Preceded by George Erik Rupp Died October 4, 2015 Name S. Gillis | Alma mater University of Florida Spouse(s) Elizabeth Succeeded by David Leebron | |
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Born December 28, 1940
Dothan, Alabama ( 1940-12-28 ) Education University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, University of Florida | ||
Celebrating the life of Stephen Malcolm Gillis, the sixth president of Rice University
Stephen Malcolm Gillis (December 28, 1940 – October 4, 2015) was an American academic. He served as the sixth president of Rice University in Houston, Texas, from 1993 until 2004. He was University Professor and Ervin Kenneth Zingler Professor of Economics at Rice.
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- Celebrating the life of Stephen Malcolm Gillis the sixth president of Rice University
- Education
- Career
- References
Education
Gillis received a Bachelor of Arts in 1962 and a Master of Arts in 1963 from the University of Florida, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Illinois in 1968. While he was a student at Florida, he became a member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity.
Career
Prior to serving as Rice University president, Gillis was Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Duke University (1991–1993) and Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs at Duke (1986–1991).
He was one of four Co-Chairmen of Pyongyang University of Science and Technology. He sat on the Board of Directors of CRDF Global and Halliburton.
Gillis died of cancer on October 4, 2015.