Raynard S. Kington

Raynard S. Kington is an American educator and the 16th Head of School of Phillips Academy in Andover.[1][2] Previously, he was the 13th president of Grinnell College.[3][4] He has served as the deputy director and acting director of the National Institutes of Health.[5]

Raynard S. Kington
Official portrait, Acting Director of the NIH
16th Head of School of Phillips Academy
Assumed office
2020
Preceded byJohn Palfrey
13th President of Grinnell College
In office
August 1, 2010 – 2020
Preceded byRussell K. Osgood
Succeeded byAnne F. Harris
Principal Deputy Director of the National Institutes of Health
In office
August 17, 2009 – August 1, 2010
In office
February 9, 2003 – October 31, 2008
Acting Director of the National Institutes of Health
In office
October 31, 2008 – August 17, 2009
Personal details
Born
Raynard S. Kington
Spouse(s)Peter T. Daniolos, MD
EducationUniversity of Michigan, BS, MD
University of Pennsylvania, PhD, MBA

Education

At age 16, Kington became a student at the University of Michigan. He received a Bachelor of Science degree with distinction at age 19 and an M.D. degree at age 21. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Michael Reese Medical Center. He was then appointed as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. While there, he received an Master of Business Administration degree with distinction, and a PhD degree in health policy and economics from the Wharton School.[4][6]

National Institutes of Health

Kington served as principal deputy director of the National Institutes of Health from 2003 to 2008. He led the agency in this capacity until August 17, 2009, when Francis Collins was appointed director. He continued to serve as principal deputy director of the agency until August of 2010.[7] Speaking of Kington's tenure at the agency, Senator Tom Harkin praised his leadership for judiciously allocating $10 billion in congressionally-approved funds, implementing then president Obama's Executive Order on human embryonic stem cell research, and strengthening conflict of interest regulations.[8]

Grinnell College

Kington became the thirteenth president of Grinnell College on August 1, 2010. During his presidency, he created a $300,000 annual prize to honor three persons throughout the world who have advanced the cause of social justice; the Grinnell College Innovator for Social Justice Prize has attracted substantial interest since its inception in 2010,[9] and it has been cited as being the largest award of its kind by The Nation.[10] He said that the purpose of the award was to encourage young persons who share a commitment to change the world for the better.[11] In addition, Kington established a fund to spur innovation, oversaw the allocation of $140 million for campus buildings, and promoted ties to the city of Grinnell through investment programs.[1] He faced criticism for his handling of an effort to expand the Union of Grinnell Student Dining Workers.[12] To honor Raynard S. Kington’s achievements during his 10 years as Grinnell’s president, a popular outdoor plaza on Grinnell’s campus was named in his honor. [13]

Family

Kington is married to Peter T. Daniolos, MD, a professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Iowa. They have two sons.[6]

Opinion/Editorials

References
  1. "Presidential Transition Announcement," Grinnell College, December 5, 2019, https://www.grinnell.edu/news/presidential-transition-announcement.
  2. "President of Grinnell College Named Phillips Academy’s 16th Head of School," Phillips Academy, December 5, 2019, https://www.andover.edu/news/2019/16th-head-of-school.
  3. "President," Grinnell College, accessed December 5, 2019, https://www.grinnell.edu/about/leadership/president.
  4. "Biography," Grinnell College, accessed December 5, 2019, https://www.grinnell.edu/about/leadership/president/bio.
  5. "Raynard S. Kington, M.D.," The NIH Almanac, last reviewed August 7, 2015, https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/what-we-do/nih-almanac/raynard-s-kington-md.
  6. "Grinnell Announces 13th President," The Grinnell Magazine, February 17, 2010, https://magazine.grinnell.edu/news/releases/grinnell-announces-13th-president.
  7. Jocelyn Kaiser, "NIH Deputy Director Kington Leaving for Grinnell," Science, February 17, 2010, https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2010/02/nih-deputy-director-kington-leaving-grinnell.
  8. Senator Tom Harkin, "Tribute to Dr. Raynard S. Kington," 111th Cong., 2nd sess., Congressional Record 156, pt. 8 (June 18, 2010): S5152, https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2010/6/18/senate-section.
  9. May 5, 2011, Staff writers, The Nation magazine, 4 Under 40 Making a Difference for Social Justice:Grinnell College announces the first winners of the Grinnell College Young Innovator for Social Justice Prize, Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  10. The Nation, Anna Lekas Miller, September 13, 2011, Grinnell College Announces $300,000 Social Justice Prize:The Nation commends Grinnell for sponsoring the award and encourages all eligible readers to apply for this prize, which is one of the largest of its kind available in the US., Retrieved January 11, 2020
  11. August 8, 2019, Grinnell College, 2020 Grinnell Prize Call for Nominations, Retrieved January 11, 2020, "...Grinnell College President Raynard S. Kington said, "The Grinnell Prize demonstrates our college’s historic mission to educate individuals who are prepared in life and work to use their knowledge and abilities to serve common good. It is my hope that Grinnell Prize winners inspire and challenge us to find ways to use our own values, insights, relationships, and educational experiences as catalysts to become purpose-driven change-makers throughout the world."..."
  12. Inger Bergom and Spencer Piston, "Are Universities Political?," Inside Higher Ed, February 7, 2019, https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2019/02/07/grinnell-colleges-response-undergraduate-student-unionization-political-one-opinion.
  13. "Outdoor campus plaza named in honor of departing Grinnell College president.," Grinnell College, accessed June 25, 2020, https://campaign.grinnell.edu/our-stories/kington-plaza.
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