LIHU’E—Marion S. Penhallow, vice president of development for Wilcox Health System, will retire from her position effective Dec. 31. Penhallow, a certified fund-raising executive, is the first professional fundraiser hired by the Wilcox Hospital Foundation. She began her career with
LIHU’E—Marion S. Penhallow, vice president of development for Wilcox Health
System, will retire from her position effective Dec. 31.
Penhallow, a
certified fund-raising executive, is the first professional fundraiser hired by
the Wilcox Hospital Foundation. She began her career with the hospital in
August of 1987 and has raised close to $9 million for hospital operations
during her tenure.
Penhallow says her retirement status will allow her to
spend more time with her prize winning Bouvier dogs.
She trains, shows and
breeds the Bouviers and serves as a board member of Dog Fanciers of
Kaua’i.
She plans to move to Mountain View on the Big Island, located
about a half hour from Hilo.
Wilcox Health System launched a $4 million
capital campaign earlier this year to raise money for the purchase of life
saving equipment. Penhallow will continue to work on the current capital
campaign for Wilcox Health System over the next six months.
“I am also
assisting the Lawai International Center and the Imi Ola project,” said
Penhallow.
“I will miss the good people of Kaua’i but will not be so far
away that I cannot visit. It has been a pleasure and a challenge to serve in my
capacity as a professional fund raiser at Wilcox. It is an excellent hospital,
and I hope the community will continue its generous support.”
Recently, the
hospital announced plans to rename the fund-raising arm from Wilcox Hospital
Foundation to Wilcox Health Foundation to include the entire system, a decision
in which Penhallow played a strategic part.
An active member of the
community, Penhallow is involved in nearly a dozen community organizations
including the Kaua’i Housing Development Corporation where she serves as board
president, the Kaua’i Public Land Trust Board, the League of Women Voters,
Kaua’i Board of Water Supply, Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Committee and Zonta
International, Kaua’i
Penhallow holds a litany of distinguished degrees
including a B.A. in French from the College of Notre Dame in Belmont, Calif.,
an M.A. in French from the Institut Catholique de Paris, France, and an M.A. in
Counseling from Stanford University.
She received her fund-raising
certificate from the National Society of Fund Raising Executives and holds the
honor of being one of just several who are thus certified in the State of
Hawaii.
Prior to joining Wilcox, Penhallow was vice president for
University Relations and Development at California State University at
Fullerton.
She also served at Fullerton as acting vice president for
administration and associate vice president of student services.
She was
vice president for student affairs at Chapman University in Orange, Calif.,
from 1969 to 1987 and served as dean of students for both College of Notre Dame
and World Campus Afloat at Chapman.
Wilcox Health System President and CEO
David W. Patton, Ph.D. made the announcement of Penhallow’s retirement earlier
this month.
