Dr. Fredrick Kinard, MUSC professor, dies
Dr. Fredrick W. Kinard of Charleston died on Monday, May 28. He was born on Oct. 14, 1906, in Leesville, S.C., the son of Jacob William Kinard and Annie Elizabeth Schroder. He received his B.S. degree from Clemson College (University), his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Virginia, and his M.D. degree from the University of Tennessee. Additional study was also completed at the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan.
Dr.
Fredrick W. Kinard
From 1927 until his retirement in 1977, he was associated with the Medical College (University) of South Carolina. He became a member of the faculty of the Department of Physiology after completion of his graduate work, rose through the academic ranks to appointment as professor in 1953 and served as acting director of the department from 1968 to 1970. In collaboration with other scientists, he published more than 50 scientific papers in his field of research.
In 1949, he was appointed chairman of the Graduate Committee of the School of Medicine, which developed the programs leading to the awarding of master of science and doctor of philosophy degrees. In this position, he played a pivotal role in the Medical College of South Carolina’s movement toward its present university status and its development into a strong biomedical research institution. When the institution established its fifth college, the College of Graduate Studies, in 1965, Dr. Kinard was appointed as the first dean, a position which he held until his retirement in 1977. At that time, Dr. Kinard was awarded the MUSC Alumni Association’s Distinguished Faculty Award, and in 1991, he was selected as the first honorary alumnus of the College of Graduate Studies by its college alumni association.
The Board of Trustees of the Medical University granted Dr. Kinard the honorary degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa, at its commencement exercises on May 21, 1999.
Also in 1997, Dr. and Mrs. Kinard established the Fredrick William Kinard Endowed Scholarship to recognize an outstanding research student each year.
In addition, the Graduate Studies Alumni Association created the Kinard-Gadsden Award, which is awarded annually to a top winner of the MUSC Student Research Day competitions, in his honor. He also received the Outstanding Non-Alumnus Award from Newberry College for Service to Church and Community and Newberry College in 1988 and the Outstanding Educators of America Recognition of Contribution to Advancement of Higher Education and Service to Community in 1975.
Dr. Kinard was a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of a number of other scientific societies, including the American Physiological Society and the Medical Society of South Carolina.
He was also a member of the Alpha Chapter of South Carolina of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society for more than 54 years, served as president of the South Carolina Academy of Science from 1942 to 1946, and was a member of Sigma Xi, Rho Chi, and Phi Kappa Phi honor societies.
He was a member of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church and served as the vice president of the church council and as district vice president and president of the Lutheran Church Men. He also served a number of terms on the National Board of College Education and Church Vocations.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Fredrick William Kinard
Scholarship, MUSC Health Sciences Foundation, 18 Bee Street, P. O. Box
250450, Charleston, SC, 29425, and to St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 405
King Street, Charleston, SC, 29403.