S. Malcolm Gillis

Stephen Malcolm Gillis
6th President of Rice University
In office
1993–2004
Preceded byGeorge Erik Rupp
Succeeded byDavid Leebron
Personal details
Born(1940-12-28)December 28, 1940
Dothan, Alabama, U.S.
DiedOctober 4, 2015(2015-10-04) (aged 74)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
SpouseElizabeth
EducationUniversity of Florida (BA, MA)
University of Illinois (PhD)

Stephen Malcolm Gillis (December 28, 1940 – October 4, 2015) was an American academic. He served as the sixth president of Rice University in Houston, Texas, from 1993 until 2004. He was University Professor and Ervin Kenneth Zingler Professor of Economics at Rice.[1]