Rick Holloway (Imperial Outer Guard)
Rick Holloway, of Idaho, is serving his first year as a member of the Boards of Directors for Shriners International and Shriners Children’s™. He was elected Imperial Outer Guard, part of the 12-member body that helps govern the Shriners fraternity, during the Shriners 2025 Imperial Session held June 29-July 3 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Fraternities & Philanthropy
- Potentate, El Korah Shriners, Boise, Idaho, 2020
- Board of Governors, Shriners Children’s Portland, 2016-2024
- Chairman, Board of Governors, Shriners Children’s Portland, 2022-2023
- Most Worshipful Grand Master, Grand Lodge of Idaho, 2024-2025
Education
- Bachelor’s degree, Health Care Administration, Idaho State University
- Master of Hospital Administration, University of Minnesota
Professional & Personal
Holloway has built a career as an administrator, owner and consultant for hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living facilities across Idaho and Nevada. He is the administrator for the Idaho State Veterans Home in Boise, practicing servant leadership resulting in low staff turnover, high resident satisfaction, regulatory compliance and substantial financial success. His wife, Jackie, is Supreme Queen (2024), Daughters of the Nile. Both Rick and Jackie are active in Angel Flight West, with Rick flying 181 missions over seven years to help patients reach medical appointments across the Pacific Northwest.
Despite their busy schedules, Rick and Jackie find time to enjoy their four children and four grandchildren. Rick is a fifth-degree black belt in Taekwondo. He credits his time on the Board of Governors at Shriners Children’s Portland as one of the most rewarding experiences of his life, citing the lasting friendships and sense of purpose he’s found among fellow board members and hospital staff.