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Board Members

Board Members 2018-2019

OFFICERS
Nancy Flatt ’69, President
Kerry Goelzer ’70, ’72, Vice-President
Lee Pecht, Treasurer
Helen Toombs ’79, Recording Secretary
Lynda Crist ’67, ’69, Corresponding Secretary

BOARD
John Boles ’65
Martha Lou Broussard ’57
Nancy Burch ’61
Barbara Eaves
Stephen Fox ’73, ’75
John Gladu

Michelle Hicks ’87
Charles Szalkowski ’70, ’71
Mary Tobin ’73

COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Cornerstone Editor: Antoinette Boecker ’69, ’71, ’77
Archives: Lee Pecht
Hospitality: Maydelle Burkhalter ’53
Membership: Lynda Crist ’67, ’69
Oral and Video Histories: Doug Killgore ’70 and John Gladu
Publicity: Nancy Burch ’61
Programs: Karen Hess Rogers ’68

HONORARY BOARD
Mary Dix

EX OFFICIO BOARD
Alan Bath ’95: President, 2009
Chris Butler ’72: President, 2016
Ann Patton Greene ’71: President, 2008
Frank Jones ’63, President, 2018
Melissa Kean ’96, ’00: President, 2003
Lee Mary Kobayashi ’50: President, 2002
Greg Marshall ’86: President, 1997
Helen Otte: President, 2001
Karen Hess Rogers ’68: Founder and President, 1995, 1996, 2010
Lee Chatham Seureau: President, 1998
Alan Shelby: President, 2015


Committees

Archives
Solicit, collect, and preserve artifacts and memorabilia of historic interest and provide assistance to the Woodson Research Center

Hospitality
Arrange for food, beverages, decorations, clean up, etc., at RHS events

Newsletter
Research and write articles and gather photographs and information for the society’s quarterly newsletter, The Cornerstone.

Program
Promote a sense of community through social interaction by organizing three to four events per year, focusing on Rice’s history.

Publicity
Distribute announcements of events and encourage membership in the society.

Student History
Preserve the history of student life at Rice by working with current students to record memories and to secure mementos.

Video/Oral History
Identify and assist with recording interview and events of historical importance.