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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.[1]
Stephen Malcolm Gillis | |
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| 6th President of Rice University | |
| In office 1993–2004 | |
| Preceded by | George Erik Rupp |
| Succeeded by | David Leebron |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 28, 1940 Dothan, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | October 4, 2015 (aged 74) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Spouse | Elizabeth |
| Education | University of Florida (BA, MA) University of Illinois (PhD) |
Biography
editEducation
editGillis received a Bachelor of Arts in 1962 and a Master of Arts in 1963 from the University of Florida. Later, he received a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Illinois in 1968.[2][3] While he was a student at Florida, he became a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.[4]
Career
editPrior 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).[1]
Gillis helped to found Jacobs University Bremen (initially International University Bremen) and served on the board of governors.[5] He was one of four Co-Chairmen of Pyongyang University of Science and Technology.[6] He is also a founding member of TanTao University in Vietnam.[7][8] He sat on the Board of Directors of CRDF Global and Halliburton.[3][9]
Gillis passed away from cancer on October 4, 2015.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b Gillis's web page at rice.edu
- ^ Gillis, Stephen Malcolm (1968). Sales Taxation in a Developing Economy--the Chilean Case (Ph.D.). University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. OCLC 932256629 – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b NNDB Profile
- ^ The Seminole. Gainesville, FL: University of Florida. 1962. p. 280.
- ^ "Jacobs scores in German poll".
- ^ "co-chairman welcome". Pyongyang University of Science and Technology. 2008. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Founders | Tan Tao University". Retrieved 2020-01-23.
- ^ "Rice's Gillis co-founds private university in North Korea". news.rice.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
- ^ Halliburton Board of Directors Archived 2013-04-11 at archive.today
- ^ "In memoriam: President Emeritus Malcolm Gillis" at rice.edu
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