University of MichiganMatthaei Botanical Gardens

and Nichols Arboretum Annual Report 2006

Stepping into the future

The best things about birthday parties are that

you get to see friends and family, reminisce about the

past, catch up on what’s new in people’s lives, and

talk about the future. You also get presents.

This next year, Matthaei Botanical Gardens and

Nichols Arboretum will be having a birthday—a really

big one. We’ll be turning 100 in February, and we plan

to celebrate all year long. In preparation, we’ve been

collecting family stories about our past and planning

for our future. We want to be prepared for whatever

the next century brings. What follows is a brief history

of Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum

as well as what we envision for our future.

Although the 1817 charter for the University

of Michigan authorized the forming of a botanic

garden along with other “useful literary and scientifi c

institutions,” it took nearly a century for the University

to do so. In 1897, Pharmacology Professor Julius

Schlotterbeck established a small teaching garden

of medicinal and economic plants on campus, but

the garden soon proved inadequate on the crowded

campus where it was prone to trampling by students.

Botany professor Frederick C. Newcombe picked up

the cause and actively campaigned to the Regents for

investment in a botanic garden. He noted the value of

such a facility to numerous departments on campus

as well as to the community. In 1906 the University

accepted a gift of 30 acres on Geddes Road from

Walter and Esther Nichols which was combined with

additional land owned by the City of Ann Arbor in

order to create a jointly owned botanical garden and

arboretum. The noted landscape gardener Ossian Cole

Simonds (U-M, 1878) was engaged to create a plan

for the property. In February 1907, Botany Professor

George P. Burns, who was well recognized for his

tireless efforts to create a park system for the City

of Ann Arbor, was appointed as Director.

A key feature of the desire for a botanical garden

and arboretum was that of having a conservatory

and related greenhouses for the study and display of

plants not hardy in our Michigan climate. Although

a small greenhouse was established next to the

Superintendent’s cottage, the Geddes site provided

little fl at land for the construction of a larger facility

and series of outdoor research beds. Consequently,

the botany and pharmacology faculty sought a new

site suitable for such facilities. In 1914 a site on

Iroquois Street was purchased, new greenhouses were

constructed, and the move occurred two years later.

The Geddes site was transferred to the newly created

Department of Landscape Design and the property

offi cially renamed as Nichols Arboretum in 1923, with

Professor Aubrey Tealdi as director. In the years that

followed, Tealdi oversaw much of the development

that we currently know as the Arboretum: the Peony

Garden (which opened in 1927), the large shrub

collection near Geddes with its spring display of

lilacs, and the collections of various trees and shrubs

throughout the Arb set against native woodland

backdrops. Under Harlow Whittemore, who became the

director in 1934, a team of some 30 W. P. A. workers

Poised for the future

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The Arb & Gardens…celebra

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years of stewardship.

University of MichiganMatthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum

Promoting environmental enjoyment, stewardship and sustainability through education, research, and interaction with the natural world.

We currently attract more than 200,000 visitors yearly

and provide meeting places for dozens of community

environmental and garden organizations. We serve

as living classrooms and research laboratories for

both the University and broader community with our

diverse offerings, classes, and programs. As a public

garden, we provide a place of beauty and serenity in

the heart of a great University and an increasingly

urbanized region.

So, what about the future…Among the great challenges to our generation are a

growing loss of biodiversity and habitat destruction,

immense changes to the world’s climate, and a rising

lack of ecological literacy in the general population.

There is an increasing need for places of hope that

encourage environmental action and showcase

examples of what people can do in response.

Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum

are such places. As a leading public garden and living

museum, we currently attract people who want to

learn about plants, gardens, and the environment

and we will continue to do so. We are working to

enhance our role as a bridge between the University

and broader community where both come together

to learn how to address these vexing environmental

problems, with particular focus on the Great Lakes

region. With our University connections, we are

uniquely poised to serve as a hands-on laboratory

for redefi ning our relationship to nature and

showcasing examples of sustainable technology and

environmental stewardship through our gardens,

collections, facilities, and natural areas.

As we place greater emphasis on demonstrations

of environmental sustainability and fi eld teaching,

we will continue to create beautiful, restorative

places that are an antidote to the stressful, harried

world. We will also maintain the integrity of our

historic gardens and landscapes while making

them more accessible to a broader cross section

of the public. We will continue to offer a variety of

educational programs and events, utilizing the rich

array of creative talents found within the University

and community. Our goal is to create and maintain

places and to offer programs that delight while

encouraging people to be more sensitive, aware,

and engaged in practices of environmentally-sound

horticulture and sustainability.

To accomplish these goals, we are developing a

strategic plan for the next fi ve years that will enable

us to evaluate existing programs and activities,

laid out over three miles of trails. The Alex Dow

Field was given to the University by Detroit Edison in

1943 to round out the 123 acres that now comprise

the Arboretum.

For many years the Botanical Gardens fl ourished

at the Iroquois site under the leadership of Director

Harley Hatcher Bartlett and a strong tradition of

teaching and research was established. By the

mid 1950s, encroachment by development around

the property and the general inadequacy of the

property for expanding facilities for classroom use

led Professor A. Geoffrey Norman, who had become

director in 1955, to seek once again a new site for the

Botanical Gardens. Generous gifts from the Frederick

and Mildred Matthaei family that included 200 acres

of land on Dixboro Road and cash to purchase the

adjoining Matteson Farm allowed the establishment

of today’s Matthaei Botanical Gardens. The noted

architect, Alden B. Dow, was engaged to design the

complex of conservatory, auditorium, greenhouses,

classroom and research labs that were completed in

1965. Landscape architects Edward A. Eichstadt and

Carl Johnson of Eichstadt and Grissom Associates

developed designs for the construction of entry

roads and Willow Pond, and Professor Chuck Cares

provided advice on early planting schemes. The

96-acre Horner-McLaughlin Nature Area was added to

the Botanical Gardens care as a wildfl ower sanctuary

in 1965 and Mud Lake Bog was transferred to the

Gardens in 1970.

The development of community-oriented public

outreach programs was greatly aided by the formation

of Friends organizations. At the urging of Director Erich

Steiner, the Friends of Matthaei Botanical Gardens was

established in 1974 to support the Botanical Gardens

fi nancially and provide a variety of public programs.

A similar group, the Friends of Nichols Arboretum,

was established in 1989. Both Friends organizations

have helped the Botanical Gardens and Arboretum

extend outreach efforts into the community and

established an array of traditions that have included

fl ower shows, plant sales, peony parties, as well as

lectures, workshops, and other activities focused on

the environment and gardening. In 2004, the University

combined Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols

Arboretum as one administrative unit, reporting

directly to the Provost. The Friends organizations

were offi cially merged in early 2005.

Today, Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols

Arboretum provide many benefi ts to the community

and state. We are cherished as places that greatly

enrich the lives of people not only at the University

and in Ann Arbor, but throughout Southeast Michigan.

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Caring for nature, enriching lives

set clear priorities across our entire organization, and

monitor our progress. We have identifi ed four general

themes for focusing our actions. They include:

• Expanding University partnerships for teaching

and research

• Growing the Friends organization

• Building our relationships with community

partners

• Improving our attractions for visitors and

providing rich learning opportunities.

About the presents: we’ve received quite a few

over the past year as you will discover from the pages

that follow. We’ve already put a lot of these to use.

As you’ll learn, we’ve had a busy year launching new

programs and continuing important traditions. We’ve

also made some exciting changes to our facilities,

gardens, and natural areas improving accessibility,

interpretation, and environmental sustainability. We

believe we’ve made visitors feel more welcome and

their experiences with us more enjoyable.

As we turn 100, we don’t feel particularly old

and tired. Instead, we feel energized, ready to

move forward, ready to use the past 100 years as

a launching pad for the next. We hope you’ll come

celebrate with us!

Robert E. Grese, Director

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2005-2006 highlights

PlacemakingWhat are the elements of a rich community place?

According to the Project for Public Places, a great

place includes sun, shade, places to rest, amenities

both grand and unassuming, and a wealth of different

activities. The Arb has already been nominated as one

of America’s great places (http://www.pps.org/great_

public_spaces/). At the Gardens, we’re taking simple

steps to make our site a more satisfying place to spend

time. This includes seating on the terrace, west porch

and west lobby, Conservatory, and in the new picnic

grove. We’ve moved our library to a more accessible

location, installed a lobby display system, and provided

more wayfi nding and interpretive information within

and outside the building.

Natural Areas Steward ProgramWe are delighted to begin a new natural areas steward

program with the signing on of an Arb steward and

a Kirk’s Fen steward at the Gardens. Modeled on

the City of Ann Arbor’s Natural Areas Program, our

stewards will actually take ownership for restoring and

maintaining specifi c areas of our properties, including

supervising volunteers to remove invasives, monitoring

the ecosystems, and conducting prescribed burns.

We plan to expand the program to all of our natural

areas within the next fi ve years. A robust stewardship

program allows the City of Ann Arbor to restore far

more acreage than would be possible with paid staff,

and the stewards act as advocates and educators in

the community.

Hands-On Museum Alliance Summer CampThe Botanical Gardens was host to two weeks of

summer camp for fi rst through third graders this

past year. Campers learned about the world of bugs

in “Creepy Crawlers.” In “From Earth to Art,” the kids

turned plants into paper and made dyes out of plants.

One of our education program interns taught at the

camp. We had the pleasure of hearing children’s voices

in the halls and gardens every day, while the kids

enjoyed learning about nature in the gardens and

wilds of our property.

Michigan Math & Science Scholars ProgramTalented high school students participated in a

summer fi eld study course at the Arb and Gardens

this year through the Michigan Math & Science

Scholars Program. Students learned about current

vegetation and its stability in time; past site history

(post-settlement, pre-settlement) and future

prospects. The class, which included domestic

and international students, worked with plant

identifi cation and survey skills on-site. We hope this

will be a fi rst step in regularly offering spring fi eld

classes here for U-M students.

River LandingWe were proud to dedicate the Arboretum‘s River

Landing on Huron River Day, July 9, 2006. Thousands of

visitors are enjoying the benches, canoe landing, steps

and picnic tables at the newly restored riverfront site.

This collaborative project by the University of Michigan,

SE Michigan Resource Conservation and Development

Council, Environmental Consulting and Technology,

the City of Ann Arbor, the Washtenaw County

Road Commission, the Washtenaw County Drain

Commission, the Huron River Watershed Council and

others was a tremendous accomplishment, replacing

unsightly concrete blocks with erosion-preventing,

beautiful native landscapes. Many thanks to the

donors who made this possible.

Earth DayThousands of visitors came out to Matthaei Botanical

Gardens to enjoy Earth Day in April. This free family-

friendly event featured hands-on activities from local

non-profi t organizations, live animal demonstrations,

alternative fuel vehicles, entertainment, and an

opportunity to explore miles of nature trails and

breathtaking outdoor gardens. Thanks to the event

sponsors, SECURE Eco Shred and Whole Foods Market.

MiSoWe are proud to provide a permanent home for the

Michigan Solar (MiSo) House, a multidisciplinary

project of U-M graduate students and faculty

(http://www.misohouse.org/). MiSo House “seeks

to create an affordable and customizable home

which produces a surplus of renewable energy

that will effectively redefi ne comfortable living in

a manner feasible for generations into the future.”

Students entered the house in the Solar Decathlon in

Washington DC, an international competition designed

to promote innovation in energy-effi cient building

to demonstrate the benefi cial possibilities of solar

powered living. It is now installed at MBG as part of

our new display garden area, where its functioning

will continue to be monitored and it will be available

for public viewing.

ShakespeareJune 2006 brought us another great Shakespeare in

the Arb production: Love’s Labours Lost. Director and

Residential College faculty-member Kate Mendeloff

updated this lesser-known work, bringing out the

timeless humor in this political satire. The audience

roamed the Arb, following the troupe of student and

professional actors to natural settings choreographed

to underscore the play’s content. As always, the play

sold out when the weather was fair, so next year,

come early!

Digital KamiDigital Kami (digitalkami.org) is a series of four

interactive installations at the Nichols Arboretum

“intended to restructure visitors’ ideas about land

management, ecology issues, and the natural

landscape.” Funded by the Duderstadt Center’s

Digital Commons Program, the exhibit included a

shrine installation in the Peony Garden, an invasive

species light display along the Ridge Trail, and

documentary footage of the prairie burn in

Dow Prairie displayed on monitors in the prairie.

“Together these installations point to the idea of

making invisible or typically unnoticed processes of

ecology and land management visible or audible,”

according to the Digital Kami web site. The

team members were U-M graduate students:

Russ Kuhner, Media Arts and Music; Carrie Morris,

Art and Design; Mike Young and Tao Zhang, Natural

Resources and the Environment.Visitors enjoy lunch on the terrace

Photos, left, top to bottom: All Species Parade celebrating Earth Day; MiSoHouse moving in; Love’s Labours Lost

…interactive installations, stewardship, children’s voices and the bard…

Accessible trail in the making

Intern Mary Walton working on Children’s Garden design

Intern Chris Smith mapping locations for upcoming signs

Question (to our readers): What do these Arb and Gardens projects have

in common?

• Design for the new children’s garden,

Great Lakes endemics garden, bonsai garden

and virtual bonsai exhibit

• Our Centennial logo and calendar

• Shakespeare production management

• Green roof demonstration exhibit

• Hands-On Museum summer camp and Michigan

Math & Science Scholars fi eld course

• Plantings and picnic table installation in the

Norman Picnic Grove

• A living willow domed lodge

Answer:All are projects and activities of the three dozen

student interns who brought their talents, enthusiasm,

skills, and intelligence to MBGNA this year. We

used more work-study workers and student interns

throughout the academic year, and this summer, we

grew our cohort to 30. Our previous all-time high

was closer to a dozen. With such a dramatic change,

nobody knew how the experience was going to unfold.

We asked our student workers and staff what they

thought.

Interns: our secret ingredient

Question (to our interns):What did you think of your summer job at MBGNA?

Answer:“I’m working outdoors, getting paid,

and helping the environment.

What could be better?”

Brian Colleran, horticultural assistant

“It’s awesome. I thought it would be

years before something I designed

would actually be built.”

Mary Walton, Children’s Garden Designer

“I love doing something different

every day. It’s never the same job

two days in a row.”

Dave Lipkovich, horticultural assistant

“I liked getting to know the high school students.

They were enthusiastic about the class, and we had

a lot of fun.”

Denise Neme.th Michigan, Math & Science Scholars

Program undergraduate assistant

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“…working outdoors, getting paid,

and h

elping

the environment…

…What could be bette

r?”

Intern Britt Olsen-Zimmerman weeding the Double Helix Garden

Conefl ower Interns Dave Lipkovich and Dani Kahn planting daylilies in new border

Building the fi rst vane to defl ect current from eroding creek bank

Tessa Williamson preparing materials for Hands-On Museum Camp

“I get to be responsible for the whole scope of a

project in a way that you don’t in the classroom,

like thinking about the project budget, and fi tting

the design into an existing location.”

Eric Bauer, Bonsai Garden designer

“It’s great to feel like my work is actually going to be

used. I’ve had a lot of freedom to develop a project

within the parameters laid out for me.”

Jenny Senko, graphic designer

Question (to our staff):What did you think about having student interns

to help out this year?

Answer:“It’s been fantastic! They’ve been able to handle

new projects independently. I don’t know how we

would have done it without them.”

Catriona Mortell, Education Program Coordinator

“I love seeing the activity level around here.

I’ve gotten good supervisory experience, and we’ve

had enough staff to do new projects as well as take

care of our regular work. We’ve accomplished a

huge amount this year.”

Paul Girard, Horticulturalist

“It’s been great getting to know a new group

of people. The interns have done good work,

and a lot of it.”

Jeff Walters, Horticulturalist

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“Projects are unfolding right in front of my

eyes. I like the energetic feeling in the hallways.

I was able to hand off an entire project to a

summer intern, who took it from a glimmer of

an idea to a high quality product in just a

few weeks.”

Karen Sikkenga, Associate Director

“It’s been fun having such a diverse group of

people here. It’s interesting to hear about the

experiences and expertise these students

have picked up all over the world.”

April Pickrel, Visitor Services Program Coordinator

“They’re wonderful. So full of ideas and

enthusiasm. You can see why they’re the cream

of the crop in their high schools. The only thing

I don’t like about it is saying goodbye. I can’t

imagine work life without them.”

Joan Wolf, Development Associate“…

We’ve ac

complished a huge amount this year.”

DonorsCumulative Lifetime Major Supporters(over $100,000)AnonymousRobert and Marjorie

AlpernSally and Ian BundCharles and Margaret

Buswell EstateDTE FoundationFord Motor CompanyThe Graham FoundationThe Matthaei FamilyThe Nash FamilyL. Norris and Helen

Stegeman PostThe Reader FamilyRudolph E. Reichert, Jr.Wilkinson Foundation

Corporate and Foundation Support536 8th Street S.E.

PartnershipThe Andrah FoundationCommunity Systems

FoundationFord Motor Company

FundGE FoundationGeneral Motors

FoundationHigh Point (Ann Arbor

Preschool Social Committee)

Johnson Controls Foundation

W. K. Kellogg FoundationKingsbury SchoolMasco CorporationMichigan Big Ten K RunMotorola FoundationPfi zer FoundationPorter Family FoundationStanley Smith

Horticultural Trust

Tecumseh Police Offi cers Association

University of Michigan Credit Union

Garden Clubs and SocietiesAnn Arbor Branch

- Woman’s National Farm and Garden Association, Inc.

Ann Arbor Wild OnesAnn Arbor Women’s City

Club Grounds & GardenCommunity Project Fund

– Michigan Garden Clubs, Inc.

Great Lakes Judging Center

Landscape Design Council – Michigan Garden Clubs, Inc.

North Farmington Garden Club

Woman’s National Farm and Garden Association, Inc.

EndowmentsWinifred B. Chase

FellowshipWilliam D. Drake PrizeCarol Holbrook Memorial

FundNanette R. LaCross FundMatthaei Botanical

Gardens FundMildred Hague Matthaei

FundHarrison L. Morton FundNichols Arboretum

Natural Areas FundGeoffrey & Marian

Norman FundJulie Norris Post FundResearch Endowment

FundFrances H. Seevers

Bonsai FundWoman’s National Farm

and Garden Association, Inc., Michigan Division

Planned Giving and Bequest DonorsAnonymousCarol L. BrandonCharles and Margaret

Buswell EstateCharles CaresElizabeth and Gary EllingNancy and Robert

KauffmanCedric and Moragan

RichnerHerbert E. Sloan, Jr.Sally RutzkyJoan and Jon Wolf

Tribute Bench HonoreesBarry and Marjory

CheckowayJacob and Uzetta CohenRobert DrakeFrancis EvansRachel EvansIan HigginsDavid Mitchell-YellinBernard H. RosenMarjorie TaylorHinda Vozar

Tribute Trees HonoreesGale Whittier FergusonNancy Osborn

Conservatory TributeRodger Keller

Discretionary TributesJulia Leedy Majel TuthillWilliam Wood

2005 – 2006 Donorsover $50,000AnonymousRudolph E. Reichert, Jr.

$25,000 – 49,999Jeanne and Kenneth

Levy-ChurchHerbert E. Sloan, Jr.

$10,000 – 24,999Marjorie and Robert

AlpernSally and Ian BundFrederick and Barbara ErbL. Norris and Helen

Stegeman Post

$1,000 – 9,999AnonymousJohn and June BassettBarry and Marjorie

CheckowayCarl CohenBetty and Marvin DantoMichael and Marie-Pierre

EllmannEdward and Deborah

EvansKatharine C. EvansKenneth and Mary EvansIlene H. ForsythMack FuhrerRobert and Susan GreseWilliam and Rebecca

HorvathSteven Julius and Rachel

EvansMichael and Phyllis

KorybalskiRowena and Larry

MatthewsRichard and Elizabeth

McLearyIngrid Nicole MichotBrownson and Betty Jean

MurrayStephen and Ann Norman

Joe and Karen O’NealCarroll and Bonnylyn

OsbornJeffrey and Joanna PostJohn and Marilyn

RintamakiBarbara RosenBill and Sheila SikkengaG. Dekle and Jeanne TaylorScott TyrrellCamille A. VozarRichard P. WhitkerAnn and Clayton WilhiteLawrence and Sylvia Wong

$500 – 999Dorothea and Bill ColemanHoward and Ann CooperJim and Anne DuderstadtGary and Elizabeth EllingHal and Donna EstryElizabeth Needham

GrahamMark and Susan Griffi nBobby HainlineCraig HammerbergSteven and Sheila HampJeannine and Gary HaydenRuthann and Jerry HelmerPeter and Henrietta

HeydonMartha and John HicksTimothy and Jo JohnsonMasato and Koko KoreedaWinifred and Richard

MitchellGarrod Stegeman PostPhilip and Kathleen PowerMoragan and Cedric

RichnerBrooks and Nancy

SitterleyPhillip H. SmithElizabeth ThiemeJohn and Carroll ThomsonJack and Jerry WeidenbachAngela and Lyndon WelchChristine Weaver Willis

$250 – 499AnonymousGerard and Lizabeth

AndersonMichael D. AppelKimberly Bayer and Robert

KuehneJanet and Martin

BiancalanaJoan A. BinkowCarol Sue BrodbeckJonathan W. and Gertrude

BulkleyAlice S. CohenMuriel and Daniel

ConverseJesse and Juanita Logan

ChristianDiana DevereauxRichard and Deanna

DornerMartha Mayo and Irwin

GoldsteinChristopher and Elaine

GrahamSamuel Gross and Phoebe

EllsworthSondra Moore GunnKeturah T. HaabDavid and Judith HaddrillMary and Kent JohnsonMark and Madolyn A.

KaminskiPatsy M. KnoopJill Latta and David BachGail Lauzzana and Richard

WyattJerry LehmanDolfi n S. LeungJoe M. LumJohn and Anna MadisonAnne B. and Glenn C.

MorrisonRobert Nissly and Marcia

HarrisonDiana and C. Ethan O’BrienJohn and Jean OsbornRamona R. and Arthur P.

PancioliJack and Jean PeirceBertram and Elaine PittLynn and Robert Raade

Pary Reza and Terry Howell

Thelma Y. Gies RivetteRobert and Robyn

RobesonDavid and Elvera ShappirioRichard Shuman and

Anne Mitchell E. Philip and Katharine

SoperAnn and David StaigerCandis and Helmut F. SternDavid and Karen Lena UferRobert and Judy WaltonJoan Watts and Elkins

BruceRoberta W. WheelerPaul and Karen WingertJoan and Jon WolfJoan and Ronald Wysocki

$100 – 249Ann and Richard AbdooMary and George AdamskiMartha Agnew and

Webster SmithGregg and Kelly AndersonPaul and Linda J. ApostalMary E. ArdnerDorothy and James AverySandra and John AwoodJan and Alex AzaryMary Babic and Louis

RosenfeldCatherine BadgleyThomas and Sarah BairdKaren E. BakerRuthanne and Milton

BakerJon M. BakijaLouis and Sharon BaliusLenora W. and Burton V.

BarnesKarl G. BartschtJeffrey D. BaschValerie and Hobart BatesSusan E. BayPeggy J. BehrendtLinda Bennett and Robert

BagramianMary and Duane BennettKaren and Gerald Berger

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Sponsored Grants/Projects & Research

Program Fees, Admissions and Sales

Membership, Gifts and Endowment Income*

Provost Direct Contribution

* Includes $580k for Conservatory Upgrade

MBGNA Revenue Sources - FY 2006

Equipment

Miscellaneous Expenses

Internal/External Services

Travel/Transportation

Supplies

Scholarships/Fellowships

Salaries & Fringe Benefits

MBGNA Expenses by Account Group - FY 2006Financial

In-Kind Support AMOUNT

REVENUE CATEGORY

Provost In-Kind Support (Utilities and Plant) 401,065 Volunteers (5.55 FTE at $50K each) 277,500 TOTAL $ 678,565

Value of Endowments $ 601,791

MBGNA Revenues - FY 2006 REVENUE CATEGORY AMOUNT PERCENT

Provost Direct Contribution 1,523,306 47.1%Membership, Gifts and Endowment Income* 1,238,129 38.3%Program Fees, Admissions and Sales 456,207 14.1%Sponsored Grants/Projects & Research 18,599 0.6%TOTAL $ 3,236,241 100.0%* Includes $580k for Conservatory Upgrade

MBGNA Expenses - FY 2006 EXPENSE T YPE AMOUNT PERCENT

Salaries & Fringe Benefi ts 1,680,997.81 72.3%Scholarships/Fellowships 26,250.00 1.1%Supplies 259,245.77 11.1%Travel/Transportation 24,110.84 1.0%Internal/External Services 198,588.14 8.5%Miscellaneous Expenses 119,334.88 5.1%Equipment 16,954.82 0.7%TOTAL $ 2,325,482 100.0%

Sponsored Grants/Projects & Research

Program Fees, Admissions and Sales

Membership, Gifts and Endowment Income*

Provost Direct Contribution

* Includes $580k for Conservatory Upgrade

MBGNA Revenue Sources - FY 2006

Equipment

Miscellaneous Expenses

Internal/External Services

Travel/Transportation

Supplies

Scholarships/Fellowships

Salaries & Fringe Benefits

MBGNA Expenses by Account Group - FY 2006

Change in Fund Balances AMOUNT, 2005 AMOUNT, 2006 CHANGE

General (U-M) Support 251,813 193,227 -58,586Sponsored Programs 3,717 18,500 14,783Gifts 1,146,817 1,961,734 814,917Program Revenues 220,530 244,766 24,236FY 2006 Revenue Less Expenses $ 1,626,706 $ 2,418,156 $ 791,450

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Linda and Richard RidleyCarrie B. RiedemanJocelyne B. RinkerMarlin and Dorothy RistenbattRichard and Patricia RobertsonElizabeth A. RobinsonDouglas and Mary RobyPeggy RogersRichard Rohrer and Mary

Loeffl erJoan and Rene RollinJoan and Robert RoseJo Ellen and Mark RosemanRichard and Candice RosowskiRichard and Norma SarnsJudith H. ScanlonHelen and John SchaeferTimothy and Nancy SchaferPeter and Elizabeth SchickRonald and Cynthia SchnaarSusan SchreiberAxel SchremmerPaul and Phyllis SchroederEdward and Donna SchumannJohn A. SeeleyJames and Linda SelwaMary R. ShellJoan A. ShieldsJean and Thomas ShopeBarbara SiepierskiKaren Sikkenga and Richard

RickmanSandra and Richard SimonRobert and Elaine SimsNancy Gregg SippelBarbara M. SloatFrederick and Priscilla A. SmithLynette and Macklin SmithNancy Foster SmithDonna and Stuart SnyderLois and William SolomonLisa Ann StahlTheodore and Elizabeth St.

AntoineMargaret and Nicholas SteneckChristine Stier and Thomas

FrickeJohn and Beryl StimsonFrances S. Stoffl etPatricia and Paul Stuckey

David and Karen StutzMargaret A. SzedenitsKristine TalleyFrancoise TamresElla May and William TarrierBarbara A. TaylorGeorge and Gloria TaylorDoris H. TerwilligerJames and Carol ThirySara F. ThomasDon Tinson II and A. ShafferJacqueline and Ronald TonksJohn and Geraldine ToplissJanet TraubJaneth L. and Amherst H. TurnerAnn C. UllmerThomas and Wendy VacekAnnette B. van der SchalieRebecca W. VanDykeMaris and Mary VinovskisLisa and Thorn VogelJohn L. and Susan M.

WacksmuthFlorence S. WagnerMarilyn Warner and John SheaGerane and Gabriel WeinreichZelma H. WeisfeldRobert and Darragh WeismanMichael Weiss and Fruma TaubSusan West and Jeff PorterMary H. WesthoffFrank and Ruth WhitmyerMarshal D. WiedDonald and Kathleen WielandNancy and Steven WileyKenneth and Kristie WilhelmElizabeth and Robert WilkinsonJohn and Norah WilliamsTeri and John WilliamsJohn M. WilsonNelson and Suzanne WoodScott and Kimberly WoodRosemary and Lawrence F.

WoodenAnn F. WoodwardSarah Zearfoss and Stephen

HiyamaHenry and Dorothy ZelisseSandra L. ZhiharCharles E. Zill

$50 - 99Tom and Marsha AbendrothSean and Susan AdelmanKristen B. AdkinsRoopesh Aggarwal and Kristine

BakerSuzie AheimerRhona Ahmad and David FieldsRobert G. and Katherine A.

AldrichJane Allen and Mark DomanBarbara and Michael AndersonCraig AndersonDavid and Sandra AndersonRichard and Sharon AndersonLinda and Thomas AnnesleyWilliam R. AnthonyJean Apperson and Peter

AmannPatricia and Eric AppleberryVivienne and Charles

ArmentroutEllen and Anthony ArrudaEric and Nancy AupperleMichael A. AznavorianCatherine E. BachThomas and Zenia BahorskiRobert L. BairdKathleen M. BakerMaxine and Laurence BakerPatty BakerWayne and Cheryl BakerMary M. BarleyRuth and Gerald BarnettCarol L. and Michael BarnhartGeraldine Barr and Thomas R.

EgelMary and Steven BauerRaymond BauerWilliam and Sarah BaumgartnerDeborah Bayer and Jonathan

TymanCarla BayhaCheryl and Michael BeauchampWendy Beckwith and Paul

TakessianGordon and Anna BeemanErnest and Janet BellHelen and Richard BellawBorah and Max BenderJack E. and Jane G. BenderAnnette and Ronald Bennett

M. June and Clyde BennettSharon BentonRosemary R. BerardiAlice G. BergmanCorry and Gahl BerkoozLarry and Linda BernhardtJanice Berry and John CopleyJanet S. BiermannCharles and Michele Bietler Margaret Bignall and Paul

HosslerDeborah Bilinski and Henry

MillerTed and Helen BirdsallFrederick and Jean BirkhillNancy and John BirkmeyerDavid BlaauwDorothy and Jerry BlackstoneJonathan Donald BlakeyJose Blanco and Kathleen

ForresterDouglas and Victoria BlayneyDiane and David BloomFrederic C. BlowBarbara J. BoddyElizabeth A. BolesFrances and Ralph BolhouseAnn BommaritoGrace C. BommaritoFredric and Shawn BonineEdith and Joseph BooksteinGeorge and Jessica BorePhilip and Mary BorkowskiSandra and Randy BorshRichard and Kathryn BottgerMartin C. BoumaJohn Bound and Arline

GeronimusKathryn Bowring and Paul ReidBeverly L. BradenBruce and Kathy BradleyMarc V. BradshawElizabeth and Enoch BraterKatrina BrehobGerald and Veronica BrennanThomas and Margaret BrennanChristine and Karl BrennerMartha J. BreslowJane Bridges and Beverly

BuchananBarbara and Ronald BroadleyRuth and Michael Brooks

Marcia and Steven BrosnanAnn Brothers and Duncan

WilliamsDaniel Brown and Clare

Broderick-BrownRandall and Jill BrownEdwin and Mary BrueningThomas and Sally Brush Robert J. BuckArno and Patricia Buhrer Robert C. Burack and Carolyn

AndersonBrett BurinSusan A. BurkeDan BurnsJames Buschmann and Shirley

SampierBernadine and Anthony BykAnne and Louis CaballeroDaniel M. CableJohn and Mary CaldwellCynthia and Ronald CalhounDarlene and John CalwellKathleen Campbell and Robert

SummersMarie and James CampbellBaltasar and Marie-Louise

CapoteBrent L. and Valerie B. CareyLeon and Cynthia CarlJanice and Marshall CarrRobert and Jeannette CarrJames and Mary CarrasWilliam and Patricia CarterJames and Jane CatherBarbara L. Chaffer-AuthierJohn and Barbara ChamberlainBarbara and William ChamnessDaniel and Linda ChapmanWilliam Chapman and Michele

ChernigaPeter Cherry and Carol

Loveland-CherryGreg ChesMark and Deborah ChesneyGermaine Chipault and

Frederick NeidhardtNancy E. CilleyBeverly and Reginald CiokajloMarice B. ClarkRobert and Mary CloughAnya and David Cobler

Barbara and James CoburnLinda and Robert CodyFred and Cindy Coffi nMarjorie M. ColburnLynda Cole and Paul MalboeufRaymond and Pansy ColemanRobert and Carolyn CollinsMatthew and Margaret

ComptonBernard and Madelaine ConboyPhelps and Jean ConnellAnn Cook and Daniel SiivolaCynthia Cook and Gregory FoxThomas Cook and Kathryn

VanAlstineRobert and Kathleen CooleyAlison and Guy CooperCelia and Peter CopelandSuzanne T. CopseyRebecca CorrinTammy and Daniel Corwin-

RennerMelissa and Reamonn CostelloMarilyn and Edward CoutureHarold and Janet CovittJohn Cox and Gail WalkerChristie R. CoyCatherine and James CraigCynthia CraneKaren G. CrawfordMerrill Crockett and Rita

HermannJames Crowfoot and Ruth

CareyNicholas Cucinelli and Tracy

JensenJean Cunningham and Fawwaz

UlabyJan CzarnotaLyubica DabichShirley D. DanieliSharon and Michael DargaGeorge and Margaret DarlingElizabeth Kingsbury DavenportJeffrey David and Carla SmithEd and Ellie DavidsonMarilyn and Dennis DaviesDianne S. DavisJonathan and Julie DeanMichelle Deatrick and Steven

Przybylski

Marjorie A. BerndtRalph and Mary BeuhlerBarbara O. BlackStephen P. BlackDorothy E. BloomMary W. BondDolly Bondarian-Tworek and

Roger TworekCheryl and Donald BordGil S. and Mona L. BorlazaDale and Nancy BriggsMargaret Britt and Louis KingDavid and Sharon BrooksCarol Otto BuattiRobert and Margaret BurkeSusan E. BryanJanet I. CalleSusan Campbell and David BayJohn L. and Carolyn L. CarrWlliam E. and June E. CarterCarol and Theodore CarzonValerie Castle and Anthony

OpipariCatherine and Dennis CavnerTom Chettleburgh and Kathryn

SargeantGary and Lauren ChildsOke K. ChungJ. Latham and Kathryn Clafl inScott and Beth ClipperJane and Thomas Coates

Susan Contratto and Thomas Weisskopf

Jacqueline Courteau and Paul Graham

Malcolm and Juanita CoxRichard and Hortensia CoyDavid L. CraigMary C. CrichtonKathleen Crispell and Thomas

PorterGeorge and Julie CromerPeggy CudkowiczMary Culik and Robert SharrarCarolyn A. CummiskeyAimee F. CunninghamDiane and Robert DahlemPeggy DankertTeresa D’ArmsPrasanta DattaJohn and Jean DebbinkMonte and Kristen Del MonteCheryl Dell-Garrett and David

GarrettLori A. DeromediRobert and Deborah DevereauxGayle D. DickersonKathleen Byrne DiggsLinda Dintenfass and Ken

WisinskiRichard and Jo Ann DionneMary Hunter Dobson

Lois and James DowlingElizabeth and J. Sanford DuganJacque L. DunhamRichard and Diana DyerLois and Robert EcksteinBetty EhrlingerAubrey and Bettye ElkinsWylma ElzayJohn and Carol EmanKathy Evaldson and Doug

MullkoffJane and Wayne EwyHarvey and Eleanor FalitJoan E. FarrellMargaret and John FaulknerJane M. FeilerH. Jane and C. William

FergusonSally C. Fink and Stephen G.

JosephsonHoward and Irene FinkbeinerJanet and Thomas FisherMeredith and Neal FosterJames W. FoxSue FrazierSusan Froelich and Richard

IngramThomas and Jeanette Gaffi eldHoward L. GarrettMary and James GarveyDavid M. GatesJoseph A. and Joyce A. GattyanKathleen and Stephen GebarskiJanice R. GeddesEric L. GeiserThomas and Barbara GelehrterBrewster and Anne GerePatrick Gibson and Helen KalesAnne F. GinnLinda GleichertMelvyn and Muriel GluckmanElizabeth Glynn and Gregory

KeoleianEdward B. and Mona L.

GoldmanPhyllis H. GracieDonald and Marcelle GrayRobert and Susan Smith GrayDaniel and Norma GreenPeter and Susan GreenSarah Grimwood and Michael

Kielty

Beverly and George GroveCarl E. GuldbergJeffrey and Ellen HalterJoanne and Lawrence

HandelsmanJoan Harris and Edward SarathCynthia B. HarrisonJanice and Randall HarveyLarry Hauptman and Andrea

StreeterDaniel and Jane HayesWayne and Jean Hazen Gregory and Marge HeirmanThomas Heller and Sarah SmithFlorence and Alfred HendelJohn W. and Joyce H.

HendersonWilliam and Pamela HenryRobert and Elizabeth HerbstJeanette and Charles HeschelesBernadette and William HestonBarbara A. HilbertPhyllis and Daniel HillKathleen and William HillegasPeter Hinman and Elizabeth

YoungNorma J. HirthLynn L. HobbsMark Hodesh and Margaret

ParkerKevin M. HonkeDavid and Susan HorvathRaburn Howland and Katherine

KurtzTeresa Huang and Che ChengRalph and Mary HulettJewel F. HunterKathryn and Thomas P.

HuntzickerDebra and Max HuttonHeidi and Charles JacobusIra J. and Brenda JaffeMary James and Michael HeadJoachim and Christa JaneckeJanet and Wallie JeffriesLaurie J. JelenMartha S. JohnsonBeth and Scott JorgensenJudith and Charles JudgeMichael L. JurgensonJennifer and David KangasHans and Carol Kappus

Michael S. Kaslik and Alison Lang

Phyllis and Alex KatoC. William and Carol KauffmanKathy L. KavanaghBarbara Kelly and Daniel SellJosephine A. KelseyJ. Russell and Bonnie B. KingLouis King and Margaret BrittTamiko and Kenichi KinoshitaHermine R. KlinglerJohn and Anne KnottStephen KobylarzMary KocisChristopher and Katarzyna

KojiroJoanne KovachMary and Edward KrasnyJohn and Carolyn KrienkeLeo and Justine KulkaLinda Kurtz and Oran

HestermanRonald P. Kustra Walter C. Leedy, Jr.Carolyn Bryant LepardMartin and Susan LettsLisa Levit and Daniel NewmanAlan Levy and Susan PollansSue and John LillieDean and Gwen LouisJoan Lowenstein and Jonathan

TrobeSteven C. LymanRichard and Kathie MahnWilliam and Anne ManierreJ. Lee and Greg A. MarksAndrea Matthies and James

OdellJeffrey and Sandra MaxwellJohn McCauley and Virginia

WeingateMichael and Karen McClellandRita and Cliff Mc ClumphaMary and James McCollumJill McDonough and Greg

MerrimanLila A. McMechanBill McNaughtonKatherine M. Frances

McSparranNancy A. and Robert E. Meader

George E. and Eathel Mendenhall

Stanley and Robin MendenhallRobert E. MeredithDavid C. MichenerBarbara Michniewicz and

Gerald NordblomWilliam Middleton and Veronica

SanitateSarah Mitchell-YellinJames E. and Jeanne E. MontieWanda and Jay MoonRoberta Morris and Philip

BucksbaumHarrison and Diane MortonCruse W. and Virginia Patton

MossDonald and Ann MunroMargaret H. NanceAnn and John NeiswanderHeather and Fred NicholasJoAnn and Michael NowlanMark F. and Adrienne M. O’BrienNora O’Brien-Johnson and

Thomas JohnsonHelen M. O’ConnellDee Oliverio and Gene BrownConstance and Charles E.

Olson, Jr.G. Elizabeth OngBert OrtizJames and Heiju PackardScott Page and Jenna BednarMichael and Christine PalmerJudith ParsonsJill Peek and Colin O’BrienPatricia A. PeyserLaura M. Pfl ugApril Pickrel and Eric OwenDavid K. Pitts and JoAnna

HanksMarilyn Pobanz and Art KitzeWayne Potter and Mariella

MecozziThomas J. PowellRhoda and Edward PowsnerBarbara and Wallace PrinceDavid and Stephanie PyneDavid and Alisande ReadGene and Harry J. RegenstreifJohn C. and Linda RemsbergNancy T. Reynolds

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A gift for the new display gardensCharles and Margaret Buswell of Plymouth Michigan

passed away in August 2004 leaving a generous

discretionary bequest to Matthaei Botanical Gardens

that was received in fi scal year 2005 and 2006.

The Buswells were supporters and members of

the Gardens since 1977. Mr. Buswell was a 1950

graduate of the University of Michigan School of

Business and was active in the Michigan Botanical

Club. We appreciate their thoughtful gift.

Richard J. L’HeureuxEvie S. and Allen S. LichterAndrea H. and Jack H. LighthallVivian H. LinRichard C. and Judy E. LindkeJames and Bethany LindnerMichael P. LinkevichRobin and Roderick LittleCarol Lively and Mark GilbertNeil and Kristin LobronJeff and Leigh LongstrethEve D. LosmanBette S. LoweReynold and Judith LowePamela and Robert LudolphWeijun LuoMarjory S. LutherLisa LutzeierStacia and Paul LyonDavid and Ann LyzengaBarry D. MacDougallDebra MacGregorJoseph and Shirley MaguireKaren Majczenko and Steve

ZielskeRobert and Wilma MajorsLeonard and Elaine MaleMerrie and Anthony MalerichWilliam and Elida MalilaJanet and Kevin MalleyRichard and Donna ManczakChristopher and Mary MantheyJoan Margeson and Kenneth

SilkCandace and Greg MarkerKathryn and Andrew MarshMarlene MasonG. Kenneth and Judy MassingillDarwin and Kirsten MatthewsJoseph P. MattimoeDebra and Benjamin MattisonJan and William MaxbauerCarol Mayer and George

WeilandLarry Maynard and Pamela

TondaMiroda I. McAuliffeJune L. and George J. McCarthyRaymond and Katherine

McCarthyScott and Molly McCrackenJennifer and Andrew McFinton

Susan and Laurence McGeeSusan McGuireJames McIntosh and Elaine

GazdaWilbert and Virginia McKeachiePaul and Mary McKeeverPaul and Elizabeth McKenneyJean and John McKimBarbara E. McKinleyThomas and Suzanne McLindenKathleen and Robert McMahonGioconda and J. Thayer

McMillanTerri and Paul McMillanKerry and Phyllis McShaneJohn and Annabel McWilliamsRagnhild A. MeadeRichard K. MeaderKaren and Richard MeintsHeidi J. MeissnerKathy S. MeisterJack and Johanna MelangtonSara A. MemmottSusan MesserDonald and Mary Lee MeyerKathleen E. MeyerA. Rees Midgley and Jane

Wilson CoonGeorge and Nancy MikoEdwin and Lillian Miller Harold H. and Barbara B. MillerJohn F. MillerSandra and Bob MillerTom Miller and Jana

VanderhaarRobert and Denise MiltonSarah Minor and Barry SeiferDon MocZulski and Joanne

GollesOlga A. MoirDavid and Carole MoodyBruce W. MoormanSherry L. Moravy-Penchansky

and Seth PenchanskyJerry J. Morris and Lynn

Parkllan Paul and Terry MorrisWayne and Dorothy Morsfi eldCatriona M. MortellHenry I. Mosberg and Deborah

WeintrobMary and Amir Mostaghim

Andrew D. MuellerColleen and Patrick MurdockJeanine and Lawrence MurphyBarbara NaessDennis A. NagleTammie Nahra and Lee

HollanderDawn and Robert NeedhamJoseph and Linda NeelyWilliam and Alma NelsonSusan B. NeumanLaura P. NewtonRoger and Coco NewtonHoa Xuan NguyenDaniel and Sarah NicoliNancy Niemela and Orest

MykolenkoLarry and Sarah NoodenLinnea Nooden and Andrew

LippPeter and Martha NorthrupLynda and Steven NortonIrvin and Donna NussdorferBrian OatleyPatrick O’BrienGail S. Ochs Julie A. O’ConnellEllen and Samuel G. OffenRobert and Zibby OnealCarolyn Hess O’NeillPatrick and Gloria O’NeillCamille L. Orso and Edward

MorinDennis C. OwockiDonald and Diana PalmerSunil Parapuram and Sreeja

PavithranKaren ParkAlex ParkerStephen Pastner and Judith

Irvine Lisa Patrell and Joseph FazioRichard and Carolyn PattersonMargaret A. PatulskiHeather PayeaRobert and Laura PayneZoe and Joe PearsonGordon and Colette PeckhamCarey and Mark PellerinGeorge and Barbara M. PerkinsCheryl and Gary PerrineJames and Linda Pescor

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A catalyst gift

As Nichols Arboretum neighbors, Tom Porter, Kathleen Crispell and their

children delight in the charms of the Arb. It’s hard to tell where their backyard

ends and the Arboretum begins when looking out the fl oor to ceiling windows

from their lovely Orchard Hills home. Tom shares wonderful stories of the fox

family in residence within their window view. Kathleen enjoys long walks along

the Arb’s hill-hugging trails. Their appreciation of this campus and community

treasure as well as their commitment to conservation and sustainability led

to a desire to help. After some discussion, they chose to focus on one of the

Arboretum’s Michigan Difference Campaign goals.

The result was a generous gift from the Porter Family Foundation that

became the catalyst for the successful Nichols Arboretum Riverfront

Restoration project. With the Porter gift in hand, the Riverfront Restoration

Project became a more attractive giving opportunity for others. In the end,

the project became a dynamic collaboration of in-kind support from local

and federal government. Hundreds of volunteer hours followed as did private

individual donations.

The Riverfront Restoration accomplished a variety of goals. The riverbank is

now stabilized. The erosion control methods used have been demonstrated and

will continue to inform people through our education outreach. New plantings

will mature and add to the beauty of one of the Arb’s favorite destinations.

Attractive fencing, a canoe landing, benches, picnic tables and wide granite

steps permitting river

access improve visitor’s

experience while

maintaining the site.

And it all was made

possible by the Porter

Family Foundation’s

donation that became

a catalyst for others.

Bern De Backer and Ing Lee Ong-De Backer

Patricia DeBoerDiane and Rick DeClercqKathryn L. DelamaterElizabeth U. DeLaneyNicholas and Elena DelbancoCarol DetweilerDiann DincoloPeter and Julia DodgeCathy DohertyRodman Doll and Myrthe

NaparstekElizabeth A. DomanEdward F. DominoFrancis and Mary T. DonahueStephen and Ann DonawickLiang and Monica DongGreta Dongvillo and Joseph

GebottCecilia and William DonohueThomas and Annette Marie

DowdsDavid A. DrummondWilliam J. Duffi eldDonald and Kathy DuquettePatrice Duquette and Steven

GraffPeter and Grace DurenAnne and Brian EadieShirley and Charles EagenEugene Ralph EavyIrene and Timothy EisemanKimberly G. EllsworthValerie EninscheJohanna EpsteinPamela and Stephen ErnstMark and Elizabeth ErskineDelano EsselmanJudith and Howard EstesL. Eugene and Janice EzopGary Faerber and Kathleen

CooneyRebecca Faerber-Karain and

Keith KarainSusan K. FalconeClaudine FarrandPaul and Lee Ann FarrellBeverly and Michael FaumanGillian Feeley-Harnik and Alan

HarnikJessica A. Feeman

Steven D. Feenstra and Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra

Merle B. FeldbaumSheryl and Jeffrey FeldkampBeth H. FeldmanLeonard N. and Charlene

FelgnerLillian I. FergusonClaire and Dennis FernlyTerre L. FisherConstance N. FitznerJay Flynn and Kristen BakerElizabeth and Martin FodorGeorge and Elizabeth FominLynn and Gerald FoucheyMarcia Susan FowlerElizabeth A. FoxworthRoderick D. and Monique FraserJudith and Paul FreedmanWillard and Elizabeth FreyHarry M. FriedThomas and Martha FriedlanderCandace FriedmanMarilyn L. FriedmanKeith and Larisa GallEnid and Bernard GallerAlexander Ganago and Natalia

BruneauJames and Barbara GaravagliaKaren Garlough and David

HamiltonGail Gentes and Philip HanlonDavid and M. Blair GerdesRenate and Leonardas

GerulaitisRobert Getty and Barbara

Kramer-GettyCheryl and N. Randolph GibbsDavid S. GibbsHelen GiermanAnne Elizabeth GilbertLinda and Edward GillisWayne A. and Birute Z. GillisBeverly Jeanne GiltrowMargaret and David GladdThomas M. GlaserLouis J. GlazerBernard and Patricia GoldAugust and Sharon GoldenTreva A. GolzTzy-Wen Gong and Tsung PanJanet R. Gordon

Norman N. and Vivian S. Gottlieb

H. James and Gail M. GrahamWilliam L. GramsKathryn and Anthony GrecoDale and Barbara GreinerKathryn GreinerJohn and Helen Griffi thDavid H. GrossmanRobert E. and Pamela J. GuenzelMarlene Ann GuibordDavid Gunter and Angie MusielJames and Gewn GuthrieDiane GuzekGeorge and Mary HaddadDietmar HaenchenDavid and Mina HalePhilip and Mary HallFred and Rebecca HankinJames and Andrea HansellMark and Sally HanselmanGordon and Margaret HansenOlive E. HansenAudrey and Michael HanzlianGillian Harris and Will CowanJohn A. and Anita M. HartmusGlenda Haskell and Rick

ReichmanJoanna HastingsRobert and Sherry HatcherEdward and Elizabeth

HathawayValerie M. HatoppWilliam and Kathy HawksAndreas Hayden and Emily

ThompsonLinda and Ryan HaywoodJennifer and Thomas HazeltonKarl and Elizabeth HechtScott and Nancy HedbergPaul W. and Julie M. HeinrichsDiana HelinskiR. Paul and Kathleen HencheySteven and Margaret HendelJohn and Janet HenkelJay and Robin HessAnura and Deedik HewagamaGeorge and Nancy HewensSandra L. HewittSteven and Mary HewlettRuth HeynMillicent Higgins

Donald and Priscilla Hildebrandt

Friedhelm and Sabine Hildebrandt

Thomas W. HillPhyllis and J.J. HillerElizabeth HillgrenRobert L. HiltonMartha and Michael HitchinerMary and Donald HittChristina and John HoardJohn and Irene HobanCynthia and Raymond HobbsAnnette and Robert HodeshLinda HoganShirley and R. Timothy HoganBrenda and William HogueLynn and Tom HolevinskiPeter and Nan HolmesMichael and Judith HommelVicki HoneymanAntonina Chronowski HoppingStephen A. and Pamela T. HorneThomas G. HoudekJulia A. HowerLidie and Alan HowesJames E. HoytJenny Hsu and Michael BakerLeanne and William HubbardMalcolm and Mary HudsonAlan and Michele HufnagelFredrick and Carol HunterMary and Mark HunterDavid L. Huntoon and Mari J.

ArnoCatherine E. HumesHeather HurlburtEdith M. HurstBonita and Patrick IonLinda Irvin and James GoebelKaren and Paul IzenbergAnne and Alan JacksonSandra Jackson and Robert

JohnsonLauren and Geoffrey JacquezJoseph G. JaegerBelle JaniszewskiDaniel and Sue JansenAnne and Anthony JavoroskiJames and Dale JeromeBarbara and Thomas JohnsonMark and Jane Johnson

Patrick and Barbara JohnsonSusan and Kevin JohnsonTheodore and Elizabeth

JohnsonKathleen and Richard JohnstonJames B. and Lila S. JonesKathryn A. JonesLawrence and Ruth JonesAnn and Omar Juma-

StephensonJoyce and Ross KaferleJack and Sharon Kalbfl eischNora and Fred KarschPeter and Hazel KaufmanJames and Joanne KeeferElizabeth Keenan and David

HoustonRichard and Mary KeintzSusan R. KellerLeslie and Keith KellmanConnie Kelly and Mark SaurErica L. KempterDiane and William KennedyJoe and Linda KernMartha Kern-Boprie and David

BoprieRobert and Gloria KerryKathleen and Donald KerstenAmelia KeslingBarbara Kessler and Richard

SobleRodger KetchmanCarolyn and Chris KingMarilyn and Richard KingVirginia and David KingsleyEdward and Melinda S. KirbyMabelle and Jim KirkMargaret and James KirkAnna KirklandValerie Kivelson and Timothy

HoferPeter F. and Susan B. KlaasAmy KlettnerAnna and John KnafelsPamela S. KnickerbockerGregory S. KoleckiTomoko KomiyamaMargaret and Lloyd KooyersAndrew and Mary Ann KoranAlan and Sandra KortesojaM. Kathryn Korte-Turnbull and

Michael Turnbull

Treva and R. Haydn KramerAdmir Kreso and Andrea

Scampa-KresoMartin D. KriegelDorine KrollFaith and Ralph KrugRoseann and Richard KrulKathleen M. KubisJens KuehneKaren and Martin KuhnTim and Gail KuhnleinCatherine Kurek-Ovshinsky and

Harvey OvshinskyDina S. KurzPamela and Matthew KuzelKatie Kyndely and Dan

SaundersJennifer and Mark LafataJohn and Margaret LairdSandra LambertMary and Lyn LampeDonald E. LamphiearPatricia and Douglas LangsAlan and Donnamarie

LapczynskiDiana LaPointeCelia and David LarsenDale and Marilyn LarsonDavid and Elizabeth LarwaRoger Lauer and Ellen StoneWendy and Pablo LaValleDaniel W. LawrenceKatherine A. LawrenceMary and Thomas LayherEdward LeBaron and Nancy

MoncrieffDarlene J. LedwonRichard J. and Patricia V.

LehmanGlenn and Maria LehrSharon LeMieux and Steven

WilkeDiane and Richard LenkAllan S. LeonardJames and Barbara LeonardCarol A. LessurePhyllis and Carrol LettsJohn T. and Kathleen J.

LevinsonCherie and Robert LevySylvia B. LewisCarol and Richard Leyshock

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Matthew Shapiro and Susan Garetz

Lawrence and Gail SharleyEleanor A. ShawJohn and Laura ShawThomas and Barbara J. ShawClifford G. and Ingrid B.

SheldonAmy Sheon and Marvin KrislovIvan G. and Judith SherickMarcella and Foster ShiblesSarah and Bradford ShugartPamela H. and Edwin B. ShultzAngela M. ShurmurKimberly J. ShuttRobert J. SiebelinkSteven and Debbie SienkiewiczElizabeth Sikkenga and

Henry VelickMary and Raymond SilvermanMichael Simon and Wendy

UhlmannFrances U. and Scott K.

SimondsMitchell and Bonita SingalEleanor and Alan SingerJ. David Singer and C. Diane

MacaulayMary and Steven SingletonChristine Denise SkellyShawn SloveskoDee and Richard SmitAlyce and Christopher SmithJudith and David SmithLaurence and Joanne SmithMarla J. SmithPringle F. SmithSharon A. SmithSusan C. SmithSusan and Richard SobotaVernon and Elizabeth SodenAlan and Judith SomershoeR. Thomas and Elinore

SommerfeldMichael and Holly SorscherPriscilla A. SpencerClark and Avis SpikeScott and Jackie SproatTherese A. StacyAmy St. Amour and Joseph

NimanMonica and Edmund Starrett

Kathryn and William StebbinsWilliam B. StegathJacquelynn A. StengelDana and Diana StetsonBradford and Beverly StoneC. Addison Stone and Joanne

CarlisleTerri and Nate StoneValerie Stone and Eric WheatleyMary and Gary StraffonRita and Daniel StuartJudith SturdyBarbara and David SturtzDion SullivanJohn and Susan SullivanCharlotte B. SundelsonMary Pat and John W. SuttingerJames and Karin SzocikJames and Ruth TabelingCharles and Debbie TaylorKristina and David TaylorAntonia A. TeernstraKatherine Terrell and Jan

SvejnarChristine and Kevin ThompsonJoan and Patrick ThompsonMarie ThompsonJames and Mary ThomsonSimon and Carolyn ThorpeM. D. Thouless and Yili WuJoel Thurtell and Karen FondeLaura and Lewis TillmanGael and Michael TisackFrank Tomchak and Evelyn

SmithCecilia TomoriSusanne and Egons TonsLeah and David TremontiMarie A. TrontGeorge R. and Nancy A. TrudellPriscilla K. TuckerRichard Ford TuttleMarianne UdowSheryl Ulin and Lynn

SchachingerAnn UllmerLauren Ungar and Ram

MahalingamMichelle Unterman-Mack and

David MackCatherine Upton and David

Wesner

Gail and Jim ValenskyChristine and Steven ValliBrad A. VanDerWegePamela M. VanHeyningenMichael and Lin Van

NieuwstadtRose Varga and Michael

PanchulaJoseph VelezThomas and Rhona VelingJosephine M. VerellenNancy Vettorello and Kincaid

BrownSerge Vinogradov and Josie

VogtNaomi and Pieter VreedeJill and John WagnerElizabeth A. and David C.

WalkerDaniel and Susan WaltersCatherine Ward and Walter

GauthierJames and Pat WardScott L. WardLucy A. Waskell and George

KenyonSandra L. and S. Michael WattsJarrett J. WayEllen E. WeatherbeeRandall and Carolyn WebbChuen-Long C. WeiSonya and Chris WeidemanLisa and James WeidenbachCarol and John WeigelDeborah Weiker and James

KeyteRaoul Weisman and Ann

FriedmanSarah H. WeissMichael Wellman and Erika

HomannJennifer and Robert

WertheimerWilliam and Carol WhalinGilbert H. Whelden, Jr.Brian WhiteMary and James WhiteSteven Whiting and Leslie

StaintonDaniel and Julie WickmanPeter and Patricia WilcoxHarriet and Donald Wild

Robert and Ann WilesFrank and Judith WilhelmeBrook and Emily WilkeRon and Carol WilkeKathleen WillettsCarl and Beth WilliamsDiane M. WillisEllen E. WillsonRichard and Kathryn WilsonWayne and Katherine WilsonBeth and Anthony WinklerBeth T. WinstenHarry and Dorothy WinterKathryn and Mark WinterhalterStephen Wiseman and Pamela

De TullioJohn and Michelle WisniewskiJanice WlodygaCharlotte A. WolfeKaren and Alan WolfeBarry and Shirley WoodMichael R. WoodDouglas G. WoodcockLaura E. WoolleyStewart and Carolyn WorkBeverly J. WozniakYork-Peng and Cynthia YaoJeanne and Paul YhouseKathryn and Timothy YoungLisa Young and John SpethIrene ZadonskyTerry ZaleskiJeff and Jayne ZimmermanCarl G. ZirbelLaura W. ZugerErik R. and Askelina B.

ZuiderwegHelen Zylman-Seaman and

David Seaman

$49 and underSusan B. AbsherMary Carolyn AdamsJoAnne and Oscar AlberJane A. AllenBetty A. AlmburgBarbara AltmanBrenda J. AndersonSteven AndersonCatherine M. AndreaMary Ellen Anglewicz

Janet AnkneyMildred AnthonyJennifer ArmstrongDiane L. ArnoldLinda Atkins Linnea A. AtkinsDonald AxonRobert J. AyotteJames F. BabcockAlice and R. BaileyKim BaileyIva M. BakerPatricia BakerLynda BancroftJennifer E. BandykNancy BarbasAngela M. BarberPatricia J. BardJohn C. BarileRuth Bartman and Peter

JacksonJacqueline M. BeachElizabeth BednarzIrini BeisterPatricia BelluciAnne S. BenninghoffJoseph and Jeanette M. BensonBarbara Levin BergmanLenore BernsteinDeanna A. BeyerRosalyn BiedermanNancy BielakBarbara BilgeElizabeth S. BishopJean BlackVeronica Macrina BlaschakJudith and Barry BobrowJoyce J. BonkJanet M. BosshartAmy BothnerSharon M. BoydCatherine BrennanLucia and George BrewerPamela BriegelLinda M. BriggsLinda M. BrittSusan BrownRobert Bryant, Jr.Nicole and William BullerKarol L. ButcherPenelope Ann ButlerCarole L. Buttrum

Claire CabreraAlice CampbellCharles CaresCynthia C. CarnevaleBarbara Mattison CarrLinda CarriereRobert G. CarterFelicia CatheyDorothy I. CattellKay CeaseChristine ChabotKaren ChapinAnne M. ChaseVirginia Chatfi eldAngela ChristieCarolyn J. ChristopherBernadine CimprichKathy ClarkNora ClarkFrancile C. ClevengerAnne ClotfelterSuzanne C. CollinsBonnie ConnellJudith ConnettMary E. ConnorsKathryn Glynis CoonMarge F. CooperJean CorpeLinda L. CoughenourValerie CounardEllie Terretta CoxDiane D. CoxfordHarvey and Helen CramerDoreen CraneJanice CroweAlisande CutlerMarlyss CutshallJudith Ann DaltuvaPhilip D’Anieri and Alicia FarmerSusan H. DaraJodi DarlingJulia D. DarlowSusan Tuttle DarrowPablo DavilaCharlotte DavisLuann M. DavisJulie DeGrawMaureen DelaneyAnn DelvinSonya DeMonnerCheryl DepnerPaul Des Jardins

Tribute gifts come in many shapes and sizes.

Most often people donate trees or benches.

But sometimes donors fi nd a connection with a

specifi c Botanical Gardens and Arboretum goal

and contribute in a way that furthers a project and

honors their loved ones.

Dr. Rudy Reichert (below, left) connected with

our goal to improve the Matthaei Botanical

Gardens Green Trail and made a very generous

gift toward the project to honor his wife Sue.

Sue Reichert was a Botanical Gardens docent

and volunteer who loved introducing children to

the wonders of the natural world. The new Sue

Reichert Discovery Trail is sure to delight children

of all ages with features such as hillside-mounted

viewing scopes, casts of animal tracks near mud

fl ats where passers-by can compare the casts

with live tracks, a live-rooted willow igloo-shaped

lodge that will leaf out in the spring and provide a

fantasy-fort. The most notable feature of the Sue

Reichert Discovery Trail is accessibility. The trail

will provide an alternative woodland experience

for people with limited mobility. Instead of a hard

asphalt or gravel path, people in wheelchairs will

be able to feel the dips and give of a softer but

well-constructed grassy surface. We look forward

to joining with the Reichert family to dedicate the

Sue Reichert Discovery Trail in spring 2007.

Another example of an unusual Tribute Gift is

the donation made by Drs. Rebecca and William

Horvath (below, right). As a child, Becky Horvath

grew up playing along the Huron River with

her brother Bill. So when she and her husband

learned of the effort to restore the riverfront

in Nichols Arboretum, they worked with us to

fi nd a meaningful way to honor her brother and

sister-in-law and further the restoration effort.

This proved to be a tribute gift that provided the

private funds needed to complete the project.

A boulder now rests on the riverbank near the

new canoe landing. A plaque is embedded in the

boulder with a poem Becky wrote to mark the

signifi cance of the Arboretum to their entire family

and to honor Bill and Trudy Badger. On July 9, 2006

the Horvath and

Badger families

joined with

other donors,

volunteers, and

staff to celebrate

the River Landing

dedication.

Two unique tribute gifts Larry PetersSara Peth and Gregory JonesRudolph PetrmichlCynthia A. PettigrewBernice and Stanley PhillipsCharles and Diane PierceDiane and Richard PierceMarilyn and Malcolm PierceJan and Morand PiertHolly and Larry PilonLouise and George PiranianPatricia and Joseph PittsTerry S. PlatchekIrwin and Marcille PollackTheodore and Janine PolleyEvelyn A. PortJohn Porter and Anne SchutterEd and Robin PotthoffPaul and Rebekah PottsAlex PrattDiana and William PrattMary and Robert PrattAntoinette PrawdzikHector Puente and Angela

FrederickMary and Michael PulickW. Scott and Suzanne PurvisLeland and Betty QuackenbushLaurie and Stanley RadenLelia Raley and George BedardLaura RamirezPatricia and O. RamsayCyndi and Steven RapaiJoan and John RapaiJacqueline and Alfred

RaphelsonSarah and Jeff RassoulSteven Ratner and Nancy SzaboMarjorie and Maxwell O. ReadeJanet and Paul ReedMary RemmersDavid Rever and Nicole

Lemieux-ReverGwen and Christopher

ReynoldsJames C. RhodenhiserCatherine Riseng and Earl

GoddinPatricia and Dennis RitchieLionel and Dolores RobbinsDavid C. and Debra V. RobertsDaniel and Barbara RobertsonSusan and Mark Robinson

Linda Rodgers and Jerome Feldstein

Vicki and Robert RodriguezNancy and Dennis RoggersAaron and Marlene RomineAllen RookKatherine and Phillip RoosCindy Roos-Ritz and Douglas

RitzMarcia and Thomas RoseJeri Rosenberg and Victor

StrecherValerie W. RosenbergEdie W. and Richard Z.

RosenfeldJack RosenzweigMarc and Joan RossSharon and Doug RothwellAlicia S. RoweJeffrey RoweIrving W. RozianNatalie RuffGlen B. and Margaret J. RutilaJohn and Elaine RysztakElizabeth C. SaddlerIrving and Gertrude SalmeenMichal and Joshua SamuelTerrance and Ina SandalowLynn Ann SandmannJay and Susan SandweissLarry and Michelle SanfordAndrea P. SankarCatherine SanokKesari and Candace SarikondaMary Ann SarosiCharles and Margaret SaxonCindy Schaefer-Munz and Jay

MunzJulia A. SchauderJudy and Charles A. ScheltemaDianne and Norman ScherrCurt and MaryElin SchneiderLois and Norman SchneyerMark Schneyer and Deborah

FieldJohn G. SchommerGerald and Kathleen SchorinLinda and Kirk SchuelerR. Thomas and Joanna F.

SchultzAileen Mengel SchulzePatricia and John SchwarzAnthony and Claudia Scioly

Judith S. RosePatricia A. RoseShirley RossMargery RuddJames and Adrienne RudolphDeborah RufSally RutzkyJune L. SalmiJudith SalyerGeraldine SandersNancy L. SannarKelly SassiClare M. SavaglioParisa SaxenaBarbara ScanlonEllen ScaviaMarie L. SchaeferGail SchererCynthia Gray SchmidCharles R. Schmitter, Jr.Christina M. SchneiderHelen Irene SchneiderTheresa SchneiderMarcella F. ScholzBarbara SchommerAnna M. SchroederAnn SchultzRobert E. SchuylerJane SchwertfegerIain M. ScottMarnita ScottBarbara SegalMary Ann SellersGrace ShackmanEarl and Marie ShafferJean Whittemore SharpIan ShephardDonna M. ShieldsBarbara SidersCarolyn Ann SiebersValerie SienkiewiczLaura-Jean SiggensSusan SilagiElizabeth SilverMichael B. SimonCheryl M. SimpsonBarbara SinclairLisa C. SingerMary J. SingerLynn SipherJulie A. SkurskiAlfred and Henrietta Slote

Annette Kay SmithElla May SmithEvelyn L. SmithLois K. SmithMary W. SmithSherri A. SmithSusan SmolinskiAlice B. SmutsDorothy J. SnyderChristine A. SommerLinda D. SorboMary Ann SpeirCaryle A. SpenceMarion L. SpencerGloria L. StappSuzi Stefl David R. SteinerSherry E. StephensMary A. StevensSuzanne J. StevensBarry L. StiefelKatherine R. StolarukLeslie D. and Nancy Yakes StoneMelissa A. StrahleyPaul StrakaDamaris K. SufalkoJohn G. SulewskiAnne SundquistMargaret SutherlandSarah SutterBradley M. SwainRebecca J. SwankMarilyn J. SwansonAnne SwantekSusan Shannon SwantekLoralyn SweetCatherine TartagliaBetty L. TedderMaria K. TenderoLois A. TheisMartha M. ThiessenKaren and Michael Thomas Tom D. ThomasDavid ThompsonJane ThompsonPatricia A. ThompsonRachel A. TiedkeGrace TonnerUyen Ton-Nu-LeSara A. TozerMercedes A. TrueShirley H. Tuck

Kenneth TuckerMargaret Ann TuckeyChristine TurekNancy and Michael TychewiczJanet UddinTanya UllmerMary M. UnderwoodNancy J. VaghyEsther C. ValvanisJane M. VanBoltMartha L. VanBoltSara E. VanderVoortJoan K. VangelDawn Van HoekPetronella VanWensenVictoria VaughnRaquel T. VegaSandra K. VencilKaren Stateler VeveRowena J. VillariasTeresa VoegeliEdward G. VossMary M. Wakefi eldSusan WaldschmidtBeverly WaltersCarol and Peter WaltersAnn E. WaltonElizabeth A. WardKenneth and Patricia WarnerSis WarnerCamille WaronekMary Ellen and William

WeakleyNancy Smith WeberElaine J. WeiderCathleen M. and Daryl C.

WeinertMeghan and Cory WernimontRita WetzelMartha J. WheatleyJoan and Oliver WheelerFrank A. White, IIICarolyn A. WienekeRuth Wellwood WiensCatherine M. WilkinsonJean S. WillingDonald E. WilsonRegina J. WilsonM. Dareene WinterJohn and Margaret WirthEdith W. Wolfi ngerNorene E. Woodcox

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A gift for our future

Ann Arbor attorney and yoga instructor, Sally Rutzky, had been

thinking about establishing her estate plan when she attended a

lecture last year and heard Bob Grese’s vision for the future of the

Botanical Gardens and Arboretum. Furthering a place of hope that

encourages environmental action and showcases examples of what

people can do to address a growing loss of biodiversity and habitat

destruction resonated with Sally.

As a natural areas enthusiast and

activist, Sally was looking for a non-profi t

organization that provides long-term

investment stability and addresses

the environmental needs of Southeast

Michigan. As an integral part of the

University of Michigan, the Gardens and

Arboretum enjoys the promise of future

stability and, as an active participant in

campus and community life, its roots are

local. Sally found a perfect fi t for her gift

intention and made a bequest designated

to the Matthaei Botanical Gardens and

Nichols Arboretum Natural Areas.

Ms. Rutzky notes the vision for the future of this organization

is broad, and that although the natural areas piece fi ts her

concerns, others may fi nd resonance with creating beautiful

restorative places, conserving the integrity of historic gardens

and landscapes, building more accessible sites, and continuing

educational opportunities. Sally hopes her actions will serve as a

model for others to invest in our future through a planned gift to

the Botanical Gardens and Arboretum.

Judith E. Des RosiersJanet and Charles DickersonCaroline DieterleMary DinnanCarol and Don DodsonMary DolanKrishna-Vinod DomalaJoan S. DomanPat J. DonaheyIlona DonakowskiJennifer H. DougallLinda DresMerrill C. DudleySharon DusterhoftSwati DuttaSandra D. DwyerAmanda M. EdmondsFay E. EdsallKaren EisenbreyKaren ElliottNancy E. ElliottKathryn Y. EnrightAnn S. EpsteinCynthia Lynn EricksonAunita L. ErskineNanette EskerSheila FeldCarolyn I. FerrellJacquelyn FilbeyDeborah Fisch and Edward

VielmettiLydia FischerRuth F. FitzgeraldGloria Jean FitzpatrickAnn Lee FleckensteinRuth E. FotiNan-Marie Fox Lois A. FoyleLoretta FranzenSally FreemanGeraldine G. FrenetteSarah and Ronald FrenzenZach FriedBartley and Cheryl FruehKathy FulkersonAnn FulmerTeresa M. FurlongBrent J. FutrellHarriet GalesJack GalopinLois Kennedy GambleRonald Gamble

Penny GarthwaiteMarie F. GentzShannon GeraghtyLeonore B. GersteinMargaret G. GilbertJane B. GilchristBeth GilfordBonnie GilroyJane K. GlassShirley A. GlassMargaret GlazkoPenrith GoffSandra M. GoldbergJean F. GordonSusan GossageMary Sue GrantMichelle and Keith GravesRuth GravesDebra Lynn GreenRobert A. GreenHelen Louise GregoryDunrie A. GreilingIris Mechigian GruhlBonnie GuestSusan Guindi and Ethan BrightYunzhou GuoMerle Arnt HaanesAlexandra M. HaddadPatricia and John HainesL. Jill HalmanSarah Hanifi Agnes HannahsBridget HanserGary A. HansmaAmy Harris and Malcolm SickelsSusan S. HarrisLouise S. HauensteinDeborah HauserGail E. HaynesJanis HaywardLeslie HealyPeggy A. HeffnerDorothy HeinlenDiane M. HelberCarol HellmanJoyce A. HennonThomas J. HerbstJacqueline HeubelGloria A. HeymH. Mark HildebrandtElizabeth L. HillMax D. Himmel

Michael P. HladyEleanor M. HoagMike HolikCarol HollandSara HolmesPatricia A. HontonMaria D. HooperSteve HowardSarah F. HowellPatricia HriczakAnn T. HubbellElizabeth HuckMargaret Louise HuffakerMary S. HugginsRosemary S. HughesJoanne HulceJean M. HuntLaurie HunterTanya IrwinKathleen IsraelMary L. JackmanNorrice M. JanerLaura A. JarvisMargaret and Steven JensenMary JohnsonNancy C. JohnsonHelen JohnstoneJean A. JonesSarah B. JonesShirley J. JonesBetty L. JozwickHarold JuranJames W. KadlubowskiKathryn KammRichard G. KatoAlthea Helen KaulAnne KeesorNancy E. KeilsPamela KekesSam J. KennedyTonetta KeuningHarriet KinneyMarilyn H. KirkingChris M. KlostermanGeorg H. KlutkeKathryn V. KnightPatricia KomanGoldie and Donald KootsillasMary Jane KosinskiLaurice A. KotchenrutherRhonda Kotzen and James

McIntyre

Luke E. KremerKiran KrishnapurAnn KruegerEleanor KuhlDiane M. KuhlmanJulius KuseyLee Ann LackJoyce Jou-Ching LaiMary Ann LamkinSeymour R. and Sarah LampertRuth M. LangstonMetta T. LansdaleCarolyn LashchukSusan M. LassThelma LauderbaughBarbara J. LauzonSarah LawrenceKathleen LaycockLeslie LazzerinKaren L. LeachJoe LechanskiMarta Lee-PerriardJessica I. LehrCynthia A. LeidalHeidi E. LelandMary S. LeMireJanice W. LeonardSue LeongCarol S. LeRoyDorothy L. LeskiPatricia R. LevineJacqueline H. LewisLaura LieblerDorothy Kerkhoff LieffersHsialien LinMary L. LironesSuzette LittleKlee R. LoskillJames T. and Louise Anderson

Low Steve LudwigLynn M. LumbardPaula MacWensday MacDonaldMary A. MaciakJudy MageeDuncan N. MagoonMuzaffar MahmoodDeborah Jennings MahoneyBarbara A. MajorDiane MajorDeborah Malamud

Jonathan ManheimBeverly J. MankoNancy and Philip MargolisNancy L. MarshallNorma MarshallJerry MartinPenelope J. MartinakPatricia MartzFrances M. MarzNatalie MatovinovicCheryl MattinglyLinda J. McCallPatti McCallKathleen and Byron McCollumPatricia P. McFaddenJaquline B. McGeeLavelle McGovneyKathryn T. McGrathLisa J. McGrathMarla McKelveyBarry McKennaEsther McLellanKathleen S. McMannBeverlee J. MelanconJames L. MelbyCheryl MellasJoan A. MerrittKaren Clark MikusLuan Leslie MillerSusan MillerPatricia W. MitchellJames C. MohrRuth MolineLinda MonroeWanda MontibellerMark and Mary MuetingGlenn C. MuhrBarbara MulayHedwig S. MurphyMary MurphyPauline R. NagaraElizabeth R. NeidhardtLouise Ann NeumanMeredith NewmanLai King NgRuthann NicholsZigrida NikiCamilla M. NoahSharon J. NoffsingerJanet NordPenelope NorrisChristine H. Notis

Karen Sue O’ConnorAllen S. O’DellGene S. OhlgrenIrene OlenckiHelen I. OlsonSally O’NeallJenny OrlinJanice OtisMargaret PacerSusan M. PackPatricia J. ParisMorgan C. ParkerDonna and Chris ParrMark A. PatrickJanice L. PearsonVicki M. PierzynskiStephen and Celeste PirainoMichael and Violet PisaniDorothy L. PlatteRichard L. PlatteSusan G. PolgarShelly and Jeff PolinerMary PolkowskiSally Jo PollockPhyllis PonvertBarbara PowellJune E. PowersCarol PranschkeLawrence Francis PriceLinda PrieskornBarbara A. PrusakLeslie QuintJudith A. RadyMara T. RadzvickasBeverly J. RathckeFlorence ReaumeKaren M. ReedCaroline R. RehbergRenate ReimerChristine ReoBrian E. RiceBarbara L. RichardsonElizabeth G. RichartCarol E. RiggJessica L. RobertsBarbara M. RobesonChris RochmanSharon RodenhouseThomas C. RogersJoanne RoguckiRuth RollCarol Rommelare

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MBGNA Friends, Director’s CouncilAnn Douglas Wilhite, ChairMark Griffi n, Vice-ChairJosephine Kelsey, SecretaryCedric A. Richner, III, TreasurerMarge AlpernCarrie Bachman RiedemanSally L. BundDeanna DornerElizabeth EllingAunita ErskineJane HayesFred Matthaei, Jr. Anne RubinHerbert E. Sloan, Jr.Bob Grese (ex-offi cio)Joan Wolf, Staff Liaison

MBGNA Friends Director’s Council, EmeritusClan Crawford, Jr. Betty GrahamRobert E. GuenzelHelen Stegeman PostL. Norris PostMary Roby

Events CommitteeCarrie Bachman Riedeman, ChairJeanne MontieSara PethDavid ReadMarilyn RintamakiRobyn Robeson, Staff Liaison

Education CommitteeJane Hayes, ChairTrudy BulkleyColin DalySusan Griffi nGail LauzzanaTom ShopeDebbie TaylorTeri WilliamsCatriona Mortell, Staff Liaison

Plant Sale Committee David Read, ChairCarrie Bachman RiedemanBarbara Major, staffAdrienne O’Brien, staffMichael Palmer, staffApril Pickrel, staff

Friends Volunteer CommitteeAunita Erskine, ChairCarole ButtrumMonica MillaJudy ParsonsBarbara Major, Staff LiaisonApril Pickrel, Staff Liaison

Academic Advisory CommitteeRobert Grese, CoordinatorDavid Ellsworth, Natural Resources

and EnvironmentJessica Fogel, DanceDeborah Goldberg, Ecology and

Evolutionary BiologyMaurita Holland, InformationLorelle Meadows, EngineeringMichael Owens, Navy Offi cer

Education ProgramBarry Rabe, Program in the

EnvironmentDavid Schoem, Community

Scholars ProgramCatriona Mortell, staff

Plant Collections CommitteeDavid Michener, CoordinatorMarjorie AlpernBurt Barnes, Natural Resources and

EnvironmentTony Reznicek, U-M HerbariumSylvia TaylorGuerin Wilkinson

Robert Grese, staffMichael Hommel, staffJeffrey Walters, staff

StaffRobert Grese, DirectorKaren Sikkenga, Associate DirectorPaulette BrownLinda Cody Connie CrancerJames DickinsonJudy DluzenBrewster (Budge) GerePaul GirardMichael HommelBarbara MajorMichael McDermottDavid MichenerCatriona MortellLinda NeelyAdrienne O’BrienThomas O’DellMichael PalmerApril PickrelJeffrey PlakkeCorinne Roberts Robyn RobesonLeslie RobinsonRobert SchuylerMatthew ScottT. J. SmithJan StearnsJeffrey WaltersNick WhiteJoan Wolf

Graduate Student CaretakersDorothy BuckleyColin DalyDavid TimmerHolly TimmerNick WhiteBrook WilkeEmily Wilke

Student InternsRicardo AuirreJennifer AustinEric BauerSimba BlackmanCorin BlustJames BothAmanda BraunBrian ChilcottDavid ChoiRebecca CohenSheara CohenBrian ColleranKyle ConnerJameson CooperJulie CottonHannah CurtisColin DalyMorgan DanielsMary Elizabeth DechantRisa Denenfi eldAmy DiemBelal El-HibriErin EvenhouseEric L. Frierson

Teresa FungJohn GishnockNick GrundlerJacqueline GuCorinne HansonPete HaynesMichael JastremskiChristian JungeDanielle KahnAnne KirkpartrickLynn KirkpatrickBen KoziolDavid LaClergueDavid LipkovichSusie Mattke-RobinsonGretchen A. MillerDenise NemethBritt Olsen-ZimmermanJessica PalmerKevin PedlerJoel PerkovichAllison PoorLeslie G. RamirezJennifer RaymondRebecca ReaseyDan RutzickRebecca SchilloAdrianna SchleefSarah SegerlindJenny SenkoNatalie SikoraCurt SoloffJonathan D. TebeauMary WaltonNick A. WhiteTessa WilliamsonMichael Yun

U-M RegentsDavid A. BrandonLaurence B. DeitchOlivia MaynardRebecca McGowanAndrea Fischer NewmanAndrew C. RichnerS. Martin TaylorKatherine E. WhiteMary Sue Coleman

Michele and Peter WordenFrances WrightNaomi WrightKathleen E. WursterKathleen Anne YageloJim YoungLinda Young and John CarrollRachel M. YuShannon V. ZacharyCynthia ZeitzGloria and Nathan ZimetBritt ZimmermanKristina S. ZinkAnn and Karl Zinn

VolunteersIndividuals (on a regular basis)Ann AbdooElizabeth AllenLone AndersenMary Ellen AnglewiczJane ArmstrongRuth BarnettMarcia BauerIrini BeisterPatricia BelluciBorah BenderAlice BergmanMarjorie BerndtJo BertoniTamara BiegasBarbara BlackSteve BlackDoug BlayneyVicki BlayneyDorothy BloomMary BondCheryl BordIngrid BowmanPerry BowmanChris BrabbsDavid BrammerTrudy BulkleyValerie CareyCindy CarlCathy CavnerGary ChildsLauren ChildsMartha ClausJane CoatesAlice CohenDorothea ColemanCelia CopelandMarilyn CoutureEllie CoxJoan CoxKrissy Craft-BuchananMary Jo CunninghamDiane DanieliRebecca DeneauJudith DesRosiersCaitlin DickinsonDarcy DinseMark Doeffi ngerJoan Doman

Linda DresBetsy DuganFay EdsallAunita ErskineNan EskerDeborah FardenJoan FarrellSheryl FeldkampJane FergusonLee FleckensteinNan-Marie FoxLois FoyleSue FrazierJeanette Gaffi eldTom Gaffi eldCheryl GibbsBeth GilfordPenrith GoffJean GordonJeanne GraeRuth GravesTim GreenhootSusan Griffi nSondra GunnGlenda HallRonald HallCraig HammerbergJane HayesRon HeamesDorothy HeinlenTory HendryBill HestonRuth HeynPhyllis HillerPatricia HollowellToni HoppingPatricia HriczakMary HugginsEdith HurstMark JohnsonAnn JonesChris JonesLila JonesPaul JonesPaula KarnoppLinda KernLee KowskeMarilyn LaLoneJoanna Larson

Thelma LauderbaughGail LauzzanaKaren LeachCarol LeRoyDorothy LinebaughAnna MadisonLaura MadsenJudy MageeMerrie MalerichYasuko MatsudoSandra MaxwellLinda McCallLiz McLearyRick MeaderMariella MecozziBonnie MelendezSarah MinorJeanne MontieMarion MorrisBev MoselyCarol MousigianMargaret NanceMax NemaziMary NixJoAnn NowlanDee OliverioCarol OrlinDiana PalmerDonald PalmerMona PancioliDebbie PayneLinda PendergrassDenise PenroseCarol PerraultMarilyn PobanzWayne PotterBarbara PowellSally ProehlJudith RadyAlisande ReadDavid ReadFlorence ReaumeGene RegenstreifMarcus RicciCarrie RiedemanLinda RodgersPeggy RogersBetsey RosenbergerAlisa RossSylvia Rozian

Amy RundquistMary SalleeBarbara ScanlonJudy ScanlonEllen ScaviaLibby SchickPeter SchickBarb SchommerLinda SchremserCarol SchulteJane SchwertfegerThomas ShopeBrooks and Nancy SitterleyJudith SmithNancy SmithSusan SmithSharon SohozaRex SoperPatricia SteinKathy StroudMary SwitzerSylvia TaylorBetty TedderBob ThatcherDavid ThompsonCarroll ThomsonKaren ThorneConnie TimmSue TonsShirley TuckCheryl TuretzkyNancy TychewiczAnnette van der SchalieDebi VaughtCarol VegaRaquel VegaKaren VeveLisa VogelDonna WagnerSandra WattsZee WeisfeldGeri WenderlichJoan WheelerKathryn WhitleyTeri WilliamsDiane WillisDorothy WinterHarry Winter

Kathryn WinterhalterJohn WirthEdith Wolfi ngerCynthia Yao

Volunteer GroupsAir Force ROTCAlpha Phi OmegaAmerican Society of

Mechanical EngineersAngell SchoolAnn Arbor Academy Alternative Spring BreakBates HallCircle KFirst Unitarian Universalist

Congregation of Ann ArborFord Motor CompanyGreek Philanthropy

OrganizationGrowing HopeHands On The PlanetHKN-EECS Honor SocietyHuron High School InteractInternational Student

VolunteersLambda Phi EpsilonMichigan Botanical ClubMichigan Community Scholars

Program MSU Master GardenersOffi ce of Safety and

Environmental HealthSaline Area SchoolsSociety of Undergraduate

Earth Systems Scientists and Engineers

Tappan Middle SchoolTheta Tau GammaTau Beta Pi Engineering SocietyTemple Beth EmethU-M College of Literature,

Science & the ArtsU-M School of Natural

Resources and EnvironmentWild Ones

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Thank you, volunteers, for sharing of your time and…

…abundant talents

!

For in for ma tion:734-647-7600www.mbgna.umich.edu

Matthaei Botanical Gardens1800 N Dixboro RdAnn Arbor, MI 48105

Nichols Arboretum1610 Washington HeightsAnn Arbor, MI 48104

Editor: Dorothea Coleman, mbgna.editor@umich.eduDesigner: Mary Christianson, mary@christiansondesign.comPhoto credits: Bill Coleman, Shannon Ferguson, D. C. Goings,

Steve Kuzma Photography, MBGNA staff and interns

© 2006 Regents of The University of Michigan

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