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The Honor the Future campaign, the largest in University history, concluded in 2025, thanks to thousands of loyal supporters. Its impact on students, faculty, facilities, and research reaches across Charlottesville, Wise County, and Northern Virginia as it continues to advance the school in its third century of service to the commonwealth, nation, and world.
On the Grounds of the Darden School of Business, the arboretum and botanical gardens feature a living library of 95 tree species, 105 shrub species, and more than 114,000 plants in total across 10.6 landscaped acres. It includes an amphitheater, outdoor classroom space, walking trails, and water features.
Made possible by gifts from George S. (Darden ’86) and Laurel Tahija, and David M. (McIntire ’74, Darden ’78) and Kathleen O. (Col ’76) LaCross.
Gifts to the University’s Historic Gardens and Grounds endowment provide for the upkeep of plantings, pathways, and serpentine walls in pavilion gardens. These beautiful settings provide space for reflection, study, and learning.
Set at the crossroads of paths leading to the Lawn, the University Chapel is a spring spot for solemnity and celebration. Popular for weddings, Final Exercises, and funerals, it was the first structure on Grounds dedicated solely to nondenominational worship and the last to be constructed in the pre-Civil War Romantic style. With gifts from alumni, families, and friends, the chapel underwent a comprehensive, 13-month, $2.5 million renovation to restore it to its original 1890 appearance.
Foregrounded by purple perennials, the renovated Edgar Shannon Library, renamed in honor of UVA’s fourth president, is a gathering place as much as it is a repository of knowledge. Thoughtfully restored architectural details and new, light-filled interior spaces welcome and inspire the intellectual work that drives the University.
Leadership and contributions from Marjorie Harrison Webb and her daughter Marjorie Webb Childress (Col ’01, Darden ’09) continue a tradition of impact for the UVA Library from the Harrison family and its foundation.
The courtyard of the Battle Building offers the delights of springtime and childhood. Tree-lined paths are dotted with child-friendly sculptures of a fox, rabbit, bear, and other animals. Awarded a LEED Gold rating for its sustainable design, the Battle Building houses pediatric clinics and other health services. The Ivy Foundation provided major support for the building, which is named for Barry and Bill (Col ’41, Law ’47) Battle, longtime advocates for children’s healthcare in Central Virginia.
Memorial benches across Grounds are spaces to rest, reflect, and remember. Families and friends making the gift of a bench to honor a loved one work with the Office of the Architect to choose the bench’s location in conformance to long-range planning.
Generous support ensures UVA can steward the Academical Village, the physical and intellectual heart of the University. Among them: A recent major gift from Bradford R. (Col ’97) and Michelle N. Lucas is helping to restore the west courtyard of the Rotunda, a highlight of the Lawn and its beauty.
