Rice President David Leebron (left) joined more than 100 well-wishers March 22 for a retirement reception in honor of Herb Ward, Rice’s Foyt Family Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and professor of ecology and evolutionary biology. Ward, a leading authority on hazardous waste remediation, joined Rice in 1966, helped found the university’s academic programs in environmental science and engineering and played a key role in building the university’s internationally recognized program in environmental remediation technology. He will retire June 30.
Herb Ward to retire after 47 years at Rice
– March 25, 2013Posted in: Current News
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My congratulations to Dr. Ward. He was my academic advisor in the late ’80s. Excellent professor, advisor and human being. Enjoy a well-deserved retirement!!!