in schools, it seemed, and Fred Stancliff Rice was a charter member of the throat of Fred Stancliff '26, now crumpled stant problems. became one of their favorite subjects. Southwest Conference, but it was also a in his neighbor's driveway with a broken He was a born leader and optimist, Stancliff thrived on fair competition, member of the now-defunct Texas Inter- hip and fighting for his life. and his fellow teammates drew on his but he was not above working on his op- collegiate Athletic Association Confer- A lifetime of physical fitness and strength. He was elected captain of the ponents mentally. He liked to give them ence of Small Colleges. Stancliff's record quick reflexes prompted his reaction as freshman track team and soon found him- "something to think about." During the in the discus still stands on the their he struggled against pain and fear and self in the position of mentor and coun- meets, he was generous with helpful books. During this period, the R Associa- anger. Using his arms as shield and club, selor. He discovered early that the Rice comments like "Don't step on the line!" or, tion, Rice's letterman organization, was he battled the gnashing teeth, which coaches were not going to be any help in "A little more turn might help!" One man coming to life; Stancliff, although he had sank deep into the flesh of his forearm. developing skill and technique. Coach he could rattle with ease was his adver- just received his first varsity letter, was Neighbors rushed to his aid, but the dam- Phil Arbuckle was adamant about what sary from the University of Texas, and it elected secretary of that group, a position age was done. He would never recoup the his track men couldn't do but offered little was with perverse delight that he worked he has held ever since — he has been an- agility and the stamina he had taken for direction in the area of what to do. on his Longhorn opponent. The Texas chorman of Rice's ex-athletes for 58 granted as an athlete for so many years Ashcraft, the next Rice track coach, coaches would shake their fists in Stan- years. To say that Stancliff was happy — and the good years had been many. said Stancliff could throw the discus a cliff's face and threaten loudly, but re- during his undergraduate years and has The accident happened three days after hell of a lot farther than he could, so he, venge was sweet. He walked away with loved Rice for a lifetime is an understate- his 75th birthday. too, left Stancliff to his own devices. most of the freshman medals in his hip ment. "Rice is and was the greatest place Ironically, Fred Stancliff had not suf- Coach Gill, who brought his track team pocket. on earth!" he says in a familiar quote, fered a broken bone since he was a youth from the University of Illinois to the Rice Stancliff had one tenacious fan who and he worked his heart out to make it at El Campo High School, where he Relays, took time to help the fledgling had met him in the basement of the First true. busted his knee playing football. That Discobulus. His suggestions and interest Methodist Church while she was acting Stancliff was active on campus as a scar is on the same leg that now wears were responsible for adding more than 17 as a fortune teller at a halloween carni- member of the Honor Council, and if any- the heavy steel brace from the broken feet to Stancliff's throw. val. Florence Powars must have seen thing needed doing, he usually did it — hip. Help also came from another unusual more in her crystal ball than she told especially putting on class dances. As a The youthful scar healed quickly and source on campus. Rice math professor Stancliff, because she enrolled in Rice class officer, his motto was, if you don't Stancliff concentrated on track and field Hubert Bray, a lifelong student and advo- the next year and unashamedly admits intend to work, don't accept the honor. during his senior year. Shot, discus, jave- cate of sports, was extremely interested that she majored in Fred Stancliff. He Whatever he did, he gave 110 percent, lin, broad jump and pole vault were his in the discus. He helped Stancliff by ob- never had to worry about where his and claims as his only special achieve- events, and he won five first places at El serving the trajectory of the the discus medals were after that — Florence had ment graduating as one of the four me- Campo's Spring Meet. It just happened and the wind elements, then mentally them on. chanical engineers to survive out of a that four of the judges were Rice men and calculating a better angle to improve dis- Rice also began to take notice of its freshman class of 125. they began to work on Stancliff for the tance. budding star and offered him a job wait- However, that was not the only Owls. Malcolm Lovett, Dudley Jarvis, With most of his training dependent ing tables in the mess hall his sophomore achievement of note during the 1924 sea- Punk Williams and Tony Bell became his on a do-it-yourself basis, however, Stan- year. This eased his time stress to some son, as Stancliff became the first Rice champions and his friends, but even in cliff relied mainly on his own penchant extent since he was able to give up his athlete to achieve national acclaim. He 1922, the Texas Longhorns held a power- for mathematical equations by develop- night job at the Y. Never one to let grass took the first-place discus medal in the ful magnetism over Texas athletes. Dur- ing the "Stancliff Method." Innovative grow underfoot, the enterprising student- Texas Relays, followed by a first-place ing the Texas Relays, Stancliff won a and resourceful, the "Stancliff Method" athlete put out Rice's first football pro- medal in the Southwest Conference with couple of medals but didn't win any consisted of Stancliff's turning his left gram, which he sold at the games for 10 a record throw of 142 feet. From these two firsts, so the University of Texas lost in- foot around to give him a quarter-turn cents. He collaborated with Slew Stand- successes, he went on to represent Rice terest quickly. Characteristically, he told more energy and thrust behind his throw. ish '16, who owned a printing shop in in the Southern States Olympic Tryouts them to "go to hell!" He was going to Rice Many copied it, many commented on it, town. The big games warranted a jack in held in New Orleans and captured a first so that someday he could "come back and and Stancliff began to attract attention price and those fans had to pay 25 cents place there. These wins were necessary beat the tar out of them!" And he did. steps toward eligibility to compete in the What Rice offered the athlete in 1922 National Olympic Trials held in Boston. was a chance to participate in varsity He placed seventh in the meet, but only athletics and get a good education. How five went on to represent the United he coped with obtaining food and lodging States in the 1924 Olympics convening in was not their problem. How he managed Paris, France. classwork, study time, labs, practice and Rice asked Stancliff to red shirt dur- a job was not their problem. Rice opened ing his junior year so that his final eligi- the door and let Stancliff in on his aca- bility would give Rice the strongest team demic credentials; the rest was up to him. possible in 1926. This was the year when Sports cemented his competitive spirit most of the engineers were washed out, and his ambition and gave him the confi- but Stancliff hung on and perhaps the ex- dence to achieve the goals he set for him- tra study time helped. Nevertheless, it self. was the only year he missed serving as Stancliff's freshman year at Rice was captain of the track team during his five rough. He had always been excellent in years at Rice. In order to survive finan- math, and mechanical engineering was cially, Rice gave him the peanut, pro- the major he chose to pursue. The $175 he gram and soda water concessions; had left El Campo with went for his en- athletically, he paced himself into the top trance fees and three months' rent. In or- condition for his final year of eligibility. der to eat he got a job at the Newsboy's Stancliff's performances during his Club of the Y.M.C.A., working five nights senior year brought more honor to Rice a week as a general picker-upper from 6-9 Institute. He won the Rice Relay and the p.m. That netted him $35 a month and ne- Texas Relay discus championships, set- cessitated his studying until daybreak to ting records in both as a grand finale. He keep up his grades. Besides his class- Stancliff the athlete Stancliff the businessman also placed in the javelin, shot, broad room hours, the aspiring engineer carried jump and pole vault. After graduation, he five labs a week and the heavy sarcasm put away his medals and headed for the of some unsympathetic professors. In 1981, "A Quarter-Turn More" won Rice's Holland Award for Non-Fiction, a $1,000 prize oil fields. Fred was the only one of the Stan- given by John and Elsa Holland for the best piece written about a Rice athlete. Its Stancliff's degree in engineering cliff's seven children to go to college; his author, Joyce Pounds Hardy '45, currently serves as an alumni-governor of Rice. earned him a job with Marland Oil Co. mother encouraged him by saying that a Fred Stancliff remains active with Rice University and Rice athletics, and was the and he was sent as a field and petroleum good education was something no one 1986 recipient of the Association of Rice's Alumni's award for meritorious service to the engineer to Ft. Worth, then Borger, then could ever steal from him. But young Fred university. Breckenridge, Texas. Most of the time he

18 SALLYPORT—APRIL-MAY 1987 (Continued from page 18) worked wrench-in-hand and endured a mater; this opened many doors for him in nomadic life. In 1927, he and Florence Houston. Stancliff is a staunch advocate were married; she had just graduated of one's going to college in the town from Rice and they planned to do all of where one plans to work and live — his his future traveling together. The honey- Rice friends and classmates became moon did not last long. leaders of the Houston community and The Depression struck and poof! No his entre into this inner circle was a natu- job. J.P. Morgan took over Marland Oil ral one. and, overnight, Stancliff was through. By 1935 Stancliff was asked to be- The company didn't even pay his way come a general agent for Volunteer State home. Life Insurance Co., a position he has held His ability to lose and bounce back for 46 years with remarkable success. His was important now. The discipline and winning ways were not over in college; determination that had made him a win- his competitive spirit would not rest. He ner in athletics kept the discouragement won the National Quality Award, the of the Depression from squashing his highest honor given by the National Life spirit. There was no money, but Stan- Underwriters, a grand total of 12 times. cliff's belief in himself was undaunted. His land investments proved to be He still believed he could do anything he profitable ventures because of the insight set out to do. Because of the intense com- he had gained surveying that prairie petition he had weathered in the class- called West University during a sopho- room and on the playing field, his more civil engineering course at Rice. His confidence was well-established; he leadership qualities manifested themsel- needed all of it during the next few years. ves in such diverse groups as the Cub Nickels and dimes were hard to come by, Scouts and the Arabia Temple Shriners. but everyone was in the same boat. His resourcefulness manifested itself in Neighbors helped one another; friends the acquisition for the City of Houston of were a source of hope. Engineers were a 10 miles of free right-of-way for the South- dime a dozen, and it was only through west Freeway. Because of Stancliff's glib friends that Stancliff got some short-term tongue and sense of teamwork, he found jobs working in the Pearce Junction oil a way for Houston to go through the mid- fields and selling furs for Ralph Rupley's. dle instead of around the end, convincing Then Jim Dam, who had been a captain of his fellow property owners to donate their the Rice football team and a good friend, land as he was doing and hastening com- offered him a job selling insurance for pletion of the freeway by six-to-eight Southland Life. His courage in the face of years. His old philosophy was still valid: adversity was to sustain him in this new, There is always a way to get a job done if unknown profession. you keep plugging. Ironically, insurance was his great- After the incident with the dogs, the est challenge and his greatest reward. job at hand for Stancliff became his Math had always been his first love in greatest challenge — overcoming the in- high school and at Rice, and the insur- juries and their offshoots. There will be ance field was to be the place where he no end to this fight. The domino syn- Scott Thompson would get to use it. He found his educa- drome is ever-present — one problem tional background invaluable in working touches off another continuously. with graphs and actuaries, in analyzing The last domino to fall was his pulse Thompson stresses foundations statistics and data, and in explaining rate, which dipped to an ominous low of their relevance to prospective clients, es- 40. A pacemaker had to be implanted to pecially other engineers. The self- regulate the inadequacy; Stancliff, with in rebuilding Rice basketball discipline he developed at Rice became his customary optimism and unfailing assistant coach Arizona, Thompson has helped turn pro- an invaluable tool in his new profession. sense of humor, vowed that he would out- When former Arizona faced an inquisitive grams around for both the Hawkeyes and Stancliff discovered that competition was live the pacemaker's 14-year warranty. Scott Thompson the an- Wildcats. the name of the game for an insurance Who would argue? crowd of reporters following appointment as head By the time Thompson and Olson left salesman, and competition was what he lithe old "Stancliff Method" equation nouncement of his coach for the Rice Owls, he is- Iowa, the Hawkeyes had made it to three thrived on. of energy and speed still equals thrust, basketball promise. consecutive NCAA playoff spots. The Ar- Stancliff found that the reputation he there is little doubt that its originator will sued a warning and a was not to expect mira- izona team, which held a 4-24 record the had earned in athletics had afforded him make it last 25. The warning to use a magic year prior to their arrival, has just com- a great deal of publicity. People remem- After all, Fred Stancliff gives every- cles. "There's no way immediately bet- pleted its third consecutive trip to the bered his feats and respected his alma thing a quarter-turn more. wand and make things ter," he said. "It's going to take time and NCAAs. a lot of hard work." Though the Owls are losing senior The promise was to start with a solid forward Greg Hines, who averaged 15 'up' overall, base and build a strong program from the points a game over his four-year Rice ca- Owls ground up. "There's good potential here," reer, Thompson is looking forward to Thompson said. "There's a good crop of working with a number of returning play- 'down' in SWC young players. My biggest concern is ers. Center Andy Gilchrist, forward and guards Mike As of mid-April, the Rice Owls baseball The Owls held a total .309 batting av- building a solid foundation, building it Ronald Robertson Tanner, all main- team had amassed a winning 24-16 over- erage on the season to date, with Jay with good people the honest way, and go Cooper and D'Wayne Owl team, will be all record but had dropped 10 of 15 in the Knoblauh leading the pack. Knoblauh, a from there. • stays in the 1986-87 conference for a SWC record of 5-10. junior from Bellaire, has proven to be "It's a program that's spotless, with back next year. following an The season got off to a strong start Rice's standout this year. By mid-April, no NCAA problems. It's a place where Thompson was selected by athletic director Jerry with Rice winning 14 of its first 15 games, the center fielder had set Rice season re- good things can happen." extensive search search com- the only loss during that period an eight- cords for hits (80), RBI (52), doubles (16) Thompson replaces Tommy Suitts, Berndt and a nine-member athletic direc- run loss to Lamar on Feb. 10. and homers (13). who resigned under pressure on Jan. 30. mittee headed by assistant Berndt, Rice The Owls met their first SWC oppo- Voted by major league scouts as Suitts was in his sixth year as head bas- tor Bobby May. According to Thompson is the right nents on March 13 with a three-game se- "Best Major League Prospect" after a ketball coach at Rice. is satisfied that Owls basketball. ries against Texas Tech which they took strong performance in last summer's Na- The Owls' last winning season was person to rebuild the 2-1. They split three-game series, 1-2 tional Baseball Congress semipro league in 1970-71. Thompson, 32, admits he's fac- "We really believe through individual for against Baylor on March 20-21 and 2-1 (playing for the Bee Jays in Liberal, Kan.), ing a challenge. search we found the right Berndt said."We against TCU on March 27-28 before losing Knoblauh is considered a hot prospect in It won't be his first, however. Work- our basketball coach," will take the three straight against both Texas on April this year's draft, prompting Rice coach ing under head coach Lute Olson, first at have found the person who to new heights." 3-4 and Texas A&M on April 10-11. David Hall to begin planning a 1987-88 the University of Iowa and since 1983 at Rice basketball program By mid-April, Rice had built up a 19-9 team minus his star player. College pros- record at home (1-5 in SWC play) and 5-7 pects are eligible for the draft at age 21 or on the road (4-5, SWC). after completion of their junior year. AIA sends six overseas Athletes in Action International, a Cam- Catherine Spradley, Switzerland and It- pus Crusade for Christ-affiliated pro- aly. Owls to meet LSU, Irish gram, will be sending six Rice athletes Glenda Jensen will be heading for America to participate in women's The Fighting Owls of Rice will meet the coming two seasons were cancelled due overseas this summer for five-to-six South Fighting Tigers of LSU in the 1987-88 to NCAA violations. weeks of international competition. basketball competition. athletes are responsi- football season, the first meeting be- The game will be played Sept. 19 Participating in track and field com- Participating his or her share of the total tween the two teams in recent years. in Baton Rouge. petition will be Paul Arceneaux, who will ble for raising and are selected from a The Owls' game against LSU will In the 1988-89 season, Rice will meet be going to Central Europe; Robby Tim- team expenses pool of applicants. fill the void in the roster left by Southern the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame for the mons, Scandanavia; Tessa Ibarra, Seoul, national Methodist University when SMU's up- first time since 1974. Korea; Kim Hodgson, Central Europe; and

SALLYPORT—APRIL-MAY 1987 19 Beeit-hilze

30th beer-bike offers thrills and spills

Photos by Bambi Striewski

The 30th annual beer-bike race, Rice's annual spring ritual of college competi- tion, featured the usual thrills and spills March 28 as Lovett College ended Will Rice's reign in the men's race but couldn't Chugging for Rice: Darcy Kobs stop them in the women's and alumni races. Though Baker and Hanszen colleges took an early lead in the men's competi- tion, holding first and second places for Speed of the pack the first half of the race, Lovett's seventh rider was closing the distance when Hanszen's Mike Doyle went down with a faulty bicycle chain. Coming out of the fi- nal turn, Baker's Chris Mino and Will Rice's Ted Westerheide collided in the race's third such mishap. Lovett's Chris Kriedler, with a time of 1:58, pulled ahead for the win, leaving Baker with a second-place finish and Will Rice with third. The fourth-place finish went to Hanszen, followed by Sid Rich, the Graduate Student Association, Jones and Wiess. Though Lovett's win in the men's race prevented Will Rice from repeating last year's sweep, WRC took an easy win in the women's race with an official time of 16:02. Several Will Rice women set per- sonal and track records with individual times under 1:30. The women's team from Hanszen placed second, bringing in con- sistent, but not record-setting, times; the Lovett team came in third, following Hanszen by just six seconds. Fourth place went to Brown, followed by Wiess, Jones and Baker. Mike Hanery(L) and John Glendenning The Jones team, expected to lead the lend a helping hand to Will Rice biker women's race this year, suffered from a Marion Wagner bad fall and resulting confusion at the beginning of the race. Leading off the events was the And the winner is...Team Lovett alumni race, including both serious rid- ing by returning beer-bike veterans and a less-than-serious showing by the GSA. The race featured a moped and a three- speed bike, as well as the usual creativ- ity in costume design. Will Rice won the alumni race with a time of 15:32, more than a minute ahead of second-place Baker. Hanszen placed third, followed by Lovett, Wiess, Jones, Sid Rich, and, fi- nally, the GSA. This year's race featured lots of water-chugging, as Rice experienced its first beer-bike under the new Texas drinking laws. As early training gets un- der way for next year's race, beer-bike af- ficionados will have new competition to look forward to — the first women's team from Sid Rich and the first men's team from Brown will presumably make their debuts. Both colleges will be converted to coed by fall. —Valerie Rohy

Keeping the peace were security staff(L -R) Vicky Sanchez, Diana Tantingco, Anju Lee Chilton of Sid Rich: if all else fails, Kukreja and Darcy Kathjen go for 'most photogenic'

20 SALLYPORT—APRIL-MAY 1987 s. 41ktifoli Five honored for service to Rice The Association of Rice Alumni has se- Fund Council. She is also a Life Associ- lected five individuals to receive its Meri- ate. While serving on the ARA executive torious Service Awards for 1987. board, she founded and served as chair William V. Ballew Jr. '40, Joyce of the archives committee, whose pur- Pounds Hardy '45(B.A. '67), Ray Watkin pose is to collect and preserve items of Hoagland '36(M.A. '44), George R. Miner historical interest concerning the univer- '50 and Niels Nielsen will receive the sity and its alumni. Through her efforts, a awards in a reception honoring both the number of valuable documents have 1987 Distinguished Alumni and Meritori- been located and preserved in the Wood- ous Service Award winners. son Research Center of Fondren Library. The awards are made periodically to George Miner has been active in all individuals who have made significant areas of the university. He has served as sustained, voluntary contributions of en- president of the Rice Quarterback Club, R ergy, time and creativity toward the ad- Association and Owl Club, is a term gov- vancement of Rice University. ernor on the board of trustees and is a Bill Ballew, past president of the As- Rice Associate. Miner is a life member of sociation of Rice Alumni, has for many the Rice Engineering Alumni and cur- years been active in university affairs. rently serves as general chair of the Rice His primary interest has been publica- Fund Council. He has also served on the tions — he has served on the ARA's publi- ARA executive board. cations committee, the editorial board for The J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Sallyport, since 1971. A vocal advocate Philosophy and Religious Thought, Niels for a core curriculum at Rice, Ballew has C. Nielsen served as the first chair of also contributed a number of thought- Rice's department of religious studies provoking articles to Rice publications and worked diligently to raise funds for over the years. four endowed chairs in the department. Joyce Pounds Hardy was the first The religious studies department is now woman president of the Association of ranked ninth in the U.S. Nielsen has for Rice Alumni and is now serving as many years served as the university's alumni governor on the Rice board of representative on religious affairs to the trustees. A lifelong booster of all Rice churches and media of the Houston area. athletics, particularly those for women, The awards reception and buffet will she established the Joyce Pounds Hardy be held from 6-8 p.m. May 8 at Cohen Award for Outstanding Woman Athlete of House. the Year. Rice's 1987 Distinguished Alumni, Ray Watkin Hoagland has been a who will also be formally honored at that longtime leader in the support of Rice time, are featured on page eight of this Stanford, funding efforts, having been East Coast issue. Rice meets area chair for the Rice University Northwestern in meet Brown and Pa- The third annual'Meeting of the Minds,' son, Raoul Karp, Courtney of :40.58, passed sponsored by the athletic committee of trick Gordon, with a time Authors to be honored set by Rice in 1985. the Association of Rice Alumni, was held the old record of :41.12 and during 1986 and 1987 are urged to send in- Courtney Brown of The Association of Rice Alumni on March 22 at Rice. In the 100-meter dash, are planning formation concerning themselves and surpassed the Friends of Fondren Library Though crowds gathered for picnick- Rice, with a time of :10.56 in early 1988 to honor Rice their books to either the alumni associa- set by Patrick a reception ing and socializing, the real crowd- old meet record of :10.68 have recently tion or Friends of Fondren — both at P.O. With a time of faculty and alumni who pleasers were the scheduled track and Gordon of Rice in 1985. Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251. dash, Brown also had books published. field events featuring athletes from Rice, :21.26 in the 200-meter previous meet record Alumni who have published books Stanford and Northwestern universities. surpassed Gordon's event. Rice led the pack in final team stand- of :21.69 set in 1986 for that events, Rice placed ings for men's events, followed by Stan- In women's final final team and Northwestern, respectively. second behind Harvard in area alumni ford trailing in Rupp meets In individual events, Rice placed first standings, with Northwestern Rice University President George Rupp and his wife, Norma, were in charge of in the 4x100-meter relay, 110-meter hur- third. Rice placed first met informally with several area alumni local arrangements. dles, 400-meter dash, 100-meter dash, In individual events, 100-meter groups during March and April. Philip E. Deck '58 made local ar- 400-meter hurdles, 200-meter dash, 5,000- in the long jump, high jump, -meter relay. The "Meet the President" dinners are rangements for Rupp's March 12 visit to meter run and 4x400-meter relay. dash, triple jump and 4x400 put, 3,000- designed to acquaint the audience with Tulsa, Okla., where he spoke to alumni Stanford led in the javelin, pole Stanford took the shot run, 100-meter hur- Rice's chief executive, create a height- and friends at the Westin Hotel. Also- vault, long jump, shot put, high jump, meter run, 1,500-meter and ened awareness of the university as it is brook also participated in the dinner; ear- 800-meter dash, triple jump and discus. dles, 400-meter hurdles, discus today and provide a forum for timely dis- lier in the day, prospective Rice students Northwestern pulled in firsts in the 5,000-meter run. Northwestern cussion:The events are sponsored by the and their parents were given an opportu- 3,000-meter steeplechase and the 1,500- First-place events for dash and 800- development office. nity to meet Rupp and Richard N. Stabell, meter run. were the javelin, 400-meter On March 5, Rupp met with alumni Rice's dean of admission. For the Rice record-books, the Owl meter run. and friends in the Golden Triangle area On April 13, at the Hyatt Regency 4x100-meter relay team of Wayland Ma- at the Beaumont Hilton. Also participat- Tech Center Hotel, Rupp met with alumni ing in the dinner was Rice's Director of and friends from the Denver, Colo., area. Development Margaret S. Alsobrook. Making local arrangements was Fred Beaumont residents Jerry White '52 Lawrence '64. Archives committee seeks Rice mementos Area club news The archives committee of the Associa- white chairs so the archives room can conference area. Mary DALLAS/FORT WORTH area met recently and would like to form tion of Rice Alumni, chaired by Willie double as a small and Mary Rice alumni in the Dallas/Fort Worth area a Northwest Area Club. A questionnaire Cole '33, is searching for mementos of Arnold '36, Chris Hoover '32 served on are invited to an all-Southwest Confer- was mailed to all alumni in Oregon, earlier days at Rice. Newspaper clip- Marshall Robertson '32 have years; they in- ence party on Saturday, May 16. The Washington and British Columbia to de- pings, pictures, invitations, programs, the committee for several history party, which will be held from 2-6 p.m. at termine what type of events to plan. A etc., are catalogued and filed in the ar- vite any alumni interested in the on the second the Dallas Alley in the West End Market get-together is tentatively planned for chives room in the alumni office at the of Rice to join the group to help Place, is sponsored by the Southwest early May. Rice Memorial Center. Items from 1937, and fourth Monday of each month Conference Alumni Clubs. Rice's coordi- Sheila Weinnman '71 in Portland 1938 and 1939 are particularly needed. with the project. on the archives nator is Ken Sill '83. (503/286-3343) and Bob Murray '58 in Seat- Ray Watkin Hoagland '36 recently For more information an antique repro- committee, contact the alumni office at PACIFIC NORTHWEST tle (206/391-2363) are among those work- gave the association and Hepple- (713) 527-4057. A group of alumni in the Portland, Ore., ing to get an organization started. duction Duncan Phyfe table

SALLYPORT—APRIL-MAY 1987 21 Velciale

REA discovers engineers and a whole lot more

by Linda Revere

M.B.A. program, he tested the one- where he served as editor of the Har- Energetic, talented and innovative, the meter prototype of the 100-meter work- vard Law Review. With a colleague, recipients of student awards from the ing magnet. Rice Engineering Alumni have blazed Hayes founded both Legal Software trails in research, industry, law, medi- Inc. and its chief product, a computer Oceanography and arctic geophysics cine, computer science, aeronautics and program that locates case citations in a fascinate Gregory Duckworth '77, who space science, urban planning, telecom- legal document and checks for con- received a doctorate in electrical and munications, athletics, physics, arctic ex- formance to the recognized rules of ci- oceanographic engineering in the joint ploration and teaching. Daring tation. After serving one year as a program of the Massachusetts Institute imagination and hard work are often evi- legal clerk in the Fifth Circuit Court of of Technology and Woods Hole Ocean- dent in their accomplishments, as the Appeals(New Orleans), Hayes moved ographic Institute in 1983. An assistant REA discovered when answers to a recent to California, where he specializes professor of geophysics in the Earth, questionnaire began pouring in. in computer law with Fenwick, atmospheric and planetary sciences David & West. department at Massachusetts Institute Legal eagles of Technology, Duckworth specializes Ralph Midkiff '81 is another in signal processing for geophysical are the com- and regional science at South- Both notable and unusual Rice engineer who has added legal estate and oceanographic applications. Since expertise established by Methodist University since 1976, he bined fields of expertise to engineering skills. An ern 1980, he has been involved in four ex- recipients. For exam- awarded the Outstanding Re- many of the award honors graduate of the University of was perimental research programs in the and legal eagle David searcher Award and elected to the ple, entrepreneur Texas School of Law and a member of Arctic Ocean. a master's in elec- board of directors of the American Real Hayes'78 completed the Texas Law Review, he joined the at Stanford Univer- Estate and Urban Economics Associa- Marcos Frid '86, who received his Rice trical engineering Houston firm of Porter and Clements sity while working as a teacher and tion. Vandell has taught at Oxford Uni- degree in electrical and computer engi- as a trial attorney practicing commer- assistant in Stanford Medical versity and at Harvard's graduate neering as well as computer science, research cial law. An especially memorable School's electronics in medicine pro- school of design. traveled in Europe and Israel this past handled by Midkiff was the litiga- gram. While there, he composed corn- case summer as he waited for Stanford's tion related to the Internorth-Houston Douglas Ashcraft'74 (M.S. '77) com- word on graduate school. At Rice, Frid Natural Gas merger. ments, "I will always remember my worked with Baylor College of Medi- days at Rice and I am thankful for the James Darrell is currently enrolled in cine in the nuclear cardiology division, education that allowed me to pursue the University of Texas School of Law. where he conducted digital image my career choice." He was able to take - After graduation and the bar exam, he processing of data acquired by multi advantage of the Rice civil engineering plans to return to Houston to practice wire gamma camera. department's preceptorship program at with Andrews & Kurth, specializing in Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in Chi- Philip Knocke '78, an aerospace engi- bankruptcy and commercial litigation. opti- cago and had an opportunity to study neer who helped NASA design the space with Fazlar Kahn. A structural engi- mum ascent trajectory of the Urban artists neer with Jack D. Gillum & Associates shuttle as well as helicopter trajecto- worked on many ries, has also developed computer al- A number of Rice's engineering award (now KKBNA), he has worldwide, includ- gorithms for the Galileo Project winners have launched promising ca- interesting projects in Saudi spacecraft. He earned a master's at reers in engineering-related real estate ing the King Saud University headquarters, Stanford and recently qualified for a and facility design. Arabia, Aetna Insurance the Tucson (Ariz.) Mall, a university Ph.D. in aerospace engineering and at the Univer- Military/civil aviation planning and facil- hospital in Minnesota and an addition engineering mechanics at Austin, where his re- ity design, as well as computer services, to the National Ail and Space Museum sity of Texas the modeling of small occupy Steven Peters '70, a principal of in Washington, D.C. search involves on spacecraft, specifi- the architectural firm Pierce, Goodwin surface forces market forces exerted by and Alexander. As director of special Active in the Dallas real estate cally the pressure Terry off the Earth and the projects, Peters designs master plans as an investor and consultant, sunlight reflected his own involving the in- for Navy homeports in Texas. Travelers Pendleton '68 branched out on drag-like phenomena with Gerald between a charged space- will be able to see his work at the new after a successful career teractions part- terminals of Houston Intercontinental Hines Interests. He and several the develop- and Dallas/Ft. Worth airports. ners had a large part in goliAllINFIMMinimmaiersm, Behind the scenes, he has been in- ment of the Quorum, a 167-acre office volved in flight simulator buildings park in north Dallas. elIVRTIOCEI MIMI= for both Continental and Southwest P-•• airlines. An avid pilot himself. Peters also handles aerial mapping projects. Explorers Ground transportation interests him as Many engineering award winners are well — an active member of a Houston breaking records and setting trends in Chamber of Commerce subcommittee various aspects of science and medicine. on transit, Peters reviews METRO building an plans and procedures for the City of Michael Clark '78 is busy 41, alternative superconducting magnet puter algorithms for processing Houston. for the proposed Super Collider, the ultrasonic data from liver and spleen -generation particle accelerator scans. He also designed defense satel- A reservoir engineer for Exxon, Kerry next slated for high-energy particle physics lite telecommunications systems at Vandell '70 received a master's degree research. Last summer, the Texas Ac- Stanford Telecommunications Inc. in city planning from Harvard in 1973 celerator Center and Bonner labs un- Developing a deep interest in the and a doctorate in urban studies from of derwrote the project in his summer congruence of law and high tech, he Harvard and Massachusetts Institute hiatus. Before entering the Stanford entered Harvard Law School in 1961, Technology in 1977. As professor of real

Sims and the dean of engineering on a comprehensive history of Rice engineering Linda Revere received her Ph.D. from Rice in 1982 and is currently working with Jim systems and artificial intelligence. education during the past 75 years. She is also pursuing another graduate degree in information

22 SALLYPORT—APRIL-MAY 1987 science and eng- with high speed • craft and charged particles in the munication signals ineering department Denizens of atmosphere. and complex modulations. has played a big Silicon Valley, he and his wife have part in her decision the James N. Nelson '85 is anticipating a traveled extensively in Europe and to pursue a gra- return to graduate school for an ad- Mideast, centering on assignments in duate degree in en- vanced degree in electrical engineer- the United Kingdom and Cyprus. viron mental science ing. Meanwhile, he divides his time and engineering between the electromagnetic compati- Computer monitors at the University of bility group at the Los Angeles Jet Pro- doctorate in California at Davis. pulsion Laboratory and the many After receiving his from outdoor distractions of Southern Cali- electrical engineering developing Water chemistry, es- fornia, especially scuba diving and Rice, where he was '74 pecially the precip- biking. a new laser, Rick Cordray (M.E.E. '75, Ph.D.'78) joined the itation kinetics of A "superstar" of successful research Tektronix display research group, ferrous carbonate as and big business is entrepreneur M. where he designed thin film electrolu- a possible corrosion Kenneth Oshman '62 (B.S.E.E. '63). minescent flat panel display. In 1981 inhibitor in steel pipes, Currently a member of Rice's board of he helped initiate Northwest Instru- currently fascinates governors and director of both Varian ment Systems, one of the companies Janet Greenberg '85. She Associates and the IBM World Trade that experienced the earliest success is occupied with grad- Corp., Oshman attended Stanford with engineering applications on the uate study in environmen- co-op their products as- and engineering, and hopes graduate school as an honors personal computer; can be found in Hunt, Texas, as a part- tal science hard- Houston after student while working for Sylvania sist engineers in troubleshooting time management consultant creating to make her home in Val- Cordray is Electronic Products in the Silicon ware and software designs. specialized computer programs for cli- graduating. ley. When he earned an M.S. in 1965 with SpaceLabs, a division of now ents. Martin spent his early career at Now technical manager at Fermenta a Ph.D. two years later from Stan- Pharmaceuticals, where he de- and Squibb General Motors in Detroit working as a Plant Protection's Greens' Bayou plant, was very interested in medical electronic instruments ford, Oshman signs methods engineer. He returned briefly Roger McBride '74 controls analytical nonlinear optics and quantum elec- in a working environment very condu- indus- to Texas in 1942 as supervisor of services and construction operations He formed a new company to creativity. tronics. cive trial engineering at North American during the production of herbicides with three other Rice E.E. alumni — the bulk of his awarded the Roy Aviation in Dallas, but and fungicides. He has also worked for Gene Richeson '62, Walter Loewenstern Christine Cummings, at Emerson the Brown School of experience was acquired Diamond Shamrock's Deer Park plant '59 and Bob Maxfield '63(also a stu- Merit Scholarship, and the Engineers(New York) and at Wes- in environmental quality protection. dent award winner) — when he left Engineering Scholarship (among others) tinghouse (Pittsburgh). Sylvania in 1969. Oshman Scholarship "Work is great but I sure miss the Rice received her bachelor's As president and chief executive while at Rice, Paul James'86, a distinguished stu- days and all the people there...good in 1986. Work- officer of the ROLM Corp.(named in in electrical engineering dent who held a National Science luck to the seniors," says Stefano Con- Packard in Sunnyvale, anagram for its founders), Oshman ing for Hewlett Foundation graduate fellowship and stantini '85 (B.Arch. '84). A land devel- studying for a graduate de- geared the company to meet military Calif., and scholarships in honor of William M. opment engineer with Albert H. Holff at Stanford are on her gree Rice, George R. Brown and Arthur B. Associates of Dallas, Constantini de- During a summer agenda. Cohn, planned to enroll in the signs roads and utilities. His firm also Cummings tested sojourn, M.S.M.E. program at Stanford Univer- handles environmental and water re- micro- and evaluated sity when he graduated from Rice last source projects. hardware and computer year. An engineering consultant for Te- peripherals for H-P. chaid Corp., James has programmed Sea voyagers for Shell Development Co., tested rock A Naval career in engineering was the Nancy Tague earned samples in indentation for Amoco, and After enthusiastic choice of both Paul Griffith her master's in chemical designed machines for small firms. (M.M.E.'81) and W.M. Elvey '76. engineering in 1977, she Last summer at the Exxon Production '80 attended Rice on an NROTC lose contactwith Research-Friendswood test facility, he Griffith didn't After a short but exciting A technical ser- coordinated test equipment on their scholarship. Rice. he is designing ra- vices engineer with computer. Navy enlistment, communications and navaids Ethyl Corp., Tague dar, his master's in chemi- for the Federal Aviation Ad- also enthusias- After obtaining equipment from Stanford Univer- at Frontier Engineering tically took cal engineering ministration John Lynn '51 joined Shell Although his field is mechanical on the respon- sity in 1970, Inc. process computer Griffith is primarily en- sibility of Oil as part of their engineering, project leader install- electronics and electrical en- R&D campus group, becoming gaged in optimization on a few E.E. courses I did recruiting for ing online computer gineering:"The in New Orleans. During the at Rice must have been most out- Rice. "I really crude unit take he was group leader in for I am often answering enjoy getting to earily '80s, standing, their computer control department in questions asked of me by the degreed visit the campus every year to talk with environmental specifications and to pi- New Orleans, and soon was promoted E.E.s," he says. professors, meet the current oneer digital telecommunications sys- former to technical manager. Currently a staff Beginning a fifth tour of duty with class of chemical engineers and learn tems. ROLM's tremendous success engineer in Houston, John is develop- the U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps, El- how Rice is growing and changing," enabled it to grow into a Fortune 500 ing long-range plans for process and vey highly recommends the CEC pro- says. Her responsibilities at Ethyl organization ultimately acquired by she computer systems in Shell gram to undergraduate engineers as computer modeling, plant trou- off-line IBM, of which Oshman was made a include He recruits for Shell at excellent opportunity to receive debottlenecking and cost manufacturing. "an vice president. bleshooting, universities. financial support in addi- a senior project various Southwest substantial Very active in professional organi- reduction. Currently post-graduation job Tague checks tion to guaranteed zations, Oshman has served as a direc- evaluation engineer, every CEC officer is af- alternative proc- placement... tor and chairman of the American products, considers Nature lovers the opportunity to obtain a post- project is worth forded Electronics Association and director/ esses, decides if the at Navy expense." In it from lab Environmental concerns are the focus of graduate degree the Santa Clara County pursuing and coordinates has chairman of at least four of these Rice engineers. Cur- Elvey's opinion, his CEC career Association. President glassware to commercial plant. "the Manufacturers' rently completing requirements for her been very satisfying because Reagan appointed Oshman president Ann amount of job responsibility..,exceeds engineer in the reservoir bachelor's in civil engineering, of the Task Force on Entrepreneurship A research athlete that of most civilian engineers with division of Exxon in Hous- Bauser'87 is an enthusiastic and Innovation in 1980, and he was a technology comparable experience." '80 develops com- and supporter of on-campus religious member of the National Security Tele- ton, Richard Mifflin in modeling the ministry activities. Her work with communications Advisory Commission puter programs used through po- Philip Bedient of Rice's for two years. A star in the National flow of oil, gas and water graduating summa environmental Academy of Engineering, Oshman re- rous media. After Mifflin studied ceived Rice's Distinguished Alumni cum laude from Rice, in the chemical Award in 1984. He is also a member of with W.R. Schowalter at Princeton Stanford's engineering advisory com- engineering department by a generous mittee. University. Supported fellowship from the Hertz Foundation, interactions of colloidal Another telecommunications wizard is he researched fluids, earning Neal Rachlin '68(M.E.E. '69), currently particles in viscoelastic 1983 and a doctorate in a senior technologist at GTE's Govern- a master's in at Princeton, he ment Systems Corp. in Mountain View, 1986. As a lecturer graduate-level Calif., where he is responsible for all taught an advanced of Rheolog- new business development in com- course entitled "Mechanics munication processing and control sys- ically Complex Fluids." tems. He has managed all facets of the or canoeing in development of strategic and tactical When he isn't kayaking rivers, John Mar- reconnaissance systems in his 17 years the Texas hill country an M.M.E. from Re- with GTE. Rachlin's technical interest tin '39, who earned Institute in 1940, focuses on digital processing of corn- nsselaer Polytechnic SALLYPORT—APRIL—MAY 1987 23 —MN

Captains of industry entered the "homemaking" period of '75 is presently based in Sugar Land, cooled heat exchangers and studies of his life. He and Claudia and their Texas, but he has been involved in various enhanced oil recovery tech- often chosen by By far, the option most young children, Matthew and Lindsay, several offshore development projects niques offshore. He has also completed Engineering Alumni student past Rice live in a cliff-top home in El Cerrito, for Exxon, including the East Zeit Ma- Brown & Root's graduate engineer de- award winners has been a niche in in- Calif., overlooking San Francisco Bay. rine Terminal, offshore of Egypt. velopment program and the company's dustry, particularly in oil and gas explo- welding school. ration. David G. Smith '62, as senior vice pres- After receiving his degree in materials Co., a leading science in 1986, Terry Hildebrandt has Since leaving Rice, Peter Luan has Being project leader of research in ident with the Trane been anticipating a career in the elec- stayed in Texas, initially working at the compounding and extrusion process- manufacturer of heating, ventilating machinery, has tronics industry. A president's honor Proctor & Gamble in Dallas. Luan went ing of engineering thermoplastics has oc- and air conditioning abroad in the Carib- roll member for seven semesters and to Amoco in Alvin and in Tyler, where cupied Alfred Ochoa Jr.'75 of Houston spent much time recipient of the George R. Brown Engi- he is now an engineering supervisor. for 10 years but this energetic engineer bean, Far East, Africa and South Amer- neering Scholarship for three years, His wife designs and builds houses, in- is also an enthusiastic triathlete. ica. When Trane was acquired by made Hildebrandt worked as an electronics cluding their own. Ochoa completed six triathlons in 1985, American Standard, Smith was market sales, tethnician at Southwestern Laborato- finishing in the top 30 percent of his di- responsible for world Trane ries in the metals group and was a re- vision. He is also president of the Bra- distribution and service for the Rice for much of his search trainee at Exxon while he was zosport Pedalers Bicycle Club. group. He credits success:"my undergraduate work at in school. Robert Motal '71 (M.Ch.E. '72), a senior Rice turns out to have been a much William F. Phillips '41, who served in research engineer for Chevron Re- stronger preparation for my career 1940 as president of Rice's Engineophy- search Co. in Richmond, Calif., says than I appreciated." tes group, led the effort (with Prof. J.H. his life since Rice graduation has with a degree in mechani- Pound)to get credentials for Rice's Tau fallen into "three distinct periods." The Graduating cal engineering in 1943 under the Beta Pi Texas Gamma Chapter, of first, following graduation, was a "per- II accelerated program, Bob which he was the first president. Re- iod of relief. Graduation should be a World War the Navy to work in de- tired after a very fulfilling career in the period of celebration. It was, but it was Bonner joined several shipyards. After oil industry, Phillips notes, "I shall for- also tempered by sadness. The U.S. gaussing at a master's froin California ever be grateful to Rice University for was extricating itself from an unpopu- obtaining Technology in 1946, he giving me an education I could not lar war in Vietnam that weakened the Institute of Standard Oil of California have obtained otherwise." national will. Many of us lost good worked for in a "very satisfying ca- friends. All of us were faced with the (later Chevron) reer" of pipeline, refinery and chemical Richard Avant'83, who earned a mas- draft. 1972 was also a period when plant construction. He also became a ter's in business administration from finding a job was difficult...All of this specialist in pressure vessels and the University of Texas in 1985, is an changed during the first years after tanks, and served on related profes- associate consultant with Touche Ross graduating." As the war ended and the Class acts sional committees for the American So- & Co., where he has worked with a job market improved, he said, "you ciety of Mechanical Engineers and the commercial jet manufacturer in devel- Luckily for future outstanding scientists found out that your education at Rice American Petroleum Institute. oping policies, procedures and sys- and engineers, several of these talented did allow you to compete with the tems to determine stocking levels for Rice alums have chosen to teach. Se- best." A general engineering manager with service parts. He also participated in a lected as Northbrook High School "The Time for Kicking Pumps" IBM since 1970, Rod Heard '59(B.S.E.E. functional requirements analysis as Teacher of the Year in 1984, Bob Menius came for Motal in 1974, when he trans- '60) analyzes and designs circuits and part of the Social Security Administra- '70 has also been honored with an ex- ferred to Chevron's El Segundo refin- logic systems of typewriters, printers, tion's systems modernization plan. cellence in teaching award from the ery, working on the construction and text work stations and accounting ma- Avant's engineering experience was Texas section of the American Associa- startup of several major process units chines. He made significant contribu- primarily gained at the Lake Charles tion of Physics Teachers. Menius has he helped design."We started up tions to the IBM Magnetic Tape Conoco refinery, where he coordinated taught at Memorial High School and many of the process units in the spring Selectric Composer System, IBM Ink Jet operations performance audits and did Northbrook, where he is currently de- of 1977," he recalls. "The union was on Printer and the Selectric 2000 type- strategic planning and economic eval- partment chair. At the state level, strike so the engineers actually turned writer. Heard holds eight U.S. patents uation. he has been an active member of a the valves and operated the equip- and received the IBM Outstanding In- committee charged with devising a ment. Sleep meant nothing when you novation Award for his work on the Named outstanding senior engineer Texas certification test for new physics to life after five see your plant come Spellcheck feature of the Selectric 2000. from all disciplines in 1973 and out- teachers. Menius notes with pride that years. It is like the birth of your own standing fifth-year chemical engineer- he has witnessed more than 30 of his child." Oil and gas projects have occupied ing student, David Denbina '73 best students choose Rice for their un- In 1979, Motal says, he transferred John Clark '49 since he left Rice. Gain- (M.Ch.E.'74) worked for Shell Develop- dergraduate education. to Chevron's natural gas sales group ing initial experience in various pro- ment Co. and Exxon Chemical before After completing his Rice degree in "to try my hand at the business and le- duction and petroleum engineering establishing a career in banking as an 1961, Clarence Miller worked for the gal end" of the company. It was in this assignments in West Texas and Mex- energy loan officer at InterFirst Bank- Atomic Energy Division on nuclear re- "supercharged atmosphere, when the ico, Clark worked for Stanolind Oil and Dallas. Due to the energy downturn, actors. With a doctorate from the Uni- Natural Gas Policy Act created an al- Gas Co.(Amoco) and Hancock Oil of Denbina is currently looking for an- versity of Minnesota, he joined the phabet soup of pricing mechanisms for Midland. In 1959, he formed Chase Pe- other banking opportunity while work- engineering faculty at Carnegie- the different categories of natural gas," troleum Co. with several associates, ing with 10 clients as a personal fitness Mellon and was a visiting scholar at that Motal met his wife, Claudia, and serving as president and principal trainer. Cambridge in 1979-80. Soon after, stockholder until a merger in A longtime NASA scientist involved in Miller returned to Rice, where he now 1968 with Kanata active and passive microwave sensors serves as a professor of chemical engi- Exploration of for potential satellite deployment, W. neering. Western Can- Travis Walton '56(B.S.E.E. '57) has also ada. The mer- specialized in instrumentation and re- "My original class of 1946 was Jim ger meant a mote sensing projects for Atlantic Re- Sims'famous (or infamous) engineer- move to Cal- search, Geotronics, Sperry and the ing group of 1942-43, and included gary in University of Arkansas. Now he lives in Alan Chapman, Jimmy Wilhoit, Dale Alberta, the Washington-Baltimore region, di- Woody and Ewell Clarke," says A.S. Canada, as recting the Engineering Research Cen- Badger'46 (M.S.E.E. '49). During his Clark became ter's technology extension service at graduate work. Badger reveled in "the president of the the University of Maryland. Walton en- luxury of the new Abercrombie Labora- concern. After three joys the challenge of stimulating col- tory" and a special lab, EE 540, which years of Canadian winters, he re- laborative research between the measured the parameters of some Bell Labs turned to Midland as an independent university's college of engineering and brand-new novelties from graduating, in North American oil and gas produc- various Maryland industries. "We have called "transistors." After engineer- tion. When he's not directing oil patch opened an on-campus incubator for he worked for two consulting former Rice activity, Clark can be found either fish- new-start technology-based companies ing firms, one founded by Bob Crookston, the other by ing or perfecting his chili. and established a statewide program professor of industry technical assistance with alum Mason Lockwood. By 1955, Richard "Skip" Rossen '73(M.M.E. '74) five regional offices in Maryland." Off - Badger was developing servo- says he's "finding the educational duty, he sails an old Columbia 34 mechanisms for processing seismic foundation acquired at Rice to be in- around the bay with his wife's assist- data at SIE. Renewing his ties with creasingly valuable with time (person- ance,"working on it to keep it from Rice, Badger began to lecture in elec- ally and professionally)." A plant sinking." trical engineering, thoroughly enjoying manager with Proctor and Gamble Cel- his rapport with "some memorable stu- lulose in Alberta, Canada, Rossen en- Clinton Evans'84 has been involved in dents like Sid Burrus, Burt McMurtry, joys tennis, fishing, hiking and many projects at Brown & Root. His Bill Sick, Ken Oshman, Jay Leeds and cross-country skiing in the Great North varied experience includes noise con- Joel Cyprus." Joining the crowd, he re- country. trol analysis on offshore platforms, ceived a Ph.D. in electrical engineer- power cycle analysis of a proposed 50- ing from Rice in 1963 alongside former A senior research specialist in the off- megawatt ocean thermal energy con- student Cyprus. Currently, Badger is in shore systems division of Exxon Pro- version power plant, investigation into research and development for duction Research Co., Gordon Watson the problem of hot air ingestion by air- Geosource.

24 SALLYPORT-APRIL -MAY 1987 49.6 "Johnny Neese was recently re- 57.5 percent, compared with sponsors the Azalea Trail each 3330 Del Monte fellow elected as county tax assessor and percent last year. He urges 42 year and is responsible for the Houston, TX 77019 to support the work 16-18 collector for Montgomery County, class members CLASS RECORDER: maintenance of the gardens of (713) 524-4404 committee, Texas. of the scholarship Oscar Hibler CLASS RECORDER: Bayou Bend, providing supervision by Lee Blocker, which is headed P.O. Box 27266 Mrs. W.H. Jameson and supplies. Virginia is now chair "Herbert May retired in 1983 Houston, TX 77227 2425 Sage Rd., #82 of the gardens council of Bayou from May Printing and Litho- (713)621-7272 Houston, TX 77056 Bend. She also enjoys membership graphing Inc. after 43 years. May (713)621-6052 in the '21 Syndicate Investment 36 has recovered from a stroke he suf- Class recorder Oscar Hibler news: Club.' She joins 20 others, some of CLASS RECORDER: fered two years ago. His wife died sends in the following class them Rice alums such as Eula Mary B. Arnold 13 years ago, but he has three chil- 40 "Lloyd Money and his wife, Wintermann, Cathryn Culver 10714 Del Monte dren and four grandchildren. An avid golfer, C.E.(Ed) Letscher Ruth, are living "on a hillside- in Wilson '31, Catherine Mont- Houston, TX 77042 Beach, Calif., where they 29 and of Kerrville, writes, "For a number Hermosa gomery Abercrombie '32, "Naomi Harrison Brown set in the Pa- CLASS RECORDER: Allen "Red" Bale, a retired ath- of years, I had wanted to travel to "can watch the sun Dunn Davis'31, Le- Horace Brown celebrated their Van Zandt Dorothy letic director of Rice, is a member Scotland to see the countryside cific every night." Lloyd is pres- Beverly and 50th wedding anniversary April 3. Blvd. noir Bowen Hamman '34 of the Owl Club and has served as some of the many famous ently working on the design of the 218 Shoreacres Their marriage was blessed by the and play Mrs. Herbert Allen. They pool director of the R Ascociation. He Links golf courses. In June 1986, I data system for the U.S. Space Sta- La Porte, TX 77571 rector of St. Francis Episcopal small amounts of money and, with and his wife, Roberta, currently an invitation (still don't tion, which is scheduled for launch (713) 471-0827 by a reception received the help of an adviser, make Houston and helped with Church, followed and in 1992. He previously was in Williams Darby has live in know why!)from The Royal Charlotte monthly investments, having fun last fall. given by their children. Horace is D.C., where he was loan to homecoming activities Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews Washington, arranged a permanent a little about stocks. recovering well from bypass sur- systems re- and learning Paul Blair and his wife, Betty, to play in the British National Sen- involved in advanced Rice's Fondren Library of more J. Grif- gery. Their daughter, Cynthia, is Virginia and her husband, homecoming from Open Amateur Championship. search for the U.S. Department of than 203 letters and documents visited Rice at an educational psychologist at the ior fith '29, are very proud of grand- Calif., where he is sen- I entered, then planned my first Transportation. While there, Lloyd that belonged to Sam Houston. She Pasadena, Blue Bird Clinic and has a master's son David E. Park III '85, a Phi a law firm. He has to Scotland. was awarded the silver medal for is Houston's great-granddaughter, ior partner in degree from UCLA. Their other two trip Beta Kappa graduate of Rice. He tournament was held meritorious service. Lloyd and and found the letters in a family served Rice on the scholarship graduated from Sophie "The attended London School of Eco- daughters at Camous- Ruth recently returned from a year. "I decided these fund committee, is on the execu- One over two of the courses vault last nomics and is now with First Bos- Newcombe in New Orleans. three-month trip around the world. to be some place tive board of the Art Center of De- tie, Scotland, in very foul weather papers ought ton Corp. in New York. His sister, daughter is married to a mechani- enjoyed by scholars sign in Pasadena, and serves as — rain, wind and cold; the highest "Plans for our 45th reunion are they could be Betsy, will graduate this year from cal engineer; they live in New Or- of history," she said. director of several corporations. temperature reached was 55 de- moving forward. Present plans call and students Dartmouth. They are the children leans and have three boys. The be known as the The Blairs have three children, all grees F. I wore a long-sleeved for it to be held on campus in the The papers will of daughter Virginia and David E. third daughter is married to a doc- Williams Memo- of whom attended college in Cali- wool shirt, two wool sweaters, two Farnsworth room of the Ley Stu- Franklin Weston Park Jr.'62, who holds a Rice tor and lives in Nevada City, Colo. in honor of her late fornia. pairs of long stockings, wool trou- dent Center at 5 p.m. on Oct. 24, rial Collection doctorate. They live in Denver, Their second son was born in Ne- stored in the sers and full rain gear throughout immediately following the football father and will be Cob. There are other family mem- Isabel Gibson, a retired Univer- pal during their two years there. Fon- the tournament. I was very fortu- game. We hope to have a large Woodson Research Center at in an upcom- Houston professor, will Naomi's son practices law with his bers I will tell about sity of nate and proud to win my age divi- turnout, so mark your calendar for dren. as president of the Rice Uni- dad's firm, Brown and Hayden. ing issue. serve sion (65-69) in this British national that date. Hope to see you then. versity women's organization in "Leata Meyer Hess stopped Leiper started his firm, championship. The presentation "If any of you have sugges- 1987-88. She is also involved in "Harper cleaning fresh shrimp and straw- Harper Leiper Studios, when he ceremony lived up to all that I'd tions or comments, or if you wish several hereditary societies and is berries to answer the telephone was right out of military service 40 heard as to how well the -Royal to help on a committee, please let 31 tracing her family's history. She and talk about her current activi- years ago and has never stopped and Ancient" handled such occa- me know and I'll give your ideas to also enjoys training dogs and col- CLASS RECORDER: ties. She has retired from manag- since! In addition to sailing around sions. lam now the proud posses- those in charge of the event." lecting dolls. George Blocher ing a retail shopping center and the world on a troop ship while he sor of a nice, inscribed tankard, wife, 9478 Briar Forest now spends her time in an office William Lorimer and his was in the Army — a trip that took plus a color photograph of its pre- Houston, TX 77063 near her home, managing her in- Marjorie Nitze Lorimer'37 28 months— he built B-29 bomber sentation to me. camps for (713) 780-0566 vestments. Leata said besides a own and administer bases in India. Travel is still his "I have not been so thrilled 44 desk, chair and telephone, the of- children near their home in Perry, year he traveled all over a golfing exploit since 1939 thing. One CLASS RECORDER: fice also has more sophisticated Ohio. They have three children, in- driving with friends (can it be 47 years ago?), when I over Europe, Larry Hermes equipment — like a pencil sharp- cluding Rice graduate William He also does was so fortunate as to win the indi- through 17 countries. 2028 Albans Road ener and a copier. Her workday is Lorimer Jr.'68. Lorimer Sr. is with a select group vidual Southwest Conference 32 some traveling Houston, TX 77005 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. She is not a trav- now an interviewer in Ohio for the photographers from all over the Championship and, along with my CLASS RECORDER: of (713)529-2009 eler, but does visit a daugher in Rice admissions office. Mexico and Canada. The old and valued friends Joe Finger, Chris Hoover U.S., 41104 New York occasionally. Daughter Joyce Page has retired from the group is going to Nova Scotia this Harry Crissman and Ed Seamans 5318 Meadow Lake Lame team title. Our team Karen '68 and her husband, Ar- U.S. Navy with the rank of lieuten- year. Harper has just returned from Jr., won the Houston, TX 77056 second-place Univer- thur Rogers'67 live in Houston ant commander-supply corps, and the Orient. He married a widow defeated a (713)621-5318 had won 45 associates of Will lives in Springfield, Va. Page re- with two children and now has sity of Texas team that and serve as Stella Sullivan held an exhibi- duties are to ceived a history degree from Rice eight children and 10 grandchil- the conference title for the pre- Rice College. Their tion of her landscapes and still assist the college master as a link and maintains an interest in his- dren. vious seven years. wife, the former Margaret lifes at Houston's Leslie Muth Gal- between alumni and students by tory and genealogy, as well as "My "When Mary Alice Cooper Win. I met while she lery in March. Sullivan, who stud- 33 entertaining groups of freshmen, gardening. Jo Jenkins, whom burn retired from American Gen- High School, ied architecture at Rice, earned an CLASS RECORDER: providing food before exams, at- attended San Jacinto eral in 1982, she became involved passed our 46th wedding M.F.A. from Crcrnbrook Academy Willie Mae Chapman Cole tending dinners and dances for the and I just with the work of the Magnifa and live happily in of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., 2414 Chimney Rock college, etc. The Class of '33 ap- anniversary Houses, halfway residences that and has participated in one- Houston, TX 77056 preciates the support of Leata and Kerrville." care for the mentally and emotion- woman and group exhibits at a (713) 782-9509 her family, because it is given so 37 Robert I. Moyer recently re- CLASS RECORDER: ally handicapped, abused chil- number of museums, including the and lovingly. ceived the Jack Epelberg Award for Class recorder Willie Cole sends willingly Jane Rommel alcoholics and others with Houston Museum of Fine Arts, dren, meritorious service and oustand- in the following class news: "Anile and John Anderson are 504 Fairway Drive, Riverhill problems. Theresians Fifth Dimen- Visions and Dallas Museum ing contributions to the advance- Texas "Marion A. and Hazel Good- very happy living on their ranch in Kerrville, TX 78028 sion, a Catholic ministry, sponsors of Fine Arts. Her awards include ment of the Hudson-Mohawk man Arthur had an interesting LaGrange, Texas. They maintain (512)896-4310 this work in old houses near the honorable mention for both paint- section of the American Associa- trip to Sydney and Adelaide, Aus- 500 acres with the help of only one Community College (old and drawing at Rice University Central tion of Textile Chemists and Color- ing leaving Jan. 24 and return- young man. John is an excellent Jacinto High School)and other Art Shows. Her works can tralia, San ists. Moyer joined the association Alumni ing Feb. 21. They sailed around cabinet-maker, so he keeps things areas of Houston. Winburn also also be seen at Holy Rosary in 1947 and has served Hudson- Lines and in in shape. They are active in an adult Sunday school and Episcopal Church of Australia on Cunard 38 teaches Mohawk in a number of capacities, Church they watched the Amer- Episcopal church in LaGrange that classes at her own Methodist Epiphany in Houston and at St. Fremantle including chair and secretary. He the ica's Cup races. They thought the is more than 100 years old. The CLASS RECORDER: church. She has been widowed for Basil's Church in Angleton. Stockton-Dunaway is currently a member of its educa- Australians were delightful. A youngest of their four daughters Jane many years, but has two children from New Blalock Road tion committee. A native of Fort number of Houstonians, including has recently transferred 415 and four grandchildren whom she 77024 Plain, N.Y., where he now lives, and his wife, Ruth, Orleans to Houston, so the Ander- Houston, TX lived in Houston. She is Sam Shapiro wishes Moyer has also been active in com- Perth. The Arthurs have sons will keep their apartment in (713) 465-7332 playing bridge with the some boarded at still munity services, serving 17 years 47 Martin Arthur Houston. The other daughters live Class Recorder Jane Stockton- as for the past 55 years!" three children. people on the Fort Plain Central School William Kieschnick has been of electrical in Boston, Mass., Evanston, Ill., Dunaway has been reminiscing '62 is now a professor Board, five years on the Fulton/ named chairman of the Los One daughter is and Elizabeth, N.C. There are five with Margaret Turner:"She and engineering. Montgomery County Board- Angeles Museum of Contemporary school math on a grandchildren. The Andersons in- Nancy Nagle Carter lived next teaching high Cooperative Educational Services, Art after 38 years with the Atlantic in Arizona. An- vite us to stop and say hello to door to one another on Bissonnet Navajo reservation 10 years on the Fort Plain Ceme- Richfield Co., where he rose to the '68, and her them in LaGrange." when they had their first babies. other daughter, Sue tery Board and 15 years on the Uni- chief executive position. Kies- Dave Hutton '69, are Turner's son, Casey, and his wife 39 of the husband, Cape De- versalist Church Board. Moyer was chnick has been a trustee N.M. moved to Austin with the grand- Temporary class agent in Albuquerque, elected to the Fort Plain Athletic museum since 1981. Kieschnick's children and daughter Margo re- Witt reports that the Class of '39 "Virginia Vinson Lawhon is Hall of Fame in 1984. After gradu- move "from oil to art" was the sub- 34 cently had her first child. Margaret has reached more than $234,990 of busy in Houston with her volunteer ating from Rice, he served in the ject of an article in the Jan. 12, and Carson Turner'37 went on its $300,000 goal in scholarship work for River Oaks Garden Club CLASS RECORDER: from 1942-46. 1987, issue of Forbes magazine. a Caribbean cruise last fall. funds. Class giving is currently at Army and Bayou Bend. The garden club Elliott Flowers

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SALLYPORT—APRIL-MAY 1987 25 nomics at Whittier College(Whit- dezvous as our re-acquaintance 49 58 tier, Calif.) and director of the scene, but the truth is, we ran into Whittier Research Center. He re- each other on a University of Texas CLASS RECORDER: CLASS RECORDER: cently returned from sabbatical at Austin shuttle bus. Howard is Mary Lou Douglas Phyllis Walton leave in Denmark, where he was an associate professor of civil en- 5331 S. Kimback 4233 Harpers Ferry Road visiting professor at the University gineering after receiving a Ph.D. Chicago, IL 60637 Birmingham, AL 35213 of Copenhagen, studying the Euro- in environmental engineering sci- (312)752-1186 (205)870-0332 pean Monetary System. Overturf is ence at Caltech, specializing in married to Patti Jo Allen Over- acid deposition and water chemis- turf'69 (M.A. '71). His new book, try. Blinda is a graduate (gradual?) The Economic Principles of Euro- student in biopsychology, study- 56 pean Integration, was recently ing neural systems and natural be- 59 published by Praeger Publishers, havior patterns, having received CLASS RECORDER: New York. her master's in wildlife science at CLASS RECORDER: Maureen Bybee Texas A&M. Blinda currently stud- Tommie Lu Maulsby 3800 Chevy Chase ies vocalizations, behavior and 2735 Pittsburg Houston, TX 77019 speciation in amphibians. We Houston, TX 77005 (713)527-0444, or went to Hawaii for our honeymoon (713)664-5042 (713)522-3705 72 and Blinda's research. Since Thomas S. McIntosh (B.S. '60, Stephen B. Barasch, president Blinda is still employed as a flight Hanszen) has been named presi- of Barasch Architects and Associ- attendant by American Airlines dent and chief executive officer of ates, is overseeing the building of (although presently on leave while 57 Enterra Corp., a Houston-based his company's new corporate finishing her Ph.D.), we hope to do company providing equipment and a lot more recreational traveling in CLASS RECORDER: headquarters and opening a sec- services to the energy industry. the future. We try to stay in touch Dixie Sick Leggett ond branch office this summer in McIntosh recently joined Enterra with our Rice friends who have 13411 Kingsride the Orange County area of South- after 14 years in management posi- also ended up at the University of Houston, TX 77079 ern California. The company's tions with Houston-based Zapata home office is in Pasadena, Calif. Texas and would certainly wel- (713) 468-5929 Corp., most recently as chairman, Linda Broocks(Brown) has joined come contacts with friends and Class recorder Dixie Sick Leg- president and chief executive offi- classmates or other Rice folks who gett sends in the following Class cer of Zapata Offshore Co., a sub- Baker & Botts law firm as a new member of the Houston office. may pass through, or live in, Aus- of '57 news: sidiary. He had previously held a tin. We can be contacted via the "Before his last promotion, Rear number of positions with the par- psychology or civil engineering Adm. Robert L. "Skip" Leus- ent company. A member, past departments." chner was a Navy captain, sailing president and current national di- the world as commanding officer rector of the International Associa- 74 of the nuclear aircraft carrier USS tion of Drilling Contractors, McIntosh is also a member of the Duane Marks(Hanszen) and his Enterprise. Currently,"Admiral wife, Sue Woodson-Marks'75 Skip" is program director of anti- production committee of the Amer- 76 ican Petroleum Institute and the (Jones) write: "We've moved to submarine warfare and assault Gbeyata, Bong County, Liberia, for Peter Armato(Wiess) has been programs at the Naval Air Systems advisory council of Rice's George named government relations coor- R. Brown School of Engineering. the year and welcome Rice visi- Command in Washington, D.C. tors. If you get to Monrovia, take a dinator for the Greater Houston Our thanks to you, Skip, and to taxi to Felela and ask at the clinic; Hospital Council. In this capacity, other classmates who have served they'll find us." he will work with local, state and in the armed forces, for helping Recent work by Stella Sullivan '59 federal officials on behalf of the keep our homefront secure! hospitals in the council's 15-county "Anne Westerfield Brown is in 60 service area. His current efforts in- her 11th year as director of reli- CLASS RECORDER: will emphasize tort reform and 64 67 digent care on the state level, and gious education at Holy Ghost Barbie McKittrick Jerry Hanson (Hanszen)is the Stuart Long (Wiess), chairman of 75 Catholic Church in Houston. Medicare/Medicaid financing on Nick Ill Guinea Drive new president of San Jose (Calif.) the electrical engineering depart- Neil K. AlexanderJr.(Sid Rich) Brown continues his work with the federal level. Armato's back- Houston, TX 77055 Hospital's 770-member medical ment at the University of Houston, and Larry D. Carlson (Baker)are Texaco, dealing with bigger and ground includes service to the (713)465-4827 staff. Hanson is a cardiologist and was recently featured in the Hous- new members of the law firm of better computers all the time. Houston community as the execu- has been with the hospital since ton Chronkle for his research on Baker & Botts --Alexander in the Their son, David, is aiming toward Marion Morrison (Brown)is op- tive director of the East End Pro- 1975. microstrip antennas. Long and his Houston office, and Carlson in a degree in radiation therapy, with erations officer for Security Pacific gress Association and associate colleagues are working to design Dallas. Bank in San Francisco. director of the South Main Center hopes of working at M.D. Anderson an antenna small enough to be Navy Lt. Cmdr. Robert L. Cun- Association. Hospital after completing his built into computer chips. ningham (Sid Rich) has gradu- study. Son Alan and his wife, ated from the Naval War College, Robin Carbone (Jones) recently Cheri, live in West Los Angeles, 65 where he took a 10-month course returned from a three-month theat- both working at nearby Marina Del on strategy and policy, defense ec- rical tour of Europe, where she Rey. Alan is with Toyota; Cheri 61 onomics and decision making. He played a lead role in "Deathtrap." college courses manages time for CLASS RECORDER: has been with the Navy since 1975. In the fall of 1985. she performed in as she studies to be a certified 68 Nancy Burch (Hanszen) married New York City under the direction public accountant. Joe Hess(Baker) lives in Califor- Paul Eggert 3311 Stoney Brook nia's Silicon Valley and is a Mary Wirtz in Los Angeles on Nov. of Richard Scheckner. She lives in "Ray Gorman continues his 24- Dallas, Texas, with her husband, Houston, TX 77063 computer-aided design expert for 1, 1986. Rice alumni at the wed- year career with Union Texas Pe- John Houckin, and her 16-year-old (713)781-3634 BusinessLcmd. ding included Jim Eggert'79 troleum and says he feels daughter. James L. Burch (Ph.D.) has been (Hanszen), Lori Husni Eggert fortunate to have survived (at least ''81 (Hanszen), Kurt Eggert '81 D. Andrew Henry(Hanszen) of until now)the oil industry's consol- named St. Mary's University's dis- tinguished alumnus for 1987. He is (Hanszen), Katherine Eggert Russellville, Ark., has been idation and restructuring. Ray and elected to fellowship by the Ameri- vice president of the instrumenta- '84(Hanszen) and Geoff Spred- Betty's son, John, and daughter, couple con- can College of Cardiology. He is 63 tion and space research division of ley'84 (Jones). The Susan, are both self-sustaining tinues to live in Los Angeles, currently in private practice in CLASS RECORDER: Southwest Research Institute in and living in Houston, where John where Paul works for Unisys and Russellville. is with Allied Bank Southwest and Kathleen Much San Antonio. Mary works for Digital Equipment. Elayne Weiner Richard (Hans- Susan is an operating room nurse 1065 Greenwood Ave. Charles Shanor (Baker), a profes- zen)sends in her first update since with St. Luke's Hospital. Ray and Palo Alto, CA 94301 sor of law at Emory University Law Barney Graham(Will Rice) -Rice roommate, Bill graduating from Rice through the Betty have thoroughly enjoyed tak- (415) 328-9779(home), or Charles E. Miller(Hanszen) has School since 1975, has been nomi- writes:"My ex following announcements:"1) ing courses in Rice's continuing (415) 321-2052 been appointed director of pur- nated by President Ronald Reagan Gruber has joined me on the fac- ulty of the Vanderbilt University Elayne Weiner married Bob Ri- studies program. The two can still Kathleen Much (Baker)is the chasing operations at Campbell as general counsel of the Equal Nashville, chard in 1980:2) Elayne and Bob be seen at all the Rice football new editor for the Center for Ad- Soup Co. He and his wife, Rebe- Employment Opportunity Commis- School of Medicine in pediatrics depart- had a son in 1981; 3)Elayne and games, and four or five times a vanced Study in the Behavioral cca, live in Medford, N.J.; they sion. Tenn. He's in the Bob had another son in 1982; 4) week Ray can be found swimming Sciences at Stanford, a "think have two sons. Miller joined ment and I'm in the department of in Elayne and Bob had another son in in the Rice pool. tank" for postdoctoral research. Campbell as a buyer in 1965 after medicine, but we work together devel- 1985; 5) Elayne and Bob live in She recently moved to a new house graduating from Rice. He has held the general area of vaccine "Jack Holland stays busy guid- Fairfield, Maine, where they are across the street from Alex a variety of procurement positions opment for respiratory viruses." ing John G. Holland Construction busy owning a record store, play- Greenwood '61 and Barbara in the company, including those of Graham and his wife, Cynthia, Co. and Rolligon Corp. through the 69 have three children, ages 3,6, and ing hockey, raising three sons and Moore Greenwood '62(Baker/ purchasing agent, manager of ag- David L. Roberts (Will Rice) has current cloudy Houston economy. 10; Gruber and his wife, Gina, being involved with various com- Jones) that is, appropriately ricultural purchasing, director of been promoted to assistant vice Rolligon's manufacture of off - have two, ages 1 and 5. munity groups." highway vehicles reaches a world- enough, on Greenwood Avenue in manufacturing operations-poultry president of the Federal Reserve been pro- wide market, including a venture Palo Alto, Calif. Carolyn Caddes and director of procurement. A Bank of New York. Prior to this, he William P. Lacey has president and in China. In his spare time, Jack is '57 lives just around the corner. past director of the Poultry and taught economics at Bosphorus moted to senior vice Dallas of- a runner. He and Allison have Much writes, "The San Francisco Egg Institute, Miller is also a mem- University in Turkey from 1975 to director of design at the three children in college and one Bay Area alumni have enjoyed two ber of the National Broiler Coun- 1977, and earned a Ph.D. in eco- fice of Hellmuth, Obata & Kassa- recent outings, thanks to super- cil's marketing committee. baum Inc., a large 77 to go: John, nearing an architec- nomics from Rice in 1980. He cur- Jabir Al-Hilali (Ski Rich) has ture degree at Texas Tech; Holly, a organizers Lydia Asselin and John E.(Sandy) Parkerson rently lives in Brooklyn with his architectural/engineering firm. Sara Rex. An architectural walk- Lacey joined the firm in 1981 as a been named a senior associate of University of Texas accounting (Wiess) has opened an art gallery wife and daughter. Gensler and Associates/Architects major who hopes to become a cer- ing tour of San Francisco last sum- in Houston's Avalon Center after senior project designer and has their in Houston. Al-Hilali, who recently tified public accountant or possi- mer was so popular it had to be being a private art dealer in Hous- been responsible for many of repeated, and a guided tour of the major projects, including the earned his M.B.A. from the Univer- bly study law; Allan, a freshman ton since 1980. Prior to that time, sity of Houston, set up Gensler and at the University of Houston; and Asian Art Museum's'Essence of In- he was with Sotheby's-Los Angeles Riverchase Galleria in Birming- dia' exhibit drew a flock of Rice 70 ham, Ala., noted for its skylight — Associates' state-of-the-art Inter- Scott, a Memorial High School jun- for 10 years. Despite Houston's graph CADD system and is now ior. folk in November. Alumni tour downtumed economy, he reports Loni Rose Samet(Brown) is re- one of the largest in the world — leaders for the architectural gath- married and living in San Antonio ribbed with more than three miles using CADD to develop facilities "George and Sally Stegall that he is having good response to ering were Lydia Asselin, Jeff with her husband, Steve, and her of neon tubing; National Health In- management programs for several Phelps have moved from North this new venture. Averill, David Boyd, Craig children, Erin and Dana Tyson. surance headquarters in Dallas; of the firm's clients. Carolina back to Carrollton, Nan Laird (Jones) received tenure Edwards, Stephen Engberg, She works at Anderson Advertis- and Wiregrass Common, a mall in Austin W. Boyd (Sid Rich) has re- Texas, which is in the Dallas area. as a full professor in the depart- Lisa Moberley, Brent Nyquist, ing as an account executive. Dothan, Ala. His current projects ceived an M.S. from the Naval ment of biostatistics at the Har- "John and Mary Wheeler Zelle Rich Stacey and Barry include the 1.6-million-square-foot Postgraduate School in Monterey, vard University School of Public Sheffie Worboys(Brown) has have been transferred by DuPont Watkins.'Dutch treat' dinners at Town Centre Galleria in Kansas Calif., where he took science, Health last summer. She has two moved to Memphis to work as a pi- from Nashville to Chattanooga, appropriate restaurants followed City; Plaza Caracol, a resort retail management and engineering Tenn. children. lot for the Federal Express Corp. the 'official' meetings and allowed Worboys was previously flying for facility on the Mexican island of courses. Boyd joined the Navy in 1977. "Love of sailing led Bill and Flor- alums of several generations to Evergreen International Airlines Cancun; AmSouth Center, a ence Gray Helm to move from get acquainted." and living in Seattle, Wash. mixed-use center in Birmingham, Kim Noland (Wiess)joined Mur- Houston to the bay near the Hous- Scott Gregory might be the first Ala.; and a mixed-use redevelop- ray Properties Co. in Dallas in No- ton Yacht Club, their second home 'father of the bride' in the Class of 66 ment plan for downtown Buffalo, vember 1985, and is now the for many years. '63. His daughter, Nicia, married a Trinka Blaffer Taylor (Jones) N.Y. company's vice president of part- "I hope all of you can set aside Marine lieutenant Dec. 20 and is lives in Midland, Texas, with her Blinda McClelland (Brown)and nership administration. Before both Friday, Oct. 23, and Saturday, living in Quantico, Va. Daughter husband, Nick, and three children, 71 Howard Liljestrand '74(Hans- joining Murray, he worked for the Oct. 24, for a wonderful 30th class Shana is a sophomore at Okla- Van, 14, Katie, 12, and Christie, 4. Stephen Overturf(M.A., Ph.D. zen) were married in August 1986. LTV Corp. for a year and a half, reunion on homecoming weekend. homa State University. The Gre- She is an active volunteer on com- '76) is the Douglas W. Ferguson They write,"We wish that we and with Arthur Andersen for five Details will be coming soon." gorys live in Kansas City. munity boards and in the PTA. Professor of International Eco- could report some romantic ren- years.(Also see "New Arrivals.")

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INN hear from any of my old class- Janice Rubin (Baker) was re- Steve Sailer (Sid Rich) plans to to mates. Any news from the U.S. is cently featured in the Houston be married in June in Chicago, NEW ARRIVALS welcomed." He will be in Venezu- Post's Sunday magazine supple- where he has lived since earning 63(Jones) and announce the birth of their third 1986. They also have a 4-year-old ela at least until late May or early Carol Childress' ment with her photographs of Jew- his M.B.A. at UCLA in 1982. Of his Roy Turner, an- daughter, Margaret Frances(Meg), son, Adam. The Sharps live in Wi- June — "depending on whether we her husband, ish life in the Soviet Union. Her job at Information Resources, he nounce the arrival of an adopted on Feb. 27, 1987. Meg joins "tickled chita Falls, Texas. marketing make the 'playoffs' or not." photographs document some of the writes: "I got bored with son, Travis Childress Turner, on pink" big sisters Erin, 5, and Rebecca Sue Hubby Wyman is in "refuseniks," Jews who have been research so I invented the position Katherine Eggert(Hanszen) Aug. 23., 1986 Travis was born Katherine, 2. The family lives in '79(M.S. '80, Brown)and her hus- for program denied permission to immigrate. of personal computer manager her third year of the Ph.D. March 19,1986, and they became Katy, Texas. band, Don, announce the birth of attended the University of Cal- Rubin, a free-lance photographer, myself." Sailer also in English at the his legal guardians on Halloween. Con Die '76 and Karen Teinert their daughter, Elizabeth Ann, on Fred Ender has won a fellowship from the Na- October wedding of ifornia at Berkeley; her doctoral Childress continues to run the Is- Die'76 (Lovett/Jones) announce Feb. 18, 1987. The Wymans live in reports that En- tional Endowment for the Arts and '81 (Sid Rich). He specialty is in Shakespeare. land Montessori School in Galves- the birth of a daughter, Rachael Bensalem, Pa. in the perma- der is out of the Navy and has began her work is included William Heel (Hanszen) ton. Ann, anion. 8, 1987. Their son, (Lovett) and of moved from San Francisco to with Lev Donald Spinelli '80 nent collection at the Museum studying cello in January Hall '66(Baker) and his James, turned 2 in November. The Mountain View, in the Silicon Val- A. Lee his wife, Diane, announce the Fine Arts in Houston. Aronson at Southern Methodist announce the birth of Dies live in Missouri City, Texas. ley, where he is working for Wes- wife, Linda, birth of a daughter, Catherine, on University. He is working toward a Courtney Elizabeth, on Goodson Hensley '77 tinghouse as an engineer and a daughter, Jeanine July 8, 1986. The Spinellis live in master's degree in music. March 1, 1987. They also have a 21- sends in news of the birth "trying to adjust to a more sedate (Brown) Springfield, Va. month-old son, Travis Mackenzie. of Sean Ellison Hensley on Dec. 6, suburban lifestyle after a couple of Vaugh '81 and The Halls live in Barrington, Ill. 1986. She is working as a graduate Samuel Kent 78 years in San Francisco." Beverly J. McKinney Vaugh Aulbach '70 (Lovett) an- teaching assistant in health edu- CLASS RECORDER: Louis F. '82(Sid Rich/Will Rice) announce of his son, cation and promotion at Purdue Rhonda Hale Kreger 85 nounces the birth the birth of a son, Matthew Mark, on Nov. 26, University. The Hensleys live in 1810 Beaver Creek Court CLASS RECORDER: Stephen Frederick, on Feb. 17, 1987. The Vaughs live have a West Lafayette, Ind. Duncanville, TX 75137 David Phillips 1986. The Aulbachs also in Austin. Rachel Marie, 2. The Hansen '76(Lovett) and (214) 780-7183 81 6013 Ridgeview Drive daughter, Glenn Kevin R. Lind (Lovett) has fin- Alexandria, VA 22310 family lives in Houston. his wife announce the birth of their Greg Cagle '83 and Shirlee Paul Meyer (Hanszen)and Ann 19, Cagle '81 (Hanszeni ished his Ph.D. in astronomy and (703)960-9249 Harry and Joel Schindler Tur- third son, Adam Marc, on Sept. Riedel Albach Meyer'77 (Hanszen) are and his Hanszen) announce the birth of a is now working at the National Ra- (Baker) married Dale vey '72/'73(Will Rice/Jones) an- 1986. "He's doing great celebrating their 10th wedding an- Helen Clark far," Matthew Gregory, on Aug. 21, dio Astronomy Observatory in nounce the birth of Megan Anne brothers are enjoying him so son, niversary April 23. Paul is an En- Rideau on Feb. 21 in San Francisco live in Houston. Charlottesville, Va., as a post-doc. on Jan. 22, 1987. She joins a Hansen writes. "I'm still in medi- 1986. The Cagles glish professor at Texas A&M in a formal evening ceremony fol- Turvey writes,"My brother, Robert Peter, 2. The Tur- cal school and am enjoying it so J. Kevin McCoy '83(Sid Rich) Universary. Ann is editor of Versa- Paul Rocha (Lovett) lowed by a reception at Stanford Orleans for in West Linn, Ore. or, too." The Hansens live in Fort his wife, Mabel, announce the tility, a magazine detailing the ap- wife and I went to New Court. Rice alumni in attendance veys live and this year. We stayed Worth. birth of their first child, Sean Mi- plications of VersaCAD in the Mardi Gras included Misha Taylor and Me- Charles Zelnick '75 and Victo- with my ex-roommate, Steve Pu- lanie Payne (Baker), brides- ria Wagoner Zelnick '75 (Sid Kim Noland '77(Wiess) and his chael, on Jan. 3, 1987. professional environment. of sateri (Lovett). Bob Moore (Lov- maids; Cheryl Vocke (Baker); announce the arrival wife, Kathy, announce the birth Scott Blackwell'85 Stephen M. Mount(Baker) has Rich/Brown) Sande! ett) also came over from Baton Sharon Nowotny (Baker); Be- second adopted daughter, their first child, William Matthew, wife, an- received the President's Award for of their (Baker)and his Beth, Rouge for Mardi Gras." The linda Goertz (Baker); Pam Tru- from Seoul, Korea, on Nov. 29, 1986. The Nolands live of first child, Young Research Investigators for Elizabeth Jae, nounce the birth their Rochas live in Houston. zinski (Baker); Michelle Grant on Feb. 22, 1986. Born Nov. 8, 1985, in Dallas. Sandel Kent, on Dec. 24, 1986, his work in biochemistry at Colum- Sapper Young (Ph.D.) (Wiess); Carrie Jacobson; and joins a sister, Leah Mee, 3. The Amy Cheng Vollmer'77 (Jones) in honor of Blackwell's bia University. Melanie she named is a contributing editor of San An- Mark Mitchell (Baker). Zelnicks have moved to a new sends in news of the birth of a sec- Baker College roommate, Kent D. M. Ray Perryman, a professor tonio magazine and a free-lance Lt. Chris Claunch (Lovett) has home in Quincy, Wash., "three ond child, daughter Katherine Meeks'85. Blackwell writes, and consultant at Baylor Univer- writer in San Antonio, specializing earned the Air Force's basic space miles out of town, in the bucolic Alice, on Jan. 29, 1987. Sandel is "working as a project sity, has been named one of the in writing about travel and archi- badge for one year's service in countryside." Larry Sharp'79 (Lovett) and his manager/supervisor for Lockheed Jaycees' Ten Outstanding Young tecture. space systems acquisition. "I think Davis'76 wife, Jeri, announce the birth of a in Austin; Sandel Kent is working Americans for 1987. He received Margaret O'Brien of it more as a merit badge, Oliver Patrick, on Oct. 21, on getting spoiled!" his Ph.D. in economics from Rice (Brown)and her husband, Russell, son, awarded for one year's survival in and went on to write more than 200 defense procurement," he writes. academic publications and estab- "It sort of looks likp the little shirt lish a set of measures for federal IN MEMORIAM 82 emblem on 'Star Trek': a pointed reserve monetary policy that have Giles Walter Boucher'39 of CLASS RECORDER: thing in the middle, with a planet Josephine Cockrell Watkins of Eugenia Eden Collins'29 on become a universal standard. Sun City, Ariz., on Dec. 20, 1986. Kevin Honnell and some stars and an orbit or Houston on Jan. 13, 1987. Her hus- June 3, 1986. 1421 Geneva St. two." Claunch is serving a four- band, William Ward Watkins, was James R. Pitts'29 of Denton, Harry Keep '39 of Houston on Raleigh, NC 27606 year tour at Space Division in Los founder of Rice's School of Archi- Texas, on March 27, 1986. Jan. 20, 1987. 737-3615 (office), or which time (919) Angeles, by the end of tecture. Albert J. Clugston '30 on Dec. Earnest H. Lain '40 of Colum- (home) invalu- 79 (919)851-2550 he expects "to have gained Wilson T. Betts'16 of Marlin, 17, 1986. bus. Texas, on Feb. 26, 1987. (Jones) was able experience in managing CLASS RECORDER: Cecile Closmann Texas. Corinne Crawford McNair'30 Mary Claire Denman New- Rinse Brink on Feb. 21, large, complex development pro- J.C. Puckett married to Gray '17 of Houston on of Houston onion. 25, 1987. man '41 of Lufkin, Texas, on Feb. live in Houston. grams, another merit badge(one 435 E. 70th, #6-F 1987. They Jan. 7, 1987. on 3, 1987. with a bigger star on top), a promo- John C. Ridley '30 of Houston New York, NY 10021 Kelly Modals (Jones) is working (maybe two, if I'm lucky), and Florence McAllister Jameson Jan. 30, 1987. Alfred Moskowitz'43 of Evan- (daytime) on her Ph.D. at the University of tion (212)872-6711 buy some clothes '18 of Houston on March 8, 1987. Maureen Bush Kidd '31 of ston, Ill., on Jan. 16, 1987. Texas-Austin. enough money to Doug Oard (Hanszen) married that have little or nothing to do Stuart I. WierJr.'21 of Lumber- Mount Kiska, N.Y., on Oct. 8, 1986. Jean House Carstarphen '46 of Czuba on Dec. 21, 1985. Virginia with the color blue." ton, Texas, in 1985. Julienne S. Meyers'31 of Dal- San Antonio on Jan. 30, 1987. He got out of the Navy in April 1986 Lenora Montgomery (Ph.D.) of Fred D. Hargis'22 of Sun City, las on May 21,1986. Charles Virgil Eikenberg '48 and is moving to Fairfax, Va. Houston has been ordained as a Ariz., on Oct. 12, 1986. John D. Simpson Jr.'31 of Aus- of Houston on Jan. 30, 1987. Larry E. Sharp (Lovett) has com- minister. 83 Unitarian Universalist Marion Eaton Morrison '22 on tin on Jan. 5, 1987. Clay Eugene Merchant'49 of pleted his family practice resi- Gig!Joni now holds a part-time position Barbara Twitchell She June 8, 1986. C.D. Terrell '32 of Fort Worth on Houston on Feb. 14, 1987. dency and in July 1986 began (Jones) writes, "I married a fellow at Emerson Unitarian Church and fam- Joseph Miles Abell'25 of Aus- March 27, 1986. Philip N. Zimmerman '52 of private practice in a group of geologist, Gerald Gigliotti, on Oct. is helping set up a fellowship for Wichita Falls, tin on Jan. 21, 1987. '33 of Ri- Conroe, Texas, on Feb. 20, 1987. ily practitioners in 18, 1986. We have bought a house English-speaking Unitarians in Paul B. Edmondson his sister, '25 of Feb. 19, 1986. Texas. He reports that and are living in Hamden, Conn. I Holland. James Madison Kendall chardson, Texas, on William A. Chuoke Sr.'53 of Patricia Ann Sharp '80(Jones) Pasadena, Calif., on Feb. 9, 1987. on Nov. 18, am going on two years of employ- (Brown)is engaged Herbert H. Hoag Jr.'33 of Jen- Texas City, Texas, David Taylor'83 Lisa Seinsoth married ment by the Town of Guilford engi- Irvin on August 22 George W. Martin '25 of Sacra- nings, La, 1986. 13, 1986, in Hous- to marry Daniel (M.B.A.) on Sept. neering department. It is a nice mento, Calif., on Dec. 26, 1986. '33 of Archer Billy Gene Keller '5601 Waco, with Brown in Houston. John G. Klares ton. She is an attorney job, working outside most of the McGinty'25 of 14, 1986. Texas, in September 1986. works in Shelina Shariff(Hanszen) is liv- Allan Bouldin City, Texas, on Jan. & Fowler; her husband doing soil and water testing, time, in Kenya and working as ad- Houston on Dec. 15, 1985. Clarence W. Adams Jr.'34 of Eugene C. Brown Jr.'57 of commercial real estate.(Also see construction, etc. I ing supervising ministrative assistant with George 0. Morgan Jr.'25 of Houston. Woodsboro, Texas, in October "New Arrivals.") would love to hear from Rice Agabhan Education Services, an Palm Beach, Fla. Hous- 1986. friends." Robroy C. Carroll'34 of organization that runs 16 schools Charles I. Stoner'25 of Altoona, ton on March 14, 1987. Olen Aubry Brown '57 of Par- J. Kevin McCoy (Sid Rich) re- levels in Kenya. Prior to in of various Pa., in 1980. Thomas Jones Musgrove '34 of sons, Tenn., 1964. cently changed jobs after working she earned an M.A. in En- this, Everard Brown '26 on Oct. 27, Houston on March 7, 1987. William Eugene Ivory'59 for three years as a design engi- glish and comparative literature 80 1986. of Denver, (Hanszen) of Pearlcmd. Texas, on neer at Digital Switch Corp. He is from Columbia University. Shariff Arthur B. Wise'34 RECORDER: Feb. 3, 1987. CLASS now with DNA Enterprises, "a writes: "It's a bit strange to be back Ezeral Jackson Patterson '26 Colo., on Dec. 25, 1986. Richard Morris in March Art Foust'60 of Dallas on Feb. small telecommunications consult- in Kenya after five years away, but of Southbury, Conn., L. Henson Jr.'35 (M.S. 9555 Cloverdale Robert 13, 1987. ing and design firm in the Dallas I am happy to be here again. It's 1984. Houston on Feb. 24, 1587. San Antonio, TX 78250 '36) of area."(Also see "New Arrivals.") very challenging to be here, as Thomas Kenney Dixon Jr.'27 David Andrew Hunter'64 (512)523-1820 (home), or Katy B. Weiner'35 of Houston Kenya is changing and developing of Houston and Brenham, Texas, (Wiess)of Houston in 1983. (512) 342-6063(office) on Feb. 3, 1987. very fast." on March 16, 1987. Oran Thomas Reese'66 (M.S., lives of La Porte, Melinda Litherland (Jones) Berenice Herbelin Kunzman Sailous D. Elliott'36 Janes) of Houston on Jan. 17, 1987. in Silicon Valley with her hus- Texas, on Feb. 6, 1987. '27 of Houston on Jan. 28, 1987. W. Mason Jr.'71 (Lov- band, Kevin Pei '78, and is a cer- George 84 '27 of Oakhurst, Harry A. Echols Jr.'37 of Hous- ett) of San Benito, Texas, on Oct. tified public accountant. R. Michael Cunningham (Sid John W. Sutton Calif., on Jan. 16, 1987. ton on Oct. 8, 1985. 28, 1986. (Lovett) has Rich) is still playing basketball on 86 Donald Spinelli Wade Guidry (Jones) has been William Vesper Schleeter'37 Patterson '71 as a percussionist the international circuit. He has Will R. Dawson '28 of Sinton, Betty Wayne been accepted named a staff consultant in the March 9, 1987. Nov. U.S. Ma- played one season in the Conti- Texas, in April 1969. of Houston on (Ph.D.) of Northport, Ala., on in the "President's Own" management information consult- has moved his fam- nental Basketball Association, as Ethel Elizabeth Hickey '28 of Byron Williams'37 of Dallas on 27, 1985. rine Band and ing practice of Arthur Andersen & ily to the Washington, D.C., area. well as in Mexico, the Dominican Denton, Texas, on Aug. 7, 1986. July 10, 1986. Dyonisio G. Pinatti '76(Ph.D.) Finland. Currently, Co.'s Houston office. Paulo, Spinelli is married to the former Republic and Woodbury Norris Jr.'28 of Charles Henry Adams Jr.'38 of Monte Aprazivel, soo Venezu- Curt R. Jung (Hanszen)is serving 1986. Diane Yelenosky, a dancer with he is in "sunny Maracay, Houston. of Bellaire, Texas, in 1985. Brazil, on Dec. 25, in the winter" with the 1st Marine Division in the Houston Ballet before their ela — 85 degrees L. Spinks'38 of Crockett, Robert Thomas Stein '82(M.A.) las- Camp Pendleton, Calif. He joined Albert Henry Townsend '28 of John marriage.(Also see "New Arriv- and says he's "still single, que March 27, 1986. of Chapel Hill, N.C., in 1986. Marines in 1985. San Antonio on Dec. 25, 1985. Texas, on als.") tima!" He writes, "I would love to the

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See Alaska's untouched wilderness by E V E N T S NOTICES June 11-14 motorcoach and its magnificent coastal Los Angeles: A Tour area by cruise ship. The land portion be- of Contemporary Art COMMENCEMENT 1987 EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT gins with a visit to Alaska's second- Visit artists' studios, collectors' homes Friday, May 8: The Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of largest city, Fairbanks, then continues to and top-rated galleries and art museums 3-4:30 p.m. Phi Beta Kappa initiation Administration offers management Denali National Park for a view of Mt. in one of the world's important centers of and reception for inductees, 301 Sewall. courses to the business community McKinley. Travelers will take the Colum- contemporary art. 5-7 p.m. Prizes and awards — cere- throughout the year. For details contact bia Glacier Cruise to Valdez, then con- mony and dinner for student recipients the Office of Executive Development at tinue to Tok, Whitehorse and Skagway Sept. 5-13 and guests, RMC Grand Hall. 527-6060. before boarding a deluxe Princess Cruise Alaska! 6 p.m. Dinner at residential colleges. Lines ship for Glacier Bay and the wilder- Dr. John Coffman will be your guide as RICE BUSINESS AND 6:15-8 p.m. Alumni dinner honoring ness of Misty Fjords. Thirteen days. you explore the great American north and PROFESSIONAL WOMEN Distinguished Alumni and Meritorious $3,015-$3,425, depending on choice of search for the famed northern lights — Service Award winners, Cohen House. The Rice Business and Professional cabin. Escorted by Ronald L. Sass, chair- the aurora borealis. 6:30-8 p.m. Jones School investiture Women's club is aimed at the profes- man of the Rice biology department. A ceremony and reception, Herring Hall sional women in the community, and discount of $150 per person is offered up courtyard. membership is open to all alumnae and to 60 days before departure. 8:30-9:30 p.m. Shepherd School Presi- friends of the university. Current Rice dential Concert, Hamman Hall. students may join at a reduced fee on an July 9-21 associate basis. For more information, 10-10:15 p.m. Fireworks from playing Swiss Alpine Walk fields, weather permitting. contact Judy Jo McGlaun at 659-1988. This walking seminar offers some of the Saturday, May 9: most spectacular scenery in Europe en- 8-9 a.m. Continential breakfast in CONTINUING STUDIES joyed at a leisurely pace, and some of the residential colleges. The Office of Continuing Studies and most luxurious food and accommodations 9-9:30 a.m. Line-up time for under- Special Programs offers classes through- each evening. This is the trip for those graduate and graduate degree candi- out the year in the arts, finance, litera- who have always wanted to see the dates, faculty, distinguished alumni, ture, science, photography and foreign mountains, glaciers and streams without board of governors, president's party, languages. A wide range of professional the inconveniences of a typical back- courses also are offered. Summer 1987 marshals. packing trip. Stops include Zurich, In- courses include: This is Music-An Intro- 9:30-11:30 a.m. Commencement, aca- terlaken, Wengen, Grindelwald, duction to the Classics; Effective Public demic quadrangle. Giessbach, Hazliberg and Engelberg. For Speaking; Hollywood's History Through 12 noon-2 p.m. Lunch in colleges for the more strenuous days, chairlifts and Cary Grant's Life; Introduction to Novel undergraduate and fifth-year degree re- cable cars provide different perspectives Writing; Advanced Novel Writing; Intro- cipients and families; in the Grand Hall to the time spent on foot. Andre W. Drox- duction to Screen Writing; Advanced for advanced degree recipients and fami- ler, assistant professor of geology at Rice Screen Writing; Introduction to the Short lies. and a native of Switzerland, will serve as m 2-3 p.m. ROTC/NROTC commission- Story; Journal Writing; and a number of faculty escort. $2,865, with a $295 single ing and reception, Hamman Hall and introductory financial courses. For more room supplement available. ROTC/NROTC offices. information and a free catalog, call 520- 6022(527-4019 for languages). YOUNG ALUMNI July 23-26 Sept. 18-26 May 21. The Young Alumni will sponsor Santa Fe Weekend An Architectural Tour an informal mixer at Gingerman's, 5607 Your visit to historic Santa Fe, N.M., will of the Netherlands Morningside. Call the alumni office at include a backstage tour of the Santa Fe This trip will be of special interest to ar- (713)527-4057 for further details. Opera, as well as an evening perform- chitects, city planners and students of art A R T ance of "Madame Butterfly." Also in- and architectural history. Co-sponsored RICE WOMEN'S CLUB cluded will be a museum visit and a full by the Foundation for Cultural Exchange, The Rice Women's Club will sponsor a SEWALL GALLERY day tour of Taos' pueblos immortalized by The Netherlands-USA. guided tour of "Holbein and the Court of Georgia O'Keefe's paintings. There will Henry VII: Drawings from the Royal Li- Through May 9, The Annual Rice Art Stu- dents Exhibition, a tradition for the past also be free time for exploring this won- Oct. or Nov. brary at Windsor Castle" at the Museum derful city on your own from your 'home 'Four Corners': the of Fine Arts on May 17. Refreshments will 24 years, features the best works in all media that were produced in the studio base' at La Fonda Hotel. Approximately Colorado Plateau be served in the tea room following the $595/person. On-site lectures in geology, architecture tour. classes of the department of art and art history during the 1987-87 school year. and anthropology of the scenic Colowdo 'ETERNITY' COMPANION SERIES The works are selected through a jury Notice Plateau wilderness area. June 29-July 27. Five consecutive Mon- process and special awards are pre- The Association of Rice Alumni will spon- days, 7-9 p.m. The Rice Office of Continu- sented for outstanding examples through sor a presentation on a trip to Kenya be- ing Studies introduces a companion the generosity of the Art Supply Co., the ing planned for 1988. Please call the series with the Houston Museum of Fine Texas Art Supply, the Christine Croneis alumni office at (713) 527-4057 if you SP OR T S Arts. The first of the series will be "Com- Sayres Memorial Fund and the Mavis C. would like to receive an invitation to this panions in 'The Quest for Eternity'" and Pitman Memorial Fund. presentation, which is scheduled for June will include several lectures to comple- Sewall Art Gallery closes for the of this year. TRACK AND FIELD CAMP ment the major exhibition of ancient Chi- summer at 5 p.m. on May 9, June 8-13. Rice track stadium. Student nese tomb ceramics to be shown at the athletes --boys and girls — entering museum. This remarkable collection of grades 7-12 are welcome to register for a art objects was recovered from recent ex- track and field camp featuring a staff of international, national and local instruc- cavations in China and represents relics CONTINUING STUDIES dating from 220 B.C. to 1600 A.D. Instruc- tors. Camp director is Victor Lopez, who tors will be Richard Smith, professor of T R A E L The Office of Continuing Studies and has served as women's track coach at history at Rice; San Huang, chairman of Special Programs offers a number of both Rice for the past eight years. The coach- the Oriental Ceramics Society of Hous- domestic and foreign travel opportunities ing staff will feature instructors from ton; and Celeste Adams, curator of orien- ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PROGRAMS throughout the year. For information call Rice, LSU, TSU, Clear Lake, Dear Park tal arts, Museum of Fine Arts of Houston. For information on 1987 alumni travel/ (713)520-6022 or 527-4803. and Worthing high schools, and Olympi- For more information, call continuing study programs, call the Alumni Office, ans and national caliber athletes. Events studies at (713)520-6022 or 527-4803. (713)527-4057, or write the Association of May 30-June 6 will include pole vault, high jump, long Rice Alumni, P.O. Box 1892, Houston, Flowers of Hawaii: jump, triple jump, hurdles, middle dis- HOMECOMING 1987 Texas 77251, to receive detailed itiner- A Floricultural Tour tances, horizontal jumps, shot put, dis- It's not too early to start planning! Home- aries. Prices are approximate. Visit three Hawaiian islands known for cus, sprints and relays. coming 1987 has been scheduled for the their tropical flora and cultural attrac- For more information call the wom- weekend of Oct. 23-24. Mark your calen- June 5-17 tions. Floral design workshops and visits en's track office at (713)527-6023 or 527- dars. Alaska Adventure to flower plantations included. 4077.