Manning, Charles & Ruth
Manning Plaque
About Charles & Ruth Manning
Dr. Charles Manning was a professor of English and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.1 He was appointed as the Associate Dean in 1951, then later became the Dean in 1966.2 Charles and Ruth Manning established a scholarship fund in December of 1984 to award an outstanding student in theater, named the Dean and Mrs. Manning Scholarship Fund.3 The two also have a bench, located in Morrill Quad near Taliaferro Hall, dedicated in their name.1
- https://exhibitions.lib.umd.edu/macmil/letb
- https://bsos.umd.edu/about-us/people-leadership
- https://giving.umd.edu/giving/fund.php?name=dean-and-mrs-manning-scholarship-fund
Written by Amanda Sames
About the Yoshino Cherry
This hybrid cherry of unknown Japanese origin was first noticed in Tokyo about 1872 and is now one of the favorite cultivated cherry trees of Japan and the US alike. We have nearly 200 Prunus x yedoensis on campus. It is distinguished by a round topped crown and is a wide spreading tree that reaches 30 to 50 feet at maturity. The flowers are white, single in clusters of 2 to 5, and almond-scented.