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Lloyd Dean is a nationally recognized leader within and beyond the field of health care. He is Chief Executive Officer of CommonSpirit Health, one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the United States, focused on creating healthier communities and transforming health care delivery for millions of Americans. Located in 21 states, CommonSpirit Health is composed of 150,000 employees, 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians, more than 1000 care sites and 137 hospitals.

As Chief Executive Officer of CommonSpirit Health, which has a combined revenue of $29 billion, Mr. Dean is responsible for all of the system’s complex hospital and clinical operations, financial strategy, and human resources. On an annual basis, CommonSpirit Health provides $4.45 billion in charity care and community benefits, and unreimbursed government programs.

Mr. Dean holds degrees in sociology and education from Western Michigan University and received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from the University of San Francisco. In 2019 he was ranked number 39 in Modern Healthcare’s “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare” and is consistently named to Modern Healthcare’s “Top 25 Minority Leaders in Healthcare.”

Currently, Mr. Dean serves on the Board of the McDonald’s Corporation and has been appointed to its Board Audit and Finance Committee and Board Compensation Committee. He is Co-Chair of the California Future Health Workforce Commission, an organization composed of senior leaders from California’s leading health philanthropies focused on deploying a workforce addressing the health care delivery system of tomorrow.
Mr. Dean is Board Chair of the Board of Directors for the Committee on Jobs, an organization that brings employment to the San Francisco Bay Area.

A passionate advocate for health care reform, Mr. Dean was actively engaged with the White House Cabinet on health care issues during the Obama administration and directly participated in health care reform discussions with the former president during the formation of the Affordable Care Act. In California, Mr. Dean has been appointed to the State Health Care Cost Containment Commission charged with developing practical state policies to contain health care costs in the nation.

Mr. Dean was born in Alabama and then moved into a three-bedroom home in Twin Lake with his 8 siblings and parents, Susie and Floyd Sr., because his dad took a job in a Muskegon foundry. After Mr. Dean graduated from Whitehall High School in 1968, he received a BS in sociology and MA in education from Western Michigan University. He later graduated from Pennsylvania State University’s Executive Management program and received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from the University of San Francisco. While teaching adjunct communications classes at WMU in Kalamazoo, he had many connections with Upjohn executives who enticed him to work for their large pharmaceutical company. He rather quickly climbed the career ladder to his current CEO position in the health system. 
THE CHARLES HENRY HACKLEY
DISTINGUISHED LECTURE IN THE HUMANITIES

​Each year since 1981, the Friends of Hackley Public Library has presented the Charles H. Hackley Distinguished Lecture award to an individual who has some tie, either past or present, with Muskegon, Michigan, and who, in his or her work and life, exemplifies the ideals set forth by the founder of the Library and the activities it embodies. The award is designed to honor one distinguished in humanities (philosophy, ethics, literature, social sciences, and related fields.) The awardee is selected by a committee from a field of nominees. Final approval is made by the Board of the Friends of Hackley Public Library.
THE HACKLEY COMMENDATION FOR SERVICE
​TO THE HUMANITIES

​The Hackley Commendation for Service to the Humanities award is given to Muskegon County individuals, groups, or institutions in recognition of their work in the humanities. It may also be awarded to those who, through their leadership, have advanced humanistic understanding and appreciation in Muskegon County. The award honors those who have made a contribution to the good of Muskegon County through the investment of their personal time, energy, and resources in the humanities.

​The Friends of Hackley Public Library presents between one and five Hackley Commendation awards at the annual Charles Henry Hackley Lecture in the Humanities given in May. Commendations have been awarded every year since 1983.