Kevin Sprague, M.D., a 1980 graduate of the Wayne State University School of Medicine, has been appointed interim associate dean of Admissions for the school, effective immediately.
Jack D. Sobel, M.D., dean of the School of Medicine, announced the appointment Aug. 10, saying Dr. Sprague "has a long and abiding relationship with the school, and a deep concern for its students."
Dr. Sprague, the chair of the school's Admissions Committee, will serve in the position left vacant by the recent death of Silas Norman Jr., M.D., while a search for a permanent replacement is conducted.
Dr. Sprague, and his wife, Carolyn Sprague, M.D., Class of 1984, lead an Alumni Association fundraising campaign to support scholarship opportunities for students. He is a member of the Wayne State University School of Medicine Board of Visitors and chair of that organization's Development Committee.
After graduating from the School of Medicine, he completed a WSU orthopaedics residency in 1985. He has been in practice in the downriver area for the past 29 years. His practice is located at Beaumont Southshore in the Michigan Bone and Joint Center in Trenton.
Dr. Sprague is the past-president of the medical staff at Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital and past co-chairman of the Quality and Safety Committee for the hospital. He chaired the Wyandotte Philanthropy Medical Staff Fund.
He has served on the Alumni Association Board of Governors, including a term as president of the association, and worked to secure funding for the construction of the Richard J. Mazurek, M.D., Medical Education Commons.
The Student Senate presented Dr. Sprague with the Alumni Golden Apple Award in 2014. The award is given annually to an alumnus or alumna for dedication and service to medicine while also providing extended and extraordinary service to the school. In 2012, he received the Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumni Award, presented annually to alumni who have made outstanding contributions to humanitarian and health causes and in service to the School of Medicine.