Does naming a division after a someone make it seem more prestigious?

LucieTheLakie
Sat, 14 Nov 2015 00:10:07 +0000

I think naming or renaming a program sometimes does connote change and an implicit strengthening when it’s coupled with huge infusions of cash. Think of all that Bloomberg money committed to Johns Hopkins.

And it’s not just impressionable kids who might be influenced by a name like that. There are plenty of image-conscious parents who care too and enjoy name dropping.