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Overview

Within its extensive history, the William Ward Watkin Council has played an important role in the success of Rice Architecture.

This council has been a sounding board for the research and programs that strategically promote Rice Architecture with alumni, potential students, and faculty recruits. The William Ward Watkin Council offers a sounding board for the Dean and the School of Architecture at Rice University for issues ranging from internal programming to external relations. Council members serve as ambassadors of the school, promoting its strengths and expanding its purview.

 

 

2023–2024 William Ward Watkin Council

Jay Baker, M.Arch. '80

Principal, Jay Baker Architects
 

Katie Bennett, B.Arch. '03

Director, Thomas Phifer and Partners
 

David Calkins, B.Arch. '83

Regional Managing Principal, Gensler
 

Leslie Elkins Sasser

Principal, Leslie Elkins Architecture
 

Stephen Engblom, M.Arch. '96

Senior Vice President, AECOM
 

John Geresi

Senior Vice President, U.S. Bank
 

H. Ralph Hawkins, M.Arch. '76

Chairman Emeritus, HKS, Inc.
 

Melvin Hildebrandt, B.S. '56, Emeritus

Vice Chairman, Linbeck Group, LLC
 

Lonnie Hoogeboom, B.Arch. '94/M.Arch. '96

Director of Planning & Design, Central Houston, Inc.
 

Frank Kelly, B.Arch. '65

Architect, Planner, Stantec (retired)
 

Dillon Kyle

Principal, Dillon Kyle Architecture
 

Marley Lott

Partner, Baker Botts LLP (retired)
 

Allston Marble

Vice President and Senior Client Executive, Linbeck Group LLC
 

 

Bill McGregor, B.Arch. '65

President, The McGregor Company
 

Lela Nunnelee

Security, Pacific Corporation (retired)
Owner, Inspired Kitchen Cooking School (retired)
 

Itohan Osayimwese, M.Arch. '01

Chair and Associate Professor of the History of Architecture and Urban Studies, Brown University

 

Steve Radom

Managing Principal, Radom Capital
 

Dmitry Rakhlin

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
 

Charles Renfro, B.Arch. '89

Partner, Diller Scofidio + Renfro

 

David Robinson, M.Arch. '93

Council Member, City of Houston
 

Rob Rogers, B.Arch. '83

Chair, William Ward Watkin Council, 
Rice University School of Architecture
Principal and Owner, Rogers Partners
 

Peter Rowe, M.Arch. '71

Raymond Garbe Professor of Architecture and Urban Design and Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
 

Randhir Sahni, M.Arch. '71

President, Llewelyn-Davies Sahni
 

Chris Sanders, B.A. '97

Senior Product Designer, Apple
 

Phoebe Tudor

Preservationist

 

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