Doug McKendrick

DOUG McKENDRICK Class of 1962 Doug McKendrick was an outstanding athlete at Ottawa High, competing in basketball and tennis all four years of his attendance. He was also a member of the National Honor Society. He was named Most Valuable basketball player during his senior season for his team which won the NCIC and were Regional Champions. He was also the leading scorer for that team with a 19.8 per game average. Doug went on to play basketball at Rice University where he still holds both the season and career records for highest field goal percentage, and where his 47 points against Georgia Tech is a Rice University record for most points in a single game. Doug McKendrick received a Bachelor’s degree in economics and accounting from Rice University, followed by a Masters degree in accounting, and then an M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina in 1969. He served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1969 to 1972, stationed on the USS Dixie. After leaving the service he worked as a certified public accountant for Arthur Anderson from 1972 to1975. Thereafter professionally, Doug McKendrick has achieved great success as a restaurateur. He is the owner and proprietor of McKendrick’s Steak House, which opened its flagship restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia in 1995. The restaurant has been lauded by Zagat, The Original Great Steak Houses of North America, and Tom Horan’s America’s Top Ten Club.