Annual Report 2021
Horticulture Education Center Approved by Board of Regents
The Botanic Garden at OSU will be building a new Horticulture Education Center!!!
The funding for this new building is a partnership with OSU, private donors, and TSET (The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust). Construction should start late this fall so look for updates from us as details are finalized. Thank you to everyone who has supported this effort! If you would like to contribute, please contact Lou Anella or the OSU Foundation.
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Honoring Charlie GrayDr. Carl and LaJean Whitcomb are honoring their longtime friend Charlie Gray by endowing an Experience Fund for The Botanic Garden in Charlie’s name. Earnings from the fund will pay for student internships at the garden in perpetuity!
Charlie worked at OSU from the end of 1964 until his retirement in 2006. For 13+ of those 42 years Charlie helped Dr. Whitcomb manage experiments and field trials. After Dr. Whitcomb left OSU to start Lacebark Inc., Charlie continued to work with him. In all Charlie and Dr. Whitcomb have been side by side in the field for over 40 years! Dr. Whitcomb said, “I will always think of Charlie as a valued colleague and one of my best friends.”
We thank Dr. Whitcomb and LaJean for their generous donation and for honoring their friend Charlie Gray. If you would like to honor Charlie Gray and help build this endowment, donate to OSU Foundation Fund 21-65270. |
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Backyard Demonstration GardenThe Backyard Demonstration Garden teaches homeowners how to garden with limited space. QR codes will be placed throughout the garden linking to Oklahoma Gardening videos that discuss concepts in greater detail. This allows the casual visitor to take a self-guided tour through the garden while exploring new ideas that might work best for their situation. The Backyard Demonstration Garden was made possible through an Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry grant and an in-kind donation from the Noble Research Institute.
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Friends of the Botanic Garden Board
In 2015 Friends of The Botanic Garden was formed to help with fundraising efforts and a board was elected. The board has been led by Jan McSwain as President and we thank Jan for her leadership and commitment to the gardens! Jan is stepping down from the board and Jen Anthony is taking her place as president. Thanks Jen.
Jeneane Campbell, Ray Campbell, Rick McSwain, and Kimberly Sadler are also leaving their posts on the board and leaving us in better shape thanks to years of delivering mums for our MUMbership drives. Taking their place on the board will be Dana Hare Bessinger, Michael Henneberry, Abbey Martin, Donna Smith, and Will Townsend, and continuing on the board are Ann Berry and Ann Halligan. We thank them all for their efforts in support of TBG!
- Friends of the TBG Board 2021
- Jan McSwain | President
- Lou Anella | Director
- Jen Anthony
- Ann Berry
- Jeneane Campbell
- Ray Campbell
- Ann Halligan
- Rick McSwain
- Kimberly Sadler
- Friends of the TBG Board 2022
- Jen Anthony | President
- Lou Anella | Director
- Ann Berry
- Dana Hare Bessinger
- Ann Halligan
- Michael Henneberry
- Abbey Martin
- Donna Smith
- Will Townsend
- TBG Staff
- Lou Anella - Director
- Lynda Carrier - Garden Manager
We Thank the Following for Their Support!
- Garden Benefactor
- Anonymous (2)
- Jim and Ann Berry
- Ray Campbell
- Tabitha Doescher
- and Josh Wiener
- Mrs. Evebell L. Dunham
- Greenleaf Nursery Corporation
- Kathy and Doug Hall
- Jim and Ann Halligan
- Bobby Hayes
- Lynn Hughes
- Priscilla and Skip Iba
- Jan and Rick McSwain
- Lynn and Elena Miler
- Ann and Jim Mitchell
- Doug and Jackie Needham
- Russ and Donna Rhinehart
- Shamas Family Foundation
- Southwood Landscape and
- Nursery Company
- Mike and Laura Shaw
- Carl and LaJean Whitcomb
- Aihua Xie and Wouter Hoff
- Garden Sponsor
- Nancy and John Allford
- Jennifer and Luke Anthony
- Frank and Linda Blum
- Margaret Ewing
- Judith Hull
- Tom and Krystal Hennessey
- Mary Murphy
- Real Estate Professionals
- Garden Patron
- Merry Alexander
- Vikki Beier
- James and Dayna Boggs
- Tom and Rhonda Coon
- Karen and Tommy Edgar
- First National Bank & Trust
- Company of Weatherford
- Keith and Christine Garbutt
- Gerald Klingaman, Class of 69
- Linda and John Mes
- Richard and Norma Payne
- Annette Wallace
- Sustaining
- Gladeen Allred
- Calvin and Linda Anthony
- Peter and Linda Clark
- Damona Doye
- Virginia A. Eggers
- Heidi and Elliott Williams
- Roger Gose
- Tammy and Robert Graves
- Fred and Linda Guthery
- Nancy and Fred Helms
- Judy and Larry Hoberock
- Kim and Michael Holmes
- Larry and Kayo Jones
- Darrel and Meg Kletke
- Penny Lane
- Dr. Diana Watson-Maile and
- Craig Maile
- Robert Mayer and
- Elizabeth Williams
- Barbara and John Mintmire
- Kent and Carol Olson
- Carol Ann Powell
- Jim Rutledge
- Seasonal Colors of Stillwater
- Lanny and Connie Sells
- Margaret Struble
- Liz and Ron Tarbutton
- Ann and Eddie Watkins
- Lou and Wes Watkins
- Contributing
- Anonymous
- Dennis and Loretta Bertholf
- Richard and Malinda Berry
- Fischer
- Valinda Goeppinger
- Joyce Hise
- Eve and Simon Ringsmuth
- John and Sandy Rooney
- Christine Ryland
- Bill and Toni Stone
- Odell and Marlene Walker
- Concert Series Sponsors 2021
- Allergy Partners of Oklahoma
- Daddy O’s Music Company
- The Hideaway
- OSU Office of the President
- Stillwater Designs – Kicker
We Also Thank
- The Ferguson College of Agriculture at OSU
- Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
- Oklahoma Gardening, their staff and sponsors
We were so grateful to have our Ambassadors (volunteers) working in the garden again!
We thank the following wonderful students who worked with us in 2021 for their hard work and wonderful spirit: Jessi Garrett, Brooke Kephart, Hannah Nunn, Peyton Osborne, Loren Park, Jay Pirtle, Connor Schmitz, Trevor Shaw, and Leva Swim.
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Greenleaf Norway Company |
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P&K Equipment |
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Pond Pro Shop |