Raynard S. Kington, M.D., M.B.A., Ph.D., was named Grinnell College’s 13th president.
Raynard is openly gay and has served the university system for years. Here are some highlights from the press release.
Dr. Kington’s personal example underscores his commitment to educational excellence. At the age of 16, he entered a combined undergraduate-medical school program at the University of Michigan that allowed him to earn his B.S. when he was 19 and his M.D. when he was just 21 years old. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Michael Reese Medical Center in Chicago and was appointed a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. While there, he completed his M.B.A. and Ph.D. with a concentration in health policy and economics at The Wharton School.Congrats Dr. Kington.
Dr. Kington joins Grinnell at a time of significant institutional strength and accomplishment. During President Osgood’s tenure, the college generously enhanced its financial aid policies to continue to meet the full, demonstrated need of domestic students; established the Expanding Knowledge Initiative, a program that facilitates interdisciplinary study; initiated a master facilities planning process that led to significant enhancements of its buildings and campus; and instituted a proactive recruitment effort that is substantially broadening diversity within the faculty and student body.
Dr. Kington; his partner, Peter T. Daniolos M.D., a child psychiatrist at Children’s National Medical Center and George Washington University; and their two young children plan to move to Grinnell during the summer and occupy the president’s home at the college.
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3 comments:
I wonder if he and his partner will get married there in Iowa, and I wonder if the fact that gay couples can get married in Iowa had any bearing on him accepting this position. Would it sway me if I was in his position? Yes.
An M.D. at 21? five years of study? Damn! I've toyed with the idea of going back to school for an M.D. but I'd be 50 years old by the time I finished it.
I really don't think a man who currently serves as the deputy director of the Institution of health makes choices based on his legal right to marry.
I think Grinnell will be a change of pace for him, but it will also be challenging. The school and the academic community are excited and anticipate great things. Yet, the town of Grinnell will struggle with the college's decision for a while. He will be a visible reminder to them that we all have a lot left to learn. And that we can all still grow, and change in life.
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