ANNUAL REPORT - University of Michigan
ANNUAL REPORT - University of Michigan ANNUAL REPORT - University of Michigan
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MATTHAEI BOTANICAL GARDENS AND NICHOLS ARBORETUM 2008 ANNUAL REPORT
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THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN<br />
MATTHAEI BOTANICAL GARDENS<br />
AND NICHOLS ARBORETUM<br />
2008<br />
<strong>ANNUAL</strong><br />
<strong>REPORT</strong>
MESSAGE from the DIRECTOR<br />
This past year<br />
has presented<br />
me with the<br />
opportunity<br />
to serve as interim<br />
director <strong>of</strong> Matthaei<br />
Botanical Gardens and<br />
Nichols Arboretum<br />
while the director, Bob<br />
Grese, has been on sabbatical leave from the<br />
university. What attracted me to take on this<br />
appointment was the chance to see how MBGNA<br />
operates from the inside and to develop better<br />
and long-lasting connections with the <strong>University</strong><br />
Herbarium, where I also serve as the director.<br />
The focus <strong>of</strong> the Gardens and the Arboretum is<br />
on living plants, whereas the Herbarium takes<br />
care <strong>of</strong> a collection <strong>of</strong> 1.7 million specimens<br />
<strong>of</strong> dried plants <strong>of</strong> historical and scientific value<br />
for <strong>Michigan</strong> and other areas <strong>of</strong> the globe. I<br />
believe that we are natural partners, and we<br />
have begun collaborating on projects such as<br />
the new Great Lakes Gardens at the Botanical<br />
Garden and a jointly sponsored web site providing<br />
key information on the more than 2,500 plant<br />
species that are native or naturalized in <strong>Michigan</strong>.<br />
In addition, I learned <strong>of</strong> the many ways in which<br />
MBGNA engages the community: Shakespeare<br />
in the Arb every summer, the spring plant sale,<br />
and hosting school groups and thousands <strong>of</strong><br />
visitors each year, just to name a few. One <strong>of</strong> the<br />
most successful programs began two years ago,<br />
and we hope it will become a fixture every year:<br />
our summer internship program. This allows up<br />
to 30 undergraduate and graduate students to<br />
engage in projects at the Garden and Arboretum<br />
during the peak period <strong>of</strong> activity and plant<br />
growth in the late spring and summer. It is a<br />
win/win situation for the students and for us.<br />
Cover photo: The Spathodea campanulata, African tulip tree,<br />
which was planted in 1974, responded to the increased light<br />
and improved environment in the tropical house by bursting<br />
into its most glorious bloom ever.<br />
I leave my year at Matthaei and Nichols convinced<br />
that the organization is in excellent shape and<br />
clearly on the upswing. This can be seen in the<br />
completion <strong>of</strong> projects such as the Conservatory<br />
glass replacement and new shade system, the<br />
dedication <strong>of</strong> the Sue Reichert Discovery Trail,<br />
and the 100th anniversary celebration <strong>of</strong> the<br />
institution. Work began this year on the Gaffield<br />
Children’s Garden, and the Great Lakes Garden is<br />
in full development mode. Hopefully to the delight<br />
<strong>of</strong> most members and visitors, we will be paving<br />
the entrance and parking lots <strong>of</strong> the Botanical<br />
Gardens next spring, thanks to funding secured<br />
from the university this year.<br />
None <strong>of</strong> this happens without a dynamic and<br />
dedicated staff, and this is MBGNA’s greatest<br />
asset. We have seen the Development <strong>of</strong>fice grow<br />
and take on an important new role in helping to<br />
endow the organization’s future, and nearly every<br />
area <strong>of</strong> the Garden and Arboretum has undergone<br />
self-examination and reorganization. I have to<br />
say that both in terms <strong>of</strong> physical space and<br />
people’s commitment, we are literally bursting<br />
at the seams. This is a good sign but will require<br />
necessary adjustments in the future, and we hope<br />
to count on your continued support in helping<br />
us grow. An ongoing theme to the Garden’s<br />
mission will be sustainability and sound ecological<br />
practices wherever possible. Look to MBGNA<br />
to be a leader is showing ways in which these<br />
concepts can apply to your own homes and lives.<br />
PAUL E. BERRY<br />
Interim Director<br />
August 1, 2007–July 31, 2008
the CONSERVATORY RENOVATION<br />
Our conservatory is a winter oasis for the community and a living<br />
museum <strong>of</strong> tropical, temperate and desert plants. It is also the<br />
largest university-operated conservatory in the nation and the only<br />
conservatory designed by Alden Dow, <strong>Michigan</strong>’s architect laureate.<br />
After 40 years <strong>of</strong> use, it was time to upgrade the glass and environmental<br />
controls in order to protect the building, the plants, and our visitors. While<br />
“state <strong>of</strong> the art” when built, there have been tremendous improvements in<br />
glass and environmental controls since 1960. The original glass was susceptible<br />
to damage in stormy conditions, creating a safety hazard for our visitors and<br />
collections. It was not energy-efficient. The glazing necessary to protect the<br />
plants from the summer sun always looked dirty. The old environmental controls<br />
were manually operated and weren’t responsive to sudden changes in the<br />
weather outside. Nor could they be moved during the evening and night when<br />
staff was not present.<br />
This year, the glass was replaced with two layers <strong>of</strong> tempered glass that has an<br />
energy efficient plastic coating between the layers. This glass is heavier than<br />
the old, but engineering studies by U-M students found that the original support<br />
structure would bear the new load. Glazing is no longer necessary, so the ro<strong>of</strong> is<br />
clean and clear. A thermal cloth blanket that can be closed as needed to hold in<br />
the heat on cold winter nights or minimize the hot sun in the middle <strong>of</strong> July was<br />
installed. In addition, the vents were mechanized and a mister was installed to<br />
help create the necessary level <strong>of</strong> humidity. These new environmental controls<br />
are all computer-operated so that we now have control 24/7.<br />
The benefits have been tremendous. First, our visitors can safely remain in the<br />
Conservatory during storms. We expect our heating bills to decrease. And the<br />
plants have responded to their improved environment by growing and blooming<br />
like never before. If you haven’t visited lately, we invite you to come and see the<br />
changes for yourself.<br />
Above: The Conservatory ro<strong>of</strong> before the renovation<br />
Below: The Conservatory ro<strong>of</strong> after the renovation
INTERPRETING our COLLECTIONS<br />
Over the years, we have had a<br />
marvelous opportunity to enrich the<br />
visitor experience by providing beautiful<br />
seasonal displays and a fantastic<br />
permanent collection. And in more<br />
recent years we have added exhibit<br />
information that we hope engages and<br />
enriches your visit to the Conservatory.<br />
Renovations to the Conservatory kept<br />
doors closed for part <strong>of</strong> the year; a<br />
small display on how a greenhouse and<br />
conservatory operate was presented Practical botany: flowers and fruit<br />
in the lobby while we anxiously waited<br />
for its reopening. In 2007 our theme for<br />
conservatory displays and exhibits was focused on our centennial. The interpretation <strong>of</strong> our<br />
fall display reflected back to the elaborate chrysanthemum displays <strong>of</strong> the 1920s and ’30s<br />
at the Iroquois site, featuring both trained and normal growth forms. The winter display<br />
helped transfer the central theme to the 2008 theme “Passion for Plants.” Winter blooms<br />
were explored in a “Science <strong>of</strong> the Season” display with the interpretative focus on plant<br />
photoperiodism. Later we shared our staff favorites for springtime color and visitors were<br />
asked to share their favorites, too! The display, a beautiful collection <strong>of</strong> spring bulbs and<br />
native wildflowers, was spread throughout the Conservatory instead <strong>of</strong> being concentrated in<br />
the rear <strong>of</strong> the temperate house.<br />
We’ve had a lot <strong>of</strong> fun creating beautiful displays and interesting exhibits, and we hope you<br />
have enjoyed them as well. As the plants continue to adapt to their improved environment,<br />
we are looking forward to the new interpretive opportunities that will arise.<br />
By the<br />
numbers<br />
No. 1<br />
largest<br />
university-operated<br />
conservatory in the<br />
country<br />
98<br />
years the oldest<br />
plants in the<br />
Conservatory<br />
have been in the<br />
collection<br />
1,000<br />
different species<br />
housed under<br />
its ro<strong>of</strong><br />
1965<br />
year Conservatory<br />
was built<br />
3,584<br />
panes <strong>of</strong> glass<br />
that make up the<br />
Conservatory’s<br />
new ro<strong>of</strong><br />
13,500<br />
square feet<br />
occupied by the<br />
Conservatory
Honeybee eyb<br />
I have e these th things...<br />
Compound und eyes<br />
Small hairs<br />
to attract pollen<br />
Complex ex social so order:<br />
Queen, Drones, Dron Workers<br />
POLLINATORS<br />
Orchid<br />
I...<br />
Silver Maple<br />
I have...<br />
A simple leaf<br />
Deep lobes<br />
Grow in a variety <strong>of</strong> climates cl<br />
Smell S pretty<br />
A silvery white underside<br />
Cards like these, featuring flowers,<br />
pollinators, and more, were used to teach<br />
young patients and their families as they<br />
played a variety <strong>of</strong> familiar games.<br />
FLOWERS<br />
Have Have three three petals petals and an n<br />
three three sepals sepals<br />
LEAVES<br />
2.5-5 inches<br />
Butterfly B<br />
Tuliptree<br />
I have...<br />
A simple leaf<br />
4 lobes<br />
I have these things...<br />
Compound Co eyes<br />
A tulip-shape<br />
Long Lo mouth tube for feeding ng<br />
Taste Ta receptors on my feet<br />
Coneflower<br />
I...<br />
POLLINATORS<br />
Grow in a temperate climate<br />
Don’t smell<br />
Have a varying number<br />
<strong>of</strong> petals<br />
FLOWERS<br />
LEAVES<br />
4-8 inches<br />
Poison Ivy<br />
I have...<br />
Compound leaves<br />
3 leaflets<br />
Oils that cause a skin rash
GO BLUE DISCOVER GREEN<br />
In the summer <strong>of</strong> 2007 a call came in from teachers at UM’s C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital;<br />
they were organizing a summer enrichment program for patients and siblings and needed our<br />
help incorporating a nature component into the program. We’d had previous conversations<br />
about possible ways to engage families at Mott with the Arboretum. This presented the perfect<br />
opportunity. After an initial meeting between the hospital teachers and our education staff and<br />
interns, we were ready to go with an outdoor program. When the weather didn’t cooperate, we took<br />
our plans inside. Encouraging the summer education interns to think creatively, we began taking the<br />
concept <strong>of</strong> bringing nature study inside to the patients and their siblings.<br />
A big obstacle to our nature program was that<br />
we couldn’t really bring nature indoors – there<br />
would be too many risks for the hospitalized<br />
children with items that couldn’t be sanitized.<br />
The MBGNA education interns put their<br />
combined artistic talents, their love for nature,<br />
and their desire to help children learn and grow<br />
to work in order to create nature games and<br />
crafts to bring to the hospital activity rooms.<br />
One <strong>of</strong> the most imaginative activities the<br />
interns created was a set <strong>of</strong> cards with<br />
botanical and zoological images, used to play<br />
many games like Memory or Poison Ivy. For<br />
several months, interns made bi-weekly trips<br />
to the hospital to bring a little nature inside.<br />
Everyone – patients, parents and interns –<br />
enjoyed the program.<br />
“Go Blue Discover Green started as just a<br />
summer enrichment program, but it soon<br />
became so much more,” said Mary Plato,<br />
Mott Hospital teacher. Summer ended as did<br />
the summer enrichment program. But the<br />
knowledge that this was a good partnership<br />
lingered. A few emails, phone calls and<br />
meetings through the fall led to a new<br />
collaboration: this time the Go Blue Discover<br />
Green program would operate with university<br />
student volunteers. Coordinated by education<br />
staff, the program resumed early in 2008.<br />
Students were recruited and trained and the<br />
program instituted a bi-weekly schedule with<br />
20 volunteers.<br />
The program has accomplished more than<br />
we ever hoped, and the educational value <strong>of</strong><br />
the program proved to be only one <strong>of</strong> many<br />
benefits. The personal relationships that<br />
developed between students and patients<br />
were greatly valued by both parties. Erin<br />
Allen, one <strong>of</strong> the initial interns and the<br />
program assistant for the winter, explained,<br />
“I really enjoyed spending time with the kids<br />
at Mott Children’s Hospital. They always<br />
looked forward to my visit and were excited<br />
to see me when I came.” Likewise, Mott<br />
staff told us the children could sense the<br />
genuine care and concern our interns and<br />
students felt for each <strong>of</strong> them. The children<br />
constantly buzzed about the program as<br />
they waited for it to begin.<br />
“The program was a great diversion and<br />
distraction for our patients,” Mary Plato<br />
explained. “The games were everyone’s<br />
favorite. They loved playing them with the<br />
students each week. This program really<br />
<strong>of</strong>fered something new and unique. The<br />
students were so dedicated and loyal,<br />
really top notch, and I loved that Go Blue<br />
Discover Green added something pleasant<br />
to the hospital experience for each child.”<br />
This program really<br />
<strong>of</strong>fered something<br />
new and unique.<br />
The students were<br />
so dedicated and<br />
loyal, really top<br />
notch, and I loved<br />
that Go Blue<br />
Discover Green<br />
added something<br />
pleasant to the<br />
hospital experience<br />
for each child.<br />
MARY PLATO<br />
Teacher at Mott Hospital
SUSTAINABILITY in ACTION<br />
Inspiration. Conservation. Education. Investigation. Participation. These are some <strong>of</strong> the<br />
reasons that people come to the Arb and Gardens. Our mission is to promote environmental<br />
enjoyment, stewardship and sustainability through education, research, and interaction with<br />
the natural world. Whether it is by using rain barrels, growing your own vegetables, converting<br />
your lawn to meadow or prairie, changing lawn care practices to more environmentally friendly<br />
ones, you can try these at home. Below are three personal accounts from visitors who learned<br />
what sustainability in action really means.<br />
Growing Food, Reserving Seeds<br />
ERIC KAMPE<br />
I had the pleasure <strong>of</strong> volunteering in the MBGNA<br />
greenhouses this past spring propagating<br />
heirloom vegetables for Project Grow Community<br />
Gardens and the annual Spring Plant Sale. We<br />
started basil, pepper, eggplant, and tomatoes<br />
from seed. We got our hands dirty and learned<br />
to prepare soil, sow seeds, transplant seedlings,<br />
water, and apply fertilizer. We also had fun<br />
chatting about gardening and speculating on how<br />
some <strong>of</strong> the more unusually named heirlooms<br />
would turn out.<br />
In the summer I was growing vegetables <strong>of</strong> all<br />
sorts for the “Gathering <strong>of</strong> Gardens” exhibit. There<br />
was plenty to do and learn: designing raised beds<br />
(<strong>of</strong>ten from reclaimed materials), preparing the<br />
soil, choosing vegetable varieties, and determining<br />
planting times. I learned which tomatoes I liked<br />
best fresh <strong>of</strong>f the vine, and which were better for<br />
my canned pasta sauce. I learned which varieties<br />
<strong>of</strong> squash, corn, beans, onions, and potatoes<br />
would store well and last beyond the summer<br />
season. I saved seed from lettuce, tomato, basil,<br />
bean, and squash completing the cycle and<br />
bringing my thoughts back to early spring when<br />
propagation will begin again.<br />
Having learned to propagate vegetables at<br />
Matthaei, I plan to continue doing it in my<br />
personal life. I will share the idea with everyone<br />
I know. It is so important to grow our own<br />
vegetables and I know that others can, too.<br />
I learned how to be a better steward <strong>of</strong> the earth<br />
at MBGNA – you can, too!<br />
Rain Barrels<br />
CARRIE B. RIEDEMAN<br />
I learned about rain barrels at<br />
the Spring Plant Sale last year<br />
when I saw the demonstration<br />
given by TJ Smith <strong>of</strong> the<br />
MBGNA staff. I purchased one<br />
right away. This is my second<br />
year with an MBGNA rain<br />
barrel, and I love it. Having<br />
it on our second-story deck<br />
(under a leaky gutter) makes<br />
watering my container plants<br />
a breeze – I don’t have to<br />
drag the hose halfway around<br />
the house! There’s very little<br />
maintenance required. I crush<br />
a mosquito dunk in through the<br />
mesh once or twice a summer,<br />
but since I’m drawing water<br />
out daily, stagnant water hasn’t<br />
been an issue.<br />
When it’s time to store the<br />
barrel for the winter, I fill as<br />
many plastic gallon jugs as I<br />
have and put them in a deck<br />
storage box to freeze. During<br />
the winter, I thaw them out as<br />
needed and use the water for<br />
my houseplants. The plants<br />
appreciate the rain water,<br />
rather than our treated well<br />
water, and I like the fact that<br />
my rain barrel is working for<br />
me all year long!<br />
Shrinking the Lawn<br />
MARJORIE BERNDT<br />
I have a beautiful red dogwood<br />
tree in my front yard and<br />
became concerned that there<br />
was too much competition for<br />
water and fertilizer from the<br />
lawn. In the past, I’ve spaded<br />
out the turf and hauled it away.<br />
But, as a woman <strong>of</strong> “a certain<br />
age,” I wanted something<br />
easier. So I asked some <strong>of</strong><br />
the MBGNA horticulturists for<br />
recommendations on how to<br />
easily transition from lawn to<br />
groundcovers. They suggested<br />
that I smother the grass with<br />
layers <strong>of</strong> newspaper; it would<br />
then decompose gradually and<br />
be incorporated into the soil.<br />
To hide the newspaper and to<br />
further conserve moisture, I<br />
covered it with bark mulch.<br />
It was simple to do and very<br />
effective. The grass is gone and<br />
now I’m ready to start planting<br />
some groundcovers in its place.<br />
I’ll pick some low maintenance<br />
varieties that I’ve seen at the<br />
Gardens through the years,<br />
Epimedium and Sedum to<br />
start. Soon I’ll have a beautiful,<br />
easy-care bed around my<br />
beloved dogwood.
FINANCIALS<br />
July 1, 2007–June 30, 2008<br />
REVENUES<br />
$2,526,700<br />
19.7%<br />
Membership,<br />
Gifts, and<br />
Grants<br />
$498,752<br />
64.6%<br />
<strong>University</strong><br />
Direct<br />
Contribution<br />
$1,631,602<br />
2.1%<br />
Interest<br />
Income<br />
$52,135<br />
2.5%<br />
Endowment<br />
Distribution<br />
$64,029<br />
11.1%<br />
Program Fees,<br />
Admission,<br />
and Sales<br />
$280,182<br />
EXPENSES<br />
$2,555,846<br />
8.9%<br />
Supplies<br />
$228,178<br />
75.3%<br />
Salaries<br />
and Fringe<br />
Benefits<br />
$1,924,447<br />
0.3%<br />
Scholarships/<br />
Fellowships<br />
$8,200<br />
1.2%<br />
Equipment<br />
$31,426<br />
1.8%<br />
Travel/<br />
Transportation<br />
$45,401<br />
2.5%<br />
Construction<br />
Costs<br />
$65,000<br />
4.7%<br />
Miscelaneous<br />
Expenses<br />
$120,278<br />
5.2%<br />
Internal<br />
and External<br />
Services<br />
$132,916<br />
*dollar value <strong>of</strong> volunteer hours from Independent Sector<br />
**2006 balances included significant project revenue, particularly the Conservatory ro<strong>of</strong> replacement<br />
IN-KIND SUPPORT<br />
$681,753<br />
55.7%<br />
<strong>University</strong> Support<br />
Utilities and Plant<br />
$379,679<br />
MARKET VALUE OF ENDOWMENTS<br />
$1,803,436<br />
CHANGE IN FUND BALANCES<br />
U-M Support<br />
Gifts and Grants**<br />
Activity-based Revenues<br />
TOTAL<br />
2006<br />
193,227<br />
1,980,234<br />
244,766<br />
2,418,227<br />
2007<br />
173,145<br />
1,173,011<br />
261,760<br />
1,607,916<br />
9.5%<br />
Community Service<br />
3,335 hours<br />
@ $19.51/hour*<br />
$65,066<br />
34.8%<br />
Volunteers<br />
12,148 hours<br />
@ $19.51/hour*<br />
$237,008<br />
2008<br />
140,888<br />
1,146,685<br />
286,730<br />
1,574,303<br />
CHANGE<br />
(32,257)<br />
(26,326)<br />
24,970<br />
(33,613)
DONORS<br />
July 1, 2007–June 30, 2008<br />
Thank you!<br />
CUMULATIVE LIFETIME<br />
MAJOR SUPPORTERS<br />
(over $100,000)<br />
Anonymous<br />
Robert and Marjorie Alpern<br />
The Andrah Foundation<br />
Sally and Ian Bund<br />
Charles and Margaret Buswell<br />
DTE Foundation<br />
Ford Motor Company<br />
Thomas and Jeanette Gaffield<br />
The Graham Foundation<br />
The Matthaei Family<br />
The Nash Family<br />
The Post Family<br />
The Reader Family<br />
Rudolph E. Reichert, Jr.<br />
Wilkinson Foundation<br />
ENDOWMENTS<br />
Winifred B. Chase Fellowship<br />
William D. Drake Fund<br />
Carol Holbrook Memorial Fund<br />
Nanette R. LaCross Fund<br />
Matthaei Botanical Gardens<br />
Fund<br />
Mildred Hague Matthaei Fund<br />
Harrison L. Morton Fund<br />
Natural Areas Fund<br />
Ge<strong>of</strong>frey and Marian Norman<br />
Fund<br />
Julie Norris Post Fund<br />
Research Endowment Fund<br />
Frances H. Seevers Bonsai<br />
Fund<br />
Woman’s National Farm<br />
and Garden Association,<br />
Inc., <strong>Michigan</strong> Division,<br />
Internship Fund<br />
PLANNED GIVING AND<br />
BEQUEST DONORS<br />
Anonymous<br />
Thomas Beauvais<br />
Carol L. Brandon<br />
Charles Cares<br />
Donald and Kathy Duquette<br />
Elizabeth and Gary Elling<br />
Jean Forrest<br />
Rebecca Horvath<br />
Nancy and Robert Kauffman<br />
Cedric and Moragan Richner<br />
Sally Rutzky<br />
Herbert E. Sloan, Jr.<br />
Lois A. Theis<br />
Joan and Jon Wolf<br />
TRIBUTE HONOREES<br />
Benches<br />
Rita Bencuya<br />
Eileen Maitland<br />
Nahum Medalia<br />
Sitting Garden<br />
Helen and Norris Post<br />
and family<br />
Gifts<br />
$100,000+<br />
Anonymous (2)<br />
$25,000–99,999<br />
The Andrah Foundation<br />
$10,000–24,999<br />
Anonymous<br />
Marjorie and Robert Alpern<br />
Carl Cohen<br />
Kathleen Crispell and<br />
Thomas Porter<br />
Helen and Norris Post<br />
$1,000–9,999<br />
Anonymous<br />
Ann Arbor Bonsai Society<br />
Ann Arbor Woman’s<br />
National Farm and<br />
Garden Association<br />
John and June Bassett<br />
Soly Bencuya<br />
Bill and Dorothea Coleman<br />
Ford Motor Company<br />
Jean Forrest<br />
Ilene H. Forsyth<br />
Mack Fuhrer<br />
Robert and Susan Grese<br />
Jane and Daniel Hayes<br />
Michael and<br />
Phyllis Korybalski<br />
Lawrence and Cynthia Lowe<br />
William Maitland<br />
Frederick C. Matthaei, Jr.<br />
Laurence and Susan McGee<br />
Richard and<br />
Elizabeth McLeary<br />
Adeline Medalia<br />
Betty Jean Murray<br />
Roger and Coco Newton<br />
Stephen T. and<br />
Ann Norman<br />
North American Rock<br />
Garden Society<br />
Pfizer Foundation<br />
Bertram and Elaine Pitt<br />
Marilyn Pobanz and<br />
Art Kitze<br />
Rudolph E. Reichert, Jr.<br />
Clive and Clarice Taylor<br />
John and Carroll Thomson<br />
Suzanne and<br />
Carl Van Appledorn<br />
Lawrence and Sylvia Wong<br />
$500–999<br />
Gerard and Lizann Anderson<br />
Ann Arbor Wild Ones<br />
Jonathan and<br />
Gertrude Bulkley<br />
Sally and Ian Bund<br />
Jesse and<br />
Juanita Logan Christian<br />
Dennis A. Dahlmann<br />
Charles and Helen Drake<br />
Anne and Jim Duderstadt<br />
Hal and Donna Estry<br />
Great Lakes Judging Center<br />
Mark and Susan Griffin<br />
Craig Hammerberg<br />
Steven and Sheila Hamp<br />
Jennifer M. Jensen<br />
Alison M. Lang<br />
Jeanne and<br />
Kenneth Levy-Church<br />
Warran B. Lineton<br />
Larry and Rowena Matthews<br />
Elizabeth Ong<br />
Phil and Kathy Power<br />
John and Marilyn Rintamaki<br />
Thelma Gies Rivette<br />
Joanne and Jerry Robertson<br />
Bill and Sheila Sikkenga<br />
Nancy and Brooks Sitterley<br />
Stephen Stefanac and<br />
Sherry Cogswell<br />
Helmut and Candis Stern<br />
Catherine Susan and<br />
Robert Heroux<br />
Marianne Udow-Phillips<br />
Jack and Jerry Weidenbach<br />
Gabriel and<br />
Gerane Weinreich<br />
Fae B. Weiss<br />
Donald and<br />
Kathleen Wieland<br />
Ann and Clayton Wilhite<br />
$250–499<br />
Martha Agnew and<br />
Webster Smith<br />
American Orchid Society,<br />
Inc.<br />
Alex and Jan Azary<br />
David Bach and Jill Latta<br />
Gwendolyn L. Ball<br />
Janet and<br />
Martin Biancalana<br />
Joan A. Binkow<br />
Barbara O. Black<br />
Stephen P. Black<br />
Alice S. Cohen<br />
Daniel and Muriel Converse<br />
Country Garden Club<br />
<strong>of</strong> Northville<br />
Teresa D’Arms<br />
Prasanta Datta<br />
Linda Dintenfass and<br />
Ken Wisinski<br />
Mary Hunter Dobson<br />
Richard and Deanna Dorner<br />
Michael and Elizabeth Drake<br />
J. Sanford<br />
and Elizabeth Dugan<br />
Suzanne Joy Faber<br />
Terre L. Fisher<br />
Judith and Paul Freedman<br />
Anne and Brewster H. Gere<br />
Linda Gleichert<br />
Donald and Marcelle Gray<br />
Daniel and Norma Green<br />
Sondra Gunn<br />
Keturah T. Haab<br />
Bobby Hainline<br />
Marcia Harrison and<br />
Robert Nissly<br />
Peter and Henrietta Heydon<br />
Mary and Kent Johnson<br />
Carol and<br />
Gregory Josefowicz<br />
Mark and<br />
Madolyn A. Kaminski<br />
Leo and Justine Kulka<br />
Gail Lauzzana and<br />
Richard Wyatt<br />
Jerry Lehman<br />
Gwen and Dean S. Louis<br />
Anna and John Madison<br />
Martha Mayo and<br />
Irwin Goldstein<br />
David C. Michener<br />
Ramona and Arthur Pancioli<br />
Margaret and<br />
Frank K. Penirian, Jr.<br />
Lynn and Robert Raade<br />
Jeffrey and Kristen Roberts<br />
Nancy and<br />
Timothy V. Schafer<br />
Axel Schremmer<br />
Joan A. Shields<br />
Karen Sikkenga and<br />
Richard Rickman<br />
Phillip and Susan Smith<br />
Lois and William Solomon<br />
Katharine and<br />
E. Philip Soper<br />
Textron<br />
Mary and Maris A. Vinovskis<br />
Lisa J. Vogel<br />
Robert and Judy Walton<br />
Jo Ann Ward<br />
Joan Watts and Elkins Bruce<br />
John and Sarah Weiss<br />
Marshal D. Wied<br />
Karen and Paul C. Wingert<br />
Jean Wong and<br />
Ralph McKee<br />
Jeanne and Paul Yhouse<br />
$100–249<br />
Ann and Richard Abdoo<br />
ABN AMRO North America<br />
Mary and George Adamski<br />
Rhona Ahmad and<br />
David Fields<br />
Robert and<br />
Katherine Aldrich<br />
Paul and Linda J. Apostal<br />
Michael D. Appel<br />
Jean Apperson and<br />
Peter Amann<br />
Mary E. Ardner<br />
L. David and<br />
Allison A. Arscott<br />
Sandra and John Awood<br />
Jonathan Ayers and<br />
Teresa Gallagher<br />
Michael and<br />
Kathleen Aznavorian<br />
Colleen T. Barnard<br />
Burton V. and<br />
Lenora W. Barnes<br />
Carol L. and<br />
Michael Barnhart<br />
Ruth Bartman and<br />
Peter Jackson<br />
Valerie and Hobart Bates<br />
Deborah Bayer and<br />
Jonathan Tyman<br />
Kimberly Bayer and<br />
Robert Kuehne<br />
William and Frances Beckley<br />
Peggy J. Behrendt<br />
Sharon Benton<br />
Rosemary R. Berardi<br />
Barbara Levin Bergman<br />
Lawrence S. Berlin<br />
Marjorie A. Berndt<br />
Kay and Eugene Berrodin<br />
Ralph H. Beuhler<br />
Margaret Bignall and<br />
Paul Hossler<br />
Jean and Frederick Birkhill<br />
Douglas and Victoria Blayney<br />
Dorothy E. Bloom<br />
Mary W. Bond<br />
Cheryl and Donald Bord<br />
Philip Terry Borkowski<br />
Bruce E. Bradley<br />
Martha J. Breslow<br />
Jane Bridges<br />
Nancy and Dale E. Briggs<br />
David and Sharon Brooks<br />
Carol Otto Buatti<br />
Arno and Patricia Buhrer<br />
Robert and Margaret Burke<br />
Daniel M. Burns, Jr.<br />
Phyllis and Daniel Cable<br />
Misty Callies and<br />
William Secrest<br />
Susan Campbell and<br />
David Bay<br />
Charles W. Cares<br />
Charles C. Carpenter<br />
John L. and Carolyn L. Carr<br />
William E. and<br />
June E. Carter<br />
Carol and Theodore Carzon<br />
Catherine and<br />
Dennis Cavner<br />
Donald and<br />
Maureen Chamberlain<br />
William Chapman and<br />
Michele Cherniga<br />
Lauren and Gary Childs<br />
Oke K. Chung<br />
Beverly and<br />
Reginald Ciokajlo<br />
Scott and Beth Clipper<br />
Robert and Linda Cody<br />
Lloyd S. Coleman<br />
Comerica, Inc.<br />
Nancy E. Connell<br />
Phelps and Jean Connell<br />
Mimi F. Conway<br />
Ann Cook and Daniel Siivola<br />
Alison and Guy Cooper<br />
Howard Cooper<br />
Malcolm and Juanita Cox<br />
David L. Craig<br />
Mary C. Crichton<br />
George and Julie Cromer<br />
Carolyn A. Cummiskey<br />
Robert and Diane Dahlem<br />
Robert and<br />
Joyce Damschroder<br />
Peggy A. Dankert<br />
Betty and Marvin Danto<br />
Julia Darlow and<br />
John O’Meara
DONOR SPOTLIGHT<br />
Community Support<br />
Over the last year, Matthaei Botanical<br />
Gardens and Nichols Arboretum has reached<br />
out to local businesses to support our<br />
annual events. It has created a new base<br />
<strong>of</strong> operating support, but more importantly<br />
it has created a necessary link to the<br />
community which we anticipate will grow in<br />
years to come.<br />
In March, while winter was still upon us,<br />
spring was in full bloom in the Conservatory<br />
with the “Passion for Spring” bulb display,<br />
sponsored by Runciman Landscapes.<br />
Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Runciman<br />
Landscapes have had a long history<br />
together. In 2001, they designed the<br />
Urban Pocket Garden, and in 2006, they<br />
designed the beautiful Steiner fountains in<br />
the Gateway Gardens <strong>of</strong> New World Plants.<br />
When asked why they chose to sponsor the<br />
“Passion for Spring” display, designer Max<br />
Finkbeiner said, “Basically, we felt that is<br />
important for us to support MBGNA because<br />
it promotes exactly what we do to make<br />
a living as horticulturists with Runciman<br />
Landscapes. From a business point <strong>of</strong> view<br />
we feel it is beneficial to be involved in the<br />
community we work in.”<br />
In May, the summer opened with the<br />
28th Annual Plant Sale. <strong>Michigan</strong> Public<br />
Radio, <strong>Michigan</strong> Public Television, Korzon<br />
Landscapes, and Ten Thousand Villages<br />
were sponsors.<br />
Thank you Sponsors! We look forward to<br />
working with you again in the future.<br />
David and Carole Darr<br />
Richard and Leslie Day<br />
Michelle Deatrick and<br />
Steven Przybylski<br />
John and Jean Debbink<br />
Cheryl Dell-Garrett and<br />
David Garrett<br />
Beth Ann deStigter Jorgensen<br />
Diana Devereaux<br />
Gayle D. Dickerson<br />
Kathleen Byrne Diggs<br />
Richard and Jo Ann Dionne<br />
Andrzej and Cynthia Dlugosz<br />
Amy Donoghue<br />
Wallace C. Donoghue<br />
Dow Chemical Company<br />
Foundation<br />
James B. Dowling<br />
Downtown Home and Garden<br />
Linda and Frank Dres<br />
J. Sanford and<br />
Elizabeth Dugan<br />
Donald N. and<br />
Kathy J. Duquette<br />
Anne and Brian Eadie<br />
Lois and Robert Eckstein<br />
Morgan and Sara Edwards<br />
Irene and Timothy Eiseman<br />
Odie and S.J. Elden<br />
Liz and Gary Elling<br />
Carol and John F. Eman<br />
Mark and Elizabeth Erskine<br />
Kathy Evaldson and<br />
Doug Mullk<strong>of</strong>f<br />
Jane and Wayne Ewy<br />
Eleanor Gale Falit<br />
Claudine Farrand and<br />
Daniel Moerman<br />
Joan E. Farrell<br />
John and Margaret Faulkner<br />
Beverly and Michael Fauman<br />
Jane and William Ferguson<br />
Lydia Fischer<br />
Janet and Thomas Fisher<br />
Ruth F. Fitzgerald<br />
Jessica Fogel and<br />
Lawrence Weiner<br />
Rosamund and<br />
Stephen R. Forrest<br />
Marcia Susan Fowler<br />
James W. Fox<br />
Thomas and<br />
Jeanette Gaffield<br />
Garden Club <strong>of</strong> <strong>Michigan</strong><br />
Community Project Fund<br />
Howard L. Garrett<br />
Gordon and Tamara Garwood<br />
Joseph A. and<br />
Joyce A. Gattyan<br />
Blair Gerdes<br />
Patrick Gibson and<br />
Helen Kales<br />
Anne F. Ginn<br />
Ann and Thomas Gladwin<br />
Louis J. Glazer<br />
Elizabeth Glynn and<br />
Gregory Keoleian<br />
Edward B. and<br />
Mona L. Goldman<br />
Phyllis H. Gracie<br />
Robert A. Green<br />
Jessy Grizzle and<br />
Laurie McCauley<br />
Samuel Gross and<br />
Phoebe Ellsworth<br />
David and Frances Grossman<br />
Ellen and Jeffrey Halter<br />
Lawrence and<br />
Joanne Handelsman<br />
Murray K. Hanna<br />
Rebecca Hardin and<br />
Arun Agrawal<br />
Joan Harris and<br />
Edward Sarath<br />
Susan and Hayden Harris<br />
Janice and Randall Harvey<br />
Larry Hauptman and<br />
Andrea Streeter<br />
Jeannine and Gary Hayden<br />
Jean and Wayne E. Hazen<br />
Michael Head and<br />
Mary James<br />
Dorothy and Douglas Heinlen<br />
Carol and Karl H. Hellman<br />
Florence and Alfred Hendel<br />
John and Joyce Henderson<br />
Pamela and William Henry<br />
Elizabeth and<br />
Robert W. Herbst<br />
Ruth Heyn<br />
Martha and John Hicks<br />
Phyllis and Daniel Hill<br />
Kathleen and<br />
William Hillegas<br />
Peter Hinman and<br />
Elizabeth Young<br />
Mary and Donald Hitt<br />
Lynn L. Hobbs<br />
Erika Homann and<br />
Michael Wellman<br />
Andrew Horning and<br />
Catherine McGavran<br />
Rebecca Sue Horvath<br />
Raburn Howland and<br />
Katherine Kurtz<br />
Teresa and<br />
Che Cheng Huang<br />
Rosemary S. Hughes<br />
Jewel F. Hunter<br />
Mary Carol and Mark Hunter<br />
Kathryn and<br />
Thomas P. Huntzicker<br />
Edith M. Hurst<br />
Kathryn and James Huss<br />
Linda Irvin and<br />
James Goebel<br />
Heidi and Charles Jacobus<br />
Ira J. and Brenda Jaffe<br />
Christa and Joachim Janecke<br />
Anne and Anthony Javoroski<br />
Joyce and Ross Kaferle<br />
Hans and Carol Kappus<br />
Paula Karnopp<br />
Phyllis and Alex Kato<br />
William and Carol Kauffman<br />
W.K. Kellogg Foundation<br />
Josephine A. Kelsey<br />
Lisa and Jeffrey Kincius<br />
Tamiko and<br />
Kenichi Kinoshita<br />
Edward and Melinda S. Kirby<br />
Hermine R. Klingler<br />
Patsy M. Knoop<br />
John and Anne Knott<br />
Roberta W. Knox<br />
Joan and Lawrence Kobylarz<br />
Stephen Kobylarz<br />
Christopher L. Kojiro<br />
Joanne Kovach<br />
Kraft Foods Global, Inc.<br />
Mary and Edward Krasny<br />
Catherine Kurek-Ovshinsky<br />
Ronald P. Kustra<br />
Johannes Kuttner and<br />
Rebecca Blank<br />
Marilyn and Dale Larson<br />
Edward LeBaron and<br />
Nancy Moncrieff<br />
Richard J. and<br />
Patricia V. Lehman<br />
Nicole Lemieux-Rever and<br />
David Rever<br />
James and Barbara Leonard<br />
Martin and Susan Letts<br />
Patricia R. and<br />
Michael R. Levine<br />
John and Kathy Levinson<br />
Donald J. and<br />
Carolyn Dana Lewis<br />
Mary L. Lirones<br />
Joe M. Lum<br />
Merrill Lynch & Co.<br />
Foundation, Inc.<br />
Gay MacGregor<br />
Richard Mahn<br />
Merrie and Anthony Malerich<br />
William P. Malm<br />
William and Anne Manierre<br />
David and Marjorie Mastie<br />
Marina Mata and David Fink<br />
Andrea Matthies and<br />
James Odell<br />
Joseph P. Mattimoe<br />
Cheryl and Lanny Mattingly<br />
Georgia R. McDaniel<br />
Jill McDonough and<br />
Greg Merriman<br />
James McIntosh and<br />
Elaine Gazda<br />
Aprille and Timothy McKay<br />
Kathleen and<br />
Robert McMahon<br />
Lila A. McMechan<br />
William H. and<br />
Marilyn M. McNitt<br />
Katherine M. Frances<br />
McSparran<br />
Ragnhild A. Meade<br />
Matthew R. Meader<br />
Nancy A. and<br />
Robert E. Meader<br />
Peter W. Meek<br />
George E. and<br />
Eathel Mendenhall<br />
Robin and<br />
Stanley T. Mendenhall<br />
Ann Meredith<br />
Mary Lee and Donald Meyer<br />
Barbara Michniewicz and<br />
Gerald Nordblom<br />
William Middleton and<br />
Veronica Sanitate<br />
Miller, Johnson, Snell and<br />
Cummiskey<br />
Robert and Denise Milton<br />
Anne Mitchell and
Richard Shuman<br />
Olga A. Moir<br />
James E. and<br />
Jeanne E. Montie<br />
Wanda and Jay Moon<br />
Paul and Terry Morris<br />
Anne B. and<br />
Glenn C. Morrison<br />
Mark and Mary Mueting<br />
Don and Ann Munro<br />
John Neerken<br />
Ann and John Neiswander<br />
Daniel Newman and<br />
Lisa Levit<br />
Luis and Linda Nichols<br />
Thomas Obrien and<br />
Lauren Cosgrove<br />
Constance and<br />
Charles E. Olson, Jr.<br />
Anthony and<br />
Theresa Opipari<br />
Jenny and Louis Orlin<br />
Bert Ortiz<br />
Carroll and Bonnylyn Osborn<br />
Judith Parsons and<br />
Dennis Purcell<br />
Joe and Zoe Pearson<br />
James and Linda Pescor<br />
Cynthia and Walter Pettigrew<br />
Phi Alumni Corporation<br />
<strong>of</strong> Psi Upsilon<br />
Phyllis Klinger Warner<br />
Marilyn and Malcolm Pierce<br />
Richard and Diane Pierce<br />
Terry S. Platchek<br />
Dorothy L. Platte<br />
Thomas J. Powell<br />
Jerry and Lorna Prescott<br />
Mary and Rick Price<br />
Barbara and Wallace Prince<br />
David and Stephanie Pyne<br />
Sharon L. and Hugo Quiroz<br />
Barry G. Rabe and<br />
Dana Runestad<br />
Joan and John Rapai<br />
David and Alisande Read<br />
Marjorie and<br />
Maxwell O. Reade<br />
Gene and<br />
Harry J. Regenstreif<br />
Renate Reimer<br />
John C. and Linda Remsberg<br />
Margaret J. Ressler<br />
Jean and<br />
Stephen Retherford<br />
Brian E. Rice<br />
Linda and Richard Ridley<br />
Nancy T. Riecker<br />
Carrie B. Riedeman<br />
Jocelyne B. Rinker<br />
Richard and<br />
Patricia Robertson<br />
Mary and Douglas Roby<br />
Jo and Chuck Roe<br />
Richard Rohrer and<br />
Mary Loeffler<br />
Joan and Rene Rollin<br />
Jo Ellen and Mark Roseman<br />
Margery Rudd<br />
Mack Ruffin and<br />
Kathy Carter<br />
Sally Rutzky<br />
Elizabeth C. Saddler<br />
Gertrude and<br />
Irving T. Salmeen<br />
John L. and<br />
Carolyn M. Sampselle<br />
Georgiana Sanders and<br />
W. Joseph McCune<br />
Geraldine and<br />
Ernest Sanders<br />
Kathryn Sargeant and<br />
Tom Chettleburgh<br />
Richard and Norma Sarns<br />
Judith H. Scanlon<br />
Helen S. Schaefer<br />
Peter and Elizabeth Schick<br />
Susan Schreiber and<br />
Andrew Nagy<br />
Donna and<br />
Edward L. Schumann<br />
Jane Schwertfeger<br />
John Seeley and<br />
Eileen Wright<br />
John W. Shelly and<br />
Candace Irvine<br />
Jean and Thomas Shope<br />
Steven and<br />
Debbie Sienkiewicz<br />
Barbara Siepierski<br />
Kenneth Silk and<br />
Joan Margeson<br />
Dick and Sandy Simon<br />
Robert and Elaine Sims<br />
Barbara Sinclair<br />
J. David Singer and<br />
C. Macaulay<br />
Nancy Gregg Sippel<br />
Herbert E. Sloan, Jr.<br />
Barbara Furin Sloat<br />
Shawn M. Slovesko<br />
Nancy Foster Smith<br />
Susan M. Smith and<br />
Robert Gray<br />
Thomas and Jennifer Smith<br />
Clark G. Spike<br />
Michael and Elizabeth Spitz<br />
Ann and David Staiger<br />
Elizabeth and<br />
Theodore J. St. Antoine<br />
Kathryn and<br />
William Stebbins<br />
Frances S. St<strong>of</strong>flet<br />
David and Karen Stutz<br />
Dion Sullivan and<br />
Melissa Peet<br />
Bradley M. Swain<br />
Margaret and<br />
Eugene Szedenits<br />
Ella May and William Tarrier<br />
Sylvia and Thomas Taylor<br />
Ann and James Telfer<br />
Doris H. Terwilliger<br />
Sara F. Thomas<br />
Don Tinson II and A. Shaffer<br />
Jacqueline Tonks<br />
Susanne and Egons Tons<br />
Geraldine and<br />
John G. Topliss<br />
Trail Wood Garden Club<br />
Jonathan Tyman and<br />
Deborah Bayer<br />
David and Karen Lena Ufer<br />
Suzanne and Joseph Upton<br />
Thomas and Wendy Vacek<br />
Rebecca W. VanDyke<br />
Thomas and Rhona Veling<br />
John L. and<br />
Susan M. Wacksmuth<br />
Florence S. Wagner<br />
C. Glen and Edite Walter<br />
Carol and Peter Walters<br />
Gretchen and Richard Weir<br />
Ronald and Eileen Weiser<br />
Zelma H. Weisfeld<br />
T. E. Weisskopf and<br />
S. Contratto<br />
Mary H. Westh<strong>of</strong>f<br />
G. Christopher and<br />
Pamela White<br />
Mary and James White<br />
Frank and Ruth Whitmyer<br />
Elizabeth and<br />
Robert Wilkinson<br />
Robert and<br />
Elizabeth Wilkinson<br />
Norah and John H. Williams<br />
Teri and John Williams<br />
Christine Weaver Willis<br />
Diane M. Willis<br />
Jean and Richard C. Wilson<br />
Kathryn and<br />
Mark Winterhalter<br />
Joan and Jon Wolf<br />
Nelson and Suzanne Wood<br />
Shirley and Barry Wood<br />
Ann F. Woodward<br />
Jon and Susan Wooley<br />
Richard Wyatt and<br />
Gail Lauzzana<br />
Sarah Zearfoss and<br />
Stephen Hiyama<br />
Dorothy and Henry Zelisse<br />
Charles E. Zill<br />
$50–99<br />
Roberta B. Abrams<br />
Masaki and Michiko Adachi<br />
Elizabeth K. Adams<br />
Suzanne J. Admiraal<br />
Roopesh Aggarwal and<br />
Kristine Baker<br />
Bernard and<br />
Raquel Agran<strong>of</strong>f<br />
John Alexander and<br />
Carolyn King<br />
Judy Alexander and<br />
Jason Gold<br />
Mark and Sue Alexander<br />
Mahmoud Al-khafaji<br />
Jane Allen and Mark Doman<br />
Lisa Alsop<br />
Mary Ames<br />
Barbara and<br />
Michael Anderson<br />
Craig Anderson and<br />
Nancy Hertel<br />
David and Sandra Anderson<br />
Gregg and Kelly Jo Anderson<br />
Steven and Rose Anderson<br />
Gary and S. Andrews<br />
Linda and Thomas Annesley<br />
Tracy and Stephen Aris<br />
Vivienne and<br />
Charles Armentrout<br />
Ellen and Anthony Arruda<br />
Ella M. Atkins<br />
AT&T Foundation<br />
Nancy and Eric M. Aupperle<br />
Donald and Shirley Axon<br />
Thomas and Zenia Bahorski<br />
Robert and Mary Baird<br />
Karen E. Baker<br />
Michael Baker and<br />
Jenny Hsu<br />
Wayne and Cheryl Baker<br />
Louis and Sharon Balius<br />
Elizabeth S. Ballbach<br />
Anthony M. Bango<br />
Noemi Barabas<br />
Mary M. Barley<br />
Bruce Barnes<br />
Ruth and Gerald Barnett<br />
Carol L. and<br />
Michael Barnhart<br />
Mary and William Barsan<br />
Jeffrey D. Basch<br />
Joe and Tammy Bauer<br />
Mary and Steven Bauer<br />
Angela M. Beach<br />
Margery Beardsley and<br />
Kurt Sonen<br />
Cheryl and<br />
Michael Beauchamp<br />
Carolyn Beauvais and<br />
William Neuman<br />
David Beck and<br />
Shirley CoeBeck<br />
W.P. Beckwith and<br />
P.D. Takessian<br />
Ann V. Bell<br />
Ernest and Janet Bell<br />
Helen and Richard Bellaw<br />
Borah and Max Bender<br />
Jack E. and Jane G. Bender<br />
Nancy Bender<br />
Kathryn and Harry Benford<br />
Janine Hubbard Bennett<br />
Mary and Duane Bennett<br />
Sue Bennett<br />
Tessa Benziger<br />
Jan and Jerry Berg<br />
Karen and Steven Berger<br />
Susan and Ray Berger<br />
Corry and Gahl Berkooz<br />
Larry and Linda Bernhardt<br />
Scott Bertsch<br />
Janet S. Biermann<br />
Charles and<br />
Michele Bietler<br />
Ted and Helen Birdsall<br />
Angela E. Black<br />
Diane and David Bloom<br />
Frederic Blow and<br />
Dwight Lewis<br />
Sharon and<br />
Dennis Blumenfeld<br />
Paul Blunt<br />
Frances and Ralph Bolhouse<br />
Ann Bommarito<br />
Grace C. Bommarito<br />
D. Bondarian-Tworek and<br />
Roger Tworek<br />
Robert M. and<br />
Sharon A. Bordeau<br />
Harold Borkin and<br />
Adrienne Kaplan<br />
Gil S. and Mona L. Borlaza<br />
DONORS July 1, 2007–June 30, 2008<br />
Sandra and Randy Borsh<br />
John Bound and<br />
Arline Geronimus<br />
Kathryn Bowring and<br />
Paul Reid<br />
Kathleen Brade and<br />
Mark Smith<br />
Beverly L. Braden<br />
Christine Brandenburg<br />
Katrina and Mark Brehob<br />
Thomas and<br />
Margaret Brennan<br />
Christine and Karl Brenner<br />
Jerry A. and<br />
Audrey J. Bricker<br />
Brandy Brink and<br />
Raymond Marino<br />
Barbara and Ronald<br />
Broadley<br />
Ruth and Michael Brooks<br />
Marcia and Steven Brosnan<br />
Ann Brothers and<br />
Duncan Williams<br />
Gene Brown and<br />
Dee Oliverio<br />
Edwin and Mary Bruening<br />
Thomas and Sally Brush<br />
Robert Bryant, Jr.<br />
Budding Ideas<br />
Jennifer J. Burd<br />
Brett Burin<br />
Lois Burk<br />
Bernadine and Anthony Byk<br />
Anne and Louis Caballero<br />
Mary and Edward Cady<br />
Mary and John R. Caldwell<br />
Denise Calhoun<br />
Barbara Cameron<br />
Bruce and<br />
Catherine Campbell<br />
Ronald and Victoria Camper<br />
Sally Camper and<br />
Robert Lyons<br />
Matthew Cantillon and<br />
Susan Boyes<br />
Joanne M. Cantoni<br />
Jesika Capling<br />
Baltasar and<br />
Marie-Louise Capote<br />
Brent L. and<br />
Valerie B. Carey<br />
Ruth Dorsey Carey<br />
Joanne Carlisle and<br />
C. Addison Stone<br />
Janice and Marshall Carr<br />
Jeannette and Robert Carr<br />
Mary and James W. Carras<br />
Sean Carter<br />
William and Patricia Carter<br />
James and Jane Cather<br />
Robert F. Cerra<br />
Lesley Chace and<br />
Peter Rinehart<br />
John and<br />
Barbara Chamberlain<br />
Thomas and<br />
Johanna Chapel<br />
Jason and<br />
LaDonna Chapman<br />
Anne M. Chase<br />
William D. and<br />
Helen M. Chase
DONORS July 1, 2007–June 30, 2008<br />
Peter and Linda Cherry<br />
Steven Chrypinski and<br />
Molly Bell<br />
Katherine Cicchella and<br />
Mark Thornton<br />
Bernadine Cimprich<br />
Marice B. Clark<br />
Martha Claus and Bruce Artz<br />
Barbara and James Coburn<br />
Fred and Cindy C<strong>of</strong>fin<br />
Raymond and<br />
Pansy Coleman<br />
Robert and Carolyn Collins<br />
Andrew and Gretchen Comai<br />
Margaret V. Compton<br />
Bernard and<br />
Madelaine Conboy<br />
Bonnie and Arlan Connell<br />
Thomas Cook and<br />
Kathryn VanAlstine<br />
Shirley Cooke and<br />
Brian Hufnagel<br />
Celia and Peter Copeland<br />
John Copley and<br />
Janice Berry<br />
Christal and David Corliss<br />
Pat and Kevin Corr<br />
Amanda N. Corrado<br />
Tammy and Daniel<br />
Corwin-Renner<br />
Melissa and<br />
Reamonn Costello<br />
Robert and Jeanette Cousino<br />
Marilyn and Edward Couture<br />
Ellie Terretta Cox<br />
John Cox and Gail Walker<br />
Catherine and James Craig<br />
Carol and Michael Creech<br />
Janet N. and<br />
Charles E. Crone, Jr.<br />
Robert and Janice Crowe<br />
Susan Crowell and<br />
Charles Bright<br />
Nicholas Cucinelli and<br />
Tracy Jensen<br />
Richard and<br />
Michelle Czerniawski<br />
Laurie and Curtis Daneker<br />
Shirley D. Danieli<br />
William and Marilyn Daniels<br />
Sharon and Michael Darga<br />
Merial and Sunil Das<br />
Elizabeth Kingsbury<br />
Davenport<br />
Ed and Ellie Davidson<br />
Daniel and Jennifer Davis<br />
Jordan Davis and<br />
Michelle Hartmann<br />
Jeannine and Gerald Day<br />
James L. Dean<br />
Diane and Rick DeClercq<br />
Colleen and Lee DeKay<br />
Elizabeth U. DeLaney<br />
Monte and<br />
Kristen Del Monte<br />
Sue Dempsey and<br />
Gregory Czarnecki<br />
Cheri Deng<br />
Nicole M. DeRuiter<br />
Pamela De Tullio and<br />
Stephen Wiseman<br />
Jo Anne Diehl and<br />
Paul Forringer<br />
Jeanine A. Diller Murphy<br />
Paul Distelzweig and<br />
Sara Witherell<br />
Julia and Peter J. Dodge<br />
Catherine Doherty and<br />
Richard Johnson<br />
Rodman Doll and<br />
Myrthe Naparstek<br />
Elizabeth A. Doman<br />
Joan S. Doman<br />
Edward F. Domino<br />
Francis and<br />
Mary T. Donahue<br />
Liang and Monica Dong<br />
Cecilia and William Donohue<br />
David and Olga Drummond<br />
Elizabeth and<br />
J. Sanford Dugan<br />
Edward J. Dunn<br />
Patrice Duquette and<br />
Steven Graff<br />
Grace and Peter L. Duren<br />
Richard and Diana Dyer<br />
Shirley and Charles Eagen<br />
Fay E. Edsall<br />
Mary Ann and<br />
Roger Edwards<br />
Naz Edwards and<br />
James Adams<br />
Aubrey and Bettye Elkins<br />
Donna Ellinghausen-Scheys<br />
and John Scheys<br />
Karen and Tom Elliott<br />
Sarah and R. Kevin Elmiger<br />
Cory D. Emal<br />
Barry and Paula England<br />
Stephen Ernst and<br />
Pamela Raymond<br />
Elizabeth and Mark Erskine<br />
Cecelia and<br />
Delano Esselman<br />
Susan K. Euliss<br />
Linda L. Eye<br />
L. Eugene and Janice Ezop<br />
Gary Faerber and<br />
Kathleen Cooney<br />
Susan K. Falcone<br />
Jessica A. Feeman<br />
Steven D. Feenstra<br />
Sheryl and Jeffrey Feldkamp<br />
Leonard N. and<br />
Charlene Felgner<br />
Michelle and Eric Ferguson<br />
Claire and Dennis Fernly<br />
Peter and Patricia Fink<br />
Jill L. Finster<br />
Constance N. Fitzner<br />
Timothy and<br />
Cynthia Flanigan<br />
Carol and Michael Flannagan<br />
Esther M. Floyd<br />
Elizabeth and Martin Fodor<br />
George and Elizabeth Fomin<br />
Meredith and Neal Foster<br />
Lawrence and Ruth Foti<br />
Naomi and James Fotiu<br />
Gerald and Lynn Fouchey<br />
Shari and Ben Fox<br />
Roderick and Monique Fraser<br />
Theresa A. Fraunh<strong>of</strong>fer<br />
Lisa Frederick and<br />
Norwood Catron<br />
Sally Freeman<br />
Geraldine G. Frenette<br />
Jason Frenzel<br />
Elizabeth A. Frey<br />
Harry Fried and<br />
Allison Stupka<br />
Martha and<br />
Thomas A. Friedlander<br />
Candace Friedman<br />
Marilyn L. Friedman<br />
Elisabeth C. Galea<br />
Harriet Gales<br />
Keith and Larisa Gall<br />
Teresa Gallagher and<br />
Jonathan Ayers<br />
Sharon Gambin and<br />
Robert Teicher<br />
Alexander Ganago and<br />
Natalia Bruneau<br />
James and<br />
Barbara Garavaglia<br />
Dolcy Garfield<br />
GE Foundation<br />
Kathleen and<br />
Stephen Gebarski<br />
Stephen and<br />
Kathleen Gebarski<br />
Janice R. Geddes<br />
Eric L. Geiser<br />
Barbara and<br />
Thomas D. Gelehrter<br />
Patricia Gensemier-Stein and<br />
Thomas Stein<br />
Gail Gentes and<br />
Philip Hanlon<br />
Renate and<br />
Leonardas Gerulaitis<br />
Robert Getty and<br />
Barbara Kramer-Getty<br />
Cheryl and N. Gibbs<br />
Helen and Karl Gierman<br />
Anne Elizabeth Gilbert<br />
Beth Gilford<br />
Wayne A. and Birute Z. Gillis<br />
Linda and Edward Gillis<br />
Bonnie Gilroy<br />
Beverly Jeanne Giltrow<br />
Linda and Paul Girard<br />
Teri Girgenti<br />
George Gish<br />
Marlene and<br />
Rocco Giurlanda<br />
Margaret and David Gladd<br />
Thomas M. Glaser<br />
Muriel and<br />
Melvyn I. Gluckman<br />
William C. Godwin<br />
August and Sharon Golden<br />
Lisa and Bob Goldstein<br />
Cheryl and Mark Good<br />
Suzanne D. Goodrich<br />
Alan and Sara Gosman<br />
Judith A. and G. F. Graber<br />
Christopher and<br />
Elaine Graham<br />
H. James and<br />
Gail M. Graham<br />
Suzanne Grahn and<br />
Daniel Schulman<br />
William L. Grams<br />
Mary Sue Grant<br />
Kathryn and Anthony Greco<br />
Michele Eickholt and<br />
Lee Green<br />
Elaine and Robert Greene<br />
Barbara and Dale Greiner<br />
Joseph Grengs and<br />
Suzanne Copsey<br />
John and Helen Griffith<br />
Gina and Berny Groth<br />
Beverly and George Grove<br />
Stephen and Robin Gruber<br />
Robert E. and<br />
Pamela J. Guenzel<br />
David Gunter and<br />
Angie Musiel<br />
Yunzhou Guo<br />
Lionel and Carol Guregian<br />
Gwenda and<br />
James T. Guthrie<br />
Dietmar Haenchen and<br />
Kristen Barry<br />
David and Mina Hale<br />
Brian and Kirsten Hallstrom<br />
Fred and Rebecca Hankin<br />
Marcia L. Hannewald, Esq.<br />
Mark and Sally Hanselman<br />
Gordon and<br />
Margaret Hansen<br />
Olive E. Hansen<br />
Audrey and<br />
Michael Hanzlian<br />
Susan Harris and<br />
Michael Weymouth<br />
Cynthia B. Harrison<br />
John A. and<br />
Anita M. Hartmus<br />
Glenda Haskell and<br />
Rick Reichman<br />
Robert and Sherry Hatcher<br />
Elizabeth and<br />
Edward Hathaway<br />
William P. Hawkins<br />
William and Kathy Hawks<br />
Andreas Hayden and<br />
Emily Thompson<br />
Linda and Ryan Haywood<br />
Thomas and<br />
Jennifer Hazelton<br />
Paul W. and<br />
Julie M. Heinrichs<br />
Ruthann and Jerry Helmer<br />
R. Paul and<br />
Kathleen Henchey<br />
Paula Hencken and<br />
George Collins<br />
Sandy Heng<br />
John and Janet Henkel<br />
Paul and Nicole Henry<br />
Casey S. Hermoyian<br />
William and<br />
Bernadette Heston<br />
George and Nancy Hewens<br />
Mary and Steven Hewlett<br />
Thomas and Helen Higby<br />
Friedhelm and<br />
Sabine Hildebrandt<br />
Mark Hildebrandt<br />
Diane and John Hilfinger<br />
Laura and Peretz Hirschbein<br />
Christina and John Hoard<br />
John and Irene Hoban<br />
Tim and Anne Hoban<br />
Stefanie K. Hodgson<br />
Liam R. Hoekenga<br />
Shirley and<br />
R. Timothy Hogan<br />
Brenda Hogue and<br />
William Hogue<br />
Peter and Nan Holmes<br />
Margaret Holten<br />
Pamela Hoose<br />
Andrea and Gregg Horvath<br />
David and Susan Horvath<br />
Lidie and Alan Howes<br />
Malcolm and Mary Hudson<br />
Mary S. Huggins<br />
Catherine E. Humes<br />
Jeff Ilasenko<br />
Jeffrey Insko<br />
Janice and Jon Inwood<br />
Richard Jackson and<br />
Joan Guilford<br />
David Jacobi<br />
Kathryn Jacobi<br />
Joseph G. Jaeger<br />
Belle Janiszewski<br />
Daniel Jansen and Sue Crisp<br />
Dale and James K. Jerome<br />
Barbara and<br />
Thomas Johnson<br />
Denise M. Johnson<br />
Mark and Jane Johnson<br />
Robin and Dale Johnson<br />
Theodore and<br />
Elizabeth Johnson<br />
Johnson Controls Foundation<br />
Kathleen and<br />
Richard Johnston<br />
Meredyth and Paul Jones<br />
Ruth and Lawrence W. Jones<br />
Shirley J. Jones<br />
Stephen G. Josephson and<br />
Sally C. Fink<br />
Judith and Charles Judge<br />
Jennifer and David Kangas<br />
Nora and Fred Karsch<br />
Elizabeth and<br />
Norman Karsten<br />
Joanne and James O. Keefer<br />
Joan Keiser and Arthur Tai<br />
Susan R. Keller<br />
Leslie and Keith Kellman<br />
Connie Kelly and Mark Saur<br />
Sarah Kelly and<br />
Kevin Bushre<br />
Diane and William Kennedy<br />
Joe and Linda Kern<br />
Martha Kern-Boprie and<br />
David Boprie<br />
Christine and Jeff Kerr<br />
Kathleen and Donald Kersten<br />
Barbara Kessler and<br />
Richard Soble<br />
Rodger Ketchman<br />
Jack and Jeanette Keyser<br />
Shokoufeh H. Khalatbari<br />
Dennis Kinchen and<br />
Johanna Yuhas<br />
Carolyn and Chris King<br />
Jim and Mabelle Kirk<br />
Margaret and James Kirk<br />
David C. and<br />
Lynn F. Kirkpatrick<br />
Valerie Kivelson and
Timothy H<strong>of</strong>er<br />
Peter F. and Susan B. Klaas<br />
Amy Klettner and<br />
Joseph Arozarena<br />
Richard and Vickie Knapp<br />
William L. and<br />
Betty G. Knapp<br />
Ken and Kathie Knight<br />
Kathryne and Timothy Knott<br />
Gregory Kolecki and<br />
Sandra Gast<br />
Patricia Koman and<br />
Richard Norton<br />
Mary and Andrew Koran<br />
Alan and Sandra Kortesoja<br />
Barbara Kramer<br />
Treva and R. Haydn Kramer<br />
Laurie D. Krauth<br />
Dorine Kroll<br />
Robert and Ann Krueger<br />
Faith and Ralph Krug<br />
Roseann and Richard Krul<br />
Joseph and Kathleen Kubis<br />
Marcia and Garry Kudlinski<br />
Tim and Gail Kuhnlein<br />
Lucinda Kurtz and<br />
Oran Hesterman<br />
Dina and Keith Kurz<br />
Carole Kuzara<br />
Pamela and Matthew Kuzel<br />
KY Forest Industries Assoc.<br />
Inc.<br />
Katie Kyndely and<br />
Dan Saunders<br />
Kenneth and<br />
Maria Laberteaux<br />
John and Margaret Laird<br />
Jeffrey Lake and<br />
Julie Whiston<br />
John P. Langmore<br />
Patricia and Douglas Langs<br />
Alesia Lapinsky<br />
Elizabeth Joan Larin<br />
Elizabeth and<br />
David J. Larwa<br />
Roger Lauer and Ellen Stone<br />
Barbara and Jeferey Laufer<br />
Sandra L. Laurence<br />
Thomas Lawrence<br />
Mary and Thomas Layher<br />
Leslie and Robert Lazzerin<br />
Darlene J. Ledwon<br />
Granville and Cynthia Lee<br />
Jessica I. Lehr<br />
Maria and Glenn C. Lehr<br />
James R. Lempke<br />
Diane and Richard Lenk<br />
Carol S. LeRoy<br />
Ann L. Levenick<br />
Glenn and Melissa Levine<br />
Michael V. Levine<br />
John T. and<br />
Kathleen J. Levinson<br />
Cherie and Robert Levy<br />
Carol and Richard Leyshock<br />
Richard L’Heureux and<br />
Lisa Kaberna<br />
Andrea H. and<br />
Jack H. Lighthall<br />
John and Priscilla Lillie<br />
Vivian Lin and James Riddell<br />
Judy A. Lintern<br />
Jing Liu and Jun Li<br />
Melissa Lomibao<br />
Carol J. Loveland-Cherry<br />
Judith and Reynold D. Lowe<br />
Joan Lowenstein and<br />
Jonathan Trobe<br />
Susan Lubanski and<br />
Glenn Peterson<br />
Robert and Pamela Ludolph<br />
Marjory S. Luther<br />
Jeffrey and Karen Lycan<br />
Nancy S. Lynn<br />
Ann and David Lyzenga<br />
Ormond A. MacDougald<br />
Philip and Carol MacFarland<br />
D. MacGregor and<br />
R. Posthuma<br />
Barbara A. MacKenzie<br />
Deborah Mackie and<br />
Peter Ehrlich<br />
David Madigan and<br />
Teri Supanich<br />
Deborah and<br />
R. Michael Mahoney<br />
Barbara A. Major<br />
Robert and Wilma Majors<br />
Leonard and Elaine Male<br />
Janet and Kevin Malley<br />
Karola K. Mallinger<br />
Beverly J. Manko<br />
Tod and Diana Mapes<br />
Joan Margeson and<br />
Kenneth Silk<br />
J. Lee and Greg A. Marks<br />
Kathryn and Andrew Marsh<br />
Masco Corporation<br />
Judith and<br />
G. Kenneth Massingill<br />
Valerie Mates and Jan Wolter<br />
Pam and Paul Maturo<br />
Jeffrey and Sandra Maxwell<br />
John and Mary Maxwell<br />
Carol Mayer and<br />
George Weiland<br />
Larry Maynard and<br />
Pamela Tonda<br />
Miroda I. McAuliffe<br />
Charles E. McCarthy, Jr.<br />
George J. and<br />
June L. McCarthy<br />
Margaret and<br />
N. Harris McClamroch<br />
Richard and<br />
Mary McClinton<br />
Rita and C. A. McClumpha<br />
Mary and James McCollum<br />
Elizabeth H. McDonald<br />
Jennifer and<br />
Andrew McFinton<br />
Wilbert and<br />
Virginia McKeachie<br />
Paul and Mary McKeever<br />
Paul T. and<br />
Marilyn J. McKelvey<br />
Barbara E. McKinley<br />
Donald and<br />
Patricia McLennan<br />
Thomas and<br />
Suzanne McLinden<br />
Gioconda and<br />
J. Thayer McMillan<br />
Maureen McNeely<br />
Daniel Q. McNerny<br />
William H. and<br />
Marilyn M. McNitt<br />
Mary and Kevin McNulty<br />
Annabel and<br />
John R. McWilliams<br />
Nelson and Catherine Meade<br />
Richard and Ellen Meader<br />
Kathleen and<br />
Robert Megginson<br />
Karen and Richard Meints<br />
Sara A. Memmott<br />
Marcia J. Mengel<br />
Janice K. Merz<br />
Judy and Jon Messner<br />
Kathleen E. Meyer<br />
<strong>Michigan</strong> State African<br />
Violet Society<br />
A. Rees Midgley and<br />
Jane Wilson Coon<br />
Harold H. and<br />
Barbara B. Miller<br />
Lillian and Edwin W. Miller<br />
Luan Leslie Miller<br />
Sandra and Bob Miller<br />
Jean and Ronald Milligan<br />
Sarah Minor and<br />
Barry Seifer<br />
John M. Mirsky<br />
Colleen and Robert Mitchell<br />
Jeffrey and Kim Mitchell<br />
James C. Mohr<br />
Sarah E. Monje<br />
David B. Moody<br />
Laurel Moore and<br />
David Irani<br />
Bruce W. Moorman<br />
Cheryl and Bob Morris<br />
Jerry J. Morris and<br />
Lynn Parkllan<br />
Cynthia and<br />
Michael Morrissey<br />
Wayne and<br />
Dorothy Morsfield<br />
H. I. Mosberg and<br />
D. Weintrob<br />
Cruse and<br />
Virginia Patton Moss<br />
Mary and Amir Mostaghim<br />
Janet Muhleman<br />
Sarah Mullins<br />
Richard J. Murphy<br />
Margaret H. Nance<br />
Christine L. Nass<br />
Dawn and Robert Needham<br />
Matthew and Denise Neely<br />
Shifrah Nenner and<br />
Jeffrey Ogden<br />
Laura and Eric Neubauer<br />
Newcomers Club<br />
<strong>of</strong> Livingston County<br />
Deborah and<br />
David Nicholson<br />
Larry and Sarah Nooden<br />
Janet and Ross Nord<br />
Peter and Martha Northrup<br />
Brian Oatley<br />
Brent and Karen O’Banion<br />
Gail S. Ochs<br />
Ellen and Samuel G. Offen<br />
Carolyn O’Neill and<br />
Harvey Stoll<br />
DONOR SPOTLIGHT<br />
Spring Plant Sale<br />
The Plant Sale Preview Party for members<br />
kicked <strong>of</strong>f a great weekend for the 2008<br />
Spring Plant Sale. Members enjoyed a glass<br />
<strong>of</strong> wine, hors d’oeuvres and an occasional<br />
visit by our very own Chocolate fairie while<br />
they shopped among our great selection <strong>of</strong><br />
plants. A festive air prevailed throughout the<br />
tents as they happily chose just the right<br />
plant(s!!!) for their gardens.<br />
This merry mood continued throughout the<br />
rest <strong>of</strong> the weekend when the sale opened<br />
to all. Shoppers enjoyed the mini-lectures<br />
and demonstrations on a variety <strong>of</strong> topics<br />
presented by our sponsors, staff, volunteers,<br />
and vendors. Our vendors (Old House<br />
Gardens, Project Grow, Growing Hope, and<br />
Native Plant Nursery) were pleased at the<br />
opportunity to reach a new audience. Our<br />
shoppers also enjoyed being able to purchase<br />
so many <strong>of</strong> their plants and gardening<br />
supplies at one location. Best yet, they knew<br />
they were supporting a great cause.<br />
We are grateful for the support <strong>of</strong> our<br />
members, the public, and our new friends<br />
and sponsors (see preceding donor spotlight<br />
for the list). Thank you all for making the<br />
sale a true success.
DONOR SPOTLIGHT<br />
A Gift <strong>of</strong> Art<br />
Marge Alpern sees artistic beauty in her<br />
gardens. As the plants grow and change<br />
through the seasons, new shapes and forms<br />
appear. She seeks sculptures and objects<br />
that complement this naturally evolving<br />
beauty. Her appreciation <strong>of</strong> art and nature<br />
as well as her love <strong>of</strong> Matthaei Botanical<br />
Gardens brought her to the decision to<br />
make a gift for temporary art displays in the<br />
Conservatory.<br />
Thanks to Marge and Bob Alpern’s<br />
generosity, a series <strong>of</strong> photographs by<br />
<strong>Michigan</strong> nature photographer, Steve Nikkila,<br />
is scheduled for display in the Conservatory.<br />
The first set, featuring the monarch butterfly,<br />
will run from September to December 2008.<br />
Others will appear at regular intervals. We<br />
invite you to come see for yourself how this<br />
art enhances the Conservatory.<br />
It is through gifts like these, that we can<br />
make our garden into a destination for<br />
people to visit over and over again.<br />
Patrick H. O’Neill<br />
Camille L. Orso and<br />
Edward Morin<br />
Constance L. and<br />
David W. Osler<br />
James R. Packard<br />
Donald and Diana Palmer<br />
David and Debbie Paris<br />
Karen Park<br />
Susan Parrish and<br />
Bruce Judge<br />
Stephen Pastner and<br />
Judith Irvine<br />
Lisa Patrell and<br />
Joseph Fazio<br />
Margaret A. Patulski<br />
Arlene and Robert Paup<br />
Laura and Robert Payne<br />
Gordon and<br />
Colette Peckham<br />
Carey and Mark Pellerin<br />
Frank and Lisa Pelosi<br />
Perk & Brew Corporation<br />
George and<br />
Barbara M. Perkins<br />
Linnea Perlman<br />
Cheryl and Gary Perrine<br />
Ann Marie Peskowski<br />
Larry Peters<br />
Sara Peth and Gregory Jones<br />
Patricia A. Peyser<br />
Wilsy Philips<br />
Lindsay Pierce<br />
Robert C. Pierce<br />
Jan and Morand Piert<br />
Vicki M. Pierzynski<br />
Holly and Larry Pilon<br />
Adela Pinch<br />
Wini Pinet and Brian White<br />
Cara and Joe Polak<br />
Irwin and Marcille Pollack<br />
Laura and Ernest Pollitz<br />
Phyllis Ponvert<br />
Evelyn and Friedrich Port<br />
Wayne Potter and<br />
Mariella Mecozzi<br />
M. Robin and<br />
Edward Potth<strong>of</strong>f<br />
Paul and Rebekah Potts<br />
William and Nancy Powers<br />
Diana and William Pratt<br />
Mary and Robert Pratt<br />
Henry Prebys<br />
George and Joan Price<br />
Carlos Prieskorn<br />
ProQuest<br />
Mary and Michael Pulick<br />
Stan Raden<br />
Judith A. Rady<br />
John and Sandra Rae<br />
Peter Railton and<br />
Rebecca Scott<br />
Alice J. Ralph<br />
Laura Ramirez<br />
Mary Hibbard Ramirez<br />
Russell and Nancy Raney<br />
Cyndi and Steven Rapai<br />
Alfred and<br />
Jacqueline Raphelson<br />
Anne and Robert Rapp<br />
Sarah and Jeff Rassoul<br />
Nancy and<br />
Timothy Raymond<br />
Ronald R. Reed<br />
Robin and Steven Reisig<br />
Mary and John Remmers<br />
Christopher and<br />
Gwen Reynolds<br />
Jill and Terry Rheinheimer<br />
Timothy and Teresa Rhoades<br />
Kimberly and William Rice<br />
Nancy Rice<br />
Mary V. Richter<br />
Janice and Michael Riggs<br />
John J. and Kim M. Rinn<br />
Catherine Riseng and<br />
Earl Goddin<br />
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Marie and Thomas Wall<br />
Beverly Walters<br />
Ann E. Walton<br />
Christine Ward<br />
Bernice Phillips<br />
Jeanette M. Wasick<br />
Mary Ellen Weakley<br />
Nancy Smith Weber<br />
Elaine J. Weider<br />
Fran and Jack Weinstein<br />
Lynda and Donald Welage<br />
Yen-Chu Weng<br />
Glory Werner<br />
Jean Wheatley<br />
Joan M. Wheeler<br />
Frank A. White, III<br />
Arthur W. Wiggins<br />
Carol Wilke<br />
Catherine M. Wilkinson<br />
Joyce B. Williams<br />
Linda Williams<br />
Linda G. Williams<br />
Sara Williams<br />
Regina J. Wilson<br />
Susan Wineberg<br />
Noel Ann Winkler<br />
John and Margaret Wirth<br />
Paula Wishart<br />
Edith W. Wolfinger<br />
Barry and Shirley Wood<br />
Norene E. Woodcox<br />
Erin Wright<br />
Henry T. Wright<br />
Jacquelyn G. Wright<br />
Kathleen E. Wurster<br />
Timothy Young<br />
Rachel M. Yu<br />
Shannon V. Zachary<br />
Karen E. Zaher<br />
Constance Zatsick<br />
Frank and Margaret Ziegler<br />
Naomi and<br />
Brian Zikmund-Fisher<br />
Zingerman’s Service<br />
Network<br />
Kristina S. Zink
Imagine what a harmonious world it could<br />
be if every single person, both young and old,<br />
shared a little <strong>of</strong> what he is good at doing.<br />
— QUINCY JONES<br />
Every year, MBGNA<br />
volunteers share many<br />
skills with us, whether<br />
they are tending the soil, caring<br />
for collections, restoring natural<br />
areas, welcoming visitors or<br />
teaching children about the<br />
wonders <strong>of</strong> nature. In 2007–08<br />
volunteers generously donated<br />
over 12,000 hours <strong>of</strong> service. It<br />
is hard to imagine the Gardens<br />
and Arb without our devoted<br />
crew <strong>of</strong> volunteers!
mbgna.umich.edu<br />
734.647.7600<br />
Matthaei Botanical Gardens<br />
1800 North Dixboro Road<br />
Ann Arbor, MI 48105<br />
Nichols Arboretum<br />
1610 Washington Heights<br />
Ann Arbor, MI 48104<br />
Editor<br />
Dorothea Coleman<br />
mbgna.editor@umich.edu<br />
Designer<br />
Kara Kilmer<br />
Photo credits<br />
Staff<br />
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<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Michigan</strong><br />
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Gardens and Nichols<br />
Arboretum.<br />
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Director<br />
Robert E. Grese<br />
Interim Director<br />
Paul E. Berry<br />
Associate Director<br />
Karen Sikkenga<br />
Regents 2008<br />
Julia Donovan Darlow, Ann Arbor<br />
Laurence B. Deitch, Bingham Farms<br />
Olivia P. Maynard, Goodrich<br />
Rebecca McGowan, Ann Arbor<br />
Andrea Fischer Newman, Ann Arbor<br />
Andrew C. Richner, Grosse Pointe Park<br />
S. Martin Taylor, Grosse Pointe Farms<br />
Katherine E. White, Ann Arbor<br />
Mary Sue Coleman (ex <strong>of</strong>ficio)<br />
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