Two named to University of St. Thomas Board of Trustees

Two named to University of St. Thomas Board of Trustees

The University of St. Thomas has named Timothy P. Flynn and Alvin E. “Al” McQuinn to its 40-member board of trustees.

Flynn, chairman and CEO of the audit tax and advisory firm KPMG LLP, is a 1979 St. Thomas graduate and a St. Paul native.  A 27-year veteran of KPMG, Flynn has worked for the company for his entire career; prior to being named to his current position in June 2005, he was vice chair of Audit & Risk Advisory Services for KPMG LLP. Previously, he served as vice chair of human resources and as global managing partner-audit and a member of the international executive team of KPMG International. He and his family live in Franklin Lakes, N.J.

McQuinn, founder, chairman and CEO of Edina-based QuinStar Investment Partners, is retired chairman and CEO of Ag-Chem Equipment Co. Inc., which he founded in 1963 and which was acquired by Duluth, Ga.-headquartered AGCO Corp. in 2001. A University of Missouri-Columbia graduate, he is a parent and grandparent of St. Thomas students and a longtime friend and adviser of the university. Inducted into the Minnesota Business Hall of Fame in 1988, he also has won entrepreneurship awards from St. Thomas and from Ernst & Young. He was the first recipient of the University of Minnesota’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Precision Agriculture in 2004. He and his wife have homes in Naples, Fla., and Edina.