KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Monday, officials with Western Michigan University (WMU) announced that Governor Gretchen Whitmer has appointed two new members of the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees.
The new members were announced as WMU alumnus Kurtis Trevan of Grand Rapids, CEO of Gun Lake Investments, and A. Alan Turfe of Northville, board chair of DocShop Pro.
Kurtis Trevan. (Photo courtesy of Western Michigan University).
“We are pleased to welcome Trustees Trevan and Turfe,” WMU President Edward Montgomery said in a released statement. “I look forward to the expertise and insights they will add to the board as we work together to advance our University and its goals to help students pursue their goals, maintain well-being and prepare for meaningful careers.”
Kurtis Trevan is the CEO and co-founder of Gun Lake Investments. According to a press release from the governor’s office, he is a citizen of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians and previously served as the treasurer for the Tribal Council and member of the Gun Lake Casino Board of Directors.
He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from WMU, a Master of Science in Finance from Walsh College and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan.
A. Alan Turfe (photo courtesy of Western Michigan University).
Additionally, A. Alan Turfe serves as chair on the advisory boards of NEMO Health and STEL Technologies. He currently serves as a private equity consultant and strategic advisor related to medical devices, life science and health care mergers and acquisitions.
Turfe formerly served as chairman and CEO of J M Smith Corp. and president of Anatomical Pathology at Thermo Fisher Scientific.
He’s also held senior executive leadership roles at Fresenius Medical Care, Covidien, IDEX Corp. and General Motors.
He holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan.
The new board members replace Chair James B. Bolger and Trustee David Behen, whose terms expire Thursday, December 31. The terms for new members begin Friday, January 1, and run through December 31, 2028.
Both appointments are subject to the advice and consent of the Michigan Senate.
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