Tribute Tree List | Photo Album

Tribute 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. A Tribute Tree Application form is available here: 

Download a Tribute Tree Application (.pdf)

For questions or more information contact Matt Fong at mfong@hastings.edu or 402-461-7786.

List of Tribute Trees

Tribute	Year	Tree	Location	Donor
Ralph Adams, Jr.	c.1946	Many trees and shrubs	Original campus	Hal & Gretchen Lainson
Dr. Gilbert Adrian	1995	American Liberty Elm	North side of Steinhart Hall of Science	Science Division
Jerry Anderson	2010	Northern Red Oak	Southwest of Morrison-Reeves Science Center	Dr. Bill Beck
Tamara J. Babcock	2013	Princeton American Elm	South of Art Center	Susan Medsker-Nedderman and Robert Nedderman
Boy Scouts Troop 200	2010	'Princeton' American Elm	West of Morrison-Reeves Science Center	Hastings College
Dani Busboom	2011	Bur Oak	North of Hazelrigg Student Union	2011 Senior Class
Drs. Fred Condos & Will Locke	2006	Red Oak	East of Hurley-McDonald	Student Education Association &Teacher Education Department
Dave Cunningham	2010	'Redmond' American Linden	Northeast Morrison-Reeves Science Center	Will & Ginny Locke
Earth Day	2007	Autumn Blaze Red Maple	Near north exit of Circle Drive	Student Environmental Action Committee
Jennie Hart Fuller	1934	Royal Purple Smoke Tree (Original tree unknown)	South of Daugherty Center	Niobrara Chapter D.A.R.
Marion Fabrique Glassey	2009	Red Oak	West of Barrett Alumni Center	Darrell & Honey Lou Bonar, Grace McGinnis Shackleford, Kelly McGinnis, Kristen Trenholm
Kevin Heineman	c.1996	'Legacy' Sugar Maple	Southwest of Gray Communications	Gray Center students & faculty
A.H. Jones	2010	Bur Oak	East of Morrison-Reeves Science Center	Jack Osborne
Tasha Keiter	2012	American Sycamore	South of Gray Center next to Heartwell Creek	Hastings College
Rev. Silas & Ruth Kessler	2010	'Valley Forge' American Elm	East of Morrison-Reeves Science Center	Locke Family
Jimmy King	2011	Bur Oak	Between Weyer & Fuhr Hall	Class of 1961
Rev. Kenneth Locke	2009	Chinkapin Oak	North of Hazelrigg Student Union	Locke Family
Jessica Madsen	2005	Prairiefire Crabapple	East of Babcock Hall near 9th Street	Hastings College
Irene Moerer & Louise Walter	1987	Landscaping & Garden, Japanese Tree Lilac	South of Gray Center	Kathy & Bob Hindman
Student Education Association	2010	Lacebark Elm	West of Morrison-Reeves Science Center	Hastings College
George W. Rennick	1990	Red Oak	West of Art Center	Sam Rennick
Roberta Kay Schmidt Siebert	2012	'Prairie Gold' Quaking Aspen	West of Fuhr Hall	Jane Browning & Brian Siebert
Dr. Wendell & Anna Lou Showalter	2010	'Redmond' American Linden	Northeast of Morrison-Reeves Science Center	Ginny & Will Locke
Dr. Harold C. Shiffler	2012	Princeton American Elm	Northwest of Scott Studio Theatre	Susan Medsker-Nedderman & Robert Nedderman
Dr. Carl Throckmorton	1995	Amur Maple	North side Steinhart Hall of Science	Science Division
Virginia Tech Community	2007	Autumn Blaze Red Maple	South of French Chapel	Student Environmental Action Committee
Evan Wheeler	2011	Bur Oak	North of Hazelrigg Student Union	2011 Senior Class
Dee Yost	2013	Princeton American Elm	West of Perkins Library	Susan Medsker-Nedderman and Robert Nedderman