October 29, 2005

Wayne State names residence hall for Ghafari

Wayne State University has honored alumnus and benefactor Yousif Ghafari by renaming the former North Residence Hall after him. A member of the university's capital campaign steering committee, Ghafari gave the university's fundraising campaign a major boost with a pledge of $9 million earlier this year. "Yousif Ghafari's generous gift is a wonderful testimony to his commitment to higher education and to Wayne State University in particular," said President Irvin D. Reid. A photo of Ghafari, who is founder and chairman of an architectural and design consultation firm that bears his name, accompanies this four-column, top-of-the-page story.

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