New Botanical Research Center

The Nancy Jean Stump Seiger ’54 Botanical Research Center, located next to Boehm Science Building, was dedicated in June. Faculty and students alike will spend time in the new area, advancing botanical research in ways that will be appreciated far beyond the KU campus. This facility will be used in community education events for gardening and will complement research in regenerative organic agriculture associated with KU’s new environmental studies program track.

The center is named for Nancy Jean Stump Seiger, who graduated in 1954 with a degree in education and received an honorary degree from KU in 2021.. She taught fifth grade in the Reading School District for 32 years and taught citizenship classes at night.