Timmons Group Wins VMFA Muse Award for Creativity in Business


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May 23, 2006

Timmons Group Wins VMFA Muse Award for Creativity in Business

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more information contact:
Tracey Harbaugh
Timmons Group
804.200.6374
tracey.harbaugh@timmons.com

Richmond, VA – May 23, 2006 – Timmons Group is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a 2006 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) Muse Award for Creativity in Business for its work in utilizing extraordinary use of creative thought within an aspect of business. The recipient of one of nine awards presented during VMFA’s “Un-Gala” Event, Timmons Group was chosen from a field of more than 70 applicants and 22 finalists nominated by Richmond area businesses.

Timmons Group was recognized specifically for its ingenuity in utilizing landscape architects’ creative designs to enhance outdoor learning opportunities and for healing landscapes that enhance the quality of life for seniors.

Contributing to the group’s success was a “Memory Garden” designed by Nathan Gruver and SFCS Inc., specifically for Alzheimer’s and dementia patients. Designed to appeal to all five human senses, the garden will be used for daily therapy with the hope of offering patients a connection to past experiences. According to the project manager LuGay Lanier, LA, FASLA, “the garden recognizes the importance of horticultural therapy and the positive impact this interaction has on an individual.”

In addition, horticulturist Neal Beasley has developed detailed plant information sheets which educate clients and users about characteristics, pests, and maintenance requirements of each material chosen for specific projects. Blake Hall and Erica Gatti’s work on “Stormwater Story”, which incorporates SOLs into learning landscapes, has also won a Virginia ASLA award for Communication.

Timmons Group applauds the efforts of Mandy Bartell, Neal Beasley, Erica Gatti, Nathan Gruver, Blake Hall, LuGay Lanier and Sam Saunders, through whose efforts the award-winning submissions were possible.

About Timmons Group
Through innovation, unparalleled service and commitment to its clients, Timmons Group provides engineering, surveying, planning, construction management, landscape architecture and technology services to public and private clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. The company has evolved over its fifty years from a small office in Richmond, Virginia, to a diversified firm of approximately 300 professionals with locations throughout the Mid-Atlantic. Timmons Group balances its commitment to superior customer service with a strategy for growth, making it the firm of choice for existing and new clients in all its target markets.

For more information about Timmons Group services, contact Tracey Harbaugh at tracey.harbaugh@timmons.com