William Cullina

Member since: 2019

William G. Cullina, nominated by Zone I, is the F. Otto Haas Executive Director of the University of Pennsylvania's Morris Arboretum. He was formerly the President and CEO of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and the Director of Plant Research and Development for the New England Wild Flower Society. While at the New England Wild Flower Society, he developed the largest native plant nursery in New England and introduced over a dozen named cultivars. He was awarded the GCA Sarah Francis Chapman Medal in 2011 for his outstanding books on native plant species and their propagation. His books include: Wildflowers; Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines; Understanding Orchids; Native Ferns, Mosses, and Grasses; and Understanding Perennials. He co-authored Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: A People's Garden. Honorary Member since 2019.