President Reginald DesRoches celebrated staff accomplishments on April 21
President Reginald DesRoches welcomed staff members to a morning breakfast and recognition ceremony April 21 at Rice Memorial Center’s Grand Hall. Themed “Excellence in Action,” the gathering highlighted the university’s successes and growth during the previous year, and also marked DesRoches’ first in office.
“It's been a great first year as president, in large part because of all the great work the staff have done to get us to this point,” DesRoches said as he recalled top moments. “In particular, you were very instrumental in many of the events that made this first year special, including O-Week, the inauguration week of festivities and Moody X-Fest.”
The annual gathering, previously known as the town hall, kicked off with a nod to service milestones. DesRoches acknowledged first-year employees before commemorating anniversaries in five-year increments, all the way up to 40 years of service.