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The Irvine Foundation's original board of directors was formed in 1937, and the first seven directors were among James Irvine's family, friends, and business associates, each of whom knew Mr. Irvine personally and were able to draw upon personal experiences when approving the original charitable grants. Interestingly, although Mr. Irvine was alive for the first 10 years of the Foundation's existence, he never formally served on the board of directors.
The Foundation's longest-serving director was Mr. Irvine's granddaughter, Kathryn Wheeler, who served from 1950 to 1997, and continued to attend meetings as an honorary director until her death in late 2003. For 53 years, Mrs. Wheeler served as a direct link to our founder and frequently reminded us that Mr. Irvine cared deeply about assisting Californians to become educated and productive members of their communities.
Since the late 1930s, the Foundation has had 52 different directors (including the current board), serving as stewards of the organization and its mission to benefit the people of California.
| Myford Irvine |
1937–1959 (Chair 1937–1959) |
| Katharine Irvine |
1937–1950 |
| N. Loyall McLaren |
1937–1977 (Chair 1959–1976) |
| A.J. McFadden |
1937–1975 |
| James G. Scarborough |
1937–1968 |
| Paul A. Dinsmore |
1937–1950 |
| W.H. Spaulding |
1937–1944 |
| Robert H. Gerdes |
1944–1982 |
| Kathryn L. Wheeler |
1950–1997 (Honorary Director 1998–2003) |
| W.B. Hellis |
1950–1958 |
| James H. Metzgar |
1958–1979 |
| Edward W. Carter |
1959–1989 |
| John V. Newman |
1963–1988 (Vice Chair 1983–1988) |
| Mark R. Sullivan |
1963–1970 |
| Morris M. Doyle |
1965–1989 (Chair 1976–1989) |
| John A. Murdy, Jr. |
1965–1973 |
| John S. Fluor |
1968–1974 |
| Rudolph A. Peterson |
1971–1982 |
| Stanton G. Hale |
1974–1976 |
| J. Robert Fluor |
1977–1984 |
| Camilla C. Frost |
1978–1999 |
| Roger W. Heyns |
1978–1994 (Vice Chair 1988–1994) |
| Virginia B. Duncan |
1978–1991 |
| Walter B. Gerken |
1980–1995 |
| Myron Du Bain |
1982–1996 (Chair 1989–1996) |
| Samuel H. Armacost |
1982–2004 |
| Forrest N. Shumway |
1985–2000 |
| Edward Zapanta, M.D. |
1988–2001 |
| Donn B. Miller |
1989–2000 (Vice Chair 1994–2000) |
| Joan F. Lane |
1990–2001 |
| James C. Gaither |
1991–2003 (Chair 1997–2003) |
| Angela Glover Blackwell |
1991–1994 |
| Dennis A. Collins |
1994–2002 |
| Blenda J. Wilson |
1995–1999 |
| Patricia S. Pineda |
1995–2006 (Vice Chair 2006) |
| Toby Rosenblatt |
1996–2008 (Vice Chair 2007–2008) |
| Peter W. Stanley |
1997–2006 (Chair 2003–2005) |
| Cheryl White Mason |
2000–2003 |
| Mary G.F. Bitterman |
2002–2003 |
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