Advisory Boards

External Advisory Board

The External Advisory Board meets once per academic year and at the discretion of the CTE Director and Chairperson.

Nancy Rapoport - Chairperson

Ms. Rapoport is the Garman Turner Gordon Professor of Law at the William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and an Affiliate Professor of Business Law and Ethics in the Lee Business School at UNLV. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Legal Studies from Rice in 1982. She also received a J.D. from Stanford University in 1985.

Keith Lovin, Ph.D.

Dr. Lovin served as the President of Maryville University of Saint Louis from 1992 to 2005. Among his accomplishments as president, Lovin created The Institute for Leadership and Values, a leadership development program to help students gain skills and experiences necessary for their future careers. He earned his Master of Arts and Ph.D. in Philosophy from Rice in 1971. During his time at Rice, he has served in various volunteer roles, including as a RAVA volunteer and on the Initiative for Students Commission.

Steve Knoll

Mr. Knoll worked at the University of Texas Center for Teaching Effectiveness for ten years, supporting faculty and graduate student teaching/learning initiatives. He graduated with Bachelor of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering and in Computer Science from Rice in 1985, after which he continued studies at UT-Austin in physics, math, and linguistics.

Debra Kochevar

Bio Coming Soon

Felicia Martin

Ms. Martin is the Managing Director of College Success at EMERGE, which empowers and prepares high-performing students from underserved communities to attend and graduate from selective colleges & universities across the nation. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Rice in 1999. She also received a Master of Arts in Organizational Development from St. Edwards University in 2013.

Juan Meza, Ph.D.

Dr Meza is currently serving as the Division Director at the National Science Foundation’s Division of Mathematical Sciences. He received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering in 1978, a Master of Electrical Engineering in 1979, and a Doctorate in Computational and Applied Mathematics in 1986, all from Rice University.

Meeta Morrison

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Stephen Peterson

Mr. Peterson is the President and Principle of ThreeForks, Inc. a post-secondary education information technology consulting firm dedicated to the needs of higher education administration. Stephen graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in History and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art & Art History from Rice in 1984 and 1985.

David Potash, Ph.D.

Dr. Potash is the President of Wilbur Wright College in northwest Chicago. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and English from Rice in 1985. He also earned a Master of Arts in History from New York University in 1988 and a Doctorate in History from Cambridge University in 1998.

Elizabeth Rose

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Lesa Tran Lu, Ph.D.

Dr. Tran Lu is a Lecturer of Chemistry at Rice University, the Program Manager of the Rice Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering, and a Faculty Resident Associate of Sid Richardson College. She received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry in 2007, a Master of Arts in Chemistry in 2009, and a Doctorate in Chemistry in 2012, all from Rice University.