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Daniel J. Walsh, chair, Board of Directors, Loyola University Health System (LUHS) and Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC). Mr. Walsh is president of The Walsh Group, one of the nation’s top builders. Mr. Walsh has more than 37 years of experience in the construction industry. Mr. Walsh and his brother, Matthew, are very involved in promoting inner-city minority and female students to study and intern in the construction and engineering fields. Consequently, they established The Walsh Foundation, which allows these students to be exposed to the construction industry by offering them summer internships with the company. He received a juris doctorate degree from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1974. Mr. Walsh earned his undergraduate degree from John Carroll University, Cleveland, in 1969. Mr. Walsh also is president of the Advisory and Development Board of St. Vincent DePaul Center, is a life trustee of St. Ignatius College Prep and is on the Board of Advisors of Misericordia Heart of Mercy. Mr. Walsh joined the LUHS/LUMC board in 2004; he was elected chair in 2006.

Patrick J. Kelly, vice chair, Board of Directors, Loyola University Health System (LUHS) and Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC). Mr. Kelly is the chief executive officer of Resource 1, an Oak Brook, Ill.-based firm that is the leading provider of programming services for the installed Tandem computer base in the United States. Mr. Kelly is the managing director of KMK & Associates. KMK has controlling interests in operating companies in the food, distribution, technology, financial services and real estate industries. Among KMK & Associates’ operating companies is Resource 1. Mr. Kelly received a bachelor of science degree in 1977 from St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wis. He serves on the boards of C & G Holdings Inc., Bartow Holdings Inc., Fox & Obel Specialty Foods, LLC., Leaders Bank, Volk Enterprises, AAR Corp. and KMK & Associates. He also serves on the boards of the Illinois Institute of Technology, St. Norbert College and the Byrd M. and Donald P. Kelly Foundation. Mr. Kelly is chair of the board for Leaders Bank and St. Norbert College and is on the audit committees for both Leaders Bank and St. Norbert College. He joined the LUHS/LUMC board in 2002.

Frank W. Considine, member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Health System (LUHS) and Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC). Mr. Considine is honorary chair of American National Can Co. and chair of the Executive Committee of the company. He was elected president of the predecessor company, National Can Corp., in 1969, and chief executive officer in 1973. Currently, Mr. Considine is vice chair of the Archdiocese of Chicago Finance Council and serves as director of IMC Global Inc. and Scotsman Industries Inc. Mr. Considine is the past chair of the Board of Trustees of Loyola University Chicago (LUC) and of LUHS/LUMC. He earned his doctorate from Loyola in 1943. He was awarded an honorary doctor of law degree from LUC in January 1986 and received an honorary degree of humane letters from Northwestern University in 1987. Mr. Considine was the recipient of LUC’s Damen Award in 1982. In October 1985, he was inducted into the Chicago Business Hall of Fame. He received the National Distinguished Service Award of Hull House in 1986. In 1987, he was presented with the Sword of Loyola, LUC’s highest award. Also in 1987, the Boy Scouts of America recognized him with the Distinguished Citizen Award. The Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry honored him in 1988 with its first City of Chicago Volunteer Leadership Award. Mr. Considine joined the LUHS/LUMC board in 1996; he was appointed a life director in 2006.

William T. Divane Jr., member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Health System (LUHS) and Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC). The entire working career of Mr. Divane has been with Divane Bros. Electric Co., a commercial and industrial electrical contractor located in Franklin Park, Ill. Mr. Divane became president and chief executive officer of the company in 1967 and held that position until 2002. In 2002, he resigned as president and took the position of chair and chief executive officer. Mr. Divane also has served on the Chicago Rivet Co. Board of Directors since 1999. He has been an active participant in construction-related organizations, serving in various capacities for the National Electrical Contractors Association, Middle States Contractor’s Association and the Illinois Road Builders Association. Additionally, Mr. Divane has served as chair of the Electrical Insurance and Pension Trusts since 1989. Mr. Divane earned his bachelor’s degree in 1964 from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. He has served on the Fenwick High School Board of Directors, on the Georgetown University Board of Regents and the Dominican University Board of Directors. Mr. Divane currently is involved with the Old St. Patrick’s Church Campaign Advisory Board and San Miguel School’s campaign committee. He joined the LUHS/LUMC board in 2007.

James C. Dowdle, member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Health System (LUHS) and Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC). Mr. Dowdle served as Tribune Co. executive vice president from 1991 until 2000 and was appointed Tribune Media Operations executive vice president in 1994. He was responsible for the company’s newspaper publishing, broadcasting and entertainment businesses including baseball. In 1985, he was elected to Tribune Co.’s Board of Directors. After beginning his career as an advertising salesman for the Chicago Tribune in 1956, Mr. Dowdle joined Edward Petry Co. as a sales representative for client television stations, and subsequently, served in a comparable position for the Katz Co. After working in several TV markets as national sales manager, Mr. Dowdle became vice president and general manager of Hubbard Broadcasting Co.’s Tampa station, WTOG-TV, in 1973. Mr. Dowdle is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame. He served as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. He has been a board of director member of Loyola University Chicago (LUC), the Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation, the Advertising Council, Maximum Service Television Inc. and the Television Operators Caucus. He also serves as chairman of Junior Achievement of Chicago and is a director of Catholic Charities Big Shoulders campaign. He is a member of the Board of Trustees for Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry and chair of the Board of Advisors at Mundelein Seminary. In 2001, Mr. Dowdle received the Sword of Loyola, LUC’s highest award honoring an individual who has made a commitment to service outside the field of medicine. He joined the LUHS/LUMC board in 1996.

Thomas P. Fitzgerald, member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Health System (LUHS) and Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC). Mr. Fitzgerald is managing partner of Winston & Strawn LLP; he practices exclusively in the taxation area, assisting clients with tax issues related to acquisitions, divestitures, mergers and reorganizations, among others. Mr. Fitzgerald received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1976 and received a juris doctorate degree with honors from Notre Dame Law School in 1979. He also is a certified public accountant. He serves on the Board of Directors for Leaders Bank in Oak Brook, Ill., and is a member of the Notre Dame Law School Alumni Board of Directors. He is a member of the planning committee of the University of Chicago annual tax conference. He joined the LUHS/LUMC board in 2007.

Daniel L. Flaherty, SJ, member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Health System (LUHS) and Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC). Fr. Flaherty has been a long-time member of the Loyola University Chicago (LUC) Board of Trustees. He first was elected to the board in 1970 and resigned in 1973 when he was named provincial of the Chicago Province of the Society of Jesus. He returned as an LUC trustee in 1979 and remained on the board until 1988. One year later, he again was named a university trustee and has served continuously on the LUC board ever since. He joined the LUHS/LUMC board in 1999. Ordained a priest in 1960, Fr. Flaherty served as book editor and executive editor for the Jesuit national weekly magazine, America, during the 1960s and, from 1971 to 1973, held the position of executive director of Loyola University Press. He was appointed provincial superior of the Chicago Province of the Society of Jesus in 1973, and in 1979, returned to Loyola Press as its director. He received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from LUC and earned licentiates in philosophy and sacred theology at West Baden College. Fr. Flaherty has served on the boards of four Jesuit colleges and universities and two Jesuit high schools. He also has been a member of the board of publications for the Archdiocese of Chicago. Currently, Fr. Flaherty serves as the assistant for business and finance to the provincial of the Chicago Province of the Society of Jesus.

Richard Gamelli, MD, member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Health System (LUHS) and Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC). Dr. Gamelli currently serves as the Robert J. Freeark Professor of Trauma Surgery and chair of the Department of Surgery at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. In addition, Dr. Gamelli is director and founder of the Burn & Shock Trauma Institute and director of the Burn Center at LUMC. Dr. Gamelli earned his medical degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine in 1974. He completed both a surgical internship and surgical residency at the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont. He held a number of positions during his five-year tenure at the Vermont medical school, including professor of surgery and vice chairman of the department of surgery. Dr. Gamelli joined LUHS in 1990. During his tenure, he has held numerous leadership positions with the Loyola University Physician Foundation, including vice president and board member. He is a member of several medical and scientific societies, including American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, American Board of Surgery and the American Burn Association. He is a member of several editorial boards including Shock, The Practice of Surgery and Contemporary Surgery. Dr. Gamelli joined the LUHS/LUMC board in 1999.

Michael J. Garanzini, SJ, member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Health System (LUHS) and Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC). Fr. Garanzini was elected president of Loyola University Chicago (LUC) in January 2001 and assumed his duties as president in June. Prior, Fr. Garanzini was a full professor of psychology at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where he had been special assistant to the president for two years. Before joining Georgetown, he was a visiting professor at Fordham University, New York. Much of Fr. Garanzini’s academic and administrative experience comes from his years at St. Louis University, Mo., where he held several academic and administrative posts. He received his bachelor of arts degree in psychology from St. Louis University in 1971, the same year he entered the Society of Jesus. From 1984 to 1988, Fr. Garanzini divided his academic responsibilities between the University of San Francisco and Gregorian University in Rome. Fr. Garanzini received a doctorate in psychology and religion from the Graduate Theological Union/University of California, Berkeley, in 1986. In 1988, he returned to St. Louis as an associate professor of counseling and family therapy. He went on to serve as assistant academic vice president and then as academic vice president in 1994, a post he held until 1998. Fr. Garanzini currently serves on the Board of Trustees and chairs the academic affairs committees at Kenrick-Cardinal Glennon Seminary in St. Louis; Rockhurst College, Kansas City, Mo.; and Loyola University, New Orleans, as well as LUC. Fr. Garanzini became a member of the LUHS/LUMC board in 2001.

Ellen R. Gaynor, MD, member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Health System (LUHS) and Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC). Dr. Gaynor is a professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. She holds board certifications in internal medicine, medical oncology and hematology. She has been active in oncology research and currently is the principal coordinator or co-coordinator of six clinical studies; she is an active participant with the Southwest Oncology Group. Prior to joining LUHS in 1986, Dr. Gaynor was an instructor and assistant professor at the University of Chicago (UofC). Dr. Gaynor earned her bachelor of arts degree in chemistry from Rosary College and her medical degree with honors from the University of Wisconsin Medical School, where she was a member of Alpha Omega Alpha. She completed her residency training in internal medicine at LUMC, followed by a fellowship in oncology at LUMC and a fellowship in hematology/oncology at the UofC. Dr. Gaynor is a member of the American College of Physicians and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. She has published numerous articles, book chapters and abstracts. Dr. Gaynor has served previously as a trustee at Dominican University. She joined the LUHS/LUMC board in 2007.

Jordan M. Hadelman, member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Health System (LUHS) and Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC). Mr. Hadelman is chair and chief executive officer of Witt/Kieffer, Ford, Hadelman & Lloyd, a position he assumed in 1997. Previously, Mr. Hadelman had served as president and chief executive officer. Between 1981 and 1992, he was a consultant and associate for Witt & Associates and became a partner in Kieffer, Ford & Hadelman. During this time, he was instrumental in the merger between Witt & Associates and Kieffer, Ford & Hadelman in 1992. Between 1979 and 1981, he was the chief manpower officer for National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. Mr. Hadelman received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Georgetown University in 1976, followed by a master’s degree in health-care administration in 1978 from George Washington University. In 2006, he was named recipient of the 70th annual Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from George Washington University, the highest form of recognition bestowed by the university for professional achievements of alumni. He also received the George Washington University Health Services Management and Policy Distinguished Alumni Award for outstanding leadership and performance in the health-care field in 2003. Mr. Hadelman served on the Board of Trustees at Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center and the Board of Trustees at Schwab Rehabilitation Center. He was chair of the Board of Trustees at Schwab Rehabilitation Center from 1995 to 1997. Mr. Hadelman also served on the Board of Commissioners for River Forest Youth Baseball/Softball. He joined the LUHS/LUMC board in 2004.

Michael E. Kelly, member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Health System (LUHS) and Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC). Since 1981, Mr. Kelly has been president and chair of the board of FBOP Corp., a multi-bank holding company headquartered in Oak Park, Ill. A graduate from Creighton University in 1968, Mr. Kelly continued his education at Creighton where he received his master’s degree in business administration in 1974. Mr. Kelly is active in the community and serves as director/trustee on the boards of United Way Metropolitan Chicago, Creighton University, Dominican University, Community Investment Corp., Oak Park Development Corp., Village Players (Oak Park) and Park National Bank. He joined the LUHS/LUMC board in 2006.

Nancy W. Knowles, member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Health System (LUHS) and Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC). Ms. Knowles is president of the Knowles Foundation, which supports arts and cultural programs, higher education, health care and speech and hearing centers. Previously, she had served as chair of Knowles Electronics. The company is a world leader in sub-miniature electronic hearing instrument technology and is the leading manufacturer of microphones in the world. She attended St. Mary’s College of Notre Dame for one year and received her bachelor of arts degree in language from the University of Iowa. She worked as a translator for many years after graduating. She is a member of the Lyric Opera Board and a trustee of the International Shakespeare Globe Trust. In 1992, Ms. Knowles was honored by the National Hearing Aid Foundation with the Appreciation for Work Done Award. She joined the LUHS/LUMC board in 1997.

John C. Lahey, member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Health System (LUHS) and Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC). Mr. Lahey is managing principal of Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB), a Chicago-based architecture, planning and interior design firm. During his 30-year practice, he has realized more than 25 million square feet of construction. After graduating from Cornell University in 1976, Mr. Lahey served as senior architect with the Chicago firm of C.F. Murphy Associates, later Murphy/Jahn. He joined SCB in 1982 and was named managing principal in 1992. Mr. Lahey currently is on the Loyola University Chicago council of regents and is actively involved with the Economic Club of Chicago, the Urban Land Institute, the Chicago Jesuit Academy Board of Directors, the Arts Club of Chicago, and local and national chapters of the American Institute of Architects. Mr. Lahey has served on a campus design review board for the University of Illinois at Chicago, and he has served on the St. Ignatius College Prep Board of Trustees for nine years, three as chair. He joined the LUHS/LUMC board in 2007.

Michael R. Leyden, member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Health System (LUHS) and Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC). Mr. Leyden brings to LUHS/LUMC more than 32 years of management experience as corporate senior president and assistant to the chairman of First Chicago Corp. and the First National Bank of Chicago. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Mr. Leyden holds a juris doctorate from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. In 1993, he received the Francis J. Rooney and St. Thomas Moore Award, a prestigious annual award granted to Loyola University Chicago School of Law alumni who demonstrate outstanding contributions to area communities. Mr. Leyden is a lifetime Loyola President Club member and is director of the Big Shoulders Fund. He has served as trustee of the Auditorium Theater Council and as president of the United Way of Suburban Chicago. He held the position of general chair of the Business Mobilized for Loyola University’s Campaign project in 1987 and was project director for the Archdiocese of Chicago’s long-range financial study. He also has served as a member of the Board of Trustees at Loyola University Chicago. Mr. Leyden joined the LUHS/LUMC board in 1996.

Terry Light, MD, member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Health System (LUHS) and Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC). Dr. Light currently serves as the Dr. William M. Scholl Professor and chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. In addition, Dr. Light is an attending surgeon at Edward J. Hines Veterans Affairs Hospital and Shriners Hospital for Children - Chicago. Dr. Light received his medical degree from Chicago Medical School. He completed a residency in orthopaedic surgery at Yale-New Haven Medical Center and a fellowship in surgery of the hand at Connecticut Combined Hand Program. He was a member of the Yale University School of Medicine section of orthopaedic surgery faculty before joining LUHS in 1980. Dr. Light is the past president of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, the Chicago Society for Surgery of the Hand, the Illinois Orthopaedic Association and is president of the American Orthopaedic Association. He serves as a hand consultant for Easter Seals DuPage and the Chicago White Sox. He has served as president of the Board of Directors of the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Foundation in Oak Park, Ill. Dr. Light joined the LUHS/LUMC board in 1999.

Michael R. Quinlan, member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Health System (LUHS) and Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC). Mr. Quinlan is a long-time member of the Loyola University Chicago Board of Trustees and currently is chair of that board. Mr. Quinlan began his career with McDonald’s Corp. in 1963, as a part-time employee in the mailroom. He quickly rose through the company’s ranks and was named vice president for the corporation in 1974, then held senior vice president, executive vice president and senior executive vice president and chief operations officer positions through the 1970s. In 1980, Mr. Quinlan was appointed president of McDonald’s U.S.A. and then president and chief operating officer of McDonald’s Corp. He became the corporation’s chief executive officer in 1987 and held that position until August 1998. During most of the 1990s, Mr. Quinlan also served as chair of the board for McDonald’s Corp. He is a graduate of Loyola University Chicago (LUC), where he earned both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in business administration. He also received honorary doctorates from LUC, Elmhurst College and Illinois Benedictine College. Mr. Quinlan is a life trustee at Ronald McDonald® House Charities and Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Ill., where he also is a Hall of Fame member. He is a director for Dun & Bradstreet Corp. and Warren Resources Inc. In 2005, Mr. Quinlan was presented with the Sword of Loyola, LUC’s highest honor, in recognition of his generous acts of service to the community and his commitment to Loyola. He joined the LUHS/LUMC board in 1999.

Stephen Slogoff, MD, member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Health System (LUHS) and Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC). Dr. Slogoff currently is dean emeritus of Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (Stritch), where he was dean from 1999 to 2005 before retiring. He also held the position of senior vice president, clinical affairs at LUHS. He was professor and chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at Stritch from 1993 to 2000. Previously, he was on the University of Texas’ anesthesiology faculty at the Medical Branch in Galveston from 1991 to 1993 and at the Health Science Center in Houston from 1977 to 1993. He also was with the Texas Heart Institute, Houston, from 1989 to 1993, where he served as associate chief of cardiovascular anesthesiology for two years. Dr. Slogoff received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in 1967. He completed his internship at the Harrisburg Hospital in Harrisburg, Pa., and did his residency training in anesthesiology at Jefferson Medical College Hospital. Board-certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners and named a fellow of the American College of Anesthesiologists, Dr. Slogoff also is a diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology. He has published more than 40 scientific papers, abstracts and book chapters. He is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, where he was vice chair and chair of the Joint Council on In-training Examinations. He also previously served as vice president and president of the American Board of Anesthesiology. He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, the American Medical Association and the International Anesthesia Research Society. Dr. Slogoff was named chair of the Board of Directors of Loyola University Physician Foundation in 1995 and served in that capacity for four years. He also is the 2005 recipient of the Loyola University Chicago Stritch Medal. Dr. Slogoff joined the LUHS/LUMC board in 1996.

Paul K. Whelton, MD, MSc, member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Health System (LUHS) and Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC). Dr. Whelton joined Loyola University Health System in February 2007 as president and chief executive officer. Most recently, he was senior vice president for health sciences at Tulane University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans as well as dean of Tulane University School of Medicine (Tulane). Dr. Whelton had been both a professor of epidemiology at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and a professor of medicine at Tulane. He joined the faculty at Tulane in January 1997, following 26 years at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and its Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore. A native of Cork City, Ireland, Dr. Whelton received his medical degree from the National University of Ireland, University College Cork, and a master of science degree in epidemiology from the University of London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. He completed residency training in internal medicine and a nephrology fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital and a post-doctoral fellowship in epidemiology at the Medical Research Council Epidemiology and Clinical Care Unit, Northwick Park Hospital, London, England. Dr. Whelton has conducted a series of groundbreaking studies on the prevention and treatment of hypertension for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the National Institute on Aging. Well-published and a frequent presenter and lecturer at scientific meetings, Dr. Whelton has served as a consultant to numerous national and international health agencies and governments. He joined the LUHS/LUMC board in 2007.