ACHIEVEMENTS AS UO ATHLETIC DIRECTOR:

Pat Kilkenny’s two-year contract as University of Oregon Athletic Director started March 1, 2007. As head of Duck athletics, Kilkenny has reinstated baseball, launched a plan to build a new baseball stadium and hired highly respected baseball coach George Horton. In addition, he added women’s competitive cheer as a new UO sport, led efforts to build a $200 million basketball arena and helped create a Legacy Fund of private gifts to take Duck athletics from self-sufficient to self-sustaining.

BUSINESS CAREER:

Former chairman and chief executive officer of the San Diego-based Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Kilkenny grew his business into a nationwide organization with written premiums that totaled nearly $1 billion at the time he sold the company in 2006.

UO INVOLVEMENT:

A native of Heppner, Ore., Kilkenny attended the University of Oregon in the early 1970s. Later he served on the University of Oregon Athletic Department Advisory Board. He also served on the Board of Trustees for the University of Oregon Foundation from 1996 to 2000.

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

• Member, University of California-San Diego Athletic Advisory Board and San Diego State University Athletic Director's Cabinet.
• Member, board of directors, San Diego International Sports Council, which recently honored him as 2006 Man of the Year for his contributions to sports in the San Diego area.
• Past member, board of directors, St. Vincent de Paul Village in San Diego.