SLAC Staff and Faculty Memorials and Tributes
Throughout its history, the staff, faculty and site office personnel at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have chosen to honor co-workers with a variety of lasting tributes and memorials. In some instances, former staff or their families have presented one of these landscaping tributes to SLAC. The list below provides the names of those who have given or received tributes or memorials, and the accompanying pdf map shows the tribute or memorial locations on the SLAC site.
The SLAC Archives and History Office is indebted to Finn Halbo, who compiled all of the information on memorials and tributes made from 1962 through 2000.
Name | Memorial/Tribute | |
| William Ash, SLC Physicist | Trees, rock, gravel garden and plaque.
Citation: "In Memoriam, William Wesley Ash, 1941-1994, Insightful Physicist and Gifted Writer, Outrageous Wit and Humorist, Kind, Courageous Colleage and Friend, He Enriched Us All" Location: beside Loop Road. | |
| Robert Baker, Experimental Facilities Department, Electrical and Electronics Installation Supervisor | Tree.
Citation: "In memory of Robert "Bob" Baker, 1924-1994, Staff Associate" Locaton: on Building 43 front lawn. | |
| Joseph Ballam, Associate Director, Research Division | Tree and plaque.
Citation:"Joe Ballam, Wise counselor, First Leader of the Reserach Divsion, 1917-1997" Location: behind Cafeteria Bldg. 42. | |
| Ken Copenhagen | Tulip tree and
plaque.
Tree planted in Ken's honor when he left SLAC in 1965. Plaque missing 7/2009 Location: on Bldg. 43 front lawn. | |
| Norman Dean, Vacuum Department | Tree and plaque. Plaque missing 7/2009
Citation: "In Memory Of Norman R. Dean 1938-1992 Who Dedicated His Life to The Success of SLAC" Location: behind Cafeteria Bldg. 42. | |
| Deborah Dixon, Research Divsion | Tree and plaque.
Citation: "Smiling Eyes, Deborah C. Dixon, Served SLAC 1969-1996" Location: between two wings of Bldg. 40. | |
| John Ehrman, Research Division, SLAC Computing Services | Memory Tree.
Artificial tree constructed of computer components and miscellanea and dedicated to John on the occasion of his retirement in 1983. Location: on display in Bldg. 50 lobby. | |
| Arnold Eldredge, Technical Division, Mechanical Design and Fabrication Administrator | Sculpture with plaque.
Citation: "This Conformation of "S Band" Waveguide was designed by Professor Lorenz Eitner and Mr. Arnold Eldredge for an exhibit of Accelerator Components shown at the Stanford Museum from February to April 1966. Over 40,000 feet of this Waveguide is installed in the Stanford Two-mile Accelerator." Location: near entrance to Visitors' Center. | |
| Gerhard Fischer | Tree and plaque
Citation: "In Memory Of GERHARD F. Fischer and His Many Contributions to SLAC, 1993" Location: by Cafeteria parking lot. | |
| Boynton S. Kaiser, Associate Director, Administrative Services Divsion | Tree and plaque
Citation: "Dawn Redwood, Metasequoia Glyptostroboides donated by Boynton S. Kaiser, 1965" Location: on lawn at East end of Bldg. 44. | |
| Newman Kidd, Research Division | Tree and plaque Citation: "In memory of Newman 1922 - Kidd - 1982, "P.O.N." (Poor Old Newman)" Location: between Bldg.s 23 and 40. | |
| William Kirk, Director's Office | Tree and plaque.
Tree is a coast redwood Sequoia sempervirens, var. Aptos blue Citation: "In Memoriam, Bill Kirk, Gentleman, Writer and Friend 1927-2003." Tree planted by friends to honor his thirty-six years of service to the laboratory on the occasion of his retirement in February 1993. Location: across from Bldg. 84 front entrance. | |
| Frankie McLaughlin, Research Division | Tree and plaque Citation: "Forever a Friend, Frankie McLaughlin, Served SLAC 1963-1998" Location: between two wings of Bldg. 40. | |
| Frank Menezes, Purchasing Department | Tree rose, bush and stone Plaque in process of being refurbished Location: at Bldg. 81 entrance. | |
| Lawrence G. Mohr, US Atomic Energy Commission Site Representative | Three trees and a plaque
Citation: "Flowering crabapple, Malus Adstringens Hopa, Donated by Lawrence G. Mohr 1968" Location: beside Bldg. 40 east-side patio. | |
| Robert Mozley, Research Division Group D Leader | Stone bench
Citation: "Robert F. Mozley, 1917-1999" Location: across from Panofsky Grove on the green. | |
| Joseph Murray, Senior Physicist, Experimental Facilities Department | Tree
and plaque Citation: "In Memory of Joseph J. Murray 1924-1996, SLAC Physicist." Location: on the green. | |
| Richard Neal, Technical Division Director | Tree and plaque
Citation: "Albizia Julibrissin (silk tree) To SLAC AND ITS STAFF, Richard B. Neal, Associate Director 1961-1982" Location: beside Bldg. 41 entrance on the green. | |
| Adele Panofsky | Jacaranda
tree Jacaranda mimosifolia Given to SLAC by Adele Panofsky in May 2008 Location: across Loop Road from SLAC's main entrance. | |
| W. K. H. "Pief" Panofsky, Director | Grove of trees, stone with plaque
Citation: "PANOFSKY - GROVE, In Appreciation of PIEF from the people of SLAC, Wolfgang Panofsky, SLAC Director." Dedicated in 1984 Location: beside Bldg. 51. | |
| F. V. L. Pindar, Associate Director, Business Services Division | Tree and plaque
Citation: "Liquid Ambar (Liquidambar Styraciflua). This tree is dedicated to F.V.L. Pindar, Stanford University, September 30, 1977. "If you speak in season bringing together consicely the thrust of many matters, less impeachment of men will follow." Pindar 522-443 BC, Pythian Odes no. 8" Location: on the green. | |
| Katherine E. Pope, SLAC Intern, Smith College student | Tree, plaque and Katherine E. Pope Summer Fellowship Citation: " In Memory of KATHERINE POPE Student and Friend 1981 - 2001." Location: behind Cafeteria Bldg. 42. | |
| James Scott, ES&H Division | Tree and plaque
Citation: "In Memory of James T. Scott, 1949-1998, SLAC Fire Marshal" Location: behind Cafeteria Bldg. 42. | |
| Robert Siemann, Professor, Accelerator Physicist | Redwood tree and plaque,
dedicated
July 8, 2009. Citation: "In memory of Robert H. Siemann, Pioneering accelerator physicist, respected leader and mentor, 1942-2008" Location: on the green. | |
| Hugh Steckol, Assistant Business Services Director | Magnolia tree and plaque
Citation: "In Recognition of the Many Contributions to SLAC and the University, HUGH STECKOL, May 1993" Location: between Bldg. 84 and the Loop Road. | |
| Tim Toohig, Accelerator Physicist | Tree and plaque (tree gone 7/2009) Citation: "In Memory of Timothy E. Toohig 1928-2001, Physicist - Friend - Spiritual Guide." Location: behind Cafeteria Bldg. 42. | |
| James Weaver, Microwave Engineer | Tree and plaque
Citation:"James N. Weaver, Microwave Engineer, 1936-1998" Location: on a grassy island in Parking Lot F, across from Bldg. 137. | |
| Rick Yeager, Safeguards and Security Manager | Tree and plaque
Citation: "In remembrance of our dear friend and colleague Richard P. Yeager "Rick" Thanks Chief for 14 years of dedicated service, November 2006" Location: Coastal oak planted at the Linac Sector 6 picnic area. | |
