News Briefs

Natural
sciences dean accepts another term
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Kathleen Matthews
has accepted another term as dean of the Wiess School of
Natural Sciences, Rice President Malcolm Gillis and Provost
Eugene Levy announced Jan. 10.

“Kathy’s
leadership — as abundantly reflected in the assessments
I received in the renewal survey — has been characterized
by energy, vision, tenacity and grace,” said Levy in
a letter to Wiess School faculty and staff. “The Wiess
School has benefited greatly from Kathy’s creative
leadership, and I am sure that the school will make even
more important strides during her next term.”

Matthews was
named dean of the school in 1998.

Rice
alum wins Houston Marathon
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Rice graduate
Sean Wade ’89 won the 2003 HP Houston Marathon last
Sunday, completing the 26.2-mile race with a time of 2:24:43.

Wade came to
Rice on a tennis scholarship in 1986 and, influenced by
his roommates who ran track, started running his senior
year. He became one of Rice’s top distance runners.

A native of New
Zealand, Wade ran for the Kiwis in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.