PHILADELPHIA -- Raymond K. F. Ch'ien and Marc F. McMorris have been named term trustees at the University of Pennsylvania.  Ch'ien's term began June 16; McMorris' will begin Oct. 27.

Ch'ien, who holds a Ph.D. in economics from Penn, is executive chairman of chinadotcom Corp., a software and mobile-applications provider.  He is also an outside director of HSBC Holdings PLC, the third-largest bank in the world, and chairman of MTR, the public transportation system of Hong Kong.

Ch'ien is a founder of the Better Hong Kong Foundation and helps build alliances with leading academic, media and business leaders around the world.  He is a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire and has received the Gold Bauhinia Star Medal.

Ch'ien has significantly strengthened Penn's profile in Hong Kong, one of the University's largest international alumni communities.  He has been a member of the Board of Overseers of the School of Arts and Sciences and a member of the President's Circle and the Economics Visiting Committee.  Ch'ien created the Judith Rodin Graduate Fellowship and inspired others to provide substantial support for fellowships.  

His wife, Hwee Leng Whang, and their daughter, Kay Ch'ien, are also Penn alumni.

Marc F. McMorris, a 1990 graduate of Penn's College of Arts and Sciences who also holds a graduate degree from Penn's Wharton School, is managing director at General Atlantic LLC, a leading global private equity firm providing capital for growth companies in information technology and intellectual property. He heads the firm's enterprise-software sector.

As past chair of The Penn Fund, McMorris oversaw substantial growth in every key benchmark, from annual receipts to alumni participation, while attracting new volunteers.  As a spokesperson for Penn's annual-giving program, he has inspired alumni, parents and students to give their best gifts to this core Penn priority.  As Penn Fund Chair, he also served as a guest member of the Trustee Development Committee.  McMorris has served on the Penn Alumni Board of Directors, the Penn Alumni Council of Representatives, the School of Arts and Sciences New York Dean's Council and the Class of 1991 Gift Committee.  

As a member of the James Brister Society, he has helped the University in its efforts to recruit and retain students and faculty of color.  His commitment to student mentoring led him to help found the James Brister Mentorship Lunch Series, a program that connects alumni with current students.  In 2005, he was recognized for his contributions to Penn with the Young Alumni Award of Merit.

His undergraduate experience included varsity lacrosse for four years, membership in the Sigma Chi fraternity and induction into the Friars Senior Society.  

On the occasion of his 10th reunion, he created an endowed scholarship at Penn in honor of his mother, Joan Qualls McMorris.