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The members of the Rice Faculty Women's Club reflect on the contributions of their families to the university. Topics include legendary professors Hubert Bray and Alan Grob, parties in the Faculty Club, a regal refrigerator, war-time charity and more.

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DATE: January 11, 2013

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Mike Breard ‘63

Mike Breard '63 gives a shotout to the ol' Southwest Conference.

Anna Cole (Will Rice)

Impossible! Will Rice not sweeping? Anna Cole '08 has the last laugh, though.

Cameron McGriff ‘06

Hanszenite Cameron McGriff '06 was a walking study break. He explains.

Jay Cunningham ‘47

Jay Cunningham '47 was one of 500 students who came to Rice through the Navy's V-12 program during WWII.

Courtney Jones Kieffer ‘95, Leigh Straughn ‘95

It's the Rice version of "Yours, Mine and Ours." Okay, not really, but former roomies Courtney '95 and Leigh '95 describe their growing Rice families.

Davy Ho ‘03

Davy Ho '03 invites you to imagine something better than filling hundreds of water balloons ...

Christopher Coffman ‘03

You'd hate to be Christopher Coffman '03 on this freezing day at Rice...or if you're into Baker 13, then maybe you'd love it.

Angela Berry Roberson

It's Friday morning on Rice's campus, and early riser Angela Berry Roberson '90 notices something peculiar about Willy.

Anonymous Anonymous

Next on Rice's World Tour: Boston. Alumni & friends tell us about the steam tunnels, lunch with the CIA, the Unknown Freshman and more.

Christopher G, Yara Hamade ‘10

Was it fate that brought them to Rice? Yara '10 and Christopher '10 think so.

Vivian Ban

Vivian Ban '11 toughs out the storm ... of water balloons.

Stanley Chan

Stanley Chan describes how an unlikely pairing created lifelong friends.

Phyllis Clopper

Phyllis Clopper, wife to Herschel Clopper '68, was having lunch in Rice's faculty club when a CIA agent passed along some startling news.

Patti Kraft

Patti Kraft '87 was one of the first women at Wiess College.

Michael Friedman ‘84

Michael Friedman '84 and the Tale of the Unknown Freshman.

Jessica Carter ‘08 (Baker)

Jessica Carter '08 (Baker) recalls a high point of O-week and gives shotouts to Prof. Roland Smith and her friends.

Elaine Lee ‘06

Elaine Lee '06 (Sid Rich) recalls friendships made at Rice ... and burning rubber in the parking lot.

David Schafer ‘85

What did Boston native David Schafer '85, '89 have in common with two other physics graduate students from China and South Africa?

Anonymous Anonymous

Dan K. describes steam tunnels, dog piles and recollections of Willy's about-face.

Andrew Belschner

Before Andrew Belschner '63 could pass physics, a requirement for his architecture major, he had to answer a deceptively simple question.

Shuman Talukdar

Why does Shuman Talukdar, a member of the last class of the last century, celebrate Rice? Here are three really great reasons...

Katherine Gaffney

Incoming freshman Katherine Gaffney '16 tells us why she chose Rice.

Joan Gurasich ‘68, Virginia Hess

Friends Virginia Hess '68 and Joan Gurasich '68 talk about being members of Jones College, the only women's college at the time.

Tracey Lam

Tracy Lam '11, a Rice volleyball player and scholar, takes a serendipitous journey.

Sandra Robbins

Sandra Robbins '59 recalls the days of literary societies when freshmen women had a very specific dress code.

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