Stephen Malcolm Gillis (December 28, 1940 – October 4, 2015) was an American
academic
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. He served as the sixth president of
Rice University
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in
Houston, Texas
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, from 1993 until 2004. He was University Professor and Ervin Kenneth Zingler Professor of Economics at Rice.
[ Gillis's web page at rice.edu](_blank)
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Biography
Education
Gillis received a Bachelor of Arts in 1962 and a Master of Arts in 1963 from the University of Florida
The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...
. Later, he received a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Illinois
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the University ...
in 1968.[NNDB Profile]
/ref> While he was a student at Florida, he became a member of the Phi Delta Theta
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fraternity.
Career
Prior to serving as Rice University president, Gillis was Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Duke University (1991–1993) and Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs at Duke (1986–1991).
Gillis helped to found Jacobs University Bremen
Constructor University is an international, private, residential research university located in Vegesack, Bremen, Germany. It offers study programs in engineering, humanities, natural and social sciences, in which students can acquire bachelor's ...
(initially International University Bremen) and served on the board of governors. He was one of four Co-Chairmen of Pyongyang University of Science and Technology
Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST) is North Korea's first privately funded university. It is founded, operated, and partly funded by associations and people outside the country. PUST was jointly planned and constructed by forc ...
. He is also a founding member of TanTao University in Vietnam. He sat on the Board of Directors of CRDF Global
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and Halliburton
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.
Gillis passed away from cancer on October 4, 2015."In memoriam: President Emeritus Malcolm Gillis" at rice.edu
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References
External links
North Korea's Pyongyang University of Science and Technology
Biography
1940 births
2015 deaths
University of Florida alumni
Presidents of Rice University
Halliburton people
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