Rice earned his B.A. in History

from Oklahoma State University, his M.A. in History from the University

of Texas at Austin, and his Ph.D. in U.S. History with a 20th Century

Urban Focus also from UT Austin. His knowledge of Georgia history, urban

politics and the Georgia flag has landed him in newspapers, on television,

and in books, including his own work, "Georgia, the Empire State

of the South," co-authored with Harvey H. Jackson. In addition to

writing, Rice also acted as editor of the Atlanta Historical Society's

"Atlanta History: A Journal of Georgia and the South" from 1983-2001.

Rice and wife Vivian, who recently

retired from the Clayton County School System after more than 30 years,

plan to spend their retirement traveling the world, starting with a January

trip to Ecuador and Peru. They have two grown children, Travis and Vera,

and three grandchildren, Katie (11), Sarah (3), and David (19 months).

Rice had the honor of presenting son Travis with his diploma at Clayton

State's graduation ceremony in December 2003.

Rice thanks his immediate family;

his mother Elizabeth; his two brothers; his stepmother, stepbrother, and

stepsister; and his nieces and nephews in Texas and Oklahoma, for their

support throughout his life and his career. He also thanks the Clayton

State faculty for presenting a check to support his trip to Boston for

the next Organization of American Historians convention. Rice is a past

president of the Georgia Association of Historians, and plans to remain

active in that group and other history organizations after retirement.

Rice will remain an expert

history source attainable through contact with the University. To learn

more about Rice or his expertise in Georgia history, contact the office

of University Relations at 770- 960-2109.

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