# Grant Venerable

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'''Grant D. Venerable''' was the first African-American graduate of the [California Institute of Technology](/source/California_Institute_of_Technology), earning a BS in chemistry in 1932. He entered Caltech in 1929, as a transfer student from [UCLA](/source/UCLA).<ref>{{cite web | access-date=2022-10-27 | url=https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/grant-d-venerable-house-dedication| title=Caltech Marks the Dedication of the Grant D. Venerable House| date=25 October 2022}}</ref> An undergraduate [residence hall](/source/House_system_at_the_California_Institute_of_Technology) at Caltech was named after him in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Place of Honor {{!}} Caltech Alumni |url=https://www.alumni.caltech.edu/place-of-honor/ |access-date=2026-01-12 |language=en-US}}</ref>

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