Stephen Malcolm Gillis (December 28, 1940 – October 4, 2015) was an American

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. He served as the sixth president of

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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
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Biography

Education

Gillis received a Bachelor of Arts in 1962 and a Master of Arts in 1963 from the

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. Later, he received a Doctor of Philosophy from the

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in 1968.NNDB Profile
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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 (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. He is also a founding member of TanTao University in Vietnam. He sat on the Board of Directors of CRDF Global and

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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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North Korea's Pyongyang University of Science and Technology

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