Thurman D. Kitchin

Thurman D. Kitchin
President of Wake Forest University
In office
1930–1950
Preceded byFrancis Pendleton Gaines
Succeeded byHarold W. Tribble
Personal details
Born
Thurman Delna Kitchin

(1885-10-17)October 17, 1885
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedAugust 28, 1955(1955-08-28) (aged 69)
EducationWake Forest College (AB)
Jefferson Medical College (MD)
OccupationPhysician, educator, academic administrator

Thurman Delna Kitchin (October 17, 1885 – August 28, 1955) was an American physician, educator, and academic administrator.[1]

Life

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

  1. ^ a b c d C. P. West (1988). "Kitchin, Thurman Delna | NCpedia". www.ncpedia.org. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  2. ^ "Digital Forsyth | Thurman D. Kitchin". www.digitalforsyth.org. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  3. ^ "Kitchin Residence Hall". Office of Residence Life and Housing. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
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Presidents of Wake Forest University
  • Samuel Wait (1834–1845)
  • William Hooper (1845–1848)
  • John B. White (1848–1853)
  • Washington M. Wingate (acting, 1854–1856), (president, 1856–1862 and 1866–1879)
  • Thomas H. Pritchard (1879–1882)
  • Charles Taylor (1884–1905)
  • William Louis Poteat (1905–1927)
  • Francis Pendleton Gaines (1927–1930)
  • Thurman D. Kitchin (1930–1950)
  • Harold W. Tribble (1950–1967)
  • James R. Scales (1967–1983)
  • Thomas K. Hearn, Jr. (1983–2005)
  • Nathan O. Hatch (2005–2021)
  • Susan R. Wente (2021- )


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