MR.•; ,fitorg osTAGE D No. 13 N, TEO : AU*. ' 111.11h .r ilk lo I•is 1. t ./.14i.g. • FA 1 if 141 3 0.11 • Q: 0. Q •ts E9 - • 4.. ••••••;•*-- .1 • • - 115.• • Seal ated Links JUNE 1970 ASSOCIATION OF RICE ALUMNI VOL. 25 NO. 3 Board names Hackerman president of Rice! Dr. Frank E. Vandiver, act- "Those members of the our whole community, city bilities at Rice University. signments. Deputy Chancellor ing president of Rice, has an- Board, faculty and student and campus alike." The Board is unanimous in Charles A. LeMaistre and I nounced the appointment of body who have been engaged The following statement its expression of deep appre- join our colleagues in wishing /3r- Norman Hackerman as in finding a president of Rice was released on behalf of the ciation for his services." less President Hackerman and his President of William Marsh have done a real service to University of Texas System Dr. Harry Ransom, Chan- family continued success and Rice ,soci- University effective Sep- Rice University in their Board of Regents by Frank cellor, University of Texas happiness in his important tember 1st. splendid selection. Norman C. Erwin, Jr.: System, stated: new post. We congratulate Dr. Hackerman is currently Hackerman follows in the tra- "Dr. Hackerman has made "Dr. Hackerman has served Rice University." President of the University of dition of scholarship and great contributions to the the University of Texas with Dr. Hackerman, 58, was Texas at Austin. He will fill sound teaching and research University of Texas and the great distinction as a teacher, born in Baltimore where he the Position vacated by Dr. enjoyed by those who have University shall always be in research scientist and admin- obtained his BA and PhD Kenneth Pitzer who took over filled this office on both per- his debt for that reason. Dr. istrator. He will bring to Rice degrees at Johns Hopkins the presidency of Stanford manent and temporary bases Hackerman leaves with the the same quick intelligence University in 1932 and 1935, U niversity in 1968. in the past. He and his attrac- best wishes of the Board and and wide interests which have respectively. He joined the Sneaking on behalf of the tive wife and family will re- the Board wishes him every marked his earlier work in entire Rice community, Dr. ceive a warm welcome from success in his new responsi- university and national as- (continued on page 2) Vandiver saitIT'I-have-kriown u m NI and admired Dr. Hackerman for many years and feel that 'lice is extremely fortunate t° have his scholarship l and Speaker controversy disturbs campus eadership to guide the Uni- versity in the future. He has the Rice has heard many con- of campus unrest, two inci- advertisement in Space City!' welcome and pledged sup- Later that day Frederic troversial speakers over the dents of arson in campus Houston's New Left news- Wierum, of students, Port of all of us in the Uni- dean versity." years and has held fast to the buildings (one causing exten- paper, announced that Hoff- denied his approval of the tradition of free speech. sive damage), numerous bomb man and Weinglass would speaker event, on the grounds H. Malcolm Lovett, chair- But Rice students have gen- threats, considerable adverse speak in Hermann Park on that it violated rules against man of the Board of Gover- erally followed rules and se- publicity for the University Sunday, April 12 in the after- off-campus sponsors and so- nors added: "It is our good curity conditions when re- and, at the end of the school noon and that more speeches, licitation of donations, and fortune that the committee of questing campus facilities for year, some unresolved ques- followed by a rock concert, said that he doubted the cul- the Board of Governors, of speakers, and the various tions concerning the rights would take place that same tural and educational value and responsibilities which James U. Teague is channels for arbitrating dis- held by evening in Autry Court at of the program. ch agreements over these re- the various segments of the Rice University. airman, has completed its quirements have seldom been Rice community. Thus, the planned event Thursday, April search for a new president of 2 needed. How could it happen at was made public before Rice !lice At the Student Center University. In perform- Then in early April, not Rice? Why here? An immedi- students had requested use of ing Board's this service for our Uni- only the rules, but also the ate, concise explanation is not the facilities. request, Dean Wie- rum versity, the board committee placement of power to make available. A few opinions supplied a set of criteria under which the event could Was ably assisted by the dili- final decisions on them, came from those involved appear on Monday, March 30 take place: gent work and interest into question. page 4. of an Rice's Student Center Board 1. Only two speakers and a advisory The students' request The following chronology committee created for made its original proposal to question and answer period. and facilities to hear convicted hopefully will give alumni the elected by faculty, in the sponsor the speakers and a No rock concert. A student del Chicago Seven Conspirator, facts of the controversy from or iberations of which stu- rock concert in the gym. faculty member as moderator. Abbie Hoffman and his coun- which some understanding of dents representing the under- 2. No solicitation of dona- sel, Leonard Wein glass, "how" and "why" may be and tions. and graduate seg- the ultimate decision by the gleaned. Wednesday, April 1 inents 3. Cost of security and of our student body Board of Trustees to reverse Early Par Wednesday morning parking to be ticipated. These men and administration Late March supported by acceptance and an unsuccessful attempt was the SCB. .%vornen have done an excellent to deny the request, were sur- Handbills distributed made to set fire to the Navy Job for Rice. rounded by a two-week period throughout the city and an ROTC Building. (continued on page 5) TWO SALLYPORT JUNE, 1970 JUN Hackerman's history reveals business, academic achievements (continued from page 1) Dr. Hackerman's research 1968 and has been editor University of Texas faculty interests have dealt princi- since then. He is also on the at Austin in 1945 and became pally with the chemistry and advisory editorial board of president in 1967. physics of surfaces, especially Corrosion Science and the He was chairman of the as those phenomena apply to editorial board of Catalysis Chemistry Department from metal corrosion. Reviews. 1952 to 1961 and also served He and his students have Dr. Hackerman belongs to as director of the Corrosion published numerous articles the American Chemical Soci- Research Laboratory. He was on adsorption on metal sur- ety, in which he has served as dean of the University's re- faces and its influence on a member of the board of edi- search and sponsored pro- electrochemical properties and tors of the Chemical Mono- grams during 1960 and 1961, and reactivity, on the passiv- graph Series, 1956 to 1962, vice president and provost of ity of metals and on energet- and the executive committee the University in 1961 and ics of solid-liquid interfaces. of the Colloid Division. 1962, and vice chancellor for Dr. Hackerman's studies of He is also a member of the Academic Affairs of the UT corrosion in natural gas and National Association of Cor- System from 1963 to 1967. sulfur production processes rosion Engineers and served Dr. Hackerman was ap- have proved valuable to on its board of directors from pointed to the National Sci- Texas' petroleum industry. 1952 to 1955. He was chair- ence Board by President In 1956, during a chronic man of the Intersociety Cor- Johnson and confirmed by the newsprint shortage, he and a rosion Committee from 1956 Senate for a six-year term be- student obtained a patent for to 1958 and has been chair- ginning May 10, 1968. In Oc- a de-inking process whereby man of two Gordon Research tober 1969, he was elected waste paper is treated with Conferences, on corrosion in chairman of the Board of chemicals, heat and electricity 1950 and on chemistry at in- Trustees of Argonne Univer- to restore the qualities of orig- terfaces in 1959. sities Association. inal pulp. Dr. Hackerman is a Fellow He received the Whitney He is co-author of a text- Corporation in Baltimore. In tional Laboratory. He was of the American Association Award of the National Asso- book, Pre-Medical Physical 1941 he was appointed assist- also a member of the Na- for the Advancement of Sci- ciation of Corrosion Engineers Chemistry, and has written ant professor of chemistry at tional Science Foundation's ence, a Fellow of the New in 1956 for outstanding work numerous articles for scien- the Virginia Polytechnic In- advisory committee on math- York Academy of Science and toward the advancement of tific journals. His present re- stitute, leaving in 1944 to be- ematics and physical sciences. a member of Phi Lambda Up- corrosion science. search is concerned principal- come a research chemist with A member of the Electro- silon, Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi In 1964 he was selected to ly with chemistry and physics the Kellex Corporation in chemical Society since 1943, Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi and give the 16th Joseph L. Mat- of surfaces, especially metal- New York City. At Kellex he Dr. Hackerman served as the Faraday Society. tiello Memorial Lecture in solution interfaces.