Friends of the D.U.M.P. Studio

We would like to thank the following organizations and individuals who have generously shared their support and expertise and perspectives.

Sponsorship:  The Sacharuna Foundation and the Dean’s Office of the School of Architecture
Rivanna Solid Waste Authority:  Steve Chidsey, Executive Deputy Director; Arthur Petrini, Executive Director
Albermarle County Board of Supervisors:  Sally Thomas
Charlottesville  City Council:  Maurice Cox
Ivy Steering Committee:  David Booth,Gertrude Weber, and Susan Bacik
Local Consultants:  Helen Wilson, Rieley Associates; Stan Tatum, Land Planning and Design; Ron DiFrancesca, Joyce Engineering
New York Department of Sanitation:  Mierle Laderman Ukeles, artist-in-residence; Steve Duffey, 59th Street Transfer Station; Dave Hendrickson, Fresh Kills Landfill
Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission:  Katy Weidel, landscape architect; Chris Dour, landfill manager; Don Smith, meadowlands naturalist
Malcolm-Pirnie, consultants (Richmond and New Jersey):  Joan Hansen, ecologist
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality:  Harry Gregori and his students in the Waste Management Seminar
Visiting Critics:  Mierle Laderman Ukeles, Artist-in-residence, New York Department of Sanitation and  John Beardsley, Landscape Critic, author of “Earthworks and Beyond”
University of Virginia Faculty and Staff
Institute for Environmental Negotiations:  Frank Dukes
Department of Environmental Sciences:  Aaron Mills
School of Architecture:  William McDonough, Dean
Department of Landscape Architecture:  Elizabeth Meyer, Chair; Reuben Rainey, Kathy Poole and Chris Fannin
Department of Architecture:  Robert Dripps, William Sherman, Maurice Cox and Shawn Rickenbacker
Computer Technology:  John Vigour, Eric Field and Kirk Martini
Independent Study Students:  Peter Lang, Cynthia Seymour, Alexis Woods, Julia Hubbard, Ashley Christopher, Angela Menegay, Cheyenne Sheafe
D.U.M.P. reasearch assistants:  Cynthia Seymour and  Jim Lamey; with special thanks to Rachel Gleeson