The Friends of Fondren Library (FoFL), founded in 1950, is dedicated to stimulating growth in library resources and facilities for the 21st century. The Friends seeks to heighten community and alumni interest in Fondren Library and to support academic programs at Rice University by funding library collections and facilities.
Membership comes with benefits, including borrowing privileges for a year, advance notice of lectures and events, and more. Benefits in full, and information on becoming a member is available online.
2021-2022 Board of Directors Officers
| Board of Directors | Ex-Officio | Emeriti |
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Natalye Appel Victor Benavides Walter Mark Buehler Barbara D. Byrd, J.D. Virginia A. Clark, Ph.D. Julie Gianelloni Connor Malinda Russek Crain John P. Dennis, III Clare H. Doyle Julie Fette, Ph.D. Zachary Foster Barbara J. Gibbs, M.D. Ann Patton Greene Clare W. Jackson Catherine James Jessica Keithan Barry Leavitt Laura Leavitt Mary McIntire, Ph.D. Wanda Pan Bob Parkey Steve Patterson Jack Pendergrast Susan Pilat James C. Roberts Travis Roberts Melinda L. Snell Robert M. Taylor, Jr. Laura C. Turley Kristine G. Wallace, Ph.D. Susan Trammell Whitfield Don M. Woo |
Amy K. Dittmar, Ph.D Sara Lowman Cymene Howe, Ph.D. Peter Loewen, Ph.D. Mary Lowery |
Texas B. Anderson, Ph.D. W. Robins Brice Debby F. Crabtree Elizabeth Gillis Harriet Calvin Latimer Charles D. Maynard, Jr. John Ribble, M.D. Karen Hess Rogers Cathryn Rodd Selman Lee Chatham Seureau Amy Taylor Mary Ellen Wilson John E. Wolf, Jr., M.D., M.A. |
Friends of Fondren Creator Recognition
Each year, the Friends of Fondren Library celebrates Rice faculty, staff, alumni, and FoFL members who have either authored a book, edited a published journal, composed a major musical work, or mounted a one-person art show the prior year. A researched list of creators and their titles are read and recognized at this event.
Additionally, the 2022 event, held in the library’s Kyle Morrow Room, recognized the authors of three recent books: Jacqueline Couti, the Laurence H. Favrot Professor of Modern and Classical Literatures and Cultures, wrote “Sex, Sea, and Self: Sexuality and Nationalism in French Caribbean Discourses 1924-1948.” Rachel Kimbro, dean of the School of Social Sciences, the Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences and professor of sociology, wrote “In Too Deep: Class and Mothering in a Flooded Community.” And Christopher Sperandio, associate professor of painting and drawing, wrote “Greenie Josephenie.” These three creators discussed their work in a moderated panel format focused on “Family Curators, Critics of Patriarchal Imperialism, and Green Superheroes: Writing about Women across the Disciplines.”
More details on the event can be found online.