DONATING

Major Donors

The Allen Centennial Gardens welcomes any donation amount. A list of those donors contributing a major amount to the Gardens is at the right. For more information on how you can make a donation, please contact Jodi Wickham at the UW Foundation for more information.

Jodi Wickham
UW Foundation
608-263-2027
jodi.wickham@uwfoundation.wisc.edu

Naming Opportunities

The Allen Centennial Gardens are funded entirely with private gifts. A variety of permanent named opportunities are available for individuals who chose to pay tribute to their relationship with the University or to honor and recognize someone special in their lives.

For inquiries about making a contribution to the Gardens or to name a garden, contact Jodi Wickham. Her contact information is listed above.

Permanent Named Opportunities

Component Gardens

Donors may name a garden in honor of memory of an individual or group. A named garden will bear the desired name within the garden and on all printed information regarding the garden.

Annual Garden
Shady Annual Garden - James F. and Helen L. Wilson Shady Annual Garden : Gifts from their family

Sunny Annual Garden - Professor Paul George Fluck Sunny Annual Garden : Gifts from Ellen Dicke Fluck and Margaret and James

Arbor & Vine Garden
Class of 1935 and Class of 1937 Arbor & Vine Garden : 50th Class Reunion Gifts

Corner Garden - $10,000

Daylily Garden - $10,000

Dwarf Conifer Garden - $27,000

English Garden
Martin J. and Georgina E. Burkhardt English Garden : Gifts from Martin and Kathleen Burkhardt

Exotic Shrub Garden
Rensselaer J. Coe Exotic Shrub Garden : Gifts from Robert Coe Clark

French Garden
Erna and Fred Kunz French Garden : Gifts from Carole and Leo Walsh

French Garden Boxwood Hedge - $12,000

Ground Cover Garden - $33,000

Herb Garden
Muriel and Douglas Frost Herb Garden : Gifts from Nancy & Jim Kroening

Hillside Garden - $63,000

Iris Garden
Marion Fish Carlson Iris Garden : Gifts from A. David & Rose M. Carlson

Italian Garden
Moria J. Whitehead MD Italian Garden : Gifts from her family

Lawn Garden - $27,000

New American Garden
Sue Dahlke New American Garden : Gifts from William Dahlke

Orchard Garden
C.J. Telfer Orchard Garden : Gifts from Coe & Paul Williams

Orientation Garden - $27,500

Rock Garden
George & Frances Burrill Rock Garden : Gifts from Susan Selbo Family, G. Steven Burrill Family & Paul E. Burrill Family

Small Fruit Garden
Ken & Marcy Heim Small Fruit Garden : Gifts from Ken & Marcy Heim

Terrace Garden - $32,000

Woodland Garden
Uehling Woodland Garden : Gifts from Eleanor Uehling

Vegetable Garden - $17,000

Victorian Garden
George & Frances Burrill Victorian Garden : Gifts from Susan Selbo family, G. Steven Burrill Family & Paul E. Burrill Family

Water Garden - $73,500

Wetland Garden - $27,000

Special Garden Designations

In addition to individual garden naming, donors presenting gifts of $5,000 may designate a particular garden for their support. These donors will be recognized as a group within each garden.

Garden Features and Walkways

Bronze Sculpture
John Stuart Crawford Bronze Sculpture : Gifts from his wife and children

English Garden Bluestone Walkway - $13,000

English Garden Pavilion - $24,000

French Garden Statuary - $10,000

French and Italian Garden Walkway - $10,000

Hillside Garden Gazebo - $30,000

Hillside Garden Walkway - $35,000

Lawn Garden Sculpture - $15,000

Pergola - $22,000

Terrace Garden Walkway - $15,000

Victorian Garden Walkway
George & Frances Burrill Victorian Garden Walkway : Gifts from Susan Selbo Family, G. Steven Burrill Family & Paul E. Burrill Family

Victorian Garden Stone Urns : Gifts from Karl & Jerry Ohm

Victorian Period Fence - $35,000

Water Garden Bridge
Sara Pettengill Thompson Water Garden Bridge : Gifts from Paul D. & Clara D. Thompson

Water Garden Sculpture - $15,000

West Bank Gazebo - $20,000

Woodland Garden Limestone Walkway - $15,000

Investments in People

Garden Director
John A. & Marian Hill Keenan Garden Director Endowment : Gifts from Marian Hill Keenan

Garden Rest Facility - $50,000

Seminar Series - $35,000

Student Internships

Rock Garden Internship : Gifts from Warren & Alberta Gabelman

Student Summer Labor Fund : Gift from Anonymous Donor

Student Internship : Gifts from A. David & Rose M. Carlson

Student Internship - 1 Credit, Part-time - $25,000 each

Student Internship - 3 Credit, Full-time - $75,000 each