2012 santa barbara beautiful annual awards

The ForTy-eighTh AnnuAl AwArds PresenTATion

sundAy, sePTember 30, 2012HaHn Hall, Music acadeMy of tHe West • santa BarBara, ca

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CongratulationsSanta Barbara Beautiful and all the award recipients!

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A Message From The PresidentA Message From The President

Since our non-profit organization waS formed in 1965, Santa Barbara

Beautiful has celebrated and promoted exceptional beautification efforts throughout the city with a commitment to recognizing the people, the talent, and the energy behind them. our community’s unique natural and built environment, including its rich cultural heritage, makes Santa Barbara an outstanding place to live and visit.

over the past whirlwind year of activity, our Board of directors has continued this tradition with support of ongoing programs and community beautification projects.

we celebrated arbor day in april with tree-planting ceremonies and readings of dr. Seuss’s “the Lorax” at many local schools. we participated in the kick-off year for “national public gardens day” in may, and then organized our chalk supplies to sponsor a colorful entry for the i madonnari Street painting festival. we provided key funding for Herbert Bayer's “chromatic gate” restoration in June - even amidst the economic recovery. we initiated a SBcc Scholarship for environmental Horticulture students, and have continued our long-standing commitment to preserve and protect the urban forest with funds for the city of Santa Barbara Street tree program. our commitment to local public art includes funding the update for the Santa Barbara county arts commission's documentary about local public art, “in plain Sight.”

we are pleased to have developed several long-term partnerships with organizations and agencies such as Santa Barbara Botanic garden; ganna walska Lotusland; Santa Barbara county arts commission; architectural foundation of

Santa Barbara; downtown organization; Legal aid foundation of Santa Barbara county; city parks and recreation; and casa del Herrero.

we are dedicated to fostering community engagement and, as president, i have witnessed the extraordinary efforts of our Board of directors, our officers and past presidents, and our various hands-on committees. i continue to marvel at the energy of our team of property judges who volunteered many hours, and their talents, to choose and write about the property award winners. i further acknowledge all

the people and entities that make this award ceremony possible including our event sponsors - the generous businesses that have continued to make this community celebration possible. a special thanks goes out to the awards committee, especially this year's chair, Kerry methner, along with our hosts at the music academy of the west, and the fabulous voices of our media talent that stepped up as volunteers to narrate our video presentations.

this year, our award recipients are simply outstanding; they inspire all of us and reflect the vibrancy of our place in the world. Speaking on behalf of our Board of directors, we welcome you tonight to the music academy of the west and ask you to continue to support Santa Barbara Beautiful.

— robert f. adams President, Santa Barbara Beautiful

Robert F. Adams

COVER IMAGE: Santa Barbara Beautiful would like to acknowledge and thank local artist Pamela Benham for contributing the beautiful artwork for the 2012 annual awards invitation and program book. See more on page 41

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The 2012 Awards ProgramThe 2012 Awards Program

PAulA loPez, Mistress of Ceremonies

Introduction of Honored Guests

Welcoming Remarks

Award Presentations

inaugural griswold award for philanthropy — giving a gift that transforms an organization: Suzanne and duncan mellichamp

Presented by UCSB Executive Vice Chancellor Gene Lucas

architectural feature

Hugh petersen award for art in public places

multi-family residence

Jacaranda award for community Service: donald g. Sharpe, architectPresented by Susette Naylor, AIA, Thompson Naylor Architects, Inc.

commercial Building

Historic revitalization

playa de Santa Barbara award for environmental Stewardship:channel islands national marine Sanctuary - advisory BoardPresented by SB County 1st District Supervisor Salud Carbajal

commercial Sign

public open Space

city of Santa Barbara arts advisory committee’s Business in art award:lynda.comPresented by Ginny Brush, Executive Director, SB County Arts Commission

Single family Home

Single family estate

president’s award: cottage Hospital of Santa BarbaraPresented by Robert F. Adams, President, Santa Barbara Beautiful

Champagne Toast

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Chancellor Henry T. Yang and the Trustees of the UC Santa Barbara Foundation are proud to salute

Suzanne and Duncan Mellichamp

The 48th Annual Santa Barbara Beautiful Awards September 30, 2012

Recipients of the Inaugural Griswold Award For Philanthropy

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We are honored to join with our community in expressing our deep appreciation for your philanthropic leadership. You inspire us all

with your vision, generosity, and heart.

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The Inaugural Griswold Award for PhilanthropyThe Inaugural Griswold Award for Philanthropy

ViBrant, curiouS, intereSted, and tHougHtfuL...lifetime educators, one originally from iowa and one from the

georgia countryside, Suzanne and duncan mellichamp have been selected as the inaugural recipients of the griswold award for philanthropy. this award recognizes that their well-planned gifts of time, thought, effort, and money have been instrumental in powerfully impacting organizations.

Suzanne and duncan mellichamp have been long time supporters of Santa Barbara Beautiful, with Suzanne serving as a board member for 20 years. together they have contributed substantial gifts to the SB community as well as served as a warm and friendly bridge between ucSB and the city of Santa Barbara.

at the heart of their giving is a love for education and concern with long-term programs. “education has been our lifelong commitment, as it has been with both our families. educating young people to become responsible citizens—who care for our environment, the arts, and the community—is key. Santa Barbara has been our special community for 46 years,” Suzanne related.

Suzanne and prof. emeritus duncan mellichamp were innovative in their approach to giving with several major philanthropic gifts to ucSB—establishing three clusters of endowed chairs, each four positions, for distinguished mid-career faculty. these gifts have made it possible for ucSB to recruit scholars and to launch major new interdisciplinary academic research initiatives in systems biology, in globalization, and in a new academic area yet to be determined. the first endowed mellichamp chair in process control, and the subsequent twelve mellichamp academic initiative professorships, are important to the ongoing development of the campus. the cluster idea is innovative uc-wide, perhaps worldwide.

duncan was introduced to Suzanne on a blind date when she was a young teacher living in her hometown of dubuque and he was a graduate student visiting from purdue. “we started our marriage nine months and seven dates later with little more than a box of love letters,” the couple confessed. now, Suzanne, who always wanted to be a teacher and work with young people, has a 30-year teaching career to her credit.

She taught elementary classes in iowa, indiana, and north carolina during her early teaching years. in 1970 she earned an m.a. from ucSB’s gevirtz graduate School of education, with emphasis in studio art, and taught for nearly 20 years, including special education, in Santa Barbara city Schools. in addition to

serving on the boards of directors of Santa Barbara Beautiful and the wildling art museum in Los olivos, she was a longtime docent for the Santa Barbara museum of art.

ucSB faculty member for 45 years, duncan mellichamp is a 1966 founding member of the chemical engineering department, recently ranked #2 in the u.S. by the national research council. well known in the field of process control, he is author or co-author

of over 100 research papers, monographs, and books. He served as elected head of the ucSB academic Senate (90-92); as head of the uc-wide academic Senate and faculty representative on the uc Board of regents (95-97); as the chancellor’s special assistant for long-range planning (97-03); and as trustee of the ucSB foundation for the past dozen years.

Suzanne and duncan contribute to many arts, music, and support organizations in the community. they were awarded the Santa Barbara medal, ucSB’s highest award, in 2006.

along the way, a supporting and positive town-and-gown relationship became important to the mellichamps,

who celebrated 51 years together this month. duncan, who did extensive work with the chancellor on long range planning, both for uc Santa Barbara and earlier for the entire uc system, was the university person who initiated the effort to “redevelop” isla Vista, in collaboration with the county and with isla Vista recreation and parks. He was also the person who initially led university efforts to create the ellwood/devereux open Space agreement.

“it was the ucSB/county initiative in isla Vista that started things off. the collaborative spirit that developed among the parties there, led to the ellwood/devereux initiative,” duncan explained.

their efforts haven’t been limited to the university. when the granada was raising funds, they stepped up there, and duncan has served on the opera SB board for nine years, including as president (2009-12). “we don’t consider ourselves as somehow constrained. Beauty potentially is everywhere,” the mellichamps shared.

“we have looked for initiatives that meet needs and are unique,” duncan explained. and Suzanne has chosen her activities for much the same reason the pair made the cluster gifts to the university. She felt they would make a difference.

the recently hired endowed professors have become well known to the mellichamps who make a point of following their research and interests. they also watch with delight and some pride as these individuals begin to take an active role in the community and find their own ways to contribute to local organizations. “without children of our own, except those we taught and mentored, our endowments and our many friends are our legacy,” explained the couple.

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Anyone who visits the Santa Barbara Courthouse must come away impressed by the words carved above the tower arch. In English:

“God gave us the country; the skill of man hath built the town.”

In another age, even in our own time and another part of our world, such audacity – placing artist/craftsman at the level of creator – would be cause enough to cost one one’s life.

But in our view the Courthouse architect was too constrained by space to tell the true,truly audacious story: How fortunate we are to live in a community with public buildings,

landscapes, gardens, museums, and all aspects of visual and performing arts, along with mind opening schools, colleges, and university that many earlier citizens have provided us.

We owe many dedicated people our thanks, including those who began already more than a century ago to make a beautiful place even more special in countless ways.

In our nearly 50 years in Santa Barbara we have often thought how we might become part of this tradition. Because the Griswold Award will be given in that spirit in future years, today we are

immensely proud to be the Inaugural Recipients.

We thank Santa Barbara Beautiful for choosing us to receive this honor, and wish to credit this unique organization for its many years of leadership in beautifying our special town.

— Suzanne and Duncan Mellichamp —

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Ellwood Sunset by Ralph Waterhouse

CongratulationsTo all the award-winning participants who create...

To make Santa Barbaraeven more Beautiful!

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Architectural Foundationof Santa Barbara

Kids Draw Architecture

Architectural Walking Tours

Built Environment Education Program

High School Design Competition

Scholarships

Art Gallery

www.afsb.org

Congratulations to all the honorees. You make Santa Barbara a place of beauty. — Anne and Michael Towbes

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Donald G. Sharpe, Architect

many peopLe try tHeir Hand at community SerVice. they add it to their already busy schedules.

But few make serving the community a driving and directing force in their lives. donald g. Sharpe is such a person.

in addition to practicing as a respected architect for residential and commercial projects, architect donald g. Sharpe has devoted a multitude of years of service to our community, influencing the outcome of the built environment through his longstanding volunteer work on design review boards, commissions, and committees. He has also assisted our community and city planning staff with authentic interpretations of the historical architectural styles that have created and sustained Santa Barbara’s legacy as a place of unique architectural character.

donald received an architectural engineering degree from cal poly, San Luis obispo and has been a licensed architect in california since 1965. until recently, he practiced with his own architectural firm in Santa Barbara that he first established forty-two years ago or with partners.

His volunteerism has been staggering - donald spent thirteen years on the city of Santa Barbara’s architectural Board of review and another fourteen years on the city’s Historic Landmarks commission upon which he is still serves. He was chair or Vice chair for both groups for many years. He continues to be a leader in matters architectural and brings vitality and common sense to the review process.

and if these twenty-seven years of community service were not quite enough, donald devoted another ten years to the american institute of architects, Santa Barbara chapter and another twelve years leading the charge for the Santa

Barbara conservancy, including five years as president. a legend in his community service efforts, he has also jumped in with the Santa Barbara city Housing authority Board, the montecito association Board of directors, the montecito association architectural review committee, and is currently a board member for the Santa Barbara trust for Historic preservation. in between volunteer assignments, he also honed his classical music skills, and has been performing for years with the Santa Barbara city college concert Band, happily ensconced as fourth tuba.

all and all, donald g. Sharpe has devoted himself to over sixty-one years of continuing

service and has lent a masterfully guiding hand to our community. His unwavering dedication has helped make Santa Barbara a place known for design excellence, often in very meaningful ways. He has proved to be a valued mentor for many individuals in the design field, and through that process has helped to signify the importance of form and detail.

it is with utmost respect and gratitude that Santa Barbara Beautiful honors donald g. Sharpe with the Jacaranda award for community Service.

Jacaranda Award for Community ServiceJacaranda Award for Community Service

Donald G. Sharpe

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Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary - Advisory Board

tHere iS a marine ecoSyStem that’s a significant

and beautiful part of the central coast of california and the Santa Barbara area, surrounding five of the channel islands, also known as the "american galapagos". it is a timeless place, a sacred space, a chumash homeland from days of old through today and beyond. designated by the united States government and the united nations (uneSco) as a Biosphere reserve in 1976, 1,470 square miles of ocean waters surrounding the islands, was then placed under the stewardship of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa) in 1980 as the channel islands national marine Sanctuary, the same year that the channel islands national park was designated.

the Sanctuary's mission is to provide long term protection of these waters so that nature can thrive, historic shipwrecks and artifacts remain respectfully in place, and careful use and enjoyment can be sustained. there is a strong focus on education and outreach, marine science, and resource protection. the professional staff of noaa partners with members of the greater community who act as environmental stewards and are willing to get involved. this group of individuals is called the Sanctuary advisory council.

it's a dedicated group of individuals, who generously and passionately contribute more than 1,100 hours of their time and expertise each year. they are essential to assuring that the management of our channel islands national marine Sanctuary is in touch with the many community uses and values relevant to this special area. the Sanctuary advisory council brings together civic-minded

community members volunteering their time, and a variety of partnering government agency representatives. the combination makes for a wise and influential group that has raised the community's overall awareness of and involvement with our beloved channel islands and surrounding marine sanctuary waters.

one of the council's most important strengths comes from the diversity of its membership. the council consists of 21 voting members and 21 alternates that represent the general public, tourism, business, recreational fishing,

commercial fishing, non-consumptive recreation, education, research, conservation, and chumash community interests, as well as local, State and federal government agencies. the in-depth and varied knowledge of these individuals, especially related to Sanctuary resources and values, combines to form a highly valuable collective body of expertise and experience.

these remarkable 42 individuals have grappled with some of the toughest ocean management issues imaginable. they have taken on and crafted thoughtful,

science-based advice on aquaculture, marine noise, ocean water quality, ocean acidification, and more. and when they speak up people far and wide listen -- they are a recognized leading voice on marine conservation. Because of their hard work, the offshore marine sanctuary is well cared for, noaa and other government agencies are much better prepared to deal with the challenges of today and tomorrow, and our community's ocean literacy is enhanced. this makes the channel islands national marine Sanctuary advisory council an ideal recipient of the playa de Santa Barbara award for environmental Stewardship.

Playa de Santa Barbara Award for Environmental StewardshipPlaya de Santa Barbara Award for Environmental Stewardship

The Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council –Eric Kett (Chair), Sea Zen Consulting and SB County Air Pollution Control District; Bruce Steele (Vice-Chair), urchin fisherman; Phyllis Grifman (Secretary), USC Sea Grant Program; Andrea Mills, Island Packers; Capt. Mathew Curto, Condor Cruises; Capt. Richard McKenna, Marine Exchange of So. Cal.; Michael Cohen, SB Adventure Co.; Debra Herring, Channel Islands Naturalist Corps; Capt. David Bacon, Wave Walker Charters and Hook, Line & Sinker; Merit McCrea, charter sportfishing and UCSB Marine Science Institute; Stephanie Mutz, urchin fisher; Maria Petueli, Teach at the Beach Educational Services; Amanda Allen, Ty Warner Sea Center; Dr. Robert Warner, UCSB (retired) Dept. of Ecology, Evolution, & Marine Biology; Dr. Mark Steele, CSU Northridge Dept. of Biology; Linda Krop, Environmental Defense Center; Greg Helms, The Ocean Conservancy; Victor Cox, journalist, science writer; Richard Block, SB Zoo; Luhui Isha Ward, Wishtoyo Foundation; Mati Waiya, Wishtoyo Foundation; Elizabeth Petras, NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources; Russell Galipeau, Channel Islands National Park; David Ashe, Channel Islands National Park; CDR Christina Davidson, U.S. Coast Guard; LCDR Brad Soule, U.S. Coast Guard; Donna Schroeder, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; Dr. Ann Bull, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; John Ugoretz, U.S. Navy; Walter Schobel, Vandenberg Air Force Base; Paul Hamdorf, California Dept. of Fish & Game; Kristine Barsky, California Dept. of Fish & Game; Amy Vierra,

California Natural Resources Agency; Dr. Jonna Engel, California Coastal Commission; Steve Hudson, California Coastal Commission; Dianne Black, County of Santa Barbara; Susan Curtis, County of Santa Barbara; Lyn Krieger, Ventura County.

Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Staff –Christopher Mobley – Superintendent; Shauna Bingham – Volunteer Program & Outreach Coordinator; Julie Bursek – Team Leader for Education and Outreach; Amy Cale-Huebner – Web and Kiosk Developer; Laura Francis – Education Coordinator; Sean Hastings – Resource Protection Coordinator; Sara Hutto – 2012 California Sea Grant Fellow; Todd Jacobs – Deputy Superintendent for Operations & Administration; Dr. Stephen Katz – Research Coordinator; LTJG Lyndsey Keen – Vessel Operations Officer; Charles Lara – Vessel Captain; Dani Lipski – Research Specialist; Rocío Lozano de Knowlton – MERITO Program Coordinator; Michael Murray – Deputy Superintendent for Programs; Robert Schwemmer – Regional Maritime Heritage Coordinator; Natalie Senyk – Physical Scientist; Terrence Shinn – Vessel Captain; Ben Waltenberger – Operations Manager; Rebecca Young – Program Support Specialist; and 2012 interns Amber McEldowney, Brandon Keedy, Christine Quigley, Kiya Gornik, and Ricky Echanique.

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bravo!To Santa barbara beautiful and the 2012 award winnerS

www.sbbg.orgSanta BarBara artS alliance Bohnett Park Mural Project

Congratulations To This Year’s Winners!

Proud Recipient Of Santa Barbara Beautiful’s President Award 2008

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lynda.com

Business in Art AwardBusiness in Art Award (City of Santa Barbara Arts Advisory Committee)(City of Santa Barbara Arts Advisory Committee)

tHe city artS adViSory committee established the Business in

art award in 2005 in order to recognize, honor, and celebrate “an individual or entity that conducts business in the Santa Barbara area and exhibits outstanding support of the arts in our community.” this year, the city arts advisory committee and the Santa Barbara county arts commission are delighted to present the 2012 Business in art award to lynda.com.

co-founders Lynda weinman and Bruce Heavin met at art center college of design in pasadena in the early 1990s. lynda.com was initially launched in 1995 as weinman's personal and business website to supplement her teaching and popular web design books by new riders press. when the demand for her expertise began taking her away from home too often, weinman cofounded the ojai digital arts center with her husband Bruce in 1998. in 2002, they launched the subscription-based online training library on lynda.com.

lynda.com is an online learning company that helps anyone learn software, creative, and business skills to achieve their personal and professional goals. through online subscription, members receive unlimited access to a vast library of high-quality, current, and engaging video tutorials taught by the top experts who are also great teachers. with over one million individual, corporate, academic, and government members, lynda.com was named one of the fastest growing privately held educational company in the u.S. by inc. magazine.

weinman and Heavin have placed their company at the forefront of arts support in the Santa Barbara community since relocating from ojai to carpinteria. Bruce and Lynda have

significantly impacted the community with their philanthropic support and dedication to online education.

in addition to the company’s multi-year primary lead sponsorship of the Santa Barbara international film festival and ucSB arts & Lectures, lynda.com has provided generous sponsorship and financial support to a wide range of Santa Barbara’s arts organizations and arts education providers. these include the multimedia arts & design (mad) academy at Santa Barbara High School and the Boys & girls clubs of Santa Barbara, where the installation of computer labs has provided underserved children the opportunity to learn

animation, photography, and design through lynda.com. other organizations that have benefited from lynda.com locally include Kids Helping Kids at San marcos High School; dp engineering academy at dos pueblos High School; Scholarship foundation of Santa Barbara; art from Scrap; notes for notes; Santa Barbara Bowl foundation; aiga Santa Barbara; nawBo Santa Barbara and Lotusland.

in 2010, ms. weinman was named entrepreneur of the year by the Scholarship foundation of Santa Barbara, and in 2011, she received the women of achievement award from the Santa Barbara chapter of the association for women in communications. in July of this year, lynda.com became the largest company in Santa Barbara county to be awarded green Business certification, through a program that aims to recognize local businesses that go beyond required measures to serve as models of sustainable business practices.

through its business model and philanthropic support to many and varied local cultural organizations, lynda.com has increased access to the tools for innovation, creativity, and self-expression.

This year's Business in Art Award art piece was created by Myopia Design + Photography.

Established on New Year’s Day of 2004 in Santa Barbara, CA, Myopia Design + Photography is a partnership of artists / designers James Van Arsdale and Kimberly Hahn. Creating a variety of web and graphic design projects in addition to stock photography and fine art pursuits, Myopia brings a high level of creativity, expertise and originality to all of the work they do.

James Van Arsdale holds an MFA from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, and a BFA from The University of Texas at Austin, TX. His solo exhibitions include Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, CA; Brookhaven College Art Gallery, Dallas, TX; and Cactus Bra Space, Blue Star Art Complex, San Antonio, TX. He most recently recorded and performed with ambient-indie-rock band The Coral Sea and is co-founder of The Can(n)on Art Studios complex in Goleta, CA, where he works. He lives in Santa Barbara, CA.

Kimberly Hahn was raised in California and Texas, and now resides in Santa Barbara, California where she is actively involved in the local art community. She studied at Central St. Martins College of Art and Design, London, England and the University of Texas, Austin, TX where she received a BFA. Hahn has been in numerous exhibitions including: Eating Apples in Paradise, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA; Communion of Saints: Santa Barbara & San Antonio, David Shelton Gallery, San Antonio, TX; Double Trouble, Santa Barbara, CA; California Visual Artists, Second City Art Council Gallery, Long Beach, CA; and Revisiting Beauty, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA.

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Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is honoredto receive the 2012 President’s Award fromSanta Barbara Beautiful. We share this recognition with hundreds of individualsand organizations who contributed to the planning,design, financing, construction, and ongoingmaintenance of our extraordinary new hospital. Thank you.

Cottage is a not-for-profit, community organization dedicated to providing medical excellence close to home.

WWW.COTTAGEHEALTHSYSTEM.ORG

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Cottage Hospital of Santa Barbara

cottage HeaLtH SyStem'S newly-minted healing environment features natural light, increased green

space, fountains, artworks, both outdoor friendly and within, culled from regional artists, water features and fountains, undulating multi-level gardens, and environmentally sensitive elements.

the architectural design references the Spanish colonial style for which our community is noted and the facility itself has been built to be both patient, staff, and visitor-friendly. there are also contemporary and other old-world traditional elements within the design that become wonderful surprises. these multiple architectural and landscape highlights include an entry fountain at the drop off area, welcoming visitors into the structure and a cloistered garden creating a meditative area for a peaceful and tranquil experience.

cottage Health Systems has also designed and built a daycare complex that takes a whimsical approach to a variety of architectural styles between buildings with a central shared play area. within the main hospital building, state of the art facilities include an expanded acute care area, a pediatric clinic nestled among roof gardens, high tech operating suites, and sophisticated patient rooms, which even allow family visitors to stay with patients. these are few of the many stellar interior features developed for the facility.

a river of life water feature runs between the buildings that allow views to green space from multiple perspectives. the gardens are impeccably maintained, showing off the fauna and flora that thrives in our mediterranean climate. drip irrigation, using reclaimed water, helps to conserve precious water resources.

an unparalleled regional art program has been developed where sculptures within gardens and art on the walls echoes the Santa Barbara experience. collected from locally based artists, the work incorporates themes based on the central coast experience. a public park area has also been included to the delight of the neighborhood.

a true community resource, the revitalized Santa Barbara cottage Hospital has been many years in the making, funded by in a large part by the campaign for cottage Health Systems. that illustrious group was spearheaded by some of our previous honorees, Lady Lesley ridley-tree and michael towbes, among others.

all these elements have come together to convey a place of extraordinary healing for local residents and the patients cottage serves from a wide region. this extensive project is a superlative community resource that is a deserving recipient of the Santa Barbara Beautiful president's award.

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Property Owner Ron Werft, President & CEO of Cottage Health Systems

Project ArchitectErich Burkhart, AIA of LBL ArchitectsKen Liu, AIA, ACHA, LEED AP of LBL Architects

Project Landscape Architect Bob Cunningham, ASLA of Arcadia Studio

Project Builder- General Contractor Mike Gritters, McCarthy Builders

Project Civil engineer Harry Fowler, Penfield & SmithPeter Silva, Penfield & Smith

Project Landscape Contractor ValleyCrest Landscape Development

Landscape Maintenance J. Michael Cicileo, Cicileo Landscapes

Arts ProgramAnnette Ridenour, President of Aesthetics, Inc.Roger Hill, Director of Architectural Services of Aesthetics, Inc.

Water Feature KHS & S

Conceptual design Architect Brian Cearnal,Cearnal Andrulaitis Architecture + Interior Design

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Winner: Architectural Or Natural FeatureMeMory Wall ~ Serenity HouSe

Thank You Santa Barbara

Beautiful!

Serenity House is a place so unique

and inspiring, even the most difficult times

can bring about meaningful memories

to cherish forever.

222 East Canon Perdido St. Santa Barbara, California 93101 (805) 965-5555 • www.vnhcsb.org

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ARCHITeCTuRAL FeATuRe“Memory Wall” at serenity House930 Miramonte drive

Property OwnerVisiting Nurse & Hospice Care of Santa Barbara

Project ArchitectKristin Story, PMSM Architects

Project Landscape ArchitectMartha Degasis, Arcadia Studio

Project Builder-General ContractorFrank Schipper, Frank Schipper Construction

Project Landscape ContractorDoug Wasson, Plowboy Landscapes

Project Landscape MaintenanceKitson Landscape Management

Memorial Wall Lead designerDave Snider, Presentation Design Group

Memorial Wall Leaf designerNaomi Nussbaum, Presentation Design Group

HuGH PeTeRsen AWARd – ART In PuBLIC PLACesWestside Community Center seascape Park Murals423 West Victoria street

Property OwnerCity of Santa Barbara

Artist-Mural CoordinatorCarlos Cuellar, Santa Barbara Arts Alliance

Youth Artist Participants (santa Barbara Arts Alliance)Juan Cuellar, Edward Deaquinos, Dolores Gonzales, Efrain Guadarrama, Andrew Lopez, Alex Mora, Travis Palma, Alexandra Real, Christian Rodriguez, Miguel Rodriguez, Dana Salinas, Lucero Zepeda, and Thomas Zepeda

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[email protected] • 805.963.4359 • www.schipperconstruction.com

Proud General Contractor for the Serenity House

Building the Finest Commercial Projects Throughout Santa Barbara

We would like to commend

Don Sharpe for his exemplary

dedication to community service,

as well as all of this year’s award

recipients for their part in making

Santa Barbara a vision of beauty.

– Julianna Friedman and Tom DainLas Villas de Los Jardines

Thomas Dain ConsTruCTion, inC.1187 Coast Village Road, Suite #1-138

Santa Barbara, CA 93108

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COMMeRCIAL BuILdInG1100 santa Barbara street

Property OwnersKip Bradley and Sep Wolf, Daketta Pacific

Project ArchitectMichael Holliday AIA LEED AP, JM Holliday Associates

Landscape ArchitectLaurie Romano, Arcadia Studio

Project Builder-General ContractorTed Bowman, Bowman Construction

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tHiS year marKS tHe inauguration of a new Special award at the annual awards ceremony,

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as the awards committee and the Board considered the impact of the gift given by the griswolds, over a decade ago, we felt there was no better way to say thank-you than to recognize the importance of their gift in transforming the organization.

we decided to look around and see if there were others doing the same, and so the griswold award came into existence, an award recognizing the transformative nature of giving and well placed gifts.

But how did the griswold’s make their decision to invest in Santa Barbara Beautiful and thus the community and its ongoing beautification?

the story began with an unsolicited phone call in the late 1990’s to the SBB office. it was taken by then–Secretary, patsy Brock. a caller asked questions related to SBB’s organization, its underlying mission, and activities. the

caller asked what the organization would do with a donation and how would a donation benefit the community?

pasty described the commitment and dedication of the organization to protect and preserve the beauty of the city with the street tree fund, the commemorative tree program, arbor day, earth day, outreach to schools, eradicating blight and graffiti, monthly awards, and the annual awards. She concluded with the following: “your donation would leave a legacy of beautification for the community.”

Soon after the phone call, SBB received legal documents to the effect that mr. and mrs. griswold had each included Santa Barbara Beautiful in their separate wills as recipients of a bequest in their estates.

mrs. griswold passed away first and mr. griswold soon followed. the two estates were joined and one bequest was established in perpetuity - without restriction - to Santa Barbara Beautiful.

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It’s a Rhapsody in Bloom!It’s a Rhapsody in Bloom!

after more tHan 48 yearS of working

in and around the city of Santa Barbara, a year of blooming relationships has seen Santa Barbara Beautiful extending its hand in support of many community projects.

Some of the projects represent the blossoming of the organization’s longstanding commitments to children and education about the natural world, such as the arbor day program in local schools. Some represent newly forged ties, such as the birth of a huge collaboration of non-profit agencies in the form of national public gardens day.

for Santa Barbara Beautiful, collaboration is a key element as the organization looks around the community for ways to offer a helping hand and give an encouraging boost to local programs with similar goals and missions.

this year community collaborative grants were accepted by the Legal aid foundation of SB county, architectural foundation of Santa Barbara, the children’s creative project/i madonnari, 15 local schools, national public gardens day, restore the chromatic gate campaign, and the Santa Barbara Botanic garden, among others, as well as by the city to sustain our annual commitment to help plant and maintain the urban forest.

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get inSpired!” was the rallying cry heard from Santa Barbara’s many public gardens that collaborated to offer special tours, free admission and other activities in

conjunction with national public gardens day held in may.“Santa Barbara Beautiful is proud to support this collective undertaking by our

community partners to celebrate the outstanding heritage of our public garden spaces,” noted SBB president robert f. adams. “it is truly a privilege to bring awareness to the magical realm of our parks and gardens by highlighting our local connection to the occasion of national public gardens day.”

organizers included nonprofits casa del Herrero, ganna walska Lotusland, old mission SB, SB Botanic garden, and SB zoological gardens, in collaboration with the city of SB parks & recreation department, and SB county parks, with funds from SBB, the Santa Barbara foundation, the parc foundation, and uc cooperative extension master gardeners of SB county. extensive media coverage, provided by Keyt/channel 3, the SB independent and caSa magazine, raised the profile of the joint efforts.

Special tours, led by noted local landscape architects grant castleberg (alice Keck park memorial gardens) and Billy goodnick (SB zoo), gave personal insight to the lush gardens and sweeping vistas. for more information, visit www.sbpublicgardens.org

Flags On state street

Santa BarBara BeautifuL fLagS fLuttered gracefully along State Street in late

april and early may of this year in honor of arbor day. the chartreuse-colored flags with the Santa Barbara Beautiful leaf logo are part of the State Street flag program, organized by the downtown organization, promoting awareness of community groups and important city-centered events. the flags change throughout the year, but most would agree that the Santa Barbara Beautiful flags are some of the most colorful flags raised.

National Public Gardens Day: Robert F. Adams, Santa Barbara Beautiful (SBB); Jacqueline Dyson, SBB; Roz Amorteguy; Nancy Rapp; Tim Foss; Moly Barker; Gwen Stauffer; Dr. Steve Windhager; and Lois Capps

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schools this spring in celebration of national arbor day.

tree species ranged from coast Live oak, Sycamore, magnolia, Jacaranda, mulberry, and western redbud to those with edible fruits such as citrus and fuji apple. Some celebrations were accompanied by poetry and song while others expressed their love of trees with original posters.

national arbor day is now celebrated worldwide on the last friday in april. in Santa Barbara celebrations occur throughout the month.

Top: Children at Franklin Elementary School help plant a tree during an Arbor Day celebration

Left: Children at Adams Elementary School celebrate Arbor Day making beautiful music

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“The Lorax” goes toschool with SBBWho speaks For The Trees?

cHiLdren at LocaL ScHooLS were treated to a reading of dr. Seuss’s The Lorax in may while

sitting in the shade of a large leafy tree or in the cozy corner of a school library thanks to a donation of the books to 15 local schools by Santa Barbara Beautiful. each school within the SB unified School district, cold Spring elementary School, and marymount of Santa Barbara received a copy for their eager readers to enjoy - becoming an engaging part of Santa Barbara Beautiful’s education and outreach program.after the reading, when students were asked who speaks for the trees, the children exclaimed, “we do!”

Alix and Courtney Seeple read "The Lorax" to children at Cold Spring Elementary School

2012 Book Donation at Roosevelt Elementary School

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Barbara Beautiful gathered to celebrate the completion of improvements to the front entry along garden Street that were funded with the assistance of a SBB community grant. a plaque was installed to commemorate the partnership at the historic acheson House, located at the corner of garden and east Victoria Streets. the improvements are part of the acheson House and gardens restoration project, a series of ongoing improvements to this community center.

founded in 1983, the architectural foundation is a public nonprofit charitable organization, with the goal of enhancing our community’s awareness and appreciation of architecture and the built environment. the foundation offers and supports a diverse array of programs serving SB county, including educational opportunities for the public.

acheson House is a stately two-story building designed in the Victorian italianate style in 1904 for James J. acheson. recognized as a “Structure of merit,” it is prominently situated downtown near the Historic Bungalow district. architect pierre claeyssens aia donated the acheson House through the creation of the architectural foundation in 1983. today it serves as headquarters for afSB and the local chapter of the american institute of architects, as well as the Junior League of SB, and the Sustainability project.

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Artist Diane Stevenett at work during I Madonnari at the Santa Barbara Mission

Spring and earLy Summer saw many projects completed, with a sense of the bloom in collaboration

charging organizations to grow throughout the summer. one such blooming moment came at a tree dedication ceremony for the recently completed landscape improvements at the Legal aid foundation of Santa Barbara county. it took place at the blooming Jacaranda tree in front of the foundation offices in may. a $7,750 grant from SBB and volunteer support from local businesses helped propel the project from dream to reality.

“our beautiful new landscaping better reflects the high quality legal services that we provide to the public. it also raises employee morale because we all get to work in a more pleasing environment. thank you Santa Barbara Beautiful,” shared ellen goodstein, Legal aid foundation of SB county executive director.

“the Legal aid project entailed numerous exterior improvements to the surrounding landscape, outdoor courtyard, fencing, and gate access to the offices. the improvements to this building, which is considered a

historical resource and a “Structure of merit” by the city of Santa Barbara, adds immeasurably to the historical ambiance of the downtown core,” shared robert f. adams, SBB president.

the project included planting drought tolerant species, so not only is the property a more pleasant environment to visit and work, it also contributes to the health of our urban forest.

Legal Aid Foundation Of sB County Revitalizes Landscape With sBB Grant

I Madonnari Italian street Painting Festival draws A Crowd & Raises Funds for the Childrden’s Creative Project

a Large ScaLe cHaLK rendering of SBB’s iconic flag lit up the old mission plaza in blazing color during i madonnari

italian Street painting festival held over the memorial day Holiday. implemented by noted local and regional artist diane Stevenett, this artistic effort marked the fifth consecutive year SBB has joined the event as a street painting sponsor. participation in this festival is an important link to SBB’s commitment to community beautification and educational outreach through the visual and creative arts.

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Susana Udden, Legal Aid Foundation of SB County Office Administrator; Robert F. Adams, SB Beautiful President; and Ellen Goodstein, Legal Aid Foundation of SB County Executive Director

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Our history becomes richer as we... Our history becomes richer as we...

a tradition eacH year, the Board of directors of Santa Barbara Beautiful welcomes their immediate

past president to SBB’s walk of fame with the installation of a new commemorative tree plaque along chapala Street. this year that ceremony happened in June, honoring ginny Brush for her service as president.

“i am so happy to be in the company of other past presidents of Santa Barbara Beautiful,” ginny commented. current president robert f. adams added, “we owe so much to ginny’s participation as president of Santa Barbara Beautiful. Her strategic guidance has been invaluable to the growth and reach of our organization.”

the walk of fame recognizes SBB’s past presidents and directors of distinction along chapala Street, from west anapamu to west de La guerra, on a multi-block arrangement of existing King palms with commemorative tree plaques at the base of each street tree. walking them offers a taste of local history.

there, the names of founding members can be found, including founder catherine adams. Like many good stories, Santa Barbara Beautiful’s story can begin, “Once upon a time...” a meeting was held on September 1, 1965, at city Hall for the purpose of establishing Santa Barbara Beautiful as the name of the developing organization. the founder, catherine adams, was present, and the founding committee included mahlon read, chairman; pearl chase (city plans & planting); peter Krupczak, Secretary (ge tempo); Stan c. Lowry (chamber of commerce); and michael pahos, city Landscape architect.

thus was Santa Barbara Beautiful launched as an active, achievement-oriented civic organization. the first awards program was carried out by the organization in 1966. that year commercial and industrial firms were recognized, as there was a need to encourage improvement. the judges included architects, landscape designers, and people active in garden clubs.

at the annual awards banquet 1979, mayor Shiffman expressed his high regard for Santa Barbara Beautiful, calling the public’s attention to the importance of recognizing projects of beauty in the community. He noted that the program “was done without taxation, essentially a love offering from private citizens.”

for many years, Santa Barbara Beautiful commemorated dr. pearl chase’s birthday as a part of the program during the annual awards banquets. roses from the mission rose garden were used to decorate every table.

the story of the life of dr. chase (1888- 1979) is very well known, but perhaps it is not so well known that she was one of the founding members of Santa Barbara Beautiful.

She was an active participating member of the Board of directors down through the years.... Her contributions were many.... She was given to making short, pithy statements such as “plant some thing—clean up some place.”

Both dr. pearl chase and Jim Hodges dearly loved trees and all growing things, and they strongly supported the Street tree planting program. consequently, the Board of directors of Santa Barbara Beautiful established a “tree replacement memorial fund” to honor these two board members.

to this day, SBB continues to fund the replacement and planting of up to 300 street trees each year. of those, many are replacements for the trees that are lost every year due to disease, old age, weather, or vandalism.

—Partially sourced from History of SBB by Rozella Jewett

Dr. Pearl Chase

Take A stroll down The Walk Of Fame

From left to right: Board Members Lori Kari; Jacqueline Dyson; Jo Ann Mermis; Past President Ginny Brush; Suzanne Fairly-Green; and 2012 President Robert F. Adams. (Not pictured and photo by: Kate Kurlas)

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2012 Awards CommitteeKerry Methner, ChairRobert F. AdamsGinny BrushJeanette CasillasJacqueline DysonSuzanne Fairly-GreenChristie GallagherDonnis GalvanDavid GressLori KariKate KurlasJo Ann MermisDesmond O'NeillCourtney SeepleLeslee SipressMaury TremanMark WhitehurstLesley Wiscomb

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2012 Board of directors santa Barbara BeautifulRobert F. AdamsGinny BrushJeanette CasillasGrant CastlebergJacqueline DysonSuzanne Fairly-GreenRandy FigginsRandy FritzChristie GallagherDonnis GalvanDavid GressDavid JacobyPatti JacquemainLori KariCharles KellyKate KurlasDuke McPhersonSuzanne MellichampJo Ann MermisKerry MethnerDesmond O'NeillCourtney SeepleLeslee SipressCarol TerryMaury TremanBruce Van DykeMark WhitehurstLesley Wiscomb

We Gratefully Acknowledge . . .Classic Party RentalsCoastline Media PartnersLeslee Sipress CalligraphyMusic Academy of the WestPamela BenhamHeinz TrilckPaula LopezPriscilla, Santa Barbara SeenSanta Barbara MailWorksSanta Barbara TrophySharon MorrowSignature ParkingSuzanne Fairly-GreenTodd JaredTrader Joe's

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Donald and Vera BensenBill and Nina Mahan

Cover Image Artist: Pamela Benham

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create expressive paintings is seen throughout her artistic evolution from impressionistic landscapes to photorealistic portraits to her present works, expansive painterly abstracts.

Benham studied painting in new york city at the art Students’ League under a full ford foundation Scholarship, and

graduated from the cooper union for the advancement of Science and art. She then studied in paris for two years at the ecolé des Beaux-arts with pierre carron. other influential teachers were robert Beverly Hale, wolf Kahn, dory ashton, paul resika, Leland Bell and Stephen posen.

She has exhibited internationally in museums and galleries including the nicholas roerich museum in new york city, the musée d’art moderne and the musée du Luxembourg in paris. She has had over twenty solo exhibitions in galleries in new york including the miller, Susan Schreiber and Jayne Baum gallery. in Santa Barbara now, Benham paints in her newly established Studio 93.

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