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Ann Fowler Rhoads

Ann Fowler Rhoads
Born1938 (age 85–86)
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materRutgers University
Known forPennsylvania plant communities
AwardsHenry Meigs Environmental Leadership Award, Hamilton Award
Scientific career
FieldsBotanist
InstitutionsMorris Arboretum, University of Pennsylvania

Ann Fowler Rhoads (born 1938[1]) is an American botanist who worked as a plant pathologist at Morris Arboretum for 36 years, retiring in 2013.[2][3] She is the co-founder (with Timothy A. Block) of the Pennsylvania Flora Project of Morris Arboretum.[4] In addition, Rhoads is a former adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania[5] and a former Research Associate at the Academy of Natural Sciences.[6]

Rhoads has written and edited 6 books. Her most important work is The Plants of Pennsylvania: An Illustrated Manual,[7] which she coauthored with Timothy Block. It has been called the "Bible of our state's plant life".[8] It is particularly significant “because most states simply don’t have such a comprehensive work on regional flora. Relevant to plant life found in much of the Northeast, the book has also been requested in neighboring states."[2] A second edition was published in 2007.[7]

In 2014, the Chestnut Hill Local said of Ann Rhoads: “Through tireless documentation, a specimen collection of 14,000 plants, and sharing her discoveries and expertise in books and articles, she has significantly advanced our understanding of Pennsylvania plant communities.”[2] Ari Novy, former Executive Director of the U.S. Botanic Garden, called her “a giant in the world of plants who has championed plant education in the Mid-Atlantic."[9] She has also been referred to as a “legend among the region's ecological scientists.”[8]

In 2016, Rhoads became the inaugural recipient of the Hamilton Award[10] from Rutgers Gardens.[3][11] This award is named for former director Bruce Hamilton, and recognizes “an unsung hero, a quiet leader, or patient mentor in the field of horticulture".[3][10]

  1. ^ "Index of Botanists – Rhoads, Ann F." kiki.huh.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  2. ^ a b c Contributor (November 13, 2014). "Local 'legend' honored for 36 years of tireless research". Chestnut Hill Local. Chestnut Hill Local. Retrieved 15 October 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ a b c Polanin, Nicholas (7 September 2016). "GARDENER STATE: The other famous Hamilton at Rutgers is memorialized". mycentraljersey.com. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Meet the Staff". The Pennsylvania Flora Project. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Ann F. Rhoads Ph.D." Penn Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Botany Staff & Associates". Academy of Natural Sciences. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  7. ^ a b Rhoads, Ann Fowler; Block, Timothy A. (2007). The Plants of Pennsylvania An Illustrated Manual, Illustrated by Anna Anisko (2nd ed.). University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 9780812240030. OL 9439306M.
  8. ^ a b "Dr. Ann Fowler Rhoads honored with 2014 Meigs Award". The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education. September 10, 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-06-16. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Rutgers Taps Alumna for New National Horticulture Award Unveiled by its Botanical Garden". American Public Gardens Association. 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Hamilton Award". Rutgers Gardens. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Ann F. Rhoads: Rutgers Gardens Hamilton Award". University of Pennsylvania Almanac. 63 (6). September 20, 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2019.

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