After 35 years at Rice - four as a student, and another 31 in a number of roles culminating in his appointment as the first president of the Rice Management Company, Scott Wise (Will Rice '71) left Rice June 21. Wise left to become chief investment officer for a new TIAA-CREF endowment and foundation management company.
The Rice University Police Department has gone the distance once again. For the 11th consecutive year, RUPD officers participated in the Law Enforcement Torch Run and Special Olympics Texas games. Law enforcement officers from across the state carried a lit torch through various Texas cities from May 26 to 28, leading up to the May 28 opening ceremony of the Special Olympics Texas games, which were hosted at the University of Texas Arlington.
Chemistry professor John Hutchinson replaced Robin Forman on July 1 as Dean of Undergraduates, following Forman's departure from Rice to serve as dean of the Colleges of Arts and Sciences at Emory University. The Thresher sat down with Hutchinson, the second Dean of Undergraduates in the history of Rice, for an exclusive interview as he reflects on his new position, the residential college system and the incoming class of 2014.
Former Dean of Engineering and Materials Science Professor Franz R. Brotzen, age 94, died May 25, after 55 years at Rice. Approximately 200 people attended a memorial service held in his honor June 12. He is survived by his wife Frances and two children including his son, Franz, who works as the senior media relations specialist at Rice.
Visions of gold and silver medals swim through the minds of many hardworking athletes, avid sports enthusiasts and Olympic hopefuls zipping through their daily workouts. But aspirations of personal achievement and athletic success aren't the only reasons sports lovers are dwelling on silver at the new Barbara and David Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center.