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annual report 2011

a treeMendous year

4344 shaw Blvd. • St. Louis, Mo 63110 • (314) 577-5100 • www.mobot.org

Editor: Liz Fathman Designer: Jeffrey Ricker Photography: Emily Amberger, Kimberly Bretz, Amy Buxton, Kristi Foster, Suresh Ghimire, Darcy Heine, Jonathan Knobelock, Sonia Lalla, David Lampe, Kate Lawless, Kathryn Lebbon, John Martin, David Merritt, Josh Monken, Brian Mueller, Mary Lou Olson, Narel Paniagua, Proyecto Madidi, Kyle Spradley, and Benjamin Staver.

Climatron® is a registered servicemark of the Missouri Botanical Garden. The Missouri Botanical Garden is an Equal Opportunity Employer.© 2012 Missouri Botanical Garden

“ To discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment in order to preserve and enrich life.”

mission of the missouri Botanical Garden

The United Nations designated 2011 the International Year of Forests to raise global awareness as well as encourage conservation and sustainable development and management of all types of forests now and in the future. According to World Bank estimates, more than 1.6 billion people depend on forests for their livelihoods, and yet the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that every year 130,000 km² of the world’s forests are lost through conversion to agricultural land, unsustainable timber harvesting, unwise land management practices, and other threatening factors.

Forests provide habitats to about two-thirds of all species on earth, and deforestation of these habitats could account for biodiversity loss of as many as 100 species a day. At the Missouri Botanical Garden, researchers across the globe and in St. Louis are working against time to document plant species and habitats and to conserve biodiversity. In St. Louis, we are accelerating our efforts to research, collect, propagate, and safeguard rare and endangered species and to provide a home for the living collections that help us understand the world of plants that surrounds us.

One of the ways the Missouri Botanical Garden contributes to this global effort is through sharing of research findings and other information. This happens primarily through publications and when Garden staff members attend international conferences to present their research. But occasionally the Garden is able to play the host. In July the Garden held the 2011 Conference of the Global Partnership for Plant Conservation, which is working to accomplish 16 targets for plant conservation by 2020. The conference attracted more than 100 plant conservationists from around the world to share their experiences and further the development of plant conservation. In October the Garden welcomed the directors of three botanical gardens in China for a ceremonial signing of a memorandum of understanding to encourage our ongoing collaboration among the four institutions.

The U.N. theme for the year is central to our work, our concerns, and the vision of the Garden. Trees and forests are important cornerstones, without which much of the world’s biodiversity would be lost. The next time you come to the Garden, please consider taking a minute to linger beneath one of our many old and historic trees and give thanks for all the benefits that trees and other natural habitats provide.

Dr. Peter Wyse Jackson President

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from the President

2011 Board of trustees

It is my honor to introduce the Missouri Botanical Garden’s 2011 Annual Report.

You have received this publication because you have been generous to the Garden, and that generosity has helped make possible the accomplishments mentioned here. As you read these pages, know that you have been integral to this story of success. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, Garden staff, and members, I thank you.

When I wrote this letter for the 2010 annual report, the Garden community had recently welcomed Dr. Peter Wyse Jackson as Garden president. With another year behind us, I can report that Dr. Wyse Jackson has brought a new dimension to the Garden’s contributions as a global leader in science and conservation. His vision for the Garden—locally and abroad—is spectacular and far-reaching. I look forward to his continued success.

I want to thank members of the Garden’s board, including incoming chair Steve Maritz and vice-chair Cheryl Morley. The board is a dynamic group of individuals who commit great time and creativity to advancing the Garden as a horticultural masterpiece and a world leader in plant science and conservation.

Arnold Donald Chairman of the Board of Trustees

officersChair

Arnold W. DonaldVice Chairs

W. Stephen Maritz Cheryl P. Morley

President Peter S. Wyse Jackson, M.A., Ph.D., FLS

President Emeritus Peter H. Raven, Ph.D.

membersMrs. Walter F. Ballinger IICatherine B. BergesDaniel A. BurkhardtLelia J. FarrSharon D. FiehlerRobert R. Hermann, Jr.David M. HolloDavid W. KemperCharles E. KopmanHal A. Kroeger

Carolyn W. LososDaniel J. LudemanCynthia S. PetersNicholas L. RedingSteven C. RobertsMarsha J. RusnackScott C. SchnuckRex A. SinquefieldNancy R. SiwakAndrew C. TaylorEugene M. Toombs

ex officioRev. Lawrence Biondi, S. J.The Hon. Charlie A. DooleyMyrtle E.B. Dorsey, Ph.D.Thomas F. George, Ph.D.Benjamin H. HulseyThe Hon. Francis G. SlayThe Rt. Rev. George Wayne

SmithRichard T. Sullivan, Jr.Mark S. Wrighton, Ph.D.

members emeritiClarence C. BarksdaleJohn H. BiggsStephen F. BrauerWilliam H.T. BushBert D. Condie IIIProf. Sir Peter R. Crane FRSL. B. Eckelkamp, Jr.M. Peter FischerMarilyn R. FoxRobert R. HermannEdward D. HigginsPaula M. KeinathRosalyn H. KlingRobert E. KreskoJune M. KummerLucy L. LopataDouglas B. MacCarthy*James S. McDonnell IIIHelen E. Nash, M.D.Evelyn Edison NewmanWilliam R. Orthwein, Jr.*Roy Pfautch

Mabel L. Purkerson, M.D.Lucianna G. RossAnthony F. Sansone, Sr.Joseph F. ShaughnessyRobert B. Smith IIIEdith J. Spink*Nora R. SternWilliam K.Y. Tao, D.Sc.George E. Thoma, M.D.Jack E. ThomasJane S. TschudyJohn K. Wallace, Jr.O. Sage Wightman IIIRoma B. Wittcoff

honorarySurinder M. Sehgal, Ph.D.

*deceased

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This year Missouri Botanical Garden researchers marked several milestones as well as a series of “first evers.” Among the milestones, the Madidi Project in Bolivia celebrated its 10-year anniversary, and as of 2011 had registered 8,500 species in the floristic inventory.

documentinG and conservinG our world’s Plants

As a contributor to the Global Observational Research Initiative in Alpine Environments (GLORIA), the Garden continued its long-term intensive ecological and botanical assessment of alpine sites across the Himalayan Mountains. Two new sites were added in 2011: one in western Nepal’s Annapurna Conservation Area and another in central Bhutan’s Wangchuck Centennial Park.

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Less a “first ever” than a “hardly ever,” the Missouri Botanical Garden also played a significant role in identifying a new genus, Yasunia, with two confirmed species from Ecuador and Peru, Y. quadrata and Y. sessiliflora. While hundreds of new plant species are identified each year, new genera are extremely uncommon, and having two separate confirmed species makes Yasunia a very distinctive discovery.

In 2011 the Garden’s Center for Biodiversity Informatics (CBI) joined members of the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) consortium, the Cambridge University Library, the Darwin Manuscripts Project at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, and the Natural History Museum in London in a collaborative effort to digitize the personal scientific library of Charles Darwin. The collaboration marks the first time that notes and comments written by Darwin on the pages and margins of his own personal library will be available online. The CBI built the technology components needed to deliver Darwin’s digitized library and handwritten annotations to users all over the world.

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Under the leadership of new Vice President of Horticulture, Andrew Wyatt, the Garden spent much of 2011 building capacity and documenting and assessing our living collections. The Horticulture team began assessing and transforming greenhouse spaces to acquire and house more live collections. Working with researchers in several areas, including the Caucasus and China, the greenhouses will be better able to house live specimens for propagation and further research to expand the knowledge base and collections of plant species around the world.

Plant cultivation also has a technical side, and in 2011 the Garden began core work on a massive living collections database. Once complete, this database will be comparable to the Garden’s other plant database, Tropicos. Ongoing work with GIS mapping in the Garden added locations for the irrigation systems and donor benches.

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cultivatinG Plants and haBitats uP front and Behind the scenes

On grounds, members of the Horticulture staff completed 10% of a comprehensive tree canopy assessment in order to help the Garden plan short-term and long-term management of our tree collection. The assessment tracks potential hazards; documents historic, rare, or endangered trees; checks for signs of disease; and notes the trees’ sizes.

The Linnean House restoration, completed in April, returned part of the historic building back to its original use as an orangery where visitors can enjoy rare and behind-the-scenes plants like citrus trees and specimens from the cactus collection.

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The Garden continues to attract thousands of visitors, both young and old, to connect with nature, cultivate an interest in science and conservation, and learn about sustainable ways to live through participation in a variety of educational programs and classes. One new and popular class was the rare plants tour led by the Vice President of Horticulture, Andrew Wyatt.

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teachinG others aBout the world of Plants

In recognition of the U.N. International Year of Forests, the Garden worked to increase public awareness of the connections between healthy forests, ecosystems, and people. In addition to year-round classes and speaker/film events for adults and families, visitors to the Garden were able to explore and discover Extreme Tree Houses and play and learn in the TREEmendous Interactive Discovery Center in the Brookings Interpretive Center. National Arbor Day was celebrated with a well-attended Forest Festival, featuring tree-inspired food, music, demonstrations, and even the opportunity for people to climb up into the Garden’s canopy!

In addition to the popular rare plant tour, the Garden added a number of other classes in 2011, including a sold-out tour of the rare and historic trees of the Garden. In anticipation of the Garden’s 2012 Lantern Festival, several new classes with East Asian themes were added in 2011. Middle- and high-school-aged students explored the Chinese and Japanese Gardens, comparing and contrasting the elements that exemplify each garden type as well as their specific flora.

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Butterflies, perhaps more than any species, remind us of the connection between plants and animals. As pollinators, they fulfill an essential role in the life cycle of plants. In addition, they are a delight to watch as they make their way from one plant to the next. More than 50,000 butterflies made their first flights at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House. Nearly 30,000 Garden members visited the Butterfly House in 2011, while the signature event, March Morpho Mania, alone attracted 30,000 visitors. A recent addition to the events schedule, October Owls and Orchids saw 2,000 visitors. The Butterfly House added a third show for the holidays, Snow in the Tropics, which featured a winter wonderland of snowy kite butterflies amid a tropical orchid display; 2,500 visitors attended this first-ever event.

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sPreadinG our winGs and GoinG native

Although the 2,400-acre Nature Reserve is known for its natural native beauty, the built environment is an important element. The Edgar Anderson Center at the Nature Reserve was constructed in 2010, and in 2011 was awarded the LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for water efficiency, energy efficiency, lighting and equipment efficiency, and on-site renewable energy. During construction, over 96 percent of the on-site generated construction waste was diverted from landfills.

Of course butterflies are found in large and concentrated numbers at the Butterfly House, but they are also abundant at the Shaw Nature Reserve, along with native wildflowers, tall grass prairies, wetlands, glades, and other habitats that host them and hundreds of other species that make the Nature Reserve their home. Teaching people about native plants has always been on the agenda at the Nature Reserve, and the Native Plant School increased its participation in 2011 while the Shaw Professional Landscape Series held steady.

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GreeninG our environment

...at the GardenThe Missouri Botanical Garden continues to advance our efforts to go green, which includes the responsible use of resources such as energy, water, building materials, business supplies, and fuel. Some of the questions we ask ourselves include: How can we operate a world class botanical garden utilizing the least amount of energy and water while producing a minimal amount of waste? How do we transfer our waste into something usable? How do we increase our use of clean energy sources?

The Garden has earned LEED certification for two additional Garden facilities, Spink Pavilion at the main campus and the Edgar Anderson Center at Shaw Nature Reserve. The Commerce Bank Center for Science Education was awarded Energy Star certification.

We increased our food waste composting and recycling collection at Garden events and in Sassafras café. Water bottle filling stations have also been installed in four locations at the Garden, reducing the demand for bottled water.

We’ve also made it easier to participate in our sustainability efforts by educating our visitors with onsite signage, a robust Sustainability/Conservation section on the website, and an array of sustainable products available at the Garden Gate Shop.

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...in the communityThe Garden also provides assistance to make energy efficiency work for homeowners. EarthWays Center, a department of the Garden and part of the Sustainability Division, reaches businesses and institutions and the professionals associated with serving those audiences through ongoing involvement with over 69 local businesses in the Regional Chamber & Growth Association’s Green Business Challenge, Residential Energy Efficiency Programs, and U.S. Green Building Council. Through our work with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and St. Louis County, more than $4 million was spent on improving the homes of our region with $1.6 million given in rebates, $1 million given in loans, and well over $1.5 million leveraged from over 310 homeowners. Through work with Ameren Illinois and Conservation Services Group, over 520 home energy audits were done. Over 50 contractors have been trained or certified in local energy efficiency programs, supporting the green jobs economy in our bi-state region.

The Green Homes & Great Health Festival was held at the Garden for the first time in its ten-year history, establishing it as a new Garden signature event. More than 4,000 attendees visited over 100 displays and demonstrations, green marketplace and food vendors, health exhibitors, children’s activities, and workshops.

Funding for EarthWays Center Sustainability Education green schools programs doubled in 2011, and outreach programs reached twice as many participants as in 2010, thereby doubling the reach of sustainability education on behalf of the Garden.

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In the 21st century, electronic media are the new public face of an institution. It was with this in mind that the Garden undertook a complete overhaul of its public website. In addition to a back-end reconfiguration, the design was updated and modernized, and navigation was improved. Both Shaw Nature Reserve and the Butterfly House sites were updated in concert with the main site as well.

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sPreadinG our messaGe far and wide

The Missouri Botanical Garden received a grant for over $500,000 from the Department of Interior, National Park Service (NPS) through the Save America’s Treasures (SAT) grant program. The funds are being used for the preservation and rehabilitation of a section of the Garden’s historic stone east perimeter wall, which was built around 1856. The 9- to 12-foot-tall limestone wall has been compromised and is deteriorating due to a combination of age, weather, and internal structural failure, among other factors. The grant allows the Garden to restore this portion of the wall as closely as possible to its original condition, so that it may continue to provide site security and historic continuity for years to come.

In conjunction with our TREEmendous event, The Great St. Louis Tree Hunt highlighted 30 notable and significant trees throughout the greater St. Louis bi-state region and encouraged everyone to get out and find them. Each tree was geocached and featured a scannable QR code, encouraging visitors to use GPS technology and the web to locate the trees, learn more about them, and compete with others to find them all. More than 2,000 geocache “finds” were recorded throughout the Hunt, including this one: “16 of 17 found today on a quest for ten more TREEmendous caches and a trip to Botanical Garden...first time I’ve been to the Garden...quite a place...”

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2011 oPeratinG suPPort and revenuePublic support

Botanical Garden Subdistrict* $10,200,000Contributions and memberships 7,179,098Bequests 2,031,198Total public support 19,410,296

revenue Grants and contracts 10,141,335Investment income, net 3,299,073Retail shops 2,457,874Admissions 1,840,881Other 1,075,604Property rentals 429,016Education 392,310Total revenue 19,636,093

total operating support and revenue $39,046,389

2011 oPeratinG exPenses Program services

Science and conservation $8,973,427 Horticulture 3,079,359 Education 2,513,842 Retail shops 2,482,464 Earthways/Sustainability 2,477,085 Contract Services 2,081,605Shaw Nature Reserve 1,003,428 Bioinformatics 983,860 Butterfly House 936,466 Public events 816,680 Visitor Services 350,818 Total program services 25,699,034

supporting services Management and general 6,711,937 Maintenance and improvements 3,078,050 Institutional Advancement 1,293,215 Utilities 946,853 Membership Department 877,902 Security 669,132 Total supporting services 13,577,089

total operating expenses $39,276,123

2011 operating support and revenue

Botanical Garden Subdistrict*

27%

Grants and contracts 26%

Investment income, net—8%

Contributions and memberships—18%

Retail shops—6%

Bequests—5%

Admissions—5%

Other—3% Property rentals—1%

Education—1%

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financial information (year ended December 31, 2011)

2011 oPeratinG transfers transfers

Capital campaign transfers to operating fund $1,960,766 Operating funds used for capital purchases (423,855)Other transfers 129,176

total operating transfers $1,666,087

*Botanical Garden subdistrict Since 1972, residents of St. Louis City and County have generously supported the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District (ZMD). The ZMD is a property tax-supported district which distributes funds through five cultural subdistricts including the Botanical Garden Subdistrict. The Botanical Garden Subdistrict has provided support for the Missouri Botanical Garden since 1983. The Garden is grateful for the continued support of the Botanical Garden Subdistrict.

(Commissioners for the ZMD and the Botanical Garden Subdistrict are listed on page 18.)

2011 fund Balances operating fund

Total operating support and revenue $39,046,389Total operating expenses (39,276,123)Total operating transfers 1,666,087 2011 Operating fund excess/(deficit) 1,436,353 2011 Pension liability adjustment (1,797,591)1/1/11 Operating Fund balance 2,930,251 12/31/11 Unadjusted fund balance 2,569,013 2011 Restricted operating fund restatement 617,305

12/31/11 operating fund balance 3,186,318

endowment funds 95,554,252

land, Building, and equipment fund 86,036,403

capital campaign fund 3,240,937

Gift annuity fund 12,465

total all funds $188,030,375

Science and conservation—23%

Education and Sustainability—18%

Management and general—17%

Horticulture—8%

Maintenance and improvements—8%

Retail shops—6%

Bioinformatics—3%

Utilities—2%Membership Department—2%

Public events—2%Security—2%

Visitor Services—1%

Contract Services—5%

Institutional Advancement—3%

2011 operating expenses

This annual report does not contain audited financial information. Missouri Botanical Garden audited financial statements can be obtained by visiting www.mobot.org.

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President’s officePeter Wyse Jackson

PresidentPeter Raven

President EmeritusRobert Herleth

Executive Vice President

Kathleen BassoKathleen FarrisSandra MichaelJoAnn Rivinus VorihDonna RodgersTeresa WestBeverly Wilcox

Butterfly houseMark Deering

DirectorLaura ChisholmJessica DeeringAmy HammannChristopher HartleyBruno ManojEllen PainterJason PerryJames PowersSteven SiebeLisa Williams

Madame Butterfly Gift Shop

Katherine AllenJudith HansenLauren MillerPatti Salley

communicationsPeggy Lents

Senior Vice PresidentHolly BertholdDenise FriederichKaren HillGene Peimann

Public EventsBetty Barnes-MaysAlexandria D’Ettorre-

Saber

Chelsea HarrisAdam JaschekLynn KerkemeyerDeborah Springer

PublicationsJohn DedekeElizabeth FathmanEllen FleschJeffrey RickerJamie Vishwanat

controller’s officeRichard Angevine

Vice PresidentElizabeth BarkerSharon HarnesViktoria KrahlingNancy LissantTimothy MatthewsCheryl MillDianne SchmittLinda Settles

educationSheila Voss

Vice PresidentAileen AbbottSharon AnibalCarol BaumannStephen BeanJennifer BoeyinkLynn BraunKaren BryanRobert CoulterZachariah CrowAllison DrakeDeanna EnglishDonald FrischMartha GalganskiSuzanne GregoryDanelle HaakeDustin HerrmannMargaret HoesterLewis Jones Jr.Deanna KohlburnJennifer KrauseAdrianne LambMelanie McDowellLeslie Memula

Stephanie MillerTamara PalmierKimberly ReissChristopher ReyeringStacey SchambergerMichelle SchererMartha SchermannTimothy SlapePansy SmithTrent SmithJennifer SmithLydia TothMary VogesKelsey VollmerAnne WamserKelly WehrheimJamaica WhiteJennifer Wolff

General servicesPaul Brockmann

Senior Vice President

Facility SupportEdith BallPatrick CannadyRodney EvansHeather GrabowskiWilliam GuyJohn HarrisCarla JohnsonBradford LewisJudy McClureTravane McNeilExcell PottsPatricia Scott-JonesDonna Sheldon-FlynnKeith WarfieldLinda WilliamsApril WilsonBryan Wilson

MaintenanceMichael CallierSusan CiluffoMichael CottonDouglas DeemGuy DopmeyerMark Hoag

Drew HoganJohn HunterJacklyn MaciekowiczKevin MattinglyMichael MessnerPatrick NolanCedric PaineLisa RhodesRalph StammGregory TolleCharles Zidar

SecurityNickolas BellamyAndrew DodsonSteven FrankGregory JonesMark KreutzerEarl MatthewsGeorge OverbyRobert Quirin JrSteven SmithMichael SuttonMarcianne TouchetteRichard Weaver

horticultureAndrew Wyatt

Vice PresidentDavid AniukMichelle AniukWalter Behrendt Jr.Josephine ByrneGregory CadiceKyle CheesboroughBenjamin ChuSteven ClineJames CocosEmily CollettiJanet CroswellIlaz DalipiJason DelaneySenad DuracakPhillip EgartLawrence EnkojiSheila FlinchpaughLisa FrancisKatherine FreemanLeRoy Gustafson

Travis HallRichard HancockLinda HarmanRichard HarrisonJulie HessPeter HitchJune HutsonJennifer KleeschulteAmanda KlenkeGlenn KoppDeborah LalumondierPeter LamprosDerek LyleElaine MarshallSara MurphyTeresa PaffordDawn PetersenSusan RatcliffDana RizzoJuanita RothPatricia ScaceDavid SchmidtTodd SimmsWilliam SnyderElizabeth SpiegelJohn SpitlerLinda StallingRebecca SucherGerald TynanNathan UrbenBlanche WagnerDarman WilliamsEddie WilliamsStephen Wolff

human resourcesRebecca Ingram

Vice PresidentTracy BreckenridgeYovandra ClarkJudith DeWittNorma FraserAllison GrahamJacqueline JurasKamarrah KillionRose LaumanMegan MakarewiczJudy Servais

information technologyCharles Miller Jr.

Vice PresidentWilliam BehrnsZubin ChandranConnie CombsWilliam DaleMyriam FicaBrian JaskiewiczRoberta JonesMichael LatzelPaul Mast JrDonna MillerCassandra NelsonLucinda ThompsonMichael Westmoreland

Center for Biodiversity Informatics

Christopher Freeland Director

Rafael BarronJay PaigeTricia Rose-SandlerHeather StimmelWilliam Ulate Rodriguez

institutional advancement

Sharon Mertzlufft Senior Vice President

DevelopmentChristine BrewKate BrueggemanLaura DeYoungHeidi DowgwilloKristine GruverKatherine KornfeldAnita LundakAndrea NickrentJessica PionkeJoyce PluharKristi RugglesBobby SandersonBrenda Zanola

MembershipJudith BranstetterJessica Caldwell

our staffThe Garden is grateful to our 471 staff members who contributed daily to our success in 2011.

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Linda CherryLynn CookSally DeForestLisa Dematti CecilGwendolen GoolsbyEleanor LaVigneSheila Pratt

retail operationsJan Simons

Vice President

Garden Gate ShopLinda AtwaterSean CothrenNathaniel GovierBenjamin HertlingAlzana JakupovicDavid JonesChristine KennedyMary KrupnikJennifer KuykendallAnitra LewisLisa LongGwendolyn LuhmLaurie McKenzieMeagan MillerSara NewberrySheena PettyTheresa RenisonSonia TessaroBetty Withrow

Little Shop around the Corner

Susan FerrignoAmy HooverMitzi Streeter

Visitor ServicesCecilia BahnJohn BerkeryMichele BlankeDonald BowolakMichael BullsKaren ClareSylvia CrosslandLinda FiehlerIan GreenleeAnna Hancock

Cameron HarrisEvelyn HuntDiane KainzEmily KozlowskiLeslie Mitchell JacksonJames NicholsonAlice RansomWiwik SudiarVinay ThomasNeal ThompsonMary TuetkenMichael Wilkerson

science & conservationRobert Magill

Senior Vice President

Africa and MadagascarChris BirkinshawSharon BodineMartin CallmanderRoy GereauPeter GoldblattPorter Lowry IIGordon McPhersonPeter PhillipsonZachary RogersGeorge SchatzTariq Stevart

Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development

Olga Martha Montiel Vice President

Matthew AlbrechtBurgund BassunerIvan JimenezQuinn LongGail MilderJacinto Regalado Jr.Adam SmithJuan TelloBarbara Widmer

HerbariumJohn AbbottAlba ArbelaezJohn AtwoodThomas Bernickus

Teri BilsborrowSally BommaritoAngela BrinkerRita ChiodiniKatherine CoreyJeany DavidseJean DigbyEric FeltzOlga FominaDonna HerreraSuzanne HirthJo Ann Jordan-BartelsCarla KostelacJennifer KuhlRonald LiesnerRenata MasonMary MerelloJon RicketsonHeidi SchmidtTatyana ShulkinaJames SolomonAnna SpencerCynthia StricklandVallery SwiftAndrea VoyerLaurel Zimmer

Latin AmericaFred BarrieSteven ChurchillGerrit DavidseMichael GrayumBarry HammelPeter JorgensenRosa Ortiz-GentryJohn PruskiMaria del Carmen Ulloa

LibraryMichelle AbelnMichael BlombergAndrew ColliganJulie CrawfordLouisa FisherDouglas HollandStephanie KeilFred KeusenkothenVicki McMichaelLinda Oestry RichardsonRandy Smith

Mary StifflerZoltan TomoryWendy Westmoreland-

Woods

MBG PressAllison BrockDeborah CarterTammy CharronVictoria HollowellCirri MoranSharon StricklandSandra Yates

Monographic StudiesIhsan Al-ShehbazDavid BoglerThomas CroatPeter HochAmy PoolW. D. StevensCharlotte TaylorHenk van der Werff

ResearchBruce AllenAnthony BrachMarshall CrosbySi HeSandy LopezCarolyn McCandlissMary McNamara-MalinLisa PepperPeter RichardsonRosemary TanakaNicholas TurlandRichelle WeiheGeorge YatskievychJames ZarucchiLibing Zhang

William L. Brown CenterRainer Bussmann

DirectorBarbara AlongiWendy ApplequistAshley GlennKatie KoncharAlyse KuhlmanBruce Ponman

Armand RandrianasoloMargaret SalickAndrew TownesmithKaren Walker

shaw nature reserveJohn Behrer

DirectorGlenn BeffaTerri BrandtRobert BryanGregory CaldwellDiane DonovanJudith HuntJennifer Lee-CotnerHelen McCallieDavid MiddletonJerry PembertonBesa SchweitzerErin SleeperJeffrey SmithRobert StokesDennis ThurmanJames TragerScott Woodbury

sustainabilityDeborah Frank

Vice PresidentGlenda AbneyEmily AndrewsJoyce GorrellHope GribbleGary MackeyKimberly PetzingJean PonziRichard ReillyRichard RockettKathryn Smaistrla

affiliated organizationsBotanical Society of

AmericaWilliam Dahl

Executive DirectorCatrina AdamsRobert BrandtHeather CacanindinClaire HemingwayRichard Hund

Wanda LovanAmy McPhersonBeth ParadaBirgit SpearsJohanne Stogran

Center for Plant Conservation

Kathryn Kennedy Director

Maureen FischerOlivia KwongDavid MontgomeryTravis MowersAnna Strong

Earth Share of MissouriGerald KlamonLaura Neuman

Gateway GreeningJames AndersonRyan BarkerRachel DeffenbaughSteven EigstiMara HigdonTheresa LopezAndrea MayroseHannah ReinhartMichael Sorth

St. Louis—Jefferson Solid Waste Management District

David Berger Director

Linda AdamsMarian DeinboRicky ReevesKathleen SchweitzerRebecca Shelby

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our volunteersThe Garden is grateful to our 1,916 volunteers (the equivalent of 78 full-time staff) who donated over 151,773.75 person-hours in 2011.

Gail AbbottKarla AbelPam AckermanAlex AdamsLee AdamsMarilyn Dale AdamsMary AdamsKatherine AdcockBarbara AddelsonJo AerneCarol AgatsteinMarilyn AinsworthDale AlbersHelen AlbrechtBetsy AlexanderDottie AlexanderLee Ann AlexanderEmmy AliceaBonnie Kay AlinderJohn AllenJonathan AllenBarbara AltenberndGloria AltepeterCornelius AlwoodAlexander AndersonBarbara AndersonMary Jo AndersonRachel AndersonBob AndrewsSilvio AngeliMarylee AnsellRonda AnsonJenna AntolikShirley Anton SuntrupDanny AppelbaumDanielle ApplegateSusan ArbJoyce ArbogastChyrle ArensMax ArensRosemary ArmbrusterJoann Arpiani

Andrew ArthurVanessa AsaroPauline AshtonTed AtwoodKelley AustinShirley AxelrodStephen AylwardLisa AyresElaine BadenAlbert BaeyenCharlotte BaeyenBonnie BailesJacqueline BainterNannette BakerSharon BaldassareRobert BallsrudDavid BaltzerEd BanashekKay BanksElaine BanteGail BarclayMary BardBreandra BarnesMary BarnettRobert T. BarnicleSuzann BarryJoAnn BartonPremsri BartonTraci BasdenSusan BaskinAndrew BassettAnthony BassettWoody BassmanBrennon BasteanMindy BatschJoAnn BatzerBarbara BaueMargaret R. BauerLouise BazzettaLauren BeagenJane BeattyJeremy A. Beatty

Christopher BeckJean BeckEmily BeckerGlenda BeckermanDaniel BecknellAlmaretta BedfordDonna BegerEmil BeierKathy BeineStephen BeishirJohn BellNancy BellDavid BenackChristina BenjaminPatty BennerCarol BenoistSandra BergfelderLawrence H. BerglundSarah BerglundNancy BergmannJennifer BergsiekerDavid BernerPat BernerMike BerniPatti BerniCarol BerryChristine BerzinasVineeth BhuvanagiriSam BiermannAdrienne BiesterfeldtPaul BiesterfeldtBrianna BiffignaniPamela BigelowTheresa BiggsShirley BildMichael BinzBryan BirdMatt BirdClaire BirgeRobert BischoffPat BishopBecky Bitzer

Emily BlairMorgan BlairGerald BlankeSuzanne BlankeDon BleyMichele BlindPaulette BlissCarol BloodBrian BlosserRichard BlowersNichole BlumeCourtney BobsinCarol BoeckmannHenry BoeckmannFrancine BoillatPatricia BolarLinda BolhofnerJudy BolianJan BolteAnne M. BondRaveena BoodramElizabeth BoppMiranda BorelliJodie BorgerdingJoyce BorgmeyerMarge BornhauserJane BoschéDiana BoseLucyann BostonDurell BosworthIma BoteKaren BoumaJean BourdonAnn BowenAntoinette R. BoydEmma BradfordPatrick BrandonTrisha BrandtfoxBettie BransonGloria BratkowskiDebby BraunRoss Braun

Sally BreckPaul BregitzerJack BreierCassie BreitenCassie BreitenAnna BreithauptJaney BrewenGreg BrewerMarion BriesacherAlexus BrightLois BrinkmeyerRebecca BrockettJennifer BrooksSandra Brooks-ScottKayla BrothertonDeb BrownDonna BrownIris BrownRocky BrownDiane BrueckmanBarbara A. BrueggemannMichael BrukleyNola BrunerChuck BrustAshanti BryantEmily BuatoisLynn BuchananRobert BuchananDave BuckSujata BuckChristine BuckleyDarris BucknerJanet BuehrigJulie BugnitzAnne BuhrLisa BuhrMinette BuhrAllison BujewskiKathy BumberryBobbi BurgNancy BurgessMaribel Burgos

Barbara BurkePeggy BurkhardtTrina BurlisonPeggy BurrisElaine BurrusEmily BushErica BusholdJerome ButerinSusan ButlerAmy BuxtonBlanche ByrneLisa CadyCarolyn CaesarLoretta CalcaterraDon CaldwellShirley Priscila Calvi LozaGail CammarataWally CammarataMarsha CanfieldShirley CanupCindy CapatostaKim CappettaRuth CarapellaEdward K. CarlsonMarcia CarpenterNichole CarpenterSally CarpenterAnn Smith CarrEileen CarrD’Aun CarrellJennifer CarrollCheryda L. CarterPat CarterDianne CartyAndrea CasamentoAnn CaseLynne CaseyLeland CashMonica CastorelaSam CelarekMario CeronJeet Chadha

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Susan ChairesBruce ChalkerDennis ChambersCharlotte ChanceMadison ChaneyMary ChapmanKatie ChitwoodJessica ChoiClaire ChosidBrenda ChristJames ChristMarilyn ChrystAlberta ChulickChristina ChulkaLoretta ClaesMarilyn ClaggettMonica ClapperChanesse ClarkJames ClarkLeslie ClarkNancy ClarkRuth ClarkPatty ClarkeTheresa ClarySharon ClemensNicole ClementJeanne ClercBen ClewellMegan ClintonSylvia ClobesSummerland CochraneJudy CodySara CogburnKayleigh CohenTaylor CohenDiana R. CohnMary Ann ColemanLillian CollinsKim Comer-RossDick ConeSophie ConnorKristen ConradLisa ConwayMartha ConzelmanChelsea CookEric CooneyLinda CoonrodRosalie CooperJean CorbettDanielle CordiaAnne CoriJackie CornThomas CornellKristen CornettJean CorseGerald CotnerMarjorie S. CourtneyChristine CoveneySharon CoxTom CradockAndrea CraigBruce CramerGayle CrancerJoan CraneColleen CrankJeanne CrawfordJanelle CriscionePaula CrockerLois CromwellDonna CrookPaul CrooksCindy CrossDoug CrossHolly CrumpMichelle Cully

Kathy CulpJill CummingSylvia CummingsSarah CuppHolly CurrierJulia CurtisRichard CusumanoMarie CuttlerAllison CzechMarcelline DairaghiJo DaltonEmily DamonDolly DarigoRene DarrisDenise P. DaughertyJoseph DavidsonAlex DavisCinda DavisDashai DavisDebra DavisJames L. DavisJeanie DavisLisa DavitBruce DawsonMichelle DawsonGilbert DayJere DealCarole DeanRoberta DearingNatalie DeCarloDeanna DedekeChris DeFabioBraxton DeGarmoRebecca DelgadoSarah DelgadoJoan DellbringgeMaddi DemareeBill DenningMary Kay DenningEvelyn E. DennisEdna DependahlConstance DeschampsLiz DeSimoneRobin DeturkJoan Deweese-MaysEvie DickermanDorothy DiehlKathy DieterMelanie DileoBrendan DillonDiana DiMercurioDanielle DjikanovicSally DobrunzRosemarie Dockery-

WalshIrene DodsonKelsey DodsonMary DohogneAbby DommerCharlotte DonawayCarol DonelanCorrie DonnellSuzanne DorrisMarge DoughertySamantha DoughertySharon DoughertyKat DouglasThom DowneyRichard DoyleJoyce DriemeyerBlake DryerEllen DubinskyN. Diane DuBoisJudy DudaSue Dudek

Joan L. H. DudleyMicajah Alonso Dudley

CamposLoyd DueringKristine DujmovicBerta DulleRene DulleJada DunlapDiane DunnJoseph DunneShirley DurfeeDouglas DurhamJudith DurhamDon DylewskiAnn EarleyKaren EasleyElaine EasonDebra EbelLeo EbelGloria EbertPatricia EckelAllison EckertJackie EckhoffJames EdmistonDanielle EernisseAnn EggebrechtMarypat EhlmannBarbara EilerBarbara J. EldridgeAngie ElkoEleanor EllisSondra EllisSteven EmdeSheldon EngerMarlene EnglerJanice EppersonKeith ErdbrueggerLee E. EricksonGerard ErkerDorothy ErnstCorinne Doyle EvansDon EvansJudy EvansMatthew EvenPhilip EwingDeno FabbreMelanie FagerlinLexie FallertSarah FancherMimi FangMelanie FathmanEugene FauerbachCarlos FaulknerKelly FaulknerJasmine FazzariSara FeagansDonald FeherKathleen FeherNoel FehrSteve FeinerAnn FeldKarlene FeldkerPaul FeldkerMarjorie FeldmanAlexsys FelixDebbie FellenzJames A. FellhauerLynn FeltsDennis FenskeSusan FenwickChristie FergusonKathleen FerrellNatalie FesteJames FettermanSydney Finan

Barbara FinbloomJohn FinchLinda FinertyGlenda FinnieArden FisherJohnnie Lee FisherMarie FisherBetty FitzgeraldNora FitzgeraldRindy FitzgibbonJenine Fitzpatrick-

FagerlinTeresa FlanaganJoan FlandersMarc FlandersJulian B. FleischmanJason FleschJoey FleschElaine FliegSusan FluegelMelissa FlynnJoanne FogartyJim FordJoAnn FordTony Ford93.5 ForsythLiz FossKatherine FosterMaria FosterPamela FournierBeth FowlerDean FowlerGarret FowlerBill FoxCheryl FoxMary FrakesJulie FrancoisConnie FrankovichFrank A. FrawleyNikki FrazerPaula FrenchDiane FrerkerPatti FrickCindy FrickeAlda FridleyAndrea FridleyJacqueline FriedaJessica FriedlanderJoyce FrySavannah FurmanAnrico GaddyFlorence GaffneyMary Pat GallagherKim GamelKamal GanjalikhaniVictoria GarayaldeMaggie GarbErin GarnerKatie GarnerLucie GarnettBarbara GarneyRuss GarneyDamon GasparCharlotte GawDrew GaydosBetsy GeeJim GehringerKaren L. GeisertNancy GelbAndrew GeorgeCynthia Georges OrfHera GerberJohn M. GergelMartha GerstenRosemary H. Gidionsen

Gary GiessowEric GilbertLoura GilbertCarolyn GildehausGerrit M. GillespieClayton GilletteSara GilletteBianca GillispieCarol GinderJon GiokasSandy GiovannettiBarb GistScott GitelJanet GlarnerMil GlaserJudith GoedekerIrene GoldmanJoanne GolebiowskiLynn GoodeAnn GordonDiane GormanDot GormleyRebecca GorskiGordon GoshConstance GossBetsy GowanJan GowenAnn M. GraceAlan GrahamSara GrahamShirley GrahamAlex GrandaMary Beth GrangerAnne GrantBill GrantErin GravattoCarol GravensDaniel L. GravensBarbara GreederDennis GreenGayle GreenSharon GreenbergMarlena GregoryRick GrellnerVerna GremaudJim GribLaura GriesedieckJoan GriffardSarah GriffithCandy GrishamJoan GrossmanMary GrossmanDiane GrubbsZach Grummer-StrawnKim GrundyJosh GruneichBetty GuarraiaDanielle GuempelCourtney GuentherAnn GulickEmma GullerDean C. GundersonAshley GuptaMary Grace HackingSusan HackneyEileen HahnKaren HaiducekBill HalcombJoyce HalcombJudith HaldemanAshley HallMary HallTaylor HallKaren HallerBonnie Hamid

Timothy HamiltonMary HammerKim HammerstoneIsabella HanewinkelShawna HaneyGwen HardinEmery HarmonJudith HarmonAndrea HarperDorothy HarrisEimi HarrisJack H. HarrisElizabeth J. HarryMegan HartMonica HartenstineCharles HartmanGary HartmanRuth HartsellAshley HartsoeJanice HartsoePamela HassKate HaveyJesse HayesToni HayesGwenne Hayes-StewartDiana HaynesDonald R. HaysJudy M. HeadleyKatie HedigerSam HeflerMary Etta HeggiePat HeidenryJessica HeimMichael HeimPatty HeimCharles HeinzmanWalter L. HeitmannJane HelbigMaureen HelfersMichele HelfrichNorma Joy HelfrichLaura HellebuschMarilyn HellerRuth HellsternRenée HennekesJanis HenricksJohn HensleyLinda HensleyDavid HeppermannLue HerbertIrene R. HerculesChris HerefordThomas HermJan HermannCarolina Romero

HernandezMary Beth HeroldMadi HerrboldtLise HerrenJessica HerzogCarol HessCory HessCathy HeyGeorge HibbardJacob HiegelVictoria HigginbothamCarol HigginsPhyllis HigginsKaren HilesElizabeth HillJoyce HillebrandMike HilliardEmily HillsBarbara HiltonIrene Hindman

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Karen HindmanMatthew HirabayashiAlbert HirsonGarry HittAlie HoblerKathy HoblerPatsy F. HodgeLydia HoefJames HoefenerErica HoeferlinFlorence HoeyAbby HoffmanDaniel Long HoffmanTrenton HoffmanAlex HoffmannDave HoffmannSheila HoffmeisterMary Ann HoganBeth HolbrookePaige HolgateLynn HollerNorma HollerMarilyn HolmesPat HoltJennifer HoltzRoxane HoltzmanBecky HomanEdith HonakerLeslie HoodMarvin HookIwona HopkinsJudy HoranRobert HormellJim HornKaren HornNorma HornJan HornerVirginia HorrellBarbara HortonDavid HortonFaith HortonLinda HowellCarrie HsiehTimothy HuLulu HuangJohn HuelsingBrent HuffinesChristine HuffmanJudith HughesNyla HughesLaure HullversonLinda HultgrenCindy HultsDavid HultsClaudia HumphreyBarbara HuningMadison HurstCharmaine HutchingsElise HuyettJohn HylandSheri IameleDiane IntfeldRobert IrwinJamal IsaaAnita IsenbergIselchyresse Israel-

MegahanBriana JacksonHerb JacksonJim JacksonLois JacksonMaggie JacksonMaureen P. JacobLeonard JacobsMarie Jaeger

Greg Jamroz, M.D.Bradley JandroMary Kay JanuaryBarbara J. JarmanNatalie M. JaschekLaVerne JaudesBarbara JawsonMaud JeantyArmella JenkinsMaureen JenningsDonna JensenKathryn JepsenDiane JiaoKim JoernAnita JoggerstBarbara JohnsonBarbara H. JohnsonBart JohnsonElizabeth JohnsonElizabeth A. JohnsonKara JohnsonPaul JohnsonVeronica JohnsonDoris JohnstonRick JohnstonSara JohnsonAlyssa JonesAnn JonesChristy JonesEllen JonesPatricia JonesRebecca JonesStephanie JonesAngeline JovanovicChristine JoyceAaron JuedemannJanet JumpIvan Cristian Justo

ChipanaPeggy KachulisTaylor KaddouriJane KahnLawrence KahnBeverly KahneyLinda KalicakMark KalkPamela KalkbrennerDonald KaminskiBetty KammanKatie KaneAnn KarasekRay Karasek, Jr.Gary KarpinskiBashar KasabchyVictoria KassabaumAmie KatzMarlene KatzJanice KazdaVictoria KearnsMary KeiltyGary KellerDeanne KelleySarah KelloggAidan KellyJean KellyPeggy KellyTim KellyFran KempinMarvel KendallSonya Jo KendrickBen KennedyDavid KennedySusan KennedyGraham KerwinAdelina Keselman

Stephanie KesslerMadelynn KesterAllyson Keth-ReifsteckDeborah KettlerKathleen KeusenkothenImad KhanAlyssa KieschnickPat KillianStephanie KimMike KimzeyMary KingRuth KingDon KinseyPolly KinsloweJean KirbyNancy KirchhoffRay KirkmanAnne KirkpatrickChristine KirmaierLynn KiskeKyle Jay KlahsPhil KlahsJeanne KlebuschKarl J. KleekampMatt KleineMary C. KloecknerKaren KloeppelPat KlosterSarah KnappFlorence KnesMichael KnesArecia KnightKevin F. KobolotRobert KocherBeth KoebelKaren KoehnemanLynn KoenemanLinda Meckfessel KoenigAndrew KogerDiane KohlDebbie KohlerMaddie KohlerMarlene KohlerPat KohlerJohn KolarDub KoonMargi KoorsBrian KoppAlice KorittaSheila KorteKendra KorthNadine KoubaBob KozielekJessica KrafcikMary Jane KranzMartha KratzerJoAnn KreskoHope KrewsonBecky KridelSally KriegelGabby KrikorianFrances B. KroegerDoris KroupaKevin KruepLorraine KrusaPam KruseSharon KruszewskiCaroline KubyKathy KuehnYvette KurtzMonique KurzCatherine KustelskiCarol KustererNancy LaBrierDeborah Ladd

Mary Ann LaflinLisa LaFoyMargaret LahrmannJacob LamberthBill LambertonLindsay LampBill LampePaula LampenCatherine LancasterJoyce LandauerMegan LandoverBrad LandsbaumJamie LaneJohn LaneMarilyn LaneAnilise LangeDavid LangeJanet LangeBonnie LangstonSerena LaroiaAnn LarsonArnold F. LarsonDonovan LarsonEleanor LarsonIrene LaughlinTimothy J. LauthBarbara LawtonVirginia LayLeslie LeagueAnna LeaveyEmily LeBaubeSam LeBaubeDanielle LeeJason LeeTiffany LeeVee LeeBarbara LehmanJerry LehmanBarbara LehmierPat LeighFrances LeimkuehlerJackie LeiseMarcia LeiseBetty LeMattyPeyton LemoineDon LempJanet LempPaul LenhartCarol LentzLeslie LenzWilliam Lenz, Jr.Lucy Leon PatziHannah LeonardJean LeonhardtMaya LerchMike LerchLisa LermanRichard LeSageJerik LeungMarilyn LeutwilerDoug LevasseurBecca LevineAudrey LevitSteve LevitJohn LewisLarry LewisScott LewisTracie LewisLarry LeyBillie LiaoLinda LiebMelinda LigonLeslie LihouLeslie LimbergJoanna Lin

Henry LinemanSteven J. LinfordHank LinnemanClaire LinzeeSavanna LipkeConnie LippertEddie LitunJohn LizzoRosario LoayzaCheryl LockosKaren LohkampJake LohmannFreda LohrJennifer LomanJanis LondeAna LondonoMary LongraisMichael LonnemanAdam LorenzenWang LouRobert L. LowesSaundra LowesDave LowryEdward LowryRochelle LowryFrank LuechtefeldCindy LuederKathleen LuepkeNancy LuetzowKatherine LumettaJeff LundJerry LusterKristen LuxJustine LuzeJaron MaDonna Moeller

MacDonaldMichael MackeJanice MaddenSilvia MadeoOdessa MagafasNadine MaheClif MahinGloria MahoneyAbbie MaislinMary MalastNicole MaletzkeLouis MalinMeara MalottkeDeborah ManeyCharlotte MangesJoseph ManionKenneth ManionMary Ellen MannVirgil MannChristina ManningPam ManningReubie ManningAlysa ManwillLuis Reynaldo Marconi

RipaJeanne MargulisInez MarianiJanice MarkhamKathy Marks-PetetitEleanora MarkusAmy MarlerSandra MarlerAlberta MarshallLaShalonda MarshallCarolee MartinEllen MartinIvan MartinSarah MartinAlexandria Martinez

Grace MartingJim MasseyAshley MastandreaMargaret MathenyAudrey MathewsAnnuja MathivananElizabeth MatoushekTess MatthewsElizabeth MattinglyKay MattinglyJudith MauneSusan MaurerMaryellen MayKelsi MayerEllen MaysJenny MaysKelly MazzacavalloJanet Rae McArthyGloria McBrideJane McCarthyLavonne McClainJan McClenahanJeanette McConnellGinny McCookSue McCoolJean McCormackJohn McCormackDawn McCormickPercine McCoyAllie McCrearyAnne McCulloughMaddison McCulloughSharon McFarlandAnnette McGarrahanAlberta McGilliganLynn McGooganBeth McGovernKevin McGowanLaurian McGrathDolores J. McGuireMary McHughSean McInerneyJohn McIntoshKay McKaskelChristine McLaughlinMichael McLaughlinMary McMahonParker McMillanLaRasha McMillerDanny J. McMurphySue McNamaraLinda McNeelyBrenda McPhersonTeresa McPhersonDon McQueenSusan Daniels McQueenMorgan MedelbergBrandi Belle MeinekeVaughn MeisterNick MellringAngela MenardPatty MendicinoPeggy MenkeJim MentelDavid MerrittMary MertzSusan MethenyJeanne MeurerNikki MeuserBarbara MeyerBetty MeyerJacklyn MeyerPaula MeyerSandy MeyerTeresa Meyer

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Claire MeynersDan MichalskiKim MichaudChristina MillerGerald MillerJames MillerJohn MillerKathleen MillerPam MillerSamantha MillerStephanie MillerCatherine MillmanMichelle MillsTerry MilneLarry MinthAlice MitchellBrittany MitchellEdith B. MitchellJacqueline MitchellKyle MitchellRussell MitchellSharol MitchellGloria MitchemSteven MitoriCindy MittanckCatherine MizeranySuzanne MoakJeannie A. MoePeggy MoehlenbrockJoy Weese MollRick MollJoseph MolnerBob MonaghanKaren Smead MondaleRenee MondayAaron MonseyJoanne MontiMary M. MontreyCherie MoodyKimberly MoonLisa MoonNancy MoorBetty MooreMartha MooreMary MooreMary MorganRalph MoritzJean MorrisJim MorrisJulia MorrisKaren R. MorrisLarry MorrisonJudy MorrowEva MoutrieBrian MuellerJune MuellerLoretta MuessigCaitlin Rose MullaneMonique MullenJohn MullerDurinda MullinsElonda MunroElizabeth MurneyAnna MurphyBarbara MurphyGale MurphyJoan MurphyMegan MurphyRosemary MurphyShannon MurphyLaura MurrayBarbara MutzKim MyersCharles NaegerElaine Naes

Lisa NansteelDeanna NashJames NashMargaret NatheJacqueline NaunheimArlene NazzoliMary NeherDeanna NelsonPaul NelsonBob NeuSusan NeuhausOlivia NeumannArnette NevittGreg NewellJon NewellBetsy NewmanLaura NewmanJohn Newman, Jr.Terry NewmarkKhue NguyenTrinh NguyenAnn NiBarbara NicholsJulie NicolaiElaine NiederbremerCatherine NiehausJanne NiemoellerJoyce NiewoehnerEmily NikirkBianca NinnemanJohn NischwitzLuke NitcherBob NoeVirginia NoeMalia NoelRichard NolteElizabeth NondorfMarge NormileBarbara Vanta NovakJeanne NowickeMary Jo NowobilskiMary Ann NyeAnnie OakeleyKyle OberleAlison O’BrienBarbara O’BrienPat O’BrienEmily O’ChiuAnita O’ConnellSue OertliDorrit O’HallaronJean OhmerClaudia OliveiraKen OlsenSandy OlsenDonna OlsonMary Lou OlsonKiayvah OndreyPatrick O’NealKathy O’NeillMary Alice O’NeillBerni OppeltFred OrtlipLeroy OrtmeyerCathy OsbornLuanne O’SheaBamidele OtemuyiwaBarbara OttoliniElisabeth OttoliniFiona OumaKathy OverallJerry OvermanOlga Pacosaca YanaSteve PalmerSue Palmer

Richard J. PandorfSusan PangLibby PapineauMaggie ParatoMolly ParatoMarissa ParhamskiShirley ParisiJennifer ParkerNancy ParkerRandall ParkerHolly ParksFarnell ParsonsJo-Ann PartinDeanna PateisAnjay PatelAshish PatelShaili PatelJill PatrickGeorge PattersonSidney PattersonPeggy PautlerDerek PayneJocelyn PayneVe’Niecy Pearman-GreenDan PearsonJessica PearsonThomas PearsonI. Annette PedersenSharon PedersenAmada Pedroni-GonzalezCourtney PeetzJames PegramKay PelikanBarbara PellegriniMary Ann PelotCurtis PepperDenise PerryLisa PestronkElizabeth PetersGary PetersLauren PetersMarsha PetersFrank PetersonMargaret PetruskaKatrina PfeifferBruce PflanzMarilyn PfotenhauerChris PfylJanice PhelpsCaroline PhilipponeLee PhillionBruce E. PhillipsDorothy PhillipsJoyce PiaseckiGreg PiccirilloTsion PichonJennifer PickerOlivia PieknikPhyllis PieperSusan Pinker-DoddKelly PinneyZona PinskiMadeline PisaniTamara PisoniKatie PlaceSusan PleissTessa-lynn PlickebaumKathy PoderJulie PolkRob PolzinAnita Louise PooleKim PopeTony PoppenRhonda Porche-SorbetFrances Porter

Carol PortmanTanya PostinMelissa PothDenise PottHoratio PotterSophie PowellAbby PowersMackenzie PowersStephanie PradeJanet PrestonLucas PrilenskiVicki ProcarioneAlexandria PurcellWilliam PuthoffJulia QuadeKenneth L. QuandtKaye QuentinCatherine QuinnGrace QuinnSue QuirkJean RacowskyJoan RadcliffeDiane RademacherCheryl RafertKaitlin RafteryTracey RafteryAnne RaglandBernice RaineriLois RaleySuzanne Ramsey-

HaubeinJoe RandolphMary Ann RandolphSandra RaneyAnne Rankin-HortonSue RappToni RaspNojan RastegarGabby RathGary RathbunFred RauchBarbara RauthJoAnn RawsonAnita RayfieldKimberly RayfordAlan RaymondMelissa ReaAdela RedzicDavid ReindlJohn ReinerElizabeth ReinschSue ReiselAnjana RenganathanSusan RentfrowDouglas ReynerLynn ReynerCyndy ReynoldsMary Beth ReynoldsPriscilla ReynoldsBernadine RichardDavid RichardsonJoanne RichardsonAlexis RicheyAlexis RichieCatherine RichterLisa RiemanGail RiesenmyHeather RightlerDavid RileyClaire RingenbergAbby RisnerFredric RissoverDave RobbPaul RobertsCarol Robinson

Helen RobinsonAnn RobisonAlison RobsonLinda RobsonMonica RodriguezPriscilla RodriguezMitchell RoemerDan RoeschMarie RoganSusan RogersChristine RohloffKaren RohneLahoma RohrerAngela Leticia Rojas

ChoqueNicole RomanAlejandro RosasJudith RosenJean RosenfeldVickie RosenkoetterTeonna RossAllan RosselCarol RosselMadeleine RossellMieke RossiFaye RothFrank RothSara RubySusan RueckerPaul RueschhoffJan RuggeDonald RumerBill RuppertMarsha RusnackAndy RussellAnn RussellNicholas RussellRichard RussellSusan RussellJudy RustigeSammy RuwitchDon RyanLucy RyanPatrice SaadChelsea SalemBetty SalihJeff SalvageVal SamsonovAdriel SandersSarah SandersDillion SandhuLynne SandlerJill SandrettoBeth SankeyCaroline SantJames SantelBarbara SantoroKatherine SauerMargie SavoyeMichael SchadeJudy SchaljoJennifer SchamberEmily ScharfJacquie ScharlottKay SchechterNorma Bonham

SchechterKaren ScheibleBonnie SchellJustin SchermaKim ScherrerJan ScherzerMaria SchiavelloJeanne SchibigJerome Schiller

Joe SchillingJoseph SchiwingerVirginia SchiwingerLauri SchiwzingRon SchlapprizziJack SchleuterCharles SchmidtChristine SchmidtPatricia SchmidtSarah SchmidtBeverly SchmittMartha SchmittAudrey SchmookMaria SchneiderAna Maria SchnizerPeter SchnizerLois SchoechLillian SchoellhornJoyce SchoenebergSue SchoeningRonda SchomburgPaul SchorrMargie SchroederTodd SchroederJim SchuckAnn SchuetteChristopher SchulteJim SchulteJudy SchulteSusie SchulteLauren SchultzTaylor SchulzPat SchutteWilliam SchwabEric SchwarzFredna ScrogginsWilliam SedlockRosalie SeemannEmilio Segales CallisayaJames E SegristKen SeherNancy SeiferElena SeligsonNancy SenterSusan SevemMaryann SextonRishi ShahGeries ShaheenFaraneh ShamseradWanda SharpLynda SharpeJennifer ShawCarol SheehanBarbara J. SheeranChase SheltonJames SheltonMadelyn SheprowAdrienne SherSandra SherDavid ShimamotoDick ShimamotoEd ShimamotoPhillip ShinJordan SholtisElaine ShookDiane ShoulbergEarl ShreckengastMarjorie SieckmannDiane SiegelNed SiegelRobert SiemerStephanie SigalaBarbara SimonPaul SimpkinsBrandon Simpson

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Sean SimpsonCatherine SinclairNickpreet SinghElizabeth SkeensKimmy SkubicJoanna SkwiotLynn SlackmanFran SlusherMary SmidtAnna SmithAutumn SmithBarbara SmithBetty SmithCynthia SmithKathleen SmithKathy SmithLeslie SmithMarie SmithRobert SmithRose Marie SmithRoy SmithShirley SmithTeresa SmithArmetta SmitleyLinda SniderShirley SnitzerJohn SnodgrassJennifer SodergrenLisa SokeRichard SokolJohn SolodarNancy SolodarAdam SommerOfelia SommerChris SottorivaMaureen SpaeteCarol SpehrClaudia SpenerRosemary SpitlerBarbara SpringerCeleste SprungVan SpurgeonCarol SquiresSusan Squires

GoldschmidtJeanette St. VrainJaime StaengelKarla StandleeCharles A. StankovicGlee StanleyLouis StarkMartha Suzanne StarkPenny SteffenDaniel Stein

Lucinda SteinDonna SteinhoffChris SteinmannJanet StensonAlan StentzJohn StephensNora SternMary StevensMichael StevensRon StevensJean StewardJulia StewartJoy StingerKatie StockeLauren C. StockerMaria StockerDelta StokesJohn StolarskiMaxine StoneMonica StonerTaylor StraderTyler StraderSarah StrandemoLaura StreettLee StreettBetty StruckhoffPeggy StuckmeyerSusie StuermanTeresa StutesTodd StylesJodi SudinJulie SunEmma SundbergMidge Supp-FeldmannJessica SuvarnaE. Lynn SuydamMary Ann SwainePenny SwankBarbara SwansonNorma SwansonJudy SweeneyAudrey SwinfordCarol SwinkSuzanne SwitzerEllie SwobodaPatricia Taillon-MillerAnn TanseyJulia TansorJoy TaoBarbara TateElaine TaylorLiz TeasdaleRichard TelmanJames Teng

Harold TennysonPaivi TetriBeverly ThieleChancelor ThomasEve ThomasJulie ThomasLinda ThomasAnna ThompsonJanet ThompsonKelsey E. ThompsonNancy ThompsonSteve ThompsonRobert ThornberryAnna ThornhillChelsea ThurmanLaverne ThurmondAnn TobbenCharlie TobenSyd TockmanPamela TodorovichJeff TofauteDavid TognoniAnne-Cecile TompkinsBarbara TonkynBetty TonneasZak ToomeyMarlene TothGeri TouchetteAnnette TownsendAnthony TrabonJane TracyLila TraegerLinda TrainaAshley TrauschPaul TraversDan TruemanJane TschudyDavid TuckerJack TuckerRebecca TuckerAmy TurlingtonMarjorie Gwynn TurnerGuilber Tusco Q.Jane TusseyAnn TuxburyJames TuxburyMaddie TweedSean TwomeyClaire TysonAliyah UddinRachel UebeleinCaleb UebleinNatalie UpchurchMarianne Vahlkamp

Susanne Franza ValdezShirley ValentinoStephanie Van CardoKatie Van HornSamantha VanoverTaylor VierlingAlex VietorDeivis Romeo Villanueva

FloresRichard ViolaChris VivianoHeidi VixMary Carol VoelkerRobert M. VoelkerN. Jean VogelCarole VohsenSuzanne VolkAdam VorelBob WaeltermannAlison WalasinskiHelen WalckLeigh WalkerLiz WalkerPreston WalkerNancy WallaceRebecca WallaceJacqueline WallachElizabeth WallisShawn D. WalzCindy WangDavid WangLusi WangJulia P. WanlessNick WardSharon WardMarti WarhurstWallis WarrenMegan WashausenCaitlyn WashingtonNorbert WasileskiCindy WatermeierGregory Waters IITimothy WattJudy WattersAudrey WattlerLinda WaughMargaret WayneRobert WeaverSue WebbMary WeberOlivia WeberPhyllis WeberStephen WedekindBarbara Wedler

Randolph WedlerBarbara WehlingJames WeidmanPhyllis WeidmanAnne WeidmannJanice WeilPaul WeilandGinger WeinelRobert WeinmanLindsey WeinrichSue WeintraubMallory WeiseIrene WeisenhornCarol WellmanLinn WellsRickey WellsPatricia WemhoenerLaura WendeMary Clair WengerMarion WernerJames WesselmanAlex WestCori WestcottBrooke WestendorfKenneth WheatAdrinne WhiteKevin WhiteSusan WhiteTyler WhiteCheryl WhitingKelly WhitmanLinda WhittenEdward WidmerWilma WienoldPam WilcoxDale WilkeJean WilkinsonNancy WillardSandra WillemsConnie WilliamsMargaret WilliamsMark WilliamsNancy WilliamsNorma WilliamsPatrice WilliamsPatrick WilliamsNancy WillisCarolyn WillmoreDiana WillsonCarol WilsonCharles WilsonCharles WilsonEarl WilsonSarah Wilson

Sarah WilsonGail Wilson HumphreyJulie WinklerMargaret WinterSarah WinterJamison WipkeJordan WipkeCarolyn WirthAngela C. WiseBeth WisemanRoger WisemanJacinta WitherspoonWhitney WodstrchillDennis WoldumDenise WolfMackenzie WolkDoug WolterAlexander WongSai Chai WongKaren WoodKathleen WoodMary WoodwardMary WooldridgeDevante WootenMara WorleyMarian WuestHannah WylerAnna WymanCourtney R. WynnKerry XiaoYan XieThom YatesTiffany YatskoAnita YeagerLouella YeargainJudi YemmKayla YettkeJackie YiCrystal YnNicole YongJim YoungKathy YoungMarianne YoungSarah YoungBeth YoungerJoanne YuCatherine ZaegelStacy ZamskayaNancy ZanderRichard ZanderVictor ZarrilliMeera ZassenhausSophie ZavagliaMegan ZeikNate ZelinskeDonna ZeregaPatricia ZerilloAriel ZhangBo Yang ZhangLuman ZhangConnie ZhaoEric ZhaoValerie ZhuravelLeon ZickrickWilliam ZiegenbeinMark ZigrangGeorgia ZimmermanJohn ZimmermanTom ZimmermanAdilah ZulkifliLinda Zurfluh

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visitorsattendance at all locations: 898,780Highest daily attendance:

14,004 on Monday, September 9 (Japanese Festival)Highest non-event attendance:

8,050 on Sunday, May 8 (Mother’s Day)Lowest attendance: 35 on Tuesday, January 18

membersMembers: 36,386Upper-level members: 1,111Total number of member visits: 224,409Members who renew each year: 79%

PersonnelNumber of staff: 471Number of volunteers: 1,931Number of volunteer hours worked: 151,773.75Number of equivalent full-time staff: 78

communicationsUnique online visitors: 1,081,412 (28% increase over 2010)E- newsletter distribution: 55,198 (16% increase over 2010)Social network followers (Facebook, Twitter, Google+,

Flickr, YouTube): 49,731 (38% increase over 2010)

educationstudents and teachers participating in Garden

programs: 88,966

education Program ParticipationTeachers supported through Garden education programs,

workshops, and instructional material: 3,232Adults participating in Garden education programs: 8,027Seniors, special-needs, and others supported through

Horticulture Therapy programs: 4,390Youth and families participating in education

programs: 8,348Youth and families participating in Garden Community

Outreach: 11,558Visitors experiencing drop-in education

opportunities: 107,213

education venue attendanceVisitors to the Doris I. Schnuck Children’s Garden: 85,766Visitors to the Brookings Interpretive Center: 118,989Visitors to the Tower Grove House: 53,525Visitors to the Dana Brown Overnight Center at

Shaw Nature Reserve: 6,943Visitors to the U.S. Green Building Council Missouri

Gateway Chapter offices: 1,825Second-party educational program venue attendees: 376

home GardeningVisitors to the Center for Home Gardening: 142,199 visitorsPlastic pot recycling: 140,000 lbs. Master Gardeners: 267 active volunteers put in 34,428

hours of community servicePlant Doctor Service: 7,369 clients asked 11,567 questionsCalls to Horticulture Answer Service: 10,715 calls;

15,222 questions; and 767 mail-outsGardeningHelp web visitors: 1.7 millionOnline e-mail gardening questions answered: 1,341

horticulture displaysTotal accessions: 27,144New accessions in 2011: 2,831 Total taxa/unique types of plants: 16,282Total trees on grounds: 4,655 (1,066 taxa)New trees in 2011: 102 (of 58 different species)Unique types of oaks: 50Unique types of witch hazels: 84Unique types of rhododendron/azaleas: 271Unique types of Missouri native trees on grounds: 103Unique types of roses: 274 (2,182 bushes)Unique types of daffodils: 682Unique types of daylilies: 1,960Unique types of iris: 1,486Unique types of lilies: 170Seasonal bedding plants: 142,989 Hanging baskets produced: 172Plants raised for the Holiday Show: 3,050 plants (896

poinsettias and 2,154 miscellaneous)Aquatic plants: 116Index seminum: 3,728

science & conservationPh.D. researchers at the Garden: 50 Researchers did fieldwork in 35 countries on 6 continentsGraduate students at the Garden: 15 students from

5 different countriesDegrees awarded: 3 Ph.D. and 3 Master’sSpecimens in Herbarium: 6,301,988

(5,770,023 flowering plants and 531,965 bryophytes)Tropicos™ online herbarium records: 4,015,391

(names 1,257,549) Books in the Library: over 200,000 (new in 2011: 1,580) Journal subscriptions in the Library: over 800 print journalsReference queries answered: 437Interlibrary loans: 1,211 supplied to 15 countriesRare books: approximately 6,550 printed before 1830Rare books digitized and placed online: over 500 for a

total of 4,800 volumesAccess to over 2,000 electronic journalsBooks published by MBG Press: 6 (and 2 quarterly journals)

the garden by the numbersYear ended December 31, 2011

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andrew wyattVice President, Horticulture(314) 577-9426andrew.wyatt@mobot.org

dr. Peter h. ravenPresident Emeritus(314) 577-9577peter.raven@mobot.org

robert J. herlethExecutive Vice President(314) 577-9575bob.herleth@mobot.org

Paul w. BrockmannSenior Vice President, General Services(314) 577-5129paul.brockmann@mobot.org

deborah frankVice President, Sustainability(314) 577-0279deborah.frank@mobot.org

sharon mertzlufftSenior Vice President, Institutional Advancement(314) 577-9495sharon.mertzlufft@mobot.org

Peggy lentsSenior Vice President, Communications(314) 577-0245peggy.lents@mobot.org

olga martha montielVice President, Conservation and Sustainable Development(314) 577-9412olgamartha.montiel@mobot.org

mark deeringDirector, Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House(636) 530-0076 x11mark.deering@mobot.org

rick angevineVice President, Financial Services and Controller(314) 577-5160rick.angevine@mobot.org

rebecca ingramVice President, Human Resources(314) 577-5122rebecca.ingram@mobot.org

Jan simonsVice President, Retail Operations(314) 577-9581jan.simons@mobot.org

sheila vossVice President, Education(314) 577-0284sheila.voss@mobot.org

the management team

chuck millerVice President, Information Technology and Chief Information Officer(314) 577-9419chuck.miller@mobot.org

dr. robert e. magillSenior Vice President, Science and Conservation(314) 577-5161bob.magill@mobot.org

John w. BehrerDirector, Shaw Nature Reserve(636) 451-3512john.behrer@mobot.org

family of attractions

Glenda abneyDirector, EarthWays Center(314) 577-0288glenda.abney@mobot.org

dr. Peter wyse JacksonPresident(314) 577-5110peter.wysejackson@mobot.org

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