MSU Med School announces location, names school after GR businessman
Location. Location. Location. That’s been the topic of the GR buzz surrounding the establishment of the school in Grand Rapids. Now the name of the institution has created another buzz in honor of the single largest donor to support the move.
According to excerpts from the story:
The Grand Rapids building that will become the new home of the MSU College of Human Medicine will be named “The Secchia Center” in recognition of a gift from alumnus Ambassador Peter F. Secchia that will total $20 million toward the $40 million in private support required to complete the project.
The naming was approved today by the Michigan State University board of trustees. In other action, the board authorized acquisition of a site within the Michigan Street Development, a commercial medical community, for location of The Secchia Center. The site is on Michigan Street in downtown Grand Rapids across from Spectrum Health and the Van Andel Institute.
Read the complete story here.
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