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Lois Ann Dickson Fitt Rice (February 28, 1933 – January 4, 2017) was an American corporate executive, scholar, and education policy expert. Known as the ‘‘mother of the Pell Grant” because of her work lobbying for its creation, she was national vice president of the College Board from 1973 until 1981.
- Susan Rice, E. John Rice Jr.
18. Jan. 2017 · Lois Dickson Rice, a janitor’s daughter who became a trailblazing corporate executive and helped persuade Congress to provide federal subsidies, known as Pell grants, to tens of millions of...
Vor 2 Tagen · Lois Rice, one of Brampton’s early builders and biggest benefactors, has died. The Rice family announced that Lois died peacefully at the age of 98 on May 8 in Bolton, Ont. Rice (nee Ewart) was born in Bolton on Dec. 18, 1925. “The moment you met her you knew Lois was special.
20. Sept. 2022 · Without Lois Dickson Rice, the Pell Grant “would not have come into existence.” That’s how Clay Pell IV, whose grandfather sponsored the creation of the grants, described Rice’s role in the...
19. Sept. 2022 · While accepting the NAICU’s Advocacy Award for her mother in February, Susan Rice said that neither Lois Rice nor Pell, who died in 2009, knew that their contributions would have a lengthy legacy. “They didn’t necessarily set out to transform the landscape of higher education,” she said.
- Nadra Nittle
11. Jan. 2017 · (Alex Wong/Getty Images) Lois Dickson Rice, a corporate executive and education policy expert who earned the moniker “mother of the Pell Grant” for her role in shaping the federal financial...
25. Feb. 2022 · Lois Dickson Rice, a former executive with the College Board, who teamed with Senator Claiborne Pell (D-RI) to revolutionize federal student aid programs, was posthumously awarded NAICU’s 2022 Advocacy Award for Independent Higher Education during a special dinner honoring the 50 year legacy of the Pell Grant program during the Association’s 202...
