Chicago Botanic Garden Names Glenview Man 'Volunteer Of The Year'

GLENVIEW, IL—The Chicago Botanic Garden recently named Dr. Kenneth A. Krebs, DMD, of Glenview, as a recipient of this year’s "Volunteer of the Year Award" for his 2019 service.

According to the Garden, this award was initiated in 1984 to focus attention on the outstanding support given to the Chicago Botanic Garden each year by all volunteers, and to recognize the contribution of one special volunteer as an example of extraordinary service.

Dr. Krebs has volunteered for almost 15 years and contributes his talents as a grounds cover newsletter writer, and as a digital photographer with the living plant documentation team.

He has supported the Garden’s staff, volunteers and visitors through his talented work and strong commitment of service to others, the Chicago Botanic Garden announced in a news release. He credits many of his accomplishments to the amazing group of volunteers he has had the pleasure and privilege of working with. He leads a team of six people who photograph plants in the collections and download their work into a computer database.

The Chicago Botanic Garden has more than 50,000 members—one of the largest memberships of any U.S. botanic garden.

It opened more than 45 years ago as a beautiful place to visit, and it has since matured into one of the world's great living museums and conservation science centers. Every year, more than one million people visit the Garden's 27 gardens and four natural areas, uniquely situated on 385 acres on and around nine islands, with six miles of lake shoreline. The Garden also has a renowned Bonsai Collection.

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