Current Legacy Trees
Individuals, families, and organizations with a special interest in Hastings College are invited to sponsor the planting of a tree in memory of or in honor of a person or group. Trees serve as a living tribute to individuals or groups while they contribute to the beauty and tradition of the HC Arboretum. Hundreds of trees were planted in April 1883 in connection with groundbreaking for McCormick Hall, the first permanent campus building.
Legacy trees are a perfect way to honor or memorialize a loved one at Hastings College. Trees can be placed in honor or in memory of a former student, parent or professor.
For questions or more information contact the Hastings College Alumni Association at 402.461.7363 or email alumni@hastings.edu.
| Tribute | Year | Tree | Location | Donor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Donald Goodrich | 2024 | Brandywine Red Maple | North of labyrinth in Circle Drive | Goodrich Family and Friends |
| Dr. Elinore Barber | 2024 | Ginko Biloba ‘Autum Gold’ | West side of Fuhr Hall | Bill Hulsker ’60 |
| Drs. Margaret “Maggie” & Warren Scharf – Professors of Music 1958-67 | 2023 | Red Oak | Southwest of Fuhr Hall | Friends and former students |
| Dr. Anne Fairbanks Bohlke | 2023 | Jane Magnolia | In front of McCormick Hall | Family and Friends |
| Dr. William McCall, Rev. Dr. Donald McCall | 2022 | Sycamore Planetree and Bench | East of Gray Center by creek | Family |
| Casey Krolikowski & Casey Molifua Wedding | 2022 | Whitespire Birch | Southwest corner of Fuhr Hall | Family and Friends |
| Rev. Dr. Thomas J. Reeves – 13th President of Hastings College (1985-95) | 2022 | American Sweetgum | Northeast of Daugherty | Faculty and Staff of Hastings College |
| Mikaelah Molifua ’17/ ’19 MAT | 2022 | Burr Oak | South of JDAC | Miles for Mik Run – March 16, 2022 |
| Mikaelah Molifua ’17/ ’19 MAT | 2020 | Streetspire Oak | South side Kiewit | Hastings College |
| Blaine Morrow ’19 | 2020 | Streetspire Oak | South side Kiewit | Hastings College |
| Robert M. Williams ’39 Janice Lacey Williams ’40 | 2019 | Sterling Silver Linden | Northeast of Daugherty Center | Jan Gill ’65 and Matthew Williams and Families |
| Dr. James W. Johnson | 2019 | Tulip Tree | North west of Fuhr Hall | Family and Friends |
| Gretchen Timmer ’61 | 2019 | Sterling Silver Linden | Northwest of Fuhr Hall | Famiy and Friends |
| Dr. Charles Evans | 2019 | Brandywine Red Maple | North of Perkins Library | Family and Friends |
| Pam Bohmfalk | 2019 | North Wind Japanese Red Maple | South of Perkins Library | John Bohmfalk |
| Roger Gipson ’69 | 2019 | Shumard Red Oak | West of Bronc Hall | Classmates and Friends |
| Roger Gipson ’69 | 2019 | Brandywine Red Maple | Steinhart Plaza | Classmates and Friends |
| Elaine Warner Chard ’60 | 2019 | Red Oak | Southwest of Fuhr Hall | Family |
| Dr. Lee Wigert ’74 | 2019 | Red Oak | North of Morrison -Reeves Science Center | Family and friends from the Psychology Department |
| Mark Matthews | 2018 | Royal Star Magnolia | Steinhart Plaza | Friends and Family |
| Alexander Hall Alumni | 2018 | Red Oak | East of Babcock Hall | Alexander Hall Alumni |
| Alexander Hall Alumni | 2018 | HC American Elm | Northeast of Babcock Hall | Alexander Hall Alumni |
| Wilma Dunbar | 2018 | Colorado Blue Spruce | West side of Steinhart Plaza | Billy Dunbar ’10 |
| Dr. Elizabeth Behrens | 2017 | American Linden | South side of Steinhart Plaza | DeBoer/Edwards Families |
| Jay Bittfield ’08 | 2017 | London Planetree | East side of Altman Hall | Eta Phi Lambda Classmates |
| Dr. Robin ’76 & Ann Koozer | 2016 | Peking Tree Lilac | Entrance of Fuhr Hall | Dr. Robin Koozer ’76 |
| Dale E. Black | 2014 | ‘Greenspire’ Linden | Entrance of McCormick Hall | Susan Medsker-Nedderman ’74 and Robert Nedderman |
| President Don Jackson ’70 | 2013 | Red Oak | North of Daugherty Center | Teacher Education Department |
| Remmington Reinick | 2013 | American Linden | East entrance of track | Hastings College |
| Tamara J. Babcock | 2013 | Princeton American Elm | South of Kiewit | Susan Medsker-Nedderman ’74 and Robert Nedderman |
| Dee Yost ’72 | 2013 | Princeton American Elm | West of Perkins Library | Susan Medsker-Nedderman ’74 and Robert Nedderman |
| 130th Anniversary Hastings College | 2012 | Princeton American Elm | West of McCormick Hall | Hastings College |
| Brad Cusatis | 2012 | Northern Catalpa | North of HSU by Heartwell Creek | Hastings College |
| Tasha Keiter | 2012 | American Sycamore | South of Gray Center next to Heartwell Creek | Hastings College |
| Roberta Kay Schmidt Siebert ’65 | 2012 | ‘Prairie Gold’ Quaking Aspen | West of Fuhr Hall | Jane Browning & Brian Siebert |
| Dr. Harold C. Shiffler | 2012 | Princeton American Elm | Northwest of Scott Studio Theatre | Susan Medsker-Nedderman ’74 & Robert Nedderman |
| Eleanor & Tom ’53 Jorgenson | 2011 | American Linden | Barrett Alumni Center | Tom Jorgenson ’53 |
| Dani Busboom | 2011 | Bur Oak | North of Hazelrigg Student Union | 2011 Senior Class |
| Jimmy King ’55 | 2011 | Bur Oak | West side of Fuhr Hall | Class of 1961 |
| Evan Wheeler | 2011 | Bur Oak | North of Hazelrigg Student Union | 2011 Senior Class |
| Jerry Anderson ’54 | 2010 | Northern Red Oak | Southwest of Morrison-Reeves Science Center | Dr. Bill Beck ’54 |
| Boy Scouts Troop 200 | 2010 | ‘Princeton’ American Elm | West of Morrison-Reeves Science Center | Hastings College |
| Dave Cunningham ’62 | 2010 | ‘Redmond’ American Linden | Northeast Morrison-Reeves Science Center | Will ’61 & Ginny ’63 Locke |
| A.H. Jones | 2010 | Bur Oak | East of Morrison-Reeves Science Center | Jack Osborne ’63 |
| Rev. Silas & Ruth Kessler | 2010 | Bur Oak | Southeast of Morrison-Reeves Science Center | Locke Family |
| Student Education Association | 2010 | Lacebark Elm | West of Morrison-Reeves Science Center | Hastings College |
| Dr. Wendell & Anna Lou Showalter | 2010 | ‘Redmond’ American Linden | Northeast of Morrison-Reeves Science Center | Ginny ’63 & Will ’61 Locke |
| Dedication of Morisson-Reeves Science Center | 2009 | Royal Raindrops Crabapple | Entrance of Morrison-Reeves Science Center | Hastings College |
| Marion Fabrique Glassey | 2009 | Red Oak | West of Barrett Alumni Center | Darrell ’65 & Honey Lou Bonar, Grace McGinnis Shackelford, Kelly McGinnis ’80, Kristin Trenholm |
| Rev. Kenneth Locke | 2009 | Chinkapin Oak | North of Hazelrigg Student Union | Locke Family |
| Earth Day | 2007 | Autumn Blaze Red Maple | Near north exit of Circle Drive | Student Environmental Action Committee |
| Virginia Tech Community | 2007 | Autumn Blaze Red Maple | South of French Chapel | Student Environmental Action Committee |
| Drs. Fred Condos & Will Locke ’61 | 2006 | Red Oak | East of Hurley-McDonald | Student Education Association &Teacher Education Department |
| Jessica Madsen | 2005 | Prairiefire Crabapple | East of Babcock Hall near 9th Street | Hastings College |
| Kevin Heineman ’80 | 1996 | ‘Legacy’ Sugar Maple | Southwest of Gray Center for Communication Arts | Gray Center students & faculty |
| Dr. Gilbert Adrian | 1995 | American Liberty Elm | Formerly north side of Steinhart Hall of Science | Science Division |
| Dr. Carl Throckmorton ’58 | 1995 | Amur Maple | Formerly north side Steinhart Hall of Science | Science Division |
| George W. Rennick | 1990 | Red Oak | Northeast of Perkins Library | Sam Rennick ’76 |
| Irene Moerer & Louise Walter | 1987 | Landscaping & Garden, Japanese Tree Lilac | South of Gray Center | Kathy ’64 & Bob ’65 Hindman |
| Ralph Adams, Jr. | 1946 | Many trees and shrubs | Original campus | Hal ’34 & Gretchen ’37 Lainson |
| Jennie Hart Fuller | 1934 | Royal Purple Smoke Tree (Original tree unknown) | South of Daugherty Center | Niobrara Chapter D.A.R. |
