sweet auburn | 2022 volume i
TRUSTEE NEWS , SPRING 2022
“ All three of these Trustees were valued colleagues during my tenure as President . I join the Cemetery in mourning them and sending condolences to their families . My closest relationship was with Jim . He had been a trustee for some time when I was appointed President in 1988 , and with the retirement of several of the older trustees soon after I came aboard , the younger trustees were eager to work with me to build a new future for the Cemetery . Jim was always very supportive of me and our new initiatives and he was the obvious candidate to become the Cemetery ’ s first Board Chair . Marion joined the board about a year after I did and was very instrumental in helping me move the Cemetery forward , particularly in establishing the legal framework for our growing fundraising program . I served with Bill for five years and remember his wonderful sense of humor and interest in everything we were doing . With their deaths it seems like the end of an era . Mount Auburn was fortunate to have their wisdom for so many years , and I shall miss them all personally .” — William C . Clendaniel ,
President Emeritus wo of Mount Auburn ’ s longest serving
T Trustees are departing the Board after the June meeting .
Thomas C . Cooper is the former Chair of the Mount Auburn Cemetery Board of Trustees , a position he held from 2013 to 2017 . As Chair , he oversaw the initiation of important building projects at Mount Auburn including the Egyptian Gateway restoration , the Crematory renovation , and the Bigelow Chapel Extension . Tom was a champion of horticulture and related projects and helped to guide the transformation of the Cemetery ’ s landscape in the years since 1994 when his tenure began . He most recently has served as the Chair of the Horticulture & Landscape Committee and of the planning effort for the Alice Fountain Garden Project . Tom ’ s commitment to preserving and enhancing Mount Auburn ’ s landscape has been profound ; his counsel and presence on the Board will be missed by all .
Caroline K . Mortimer has been with the Mount Auburn Board for twelve years and has served since 2020 as Chair of the Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery ’ s Board of Trustees . Prior to that time , she had been FOMAC ’ s Vice Chair for ten years . Caroline has served on several committees including Cemetery Services , Institutional Advancement , and Nominating . In 2021 , she was a driving force behind the establishment of the David P . Barnett Fund for Horticulture & Urban Ecology , both providing a leadership gift and initiating a Board fundraising challenge . Her sabbatical from the Board is prescribed by MAC governance : we look forward to having her back next year !
Eliza M . Anderson will succeed Caroline Mortimer as Chair of the FOMAC ’ s Board of Trustees . Eliza has served as FOMAC Vice- Chair for two years . She is a former Secretary of the MAC Board and currently the Chair of the Institutional Advancement Committee . She is also a member of the Cemetery Services , Education & Programs , Finance , Governance & Nominating , Human Resources , and IDEA Committees . Congratulations , Eliza !
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