ANNUAL REPORT - University of Michigan
ANNUAL REPORT - University of Michigan
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DONOR SPOTLIGHT<br />
A Gift <strong>of</strong> Art<br />
Marge Alpern sees artistic beauty in her<br />
gardens. As the plants grow and change<br />
through the seasons, new shapes and forms<br />
appear. She seeks sculptures and objects<br />
that complement this naturally evolving<br />
beauty. Her appreciation <strong>of</strong> art and nature<br />
as well as her love <strong>of</strong> Matthaei Botanical<br />
Gardens brought her to the decision to<br />
make a gift for temporary art displays in the<br />
Conservatory.<br />
Thanks to Marge and Bob Alpern’s<br />
generosity, a series <strong>of</strong> photographs by<br />
<strong>Michigan</strong> nature photographer, Steve Nikkila,<br />
is scheduled for display in the Conservatory.<br />
The first set, featuring the monarch butterfly,<br />
will run from September to December 2008.<br />
Others will appear at regular intervals. We<br />
invite you to come see for yourself how this<br />
art enhances the Conservatory.<br />
It is through gifts like these, that we can<br />
make our garden into a destination for<br />
people to visit over and over again.<br />
Patrick H. O’Neill<br />
Camille L. Orso and<br />
Edward Morin<br />
Constance L. and<br />
David W. Osler<br />
James R. Packard<br />
Donald and Diana Palmer<br />
David and Debbie Paris<br />
Karen Park<br />
Susan Parrish and<br />
Bruce Judge<br />
Stephen Pastner and<br />
Judith Irvine<br />
Lisa Patrell and<br />
Joseph Fazio<br />
Margaret A. Patulski<br />
Arlene and Robert Paup<br />
Laura and Robert Payne<br />
Gordon and<br />
Colette Peckham<br />
Carey and Mark Pellerin<br />
Frank and Lisa Pelosi<br />
Perk & Brew Corporation<br />
George and<br />
Barbara M. Perkins<br />
Linnea Perlman<br />
Cheryl and Gary Perrine<br />
Ann Marie Peskowski<br />
Larry Peters<br />
Sara Peth and Gregory Jones<br />
Patricia A. Peyser<br />
Wilsy Philips<br />
Lindsay Pierce<br />
Robert C. Pierce<br />
Jan and Morand Piert<br />
Vicki M. Pierzynski<br />
Holly and Larry Pilon<br />
Adela Pinch<br />
Wini Pinet and Brian White<br />
Cara and Joe Polak<br />
Irwin and Marcille Pollack<br />
Laura and Ernest Pollitz<br />
Phyllis Ponvert<br />
Evelyn and Friedrich Port<br />
Wayne Potter and<br />
Mariella Mecozzi<br />
M. Robin and<br />
Edward Potth<strong>of</strong>f<br />
Paul and Rebekah Potts<br />
William and Nancy Powers<br />
Diana and William Pratt<br />
Mary and Robert Pratt<br />
Henry Prebys<br />
George and Joan Price<br />
Carlos Prieskorn<br />
ProQuest<br />
Mary and Michael Pulick<br />
Stan Raden<br />
Judith A. Rady<br />
John and Sandra Rae<br />
Peter Railton and<br />
Rebecca Scott<br />
Alice J. Ralph<br />
Laura Ramirez<br />
Mary Hibbard Ramirez<br />
Russell and Nancy Raney<br />
Cyndi and Steven Rapai<br />
Alfred and<br />
Jacqueline Raphelson<br />
Anne and Robert Rapp<br />
Sarah and Jeff Rassoul<br />
Nancy and<br />
Timothy Raymond<br />
Ronald R. Reed<br />
Robin and Steven Reisig<br />
Mary and John Remmers<br />
Christopher and<br />
Gwen Reynolds<br />
Jill and Terry Rheinheimer<br />
Timothy and Teresa Rhoades<br />
Kimberly and William Rice<br />
Nancy Rice<br />
Mary V. Richter<br />
Janice and Michael Riggs<br />
John J. and Kim M. Rinn<br />
Catherine Riseng and<br />
Earl Goddin<br />
Dorothy and<br />
Marlin P. Ristenbatt<br />
Patricia and Dennis Ritchie<br />
David C. and<br />
Debra V. Roberts<br />
Leslie J. Roberts<br />
Daniel and<br />
Barbara Robertson<br />
Elizabeth A.R. Robinson<br />
Milton and Chris Rochman<br />
Vicki and Robert Rodriguez<br />
Nancy and Dennis Roggers<br />
Lisa and Jim Rohrborn<br />
Keith R. Rolston<br />
Victor and Valerie Rosenberg<br />
Edie W. and<br />
Richard Z. Rosenfeld<br />
Jack Rosenzweig and<br />
Patty Gillum<br />
Richard and<br />
Candice Rosowski<br />
Jonathan Rothman and<br />
Jacquelyn Grisdale<br />
Jeffrey Rowe<br />
Irving and Sylvia Rozian<br />
Richard and Stone Rupp<br />
Glen B. and<br />
Margaret J. Rutila<br />
Michal and Joshua Samuel<br />
Lynn Ann Sandmann<br />
Michelle and<br />
Larry D. Sanford<br />
Andrea Sankar and<br />
Mark Luborsky<br />
Tricia R. Sartor<br />
Margaret and<br />
Charles S. Saxon<br />
Cindy Schaefer-Munz and<br />
Jay Munz<br />
Benedict Schell<br />
Judy and<br />
Charles A. Scheltema<br />
Stacey Schenker and<br />
Jonathan Fleszar<br />
Dianne and Norman Scherr<br />
Nancy E. Schieb<br />
Kristen and John Schleick<br />
Patricia and Richard Schmidt<br />
MaryElin and<br />
Curt R. Schneider<br />
David and Karyn Schoem<br />
Jason Scholz and<br />
Mary Beth Wyllie<br />
Barbara and<br />
Donald Schommer<br />
Leslie S. Scho<strong>of</strong><br />
Sheila Schueller and<br />
Jason Kahn<br />
Suzanne Schuon<br />
Norbert Schwarz and<br />
Daphna Oyserman<br />
Glenna and<br />
Robert Schweitzer<br />
Anthony and Claudia Scioly<br />
James and Linda Selwa<br />
Caroline Serfass<br />
Shawn M. Severance<br />
Stanley and<br />
Grace Shackman<br />
Judith S. Shapiro<br />
Matthew Shapiro and<br />
Susan Garetz<br />
David and Elvera Shappirio<br />
Lawrence and Gail Sharley<br />
Dan Sharp and Betsy Hagan<br />
Jean Whittemore Sharp<br />
Robert Sharrar and<br />
Mary Culik<br />
Clifford G. and<br />
Ingrid B. Sheldon<br />
Donna M. Shields<br />
Jeff Shufeldt<br />
Robert and Lisa Siebelink<br />
Carolyn Ann Siebers<br />
Elizabeth Sikkenga<br />
Mary and<br />
Raymond Silverman<br />
Faye L. Silverstein<br />
Michael Simon and<br />
Wendy Uhlmann<br />
Frances U. and<br />
Scott K. Simonds<br />
Pamela Ann Sinclair<br />
Mary J. Singer<br />
Mary and Steven Singleton<br />
Pam Sinnott<br />
Leon Sirvaitis and<br />
Ruth O’Brien<br />
Kelly J. Sisson<br />
James and Viveca Skean<br />
Lori Skibbe and Ryan Bowles<br />
Michael and Patricia Sluder<br />
Donald and Jean Smith<br />
Frederick and<br />
Priscilla A. Smith<br />
Judith and David Smith<br />
Laurence and Joanne Smith<br />
M. Pamela and<br />
Richard J. Smith<br />
Macklin and Lynette Smith<br />
Mark and June Smith<br />
Marla J. Smith<br />
Pringle F. Smith<br />
Sharon A. Smith<br />
William and Patty Smith<br />
Susan and Richard Sobota<br />
Elizabeth and<br />
Vernon H. Soden<br />
Alan and Judith Somershoe<br />
Elinore and<br />
R. Thomas Sommerfeld<br />
Holly and Michael Sorscher<br />
Maureen and Ken Sparkman<br />
Antoinette Spears<br />
John W. Spieth<br />
Lisa Spindler Photography,<br />
Inc.<br />
Monica and<br />
Edmund Starrett