"Both Meaders are longtime supporters of WMU, and Edwin E. Meader is a former adjunct professor of geography at the University. The W. H. Upjohn Rotunda, the entrance to WMU's main library, was also named for Mary Meader's father, in recognition of the Meaders' leadership gift to the expansion and complete renovation of that facility in the early 1990s. W.H. Upjohn was an early executive of the Kalamazoo-based Upjohn Co., which is now part of Pfizer Inc. and remains the Kalamazoo area's largest employer."

"The library's Meader Rare Books Room was named in honor of the Meaders' continued support of the University Libraries and its rare books collection. Their gift to establish the Upjohn Center is one of the largest individual gifts the University has received."

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