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Alumni in the News
Highlights stories that are gathered from the media through the hard work of the ARA's Alumni Recognition Committee, which recognizes and celebrates achievements of Rice alumni, faculty, students, staff and university friends by sending hand-written notes and emails. If you are interested in volunteering for the committee, contact alumni@rice.edu or call 713-348-4057.

 

 

RICE ALUMNI STORIES

Julie Griffith ’04 Featured in Black Women in Power List

Julie Griffith ’04, founder and CEO of J.griffith Public Relations, was recently featured on Defender Network’s “Black Women in Power” list.

More at Defender Network >>>http://defendernetwork.com/news/local-state/black-women-power-2/

Kendall Toarmina ’10 Named 2017 Woman of Power by Outsmart Magazine

Kendall Toarmina ’10, who serves as board chair of Rice Alumni Pride, was recently named a “Woman of Power” for 2017 by Houston’s OutSmart Magazine. Toarmina was one of 11 Houston women chosen for the honor.

More at OutSmart Magazine >> http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2017/03/outsmarts-leading-ladies-of-2017-celebrating-houstons-lgbtq-women-of-power/

Will Conrad ’05 Excels in Legal Field Despite Blindness

Will Conrad ’05 explains how he navigates day-to-day life as an attorney despite the challenge of being blind.

More at Waco Tribune-Herald >>  http://www.wacotrib.com/news/courts_and_trials/wit-intellect-help-waco-attorney-excel-despite-blindness/article_d8baaa1f-09ce-511d-9656-8ad2554f70d7.html

Rice Alumni Win Grammy Awards

Shepherd School of Music alumni Blanton Alspaugh ’87, Shawn Conley ’05 and Brenton Ryan ’11 won Grammy Awards at the 2017 awards show on Feb. 12 in Los Angeles.

More at Rice News >> http://news.rice.edu/2017/02/20/shepherd-school-alums-win-grammy-awards/

Melissa Cefkin ’93 Applies Anthropology Background to Autonomous Cars

Melissa Cefkin ’93 joined Nissan as principal scientist and design anthropologist in March 2015. Working alongside programmers and engineers, she applies her unique perspective to the development of autonomous cars.

More at 2025AD >> https://www.2025ad.com/in-the-news/blog/nissan-melissa-cefkin-driverless-cars/

My Story: Ulyana Horodyskyj ’07 sets her sights on outer space

From Ulyana Horodyskyj ’07 (Brown College) — I was selected as mission commander for NASA Johnson Space Center's HERA XII (human exploration research analog) experiment in September/October 2016. During this 30-day intense simulated mission to an asteroid, I received a call in the station's airlock that I made semifinalist status (top 120 out of over 18,300 applicants) for the astronaut program. I went straight from the isolation experiment to the interview process in late October 2016.

A Message from Association of Rice Alumni President Shannon Vale '77 (March 2017)

As president of the Association of Rice Alumni, it is my privilege to reach out to you on behalf of the university to tell you about an important opportunity to help shape the future of Rice.

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