Robert Arnot Rice

Background

Rice, Robert Arnot was born on April 4, 1911 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Eugenia (Arnot) Rice.

Education

Bachelor, University of California, Berkeley, 1934; Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1947; postgraduate, Columbia University, 1948.

Career

Various educational positions, 1935-1961. Supervisor science and mathematics Berkeley Unified School District, 1961-1964. Administrator National Science Foundation Summer Institutes for Science Teacher, University California, Berkeley, 1957-1965.

Director On Target School, Berkeley Unified School District, 1971-1973. Coordinator public programs Lawrence Hall of Science, 1964-1970. Work experience education coordinator Berkeley Unified School District, 1973-1975.

Executive director California Science Teacher Association, 1964-1990. Director Northern California-Western Nevada Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, 1962-1993. Consultant Berkley Unified School District, 1964-1970.

Board directors San Francisco Bay Area Science Fair, since 1960. Member steering committee Chemical Study, 1960-1975. Coordinator Industry Initiatives for Science and Mathematics Education Program, 1985-1986.

Director Industry Initiatives for Science and Mathematics Education Academy, 1987. Member International Science and Engineering Fair Council, Science Service, Inc., 1959-1968. Director 18th International Science and Engineering Fair, San Francisco, 1967.

Executive director San Francisco Bay Area Science Fair, 1954-1959. Resource consultant California Farm Bureau Federation-Youth Power Conference, Asilomar, 1966. Judging chair National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, 1993-1997.

Achievements

• Robert Arnot Rice has been listed as a noteworthy school administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors California Heart Association, 1966-1971, Alameda County Heart Association, 1966-1971. Member Center California Science Committee, 1965-1970. Member research committee Alameda County Tuberculosis and Health Association, 1965-1969, member advisory committee, 1965-1969.

Member National Education Association, National Science Teachers Association (president 1960-1961, region VIII director 1955-1957, California state director 1949-1956, member chemistry committee 1956-1960, Distinguished Service to Science Education award 1986), Northern California Committee on Problem Solving in Science, California Science Teachers Association (president northern section 1949-1950, Distinguished Service to Science Teaching award 1981, Lifetime Achievement award 1999), California Teachers Association, North Carolina Science Specialists, Berkeley Kiwanis Club, Phi Delta Kappa (president Lambda chapter 1942-1943).

Connections

Married Frances Von Dorsten, August 15, 1936 (deceased sept. 1986); married Esther Pauline Railton, July 11, 1989.

Father:

Abraham Lincoln Rice

Mother:

Mary Eugenia (Arnot) Rice

Spouse:

Esther Pauline Railton

Spouse:

Frances Von Dorsten