Alumni & Giving

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As a graduate of Rice University, you’ve joined a network of alumni who have become leaders in industry, academia, government and beyond. We’re proud of our alumni who are tackling big problems facing our world, such as the provision of safe drinking water for all, sustainable infrastructure, and natural disaster preparedness and response. We encourage you to sign up for our newsletter, submit a story about an interesting alumnus/a or consider a gift to the department to help the next generation of Owls.

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Support of people, programs and resources in the Department of Statistics is an investment in our student body and department vision. At any level, your generosity will be extremely meaningful to help us reach for excellence.

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James R. Thompson

James R. Thompson Memorial Fund

To honor the life and contributions of James R. Thompson, Rice Statistics established an endowed fund that supports the James R. Thompson Distinguished Lecture Series and the James R. Thompson Student Award.

Learn more about the James R. Thompson Memorial Fund.

Students receiving James R. Thompson Student Award

James R. Thompson Ph.D. Student Award

In honor of Dr. Thompson, the department awards the annual James R. Thompson Ph.D. Student Award to recognize an outstanding continuing doctoral student for achievement in scholarship, including academic performance, research, applications and teaching.

Learn more about the James R. Thompson Ph.D. Student Award.

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Our Alumni

Graduates of the Statistics programs at Rice University — whether they earned a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree — are furthering their educations, working, doing research, and teaching around the world at top universities and in a wide variety of industries.

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