WSU also announces details for a celebration of life in August.
As Dr. Elson S. Floyd's passing appeared imminent behind the scenes, WSU leadership apparently had the same thought as all of us: A couple of weeks before he died of cancer, the WSU president was told the new medical school would be named for him.
Interim president Daniel Bernardo told the Spokesman-Review that Floyd "felt really good about that," adding, "this was his crown jewel."
Often times, posthumous gestures become de facto honors for the family left behind; it's really, really cool that it's not simply limited to that in this case.