William J. Donelan Records, 1963-2007

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Summary

Creator:
Donelan, William J.
Abstract:
Contains the administrative records of the office of William J. Donelan, former Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs of the Duke University Health System. Types of materials include correspondence, budgets, reports, society and professional organization materials, surveys, committee materials, newspaper clippings, and appointment, promotion and tenure materials.
Language:
English
Collection ID:
AR.0025

Background

Scope and content:

Organized into the following series by accession number and date: A2004-01: Fiscal Year 2000-2001 records, 2000-2001; A2004-056: Fiscal Year 2001-2002 records, 2001-2002; A2005-041: Fiscal Year 2002-2003 records, 2002-2003; A2005-043: Fiscal Year 2003-2004 records, 2003-2004; A2005-048: Fiscal Year 2004-2005 and Fiscal Year 2005-2006 records, 2003-2005. Many Fiscal Year files contain correspondence and planning materials from the previous calendar year.

Biographical / historical:

William J. Donelan, a native of Washington, D.C., earned an undergraduate degree in political science from Wheeling Jesuit University in W.Va., and a master of management science degree from Duke University Fuqua School of Business. He joined Duke University Medical Center's administrative team in 1969 and served in a variety of management roles during his tenure, including chief operating officer of Duke University Hospital during the 1980s. With his 1990 appointment as vice chancellor for health affairs, Donelan assumed senior responsibility for overseeing the administrative and financial affairs of the medical center. He assumed his position with the health system when it was formed in 1998. Donelan served on numerous national and state health-related and professional organizations' boards, including the National Kidney Foundation, Association of American Medical Colleges, and the North Carolina Hospital Association. He also served on the Health Care Systems Governing Council of the American Hospital Association. Donelan's last position at Duke was the executive vice president and chief operating officer for Duke University Health System and vice chancellor for health affairs at Duke University. In this position, Donelan oversaw Duke's operations, guiding efforts to improve the quality, cost-effectiveness, and accessibility of patient care.

Acquisition information:
Multiple transfers; 2004-2005
Processing information:

Processed by Emily Glenn Completed August 2004

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

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Contains University Administrative records. These include records of the officers of the University, as defined in the Bylaws, the deans of schools and colleges, and departments, institutes, and other offices as designated by the President. For a period of twenty-five years from the origin of the material, permission in writing from the director of the office of record and the University Archivist is required for use. After twenty-five years, records that have been processed may be consulted with the permission of the University Archivist. (Issued by the Office of the Chancellor, December 1, 1975).

Terms of access:

Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], William J. Donelan records, Duke University Medical Center Archives.