The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, April 23, 1982 Page: 1 of 24
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Martin, Stoll, Adair win university teaching awards
by Mark Mitchell
Sociology Professor William
Martin has been awarded the
$5000 George R. Brown Prize for
Excellence in Teaching. Six $1500
George R. Brown Awards for
From left to right: Professors William
Martin, Richard Stoll, Linda Adair,
Stephen Klineberg, Richard Smith,
Don Johnson, Charles Stewart, Allen
Matusow, and William Wilson.
S uperior Teaching have been given
to Assistant Professor of Electrical
Engineering Don Johnson,
Associate Professor of Sociology
Stephen Klineberg, Dean of the
School of Humanities and
Professor of History Allen
Matusow, Associate Professor of
History Richard Smith, Professor
of Biology Charles Stewart, and
Associate Professor of Electrical
Engineering William Wilson.
Assistant Political Science
Professor Richard Stoll has been
named the winner of the $1500
Nicholas Salgo Distinguished
Teacher Award, and Assistant
Anthropology Professor Linda
Adair has been awarded the Phi
Beta Kappa Award for Superior
Teaching. The Phi Beta Kappa
Award is annually give to an
assistant professor and is based on
written student evaluations.
Martin has won Rice's top
teaching award once before, in
1975, and has collected the
Superior Teaching Award three
times, in 1974, 1976, and 1977.
Klineberg, Matusow, Smith,
Stewart and Wilson have all been
recipients of the Brown Award in
previous years. It is the first award
for Johnson.
Martin expressed deep pleasure
with his award. "I'm unreservedly
happy. I've seldom had anything
happen in my career to equal this.
The results of teaching are so often
intangible, it's nice to realize
people appreciate my efforts."
Stoll was caught off guard by his
award. "I am very pleased, but
quite surprised. At first it was a
little frightening getting a message
to call Dr. Hackerman. That was
compounded by his absence for a
few hours that afternoon. But in
the end that made the surprise a
little better."
Adair stated in regard to her Phi
Beta Kappa Award, "One of the
things I value very highly at Rice is
teaching. Teaching is very
important to me, so I'm very
pleased with this award."
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1HRESHER
Volume 69, number 30
April 23, 1982
INSIDE:
• Close of Play dominates third
annual Sammy A.wards, p. 9.
• Athletes honored as the Thresher
names Rice's sports MVPs. See
photospread, pp. 16-17.
One year given for transition
Wiess to become coed in '83
by Ian Davidson
University President Norman
Hackerman handed down a
decision last Friday requiring
Wiess College to implement coed
living in the fall of 1983. According
to Hackerman, the decision, which
will Jeave Richardson College the
only all-male college on campus,
was made after considering
discussions with and the opinions
of "a large number of people who
thought it was a good idea."
The decision resolves an issue
which has generated considerable
controversy this year. Earlier this
semester, a petition written and
circulated by members of Wiess
protesting the actual decision-
making process received more
than 800 signatures across campus.
Students voiced concern that their
opinions were not being taken into
account by the administration.
Wiess sophomore Jonathan
Berk, who co-authored the
petition, observed at the time,
"When 800 Rice students do
anything, it's significant." Berk,
however, feels that the petition
played only a minimal role in the
final decision, and that he "would
rather see Wiess go coed next
year."
Wiess Master Geoff Winning-
ham feels that current students
were not left out of the decision
and reminded that "over fifty
percent of the incoming freshmen
at Wiess have expressed a
preference for coed living,
although it's obviously impossible
to include these people in our
polls."
Hackerman stated that after
Wiess has converted, "We will
have the greatest good out of the
system." Citing the successes of
other colleges which have
converted to coed, even over the
objections of some, he explained
"the evidence is that for most, a
coed college provides a more
see Wiess, page 5
Drugs wins second
by Stan Barber
The Rice University College
Bowl team Drugs took second
place honors at the national
championship held in New York
City last weekend. Rice played
the 1981 national champions, the
University of Maryland , in the
first round and defeated them by
a score of 205-155. Rice had lost
to this team in an invitational
tournament at the University of
Florida in late January.
1 n the second round of the single-
elimination tournament. Rice
played the all-male team from
Vassar College and won with a
score of 320-215. In the
championship game, the
University of North Carolina
defeated Rice in the last two
minutes coming from a score of
1 75-155 to win by a score of 285-
190.
Commented team captain
Ronald Mann, "The reason that
we did so well is that we are a
see Rice's, page 20
investments show strong return
by Richard Dees
and Cecelia Calaby
With a current market value of
$377 million, Rice's endowment J
is the ninth largest in the country,
behind only such collegiate
giants as Harvard ($1.7 billion),
Yale ($792 million), and the
University of Texas ($1.4
billion), according to a recent
survey by the National
Association of College and
University Business Officers.
And in another NACUBO study,
Rice was ranked seventh in return
on investments overall and
second for endowments over $50
million.
Administration officials admit
the high ratg of return may be
somewhat misleading because
Rice earns considerable income
from oil and gas properties that
have been held over long periods
of time. Since their value has
been written off over time, the
properties are listed as assets with
almost no value, thereby raising
the apparent return,on assets.
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The rating for the endowment,
on the other hand, may be
misleadingly low since it does not
include the value of those same oil
and gas properties. Nevertheless,
the return on the endowment is
relatively high and reflects steady
growth, despite economically
difficult times. For whatever else it
does, Rice knows how to make
money.
The Board of Governors
handles all financial transactions
of the university and oversees the
investment of the endowment.
Except for decisions concerning
real estate and oil and gas
properties, most investment
decisions are delegated to Fayez
Sarofim and Company, a local
investment firm.
"Fayez Sarofim has handled
the Rice account for 15 or 20
years and has been extremely
successful," said Board
Chairman E.D. Butcher.
The investment firm reports to
the board every quarter, and its
decisions are reviewed by an
investment subcommittee.
"Our principal investment
policy," said Joseph Nalle, "is to
make money."
Generally, the investments are
relatively safe and politically
uncontroversial. "We try to keep
investment decisions on a purely
financial basis—which is what is
best for Rice," Butcher said.
Explained Controller Scott
Wise, "Our investment objective
is to provide sufficient current
see Endowment, page 7
SA opposes possibility
of ending TexPIRG tax
by Rob Schultz
The Student Association Senate
approved a motion 15-3-2 Monday-
night supporting TexPIRG's right
to receive blanket tax funds for next
year. The motion, proposed by
Lovett President Paul Godec,
came after SA President Mary
Ellen Trunko informed the senate
that Director of Student Activities
Bonnie Heliums has not yet
decided to allocate blanket tax
monies to TexPIRG. Heliums will
make a recommendation to
University President Norman
Hackerman, who has ultimate
authority on the matter, sometime
this week.
TexPIRG faced a possible loss
of blanket tax funding earlier this
semester when former Internal
Vice President Dan Hu drafted a
referendum calling for the
suspension of TexPIRG's blanket
tax monies. Rice students turned
back the referendum 628-653 on
February 23.
In other news, the senate heard
financial reports from the
Thresher and Willy's Pub.
Recently named Thresher Business
Manager Sandra Wasson
presented the report.
Outgoing SA Treasurer Cal
Jackson found a few possible
problems with the report. He-
noted that with total assets of
almost $40,000, $16,500 of the
assets are still under Display Ads
Receivable. Said Jackson, "This
seems a little to high a figure."
Jackson also noted that the
Thresher erred in not providing for
bad debts. "With this amount, you
would expect some bad debts."
Pub Control Board member
Lynn Lednicky announced that
the Pub*earned profits of $7065
this yeaf through March. He also
said that Richard Blount and Eden
Harrington have been named
manager and assistant manager,
respectively, for next year.
Finally. Lednicky disclosed that
the Pub will not be open during
Orientation Week next year. He
attributed the decision to lack of
profits during that week.
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Grob, Jay. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, April 23, 1982, newspaper, April 23, 1982; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245502/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.