Presented by Rice University’s
Friends of Fondren Library
and chaired by FoFL Board Members
Natalye Appel ’80, Julie Gianelloni Connor ’73, and Victor Benavides ’11
featuring
Gökçe Günel
Associate Professor in Anthropology
at Rice University
Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025
Lecture 6 p.m.
Reception 7 p.m.
Fondren Library, Kyle Morrow Room, 3rd Floor
This event is free and open to the public. Guests are welcome.
Chaired by Ann Patton Greene ’71 and
Amy and Robert Taylor Jr. ’74
Keynote Speaker
Robert T. Ladd ’78
Chairman, Rice University Board of Trustees
Managing Partner, Stellus Capital Management
Rice University, Cohen House
Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025
6:30 p.m.
Business casual
Join us for a talk with Justin Cronin, in collaboration with Friends of Fondren Library.
Justin Cronin, Writer-in-Residence in the Department of English at Rice and author of the New York Times bestselling The Passage trilogy and The Ferryman, will join us to discuss his work and answer questions.
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025
Time: 6-8 p.m. CT
2025 Event Honoring
Rice University Authors, Editors, Composers and Artists of works published in 2024
Fondren Library, Kyle Morrow Room
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025 ● 5:30 p.m.
Click here to RSVP to attend the Celebration:
https://riceconnect.rice.edu/fondren/FoFLauthors2025
The Friends of Fondren Library will host its annual event honoring Rice faculty, staff, alumni and members of the Friends of Fondren Library who have:
Please join us for THE BOOKS THAT SHAPED MY WORLD presented by Rice University’s featuring |
The Friends of Fondren Library
invite you to the
2023 Annual Meeting and Membership Dinner
chaired by Catherine James and Laura Turley
Special Presentation
John B. Boles ’65
the William Pettus Hobby Professor Emeritus of History
Please join us for
The Books That Shaped My World
presented by Rice University’s
Friends of Fondren Library
and chaired by FoFL Board Members
Natalye Appel '80 and Laura Turley
featuring