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Merritt Norvell was the athletic director at Michigan State University from 1995 to 1998. Norvell was hired by MSU in 1995 to replace the retiring George Perles. Norvell had previously served as the athletic director at Southern Mississippi from 1983 to 1995. During his tenure at MSU, Norvell oversaw the construction of the Jack Breslin Student Events Center and the renovation of Spartan Stadium.