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	Chatt G. Wright

Chatt G. Wright



Title:	PR, CEO

Company:	Hawaii Pacific University No. 92

Year of Birth:	1941

Birth Place:	San Mateo, CA

Education:	Robert Louis Stevenson School, CA, '60; UC Davis, BA, Political Science, '64; U of Hawaii, MA, Economics, '68

Job History:	PR, CEO, Queen's Health Systems; VP, Dean, Hawaii Pacific U; Administrator, City & County of Honolulu; Economist, State of Hawaii

Business Clubs:	Pacific Club, Outrigger Canoe Club, Waialae CC

Board Memberships:	Honolulu Cultural & Arts District, Oceanic Institute, Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Business Roundtable; Formerly DIR,Trustee, Advisor or Member: Pacific Health Research Institute, Hawaii Council on Economic Education, Pacific and Asian Affairs Council, Hawaii Opera Theatre, Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation, Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau, Historic Hawaii Foundation, St. Andrew's Priory School, Molokai General Hospital, Historic Hawaii, Boy Scouts of America, Hawaii Executives Council, Queen's Medical Center, Honolulu Armed Services YMCA, Cancer Research Center Hawaii, Hawaii Maritime Center, Social Science Assn.

Hobbies:	Fly fishing, bird hunting, tennis, reading

Spouse:	Janice Wright

Spouse's Company:	The Wright Collection

Number of Children:	3 children

Accomplishments:	Turned Hawaii Pacific U, a small, deficit-ridden private school, into a financially stable, major educational institution in Hawaii; Innovative educational marketer; In '92, after 15 years as Hawaii Pacific U president, resigned to take position of PR and CEO of The Queen's Health Systems, but returned to Hawaii Pacific U after a short time; Avid tennis player; '82 recipient of the Pioneer Citizen of the Year Award; '86 Paul Harris Fellow; '98 recipient of Stephen L. Jackstadt Award; '98 recipient of Sales and Marketing Executives of Honolulu's Salesperson of the Year; Ernst & Young 2000 Entrepreneur of the Year; '03 Hawaii Business Hall of Fame; one of top 100 leading citizens from 1905-2005 by Honolulu Centennial Commission and Honolulu Magazine.