MUBG 25th Anniversary Celebration Gallery Landscape Services and Mizzou Botanic Garden Friends board gather to dedicate a Tribute Tree honoring Chancellor Emeritus Richard Wallace and his wife Patricia in recognition of Wallace’s role in MUBG’s formation. "Chancellor Emeritus Richard Wallace and Patricia Wallace. Honored on the 25th Anniversary of the Mizzou Botanic Garden. Est. August 26, 1999." Chancellor Emeritus Richard Wallace and Landscape Services and Mizzou Botanic Garden Director Joseph Kovolyan pose for a photo at Wallace’s Tribute Tree dedication event honoring Wallace’s role in the launch of the Garden in 1999. Chancellor Emeritus Richard Wallace, center, poses with his daughter Lisa, at left, and Gary Smith, who served 30-plus years as MU director of admissions and registrar. In recognition of Mizzou Botanic Garden’s 25th anniversary, Smith spoke about MU’s transformative history leading up to Wallace’s approval of MU’s designation as a botanic garden in 1999. In honor of the Garden’s 25th anniversary, Landscape Services and Friends of the Mizzou Botanic Garden board dedicated a Tribute Tree honoring Wallace and his wife Patricia. MU students enjoy ice cream at Mizzou Botanic Garden’s 25th Anniversary celebration. MUBG Friends Board member Betsy Garrett talks with students at MUBG’s birthday party. MUBG board members, Friends of the Garden and students gather for ice cream on a very hot day.