EAST LANSING, Mich. (WOOD) — Following the resignation of Lou Anna Simon as Michigan State University’s president, one of the names being suggested to fill the job is that of a well-known West Michigan man.
Mark Murray is the current vice chair of Meijer and was president of Grand Valley State University from 2001 to 2006. The Associated Press is reporting he could be a top pick to be MSU’s next president, though university officials have not made any official statements on the matter.
The Board of Trustees is expected to hold a meeting Friday afternoon to discuss who will become president.
Murray, who earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from MSU, was Meijer’s president and CEO from 2006 to 2015. He was also state treasurer and budget director under Gov. John Engler.
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