About REA

REA supports, honors, and connects Rice engineers before and after graduation.

Formed in 1938, Rice Engineering Alumni (REA) is the oldest alumni affinity group at Rice and is dedicated to providing support to the George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing. REA provides over $150,000 in awards and scholarships to outstanding students each year, recruits students for meaningful internships, and facilitates opportunities for alumni to interact with current Rice students as well as other students in their communities through programs such as:

  • Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK) volunteer opportunities and OEDK Design Showcase

  • Rice Center for Engineering Leadership (RCEL), the RCEL Mentorship Program, Engineer Your Career and other George R. Brown School of Engineering and Comupting programs

  • OwlSpark

  • REA Summer Engineering Experience Program

2025-2026 REA Board of Directors

  • Félix Campos

    President

    Mechanical Engineering ‘08

  • Ted Adams

    Immediate Past President, Alumni Honors Chair

    Mechanical Engineering ‘86

  • Brianna Singh

    President Elect, Communications Co-Chair

    Chemical Engineering ‘18

  • Jim Powers

    Treasurer

    BSME ‘89

  • John Breyer

    Secretary, Education Chair

    BS EE ‘94

  • Monique Hartemink

    Communications Co-Chair

    Chemical Engineering ‘18

  • Stephanie Taylor

    Alumni Outreach Chair

    Civil Engineering ‘05

  • Kevin Johnson

    SEE Chair

    BSME ‘10

  • Carl Rosene

    Sponsorship Chair

    BSEE '83, MSCS '87, Ph.D. ‘90

  • Richard Valdez

    Grants & Awards Chair

    Mechanical Engineering ‘01

  • Richard Harris

    Board Governance Chair

    CS ‘84

  • Michael Wellman

    Electrical Engineering ‘87, Computational and Applied Math ‘88

  • Pretta VanDible Stallworth

    Chemical Engineering ‘83, MS ‘84

  • Pamela Price

    Electrical Engineering ‘78

  • David Trevas

    ME '86, MME '89, PhD '94

  • Vidya Bala

    Chemical Engineering ‘98

  • Bart Sinclair

    Electrical Engineering ‘73, MS ‘74, PhD ‘78

  • Lori Ding

    Civil Engineering ‘17

  • Bo Zhang

    MCS '07, PhD '10

  • Rick Swain

    BA '75, MChE '76

  • Angela Zhu

    MCS '09, PhD '13

Non-Voting Ex Officio Members

  • Katie Donovan

    Director of Development for the School of Engineering and Computing

  • Cynthia Riley

    Senior Director of Development, School of Engineering and Computing

  • Jim Pyke

    Senior Advisor to REA

    Mechanical Engineering ‘97

  • Sofia Horadam-Kalmus

    Associate Director of Alumni Relations, Regional Networks

Board of Directors Application Process

Applications to join the REA Board of Directors are currently closed. Come back in January 2026 to apply!