“Bass Connections is a great opportunity, and I would encourage other alums to take a look at it as a way to support the university,” said Michael Rhodes. With that vision, and in the spirit of interdisciplinary collaboration and problem-solving, Rhodes and his wife, Maureen, offered a generous $1.667 million gift to Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering to create the Rhodes Family Professorship Endowment with a focus on information, society and culture. Read more here from the Pratt School of Engineering.