Background
Finnell, Dallas Grant was born on January 10, 1931 in Scott, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of Grant and Della (Loadman) Finnell.
Finnell, Dallas Grant was born on January 10, 1931 in Scott, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of Grant and Della (Loadman) Finnell.
Bachelor of Business Administration, Lewis and Clark College, 1954.
Trust administrator, United States Bank Oregon, Portland, 1955-1960; alumni director, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, 1960-1962; director annual fund, Austin College, Sherman, Texas, 1962-1965; corporation relations officer, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1965-1969; executive director, U. Oregon Medical School Foundation, Portland, 1969-1973; assistant to president, director development, Salk Institute, San Diego, 1973-1974; western area director, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, San Diego, 1974-1978; president, General Hospital Foundation, Everett, Washington, 1978-1989; principal, Dallas Finnell & Company, 1989-1991; president, Dallas Finnell & Company, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia, since 1991. Consultant Finnell Associations, Portland and San Diego, 1971-1978.
Board directors Bishop School of Everett, 1980-1984, president, 1983. Member Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (board directors 1985-1986), Northwest Development Officers Association (president 1982), National Society Fund Raising Executives (greater Washington chapter, certified since 1991, board directors Washington state chapter 1988-1989), Rotary.
Married Shirley Mae Sproule, November 25, 1954 (divorced 1977). Children: Kenneth Wayne, Karlyn Sue, Darryl Dallas. Married Patricia Frances Irving Lewis, March 20, 1982.
Stepchildren: Stephen Joseph Lewis, Janine Lewis Strozzieri.