Alumni

The most polarizing character on Netflix’s hit reality show “Indian Matchmaking,” Houston lawyer Aparna Shewakramani ’07 has inspired legions of admirers — and legions more who love to hate her. …
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1960s “I retired from Jacobs U. in 2005. I had helped found this university during the period of 1998–2005. It opened its doors Sept. 1, 2001, just days before 9/11. …
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Mishal Thadani ’12 left Houston to advance his energy career. He knew the path — use the Rice network, climb the ranks in oil and gas, sit back and drink Shiners.

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Greetings from Argentina

The lingering smell of smoke on my clothes used to be a nuisance. Now, it reminds me of laughter and good times, cooking lamb over an open fire and …
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After a day spent drilling for soil samples on the slope of Mount Meru, a dormant volcano in Tanzania, Rice professor Cin-Ty Lee heard a soulful tune drifting across the …
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Barney S. Graham and William C. “Bill” Gruber met in 1971 as Rice freshmen.  Graham, a farm boy from Kansas, and Gruber, from what was then the outskirts of Houston, …
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What is most striking about Doha Aboul-Fotouh is her profound sense of gratitude. When asked about her experiences as an English major, her studies at Baylor College of Medicine, her pediatric residency, …
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When the wail of sirens signals disaster, most people run for cover. But for Justin Onwenu, the sound of an alarm means it’s time to roll up his sleeves and …
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1950s What a pleasant surprise to meet and chat with Anne Bray Berling ’47 (BA). … Like everyone else at Rice, I knew who Hubert Bray 1918 (PhD) [her father] …
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On a frigid Monday in early 1919, Elizabeth Green Kalb ’16 dressed herself head-to-toe in white before leaving her room at the National Woman’s Party (NWP) headquarters. It would have …
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