TITLE: Fredrick W. Kinard SOURCE: The Post and Courier, May 30, 2001 SUBMITTED: The Post and Courier FORMATTED: Kim Grissom, May 2001 *********************************************************************************************** Dr. Fredrick W. Kinard of Charleston died on Monday, May 28, 2001. He was born on October 14, 1906, in Leesville, S.C., the son of Jacob William Kinard and Annie Elizabeth Schroder. The relatives and friends of Dr. and Mrs. Fredrick W. Kinard are invited to attend the funeral services of the former in St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Thursday, May 31, 2001, at 10:30 o'clock. Interment, Wittenburg Lutheran Churchyard, Leesville, S.C., at 3 o'clock. Friends may call at J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL, Wednesday evening between 5 and 7 o'clock. 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. 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, 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. In 1997, Dr. Kinard received the Medical University of South Carolina's Distinguished Faculty Service Award, and the Board of Trustees of the Medical University granted him 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 number of other scientific societies, including the American Physiology 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 the 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. He was a member of the Charleston Elks Lodge 242, Charleston Rifle Club, and the Charleston Yacht Club. Dr. Kinard is survived by his wife, Betty B. Kinard of Charleston; his daughter, Anne K. Davenport and her husband, T. Ed Davenport of Rocky Mount, N.C.; his son, Fredrick W. Kinard, Jr., of Charleston; his step-daughter, Jeanne B. Schantz of Charleston and his step-son, David E. Brundage of Bluffton, S.C.; his granddaughters, Alison G. Davenport, Laura A. Kirkpatrick, and Anna K. Davenport, and two great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by two wives, Lina Barr Kinard and Ruth Z. Buhler Kinard. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Fredrick William Kinard Scholarship, MUSC Health Sciences Foundation, 18 Bee St., P.O. Box 250450, Charleston, S.C. 29425, or St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, 405 King St., Charleston, S.C. 29403. (The Post and Courier May 30, 2001) KINARD, M.D. Ph.D Frederick William CHARLESTON RIFLE CLUB: THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS are invited to attend the funeral services of our late member, Dr. Frederick William Kinard, in St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Thursday, May 31, 2001 at 10:30 o'clock. By Order Of: Ed Amerman, President Dr. Walter West, Secretary (The Post and Courier May 30, 2001) KINARD, Dr. Frederick CHARLESTON LODGE NO.242, B.P.O. ELKS: THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS are invited to attend the funeral services of our late member, Dr. Frederick William Kinard, Thursday, May 31, 2001 at Ten Thirty in St. Matthew's Lutheran Church. By Order Of: Leroy R. Baker, Sr., Exalted Ruler Horace E. Miller, Jr., Secretary (The Post and Courier May 30, 2001) KINARD, Fredrick CHARLESTON LODGE #242, B.P.O. ELKS: THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS are invited to attend the funeral services of our late member, Dr. Fredrick William Kinard, Thursday, May 31, 2001, at 10:30 in St. Matthew's Lutheran Church. By order of: LeRoy R. Baker, Sr., Exalter Ruler Horace E. Miller, Jr., Secretary (The Post and Courier May 31, 2001) KINARD, Fredrick The relatives and friends of Dr. and Mrs. Fredrick W.Kinard are invited to attend the funeral services of the former in St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Thursday at 10:30 AM. Interment, Wittenburg Lutheran Churchyard, Leesville, S.C., at 3 o'clock.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Frederick William Kinard Scholarship, MUSC Health Sciences Foundation, 18 Bee Street, P.O. BOx 250450, Charleston, SC 29425, or St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, 405 King Street, Charleston, SC 29403. Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC. DOWNTOWN CHAPEL. 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