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THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, JANUARY 17,2003
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SUSHI SUZUKI/THRFSHER
John Hutchinson was named master of Brown College In December.
Hutchinsons named
Brown masters
by Jenny Rees
THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF
Shortening his commute to work,
John Hutchinson will move back on
campus.
Paula and John Hutchinson were
selected as the new masters of Brown
College. They will begin their term
in late July, replacing Albert Pope
and Kathrin Brunner, who have been
Brown masters since 1998.
John Hutchinson is a chemistry
professor and the assistant vice presi-
dent for Student Affairs. He will re-
sign his position as Director of Aca-
demic Advising to focus on being
Brown master. Paula Hutchinson is
an attorney with McDade, Fogler,
and Maines. Their daughters Emma
and Ashlyn are 14 and 22.
John Hutchinson was hired as an
assistant professor of Chemistry in
1983. He has taught Chemistry 121
and 122 since 1988, except while on
sabbatical. In 1994, the Hutchinsons
became masters at Wiess College,
and they continued as Wiess mas-
ters until 2001, a two-year term ex-
tension to provide continuity for
Wiess as the new building was built,
John Hutchinson said.
Julie Grossman, a Brown senior,
approached Hutch-inson to ask him
to consider applying for the position
at Brown in October. Grossman co-
chaired the committee along with
sophomores Molly Horstman and
Kaleen Tison.
"We'd gotten a lot of comments
from students that really liked Hutch,
but we thought his position in Stu-
dent Affairs might create a conflict,
since the master is supposed to rep-
resent the college to the administra-
tion," Grossman said. "But Dr.
Camacho explained to us that there
wouldn't be a conflict, so I went and
talked to Hutch."
The search committee made its
decision during final exams
Grossman said.
The Hutchinsons considered ap-
plying only after being approached,
Paula Hutchinson said.
"We didn't go looking for this,"
Paula Hutchinson said. "We were a
little bit surprised that the students
asked John if he'd be interested, and
we were surprised at our own reac-
tion, that we were excited about the
opportunity."
Paula Hutchinson said she has
missed interacting with students
since leaving the job of Wiess mas-
ter in 2001.
"Other than raising our daugh-
ters, being masters is one of the
greatest experiences of our lives,"
Paula Hutchinson said. "There was
just no way that we were going to
turn down the opportunity to have
the kind of fabulous experience that
we had at Wiess. Quite frankly, we
prefer the crazy life of being masters
to our normal life."
Emma Hutchinson said she was
excited to be moving back to campus.
"I moved into Wiess College when
I was six years old," Emma
Hutchinson said. "Rice is my real
home, and it feels great to be going
back and going to a new college."
The search committee believes
the Hutchinsons will help guide
Brown through major changes,
Grossman said.
"Right now Brown is going
through a lot of changes with the
new commons, going from the small-
est college on campus to the big-
gest. and two new RAs," Grossman
said. "The dynamic of the college
will be changing. They're both such
strong characters, and I think that's
what is needed."
The committee announced its
decision at lunch Dec. 11, and held a
study break that evening where
Brown students met the
Hutchinsons.
"The Brown students have wel-
comed the Hutchinsons warmly,"
Brown President Stan Chan said. "A
large number of students attended
the study break to meet the
Hutchinsons and seemed pleased
by the decision."
There was some concern since
the Hutchinsons have already been
masters at Wiess, but it was not a
major factor in the decision,
Horstman said.
"The Hutchinsons know that
Brown is a very different commu-
nity from Wiess and that their expe-
rience here on the North side of
campus will not be the same," she
said.
College masters who have be-
come masters at other colleges in
the past have remained honorary
associates at their first colleges,
Paula Hutchinson said.
"We want very much to remain
honorary associates at Wiess." Paula
Hutchinson said. "We have a lot of
people that we know and love at
Wiess and that doesn't change just
because our main allegiance will be
to Brown now."
Pope, G.vS. Wortham Professor
of Architecture, Brunner, an archi-
tect, and their daughter Amanda, 6,
plan to remain Brown associates,
hosting freshman groups during
Orientation Week and attending
cultural activities at Brown, Brunner
said.
"I think the Hutchinsons will be
great masters," Brunner said. "They
are open-minded, and they'll be
friends and family for the Brown
students."
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