Thurman D. Kitchin | |
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President of Wake Forest University | |
In office 1930–1950 | |
Preceded by | Francis Pendleton Gaines |
Succeeded by | Harold W. Tribble |
Personal details | |
Born | Thurman Delna Kitchin October 17, 1885 Scotland Neck, North Carolina, U.S. |
Died | August 28, 1955 | (aged 69)
Education | Wake Forest College (AB) Jefferson Medical College (MD) |
Occupation | Physician, educator, academic administrator |
Thurman Delna Kitchin (October 17, 1885 – August 28, 1955) was an American physician, educator, and academic administrator.[1]
Life
[edit]Born in Scotland Neck, North Carolina, Kitchin obtained his A.B. degree from Wake Forest College in 1905[1] and his M.D. from Jefferson Medical College in 1908. He practiced medicine in Lumberton and Scotland Neck before joining Wake Forest College's School of Medicine as a professor of physiology and pharmacology in 1917.[2] Kitchin became the Dean in 1919 and played a significant role in establishing and moving the medical school from Wake Forest to Winston-Salem. In 1930, he was elected president of Wake Forest College, a role he held until 1950. Under Kitchin's leadership, the college expanded, admitting women as undergraduates and introducing a four-year program in the Medical School.[1] He also served on various state committees and boards, was president of the Southern Medical Association, and authored several books on medicine and citizenship.[1]
Kitchin Residence Hall, overlooking Wake Forest University's Upper Quad, is named for him.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d C. P. West (1988). "Kitchin, Thurman Delna | NCpedia". www.ncpedia.org. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
- ^ "Digital Forsyth | Thurman D. Kitchin". www.digitalforsyth.org. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
- ^ "Kitchin Residence Hall". Office of Residence Life and Housing. Retrieved 2023-11-03.