Dedicated Trees

Many trees have been donated to our Arboretum in recognition of a person, organization, or event. Click on the image below to learn more about these dedicated trees. If you are interested in contributing to our campus collection, please Email Us and include your name, contact information, and the reason for the dedication so that we may add the information to this page in the future.

Platz, Chaplain Elizabeth

This tree was dedicated to Chaplain Elizabeth Platz, the first Lutheran woman to be ordained in North America.

Price, Meghan

A Golden Glory Cornelian cherry dogwood is dedicated to Meghan Elizabeth Price, a 20 year old senior at UMD, who passed away in 1998.

Ratcliff, Calliope “Poppy”

A Crimson Sky hardy pomegranate is dedicated to Calliope “Poppy” Ratcliff, who was the Executive Secretary to the founding Dean of the School of Architecture.

Reinhart, Bruce Lloyd

A kousa dogwood is dedicated to Bruce Lloyd Reinhart, a UMD Mathematics professor who taught at the university for nearly thirty years.

Reinke, William “Butch”

An ‘Appalachian Red’ eastern redbud on campus is dedicated to William “Butch” Reinke, the former Executive Director of Project Management at the University of Maryland Office of Information Technology (OIT).

Rojas-Bahr, Carolina

Carolina Rojas-Bahr was the former Assistant Director for Student Advancement in the Office of Multi-ethnic Student Education at UMD, where she worked for eight years.

Sands, Doris

A red maple is dedicated to Dr. Doris Sands, a renowned sexuality educator at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Health within the Department of Behavioral and Community Health from 1964 to 1986.

Seefeldt, Carol

A crape myrtle with dark pink flowers stands outside the Center for Young Children, dedicated to Carol Seefeldt.

Simons, Donnell

A native dogwood is dedicated to Landscape Services Donnell Simons, who passed away in 2019. It is located by the Shoemaker Building.

Slaughter, Dr. John B.

A white oak is dedicated to Dr. John B. Slaughter, who was the first African-American chancellor of the University of Maryland (the position now known as President) and served from 1982 to 1988.