It was, on the 100th anniversary of the official opening of Rice University, much as it had been a century ago when founding president Edgar Odell Lovett welcomed dignitaries, students ...

With years of hard work and determination, Lovett built the institution and set the direction for greatness for its students and the college itself. Edgar Odell Lovett was born ...

Also in attendance were State Representative Sarah Davis, former principals Joan Cullinae, Judy Harwell and Susan Monaghan, and members of the Lovett Family. Edgar Odell Lovett III, grandson of ...

Edgar Odell Lovett , the first president of Rice, said “[We must] keep the standards up and the numbers down”, and even today there are only a few thousand students. Lovett introduced a college system ...

Rice University's first president, Edgar Odell Lovett, famously toured the best colleges across the globe, seeking a blueprint to build a world-class university in Houston. When Edward Djerejian ...