ABOUT THE COMMITTEE
BACKGROUND
When the Arboretum and Landscape Committee was created in 1949
by President Colgate W. Darden, its purpose was to advise on planting
and removing trees on the central Grounds. Since then the activities
and role of the committee have expanded to include reviewing master
plans and precinct plans, landscape designs, site amenity standards
and building project design guidelines and site plans. Reporting
to the Office of the Executive Vice President, the committee is
made up of eighteen faculty, staff, and student members
representing many departments and schools across the University.
OFFICIAL COMMITTEE CHARGE
The Arboretum and Landscape Committee is charged by the Office
of the Executive Vice President with exercising broad general
oversight of the University’s landscape planning and its
general condition, including its ongoing grounds maintenance programs.
The Committee shall advise the Executive Vice President/Chief
Operating Officer, through the Architect for the University, concerning
all matters related to landscape and site development (including
changes to the Landscape Master Plan and development of site design
guidelines for new facilities). The Committee will review all
significant landscape designs and make recommendations for alterations
to areas within the University Grounds landscape and open space
areas. At the end of each academic year, the Chair will submit
a summary report of the committee’s activities to the Office
of the Executive Vice President.
The Committee shall
make an annual visit to Blandy Farm to consult with its resident
Director regarding matters related to the State Arboretum and
to make recommendations as may be appropriate. The Committee will
administer the Seward Forest Fund to decide on the judicious application
of its resources and to review an annual accounting of its financial
status. The committee will also forward a nomination to the Office
of the President each spring for the recipient of the Founders
Day tree planted annually.
CURRENT COMMITTEE ROSTER:
Appointments to the committee represent a broad cross section
of the schools and departments within the University. Members
serve on two-year appointments, attending monthly meetings throughout
the calendar year. Please feel free to contact any committee member
with your input, questions and concerns regarding the University
grounds and landscape.
MEMBERS
Anna K. Towns, Chair
Director, Space Planning and Management, College of Arts and Sciences
akt2m@virginia.edu
Tom Faulders
President, Alumni Association
ctf2dx@virginia.edu
Erika Herz
Managing Director & Director of Intellectual Capital, Darden
Graduate School of Business
HerzE@darden.virginia.edu
Jill Krantz
Assistant Athletics Director for Intramurals
jk7tm@virginia.edu
Susan McKinnon
Chair, Department of Anthropology
sm@virginia.edu
Elizabeth Meyer
Faculty, School of Architecture
ekm7a@virginia.edu
Jessica Hurley Smith
Senior Space Manager, School of Medicine
ekm7a@virginia.edu
David Vander Meulen
Faculty, College of Arts and Sciences
dlv8g@eservices.virginia.edu
Worthy Martin
Faculty, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
wnm@eservices.virginia.edu
STUDENT MEMBERS
James Moore
School of Architecture
jhm8hu@virginia.edu
Matt Wertman
School of Architecture
cmw3ht@virginia.edu
EX OFFICIO MEMBERS
Brian Hogg
Senior Historic Preservation Planner
beh9efd@virginia.edu
Rich Hopkins
Superintendent of Landscape, Facilities Management
rmh3f@virginia.edu
Mary Hughes
Landscape Architect for the University, Office of the Architect
mvh2t@virginia.edu
J. James Murray
Professor Emeritus, Biology Department
jjm5a@virginia.edu
Patricia L. Romer
Director of Plans and Programs, Housing Division
pre3x@virginia.edu
Helen Wilson
Architect for the University
haw2x@virginia.edu FISCAL ADMINISTRATOR
Jay Klingel
Director, Business Management Services, Facilities Management
jwk8w@virginia.edu
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