Pretta VanDible Stallworth ’83, ’85

Consultant, Witty Inventions LLC
BS 1983, Texas Southern University
BS 1983, Rice University
MS 1984, Rice University
MBA 2010, Keller Graduate School of Management
Doctor of Philosophy 2017, King University Seminary

Get to Know Pretta

Executive Biography

Pretta VanDible Stallworth earned a B.S. and M.S. in chemical engineering from Rice, a B.S. in chemistry from Texas Southern University, and holds an MBA and Ph.D. She also holds certifications from the Project Management Institute and Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business. She represents District IX on the Houston Community College Board of Trustees, previously serving from 1989 to 1993 during its transition to an independent college system. A longtime educator, VanDible Stallworth has taught more than a dozen courses and developed the LEAP emotional abuse awareness programs. She is a consultant for Witty Inventions and has supported national health initiatives including the Texas Pulse Oximetry Project. She serves on the boards of the Association of Rice University Black Alumni and Rice Engineering Alumni.

What part of serving on the ARA Board are you most excited about?

Nominations Committee

What is your favorite “Only at Rice” memory or story?

My first Beer Bike event...I was an alternate but had to ride and "catch up" to the other riders. It helped Will Rice to win that year.

If you could give one piece of advice to Rice students, what would it be?

Be prepared to be "average” because every single person at Rice is chosen for brilliance and expected to be exceptional achievers.