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Dedicated Trees

Search the arboretum's list of dedicated trees, with honorees' names, approximate locations, and links to entries in the online arboretum's interactive map.

The arboretum's many dedicated trees are listed here, alphabetically, by the name of the honoree. When possible, the names of the dedicated trees link directly to the species' entry in the online arboretum. If the species or variant is not featured in the online arboretum, the tree's name will link to one of the arboretum's collections that includes closely related variants of the dedicated tree. For example, while the "Red Sunset Maple" is not featured in the online arboretum, the arboretum's "Excellent Fall Color" collection does feature several other varieties of red maples. The trees' approximate locations on campus are also listed.

For more information on how to dedicate a tree, donate a plant, or otherwise get involved in the arboretum, click here.

William Bailey

English Oak
Quercus Robur
College Mall

Claire Bartels
South Campus

Sofija Sonja Basaric
Kranz Forum

Jody Baty and Bill
Southern Form American Beech
Fagus Grandifolia ‘Southern Form’
College Mall

Kimberly Beisswagner
Ginkgo
Ginkgo Biloba
Kranz Forum

John L. Benzin Sr. ‘49
Purple Weeping European Beech
Fagus Sylvatica Purpurea Pendula
College Mall

Rev. Edward K. Bergstraessner
Alumni Circle

Carol Jean (Jonas) Berry
Alumni Circle

Dr. John E. Bohnert
Alumni Circle

Richard J. Breed
Black Maple
Acer Nigrum
College Mall

Franklin L. Buehler
Weeping Beech
Fagus Sylvatica Pendula
Kranz Forum

Karl Henning Carlson
Tulip Tree
Litiodendron Tulipifera
Kranz Forum

Class of ’51- 50th Reunion
Kranz Forum

Class of ‘52
Alumni Circle

Class of ‘54
Alumni Circle

Class of 1992
Siberian Crab
Malus Baccata
College Mall

Class of 2002
Alumni Circle

College Advancement Staff
American Elm
Ulmus Americana
College Mall

Phyllis and Tom Cooper
Red Sunset Maple
Acer Rubrum
College Mall

Bryant and Jeanette Cureton
Variegated Sweetgum
Liquidambar Styraciflua “Variegata”
College Mall

Madeline and Theodore Cutright
Norway Maple
Acer Platanoides “Emerald Queen”
South Campus

Dedicated to the 49er’s 50th Reunion
Kranz Forum

Carol Sutter Eads
Red Oak
Quercus Rubra
College Mall

Ro Kostiwa Ana M. Eng M.D.
Tricolor European Beech
Fagus Sylvatica Roseo Marginata
College Mall

Yat Lok Eng
Oriental Beech
Fagus Orientals
South Campus

Dr. Charles D. England
Sugar Maple
Acer Saccharum
College Mall

Donald R. Fearn   
Sweet Gum
Liquidambar Styraciflua
Kranz Forum

Dorothy Feigenbaum
American Beech
Fagus Grandifolia
Kranz Forum

Fellowship of Cavaliers
Red Oak
Quercus Rubra
College Mall

Rick Ferraro
Kranz Forum

Susan Limper Fox
Ginkgo
Ginkgo Biloba
Kranz Forum

Hubert Frega
Grandidentata Beech
Fagus Sylvatica Grandidentata
College Mall

Ivan and Ruth Frick
Littleleaf Linden
Tila Cordata
Kranz Forum

Conrad and Violet Gasteir
Red Maple
Acer Rubrum
Alumni Circle

Charles W. Gilbert
Red Maple
Acer Rubrum
College Mall

Dr. Ronald G. Goetz
Langhorst Field

John J. Groch Jr.
Swamp Burr Oak
Quercus Macracarpa X Bicolor
College Mall

Harold Grote ‘55
Eastern Red Bud
Cercis Lanadensis
Kranz Forum

Herbert Grote
Eastern Red Bud
Cercis Canadensis
Kranz Forum

Jennifer Hamilton
Cut Leaf European Beech
Fagus Sylvatica Laintiata
Kranz Forum

Thomas James and Dorothy Maryanne Hillman
Kranz Forum

Howard S. Hermanson
Littleleaf Linden
Tilia Cordata
Kranz Forum

Joel and Nancy Herter
Tricolor European Beech
Fagus Sylvatica Roseo
College Mall

Dr. Theodore B. Holiday
American Beech
Fagus Grandifolia
South Campus

Miriam Bonfield Jones
Oakleaf Beech
Fagus Sylvatica
South Campus

John and Elizabeth Jump
Kranz Forum

Florence S. Kammerer
Sugar Maple
Acer Saccharum
Kranz Form

Charles J. Kerbec
College Mall

Rev. John H. Koenig
Kranz Forum

Dr. Robert Koenig and Rev. Norma E. Koenig
Ohio Buckeye
Aesculus Flava Aition
Kranz Forum

Elizabeth D. Kuebler
Alumni Circle

Rev. Dr. Robert and Juanita Laaser
Pecan
Carya Illinoensis
Kranz Forum

Ralph J. La Brack
College Mall

Margaret Ruth Lambrecht
American Elm
Ulmus Americana
College Mall

Elizabeth H. Licht
European Beech
Fagus Sylvatica
East of A.C. Buehler Library

Herbert M. Licht
Dawn Redwood
Metasequoia Glyptostroboides
South Campus

Herbert M. and Ruth Licht
Purple Leaf European Beech
Fagus Sylvatica “Atropunicea”
Kranz Forum

Jeffrey Hamilton Licht and Carol Jean McDaniel Licht
European Beech
Fagus Sylvatica
South Campus

John H. Licht
Norway Maple
Acer Platanoides 'Summershade'

John and Priscilla Licht
Purple Leaf European Beech
Fagus Sylvatica “Atropunicea”
Alumni Circle

Ruth Caryl Breed Licht
Chestnut Oak
Quercus Prinus
College Mall

Dr. David S. Lindberg
South Campus

Nancy Breed-Mackin
Bradford Pear
Pyrus Calleryana
College Mall

Wes McCain
Kranz Forum

Peter and Maude Meyer
Emerald Queen Norway Maple
Acer Plantanoides "Emerald Queen"
College Mall

Haakon Moen
College Mall

Ragnar Moen
Shumard Oak
Quercus Shumardii
College Mall

Sgt. George Molenaar
Cutleaf Sugar Maple
Acer Saccharum Lacinatum
South Campus

Eleonore J. Moore
Chestnut Oak
Quercus Prinus
South Campus

Brad Muller
Fernleaf European Beech
Fagus Sylvatica “Asplenifolia”
Kranz Forum

Mary H. Nelson
Kranz Forum

Nursing Class
College Mall

Leo F. “Bud” Obriecht
Littleleaf Linden
Tilia Cordata
Kranz Forum

Lillian Olson
English Oak
Quercus Robur
College Mall

Diane O’Malley
Red Oak
Quercus Rubra
College Mall

Robert A. Pape
Red Oak
Quercus Borealis
College Mall

Don and Zi Parsons
Sugar Maple
Acer Saccharum
College Mall

Patricia Patterson
Sweet Gum
Liquidambar Styraciflua
College Mall

Trevor W. Pinch ‘58
Sugar Maple
Acer Saccharum
Kranz Forum

Thomas H. Price
Shingle Oak
Quercus Imbricaria
College Mall

Recognition of 125th Anniversary
American Elm
Ulmus Americana
College Mall

Bessie L. Ricci
White Oak
Quercus Alba
College Mall

Dr. Karl A. Robert
Alumni Circle

Gladys A. and Raymond D. Robinson
(4) Oak Trees
Alumni Circle

Robert Ryan
Hedge Maple
Acer Campestre   
College Mall

Rev. Arlan E. Schlundt ‘57
Columnar Bigleaf Linden
Tilia Platyphyllos “Fastigiata”
Kranz Forum

Roger A. Schmiege
European Beech
Fagus Sylvatica
South Campus

Ryan "Tiny" Schrader
Northern Pin Oak
Quercus Ellipsoidalis
College Mall

Henry G. Schuessler
Tulip Tree
Liriodendron Tulipfera
Kranz Form

Margaret Breed Senter
Red Oak
Quercus Rubra
College Mall

Camerson Lily Shish
Langhorst Field

Edwin J. Skrzymowski and Charlotte A. Skrzymowski
Cutleaf Bigleaf Linden
Tilia Platyphyllos Laciniata
Kranz Forum

Vicki Sliger and Jennifer Hamilton
Rivers Purple Beech
Fagus Sylvatica Riversii
Kranz Forum

Helen and Thomas Smitha
Norway Maple
Acer Platanoides “Emerald Green”
South Campus

Edwin H. Sprandel
White Oak
Quercus Alba
South Campus

Peggy Stanko
College Mall

Dr. Robert C. Stranger
American White Oak
Quercus Alba
College Mall

Rev. Milton L. Straube
Kranz Forum

Don and Marjorie Sveen
Sweet Gum
Liquidambar Styraciflua
College Mall

Robert W. Swords
College Mall

“Thanks to Development and Public Relations”
Hedge Maple
Acer Campestre
College Mall

Judge George W. Unverzagt
College Mall

Walter Wadepuhl
Kranz Forum

Bonnie Weideman
Red Maple
Acer Rubrum
College Mall

Rose Weigand
Kranz Forum

Verna Witchhazel
College Mall

The Wolffs
Thornless Common Honeylocust
Gleditsia Triacanthos Var. Inermis
College Mall

William Wright
College Mall

Alexandra Zakos
American Elm
Ulmus Americana
College Mall

Mary Hart Zink
Autumn Flame Maple
Acer Rubrum
South Campus

 
 
 
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