Peggy Troy, Nurs '74, was elected to the Marquette University Board of Trustees in 2011. She became president and chief executive officer of Children’s Hospital and Health System, an independent health care system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children, in 2009. The 12 entities that make up the health system work to improve the lives of children through care giving, advocacy, research and education.
Previously she was the executive vice president and chief operating officer of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Memphis from 2006 to 2009 where she was responsible for the strategic management of the operations of six major hospitals within the system. Prior to that, Peggy served as the president and chief executive officer of Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center and as president of Cook Children's Medical Center in Ft. Worth, Texas.
Peggy is a registered nurse. She earned her bachelor of science in nursing from Marquette in 1974 and a master's in nursing from DePaul University in Chicago. While attending Marquette she served as a nurse intern at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.
She currently serves on the National Association of Children's Hospital and Related Institutions and on an advisory council for Child Health Corporation of America. Locally, Peggy continues to serve on the United Way Campaign Cabinet and is a member of the Greater Milwaukee Committee. She recently was elected to the boards of directors of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce and the Blood Center of Wisconsin. She is a co-chair of this year's United Performing Arts Center Ride for the Arts.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
- Mr. Ned W. Bechthold
- Ms. Natalie A. Black
- Mr. John F. Ferraro
- Rev. James P. Flaherty, S.J.,
- Mr. Richard J. Fotsch
- Rev. James G. Gartland, S.J.,
- Mr. Darren R. Jackson
- Mr. James F. Janz
- Mr. Jeffrey A. Joerres
- Rev. Timothy R. Lannon, S.J.
- Rev. Thomas A. Lawler, S.J.
- Mr. John P. Lynch
- Mr. Alfred C. McGuire
- Dr. Arnold L. Mitchem
- Rev. Joseph M. O'Keefe, S.J.
- Mr. James D. O'Rourke
- Dr. Janis M. Orlowski
- Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J.
- Ms. Kristine A. Rappé
- Mr. Joseph J. Rauenhorst
- Mr. Glenn A. Rivers
- Mr. James A. Runde
- Hon. W. Greg Ryberg
- Mrs. Mary Ladish Selander
- Ms. Mary Ellen Stanek
- Mr. John J. Stollenwerk
- Mr. Charles M. Swoboda
- Ms. Cherryl T. Thomas
- Mr. Benjamin S. Tracy
- Ms. Peggy Troy
- Ms. Rhona Vogel
- Mr. James M. Weiss
- Mr. Thomas H. Werner
- Rev. Michael A. Zampelli, S.J.
- Ms. Anne A. Zizzo
Quick Facts About Marquette
| Identity: | Catholic, Jesuit, private |
| Established: | 1881 |
| Location: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Undergraduate: | 8,113 |
| Postgraduate: | 3,693 |
| Campus: | Urban, approximately 90 acres |
| Athletics: | 16 NCAA Division I teams (Big East) |
| Colors: | Blue and gold |
