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The University of Virginia Arboretum and Landscape Committee

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

Carl O. Trindle, Chair
Professor, Department of Chemistry
924-3168
cot@virginia.edu

Elizabeth O-Halloran
Managing Director & Director of Intellectual Capital, Darden Graduate School of Business
924-4806
efo2a@virginia.edu

Tom Faulders
President, Alumni Association
243-9035
ctf2dx@virginia.edu

Ed Rivers
Director, IM Recreation
924-3791
err8p@virginia.edu

Richard Allen
Director of Space Management, Medical School
243-2457
rba3x@virginia.edu

Susan McKinnon
Chair, Department of Anthropology
924-6822
sm@virginia.edu

Elizabeth Meyer
Faculty, School of Architecture
924-3285
ekm7a@virginia.edu

Anna Towns
Director of Space Planning & Management, School of Arts & Sciences
924-4629
bhs2u@virginia.edu

Kirby Felts
Assistant Director, Office of Emergency Preparedness
249-8279
kf9y@virginia.edu

STUDENT MEMBERS

Sarah Richardsen
School of Architecture
smr2j@virginia.edu

Elizabeth Stoner
College of Arts and Sciences
ems7g@virginia.edu

EX OFFICIO MEMBERS

David J. Neuman
Architect for the University
924-6015
neuman@virginia.edu

Brian Hogg
Senior Historic Preservation Planner
924-4356
beh9efd@virginia.edu

Mary Hughes
Landscape Architect for the University, Office of the Architect
924-6015
mvh2t@virginia.edu

J. James Murray
Professor Emeritus, Biology Department
982-5771
jjm5a@virginia.edu

Marshall Hunt
Housing Division
924-3201
mgh7a@virginia.edu

Rich Hopkins
Superintendent of Landscape, Facilities Management

982-4688
rmh3f@virginia.edu

FISCAL ADMINISTRATOR

Jay Klingel
Director, Business Management Services, Facilities Management
982-5883
jwk8w@virginia.edu

 

 

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