Gaylen James Byker (born 1948) is a former international businessman and former
president of
Calvin College
Calvin University, formerly Calvin College, is a private Christian university in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1876, Calvin University is an educational institution of the Christian Reformed Church and stands in the Reformed (Calvinist) ...
in
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917 which ranks it as the second most-populated city in the state after Detroit. Grand Rapids is the ...
,
Michigan. He is a director for InterOil Corporation.
Byker is a native of
Hudsonville, Michigan. He served in the
United States Army from 1967 until 1970. Following his service in the Vietnam War, he attended Calvin College graduating in 1973. He went on to do graduate work, and received a master's degree in world politics and a
JD from the
University of Michigan, as well as a doctorate from the
University of Pennsylvania.
After completing his education, he worked in the fields of international banking and energy. He also taught at American University of Beirut. Byker married Susan Lemmen in 1970 and they have two daughters.
In May 2011, Byker announced he would retire as president of Calvin College at the end of the 2011–2012 academic year.
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Gaylen J. BykerDirectors of InterOil Corporation*
1948 births
Living people
Calvin University alumni
University of Michigan Law School alumni
Presidents of Calvin University
American members of the Christian Reformed Church in North America
Acton Institute
20th-century American businesspeople
People from Hudsonville, Michigan
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