HOMECOMING NEW GOVERNORS NAMED , Two Rice Alumni Were Elected Whc Last Month to the Rice Board of Thi5 '66 Governors

IMP"! e re' 3Yr be dur' for ItiOn , the ext. ng in Vol. XXIII, No. 1 October, 1966 Houston, Texas he ice of the belo HoU iis 3 HOMECOMING NEW GOVERNORS NAMED , Two Rice alumni were elected whc last month to the Rice Board of thi5 '66 Governors. ww James U. Teague,'30 President Celebration of the Golden An- of Columbia Drilling Company ly 3 niversary of the Class of 1916 and Haylett O'Neill, Jr.,'34, Man- e Will highlight Homecoming ac- ager of Purchasing of Humble Oil tivities for 1966 on November and Refining Company's Supply 1 2t 1 1 and 12, commemorating the and Transportation Department, read" day 50 years ago when the first named to four-year terms ver' were class graduated from Rice. on the Board of Governors. Mrs. J. Thomas Eubank, Jr. Mr. Teague will replace Ben- (Nancy Moore, '55), General jamin N. Woodson who has be- Chairman, is enthusiastic over a come a Governor Advisor after well-rounded program and a fine completing a four-year term on response among alumni, showing the board. Mr. O'Neill was de- Promise that the Golden Anni- signated to fill the vacancy cre- versary Celebration will be a ated when Robert H. Ray was BROWN Homecoming to remember. GEORGE R. BROWN MRS. GEORGE R. named a Trustee of the Univer- On the activities committee are sity. Mrs. Robert M. Williams (Leah Mr. Teague was born in Cald- Powell, '41), Mrs. John H. Hein- Mr.and Mrs. George R. Brown well, Texas and graduated from zerl ing (Margaret Zenor, '34), Caldwell High School in 1925. He Mrs. Albert Bel Fay (Homoiselle Receive Alumni Awards worked a year in the West Col- Haden, '30), and Mrs. Dennis 0. Will umbia oil fields before entering Settler (Dorothy Hagner, F. '44). One of the most distinguished in 1916. He left in 1918, to Rice University. In 1930 he re- One of the highlights of the members of the Board of Trust- serve as a marine aviator in ceived a B.A. in Physics from Rice c elebration will be the Golden ees in the history of Rice, Chair- World War I, and later received and joined Humble Oil & Refin- Anniversary Homecoming Ban- man George R. Brown, will be an E.M. degree from the Colo- ing Company as a Division Petro- quet at 7 p.m. Friday, November specially honored, along with rado School of Mines. leum Engineer. 11, In 1940 he became Superin- in the Grand Hall at Rice Mrs. Brown, during the Home- His rise to eminence in the tendent of the Hogg Oil Com- Memorial Center. The banquet coming weekend. At the Golden construction industry is virtually pany. In 1949 he became Presi- will honor the Chairman of the Anniversary Homecoming Ban- a legend in the Southwest. He Board dent and principal owner of the of Trustees, George R. quet, Friday, November 11, they has been described as, "A man Columbia Drilling Company. Brown, and Mrs. Brown, and the will each receive the Alumni whose name is indelibly etched Class From 1942 to 1945 he served of 1916 will be recognized. Gold Medal Distinguished Serv- in Houston's rise to one of the (See in the Navy as the Engineering story page 1) ice Award. nation's leading cities . part- Another event on the "must Officer aboard the escort carrier Conferred by the executive ner and guiding genius of attend" list is the Homecoming CVE 81, "Rudyerd Bay," attached board of the Association of Rice Brown and Root, one of the Brunch, to be held at 10:45 a.m. to the Third and Fifth fleets in the Alumni, the award has been pre- largest contracting firms in the Saturday, November 12, in the Pacific. He fought in the naval sented only eleven times in its world." Grand Hall. Rice Campus Busi- engagements in the Marianas, history; first in 1937, and the His name is indelibly etched, ness Manager Dr. James R. Sims, Peleliu, Philippines, Iwo Jima last time in 1959. also, in the rise of Rice Univer- 41, will speak on "Rice Today," and Okinawa and attained the sity. Mr. Brown was elected to and Harry Bulbrook, Class Re- Charles Hamilton, President of rank of Lt. Commander before his the Board of Trustees on Janu- corder and general spokesman the Association, said of Mr. discharge in 1945. ary 13, 1943. He became Chair- fOr the Class of 1916, will speak Brown, "He has done much for He is a past president and now man of the Board—the first Rice c'n "Rice Yesterday." Rice, both as a distinguished a member of the Board of Direc- alumnus to be so named—on Feb- A complete list of scheduled member of the Board and out- tors of the American Association Homecoming events can be standing Chairman, and as a ruary 15, 1950. of Oilwell Drilling Contractors. found elsewhere in this issue, generous benefactor." It would be impossible to cat- He is a member of the Ameri- al°ng with a listing of classes George R. Brown entered Rice alogue a list of accomplishments can Petroleum Institute and the h olding reunions. as a freshman pre-med student Continued page 3 Continued page 3 Final Report: 1965 Alumni Fund a New Record Dear Alumnus: Class Class Roll Contributors Total Amount On June 30, the books were closed on the 1965 Fiscal Year at No. Given Rice, and the 1965 Alumni Fund Campaign officially came to an end. 1916 42 20 47.6 $ 1062.50 I am pleased to report to you that the 1965 campaign was an 1917 51 14 27.4 1707.50 outstanding success. At the close of our fiscal year $102,935.31 had 1918 64 19 29.7 932.00 been received. This will be the official accounting figure for the 1919 90 30 33.3 1100.00 1965 Alumni Fund Drive, but I must point out that an additional 1920 168 34 20.2 3870.00 $6,673.75 will be received from Matching Gift Companies as a 1921 153 44 28.7 1020.50 direct result of gifts received during our 1965 fiscal year. Therefore, 1922 172 30 17.4 878.00 it should be shown that during the 1965 Fund, $109,609.06 was 1923 159 35 22.0 1343.00 actually raised. 1924 181 39 21.6 1630.00 The number of contributors remained essentially the same as 1925 232 57 24.6 2020.00 the previous year, so that this new record total is clearly the result 1926 277 67 24.2 2382.50 of the decision of an increasing number of alumni to give more than 1927 295 71 24.0 2685.00 just token support to Rice. 1928 323 64 19.8 3898.75 This increase in size of gift by so many alumni has been most 1929 309 65 21.1 2476.00 gratifying. 1930 333 85 25.6 3634.50 The details of the 1965 campaign are contained in this report. 1931 317 70 22.1 2423.50 To those of you who worked so hard on the 1965 drive and to 1932 341 71 20.8 2335.09 those of you who gave the 1965 Fund such strong financial support, 1933 329 76 23.1 2317.50 we give our thanks. To those of you who denied yourself this satis- 1934 339 71 20.9 3487.38 faction, we invite you to come in from the cold in 1966. 1935 365 95 26.0 2461.5C W. N. COLLINS 1936 330 94 28.5 2854.50 1965 National Fund Chairman 1937 316 105 33.3 2912.50 HOW WILL THE MONEY BE USED 1938 291 87 29.9 1967.00 Total Gifts $102,935.31 1939 311 80 25.7 2040.00 Operating budget of Alumni Association 69,798.00 1940 325 77 23.7 2257.81 Balance for Tuition Scholarships $ 33,137.31 1941 335 91 27.2 2564.26 From these figures, you see that it costs almost $70,000.00 to pro- 1942 329 100 30.4 2374.00 vide the various activities, publications, and services of the Alumni 1943 339 118 34.8 3276.00 Association-and these were provided to every one of you, whether 1944F- 266 74 27.8 1986.50 or not you contributed. 1944-0 201 51 25.3 958.50 Everything in excess of this amount will go into tuition scholar- 1945 309 65 21.2 1327.50 ships-as set forth in the statement of the Board of Governors which 1946 390 50 12.8 930.50 was the cornerstone of the 1965 campaign. 1947 478 102 21.3 1867.00 We feel certain you will share our satisfaction in knowing that 1948 399 112 28.1 2652.00 over $33,000 has been furnished through the 1965 Alumni Fund 1949 336 96 28.5 1846.75 to help ensure that no qualified student will be denied a Rice edu- 1950 396 111 28.0 2560.00 cation because of financial need. 1951 398 134 33.7 3275.00 1952 HIGHLIGHTS OF 1965 CAMPAIGN 365 98 26.9 2088.26 1953 344 100 29.2 The outstanding records of a number of these classes are due to 1567.00 1954 300 the strong efforts not only of the class chairman and his Houston 106 35.3 1607.00 1955 294 area workers, but also to the increased number of areas outside of 118 40.2 2468.50 1956 345 105 Houston where hard-working organizations contacted Rice Alumni 30.4 1628.50 1957 of all classes.

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