Beyond the Hedges
Rice has deep and broad connections with the city of Houston, one of the most diverse cities in the nation, an epicenter for innovation and home to the world’s largest medical complex. Thanks to the Moody Foundation, students can leverage these connections to learn, serve and make an impact.
IRWIN M. “BUDDY” HERZ
The Irwin M. “Buddy” Herz Community Outreach, Leadership and Engagement Fund promotes connections between the Rice campus and the broader community. A speaker series will bring local and international thought leaders to campus and an internship program will allow Rice students to serve the community in positions beyond the hedges.
- Owl Edge Summer Experience Fund
The Owl Edge Summer Experience Fund provides financial support (living expenses, transportation, and travel) for unpaid or minimally paid career-related summer experiences, making these essential experiences possible for students who might not be able to afford them otherwise. The Irwin M. Buddy Herz fund will prioritize support for students pursuing summer experiences focused on public service within the greater Houston area, but will also expand support across the state of Texas and beyond as funding allows.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE OWL EDGE SUMMER EXPERIENCE FUND - Owl Edge Externship Travel Fund
The Owl Edge Externship program connects undergraduate students to community and alumni volunteers for a short-term job-shadowing experience that provides early career exploration and opportunities to learn more about the volunteer's profession. The Irwin M. Buddy Herz fund will help students to cover travel costs associated with pursuing these externship experiences that take Rice students “beyond the hedges.”
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE OWL EDGE EXTERNSHIP TRAVEL FUND
ABOUT
IRWIN M. “BUDDY” HERZ ’61
Irwin M. “Buddy” Herz, Jr. is a 1961 graduate of Rice University. He was a member of Will Rice College and was elected editor in chief of the Rice Thresher as a junior, councilman at large of the Student Association as a senior, and one of Rice’s 10 Outstanding Seniors in the Class of 1961. Buddy is a partner in the law firm of Greer, Herz and Adams and represents a variety of nonprofits, financial institutions and private business entities, including serving as general counsel of the Moody Foundation and as a director of American National Insurance Company, Texas’s largest insurance company, for 41 years. Buddy is civic and community minded, dedicating significant portions of his professional career as president of Temple B’nai Israel, chairman of the Galveston Economic Development Corporation, chairman of the UTMB Development Board and chairman of the Galveston Housing Authority.
