We are proud to announce that East Hall Auditorium 1324 will be officially named the “Dr. Wilbert (Bill) J. McKeachie Auditorium," in honor of the most well-known researcher, teacher, and administrator in the field of teaching science, and one of the key architects of the University of Michigan Psychology department.

Dr. McKeachie chaired the department from 1961 to 1971. In 1949, Bill earned his PhD from the University of Michigan, where he joined the faculty for the rest of his career. During this time, he grew the department to over 100 faculty members. At the end of his term as chair, the department was the largest department within the College of LSA and Rackham Graduate School, and widely recognized as the best and most comprehensive department in the world.

Bill continues to serve the department in several important ways. As psychology faculty, students, staff, and any frequent visitor to East Hall know, he keeps a card game called Murder going every day at noon in the East Hall atrium, and emails the department with up to date information about the awards that current and past faculty and students are winning.

This ceremony will honor his legacy and thank him for his hard work and dedication to the department and university. It will also be followed by a reception and honorary card games.