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THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, AUGUST 31,2007
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remembered for
by Sarah Mitchell
THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF
Former sociology department
chair Chad Gordon, who was
with the sociology department
since its inception in the 1970s,
passed away in late May after
fighting cancer. When the
sociology department branched
off from anthropology in 1970,
Gordon served as the first
sociology chair. He was an
assistant professor of sociology
at Harvard before he came to
Rice in 1970.
Sociology Professor William
Martin said Gordon was well-
known for his courses on human
sexuality and television called
"Sex with Chad" and "TV with
Chad," respectively.
"[He taught] courses that were
quite popular and a little different
from the other offerings in our
department," Martin said.
Gordon had a creative teach-
ing style and would take students
to cemeteries and funeral home
museums when he taught a course
on death, Martin said. He said
Gordon also integrated progres-
sive media into his course about
television, often using TV clips,
which were not considered a
teaching tool at the time he began
teaching it.
First sociology chair Chad Gordon
Martin said the last course
Gordon taught on death and
Gordon
candor
dying resonated on a very
personal level.
"He taught his death and dying
course when he was quite aware,
and his students were aware, that
he had a fatal disease," Martin
said. "He was very candid about
that, and I'm sure that was signifi-
cant for the students as well."
Gordon was also known for the
band he formed during his early
years at Rice and his strikingly
colored motorcycle that he could
be seen driving around the cam-
pus, Martin said. Additionally.
Gordon was known for the pool
parties he threw at his house, and
for being a "free spirit." He loved
spicy food, and his friends would
engage in contests with him to
see who could eat the greatest
amount of spicy food in one sitting,
Martin said.
He said Gordon was a compas-
sionate man who had a lasting
impact on each student.
"[Gordon] seemed always
to be in a good mood," Martin
said. "He always had a twinkle
in his eye."
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Bursten, Julia. The Rice Thresher, Vol. 95, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, August 31, 2007, newspaper, August 31, 2007; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth443104/m1/6/: accessed July 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.