October 25, 2005

Wayne State to rename dormitory after Yousif Ghafari; Ghafari Cos. chairman pledged $9M to university

Wayne State University on Thursday will officially rename one of its residence halls after Yousif Ghafari. The university will rename North Residence Hall after the chairman of Dearborn-based Ghafari Cos. in recognition of his support of the school. Ghafari, a WSU alumnus and member of the WSU Foundation board and capital campaign committee, pledged $9 million to the university in the spring. His donation will help support the university's new engineering development center and endowments for student programs and scholarships, mathematics, engineering and medicine.

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