▁recently ▁completed ▁( in ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 6 ). ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁m all , ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁Helen ▁L . ▁De Ro y ▁Aud itor ium ▁now ▁s its , ▁had ▁been ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁child hood ▁home ▁of ▁Michigan ▁governor ▁G . ▁M ennen ▁Williams . ▁ ▁Meyer ▁and ▁Anna ▁Pr ent is ▁Building ▁The ▁Meyer ▁and ▁Anna ▁Pr ent is ▁Building ▁was ▁constructed ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁Wayne ▁State ' s ▁growing ▁Business ▁School . ▁The ▁school ▁had ▁been ▁organized ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁with ▁ 4 5 9 ▁under grad u ates . ▁By ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁that ▁number ▁had ▁grown ▁to ▁over ▁ 1 4 0 0 ▁under grad u ates ▁and ▁ 4 2 9 ▁gradu ate ▁students , ▁with ▁ 5 5 ▁fac ulty ▁members . ▁ ▁Gr ound bre aking ▁on ▁the ▁structure ▁occurred ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁home ▁for ▁the ▁business ▁school ▁opened ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁The ▁$ 2 . 3 ▁million ▁construction ▁cost ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁building ▁was ▁supported ▁through ▁the ▁phil anth ropy ▁of ▁Meyer ▁L . ▁and ▁Anna ▁Pr ent is . ▁A ▁year - and - a - half ▁after ▁the ▁opening , ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁red edic ated ▁as ▁the ▁Meyer ▁and ▁Anna ▁Pr ent is ▁Building . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁Business ▁School ▁from ▁its ▁opening