1940
Mr. Surovell is born in Washington, D.C. to Samuel and Florence Deborah Surovell.
1962
Mr. Surovell receives a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University.
1963
Mr. Surovell becomes a copy editor for Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc. in New York, New York.
1965
Mr. Surovell serves as the editor of Princeton University Press.
1967
Mr. Surovell serves as the editor of Scott, Foresman and Co, in Glenview, Illinois.
1968
Mr. Surovell takes postgraduate courses at the University of Michigan, where he serves as an editor.
1973
Mr. Surovell becomes a real estate agent at Fletcher & Klein Inc. in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
1975
Mr. Surovell becomes a sales manager at Charles Reinhart Company.
1982
Mr. Surovell becomes president of Edward Surovell Realtors.
1985
Mr. Surovell is appointed president of the Ann Arbor Area Board-Realtors.
1990
Mr. Surovell is named Realtor of the Year by Ann Arbor Area Board-Realtors.
2007
Mr. Surovell is appointed president of the Michigan Historical Commission.
2011
Mr. Surovell receives the Trustee of the Year Award from the Michigan Library Association.
2012
Mr. Surovell is appointed president of Howard Hanna.
2017
Mr. Surovell is named a Distinguished Humanitarian by Marquis Who’s Who.