U-M names new director of Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Nichols Arboretum
ANN ARBOR โ The University of Michigan announced that Anthony J. Kolenic will return to Ann Arbor to become the director of the Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum. Kolenic will start his five-year appointment on March 1 and will oversee 40 staff and partners at U-M who maintain and support more than 840 acres at the Matthaei-Nichols properties. Program manager of Matthaei-Nichols, David Betz, has been serving as interim director since Grese retired and will continue until Kolenicโs start date. โMBGNA is vital to the universityโs mission and serves as a catalyst for sustainability and inclusive community engagement and education,โ Kolenic said in a statement. Prior to joining U-M, he taught from 2006 to 2012 at Michigan State Universityโs Center for the Integrative Studies of Arts and Humanities.