Proper noun
A number of places in the United States:
A town, the county seat of Franklin County, Mississippi, named after Cowles Mead.
A minor city in Linn County, Missouri, named after Charles Mead.
An unincorporated community in Keya Paha County, Nebraska, named after Merrit I. Mead.
A city, the county seat of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, named after David Mead.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgShe was a graduate of Meadville High School and attended the University of Missouri, where she studied. Source: Internet