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Sixth Annual Report

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This report summarizes the activities of the Allegheny Arboretum Board from July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006, and presents some of the activities the board would like to pursue in the coming fiscal year.

1. The “Tree Tour Map and Guide” to the labeled campus trees was completed and submitted to the University Office of Publications for development.

2. The plants in the Campbell Rock Garden were labeled.

3. Plant stakes and labels for the Touch and Smell Garden were purchased by the arboretum and installed by members of the Evergreen Garden Club of Indiana.

4. The trees in Indiana Memorial Park were identified and mapped for future labeling. Labels will indicate that this is the “Allegheny Arboretum at Memorial Park”.

5. The East Lawn solicitation mailing by the Office of Annual Giving resulted in ten gifts ranging from $10-1,250. Total donations amounted to $1,610.00.

6. Established an Allegheny Arboretum office in 301 Gordon Hall at IUP.

7. An additional ten trees were planted on campus.

These included two additional persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) trees that were planted in the East Lawn area north of Ackerman Hall. This was done to insure fruit development since persimmon is a dioecious plant.

* An additional tree (shingle oak – Quercus imbricaria) was planted in the Oak Grove. This raises the total to nine trees that have been planted in the Oak Grove.
* An apple serviceberry (Amelanchier x grandiflora) was planted in the Campbell Farm Rock Garden.
* An Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra) was planted between Leonard and McElhaney Halls. This completes the planting of trees along “Aesculus Alley” were nine different Aesculus species can be observed.
* Three osage-orange (Maclura pomifera) trees were planted near the R & P Band parking lot.
* A ‘Valley Forge’ American elm (Ulmus americana ‘Valley Forge’) was planted north of Flag Stone Theater. This tree was developed by the National Arboretum.
*An alternate-leaf dogwood (Cornus alternifolia) was planted east of the Touch & Smell Garden.

Accession tags were placed on all newly planted trees.

8. Two additional benches were placed in the Oak Grove and all benches that have been purchased have been labeled. A total of ten benches have been purchased. The cost for purchasing a bench was raised to $1,500.00 effective January 1, 2006.

9. The following changes occurred in the Allegheny Arboretum Board membership.
* Mr. John Cuccaro from Trim Tree Nursery in Indiana became a new member.
* Mrs. Bonnie Juliette from the Development Office and Foundation for IUP was replaced by Ms. Pamela Fetterman, Director of the Office of Donor Relations.

10. The Allegheny Arboretum and the University Museum at Indiana University of Pennsylvania presented two exhibitions from April 21-May 12. Half of the show featured original prints, drawings, and watercolors from the collection of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation at Carnegie Mellon University. The other half of the show contained informational displays about the Allegheny Plateau region in which Indiana is located, the history of the lumbering industry in Indiana County, the Campbell Farm Rock Garden, and an overview of Arboretum projects. A sample panel for the Arboretum’s Recognition Hall, a prototype of the Recognition Wood Tile engraved with the new Arboretum logo, and the white oak cross-section display created by IUP’s Center for Turning and Furniture Design were also displayed. An opening reception attended by 89 people was held on April 21st. At the reception floral arrangements designed by members of the Evergreen Garden Club and the Indiana Garden Club, cosponsors of the opening reception, were on display. A total of 225 people attended the museum show.

11. The board worked with Mr. Chris Weiland, representing IUP’s Center for Turning and Furniture Design, on several projects. These included: the completion of the oak cross-cut display which hopefully will be placed in Sutton Hall, the completion of a prototype for the Recognition Hall display, completion of a prototype of the Recognition logo wood tile, and discussion concerning the proposed construction and landscaping of the drying wood shed at the site of the old Campbell farm barn located on the IUP south campus.

12. Student projects:
* Dr. Dennis Ausel from the Communications and Media Department had his class in Electronic Imaging develop posters that could be used for marketing the arboretum.
* Dr. Whit Watts from the Department of Geography & Regional Planning had students in his Planning Design I class develop a Draft Concept Plan for The Stapleton Plaisance which would be located south of Stapleton Library. The students gave a presentation to the board or their proposal, which was strongly supported by the board. A three-dimensional model of the Plaisance was displayed at the museum show. The students hope to be able to present their proposal to the university’s administration.

13. Members of the board had meetings with the following to discuss the development of the arboretum and/or possible funding sources.
* Mr. Joe Pittman, Senator Don White’s assistant
* Ms. Kathy Frankel, Supervisor from the Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
* Ms. Joyce Bertness, Director of Downtown Indiana
* Mr. Nick Pinizzotto from the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
* Admissions office, a “fact sheet” was prepared about the arboretum that will be used by the office when they give tours of the campus
* Mr. David Burdette, Vice President for Administration and Finance at IUP
* Dr. Robert Davies, Vice President for Institutional Advancement at IUP
* Dr. Rhonda Luckey, Vice President of Student Affairs
* Dr. Tony Atwater, President for IUP
* Mr. Ed Patterson, Director of Indiana County Parks

14. The Allegheny Arboretum contributed $125.00 for Arbor Day tree plantings in Indiana in cooperation with Welcome to Indiana, Indiana Shade Tree Committee, Indiana Garden Club, Evergreen Garden Club, and the Master Gardeners.

15. Budget Summary
* Balance – July 1, 2005 - $22,834.34
* Income - $9,415.29
* Expenditures
    Management fees - $278.46
    Trees - $1,699.00
    Benches - $5,976.00
    Signs, trees straps, garden markers - $592.90
    Museum show - $162.60
    Total Expenditures - $8,708.96
* Balance – June 30, 2006: $23,540.67

2006-2007 Proposed Activities

1. Continue to cooperate with the IUP Institutional Advancement staff, in particular Ms. Lynn Barger the new Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, to pursue sources of revenue to fund the Allegheny Arboretum Master Plan and continue to solicit funds to support the development of the Allegheny Arboretum.

2. Continue to work with IUP’s Center for Turning and Furniture Design to coordinate the construction of the Recognition Hall Display in Sutton Hall, the production and distribution of Recognition Wood Tiles engraved with the new Allegheny Arboretum logo, the display of the white oak cross-section, and to develop a plan for the construction of an Allegheny Arboretum information kiosk on campus.

3. Publish and distribute the “Map and Guide to the Labeled Campus Trees” brochure.

4. Label the selected trees in Indiana Memorial Park.

5. Update the tree planting priority list based on the Collection Policy of the Allegheny Arboretum.

6. Work with the College of Education and Educational Technology and Dr. Whit Watts to develop a proposal for landscaping the west square area enclosed by Stouffer Hall.

7. Meet with representatives from the IUP Student Cooperative Association to discuss means by which the Allegheny Arboretum and the Co-op could work together.

8. Evaluate and upgrade the Allegheny Arboretum web site.

9. Continue to implement the East Lawn Renovation and Restoration Project.

10. Continue to cultivate contacts with local organizations.

11. Continue to work with IUP’s Engineering and Construction Group to implement plans for developing the Allegheny Arboretum and discuss with them ways to include Arboretum goals in the green spaces associated with the university’s new residence halls and the Indiana Regional Convocation Center.

12. Continue to develop ways to market the Allegheny Arboretum.

13. Continue to implement the goals and objectives of the Allegheny Arboretum.

Allegheny Arboretum Board Members
Mrs. Ruth Berry, District Chair, the Garden Club Federation of PA
Dr. N. Bharathan, Biology Department, IUP
Mr. W. Thomas Borellis, Director Student Housing Development, Foundation for IUP
Mr. Robert Crusan, Urban Forestry Consultants, Inc.
Mr. John Cuccaro, Trim Tree Nursery
Mrs. Carla Eichman, Member, Evergreen Garden Club of Indiana
Ms. Pamela Fetterman, Director, Office of Donor Relations, Foundation for IUP
Mr. Mark Geletka, Assistant Vice President of Administration
Mr. George Lenz, White Township Supervisor
Mr. Anthony Neese, Superintendent of Grounds, facilities Management Department, IUP
Ms. Jennifer N. Newton, Student Representative, Phi Eta Sigma
Mrs. Alice O’Dell, Member, Indiana Garden Club
Dr. Jerry Pickering, Chairperson, Allegheny Arboretum Board, Biology Department, IUP, retired
Mr. Robert Pollock, Treasurer, Allegheny Arboretum Board, Director, Penn State Cooperative Extension
Dr. G. Fred Schrock, Biology Department, retired, IUP Alumnus
Mr. Sean Schwartz, Pikes Peak Nurseries
Dr. Whit Watts, Geography and Regional Planning Department

2005-2006 Allegheny Arboretum Supporters

Mrs. Mary-Margaret W Conjelko
Mrs. Carla L Eichman
Mrs. D Kathleen Greenwell
Ms Karen P Gresh
Mrs. Regan P Houser
Mrs. Bonita Juliette
Dr. James W Laughlin
Mrs. Marcia L McCarty
Dr. Bernard A Moreau
Mr. Joseph E. and Alice Mary O'Dell
Dr. Jerry and Susan Pickering
Mr. Barry D Rhoads
Dr. Ruth A Riesenman
Dr. Gould F and Peggy Schrock
Mr. Gealy W Wallwork
Mr. Robert L Yarup
Dr. Cyril J Zenisek
Evergreen Garden Club
Indiana Garden Club
Merck Partnership for Giving
Phi Eta Sigma

With your support….
The Allegheny Arboretum continues to grow, but additional funding is needed in order to meet our objectives. Contributions can be made by contacting the Office of Annual Giving at (724)357-4832.

Thank you for your growing support of the Allegheny Arboretum.