De Lorenzo hired to head Rice scholarships office
Mauro De Lorenzo, a Rhodes scholarship recipient, replaced Patty Bass as the director of scholarships and fellowships at the beginning of the semester.
De Lorenzo, who plans to leave the post at the end of the academic year, said he will focus on the earlier stages of the scholarship process, which mainly involve freshmen and sophomores.
De Lorenzo said Rice has good candidates for scholarships but thinks they are not being appropriately recognized.
“Rice students are talented and dynamic,” De Lorenzo said. “There is no reason why they should not be getting credit.”
De Lorenzo said he will send e-mails about upcoming scholarships to students, and he wants to teach faculty members how to write more successful scholarship recommendations.
Executive Director of International Programs Mark Scheid (Baker ‘67) said he thinks De Lorenzo and that he will bring energy to the office.
Along with the personnel change, Scheid said De Lorenzo will report to Dean of Undergraduates Robin Forman rather than President David Leebron, as Bass did.
“This is something that has been in the works for a long time,” Scheid said. “It’s very unusual to have scholarship offices reporting to the President’s Office.”
Scheid said the change will allow scholarship and fellowship advisers like De Lorenzo to work more closely with staff from Academic Advising and Career Services, which also report to Forman.
De Lorenzo was a Rhodes scholar in 1998 after earning a B.A. in cognitive science and an M.A. in linguistics from the University of Delaware. He met Adviser to the President Maryana Iskander (Wiess ‘97), a 1997 Rhodes scholar, through the Rhodes program. Iskander alerted De Lorenzo to the temporary position.
De Lorenzo said he wants students to be aware of numerous scholarships and fellowships that often go unnoticed.
“Many people either don’t know about scholarship opportunities or falsely think they wouldn’t qualify as candidates,” De Lorenzo said. “The process of preparing yourself for the scholarship is relevant in the real world. Think about what you want to do with your life. It’s not wasted time.”
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