Friends of Fondren Library honored Rice University authors, editors, composers and artists of works published in 2023 during its annual celebration event Jan. 17.
Peter C. Caldwell, the Samuel G. McCann Professor of History, and Julie Fette, associate professor in the Department of Modern and Classical Literatures and Cultures, hosted the celebratory gathering that recognized all 2023 honorees.
“This is one of my favorite events at Rice,” Caldwell told the attendees in the library’s Kyle Morrow Room. “We professors spend so much time teaching, grading, managing programs and hopefully doing our own research that we hardly ever have the time to slow down and enjoy what others are doing at the university. I for one love the opportunity to look over all the great ideas being produced and to engage my colleagues in a discussion about their work.
“And what better place to have this discussion than in a forum organized by the Friends of Fondren, by the alumni and community members who value our library as the beating heart of the university?”
This year’s honorees included:
Aaron Alon ’09
José F. Aranda Jr.
Tani Barlow
John Boles
Elias Bongmba
Natasha Bowdoin
Dominic Boyer
Logan Browning
Jacqueline Couti
Justin Cronin
Elizabeth Crook ’82
April DeConick
Steven DeLay
Daniel Domingues da Silva
Christian Emden
Ugochi Emenaha
Jacky Fischer ’11
Gernot U. Gabel ’71
Christine Galib
Ilana Gershon
Ron Goldman
Arthur Gottschalk
Rosemary Hennessy
Matthias Henze
Emily Houlik‐Ritchey
Cymene Howe
Betty Joseph
Alexander Juden ’82
Carlos Kelly
Anne C. Klein
Alexis Glynn Latner ’80
Cin‐Ty Lee
Brett Ashley Leeds
Antonios Mikos
Timothy Morton
Taylin Nelson
Lida Oukaderova
Robert L. Patten
Leif Peterson
Anthony B. Pinn
Patricia Reiff
Pat Barnes Ricks ’72
Christopher Sperandio
Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan
Carolyn Sumners
Kyle Sweeney ’14
Bryan Washington
Kelly Weinersmith
Navoline Manning Wolfe ’80
Anne-Marie Womack
Michael Wong
The Friends of Fondren Library was founded in 1950 by a group of Rice alumni and friends. For almost 75 years, the organization has steadily contributed to the growth and quality of library resources and facilities for the benefit of Rice students, faculty, staff and the community.
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