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73-498: The Aggies, coached by Harry Stiteler , entered the contest with a 6–4 record. A&M had posted victories over Nevada, Texas Tech, VMI, TCU, Arkansas, and SMU; while dropping contests against Oklahoma, Baylor, Rice, and Texas. The game was A&M's first post-season appearance since a 19–14 defeat at the hands of LSU in the 1944 Orange Bowl. Having posted records of 0–9–1 and 1–8–1 in his first two seasons in College Station,

146-553: A Greek system , with the residential college system taking its place. Five colleges, McMurtry, Duncan, Martel, Jones, and Brown are located on the north side of campus, across from the "South Colleges", Baker, Will Rice, Lovett, Hanszen, Sid Richardson, and Wiess, on the other side of the Academic Quadrangle. Of the eleven colleges, Baker is the oldest, originally built in 1912, and the twin Duncan and McMurtry colleges are

219-636: A 300-acre (120 ha) campus adjacent to the Houston Museum District and the Texas Medical Center . Rice University comprises eight schools of academic study, including School of Humanities , School of Social Sciences , Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business , George R. Brown School of Engineering , Wiess School of Natural Sciences , Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies , Rice School of Architecture , and Shepherd School of Music . Opened in 1912 as

292-414: A 6–2–3 record. The Red & Black enjoyed victories over Maryland, Mississippi State, Boston College, Florida, Auburn, and Furman; fought to ties with Saint Mary's, North Carolina, and LSU; and lost 14–7 against Alabama, and 7–0 to Georgia Tech. The trip to College Park was Georgia's 7th bowl venture, and would be UGA's first December bowl outing. Bob Smith opened the game with a 100-yard kickoff return for

365-512: A CBA as traditionally defined, in favor of an agreement between the latter two entities without a community coalition signatory. Rice University is chartered as a non-profit organization and is governed by a privately appointed board of trustees . The board consists of a maximum of 25 voting members who serve four-year terms. The trustees serve without compensation and a simple majority of trustees must reside in Texas, including at least four within

438-494: A centralized admissions process, which admits new students to the university as a whole, rather than a specific school (the schools of Music and Architecture are decentralized). Students are encouraged to select the major path that best suits their desires; a student can later decide that they would rather pursue study in another field, or continue their current coursework and add a second or third major. These transitions are designed to be simple, with students not required to decide on

511-602: A common theme among many campus buildings. Noteworthy exceptions include the glass-walled Brochstein Pavilion, Lovett College with its Brutalist -style concrete gratings, Moody Center for the Arts with its contemporary design, and the eclectic-Mediterranean Duncan Hall. In September 2011, Travel+Leisure listed Rice's campus as one of the most beautiful in the United States. Lovett Hall, named for Rice's first president,

584-589: A community benefits agreement in exchange for funding. Final approval requires a vote by the Houston City Council. Rice is a medium-sized, highly residential research university. The majority of enrollments are in the full-time, four-year undergraduate program emphasizing arts & sciences and professions. There is a very high level of research activity. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools as well as

657-526: A development agreement with the City of Houston in response to requests from community members and Rice students regarding the Rice Innovation District . This decision was made instead of implementing a community benefits agreement , which had been suggested by the community. Typically, community benefits agreements involve a community coalition as a signatory, but the proposed agreement with

730-451: A fund-raising program designed to encourage annual gifts, was launched in 1976 and ended in 1996 having raised $ 185 million ($ 359 million). The Rice School of Social Sciences was founded in 1979. On-campus housing was exclusively for men for the first forty years, until 1957. Jones College was the first women's residence on the Rice campus, followed by Brown College . According to legend,

803-483: A high school football coach, Stiteler's teams won ten district championships, two regional championships, a Texas state championship with Corpus Christi in 1938, and a tie for another state championship with Waco in 1945. His 1938 Corpus Christi team finished the season 13–0–1, outscored opponents 466–85, and won the state championship in front of 21,000 spectators at the Cotton Bowl . His record from 1934 to 1938

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876-545: A lawsuit to void the racial language in the trust in 1966. Rice began charging tuition for the first time in 1965. In the same year, Rice launched a $ 33 million ($ 319 million) development campaign. $ 43 million ($ 337 million) was raised by its conclusion in 1970. In 1974, two new schools were founded at Rice, the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management and the Shepherd School of Music . The Brown Foundation Challenge,

949-571: A letter of reprimand to an 'F' in the course and a two semester suspension. During Orientation Week, students must take and pass a test demonstrating that they understand the Honor System's requirements and sign a Matriculation Pledge. On assignments, Rice students affirm their commitment to the Honor Code by writing "On my honor, I have neither given nor received any unauthorized aid on this [examination, quiz or paper]". Admission to Rice

1022-700: A one-way loop referred to as the "inner loop". In the Engineering Quad, a trinity of sculptures by Michael Heizer , collectively entitled 45 Degrees, 90 Degrees, 180 Degrees , are flanked by Abercrombie Laboratory, the Cox Building, and the Mechanical Laboratory, housing the Electrical, Mechanical, and Earth Science/Civil Engineering departments, respectively. Duncan Hall is the latest addition to this quad, providing new offices for

1095-539: A score and added an 81-yard scoring run as A&M jumped to a 33–0 halftime lead on five touchdowns, two by Smith and Tidwell. Smith totalled 160 yards on 20 carries for the day along with 121 yards in punt returns, 22 yards receiving and five yards passing to accumulate 301 total yards. Tidwell added his third score to make it 40–0 before Georgia managed to score 20 of their own. But it was not enough, as A&M won in Stiteler's final game as coach. Three months later, it

1168-486: A specific major until their sophomore year of study. Rice offers 360 degrees in over 60 departments. There are 40 undergraduate degree programs, 51 masters programs, and 29 doctoral programs. Faculty members of each of the departments elect chairs to represent the department to each School's dean and the deans report to the Provost who serves as the chief officer for academic affairs. The Rice Management Company manages

1241-453: A spectacular international academic festival was held, bringing Rice to the attention of the entire academic world. Per William Marsh Rice's will and Rice Institute's initial charter, the students paid no tuition. Classes were difficult, however, and about half of Rice's students had failed after the first 1912 term. At its first commencement ceremony, held on June 12, 1916, Rice awarded 35 bachelor's degrees and one master's degree. That year,

1314-518: A theme which was adopted by the institute, as well as the residential college system at Cambridge University in England , which was added to the Institute several decades later. Lovett called for the establishment of a university "of the highest grade," "an institution of liberal and technical learning" devoted "quite as much to investigation as to instruction." [We must] "keep the standards up and

1387-452: Is organized in a number of quadrangles . The Academic Quad, anchored by a statue of founder William Marsh Rice, includes Ralph Adams Cram 's masterpiece, the asymmetrical Lovett Hall, the original administrative building; Fondren Library ; Herzstein Hall, the original physics building and home to the largest amphitheater on campus; Sewall Hall for the social sciences and arts; Rayzor Hall for

1460-510: Is rated as "most selective" by U.S. News & World Report . For fall 2024, Rice received 32,459 freshmen applications of which 2,439 were admitted (7.5%) down from a record-low 7.7% acceptance rate in 2023. The 25th and 75th SAT scores for the class of 2024 were 1510 and 1560 respectively; the same numbers for the ACT Composite score was 34–35. Admission to the university is need-blind for domestic applicants. Rice

1533-475: Is the university's landmark building. Through its Sallyport arch, new students symbolically enter the university during matriculation and depart as graduates at commencement. Duncan Hall, Rice's computational engineering building, was designed to encourage collaboration between the four different departments situated there. The building's foyer, drawn from many world cultures, was designed by the architect to symbolically express this collaborative purpose. The campus

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1606-593: The Presidential Cup Bowl at Baltimore . The 1950 team had the best record of any Texas A&M football team in the first decade after World War II (1945–1954). In December 1950, Stiteler reported that he had been attacked and beaten by a stranger near the Shamrock Hotel in Houston , where Stiteler had been scheduled to address a group of Texas A&M alumni. Stiteler tried to downplay

1679-795: The Rice Institute after the murder of its namesake William Marsh Rice , Rice has been a member of the Association of American Universities since 1985 and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". Rice competes in 14 NCAA Division I varsity sports and is a part of the American Athletic Conference . Its teams are the Rice Owls . Alumni include 26 Marshall Scholars , 12 Rhodes Scholars , 7 Churchill Scholars , and 3 Nobel laureates . Rice University's history began with

1752-490: The Rice Institute Computer went online. 1960 saw Rice Institute formally renamed William Marsh Rice University. Rice acted as a temporary intermediary in the transfer of land between Humble Oil and Refining Company and NASA , for the creation of NASA 's Manned Spacecraft Center (now called Johnson Space Center ) in 1962. President John F. Kennedy then gave a speech at Rice Stadium reiterating that

1825-697: The Southwest Conference record in the pole vault . He tried out for the football team in his senior year and, despite weighing only 137 pounds, became the number two quarterback for the Aggies in 1930. After graduating from Texas A&M, Stiteler served as a high school football coach from 1931 to 1945. He began his coaching career at Smithville, Texas (1931–1933), and later coached high school teams in Bellville (1934–1937), Corpus Christi (1938–1941), and Waco (1942–1945). In 15 years as

1898-497: The $ 8.1 billion Rice University endowment (June 2021) and $ 1.1 billion debt. The endowment provides 40% of Rice's operating revenues. In August 2021, an economic development agreement that would provide Rice Management Company with up to $ 65 million in cost reimbursement from local taxes was given initial approval by the Midtown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone. The agreement does not require

1971-730: The 1946 Rice Owls football team to a 9–2 record and a victory over the Tennessee Volunteers in the Orange Bowl on January 1, 1947. Stiteler returned to his alma mater in July 1947 as the backfield coach for the Texas A&;M Aggies football team. In December 1947, he was hired as the head coach for the Texas A&;M football team following the resignation of Homer Norton . In his first season as head coach,

2044-455: The 1950 season marked a huge turn-around for Stiteler's program. Prior to the bowl game, he reported that he was attacked and beaten by a stranger near the Shamrock Hotel in Houston , where Stiteler had been scheduled to address a group of Texas A&M alumni. A press report stated that he did not provide details to the police. Meanwhile, in Athens, Coach Wally Butts' Bulldogs had scratched out

2117-485: The Advancement of Letters, Science, and Art began course work with 59 enrolled students, who were known as the "59 immortals," and about a dozen faculty. After 18 additional students joined later, Rice's initial class numbered 77, 48 male and 29 female. Unusual for the time, Rice accepted coeducational admissions from its beginning, but on-campus housing would not become co-ed until 1957. Three weeks after opening,

2190-414: The Aggies failed to win a game, accumulating a record of 0–9–1. For the 1949 season, the Aggies won only one game and had a record of 1–8–1. Despite the poor record in his first two seasons, Stiteler developed a reputation as a good recruiter. In 1950, Stiteler turned the program around with a 7–4 record, including impressive wins over Arkansas (42–13) and SMU (25–20) and a 40–20 win over Georgia in

2263-643: The City of Houston will not include such a coalition. Located near the city of West University Place , Rice University's campus covers a 285-acre (115 ha) area within Houston's museum district and is heavily wooded. The campus is defined by five streets: Greenbriar Street, Rice Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard, Main Street, and University Boulevard. Throughout its history, Rice University's buildings have been situated within this "outer loop." However, in recent times, new facilities have been constructed in proximity to

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2336-532: The Computer Science, Computational and Applied Math, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Statistics departments. Roughly three-quarters of Rice's undergraduate population lives on campus. Housing is divided among eleven residential colleges , which form an integral part of student life at the university (see Residential colleges of Rice University ). The colleges are named for university historical figures and benefactor. Rice does not have or endorse

2409-658: The Jake Hess Tennis Stadium. A new Rec Center now houses the intramural sports offices and provide an outdoor pool, training and exercise facilities for all Rice students, while athletics training will solely be held at Tudor Fieldhouse and the Rice Football Stadium. In early 2019, Rice announced the site where the abandoned Sears building in Midtown Houston stood, along with its surrounding area, would be transformed into "The Ion,"

2482-627: The LPAP (Lifetime Physical Activity Program) requirement. All new students must take a Freshman Writing Intensive Seminar (FWIS) class, and for students who do not pass the university's composition examination (administered during the summer before matriculation), FWIS 100, a writing class, becomes an additional requirement. The majority of Rice's undergraduate degree programs grant B.S. or B.A. degrees. Rice has recently begun to offer minors in areas such as business , energy and water sustainability, and global health. As of fall 2022, men make up 51.1% of

2555-558: The Student Coalition for a Just and Equitable Innovation Corridor are advocating for a community benefits agreement (CBA), a contractual agreement between a developer and a community coalition. Residents of neighboring Third Ward and other members of the Houston Coalition for Equitable Development Without Displacement (HCEDD) have faced consistent opposition from the City of Houston and Rice Management Company to

2628-537: The United States intended to reach the Moon before the end of the decade of the 1960s, and "to become the world's leading space-faring nation". The Rice Space Institute has collaborated with the Johnson Space Center for more than 50 years. The original charter of Rice Institute dictated that the university admit and educate, tuition-free, "the white inhabitants of Houston, and the state of Texas". In 1963,

2701-523: The bulk of his fortune to Patrick, rather than to the creation of Rice's educational institute. A subsequent investigation led by the District Attorney of New York resulted in the arrests of Patrick and of Rice's butler and valet Charles F. Jones, who had been persuaded to administer chloroform to Rice while he slept. Rice's friend and personal lawyer in Houston, Captain James A. Baker , aided in

2774-643: The campus. Despite this, most of the academic, administrative, and residential structures are still situated within the original pentagonal area. Some off-campus buildings include the Collaborative Research Center, graduate student housing, the Greenbriar building, and the Wiess President's House. Rice University's campus houses around 50 buildings that are dispersed between the main entrance located at its easternmost corner and

2847-486: The challenge, and was formally inaugurated as the institute's first president on October 12, 1912. Lovett undertook extensive research before formalizing plans for the new Institute, including visits to 78 institutions of higher learning across the world on a long tour between 1908 and 1909. Lovett was impressed by such things as the aesthetic beauty of the uniformity of the architecture at the University of Pennsylvania ,

2920-432: The demise of Massachusetts businessman William Marsh Rice, who had made his fortune in real estate, railroad development and cotton trading in the state of Texas . In 1891, Rice decided to charter a free-tuition educational institute in Houston, bearing his name, to be created upon his death, earmarking most of his estate towards funding the project. Rice's will specified the institution was to be "a competitive institution of

2993-472: The discovery of what turned out to be a fake will with a forged signature. Jones was not prosecuted since he cooperated with the district attorney, and testified against Patrick. Patrick was found guilty of conspiring to steal Rice's fortune and he was convicted of murder in 1901 (he was pardoned in 1912 due to conflicting medical testimony). Baker helped Rice's estate direct the fortune, worth $ 4.6 million in 1904 (equivalent to $ 122 million in 2023), towards

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3066-628: The founding of what was to be called the Rice Institute, later to become Rice University. The board took control of the assets on April 29 of that year. In 1907, the Board of Trustees selected the head of the Department of Mathematics and Astronomy at Princeton University , Edgar Odell Lovett , to head the institute, which was still in the planning stages. He came recommended by Princeton's president, Woodrow Wilson . In 1908, Lovett accepted

3139-412: The governing board of Rice University filed a lawsuit to allow the university to modify its charter to admit students of all races and to charge tuition. Ph.D. student Raymond Johnson became the first black Rice student when he was admitted that year. In 1964, Rice officially amended the university charter to desegregate its graduate and undergraduate divisions. The Trustees of Rice University prevailed in

3212-615: The greater Houston area. The board of trustees delegates its power by appointing a president to serve as the chief executive of the university. Reginald DesRoches was appointed president in 2022 and succeeded David W. Leebron , who served since 2004. The provost, three executive vice presidents, and seven vice presidents report to the president. The university's academics are organized into several schools. The Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies has only graduate programs. Schools that have undergraduate and graduate programs include: Rice's undergraduate students are admitted from

3285-497: The highest grade" and that only white students would be permitted to attend. On the morning of September 23, 1900, Rice, age 84, was found dead by his valet, Charles F. Jones, and was presumed to have died in his sleep. Shortly thereafter, a large check made out to Rice's New York City lawyer, signed by the late Rice, aroused the suspicion of a bank teller, due to the misspelling of the recipient's name. The lawyer, Albert T. Patrick , then announced that Rice had changed his will to leave

3358-656: The hub of the 16-acre (6.5 ha) South Main Innovation District. President of Rice, David Leebron stated "We chose the name Ion because it's from the Greek ienai, which means 'go'. We see it as embodying the ever-forward motion of discovery, the spark at the center of a truly original idea. It also represents the last three letters in many of the words that define the building's mission, like inspiration, creation, acceleration and innovation." Students of Rice and other Houston-area colleges and universities making up

3431-417: The incident, but the press reported Stiteler declined to provide details to the police and that there were conflicting versions as to what had happened. The San Antonio Light reported the incident under a banner headline, "MYSTERY SHROUDS STITELER BEATING." In March 1951, Stiteler admitted that he had misrepresented the facts concerning the assault. He reported that he had known his attacker and "the affair

3504-605: The languages; and Anderson Hall of the Architecture department. The Humanities Building, winner of several architectural awards, is immediately adjacent to the main quad. Further west lies a quad surrounded by McNair Hall of the Jones Business School , the Baker Institute , and Alice Pratt Brown Hall of the Shepherd School of Music . These two quads are surrounded by the university's main access road,

3577-471: The largest student racial group at Rice University is Asian. The Rice Honor Code plays an integral role in academic affairs. Almost all Rice exams are unproctored and professors give timed, closed-book exams that students take home and complete at their own convenience. Potential infractions are reported to the student Honor Council, elected by popular vote. The penalty structure is established every year by Council consensus; typically, penalties have ranged from

3650-597: The merger was ultimately rejected in 2010. Select Rice undergraduates are currently guaranteed admission to Baylor College of Medicine upon graduation as part of the Rice/Baylor Medical Scholars program. According to History Professor John Boles' 2007 book University Builder: Edgar Odell Lovett and the Founding of the Rice Institute , the first president's original vision for the university included hopes for future medical and law schools. In 2018,

3723-493: The newest, and opened for the first time for the 2009–10 school year. Will Rice, Baker, and Lovett colleges are undergoing renovation to expand their dining facilities as well as the number of rooms available for students. The on-campus football facility, Rice Stadium , opened in 1950 with a capacity of 70,000 seats. After improvements in 2006, the stadium is currently configured to seat 47,000 for football but can readily be reconfigured to its original capacity of 70,000, more than

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3796-412: The newly renamed BioScience Research Collaborative building (intended to foster collaboration with the adjacent Texas Medical Center ), a new recreational center and the renovated Autry Court basketball stadium, and the addition of two new residential colleges, Duncan College and McMurtry College . Beginning in late 2008, the university considered a merger with Baylor College of Medicine , though

3869-592: The numbers down," declared Lovett. "The most distinguished teachers must take their part in undergraduate teaching, and their spirit should dominate it all." In 1911, the cornerstone was laid for the institute's first building, the Administration Building, now known as Lovett Hall in honor of the founding president. On September 23, 1912, the 12th anniversary of William Marsh Rice's murder, the William Marsh Rice Institute for

3942-462: The parking lots and Rice Stadium situated at the western end. The Lynn R. Lowrey Arboretum , consisting of more than 4000 trees and shrubs is spread throughout the campus. The university's first president, Edgar Odell Lovett , intended for the campus to have a uniform architecture style to improve its aesthetic appeal. Nearly every building on campus is noticeably Byzantine in style, with sand and pink-colored bricks, large archways and columns being

4015-418: The professional accreditation agencies for engineering, management, and architecture. Each of Rice's departments is organized into one of three distribution groups, and students whose major lies within the scope of one group must take at least 3 courses of at least 3 credit hours each of approved distribution classes in each of the other two groups, as well as completing one physical education course as part of

4088-456: The single-sex floors of colleges that had them becoming co-ed by 2006. By then, several new residential colleges had been built on campus to handle the university's growth, including Lovett College , Sid Richardson College , and Martel College . The Economic Summit of Industrialized Nations was held at Rice in 1990. Three years later, in 1993, the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy

4161-617: The south, and 9th among research universities. In 2020, Rice was ranked 105th in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings . In 2020, Rice was ranked tied for 95th internationally (41st nationally) by the Academic Ranking of World Universities . Rice University was also ranked 85th globally in 2020 by QS World University Rankings . Rice is noted for its entrepreneurial activity, and has been recognized as

4234-606: The student body also voted to adopt the Honor System, which still exists today. In the 1920s, many of the university's early students were active supporters of the Ku Klux Klan , with a 1922 yearbook showing approximately twenty students wearing Klan robes in a posed photograph. President David Leebron reacted to the re-circulation of these images in 2019 by stating that "It is unsurprising but nonetheless deeply disturbing that racist imagery, including students in blackface and KKK outfits, appeared at Rice with some frequency during

4307-754: The top spot for eight weeks. In 2003, the Owls won their first national championship in baseball, which was the first for the university in any team sport, beating Southwest Missouri State in the opening game and then the University of Texas and Stanford University twice each en route to the title. In 2008, President David Leebron issued a ten-point plan titled "Vision for the Second Century" outlining plans to increase research funding, strengthen existing programs, and increase collaboration. The plan has brought about another wave of campus constructions, including

4380-503: The total number of Rice alumni, living and deceased. The stadium was the site of Super Bowl VIII and a speech by John F. Kennedy on September 12, 1962, in which he challenged the nation to send a man to the moon by the end of the decade. The recently renovated Tudor Fieldhouse , formerly known as Autry Court, is home to the basketball and volleyball teams. Other stadia include the Rice Track/Soccer Stadium and

4453-550: The undergraduate body and 63.1% of the professional and post-graduate student body. 36.9% of degree-seeking students are from out of state, 35.9% are from Texas and 27.2% are from outside of the United States. In 2022, the largest proportion of international students came from Asian countries, with 1623 out of the 2344 total students (or 69.24%) coming from China (1145), India (296), Taiwan (93), and Korea (89). Consequently, accounting for international students, whose identities are not disaggregated in Department of Education statistics,

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4526-416: The university added an online MBA program, MBA@Rice. In June 2019, the university's president announced plans for a task force on Rice's "past in relation to slave history and racial injustice", stating that "Rice has some historical connections to that terrible part of American history and the segregation and racial disparities that resulted directly from it". In 2021, President Leebron decided to pursue

4599-508: The women's colleges were purposefully situated at the opposite end of campus from the existing men's colleges as a way of preserving campus propriety, which was greatly valued by Edgar Odell Lovett, who did not even allow benches to be installed on campus, fearing that they "might lead to co-fraternization of the sexes". The path linking the north colleges to the center of campus was given the tongue-in-cheek name of "Virgin's Walk". Individual colleges became coeducational between 1973 and 1987, with

4672-447: The years prior to the admission of black students." In 1923, a Ku Klux Klan event was held on a Rice owned Louisiana Street location, near to the home of a Black woman who had filed a lawsuit against the institute in 1909. The Founder's Memorial Statue, a bronze statue of a seated William Marsh Rice, holding the original plans for the campus, was dedicated in 1930, and installed in the central academic quad, facing Lovett Hall. The statue

4745-457: The years we have played and worked for him." In three years as the head coach at Texas A&M, Stiteler compiled a record of 8–21–2. As of February 1953, Stiteler was reported to be selling stainless steel in Houston. He died in July 1994. # denotes interim head coach Rice University Rice University , officially William Marsh Rice University , is a private research university in Houston, Texas , United States. It sits on

4818-533: Was 55–1–2. He was the president of the Texas High School Coaches Association in 1942. In February 1946, after leading Waco to the Texas football co-championship in 1945, Stiteler was hired by Rice Institute as an assistant football coach. Rice head coach Jess Neely hired Stiteler to fill a vacancy created when backfield coach Buster Brannon resigned to take a position at the University of Florida . Stiteler helped lead

4891-632: Was a personal one." Stiteler submitted his letter of resignation to the President of Texas A&M upon revealing the true facts concerning "my affair in Houston." Following the resignation, the members of the football team issued a statement in support of their former coach: "We believe that whatever happened to Mr. Stiteler was a personal matter and it should have remained that. A lot of us boys came to A. and M. in 1948 not because A. and M. had won games but simply because of Harry Stiteler and his character. He has never ceased to set us that same example in

4964-611: Was an American athlete and football coach . While attending Texas A&M University , he set a Southwest Conference record in the pole vault and played football at the quarterback position for the Aggies football team in 1930. From 1931 to 1945, Stiteler was a high school football coach in Texas, leading teams from Corpus Christi and Waco to state championships. He was the head football coach at Texas A&M from 1948 to 1950. Stiteler attended Texas A&M University from 1927 to 1931. He lettered in track three times and broke

5037-485: Was crafted by John Angel . In 2020, Rice students petitioned the university to take down the statue due to the founder's history as slave owner. In January 2022, the Board of Trustees announced plans to relocate the statue within the academic quadrangle. In November 2023, the statue along with its plinth were taken down in conjunction with a renovation of the Academic Quad. During World War II , Rice Institute

5110-560: Was created. In 1997, the Edythe Bates Old Grand Organ and Recital Hall and the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, renamed in 2005 for the late Nobel Prize winner and Rice professor Richard E. Smalley , were dedicated at Rice. In 1999, the Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology was created. The Rice Owls baseball team was ranked #1 in the nation for the first time in that year (1999), holding

5183-606: Was one of 131 colleges and universities nationally that took part in the V-12 Navy College Training Program , which offered students a path to a Navy commission. The residential college system proposed by President Lovett was adopted in 1958, with the East Hall residence becoming Baker College , South Hall residence becoming Will Rice College , West Hall becoming Hanszen College , and the temporary Wiess Hall becoming Wiess College . In 1959,

5256-445: Was ranked tied at 17th among national universities and 108th among global universities, 6th for "best undergraduate teaching", 5th for "Best Value", and tied for 16th "Most Innovative" among national universities in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report in its 2022 edition. In 2024, ' Forbes ' magazine ranked Rice University 9th nationally among 500 liberal arts colleges, universities and service academies, 1st among universities in

5329-633: Was revealed by Stiteler admitted that he had misrepresented the facts concerning the assault. He reported that he had known his attacker and "the affair was a personal one." Stiteler submitted his letter of resignation to the President of Texas A&M upon revealing the facts concerning "my affair in Houston." A&M would not reach a bowl game for another 7 years, the 1957 Gator Bowl . The Bulldogs would not reach one again until 1959. # denotes national championship game; † denotes College Football Playoff semifinal game Harry Stiteler Robert Harry Stiteler (September 19, 1909 – July 17, 1994)

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