Grinnell College Welcomes a New President
On Aug. 1, 2010, Raynard S. Kington, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., will become the 13th president of Grinnell College. When Kington was introduced to a packed Herrick Chapel on Feb. 17, the response was remarkable in its passion and its volume. Photos by Jim Heemstra.
This article appeared as a web extra for The Grinnell Magazine, Summer 2010.
- Herrick Chapel, which has served as a setting for Grinnell’s defining moments for more than a century, overflowed with joy (and Grinnellians) for the presidential announcement.
- David White ’90, chair of the Grinnell College Board of Trustees, introduced Kington to the standing-room-only audience.
- Kington received three standing ovations from the happy crowd in Herrick.
- As most parents would agree, keeping a small child quiet in church can be challenging. Kington’s partner, Dr. Peter Daniolos, entertains the couple’s older son Emerson during the announcement ceremony.
- Emerson's attention wandered, but he would soon be on the move.
- “C’mon up!”
- Emerson and his father face the audience together.
- Emerson appears to be thinking, "Hmmmm … what happens if I drop this over the side?"
- A sunny day greeted Kington for the presidential announcement, complemented by a warm reception from Grinnellians in Herrick.
- Jeff Phelps ’71 (right) greets the new president and his partner, while Seth Allen (second from left), dean of admission and financial aid, waits to speak with the new president.
- Daniolos and Emerson wore big smiles as they walked to lunch at the Joe Rosenfield ’25 Center.
- Trustee Hal Fuson ’67 walks with Kington on their way to the Rosenfield Center.
- Kington got a round of applause from students eating lunch when he and his family walked into the dining hall.
- Raynard S. Kington, M.D. — Grinnell’s 13th president.