Rice Business Alumni Reunion

Rice Business Alumni Reunion Weekend 2026

April 24 - 25, 2026

Join us this year for Alumni Reunion Weekend 2026! 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.

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PRICING

April 24 — Friday milestone events
Dinners ('76, ’81, '86, '91, '96, '01): $75 early bird / $90 general / $100 walk-up
Happy Hours ('06, '11, '16, '21, '25): $30 early bird / $45 general / $55 walk-up

April 25 — Saturday package
Includes Saturday programming + partio:
$60 early bird / $75 general / $90 walk-up

April 25 — Partio only
Alumni and guests 21+ years of age: $30 early bird / $45 general / $55 walk-up
Guests ages 13-20: $15
Guests 12 and under are free

*Registration for all Reunion events is complimentary for the class of 1976.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Friday (milestone years only)

Classes of 1976, '81, '86, '91, '96 and '01: 6:30 pm at Brennan's (3300 Smith St)
Classes of 2006, '11, '16, '21 and '25: 6:00 pm at Kirby Ice House (3333 Eastside St)

Saturday (all alumni)

8:30am - 12:00pm: Check-in (Rotunda)
9:00am - 11:00am: Student/Alumni Networking Breakfast (Anderson Family Commons)
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)

2026 Alumni Award Winners

Make a gift in honor of your class

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

Alumni Reunion Weekend 2026 is in-person with virtual offerings for certain programming on Saturday, April 25.
The Faculty Panel Lunch and Learn, Last Lecture and Dean's Update and Presentation of the 2026 Alumni Awards will be live-streamed and recorded. Registration coming soon.
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.
Yes, Alumni Reunion Weekend is only open to Rice Business alumni across all programs. Saturday programming is open to Rice Business alumni; however, we will have special milestone events on Friday for milestone years only. Students, we look forward to seeing you at your one-year reunion!
On Saturday, April 25, children are invited to join the Rice Business community for the Alumni and Family Partio in Jamail Plaza from 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm CT. There will be kid-friendly activities and Sammy the Owl to take photos with and more!
Rice University has partnerships with several local hotels for special alumni rates. All hotels are listed here, and you must log into the Rice Portal to view rates. For assistance, please contact alumni@rice.edu.
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.
Contact jgsbalumni@rice.edu for questions and concerns.

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Christina Glezil