The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1970 Page: 4 of 8
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BY CHARLES SZALKOWSKI
For the first time in its short history,
Rice University has "a real need for its a-
lumni." With those words, William V.
Ballew , president of the Rice Alumni As-
sociation, described the challenge facing
Rice and its alums in the recent edition of
the Sallyport, the alumni newsletter.
it is true. Rice has been lucky in the
past, living off its endowment and contri-
butions from a few friends, standing on a
reputation of producing graduates exactly
like the American establishment needed.
But now, Rice is facing a crisis. Things
have changed drastically. The society is
changing, or perhaps its changes are sur-
facing all at once. The University has been
seeking in a sometimes quiet, sometimes
not so quiet, way to respond to those
changes. And. partly as a result of its
search to adapt to society's needs, and es-
pecially to the needs of the-not-so-quiet
segment of that search, the University is
having an economic crisis.
More than ever before, the University
needs the help of its friends to defend it
while it changes, help it seek the answers
to the problems of today and the future,
and sustain it in its fight for economic
survival. Without a doubt, the alumni of
Alumni urged to increase involvement
Rice are its best friends, and as a corollary
to their status as graduates of Rice, those
same alumni are best equipped to under-
stand and explain to their fellows what is
going on; best equipped to understand the
problems and help Rice seek the answers;
and best equipped, because of the success
which Rice has afforded many of them
economically, to help it survive a slow eco-
nomy and an increasingly hostile environ-
ment.
As a result, alumni are going to find
the University turning to them more and
more for advice, and more importantly,
for actual decision-making.
Ballew has noted this change in the role
of the alumni, as well, and under his lead-
ership, the Alumni Association has re-
arranged its organization to cope with its
increasingly crucial position-
The new By-laws of the Association in-
corporate ten large working committees.
Each of these committees has a hetero-
genous composition, joining alums of all
ages, all professions and many geographi-
cal areas, with students, faculty, and admi-
nistrators of the school, both Rice grads
and graduates of other schools, with other
backgrounds.
The committees are as follows: Admi-
ssions, Area Clubs, Athletics, Budget,
Classes and Reunions, Education, Mem-
bership, Alumni-Governor Nominations,
Executive Board Nominations, and Publi-
cations. Their duties, as outlined in the
Sallyport, are listed below.
Not all of the benefit will be one-way
by any means. Alumni, especially those
who have not been in contact with the aca-
demic world for some time, are just as
puzzled as the rest of the society (inclu-
ding many of us in the academic commu-
nity) during these upheavls. By increas-
ing their involvement with their Universi-
ty, and increasing their contact with those
of the academic community, the students
and faculty, whom Ballew called "the fron-
tier of the changing society," they cannot
help but become more informed about
what is happening, what it is that under-
lies the events which mark the covers
of Time and Newsweek, and what pers-
pective the academic community has on
the world. This new insight will not only
help solve their individual perplexities
(or perhaps, increase them as the black
and white of newsprint becomes the grey
and gray of the involved people) but will
enable them to contribute more to Rice
in return.
Seminars, Hackerman address highlight alumni activities
A OMISSIONS
This committee will work
with 1 he Rice University Office
of Admissions to: (1) help lo-
cate and recruit truly outstand-
ing applicants for admission to
the University, (2) help insure
that the outstanding applicants
who are accepted by ijice ac-
tually go to Rice rather than
lo another school, and (3) act
as a go-between to interpret
Rice's admission policies to sec-
ondary school guidance person-
nel and Rice alumni, then com-
municating; their attitudes to
the Admissions Office.
CHAIRMAN
Charles Giraud '62, Houston
VICE CHAIRMAN
Rosemary Meyer '42, Houston
AREA CLUBS
Members of this committee
will keep out-of-town alumni
well informed and concerned
about Rice University. They
■•sill provide a key vehicle for
communication between Rice CHAIRMAN
may be appropriate from time VICE CHAIRMAN
and her alumni, and will pro-
mote University influence in
distant areas.
They have the responsibility
for organizing' and maintaining
active clubs outside the Hous-
ton area and for supervising
programs between Rice and the
clubs.
CHAIRMAN
Roy Nolen 'GX, Houston
VICE CHAIRMAN
Harry Reasoner 'GO, Houston
ATHLETICS
This group will establish ath-
letic committees in each of the
Rice Alumni Clubs for the pur-
pose of recruiting prospective
athletes.
Its members will work with
the Athletic Department to im-
prove the sports program of the
University and to support all
intramural athletics on the
campus.
■John Sylvester 'G4, Baytown
VICE CHAIRMAN
Jim Fox 'G2, Houston
BUDGET
This committee will be re-
sponsible for the preparation of
the annual budget and for mak-
ing continuing reports on bud-
get requirements to the Execu-
tive Board. They may also su-
pervise the sale and promotion
of Alumni items as authorized
by the Board.
CHAIRMAN
Walter Murphy '48, Houston,
Association Treasurer
VICE CHAIRMAN
Bill Collins '52, Houston
CLASSES AND REUNIONS
The purpose of this commit-
tee will be to encourage - the
maintenance of class identifi-
cation through class reunions
and Homecoming. Membership
may include such class and col-
lege class representatives as
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CHAIRMAN
Bill Collins '52, Houston
VICE CHAIRMAN
Jim Doty '62, Houston
EDUCATION
This committee will work
with the Rice faculty to stimu-
late the intellectual interest of
Rice alumni and to assist the
faculty in the structural pro-
gram at Rice. It will arrange
programs through which facul-
ty, alumni and undergraduates
may be brought together on
campus for educational and so-
cial purposes.
Members will confer with the
administration, faculty and stu-
dents on curriculum for both
undergraduate and graduate
students and with alumni on
continuing studies. They will
handle arrangements and pro-
motion of speakers, seminars,
short courses and college
courses offered to alumni.
CHAIRMAN
Frank Glass, Jr. '39, Houston
VICE CHAIRMAN
David Hannah '44, Houston
MEMBERSHIP
This committee will supervise
alumni records, transfers and
addresl-changes for the pur-
pose of keeping up-to-date in-
formation on all Association
members. It is primarily re-
sponsible for the continuing de-
velopment of the Rice Alumni
Profile through questionnaires
and evaluation of the response
to such questionnaires.
CHAIRMAN
Walter Moore, Jr. '59, Houston
Charles F. Moser '39, Houston,
Executive Director of Asso-
ciation
NOMINATIONS FOR
ALUMNI-GOVERNOR
This group will seek out and
recommend candidates for the
position of Rice's third elected
Alumni-Governor. Dr. Maurice
Kwing was from out of state;
Carl Illig lives in Harris Coun-
ty. The third selectee should
come from Texas but >utside
Harris County.
CHAIRMAN
Harry Reasoner '60, Houston
VICE CHAIRMAN
Talbott Wilson '34, Houston
NOMINATIONS FOR
EXECUTIVE BOARD
This committee will select
and nominate candidates to fill
six positions on the Executive
Board each year.
CHAIRMAN
Hank Hudspeth '40, Houston
VICE CHAIRMAN
Walter Moore, Jr. '59, Houston
PUBLICATIONS
Members tff this committee
will be responsible for the prep-
aration, editing and printing of
material sent to Rice alumni in-
cluding, but not limited to. an
alumni news magazine and
periodic newsletters.
CHAIRMAN
Geoff Winningham '65, Hous-
ton, Assistant Professor of
Fine Arts
VICE CHAIRMAN
Mrs. Karyn Calaway (U of H),
Ex Officio, Houston, Sally-
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Mauldin, John. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1970, newspaper, October 1, 1970; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245087/m1/4/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.