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Rice University Provost George L. McClendon Faculty Retirement Committee records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0320
Finding aid note: Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of information gathered from thirty universities about retirement plans, records of meetings of the Rice Faculty Senate Working Group on Retirement Planning, and other materials about retirement planning. The Working Group’s final report is also included.

Dates

  • 2002 - 2012

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from the Provost’s Office: McLendon, Retirement Policy collection must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, Houston, Texas.

Biographical / Historical

Dr. George McLendon is the Rice University provost whose leadership led to the gathering of the materials in this collection. McLendon became the Howard R. Hughes Provost and Professor of Chemistry for Rice University in July, 2010. His service to the University covered a five-year term, which ended in June 2015.

George McLendon earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at El Paso and a doctorate from Texas A&M University. Prior to coming to Rice, he had been first the R.W. Moore Professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry at Princeton University and then Dean of Trinity College of Arts and Science at Duke University.

His research is in the areas of inorganic and physical biochemistry. His publications, which comprise over 200 peer reviewed papers, range from solar nanotechnology to cell death pathways. Implications for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other diseases are associated with his recent research. He has also been involved in several biotech startup companies, including Tetralogic Pharmaceuticals.

His contributions as Rice Provost include recruitment of outstanding faculty, launching and securing funds for an initiative in energy and the environment, establishing a leadership position in quantitative biology, building programs for the BioScience Research Collaborative, strengthening Rice undergraduate education particularly by starting the program in writing and communication, developing important international relationships in Brazil and China, supporting student entrepreneurial efforts, and overseeing the university’s initial activity in digital education.

In March 2014 McLendon announced his intention to step down from the provost position when he completed his five-year term in June 2015. He explained that it was his wish to return to teaching and research, particularly related to leadership and entrepreneurship. He said, “These areas are so close to my own activity and teaching that it has been hard for me as provost to fully participate without the perception of conflict.”

McLendon subsequently left Rice. By May 2017 he had become vice president for research at Carolinas HealthCare System.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet ( (1 box))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

The collection consists of information gathered from thirty universities about retirement plans, records of meetings of the Rice Faculty Senate Working Group on Retirement Planning, and other materials about retirement planning. The Working Group’s final report is also included.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated in 2011 by Dr. Kathy Matthews, committee participant.

Subjects

Record Groups

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Rice University Provost George L. McClendon Faculty Retirement Committee records, 2002-2012
Status
Completed
Author
Mary Tobin
Date
2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

https://library.rice.edu/woodson
Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA

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