Wheaton College Alumni Magazine Autumn 2013 | Page 7

CAMPUS NEWS

Meyer Science Center
unveiled
opened in 2010, has now been named
the Meyer Science Center in honor of
Don ’57 and Doris Maurer Meyer ’57.
During the naming ceremony
and dinner held March 22, 2013,
President Emeritus Duane Litfin,
President Phil Ryken ’88, members
of the Meyer family, and other special
guests reflected on the significance
of the building and thanked Don
and Doris Meyer for their faithful,
humble service to Wheaton over
the decades.
“You are just as likely to find Don
rehabbing houses for the poor or
Doris counseling young moms as
in a gathering like this,” says Vice
President for Advancement and
Alumni Relations Mark Dillon.
“But without Don and Doris’ gifts
to Wheaton of time, talent, and
treasure, this campus would not look
the same or be the same.”
The Meyer Science Center is
equipped with carefully designed
laboratories, state-of-the-art technology, and spaces that encourage
student/faculty research and collaboration. The facility has greatly
benefited the study of the sciences,
mathematics, computer science, and
general education, and has brought
about a significant increase in the
number of science majors. Having
earned a LEED Gold rating from
the U.S. Green Building Council,
the building has received an award
for exceptional engineering, as well
as a community development and
improvement award.

Photo: Brian Gee M.A. ’09

Wheaton’s science building,

Maddie Cole ’13 (right), an applied health science major, spoke at the naming event. Her future plans
are to be a surgical or pediatric physician’s assistant.

“For me, this building is a sacred place. It is here that I have encountered God, my calling has been
confirmed, he has taught me through his servants, he has ministered to me through relationships, and
I have come face to face with our Lord through his incredible creation of the human body. The Science
Center holds a very, very special place in my heart and has been significant in my faith journey. I thank
the Lord for his provision and for bringing Don and Doris Meyer, his faithful stewards, forward to help
make this science center possible.”
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