Rice Engineering Alumni Mission Statement

To serve as a catalyst for beneficial collaboration and lifelong connections between alumni and the George R. Brown School of Engineering by recognizing outstanding achievements, supporting students, and connecting alumni, students, faculty and staff.

About REA

Formed in 1938, Rice Engineering Alumni (REA) is the oldest alumni affinity group at Rice and is dedicated to providing support to the George R. Brown School of Engineering. REA provides over $150,000 in awards and scholarships to outstanding students each year, recruits students for meaningful internships and facilitates opportunities for alumni to interact with current Rice students as well as other students in their communities through programs such as:

• Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK) volunteer opportunities and OEDK Design Showcase
• Austin Regional Science Festival
• Science and Engineering Fair of Houston
• Rice Center for Engineering Leadership (RCEL), the RCEL Mentorship Program, Engineer Your Career and other George R. Brown School of Engineering programs
• OwlSpark

Membership in the REA is open and automatic for all alumni of the School of Engineering and all members are welcome at any REA event. REA Sponsors sustain and enhance REA programs and the School of Engineering and receive certain benefits. Learn more about sponsorship.

 

 

2018-19 Board of Directors

Rice Engineering Alumni is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors consisting of approximately 20 alumni serving staggered 3-year terms.

 

REA Committees

REA Board members serve on standing committees and task forces that carry out the work and mission of REA. Current REA standing committees and their 2017-2018 chairs are:

• Sponsorship - Guillaume Besnard, MS ChE '97
• Communications - Josh Eames, ChE '13
• Alumni Honors - Arnaud Chevallier ME '98, PhD '01
• Education & Outreach - Nikolay Kostov ME '10, PhD '13
• Grants & Awards - Alberto Montesi, PhD ChE '05
• Board Governance- Rajat Duggal PhD ChE '06

REA Chapters

Outside Houston, REA has chapters in the three cities with the largest populations of Rice engineering alumni. Each chapter is led by a volunteer steering team, one or two of whom also serve on the REA Board of Directors. To get involved with your REA chapter, please contact the steering team chair or any steering team member.

• Austin, founded in 2011 - Robin Brooks, EE '85 (chair)
• Dallas/Fort Worth (REA DFW), founded in 2013 - Tim Daniel, BS CE '81, MSCE '84 (chair)
• San Francisco Bay Area (REA SFBA), founded in 2013 - Duo Wu CAAM '12 (chair)

If you are interested in serving for 2018-19 on the REA Board of Directors or one of the REA Committees, submit an application.

For further details about internship recruitment, please contact:

Gary Marfin
Associate Dean for Government and Corporate Relations
gcmarfin@rice.edu
713-348-4133

To submit items for consideration by the REA Board of Directors, please contact the REA Secretary, Geoff Gannaway.

Strategic Initiatives for 2017-18

1. Tying sponsorship to a major project
2. Review and revise REA board organization
3. Strengthen resources for connecting alumni/students with REA members

See our most recent Annual Report for more information.