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PAT AND STEPHANIE KILKENNY biograpical information


PAT KILKENNY

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 (www.svdpv.org).


STEPHANIE KILKENNY

EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION: Born and raised in Warwick, New York, Stephanie Kilkenny graduated with a bachelor of science degree in psychology from Ursinus College in Pennsylvania 1993. After graduating, she and a friend moved to San Diego in search of a moderate climate with minimal rainfall.

CAREER: After working as an account manager and operations manager in San Diego, she decided to pursue her passions for photography and interior design. She earned her interior design certificate from San Diego Mesa College, then started ADAIR interiors in 2001. The company offers residential and commercial interior design services. She also sells original photography from her travel experiences.

A DUCK MARRIAGE: Stephanie and Pat Kilkenny married on October 23, 2004. Stephanie chose the date based on their lucky numbers (his is 23, hers is 10). Pat agreed, on one condition: that they also attend the Duck football game against Stanford that day. The same friend who joined Stephanie on her trek to the West Coast married them in her back yard in San Diego. Due to Pat’s devotion to the Oregon Ducks, Stephanie agreed during the ceremony to be a "constant supporter and frequent spectator of Duck football ... in good seasons and in bad." Then the newlyweds flew to Northern California with their youngest brothers—the best men in their ceremony—to see the Duck victory.

PERSONAL INTERESTS, COMMUNITY SERVICE:

  • Photographer
  • Past member, Junior League of San Diego and current member Junior League of Eugene
  • Started a foundation with Patrick in 2005 supporting nonprofit causes, including the Fanconi Anemia Research Fund (www.fanconi.org) started by Dave and Lynn Frohnmayer
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