Nathaniel F. Rodman Jr. ’47

Nat Rodman died July 8, 1998, after a long illness, in Morgantown, W.Va.

He was born, raised, and went to high school in Norfolk, Va. After completing high school, Nat entered the V-12 program at MIT and transferred to Princeton, graduating with honors.

He graduated from Pennsylvania's School of Medicine in 1951 and interned at Lankenau Hospital in Philadelphia. In 1952, he attended the U. of North Carolina to start training in pathology. From 1953-56, he served in the Navy during the Korean conflict.

Upon completion of residency, he joined the U. of Iowa, where he became professor of pathology. In 1974, Nat moved to the medical school of WVU, where he served as professor and chairman of the department of pathology until 1989. He was well known for his love of teaching research. In Nat's honor a fully endowed fellowship in the pathology department has been established to provide scholarship for research.

Nat was a founding member of St. Thomas A. Becket Episcopal Church of Morgantown. The class extends its deepest sympathy to his wife, Dr. Jeanne A., children Mary H., Nathaniel F. II, William S., and Anne B., and sisters Elizabeth Rodman Jones and Patricia Rodman King.

The Class of 1947