Memorial trees & benches

Overview

• Bench style and location must conform with the ADA resting bench program and long range campus bench plan.

• You will work with Sara Shores, Urban Forest Specialist in the Grounds Department, to find a location for your memorial bench. We will make every effort to place the bench in the location of your choice.

• If the you are interested in a dedication ceremony, the Grounds Department can assist in the reservation of the space where the memorial bench will be located. We recommend working with an associated school or department as a potential resource for the actual ceremony coordination itself.
• Memorial plaques have a standard size and shape, and that size usually accommodates one-to-three lines of simple text. When choosing the text for a plaque, remember, less is more. We’ve found the best plaques look more like a poem and less like a sentence. Our team will work with you to create the best presentation. A second or third plaque can be added for $600 each if additional text is required.
• UW Facilities will maintain the bench. This includes adding the bench to our GIS map of campus memorials, which includes the location, type of bench, and the person memorialized.

Requesting a memorial bench

Step 1: Make a gift

The preferred method of giving is online as it is processed quickly and securely. You will receive a mailed receipt after it is processed. Follow the Step 1 button link below to give online to the Campus Memorials fund. If you prefer to donate via a check, please mail it to the address below and add a note that the gift is for a memorial bench. Include who the gift is in memory or honor of.

University of Washington
c/o Gift Services
Box 359505
Seattle, WA 98195

Step 2: Contact us

After making your gift online or through a mailed in check, return to this webpage and follow the Step 2 button link below to let us know your donation has been made.