Private Commemorative Tree List Since 1977, the University of Virginia has managed a memorial tree program whereby individuals or groups may fund the planting of a tree as a memorial to living or deceased alumni, families and friends connected with the University. Following is a list of privately funded memorial trees that have been planted on the University’s grounds: Weldon Cooper   Fraxinus quadrangulata- Blue Ash Charles Read*   Asimina triloba- Pawpaw Marion Elizabeth Burke  Acer palmatum- Japanese Maple Mrs. Carl Caskey Speidel   Liquidambar styraciflua- Sweetgum Frederic W. Scott   Magnolia grandiflora- Southern Magnolia (4) Thomas A. McEarchern*   Quercus palustris- Pin Oak Rieley Family   Eucommia ulmoides- Hardy Rubber Tree Valfrids Osvalds   Ilex opaca- American Holly Marc Borror*   Prunus persica- Peach Tree John Stewart Bryan & Richmond Keith Kane  Platanus occidentalis- Sycamore (2) Alpha Chi Omega   Acer buergerianum- Trident Maple Carlo Pelliccia   Acer saccharum- Sugar Maple Elizabeth Dean Schuttee   Cornus florida- Flowering Dogwood Laura C. Kaye  Gymnocladus dioicus- Kentucky Coffee Hamilton P. Parish*  Buxus sempervirens- American Boxwood Mrs. Eleanor Shea  Platanus occidentalis- Sycamore Mrs. Elizabeth Runk Kayan Thuja occidentalis- Eastern Arborvitae Dr. T. R. Johns   Quercus alba- White Oak William D. Hubbard, Jr.   Quercus alba- White Oak Michael Owen Jones   Koelreuteria paniculata- Golden Raintree Charles E. Echols   Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset'- Red Sunset Maple Mrs. Martha Morford   Acer saccharum 'Green Mountain'- Green Mountain Maple Sterling Vines  Halesia carolina- Carolina Silverbell Marian Hatcher John Longely   Chionanthus retusus- Chinese Fringetree Raymond C. Bice, Jr.   Franklinia alatamaha- Franklinia Philip W. Klaus, Sr.   Fraxinus americana- White Ash Mrs. Regina O'Rourke*   Franklinia alatamaha- Franklinia Kate Conway   Prunus subhirtella 'Pendula'- Weeping Japanese Cherry Mr. Charles C. Abbott   Ulmus americana- American Elm Mrs. Charles C. Abbott    Nyssa sylvatica- Sourgum Mr. & Mrs. C. Stewart Sheppard   Nyssa sylvatica- Sourgum (2) Dr. J. E. Dion   Sophora japonica- Japanese Pagoda Tree John M. Duva   Cedrus deodara- Deodar Cedar Peace Tree*   Franklinia alatamaha- Franklinia Brenda H. Loyd   Magnolia x loebneri 'Ballerina'- Ballerina Magnolia Mrs. Ruth S. Burnley*   Juniperus virginiana 'Princeton Sentry'- Redcedar Tracey K. Comer   Cladrastis lutea- Yellowwood William D. Hubbard, Sr.   Quercus alba- White Oak VA Museum of Natural History*   Nyssa sylvatica- Sourgum Anne Hereford   Amelanchier arborea- Shadblow Serviceberry Angela A. Qazi   Magnolia x loebneri 'Merrill'- Merrill Magnolia Mrs. John Owen   Stewartia koreana- Korean Stewartia Laura Lang Rush   Acer saccharum 'Legacy'- Legacy Sugar Maple Paul G. Adams IV   Phellodendron amurense- Amur Cork Tree Laura Sue Sherman   Aesculus x carnea- Red Horsechesnut Mr. & Mrs. Woodard   Quercus shumardii- Shumard Oak T. Braxton Woody   Acer saccharum 'Legacy' - Legacy Sugar Maple September 11th Alumnus Victims   Betula nigra 'Heritage' - Heritage River Birch J. Gary Lane   Cornus florida - Flowering Dogwood Robert Bott   Amelanchier laevis- Allegheny Serviceberry Maggie Nuckols   Amelanchier laevis- Allegheny Serviceberry Patricia Korcheks Koelreuteria paniculata - Golden Raintree Rosemary Harmon Acer palmatum 'Viridis'- Japanese Maple 'Viridis' Holly Smith Ilex opaca - American Holly Michael J. Peach Cercidiphyllum japonica - Katsura tree Marvin Rosenblum Cornus kousa - Kousa Dogwood Humayun S.M. Khan Oxydendrum arboreum - Sourwood Warren Byrd Nyssa sylvatica - Black Gum John Warfield Quercus alba- White Oak Eleanor F. "Patsy" and C.S. Brent Winn, Sr. Tilia tomentosa- Silver Linden Henry Moncure, Jr. Cedrus libani- Cedar of Lebanon GPIC Quercus rubra - Red Oak Kenneth Haviland Quercus rubra - Red Oak Walter D. Pilkey Quercus rubra - Red Oak Merrill & Paul Barringer Platanus occidentalis - Sycamore Carl Trindle Prunus x yedoensis - Yoshino Cherry Thalia Vassilatos Acer saccharum 'Legacy' - Sugar Maple 'Legacy' Sharon Jordan Cornus florida - Dogwood Ray C. Hunt Sophora japonica - Japanese Pagoda Tree Dr. William Everett Carter Ulmus americana 'Liberty' - 'Liberty' American Elm Betsy and John Casteen Ulmus americana 'Liberty' - 'Liberty' American Elm Dr. T.R. Johns Quercus bicolor - Swamp White Oak Mark E. Fletcher Quercus alba - White Oak JAG School Class Gift Ulmus americana 'Liberty' - 'Liberty' American Elm Fran Crippen Acer rubrum 'October Glory' - 'October Glory' Red Maple John Grayson Chestnutt Aesculus x carnea 'Briotti' - 'Briotti' Horsechestnut A. Macdonald Caputo   Quercus coccinea- Scarlet Oak * tree no longer existing

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