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Rice Business Alumni Reunion Weekend 2025
April 25 - 26, 2025
Together We Will — Celebrate, Connect, Create the Future. Reconnect with your classmates and make new memories over Alumni Awards, milestone events, lectures and other exciting programming! Take a trip down memory lane with fellow alumni and celebrate all you achieved at Rice Business and beyond.
Interested in volunteering for your reunion? Please contact christina.glezil@rice.edu.
PRICING
April 25 — Friday milestone events
Dinners ('75, ’80, '85, '90, '95, '00): $65 early bird / $70 general / $75 walk-up
Happy Hours ('05, '10, '15, '20, '24): $25 early bird / $30 general / $35 walk-up
April 26 — Saturday package
Includes Saturday programming + partio:
$55 early bird / $60 general / $70 walk-up
April 26 — Partio only
Alumni and guests 21+ years of age: $25 early bird / $30 general / $35 walk-up
Guests ages 13-20: $10
Guests 12 and under are free
*Registration for all Reunion events is complimentary for the class of 1975.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday
- Special dinner and happy hours for milestone reunion years only
Saturday
- 10:30 am – 12:00 pm: Saturday Check–In (Rotunda)
- 11:30 am – 1:30 pm: Faculty/Alumni Panel Lunch & Learn (Anderson Family Commons)
- 1:45 – 2:30 pm: Last Lecture (Shell Auditorium)
- 2:45 – 3:45 pm: Dean’s Update and Presentation of the Alumni Awards (Shell Auditorium)
- 4:00 – 7:00 pm: Alumni and Family Partio (Jamail Plaza)
2025 Milestone Years
1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020, and 2024
Golden Reunion
We are especially excited to celebrate the 50th reunion for the class of 1975. Join us in honoring their incredible journey and contributions over the years. Here's to 50 years of success, growth, and cherished memories!
2025 Alumni Award Winners
2025 Distinguished Alumni Award (awarded posthumously)
Class of 2019
Class of 2019
2025 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner
Class of 2022
Class of 2022
2025 Rising Star Award Winner
Class of 2023
Class of 2023
2025 Outstanding Volunteer Award Winner
Class of 2021
Class of 2021
Even if you couldn't join us for the reunion festivities, you can still make a meaningful impact by making a gift to Rice Business in honor of your class! Be sure to check the reunion giving leaderboard to see how your class's generosity compares to other milestone classes.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Alumni Reunion Weekend 2025 is in-person with virtual offerings for certain programming on Saturday, April 26.
The Faculty Panel Lunch and Learn, Last Lecture and Dean's Update and Presentation of the 2025 Alumni Awards will be live-streamed and recorded via Panopto. Click here to register.
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Established by the Rice Business Alumni Association (RBAA), the Rice Business Alumni Awards annually recognize alumni for outstanding achievements in their professional fields and exemplary leadership. Recipients of these awards embody our four pillars of alumni engagement: community, philanthropy, volunteering and lifelong learning.
This means that when reviewing nominations, the selection committee will take into special consideration those alumni who exemplify and consistently engage in supporting their communities through networking, philanthropy, volunteering and a demonstrated passion for learning.
You can find more information about the Rice Business Alumni Awards at https://business.rice.edu/alumni/stay-connected/alumni-awards.
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Yes, Alumni Reunion Weekend is only open to Rice Business alumni across all programs. All programming is open to Rice Business alumni, however, we will have special milestone events for reunion years. Students, we look forward to seeing you at your future reunion!
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On Saturday, April 27, children were invited to join the Rice Business community for the Alumni and Family Partio at McNair Hall in the Woodson Courtyard from 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm CT. There were kid-friendly activities including Crayola Imagine Arts Academy corner, 2 bounce houses, face painter, caricature artist, petting zoo with 16 farm animals, trackless train, Sammy the Owl to take photos with and more!
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We did not have a specific hotel block, but we worked with the InterContinental Hotel Houston Medical Center for special Rice University discounted rates.
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We love our Alumni Reunion volunteers! Volunteers make the biggest difference in creating the best alumni experience!
You can serve as an Alumni Reunion Committee member. Committee members help encourage attendance at Reunion and help create a community experience.
You can serve as an Alumni Reunion Fundraising Lead. Fundraising leads help encourage giving among classmates to support Rice Business to make the greatest impact.
You can serve as both an Alumni Reunion Committee member and fundraising lead, or just one or the other - whichever you are able to contribute to! Please contact jgsbalumni@rice.edu to sign up as a volunteer.
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Contact jgsbalumni@rice.edu for questions and concerns.
