Background
Kendrick, Thomas Rudolph was born on September 30, 1933 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Arthur Lang and Prince Alice (Callins) Kendrick.
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Thomas Rudolph Kendrick, American Chemist. Achievements include invention of special glass stage for micropaleontology microscope; development of method of platinum recovery producing low-oxygen platinum, of various technics involving gasses in refractory metals, of method for producing low-oxygen tantalum powder.
Education
Student, Langston U., 1951-1954; student, University North Carolina, Fayetteville, 1961; Bachelor of Science, Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, 1968; Master of Theology, Southern Bible Seminary, Birmingham, Alabama, 1971.
Career
Teacher, Carter G. Woodson High School, Tullahassee, Oklahoma, 1954-1955; various laboratory technician positions, 1955-1961; military pharmacist various locations, 1961-1965; laboratory technician, Fansteel Metals, Muskogee, 1965-1968; analytical chemist, Fansteel Metals, Muskogee, 1968-1990; analytical chemist, Tantalum Production Inc., Muskogee, 1990-1992; local consultant chemist, Thai Tantalum Inc., Gurnee, Illinois, since 1993. Career consultant area schools and churches, Muskogee, since 1969. Judge Regional Science Fair, Muskogee, 1970, 95, 98.
Achievements
Membership
2d representative congressional district committeeman, Muskogee, 1976-1983, 93-95. Chairman 3d ward Daxon for Governor Committee, Muskogee County, 1982. Chairman, founder Muskogee county Black Republican Council, since 1977.
Muskogee City board Adjustment, since 1993. Kitchen cabinet member, coordinator, Gary Richardson for congress, 1978-1980. Member Muskogee County Republican Executive Committee, since 1974, chairman resolutions committee, 1975.
Sustaining member Republican National committee, since 1980. Member National Black Republican Council With United States Army, 1960-1965. Member Smithsonian Institute (associate), Oklahoma Black Chemists Guild (founder, president since 1986), American Legion, National Arbor Day Foundation, Omega Psi Phi (basileus 1953-1954, keeper of records and seal 1975-1976).
