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Final Rosenwald Scholar
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Grinnell Stories blog by Dan Kaiser
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Gordon Kitchen ‘25
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Rosenwald scholar at Grinnell College
Post title: The Final Rosenwald Scholar: Gordon Kitchen ‘25
Date published: February 9, 2022
Link to blog post: https://grinnellstories.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-final-rosenwald-scholar-gordon.html
Drake Library Archive Digital File Name: Grinnell stories/2022-02-09 The final Rosenwald Scholar
Summary: Born in Valdosta, Georgia, Gordon Henry Kitchen attended Grinnell under the Rosenwald Fund Plan. Kitchen was a good student, a speedy halfback for the football team, and a track speedster for the track team. He was the only Black student on both college teams. After graduating from Grinnell, Kitchen worked at Crocker Street YMCA, and in the physical education department of Talladega College. He was selected to go to Brownwood, Texas for USO- YMCA work.
Campbell, Hosea
Craig, Eliza
Davis, Collis
Heningburg, Alphonse
Henry, Gordon
Hughes, Dorothy
Kitchen, Victoria Nan
Kitchen, Joy Adelyn
Lucas, Ruth
Meeter, Gordon
Rinefort, Foster
Rosenwald Fund Plan
Taylor, Morgan