Staff

Santos honored by Rice U. Board of Trustees

The Rice University Board of Trustees recognized Anne Santos for her six years of service and accomplishments in the Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies.

Tina Villard wins Elizabeth Gillis Award

Tina Villard, senior associate athletic director of recreation, was named this year’s winner of the Elizabeth Gillis Award for Exemplary Service at President Reginald DesRoches’ event celebrating staff accomplishments April 21.

President DesRoches honors Rice staff’s ‘excellence in action’

President Reginald DesRoches welcomed staff members to a morning breakfast and recognition ceremony April 21 at Rice Memorial Center’s Grand Hall. Themed “Excellence in Action,” the gathering highlighted the university’s successes and growth during the previous year, and also marked DesRoches’ first in office.

DesRoches, design firm discuss reimagined Academic Quad with faculty, staff

Rice University faculty and staff gathered April 11 to learn more and provide feedback regarding the proposed Academic Quadrangle redesign.

Rice U. to celebrate staff achievements April 21

Rice University will host its annual appreciation event to celebrate staff accomplishments on April 21 at 9:30 a.m. at Rice Memorial Center’s Grand Hall.

With eye on future, Rice’s strategic planning process moves forward

Rice University is undergoing a revision of its strategic plan in order to maximize its impact as an academic institution.

Rice’s annual United Way campaign reaches $250,000 goal — but there’s still time to give

At a Dec. 5 celebration and reception for committee members and top donors to this year’s Rice United Way campaign, the fundraising effort’s staff chair Susann Glenn and faculty chair Doug Natelson declared the annual effort had once again met its ambitious goal of raising $250,000.

Get ready for homecoming by showing and sharing Rice spirit

Ahead of Owl Together 2022, which will combine Rice’s homecoming, reunion and families weekend activities into a one-of-a-kind experience Oct. 28 and 29, Rice’s Staff Council is hosting a spirit week contest for staff and faculty.

Lee named Rice University’s director of internal audit

Lisa Lee has joined Rice University as director of internal audit.

Read all about it: Access Services team honored with Shapiro Library Staff Innovation Award

Fondren Library’s Access Services team, a group of 19 people, has won the 2022 Shapiro Library Staff Innovation Award.

The DesRoches era begins as Rice’s eighth president takes office

Reginald DesRoches started his first day as Rice University’s newest president the same way he starts most Fridays: with a run around campus, on this particular dewey Houston morning, accompanied by his wife Paula and daughter Shelby, a Rice senior. Later, just as he has during his term as provost, he strolled into Allen Center. But on this Friday, he walked in as President DesRoches.

Rice community hits the streets for LGBTQ Pride celebrations

Dozens of members of the Rice community hit the streets of downtown Houston June 25 to walk in the city’s 44th annual LGBTQ Pride parade. This year’s parade and festival marked the first in-person iteration of the yearly event held in two years due to COVID-19.

Back to throwing ringers

Rice’s Facilities Engineering and Planning Department hosted its annual horseshoes tournament for university employees May 26.

Rice names James Hurley assistant vice president of alumni relations

James Hurley will join Rice’s Office of Development and Alumni Relations (DAR) as its assistant vice president of alumni relations. He will assume his new role Aug. 1.

Casbarian, Doty, Leebron and Sun receive ARA’s Gold Medal at 2022 Laureates Awards

At the Association of Rice Alumni’s 2022 Laureates Awards ceremony May 7, the group bestowed its highest honor — the Gold Medal Award — to Rice Architecture’s John Casbarian ’69 ’72 and Janice Doty ’60. Rice President David Leebron and wife Y. Ping Sun were also awarded the ARA’s Gold Medal for their 18 years of service to the university.