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Tributes and Memorials
Below you will find all the Tributes throughout the Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum as benches, plants, gardens, and other features. Just click on the Tribute Name to go to that record. Each column can be sorted alphabetically by clicking on the header. A second click reverses the sort. In addition, you can search for a specific phrase or tribute name on the page using your browser's "Find" function (often Ctrl+F). Your suggestions for improvements to Tribute Tracker are welcome. Email michener@umich.edu.
| Tribute Name↓ | Location | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Marge and Robert Alpern | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Facility |
| Enne Amann | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Bench |
| Ann Arbor Garden Club | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Bench |
| Jeffrey Paul Ashton | Nichols Arboretum | Bench |
| Marie Azary | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Garden |
| Bill and Trudy Badger | Nichols Arboretum | Rock |
| Holly Barrie | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Robert Beckley and Jytte Dinesen | Nichols Arboretum | Bench |
| Rita Bencuya | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Bench |
| Michael Douglas Benns | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| Andy Bensinger | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Britt Bieliauskas | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Bench |
| Laura Lee Bies | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Bench |
| William J. Bies | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Bench |
| Miriam Bishop | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| William A. Bow | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Ruth Brackett | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Bench |
| Sara M. Brieden | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Gregory Bruen | Nichols Arboretum | Shrub |
| Maxine Burger-Ray | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| James R. Buschmann | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| Dennis William Byrne | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Christine Wilson Cares | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Barry and Marjorie Checkoway | Nichols Arboretum | Bench |
| Paul Chi Liu | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| Gwen Christiansen | Nichols Arboretum | Shrub |
| Jean Cobb | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Other |
| Carl Cohen | Nichols Arboretum | Bench |
| Ernest James Cole | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Angelos and Katherine Constantinides | Nichols Arboretum | Shrub |
| Jack Cranford | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| Peter Damon | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Peggy Dankert | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| Kathleen M. Devereaux | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| Joan Doman | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Bench |
| J Robert Dorner | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| Leonard E. Douglass, III | Nichols Arboretum | Shrub |
| Leonard E. Douglass, III | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Bill Drake | Nichols Arboretum | Bench |
| Robert Drake | Nichols Arboretum | Bench |
| Ivan Duff | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Arthur S. Dunning, Jr. | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Lenore Woods Earhart | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Bench |
| Ann Heidbreder Eastman | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Bruce Clifford Brock Sipple Eden | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| Francis and Rachel Evans | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Bench |
| Francis and Rachel Evans | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Bench |
| Herbert Fisher | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Bench |
| Robert Forlenza | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| George H. Forsyth, Jr. | Nichols Arboretum | Bench |
| Friends Board | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| Friends of the Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Bench |
| The Friends Pavilion | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Garden |
| Gaffield Children's Garden | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Garden |
| John and Loretta Gardner | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Bench |
| Marcella Gersh | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Bench |
| Jeffery Gragg | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Sam Graham Trees Trail | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Trail |
| Judith Kertesz Gray | Nichols Arboretum | Bench |
| Robert and Susan Smith Gray | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| Lila Green | Nichols Arboretum | Bench |
| Dorothy P. Griffel | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Mark Griffin | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Bench |
| John Gunn | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Clara D. Guthrie | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| Michael Haenchen | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| Margaret (Margaux) Hajek | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Richard A. Hanson | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| John Philip Hardy | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Amy Hayes | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Charles Heinen | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Colby Helzberg | Nichols Arboretum | Fountain |
| Alexandra Hicks | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Garden |
| Ian Higgins | Nichols Arboretum | Bench |
| Woody Holman | Nichols Arboretum | Bench |
| John C. Hunter, Jr. | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Bench |
| Dave Huxell | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Martha S. Johnson | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| James Judd | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Jewel Keeley | Nichols Arboretum | Bench |
| Ray and Frances Kinder | Nichols Arboretum | Bench |
| Brian Klatt | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| Patsy M. Knoop | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| Henry M. Kuhlman | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| Nanette Renne LaCross | Nichols Arboretum | Bench |
| Nanette Renne LaCross | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| John and Margaret Laird | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Aarne Lamsa | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| Jane LaRue | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Sundial |
| Kathryn Leidy, Alice Bourquin, Maureen Ratliff, and Marion Waggoner | Nichols Arboretum | Shrub |
| Kathryn Leidy, Alice Bourquin, Maureen Ratliff, and Marion Waggoner | Nichols Arboretum | Shrub |
| Kathryn Leidy, Alice Bourquin, Maureen Ratliff, and Marion Waggoner | Nichols Arboretum | Shrub |
| Kathryn Leidy, Alice Bourquin, Maureen Ratliff, and Marion Waggoner | Nichols Arboretum | Shrub |
| Kathryn Leidy, Alice Bourquin, Maureen Ratliff, and Marion Waggoner | Nichols Arboretum | Shrub |
| Ann Leland | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| John R. Little | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| Richard Lennart Lundgren | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| Benard L. Maas | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Bench |
| Benard L. Maas | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Bench |
| Eileen Maitland | Nichols Arboretum | Bench |
| Barbara Major | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| Master Gardener Association of Wayne County | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| The Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Facility |
| Mildred Matthaei | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Bench |
| Ralph Norvin McFarland | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| George G. McKnight | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| James and Doris McLauglin | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| Nahum Medalia | Nichols Arboretum | Bench |
| Fedor and Mechthild Medzihradsky | Nichols Arboretum | Bench |
| Joshua Mitchell | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| David Mitchell-Yellin | Nichols Arboretum | Bench |
| David Mitchell-Yellin | Nichols Arboretum | Bench |
| Jean Moncrieff | Nichols Arboretum | Plant |
| The Mosaic Foundation | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Bench |
| The Nichols Arboretum | Nichols Arboretum | Facility |
| Tracey Niederhuber | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Arthur Geoffrey Norman | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Rock |
| Arthur Geoffrey and Marian Norman | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| Arthur Geoffrey and Marian Norman | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Sundial |
| Nancy Norris | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| Carmelita O'Brien | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Bench |
| John Parks | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Poet's Bench | Nichols Arboretum | Bench |
| Helen and Norris Post Family | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Garden |
| Julie Norris Post | Nichols Arboretum | Garden |
| Molly Prendergast | Nichols Arboretum | Bench |
| The James D. Reader, Jr. | Nichols Arboretum | Facility |
| Shirley Sue Reichert | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Trail |
| Ben Reuland | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Bench |
| Jeanne Ristow | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| Brett Rollin | Nichols Arboretum | Fountain |
| Barney Rosen | Nichols Arboretum | Bench |
| AJM Rosen-Turits | Nichols Arboretum | Shrub |
| AJM Rosen-Turits | Nichols Arboretum | Shrub |
| Miller L. Ross | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| Richard T. Saran | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Markus Schmidt | Nichols Arboretum | Bench |
| Inger Schultz | Nichols Arboretum | Shrub |
| Robert E. Sell | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| Janet Mae and Skinder Bay Shefka | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| Frank Skurski | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Guy Smith | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Helen V. Smith | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Rock |
| Helen V. Smith | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Garden |
| Johanne Smith | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Raymond C. Smith | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Rock |
| SNRE Class of 1993 | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| SNRE Class of 1994 | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| SNRE Class of 1995 | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Robert Spengler | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| John M. Stanley | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Rock and Tree |
| C. Frederick Stanton | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Sally Elizabeth Stanton | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Erich Steiner | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Fountain |
| Erich Steiner | Nichols Arboretum | Bench |
| Ruth Steinicke | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Marjorie "Midge" Smith Taylor | Nichols Arboretum | Bench |
| Natalie Thomas | Nichols Arboretum | Shrub |
| Rachael Townsend | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| The Friends of Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Bench |
| University of Michigan Credit Union | Nichols Arboretum | Bench |
| Edward W. and Elsa-Margaret VanAuken | Nichols Arboretum | Bench |
| Volunteer Appreciation | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| Hinda Vozar | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Bench |
| Natalie Waldinger | Nichols Arboretum | Bench |
| A Walk to Remember, 1997 | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| A Walk to Remember, 1998 | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| A Walk to Remember, 1999 | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| A Walk to Remember, 2000 | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| A Walk to Remember, 2001 | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| A Walk to Remember, 2002 | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| A Walk to Remember, 2003 | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| A Walk to Remember, 2004 | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| A Walk to Remember, 2005 | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| A Walk to Remember, 2006 | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| A Walk to Remember, 2007 | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| A Walk to Remember, 2008 | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| A Walk to Remember, 2009 | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Isabel Howe Wegman | Nichols Arboretum | Bench |
| Arusha Wilhite | Nichols Arboretum | Bench |
| Guerin Wilkinson | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Jane M. Wilson | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
| Woman's National Farm & Garden | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Bench |
| Woman's National Farm & Garden | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Other |
| Anna Yaffee | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Anna Yaffee | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Anna Yaffee | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Anna Yaffee | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Chia-Shun Yih | Nichols Arboretum | Tree |
| Sera Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan | Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Tree |
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Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum
Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum