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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.

 

 

2024 - 2025 William Ward Watkin Council

Katie Bennett, B.Arch. '03

Director, Thomas Phifer and Partners
 

David Calkins, B.Arch. '83

Regional Managing Principal, Gensler

 

Kevin Daly, M.Arch. '85

Principal, Kevin Daly Architects
 

Leslie Elkins Sasser

Principal, Leslie Elkins Architecture
 

Stephen Engblom, M.Arch. '96

Senior Vice President, AECOM
 

John Geresi

Senior Vice President, U.S. Bank
 

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

Director of Planning, Development and Capital Projects
Greater Northside Management District
 

Frank Kelly, B.Arch. '65

Architect, Planner, Stantec (retired)
 

C.C. Lee

Chairman/CEO, STOA Architects
 

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

 

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
 

Randhir Sahni, M.Arch. '71

President, Llewelyn-Davies Sahni
 

Chris Sanders, B.A. '97

Senior Product Designer, Apple
 

Kathy Scott B.Arch. '91

Partner, Walker Warner Architects
 

Phoebe Tudor

Preservationist
 

Heather Young B.Arch. '86

Principal, Keather Young Architects

 

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