All students who have completed two semesters of study at the university are Rice alumni. As of July 15, 1996, the total number of alumni was 45,258. Of these, 6,835 were deceased and 4,706 were of unknown location.

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF LIVING ALUMNI

Houston	11,615	30.2%
Elsewhere in Texas	6,478	16.9%
Elsewhere in the U.S.	14,650	38.2%
International	974	2.5%
Unknown	4,706	12.2%
Total	38,423	100.0%

ALUMNI COUNT IN U.S.¹

Alabama	191		Nebraska	54
Alaska	59		Nevada	76
Arizona	297		New Hampshire	45
Arkansas	166		New Jersey	390
California	2,676		New Mexico	407
Colorado	628		New York	867
Connecticut	217		North Carolina	399
Delaware	49		North Dakota	10
Florida	591		Ohio	322
Georgia	504		Oklahoma	320
Hawaii	54		Oregon	215
Idaho	45		Pennsylvania	445
Illinois	537		Rhode Island	34
Indiana	144		South Carolina	124
Iowa	52		South Dakota	13
Kansas	132		Tennessee	296
Kentucky	103		Texas	18,093
Louisiana	455		Utah	83
Maine	26		Vermont	38
Maryland	535		Virginia	754
Massachusetts	534		Washington	485
Michigan	229		West Virginia	36
Minnesota	161		Wisconsin	115
Mississippi	83		Wyoming	16
Missouri	352		Washington, D.C.	176
Montana	41		Puerto Rico	17
			U.S. Virgin Islands	1
			Military APO/FPOs	51
			Total	32,743

1. All 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and U.S. military bases abroad represented alumni residing outside the U.S.

ALUMNI RESIDING OUTSIDE THE U.S.

Africa	36
Asia	258
Atlantic/Caribbean Islands	7
Australia/Antarctica	28
Canada	127
Central and South America	150
Europe	349
Pacific Islands	19
Total	974

OCCUPATIONS OF ALUMNI

Acounting (incl. CPA)	346		Insurance	141
Administration	237		Interior Design	14
Adver./Mktng./Sales	355		Invest. & Securities	192
Architecture	558		Journ. & Publishing	87
Archaeology	12		Law	1,017
Art	47		Library/Museum	86
Athletics & Sports	33		Manufacturing	188
Aviation/Transportation	76		Mechanic	5
Banking/Finance	290		Medical Related	872
Chemistry/Biochem.	248		Military	100
Clerical/Secretarial	3		Music	77
Communications	79		Personnel Services	34
Computing Fields	771		Petroleum/Natural Gas	213
Consulting	330		Psychology	80
Education	1,502		Purchasing	2
Engineering (all)	1,576		Real Estate	194
Entrepreneur	6		Religion/Theology	104
Executive/Managerial	177		Sciences	669
Farming & Ranching	29		Social Services	36
Film/Photo/Broadcast	72		Statistics	18
Fund-Raising	4		Translating/Interpreting	4
Geology/Geophysics	169		Trust/Estate Planning	10
Gov. & Public Works	348		Veterinary Medicine	13
Hotel/Restaurant	23		Volunteer	5
Homemaker	11		Writer/Novelist/Poet	44
Import/Export	17		Unreported	22,193
			Total	33,717

RICE DEGREES EARNED BY RICE ALUMNI¹

Alumni are counted by their preferred class year to avoid double counting of those who hold more than one degree from Rice. Figures include deceased alumni and alumni of unknown location.

B = Baccalaureate	M = Master's
D = Doctorate	ND = No Rice Degree

Degree Counts by Years^1,2

CLASS	B	B/M	B/M/ D	B/D	M	M/D	D	DEGREE TOTAL	ND
1916	30	6	1	0	1	0	0	38	45
1917	40	2	0	0	1	0	0	43	73
1918	32	4	2	0	1	0	1	40	92
1919	38	1	0	0	0	0	1	40	147
1920	72	1	0	0	1	2	0	76	246
'21-'25	475	11	2	0	7	2	1	498	1,008
'26-'30	880	32	9	0	11	6	5	943	1,077
'31-'35	1,054	36	9	2	8	5	6	1,120	911
'36-'40	1,065	26	11	1	1	4	5	1,113	673
'41-'45	1,102	23	15	3	6	5	4	1,158	915
'46-'50	1,207	62	16	3	27	13	10	1,338	1,094
'51-'55	1,147	46	20	11	51	31	24	1,330	829
'56-'60	1,434	69	41	21	92	41	49	1,747	832
'61-'65	1,476	74	33	50	133	64	91	1,921	541
'66-'70	1,537	212	69	38	223	104	272	2,455	562
'71-'75	2,064	470	50	24	250	214	237	3,309	448
'76-'80	2,504	432	32	16	416	173	150	3,723	372
'81-'85	2,560	283	34	10	617	180	174	3,858	198
'86-'90	2,797	171	27	10	816	280	195	4,296	212
1991	587	42	2	2	166	34	47	879	47
1992	635	37	0	0	188	44	38	943	39
1993	570	20	0	0	224	39	31	884	51
1994	600	31	0	0	239	40	52	962	60
1995	608	10	0	0	249	15	52	934	63
1996	593	7	0	0	285	4	45	934	141
Totals	25,107	2,108	373	191	4,013	1,300	1,490	34,582	10,676

1. Degrees counted by preferred class year

2. Professional degrees (see p. 17 for 1996) counted as B, M, or D as appropriate

ASSOCIATION OF RICE ALUMNI

The Association of Rice Alumni (ARA) is composed of all alumni of the university. The purpose of the ARA is to establish and maintain a continuing relationship between the university and its alumni. To achieve this purpose, the ARA sponsors programs that encourage intellectual stimulation and social interaction among alumni and enable alumni to contribute to and share in the enhancement of the university.

ARA Officers (1996-97)

Office	Holder	Residence
President	Richard B. Stephens '56	Metairie, LA
President Elect	Karen Ostrum George '77	Houston, TX
First Vice Presidents	James W. Woodruff '67 and Carolyn H. Woodruff '68	Bellaire, TX
Second Vice Presidents	Doris A. Williams '75 and Jeff Eric Ross '75	Houston, TX
Treasurer	Arthur H. Rogers, III '67	Houston, TX
Past President	Thomas B. Greene, III '71	Houston, TX
Executive Director	Ann Patton Greene '71	Houston, TX

ARA Committees (1996-97)

Committee	Committee Chairs
Business Networking	Ralph A. Midkiff '81
Lifelong Learning	Anne Shamblin Baillio '62
Alumni College	Don T. Macune '78 and Mary Julia Macune '78
Homecoming 1996 Committee	James W. Woodruff '67 and Caroyln H. Woodruff '68
Executive Committee	Richard B. Stephens '56
Honors Committee	Tomas B. Greene III '71
Nominations Committee	Karen Ostrum George '77
Student/Alumni Liaison	Kyle A. Frazier '83
Travel	June S. Holly-Harrison '42
Young Alumni	George W. Webb, III '88

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