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2023-2024 William Ward Watkin Council
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.
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)
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
Chairman, 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
Chris Sanders, B.A. '97
Senior Product Designer, Apple
Randhir Sahni, M.Arch. '71
President, Llewelyn-Davies Sahni
Phoebe Tudor
Preservationist