He was chosen as the inspiration for the naming of the McGregor School, which became Antioch University McGregor, and now known as Antioch University Midwest.
"Having the legacy of Douglas McGregor so prominently displayed here at Antioch University Midwest is something we've long wanted to do," said Antioch University Midwest President Dr. Karen Schuster Webb. "We honor and continue the legacy and the great work of Douglas McGregor."
McGregor was a groundbreaking theorist whose ideas have become basic assumptions of today's leaders in the organizational management field, according to the university.
"Dr. McGregor believed in business and in making a profit," said James Malarkey, chairman of the university's humanities and general education program. "He also believed that if business owners treated their employees well, took an interest in them, encouraged them, and helped them grow personally and professionally their businesses would also reap the benefits."
The rededication reception Saturday also kicked off The McGregor Library's celebration of National Library Week. Students can return overdue books through April 26 along with a non-perishable food item, and the first $10 of their fine will be waived. All donated food will benefit the Yellow Springs United Methodist Church food bank.
McGregor Library Director Stephen Shaw added that associating the library with McGregor is a natural connection."Libraries are more than book storage units," Shaw said. "They are the heart of communities; committed to where their patrons work, live and study. They are trusted places for people to shape and address local issues. This space is where our students meet, share, study, laugh, create, publish and dream - as individuals or in groups. In the spirit of Dr. McGregor, we daily see a multitude of diverse voices in intellectual conversation."
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