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NAMING OPPORTUNITIES

 

The Allen Centennial Gardens are being funded entirely with private gifts.  A variety of permanent named opportunities are available for individuals who chose to pay tribute to their relationship with the University or to honor and recognize someone special in their lives.

For inquiries about making a contribution to the gardens or to name a garden, contact:
Marcy Heim
Senior Director of Development
University of Wisconsin Foundation
608-263-6669
marcy.heim@uwfoundation.wisc.edu

 

Permanent Named Opportunities

Component Gardens

Donors may name a garden in honor or memory of an individual or group.  A named garden will bear the desired name within the garden and on all printed information regarding the garden.

 

 

Annual Garden
    Shady Annual Garden
    James F. and Helen L. Wilson Shady Annual Garden
    Gifts from their family

 

 

Named

Shady Annual Garden stone marker

 

 

Sunny Annual Garden
     Professor Paul George Fluck Sunny Annual Garden
     Gifts from Ellen Dicke Fluck and Margaret and James

 

 

Named

Sunny Annual Garden stone marker

 

 

Arbor and Vine Garden
     Class of 1935 and Class of 1937 Arbor and Vine Garden
     50th Class Reunion Gifts

 

 

 

Named

Arbor and Vine Garden bronze markerArbor and Vine Garden bronze marker

 

Corner Garden

 

$10,000

 

Daylily Garden

 

$10,000

 

Dwarf Conifer Garden

 

$27,000

 

 

 

English Garden
     Martin J. and Georgina E. Burkhardt English Garden
     Gifts from Martin and Kathleen Burkhardt

 

 

Named

English Garden marker

 

 

Exotic Shrub Garden
     Rensselaer J. Coe Exotic Shrub Garden
     Gifts from Robert Coe Clark

 

 

Named

Exotic Shrub Garden marker

 

 

French Garden
     Erna and Fred Kunz French Garden
     Gifts from Carole and Leo Walsh

 

 

Named

French Garden stone marker

 

 

French Garden Boxwood Hedge

 

$12,000

 

Ground Cover Garden

 

$33,000

 

Herb Garden
     Muriel and Douglas Frost Herb Garden
     Gifts from Nancy and Jim Kroening

 

 

Named

Herb Garden marker

 

 

Hillside Garden

 

$63,000

 

Iris Garden
     Marion Fish Carlson Iris Garden
     Gifts from A. David and Rose M. Carlson

 

 

Named

Iris Garden marker

 

 

Italian Garden
     Moria J. Whitehead MD Italian Garden
     Gifts from her family

 

 

Named

Italian Garden marker

 

 

Lawn Garden

 

$27,000

 

New American Garden
     Sue Dahlke New American Garden
     Gifts from William Dahlke

 

 

Named

New American Garden marker

 

 

Orchard Garden
     C. J. Telfer Orchard Garden
     Gifts from Coe and Paul Williams

 

 

Named

Orchard Garden stone marker

 

 

Orientation Garden

 

$27,500

 

Rock Garden
     George and Frances Burrill Rock Garden
     Gifts from Susan Selbo Family, G. Steven Burrill Family
     and Paul E. Burrill Family

 

 

Named

Rock Garden stone marker

 

Small Fruit Garden
     Ken and Marcy Heim Small Fruit Garden
     Gifts from Ken and Marcy Heim

 

Named

 

Terrace Garden

 

$32,000

 

Woodland Garden
    Uehling Woodland Garden
     Gifts from Robert and Eleanor Uehling and children

 

 

Named

Woodland Garden marker

 

 

Vegetable Garden

 

$17,000

 

Victorian Garden
     George and Frances Burrill Victorian Garden
     Gifts from Susan Selbo Family, G. Steven Burrill Family
     and Paul E. Burrill Family

 

 

Named

Victorian Garden marker

 

 

Water Garden

 

$73,500

 

Wetland Garden

 

$27,000

 

 

Special Garden Designations

In addition to individual garden naming, donors presenting gifts of $5000 may designate a particular garden for their support.  These donors will be recognized as a group within each garden.

 

Garden Features and Walkways

Bronze Sculpture
     John Stuart Crawford Bronze Sculpture
     Gifts from his wife and children

 

 

Named

"Ruffed Grouse Pair" bronze sculpture

   

 

English Garden Bluestone Walkway

 

$13,000

 

English Garden Pavilion

 

$24,000

 

French Garden Statuary

 

$10,000

 

French and Italian Garden Walkway

 

$10,000

 

Hillside Garden Gazebo

 

$30,000

 

Hillside Garden Walkway

 

$35,000

 

Lawn Garden Sculpture

 

$15,000

 

New American Garden Sculpture
     In memory of Grace Severson
     Created and donated by William Severson

 

 

 

 

Named

New American Garden sculpture

   

 

Pergola

 

$22,000

 

Terrace Garden Walkway

 

$15,000

 

Victorian Garden Walkway
     George and Frances Burrill Victorian Garden Walkway
     Gifts from Susan Selbo Family, G. Steven Burrill Family
     and Paul E. Burrill Family

 

 

Named

Victorian Garden Walkway marker

   

 

Victorian Garden Stone Urns
     Gifts from Karl and Jerry Ohm

 

 

 

Named

Victorian Garden stone urns

   

 

Victorian Period Fence

 

$35,000

 

Water Garden Bridge
     Sara Pettengill Thompson Water Garden Bridge
     Gifts from Paul D. and Clara D. Thompson

 

 

Named

Water Garden Bridge marker

   

 

Water Garden Sculpture

 

$15,000

 

West Bank Gazebo

 

$20,000

 

Woodland Garden Limestone Walkway

 

$15,000

 

 

Investments in People

Garden Director
     John A. and Marian Hill Keenan Garden Director Endowment
     Gifts from Marian Hill Keenan

 

Named

 

Garden Rest Facility

 

$50,000

 

Seminar Series

 

$35,000

 

Student Internships Awarded
     Rock Garden Internship
     Gifts from Warren and Alberta Gabelman

     Student Summer Labor Fund
     Gift from Anonymous Donor

     Student Internship
     Gifts from A. David and Rose M. Carlson

 

Named


Named

 

Named

 

Student Internship - 1 Credit, Part-time $25,000 each
Student Internship - 3 Credit, Full-time $75,000 each
 

 

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