Today, Daddy started his new job at Rice as the Associate Director of the El Paso Finance Center at the Jones School of Business. Several weeks ago, James attended a Wright Fund event at Rice and was talking to his old Finance professor, Dr. Jill Foote. Dr. Foote told a few people there was a position available at Rice and looking for possible applicants and referrals. Later, James contacted Jill and let her know he was interested. Jill was thrilled and even told James that she was hoping he would throw his name into the ring. She pushed his resume through the necessary channels and an interviewed was scheduled quickly. Everyone involved was excited about James applying for the job including the Dean of the school. A few weeks later, James was offered the position, which he excitedly accepted.
But don't get us wrong, James is terribly sad about leaving Woodway. He has had four and a half great years there. He had met some amazing people especially his boss, Rick Morales. Rick has taught James a lot and without this job, James would not have been in the position to get the job at Rice. Some say that most people don't quit jobs, but quit their bosses. But this was definitely not the case. It was one of the downfalls about taking the new position. But the opportunity was too good to pass up.
James will be in charge of the Finance Center, which is where the Jones School has computer terminals loaded with financial software like Bloomberg and Capital IQ. He will be responsible for teaching the students how to utilize these software programs. Another responsibility of the job will be assisting in the Rice Summer Business Institute, which is a two week summer program where the Jones School hosts about forty underprivileged students and give them a foundation in the business world. The students will be taught basic business courses, hear speakers from all over the business community, and even get to tour a few companies here in Houston.
The position is a great mix between teaching and finance, which is such a great thing for James. He has been missing teaching over the years. And of course, he is so happy to be back at Rice. He will get more vacation time and have some flexibility with his work schedule and can even work from home sometimes!! James will maybe be able to get his PhD that he has been talking about ever since business school (but not for awhile). There are lots of advantages and benefits with this new position. We are so so happy!
Congratulations, Daddy!!! We are so proud of you and know you will be great!!
Here are more pictures of Andrew from today via my cell phone. We know the reason Daddy works so hard is to provide for our family and we love him so dearly for it!
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