| Oct. 7,
2004
MGHS Board of Trustees appoints two new members
NMU President Les Wong and Howard Cohodas gain posts
Marquette
General Health System Board of Trustees President Tim Larson
is pleased to announce the appointment of
two new members to the MGHS Board.
Dr. Leslie Wong, president of Northern Michigan University, and Howard Cohodas,
the retired president of the Michigan Financial Corporation (MFC), now Wells
Fargo, are the newest additions.
Dr. Leslie Wong |
Howard Cohodas |
“We are very fortunate and honored to have Dr. Wong and Mr. Cohodas on
our Board,” Larson said. “They are dedicated, well-respected individuals
who will admirably serve the needs of our Board.”
Dr. Wong came to NMU this summer from Valley City State University in North
Dakota where he served as vice president for academic affairs. There, he
was responsible for overseeing six academic divisions – including the
technological curriculum, several offices, as well as corporate, regional and
international
partnerships.
Dr. Wong’s previous administrative positions include provost and academic
vice president, along with six months as interim president, at the University
of Southern Colorado in Pueblo; and academic dean at The Evergreen State
College in Olympia, Wash., where he began as a faculty member.
Dr. Wong holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Gonzaga University
in Spokane, Wash., a master’s degree in experimental psychology from
Eastern Washington, and a doctorate in educational psychology from Washington
State University.
He and his wife, Phyllis, reside in Marquette and have three adult children.
Cohodas began working at the First National Bank of Marquette in 1970, which
became MFC in 1973. He served as president of MFC from 1989 to 2000. He was
then regional president of Wells Fargo Bank — Michigan from March 2000
to September 2001.
Cohodas has served on the boards of the Marquette Community Foundation and
the Marquette Rotary Foundation.
He earned his bachelor of arts degree and MBA degree from the University
of Michigan.
Cohodas resides in Marquette.
Other officers of the Board include: Paulette Lindberg, Board Vice President,
Richard R. Schaefer, Assistant Secretary and Treasurer, and Wayne A. Johnson,
Secretary.
The Board also consists of Mark A. Aho; Mark L. Callaghan, MD; Monsignor
Louis C. Cappo; William Jean, MD, Chief of Staff; Stephen C. Mattson; Lois
A. Michelin;
Larry Lewis, MD; the Rev. Paul A. Weber; and K. Charles Wright, MD.
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