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The American Journal of PATHOLOGY DECEMBER 1977 * VOLUME 89, NUMBER 3
Thomas DeArman Kinney, MD, 1909-1977 HE HAD A SENSE OF THE TIMES He had a sense of self. He had
many loves-his love of family, his love of colleagues and friends, his love of medicine, his love of students. He had many passions-the passion for truth, for logic, for meaningful insights, for common sense. And so we have a complex man whose motives and approach to life were on the one hand straightforward and simple and on the other difficult to fathom and dissect into clear components. He was a man of broad vision; an idealist in his hopes and aspirations; a pragmatist in what he could accomplish. He was not diverted by impracticalities. Although he painted life with a broad brush and saw the big picture, he accomplished what he did by careful and meticulous attention to detail. He was the product of an exciting era in medicine and at the same time was one of the architects who helped to shape it. He was at one with the cybernetics of change. He was instrumental in shaping changes in medical education. His background, experience, resources, and appointments (both within and outside the academic sphere) were just right to exploit the opportunities offered and indeed to create the opportunities to be exploited. And this he did. His background involved training in some of the most prestigious departments of pathology in the country at that time. He built on his academic experience at Yale, Boston, Tufts, Harvard, and Westem Reserve. He flourished at Duke University, his Alma Mater, at whose intellectually tolerant and stimulating medical school he found the time and resources, both institutional and personal, to develop into a great and recognized leader. Although his base and workshop for the last 17 years of his life were at Duke University, his influence was not limited locally. Address reprint requests to Dr. Nathan Kaufman. Department of torv, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. Canada K7L 3N6
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THOMAS D. KINNEY, MD
American Journal of Pathology
He played a major role in shaping a new curriculum and then applied his local experience to the broader, more general concerns about medical education in the United States. His interest in medical education, research, and medical care is documented in his writings and in his speeches. More detailed information on his life and career was recorded by Fitzgerald and Hackel in an earlier appreciation at the time he received the Gold Headed Cane. (Am J Pathol 89:1-12, 1977) His contribution to biomedical research is evidenced not only by his many scentific publications, but also by the milieu that he established in his own department, the colleagues that he encouraged and helped, and the students trained in the hospitable environment that he created. He set an example to be emulated. He showed what could be done. He was aware of the confluence of superior medical education and of the questioning and discipline of research that resulted in good medical care. He, too, was concerned with the product of the medical schools and the research laboratories in effecting up-to-date, economical, open, and available medical care in both the preventive and therapeutic aspects. His life, accomplishments, and appointments to various bodies clearly attest to this. His role in medical publishing, as editor of The American Journal of Pathology and of Laboratory Investigation, is well known. He charted their courses at the cutting edge of pathology and assured a high level of scientific content. As the founding editor of Laboratory Investigation he saw the need for a medium to communicate new concepts and techniques in pathology and the need to bridge the new knowledge in biochemistry, physiology, microbiology, and cell biology with the special insights, techniques, and approaches to pathology. They reflected his views of the exciting dynamism of pathology. His life, vision, and character were multifaceted. Yet he had a singleness of purpose and a singleness of vision. In spite of the pragmatic compromises that he had to make to be effective, he was unyielding when it came to compromise on principle. He gave freely of himself to his friends and colleagues. Loyal to them, he expected nothing in return, although he was quick to recognize and to act upon abuse of this loyalty. He allowed himself some vanities-the pride of invention, the pride of family, the pride in his university, the pride in his students, the pride in his colleagues. He was gratified and humbly appreciative of the many recognitions and honors bestowed upon him during a very active and busy life. The recognition in which he took the greatest pride and from which he received the greatest satisfaction was the special Kinney Award that was
Vol. 89, No. 3 December 1977
IN MEMORIAM
539
established by the students of Duke University Medical School in his honor and that is awarded annually for excellence in teaching. The students, with their usual perception, understood his contribution to the medical school and his concern for them as students. He died at home surrounded by his family whom he loved so dearlvhis wife, Eleanor Roberts, and his children, Tom, Eleanor, Hannah, and Janet. Those whom he influenced personally and to whom he was closest bear the indelible mark of Tom Kinney. This we share with his family. Nathan Kaufman, MD
540
American Journal of Pathology
THOMAS D. KINNEY, MD
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The American Journal of PATHOLOGY DECEMBER 1977 * VOLUME 89, NUMBER 3
Thomas DeArman Kinney, MD, 1909-1977 HE HAD A SENSE OF THE TIMES He had a sense of self. He had
many loves-his love of family, his love of colleagues and friends, his love of medicine, his love of students. He had many passions-the passion for truth, for logic, for meaningful insights, for common sense. And so we have a complex man whose motives and approach to life were on the one hand straightforward and simple and on the other difficult to fathom and dissect into clear components. He was a man of broad vision; an idealist in his hopes and aspirations; a pragmatist in what he could accomplish. He was not diverted by impracticalities. Although he painted life with a broad brush and saw the big picture, he accomplished what he did by careful and meticulous attention to detail. He was the product of an exciting era in medicine and at the same time was one of the architects who helped to shape it. He was at one with the cybernetics of change. He was instrumental in shaping changes in medical education. His background, experience, resources, and appointments (both within and outside the academic sphere) were just right to exploit the opportunities offered and indeed to create the opportunities to be exploited. And this he did. His background involved training in some of the most prestigious departments of pathology in the country at that time. He built on his academic experience at Yale, Boston, Tufts, Harvard, and Westem Reserve. He flourished at Duke University, his Alma Mater, at whose intellectually tolerant and stimulating medical school he found the time and resources, both institutional and personal, to develop into a great and recognized leader. Although his base and workshop for the last 17 years of his life were at Duke University, his influence was not limited locally. Address reprint requests to Dr. Nathan Kaufman. Department of torv, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. Canada K7L 3N6
Pathology. Richardson Labora537
538
THOMAS D. KINNEY, MD
American Journal of Pathology
He played a major role in shaping a new curriculum and then applied his local experience to the broader, more general concerns about medical education in the United States. His interest in medical education, research, and medical care is documented in his writings and in his speeches. More detailed information on his life and career was recorded by Fitzgerald and Hackel in an earlier appreciation at the time he received the Gold Headed Cane. (Am J Pathol 89:1-12, 1977) His contribution to biomedical research is evidenced not only by his many scentific publications, but also by the milieu that he established in his own department, the colleagues that he encouraged and helped, and the students trained in the hospitable environment that he created. He set an example to be emulated. He showed what could be done. He was aware of the confluence of superior medical education and of the questioning and discipline of research that resulted in good medical care. He, too, was concerned with the product of the medical schools and the research laboratories in effecting up-to-date, economical, open, and available medical care in both the preventive and therapeutic aspects. His life, accomplishments, and appointments to various bodies clearly attest to this. His role in medical publishing, as editor of The American Journal of Pathology and of Laboratory Investigation, is well known. He charted their courses at the cutting edge of pathology and assured a high level of scientific content. As the founding editor of Laboratory Investigation he saw the need for a medium to communicate new concepts and techniques in pathology and the need to bridge the new knowledge in biochemistry, physiology, microbiology, and cell biology with the special insights, techniques, and approaches to pathology. They reflected his views of the exciting dynamism of pathology. His life, vision, and character were multifaceted. Yet he had a singleness of purpose and a singleness of vision. In spite of the pragmatic compromises that he had to make to be effective, he was unyielding when it came to compromise on principle. He gave freely of himself to his friends and colleagues. Loyal to them, he expected nothing in return, although he was quick to recognize and to act upon abuse of this loyalty. He allowed himself some vanities-the pride of invention, the pride of family, the pride in his university, the pride in his students, the pride in his colleagues. He was gratified and humbly appreciative of the many recognitions and honors bestowed upon him during a very active and busy life. The recognition in which he took the greatest pride and from which he received the greatest satisfaction was the special Kinney Award that was
Vol. 89, No. 3 December 1977
IN MEMORIAM
539
established by the students of Duke University Medical School in his honor and that is awarded annually for excellence in teaching. The students, with their usual perception, understood his contribution to the medical school and his concern for them as students. He died at home surrounded by his family whom he loved so dearlvhis wife, Eleanor Roberts, and his children, Tom, Eleanor, Hannah, and Janet. Those whom he influenced personally and to whom he was closest bear the indelible mark of Tom Kinney. This we share with his family. Nathan Kaufman, MD
540
American Journal of Pathology
THOMAS D. KINNEY, MD
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