(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) - The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation's Board of Trustees recently appointed Donna Vuchinich as president of the Foundation and named 10 new trustees. Vuchinich, who most recently served as the Foundation's acting president, brings more than 20 years of experience in public university fundraising to the Foundation.
"On behalf of the UH Foundation Board of Trustees, I'm pleased to announce the appointment of Donna Vuchinich as president of the Foundation," said Howard Karr, board chairman. "Donna's length and breadth of experience in public higher education will serve the university system well as we prepare to launch the Centennial Campaign, the most ambitious fundraising campaign in the history of the University of Hawaiʻi."
Vuchinich has been closely involved with other major capital campaigns, including University of New Mexico's first in 1984 and second in 1989, which launched with a target of $65 million and grew into a $100 million campaign. Prior to joining the Foundation, she served as director of leadership gifts for Oregon State University (OSU) Foundation. During her 12 years with OSU she was involved in a series of project-focused capital campaigns. Among her other responsibilities was stewardship of OSU's development program in Hawaiʻi. Vuchinich joined the Foundation in September 2002 as vice president for development and was named acting president in April 2004.
New members to the Foundation's Board of Trustees are:
- Bruce Coppa, Managing Director, Pacific Resource Partnership
- Mark Fukunaga, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Servco Pacific, Inc.
- Robert Hiam, President and CEO, Hawaiʻi Medical Service Association
- Stuart Ho, CEO/President, Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific
- Louise Ing, Founding Shareholder, Vice President and Director, Alston - Hunt Floyd & Ing
- John Komeiji, Partner, Watanabe Ing Kawashima & Komeiji
- Myles Shibata, Chief Operating Officer, Kawailoa Development
- Gerald Sumida, Of Counsel, Carlsmith Ball LLP
- Artie Wilson, Partner, Prudential Locations
- C. Scott Wo, Vice President, C.S. Wo & Sons, Ltd.
The Foundation Board also reappointed Vice Chairperson Faye Kurren, President, Hawaiʻi Dental Service; Barry Weinman, Managing Director, Allegis Capital, LLC; and Secretary James Wo, Chairman, Bojim Investments, Inc. for a second three-year term.
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