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A N N U A L R E POR T for fiscal year october 1, 2014 - September 30, 2015

f i s c a l y e a r 2 0 1 5 w a s a p i v o t a l y e a r at Huntsville Botanical Garden as we worked through the next stages of the new Guest Welcome Center. We began our capital campaign raising $ 7,624,586.59 by September 30, and announced the groundbreaking for January 2016.

Committees continue to work tirelessly on the many building details, interior design, landscaping and fundraising all while remaining focused on our guests and providing the community a special place to relax, build memories, learn and reconnect with nature. additional FY 2014-2015 Highlights: • Garden receives seven national, state and local awards • Nature Connects Art with LEGO ® Bricks by Sean Kenney exhibit • HBG collaborates with Auburn University on new Intern Program • Holmes Trillium Collection receives provisional status by the North American Plant Collections Consortium (NAPCC)

Guest Welcome Center Designs and plans were created to build a beautiful southern-style Guest Welcome Center that will feature three new rental facilities, a gift shop, café and meeting rooms.

This project will provide resources that will allow the Garden to grow and provide a better place for our visitors, members, volunteers and staff to enjoy, celebrate, work and come together. Groundbreaking in January 2016.

Depar tment Highlights Hort i c u lt u re/S i te • The Holmes Trillium Collection received provisional status by the North American Plant Collections Consortium (NAPCC) and was deemed the most extensive collection of eastern North American native trillium in U.S. Additionally, a Trillium Resource room was created.

• A new bridge and Cotten Cove were added to the Bush Azalea Trail.

• The Garden’s first conservation plan was developed.

E d uc at i o n

De velopment

Youth Education

• Corporate Partner Program created • Annual Spring Luncheon featuring James Farmer • 3rd Annual Fresh from the Garden dinner • 10th Anniversary of the Garden of Hope

• 11,017 students attended school fieldtrip programs • 658 students attended camps, classes and programs

Adult Education

VolunteerS

• 700 participants in 18 programs

• 2015 Butch Damson Volunteer of the Year: Trillium expert and dedicated volunteer Harold Holmes was the recipient.

• The Education Department collaborated with Alabama Wildlife Federation to form the Tennessee Valley Environmental Educators (TVEE) with a mission to enhance and support formal and informal environmental education.

Garden E vents • Nature Connects Art with LEGO ® Bricks

by Sean Kenney The 2015 summer exhibit consisted of 27 larger-than-life sculptures that were on display throughout the Garden from April – July resulting in a 66% increase in attendance and 58% increase in new memberships. Thank you to the nine sponsors and presenting sponsor, Jerry Damson Automotive, for supporting this exhibit.

• Galaxy of Lights – Presenting Sponsor: Jerry Damson Automotive • Scarecrow Trail • Bootanica • Bunny Bonanza • Galaxy 5K and 3K Dash • Luncheon series • Spirits in the Garden • Saturday with Santa • Give-back Days

• 2015 Vernon Bush Distinguished Service Award: The Garden recognized Virginia Hurst for her many years of service, expertise and leadership with this award.

• 2,100 individuals worked 49,000 volunteer hours for a total payroll value of over $1.1 million in a payroll equivalency rate of $23.07 per hour.

• Spring & Fall Plant Sale: 800 volunteers gave 5,000 hours of time • Galaxy of Lights: total 1,260 volunteers gave 16,300 hours

At tendance & Facilit y Rental The Garden welcomed over 247,000 visitors representing nearly every state as well as visitors from Germany, Canada, Australia, England, and Peru.

The Facility Rental Department hosted: • 56 business meetings • 140 society/club meetings • 57 weddings • 42 parties/luncheons • 35 picnics • 5 memorial services • 14 photo shoots

Marke ting

Board of Direc tors

Seven Awards

John Allen MG (Ret.) Joseph L. Bergantz Penny Billings Lynn Carden LTG (Ret.) Mark Curran Michael A. DeMaioribus Kyle Findlay Cindy Gray Linda Green

• American Business Association: HBG Galaxy of Lights awarded 2015 and 2016 Top 100 Events and Festivals Award • Vacation Idea Magazine: Named one of the 10 Best Botanical Gardens for Families in the nation • TripAdvisor: Certificate of Excellence in Hospitality in 2015 • Birds and Blooms Magazine: Lewis Birding Trail named one of two best birding trails in the nation • Rocket City Mom: Readers voted HBG as the favorite local attraction for toddlers and preschoolers • Southeast Tourism Society: Scarecrow Trail voted as the STS Top 20 Champion

Membership Total Members 7,814 • 20+ memberships: 599 • 279 members attended the Annual Member Dinner on September 22

HBG Officers & Direc tors Paula Steigerwald President and

Chief Executive Officer

Lois Grey Mary Griffith David Harbarger Warne S. Heath Marc Jacobson Eleanor Loring Janet Kincherlow-Martin Beth Martin Richardson Emily Robertson

Advisory Board 2014-2015 Chairman – Terry Bradford

P e r ma n e n t P o s i t i o n s President, Oakwood College Dr. Leslie N. Pollard President, UA Huntsville Dr. Robert Altenkirch Superintendent, Huntsville City Schools Dr. Casey Wardynski Appointee: Rena Anderson Superintendent, Madison County Schools Matt Massey Superintendent, Madison City Schools Dr. Dee Fowler Chairman, Botanical Garden Society Board Linda Green Immediate Past Chairman Botanical Garden Society Jay Stowe Immediate Past President Garden Guild Lois Grey

Mayor, City of Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle Appointee: John Hamilton Mayor, City of Madison Mayor Troy Trulock Chairman, Madison County Commission Honorable Dale Strong Director, U.S. Space & Rocket Center Dr. Deborah Barnhart Director, M.S.F.C. Patrick Scheuermann Alternate: Johnny Stephenson Commander, Redstone Arsenal GEN Dennis Via Appointee: Linda Via President, A&M College Dr. Andrew Hugine, Jr. Appointee: Abbiegail Hugine

Kathy Gilder

Vice-President Operations

Donna Krabill

Vice-President Communications & Programs

Cynthia Potts

Vice-President of Advancement

Amy Hamilton

Director of Development

advisory board Elec ted Direc tors

Carol Casey

Director of Marketing

S e p t e m b e r 2015

Soozi Pline

Director of Education

Niki Sothers

Director of Horticulture

Melissa Riley

Director of Visitor Services

Finance

Chris Robinson Reba Rogers Jan Smith Bill Stender Julie Stephens Jay C. Stowe MG (Ret.) Al Sullivan

Pete Apple Laurel Bailey Kathi Tew

S e p t e m b e r 2016 Phylis Baron Terry Bradford Paula Lecher Eric Mills Beth Sippel

S e p t e m b e r 2017 Cynthia Almodovar Mary Grace Evans Terry Lewis Tony Osani Dr. Ken Rivenbark

Foundation Board officers & members FY 14

Public Support 219,380 Advancement 658,681 Education 114,898 Membership 519,579 Events & Rentals 465,188 Admissions 627,606 Gift Shop 198,409 Total Operating Revenue $2,803,742

Operating Expenses 769,293 Wages & Benefits 1,604,265 Communications 70,470 Building/Site Expenses 292,251 Other Admin 58,906 Capital Expenses 534 Total Operating Expenses $2,795,719

FY 15

% of Re venue

219,335 727,055 132,377 530,617 424,623 733,839 223,012 $2,990,858

7.3% 24.3% 4.4% 17.7% 14.2% 24.5% 7.5%

888,009 1,645,241 99,410 317,253 56,657 14,536 $3,021,106

29.7% 55.0% 3.3% 10.6% 1.9% 0.5%

John Wynn, President Middie Thompson, Vice President David Lucas, Past President Beth Wise, Treasurer Bobby Bradley, Assistant Treasurer Bill Snoddy, Secretary Roy Nichols John Purdy John Stallworth Linda Smith

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D o n at i o n s | G i f t s r e c o g n i z e d i n f i s c a l y e a r 2 0 1 4 - 2 0 1 5 October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015

L’Arbre

$100,000 & over

Cumulative Lifetime Giving

Alpha Foundation, Inc. Phylis and Bob Baron The Boeing Company Bobby A. Bradley and Charley S. Burruss Dean and Vernon Bush City of Huntsville Crestwood Medical Center Butch and Jerry Damson Damson Automotive The Daniel Foundation of Alabama Dorothy Davidson The Garden Guild Betty R. Grisham Harbarger Landscape Design James D. Hays Teri and John Holly Arnold Hornbuckle Huntsville Botanical Garden Foundation The Huntsville Times Intergraph Corporation Ruth and John Jurenko Kresge Foundation Laughlin Service Funeral Home Terry and Herb Lewis The Jane K. Lowe Charitable Foundation Madison County Commission Mary Lou and Bob McNabb Sue and Roy Nichols Tine and John Purdy Redstone Federal Credit Union Emily and Steve Robertson Janice H. Smith Linda J. Smith Loretta Spencer Bill Stender and Ellen Chorba Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc. Toyota Alabama Carol Williamson

La Fleur

$50,000 - $99,999

Cumulative Lifetime Giving

ADTRAN, Inc. AT&T COLSA Corporation Combined Federal Camgaign Daylily Garden Volunteers Dynetics, Inc. First Commercial Bank Sue and Thornton Fleming Patsy and Frank Haws Brenda and Harold Holmes Huntsville Herb Society Huntsville-Madison County Builders Association The Olin B. King Foundation L-3 Communications Corporation Huntsville Operation

Lockheed Martin Corporation Master Gardeners of North Alabama McDonnell-Douglas Corp.

NASA Bill and Josie O’Meara The Orthopaedic Center Regions Bank Pam and Jim Rogers SAIC Donna and Bill Shergy Jeanie and Bill Snoddy Kathy and Al Sullivan Isle and Bernhard Tessmann John B. Winch

La Branche

$25,000 - $49,999

Cumulative Lifetime Giving

4Site, Inc. AEgis Technologies Alabama Bureau of Tourism and Travel AmSouth Bank BB&T Bank BBVA Compass Bank BDM Federal, Inc. Bennett Nurseries, Inc. Betty and Philip Bentley Botanical Garden Iris Society Buffalo Rock Company/Pepsi Cola Center for Sight, PC Chick-Fil-A Daimler Chrysler Leta and Mike DeMaioribus, Jr. DESE Research, Inc. Lu Downey Dunagan Yates & Alison Emerson Network Power Estate of Margaret P. Peabody Fountain Parker Harbarger & Associates, Inc. Mary and Jim Griffith Dale and Thomas Griggs Mr. and Mrs. William H. Gurley Jean Hairston Harvilee P. Harbarger Kimberly and John Hartley Huntsville Fern Society Huntsville Twickenham Rose Society IBM Jacobs Technology, Inc. Marilyn Jones Steve and Cheryl Kennamer Rosemary and Byrd Latham Pat and Jim Lindberg LMI Jean and Peter Loux John Mullins Freya and Loch Neely Linda and Jay Newkirk Nichols Research Corporation The North Alabama Daylily Society

Eloise and William Propst The Propst Foundation Raytheon Systems Company Lana and Joe Ritch Russ Russell Commercial Real Estate Dianne and Calame Sammons SCI Systems Rebecca and Larry Smith Judith and Richard Smith Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust Jean Wessel Templeton Tennessee Valley Authority Brenda and Richard Titus United Launch Alliance Lori and J. Kevin Webber Louis B. Weiner and Beverly Henley Wells Fargo Bank Wild Birds Unlimited Wildflower Society and Friends Woody Anderson Ford

La Tronc

$10,000 - $24,999

Given in Ten-Year Period

Allied Waste Services Analytical Services, Inc. Anonymous ATK Launch Systems Avion Solutions, Inc. Eleanor S. Baker BancorpSouth, Inc. Belk, Inc. Sheryl and Marc Bendickson Berry Land Company, LLC Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. Terry and Jim Bradford Barbara Buice Calibre Lynn and Mike Carden Beverly and Henry Chase Carol and Robert Churchill City of Madison Continental Automotive Systems Alison and Philip Crosby Sue and Roy Day Edna and Jerry Deener Dermatology Associates, P.A. Domino’s Pizza ERC, Inc. Estate of Nell Bragg Janice Fowler Larry S. Fulton Gray Research, Inc. (Macaulay-Brown, Inc.) Happy Tails Ranch Sandy and Bob Hovde Inline Electric Supply Co., Inc. Johnson Controls, Inc. Libby and Ray Jones Bhavani and Rao Kakani Sarah Lauren and Andrew Kattos Knology

Carol and Rob Lambdin Jeffrey Lawrence and Karen Wu LogiCore Corporation Loring & Co., Inc. Lowe’s Home Improvement Cindi and Bob Ludwig Madison County Legislative Office Irene Mangus Dene Mathews Patrick McCauley Roxanne and Walter Melton Mercedes-Benz of Huntsville Dev and Everett Mosley National Technical Systems, Inc. Marcia and Charles Overstreet Pediatric Gastroenterology Associates, P.C. Primrose Schools J. N. Pritzker Rain Bird Corporation Red Wing Shoe Store Redstone Village, Inc. Rootmaker Products Company Salon Allure Samples Properties Paula and Wilburn Sanders Sara Baker Foundation Inc. Science & Engineering Services, Inc. Servis1st Bank The Spine and Neurosurgery Center Anthony Toney Turner Properties Van Valkenburgh & Wilkinson Realtors Margaret and Mack Vann Vencore Weichert Realtors – The Space Place Pam White Marilyn and Bob Whiteford Wendy Wilson and Curt Benzle Angie and Sam Yeager Stephanie and Keith Young

La Racine

$5,000 - $9,999

Given in Five-Year Period

Accurate Machine and Tool Corp.

Alabama House of Representatives, Dist. 20, Madison County Alabama State Council on the Arts Alabama Strong Allergy Asthma & Clinical Immunology Specialists, P.C. Cindy and Rey Almodovar Apple Appleton Learning Corp.

Big Spring Environmental LLC Jo Ann and Fred Braam The Broadway Group Clearview Cancer Institute Community Ballet Assoc., Inc. The Community Foundation

Cynthia and Mark Curran Currie Systems, Inc. Gayle and Bryan Dodson Eager Beaver Tree Service Edwards Design and Fabrication, Inc. Peggy and Ray Fambrough First Bank Mortgage Partners Elizabeth and Pete Franks Gigaparts, Inc. Mark Harbarger Rebecca and Frank Hayes Huntsville Hospital Huntsville-Madison County Chamber of Commerce Intrepid IPC (InfoPro Corporation) Julie and Robert Lockwood Michele and David Lucas Matheny Goldmon Architects + Interiors Elizabeth and Michael Morard Vardhani Murty Christy B. Nickelson nLogic, LLC Outdoor Solutions, Inc. Jean and Jerre Penney Mary Ellen and Steven Peters Renasant Bank Janet and Bob Reville Ken Rivenbark Russell Robb Salon Allure Sigmatech, Inc. Susan Stokes Elaine and Jay Stowe Ann and Ken Tippie Irma and Jack Tuder Turner Construction Company Peggy and Shannon Turney Richard and Nancy Van Valkenburgh Frank VanLandingham Venturi, Inc. VT Group WAAY TV Warren Averett WaveLink, Inc. Willbrook Solutions, Inc. Wilson Garage Door Company of Huntsville, Inc. Worth Exhaust Center Yulista Management, Inc.

La Graine

$1,000

Given in Last Fiscal Year

ADS Security Alabama Climate Control Alabama Gulf Seafood Pam and Joe Alexander American Public Garden Association Helen and Joe Bergantz Edna Block

Brooke Boen Wanda and Bill Carswell Cimarron Composites Beverly Cordrey Country Cottage Assisted Living Sharon and Jim Cruce Nancy and Richard Crunkleton Grace and Carroll Dailey Davidson Technologies Regina and Michael Dembo Sherry Dinges Shannon and James Drake Mona and Merph Ellis Environmental Systems Corp.

Luciana and Kyle Findlay William Fite Florida Institute of Technology Margaret Fruchtnicht Susan and William Geoghegan GMR Marketing Graham & Company Cindy and Ron Gray Linda and Randy Green Hall Albright Garrison & Associates P.C. Hampton Cove Garden Club Karis and Claude Harbarger The Jill Heffernan Group Pam and Van Hollis Emily and Norman Hoover Huntsville Utilities Intrepid Margaret and Robert Jackson Jesse Stutts, Inc. Joe Jones Marta and Claude Kinzer Melissa and Sandy Kirkindall Melanie and David Langford Jack and Jean Lee Eleanor and Rick Loring Shelaine and Frank Luttrell Madison Dermatology Fred McBride McCurdy Animal Hospital Lorraiane and Al Mullin Nesin Therapy Services, P. C. Northrop Grumman Corporation OASYS, Inc. Steven Peterson and Betty Pearce Elizabeth and Alan Ratliff Remington Outdoor Company Sirote & Permutt PC – Huntsville The Tutelar Group The Huntsville Kennel Club George M. Thurlow Troy 7 Inc. Trustmark Wealth Management Wal-Mart Foundation Elisabeth W. Whitten Ted Williams Elizabeth Wise Faye Wishik Woodland Homes of Huntsville Rachel Young