The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 8, 1979 Page: 2 of 16
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The Rice Thresher, February 8, 1978, Page 2
Women alumni speak on life beyond
Amy ( hristensen
Have you been wondering
lately what it will be like when
you leave the secure
atmosphere of Rice and
venture into the real world
"beyond the hedges'"?
Are you curious about what
it is like actually to be a doctor,
lawyer, C.P.A. or domestic
engineer? Have you thought
about how you will be able to
manage both a family and a
career? These and many other
questions which concern Rice
women were discussed at a
"Life Beyond the Hedges"
Symposium, sponsored by the
Society of Rice University
Women last Saturday in the
Grand Hall of the RMC.
Seven very interesting Rice
alumni were present to tell
about the careers and lifestyles
which they chose after leaving
Rice:
Carolyn Woodruff—
housewife and mother.
Biology/Fine Arts degree.
Former Biology teacher,
salesperson at Neiman-
Marcus, computer scientist,
licensed real estate agent.
Dr. Margaret Sullivan—
clinical research in malig-
nancies of childhood, at M.D.
Anderson. Rice graduate,
1944; medical school at Duke,
unmarried.
Kay Koury—secretary.
Former teacher and real estate
agent. Rice graduate, 1943;
Masters in English/French.
Widow; two sons.
Barbie Mc Kit trick —
certified public accountant for
a local firm. Former employee
of a "Big Eight" firm. Married,
mother of two. Rice graduate,
1960; History degree.
Sharolvn Wood—trial
lawyer, civil litigation (mostly
business); private practice.
Attended University of Texas
Law School with husband.
Economics/Fine Arts major
from Rice. Two children.
Christi Oliver—partner in
architectural firm. Rice
graduate, 1960; B.A. in
architecture. Single.
Anna Turner—first woman
to graduate from Rice (and in
Texas) in Chemical Engi-
neering (1928). Married 48
years.
Most of the women agreed
that their education at Rice did
not provide specific training for
any particular job, but that the
breadth of education received
here was a good foundation for
later study and careers.
They also provided some
advice for women interested in
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improving their chances tor
success. Women must learn to
cope with rejection, Sharolyn
Wood observed, and learn not
to take criticism personally.
Men are taught by experience
throughout their lives to accept
the blows of rejection and then
recover and move on. But
women are often sheltered
from these experiences and
therefore find it difficult to
recover from their first
rejection.
Women must also learn to
"read" management better,
Christi Oliver advised, thereby
knowing in which areas to
concentrate their efforts.
Carolyn Woodruff emphasized
the importance of remaining
flexible in whatever one
chooses to do, in order to be
able to make adjustments to the
changes which occur in life.
Escort service gets wheels
Bryan Eppstein
The Rice University Student
Escort Service is proud to
announce to the Rice
community that the quality of
its program has been improved
with the addition of an electric
golf cart. This cart will be
stationed at the library, Sunday
through Thursday (7:00 pm.-
12:00 pm.) for escorting women
around the campus at night.
Any questions or comments as
to the use of this cart should be
directed to either Robert
Cooper (526-5650)' or Bryan
Eppstein (526-8532) or to your
college escort representative.
Five months of planning and
negotiating with the adminis-
tration preceded the acquisi-
tion of this new feature to
improve our present system of
campus security. I wish to
express appreciation to all
individuals and parties which
have shown an interest in
securing this cart and I want to
give a special thanks to Robert
Cooper, Sam Carrington, Russ
Sullivan, Russell Pitman, and
the Campus Police for their
time and hard work.
Escorting services can only
protect those who use them;
therefore, all women on the
Rice campus are encouraged to
use either the Student Escort
Service or the Campus Police.
Hyman again
Pulitzer juror
Dr. Harold M. Hyman, the
William P. Hobby Professor of
History, recently completed his
third stint as a Pulitzer Prize
Juror.
In 1972 he served on the
Pulitzer History Jury; in 1977
as member of the Pulitzer
Biography Jury; and in 1978 as
Chairman of the Pulitzer
Biography Jury.
These assignments involve
Jury members in very heavy
reading commitments over six
months of the calendar year.
They encompass also engaging,
if fatiguing, questions of
historical scholarly criticism,
literary effectiveness, and
research completeness.
Being named to the juries
places one at the center of
scholarly publishing currents in
the indicated fields. The
subjects range widely over
American and non-American
themes, authors are academics
and off-campus writers, and
publishers include the most
prestigious university and
commercial presses and some
Dr. Hyman did not know
before his service on the
Pulitzer jury.
Journalism scholarships offered
College students from
southern states who are
interested iii a career related to
the news or editorial aspects of
newspaper writing may apply
for a Ralph McGill scholar-
ship for 1979-80. Other
qualifications are a strong
academic record, evidence of
leadership capability, and
completion of at least two years
of college. Awards will be in
varying amounts not to exceed
$1500.
The scholarships are funded
by the Ralph McGill
Scholarship Fund as a
memorial to Ralph McGill,
former publisher of the Atlanta
Constitution.
Application blanks may be
obtained from
The Ralph McGill
Scholarship Fund
Box 4689
Atlanta, GA 30302
The completed form must be
accompanied by :
1. a 500-word statement by
the applicant giving his or her
reasons for seeking a Ralph
McGill scholarship and
confirming an interest in a
career of newspaper writing,
2. a photograph of the
applicant, and
3. a letter of recommenda-
tion from an official of the
college or university.
Completed applications
must be received at the above
address no later than May 1,
1979.
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Heard, Michelle Leigh. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 8, 1979, newspaper, February 8, 1979; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245395/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.