About Thurman D. Kitchin
Lived 1885 – 1955 (aged 69–70). Thurman D. Kitchin was a physician.
Thurman Delna Kitchin (October 17, 1885 – August 28, 1955) was an American physician, educator, and academic administrator.
Life Born in Scotland Neck, North Carolina, Kitchin obtained his A.B. degree from Wake Forest College in 1905 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.
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American college president (1885–1955)
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Thurman D. Kitchin was born in 1885.
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Thurman D. Kitchin died in 1955.
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Thurman D. Kitchin was a physician.
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