Background
Penick, George Dial was born on April 17, 1948 in San Juan, P.R. Son of George Dial and Marguerite Murchison (Worth) Penick.
Penick, George Dial was born on April 17, 1948 in San Juan, P.R. Son of George Dial and Marguerite Murchison (Worth) Penick.
Bachelor, Davidson College, 1970; Master of Education, Harvard University, 1976; Master in Public Administration, Harvard University, 1977; Doctor of Education, Harvard University, 1982.
Assistant to director, Learning Institute North Carolina, Durham, 1970-1971;
child development administrator, North Carolina Office for Children, Raleigh, 1973-1975;
senior research assistant, Harvard University-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Joint Center for Urban Studies, Cambridge, 1978-1979;
associate director, Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1979-1985;
executive director, Jessie Ball duPont Fund, Jacksonville, Florida, 1986-1990;
president, Foundation for the MidSouth, Jackson, Mississippi, since 1990. Board directors Mississippi Chemical Corporation. Board directors National Charities Information Business, since 1990, chair, since 1996.
Board directors National Cathedral Association, since 1993, vice president, 1996. Board directors Council on Founds., since 1994. Board directors Presiding Bishop's Fund for World Relief, since 1994, chair, since 1996.
Board directors Southeastern Council Founds., 1983-1989.
Member Leadership Jacksonville, 1987-1988, Leadership Louisiana, 1994. Board directors Practical and Cultural Education Center for Girls, Jacksonville, 1987-1990, president, 1989-1990. Board directors Jacksonville Cmty.
Council, Inc., 1987-1990, Greater Jackson Foundation, since 1994. First lieutenant United States Army, 1971-1973.
Married Carol Davis Bonham, January 30, 1971. Children: Holladay Bonham, Robert Anderson.