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ate education, and he's one of the
most popular teachers on campus,"
Leebron said. "He is well regarded by
students and colleagues, and has a
vision of what to bring to undergrad-
uate education - new international
study opportunities and research op-
portunities - and he is fully support-
ive of goals we've set forth."
Also cited by Leebron were
Hutchinson's understanding of the
university - he has been a master at
Brown and Wiess Colleges for a com-
bined 12 years - and his understand-
ing of the necessity to occasionally
make sacrifices.
Leebron said that since the dean
of undergraduates is in an academic
leadership position, it was also impor-
tant that Hutchinson was a professor.
"Each dean has to decide what
structure will work best," Leebron
said. "John's job will be to evaluate
where we stand and choose our pri-
orities for the next five years."
Wiess College sophomore Rui
Zheng had Hutchinson her fresh-
man year for CHEM 121 and 122,
the two introductory chemistry
courses. She said that he was able
to engage students and help them
appreciate even otherwise boring
subject matter.
"He does always try his best to
ensure that people are having the
best possible experience in class, so
I would expect that to translate to
being the dean of undergraduates,"
Zheng said.
Check out an exclusive in-depth
interview with Dean Hutchinson
at ricethresher.org
Statue of Edgar Odell
Lovett commissioned
by Seth Brown
Thresher Editorial Staff
While most students recognize
Edgar Odell Lovett's name as part
of the history of the university, a
sculpture of Rice's first president
commissioned by Rice for the Cen-
tennial Celebration, slated to be
unveiled in October 2012, aims to
honor Lovett while imparting his
importance to Rice's current sta
tus with the Rice community.
History Professor John Boles,
who has written several books
about Rice's history, said that
Lovett is the person most re-
sponsible for what the univer-
sity has become. The 1891 Rice
charter was a vague docu
ment, Boles said, and the
trustees hired Lovett,
a young mathemati-
cian and astrono-
mer from Princeton
University, to travel
around the world
observing various
existing academic
institutions and
turn the charter
into a definite plan
for the university. Preliminary sketch by Bruce Wolfe
"Lovett turned the
charter into an intellectual blueprint
of how to create a great university,
including ideas of the honor and
college systems," Boles said. "Rice
University is the lengthened shadow
of Lovett."
Lovett served as president of The
Rice Institute from its inception in
1912 until 1946.
The sculpture will be made by
Bruce Wolfe, who has also sculpted
Barbara Jordan for The University of
Texas at Austin and Margaret Thatch-
er for Hillsdale College.
University Art Director Molly
Hipp Hubbard said that Wolfe was
selected from a number of Ameri-
can and international artists who
were considered.
"Wolfe just stood out," Hubbard
said. "The quality we really liked
was that his statues didn't seem
frozen in time - he has the ability
to imbue his sculptures with move-
ment and vitality."
Hubbard said that when Wolfe
was first approached about the sculp-
ture, funding for the project still
needed to be procured, but Wolfe
agreed to draw several sketches to
help get funding.
The sketches were shown to
the Wortham Foundation, which
agreed to a $300,000 grant
with the condition th?jt
Rice raise the other
$400,000, about
$350,000 of which
has been raised to
date, Hubbard said.
She said this will
make up the sculp-
ture's $700,000 budget.
The sculpture will be
located in front of Keck
Hall, specifically in front
of the building's
\ campanile, Hubbard
A said. This site is sig-
Jj\ nificant because it
was here that he
gave his last ad-
dress as president
of the university,
introducing his
successor, Wil-
liam V. Houston.
"Most Rice students view [Lovett]
as a historical figure, not someone
who impacted Rice in a direct way,"
Rice Centennial Ambassador Brad-
ley Houston (Baker '10) said. "The
idea of a statue in that location is
very powerful to me - through his vi-
sion we are continuing into the sec-
ond century."
Several possible designs are still
being considered for the sketch, Hub-
bard said, though Lovett will definite
ly be standing.
Lovett College sophomore Eric Lee
said that he thinks it's important that
people know about Lovett's contribu-
tion to Rice.
"His posture should be one of
looking for inspiration and perspec-
tive," Lee said. "He's envisioning the
future - he's staring out and looking
far away, to sum up all of his accom-
plishments into one posture."
EXCERPT FROM LOVETTS LAST SPEECH
"Rice is in a state of transition. It is a transition from gocd to better.
Facing extraordinary opportunity, the institution is about to become
braver, stronger, sounder, and more beautiful. What of truth has
been attained here by teachers and thinkers, will abide.... What of
beauty has been wrought here by architects and engineers, will en-
dure. ... What of courage and freedom, of conscience and fair play,
has been achieved here by students and researchers, will continue.
... And at Rice the good life will continue to be lived, but better."
—Edgar Odell Lovett introducing his successor, March 4,1946
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