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
243-8590
akt2m@virginia.edu
Richard Allen
Director of Space Management, Medical School
243-2457
rba3x@virginia.edu
Tom Faulders
President, Alumni Association
243-9035
ctf2dx@virginia.edu
Kirby Felts
Assistant Director, Office of Emergency Preparedness
249-8279
kf9y@virginia.edu
Erika Herz
Managing Director & Director of Intellectual Capital, Darden
Graduate School of Business
982-2656
ekh5k@Virginia.edu
Jill Krantz
Assistant Athletics Director for Intramurals
924-3791
jk7tm@virginia.edu
Susan McKinnon
Chair, Department of Anthropology
924-6822
sm@virginia.edu
Elizabeth Meyer
Faculty, School of Architecture
924-3285
ekm7a@virginia.edu
Carl O. Trindle
Professor, Department of Chemistry
924-3168
cot@virginia.edu
STUDENT MEMBERS
William Chantry
School of Engineering
wkc9r@virginia.edu
Chelsea DeWitt
School of Architecture
cd3hc@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
Patricia L. Romer
Director of Plans and Programs, Housing Division
924-3287
pre3x@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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