Connected to Her Community
Plans for the new Greenhouses and Horticulture Center Progress
Connected to Her Community
Profile of a Trustee : Clemmie L . Cash
Clemmie L . Cash exudes a sincere passion and enthusiasm for the Cemetery . Her thoughtful words about volunteerism prove her to be as giving as she is upbeat . Clemmie serves as Secretary of the Mount Auburn Board of Trustees , which she first joined in 1996 . She has also chaired the Friends of Mount Auburn Trustees since 2007 . She attributes her continued support of Mount Auburn to its cultural relevance in the community and the fact that it is a “ horticultural , beautiful , and enriched space .” Regarding the Cemetery ’ s future plans for expansion , Mount Auburn Trustee including the construction of Clemmie L . Cash much-needed new greenhouses , she states ,“ We want to do everything we can as a Board to make sure this resource can survive for a century or more . I like that we are not just accepting things as they currently are , but that we ’ re looking towards the future .”
A native Texan , Clemmie is married to James I . Cash , Professor Emeritus at Harvard Business School . Though
Plans for the new Greenhouses and Horticulture Center Progress
Mount Auburn Cemetery ’ s initiative to construct new Greenhouses and to plan for future expansion is progressing . Design documents are completed and construction documents are in development for the Greenhouse and Horticulture Center to be put out for bid in fall of 2010 . A decision to go forward with the Greenhouses in January 2011 is contingent upon concentrated fundraising results . With our project architect , William Rawn Associates of Boston , one of the nation ’ s premier architectural firms , we have created a design and a vision for one of the last undeveloped areas in the Cemetery in the northwest section off Grove Street .
This project entails the construction of new Greenhouses , which will replace the outdated structure that was erected in 1971 , and a Horticulture Center that will include new work
10 | Sweet Auburn they grew up in the same town , they first met at a college party thanks to a mutual friend . Currently , Jim serves on several boards , conducts meetings for business executives , and teaches a leadership development course for managers . Jim and Clemmie ’ s daughter , Tari , earned an M . B . A . from Harvard and is the Regional Sales Manager of the Washington , D . C ., territory for Tesla Motors ( Electric Car ). Their son , 1st Lieutenant Derek Cash , served with the Marines in Iraq for seven months , and now lives in Manhattan and is applying to law school .
Clemmie has served on the boards of Noble & Greenough School and Wellesley ’ s A Better Chance Program , where she first volunteered when she moved to Wellesley in 1976 . Today , she devotes her time to the Home for Little Wanderers in addition to Mount Auburn . Clemmie feels honored to be on the Mount Auburn Board and is inspired by the dedication of her fellow Trustees . For her , giving of her time is not merely fulfilling a charitable duty – it ’ s personal . She says , “ I think that philanthropy connects us to our community . It is a focused and concrete way to be a part of something larger than I am .”
areas , retail floral space , a public classroom , and meeting rooms . The Greenhouses of this LEED certified facility will have a new irrigation system , including a misting system for newly propagated woody plant seedlings , and will use water captured from the building roofs and
Clemmie Cash ( center ) chats with fellow Trustee Kimberly D . Gluck and former Mount Auburn Cemetery President Bill Clendaniel at the Visitors Center Preview Party in 2008 .
Above : The design for the new Greenhouses and Horticulture Center . Above , left : The model which shows the plan for the ultimate total expansion ( including a proposed Family Center ). Model courtesy of William Rawn Associates .
stored in a 30,000 gallon cistern below the ground . Shade cloths that serve as insulated blankets will keep the greenhouses warmer in the winter thereby reducing fuel costs , and venting roofs can be easily operated to cool off the houses on sunny days , when cooling is necessary . Our composting operations , already state-of-the-art , will now allow us to mix compost with interment fill to create potting soil for the greenhouses and top soil for the grounds .
Illustration courtesy Reed | Hilderbrand Associates