Annual Report 2014 | 2015 Natural History Museum Mission To interpret the natural world through research, education, and exhibits; to promote understanding of the evolution and diversity of southern California and the peninsula of Baja California; and to inspire in all a respect for nature and the environment.

Clark Dry Lake, Anza Borrego Desert State Park Dear Museum Friends,

Where did 24 years go? When by millions of people all over the Collections Gallery. We have I applied for the executive world and is used extensively in spectacular treasures in our director position at the San Diego education programs throughout collection that few have ever Natural History Museum in 1991, the Baja California peninsula. seen, and we will have 3,000 my colleagues in the museum square feet of new exhibition profession warned me that We would have been limited in space to display them. because of the Museum’s poor what we could achieve had we not reputation at the time, it would be more than doubled our space with I am proud of it all, but one of the end of my career. They were a new addition to the Museum in the greatest achievements has right, but not for that reason! I will April 2001. This new space has been the talented team of board retire from the Museum on June allowed us to explore the geologic members, sta! , volunteers, 30, 2016, exactly 25 years to the and paleontologic prehistory of our Museum members and donors day from when I started. region in Fossil Mysteries and the who have made it all possible. The biodiversity of our region in Coast future of this Museum is bright Many people have asked me why to Cactus in Southern California, indeed, and with new leadership we have been so successful. I both permanent exhibitions at the you can expect to see exciting believe the most strategic decision Museum. The Legler Benbough new exhibitions, expanded we made was to focus on our exhibition hall enabled us to education programs, increased use region of southern California and feature high-profi le traveling of technology for outreach, and the peninsula of Baja California. exhibitions such as the Dead Sea important new research initiatives. By doing that, the Museum has Scrolls, A Day in Pompeii, Body become relevant to the people who Worlds, Titanic, The Discovery of It’s been a great ride! I’ll be here live here as well as those visiting King Tut, Maya: Hidden Worlds until June 30, 2016. Thank you for from elsewhere. Our research has Revealed, and many others. your support. led to the naming of many new The Kaplan Theater with its 3D species of plants and , projection system has delighted Sincerely, supported important conservation our guests with many spectacular e! orts, and resulted in many books natural history fi lms. and scientifi c papers of great value for professional and amateur In my fi nal year at the Museum, naturalists. Our fl agship fi lm Ocean I am looking forward to the Oasis about Baja California and construction of the Eleanor and Michael W. Hager, Ph.D. the Sea of Cortés has been seen Jerome Navarra Library Special President & CEO

sdnat.org | 1 A 25 Year Legacy

For 25 years, Dr. Michael “Mick” The 1980s had been a stressful challenge to turn the Museum Hager has been at the helm of the period for the institution, and the around. As a result, for the past San Diego Natural History Museum, fi nancial state of the Museum was 25 years he has presided over an an institution that has not only in complete disarray. He was the institution that has gone from an fl ourished under his leadership, ninth director in 13 years, and the annual budget of $2.1 million to but with his guidance has arguably Museum had been su! ering from one of $13 million, and from a sta! been brought back from being a lack of direction and forward of 60 to more than 150 employees on life support. It is hard to momentum for some time. and approximately 800 volunteers. exaggerate the dire state that the Fundraising was non-existent, San Diego Natural History Museum space for exhibits was inadequate, Early on, Mick worked to establish was in at the time of Mick’s arrival and attendance was poor, pointing a new strategic plan which outlined in San Diego. When he began his to a desperate need for strong steps to be taken over the next tenure in 1991, the leadership. Clearly, Mick had his 10 years and completed by 2001. Times heralded his appointment work cut out for him. His most signifi cant priority by stating, in a headline, “Can Mick was a mission statement that Hager save the San Diego Natural Remaining true to the proud legacy would refocus on the contiguous History Museum from years of of the then 117-year-old institution, region of southern California and malaise?” Mick immediately took on the Baja California. This gave the

2 | Annual Report 2014–2015 Clockwise from left: Mick at his fi rst museum job 50 years ago, as curator of natural history at the Davenport Public Museum in ; construction of the building expansion underway in 1999; children and civic leaders cut the ribbon on the new building in 2000; a 1991 L.A. Times article; Mick and Curator of Paleontology Tom Deméré present patron Tom Sefton with a fossil walrus named in Sefton’s honor; Mick guiding a group of students through the Museum in 1991.

Museum the ability to concentrate addition, Mick worked to set up fundraising and planning with on a region that was at once an exhibition schedule planned a broad range of community immeasurably diverse and still for three years out, and stressed stakeholders. These plans resulted within reach of the Museum’s the importance of increasing in the building of a 90,000-square- curatorial expertise. Among other relevance for the greater San Diego foot building addition designed to main points to be achieved were community with the Museum’s bring the original historic building the creation of the Biodiversity programs. He involved a wide up to speed: enlarge and update Research Center of the Californias group of community members exhibition space and research (the research arm of the Museum), and brought a larger group of San labs and realign o" ce space a binational Environmental Science Diegans into the Museum “family.” and collections areas; install new Education Center, a commitment education classrooms; and open a to a major addition to the historic During his tenure, Mick, through multi-use, 300-seat giant screen 1930s building, and a focus on his strong leadership, has achieved theater. The building was fi nished long-term plans for exhibitions. many remarkable and noteworthy in 2001, and elaborate security accomplishments. A! ectionately and environmental controls for Mick’s special talents for known as our “Chief Fossil,” he the modern lower level Legler fundraising were increasingly spearheaded a $34 million capital Benbough exhibition space were demonstrated over time. In campaign that entailed extensive completed. This enabled the

sdnat.org | 3 Clockwise from upper left: Breaking ground in 1998 for the building expansion: Mick, , Peter Kovacs, Christy Walton, Dallas Clark, Mary Clark, Norm Roberts, and Gelin Roberts; Mick with a duckbill dinosaur at the Museum of the Rockies in 1989; the January 2015 ribbon cutting for Coast to Cactus in Southern California: Ann Laddon, Sal Giametta representing County Supervisor Ron Roberts, Assembly Speaker , County Supervisor Dave Roberts with his daughter, Mick, Carol Wilson, Dennis Wilson, and Board President Je! Block; Mick Hager, Curator of Natural History, Davenport Public Museum, 1967

Museum to host high-profi le we opened Coast to Cactus in development stages and will open traveling exhibitions like Dead Sea Southern California, an exhibition in early summer 2016, just in time Scrolls, Pompeii, and Body Worlds, that complements Fossil Mysteries, to serve as the capstone event all of which had very stringent taking the visitor on a journey before his retirement. requirements for temperature through all the habitats unique control, light levels, security, and to southern California with Never at a loss for new ideas other environmental conditions. its vast biodiversity. Together and initiatives, Mick has been a these two exhibitions provide a true mover and shaker at this Mick was directly involved in the comprehensive experience of the institution for the past 25 years, funding, planning, and installation past and current environment of with accomplishments large and of more than 30,000 square feet this special place we call home. small. Always humble and true to of new permanent exhibitions, his Midwestern roots, he can look including Fossil Mysteries, which Mick has also been spearheading around and see his ideas made opened in 2006 and provides the creation of our latest real in the building, the exhibitions, a detailed view of our region in permanent exhibition, which will be and the sta! that make up the San prehistoric times—dating back located in the Eleanor and Jerome Diego Natural History Museum to 75 million years ago. One of Navarra Library Special Collections we know today. We have been the biggest accomplishments Gallery within the Research Library. fortunate to have him as our leader happened in January 2015 when This exhibition is in planning and over the past quarter of a century.

4 | Annual Report 2014–2015 The Special Projects Campaign Meets and Exceeds its $16 Million Goal

In December 2012, the Museum funding generously donated by board approved an ambitious Dale Clark and Nita van der Wer! $14.9 million goal to fund three in honor of their parents, Mary and strategic projects: Coast to Dallas Clark. Cactus in Southern California; the Research Library renovation One year later, the Campaign was and expansion and its associated moving forward ahead of schedule. exhibition, Extraordinary Ideas Realizing that construction from Ordinary People: A History of projects—especially those in an Citizen Science; and bridge funding 82-year-old historic building—often to support operations during the result in higher than anticipated 30-month campaign. costs and complications, the Museum board approved a new The Campaign launched with more goal of $16 million for the Special than $9 million already in hand, Projects Campaign. including a $7 million from the California Department of Parks During this time, the fabrication of and Recreation in support of Coast Coast to Cactus began in earnest, to Cactus, and $2 million of bridge with highly detailed, miniaturized

sdnat.org | 5 components being sent to the would be transformed and, for the history story of southern California Museum’s exhibition partner, fi rst time, open to visitors. and Baja California. Science Museum of Minnesota, The Museum’s supporters were The Museum’s exhibit development for production. Every leaf, fl ower, captivated and responded and design team is now focusing , and rock was painstakingly generously. A total of 396 gifts their considerable talents on the rendered to be as lifelike as were received in support of the content of Extraordinary Ideas from possible, from the tiniest details to Special Projects Campaign, totaling Ordinary People. Simultaneously, natural blemishes. $16.7 million! A staggering 123 construction has been initiated on Throughout this process, behind-the-scenes tours and the renovations in the Research countless donors toured our solicitations were made over 26 Library which will house the new exhibit development space and months, as well as outreach to the exhibition. then the renovated—though still Museum’s full constituency and The projects realized by the success empty—Dennis and Carol Wilson volunteer groups. of the Special Projects Campaign Hall of Biodiversity, as well as Coast to Cactus opened to rave represent the capstones to Mick’s feasting their eyes on the treasures reviews on January 17, 2015, and 25-year tenure at the San Diego Margaret Dykens, registrar and 120,000 visitors have already Natural History Museum. They refl ect director of the Research Library, explored “this amazing place we his vision and passionate leadership would pull from the rare book call home.” Our Museum docents of the Museum. Thank you for your room. This gave donors a glimpse and educators have embraced participation and support of these of the exquisite antiquarian books this new exhibition and have fully important additions which will enrich and art which will be used to integrated it into our environmental our community for years to come. tell the story of Extraordinary science curriculum. Together with Ideas. Parallel planning for the Fossil Mysteries, we at last fulfi ll Library renovation resulted in an This page and previous page: Visitors enjoy the promise of the new building architectural model which allowed Coast to Cactus in Southern California, which and our mission to tell the natural opened in January 2015. donors to visualize how the space Special Projects Campaign Donors With appreciation, we thank the following donors who generously supported the Special Projects Campaign through single year and multi-year pledge commitments.

Leadership Partners $10,000-99,999 $5,000-9,999 Joan and Irwin Jacobs Alice Anda and James Ward 2014 Museum Sta! Price Philanthropies Foundation James F. Beyster Fund The Canyoneers J.W. Sefton Foundation Anne and Gregory Bullard City of San Diego Esther J. Burnham Trust The Covey $1,000,000 and above Carolyn and Cli! Colwell James and Mary Dawe California Department of Parks Colwell Family Distributable Fund The Docents and Recreation Steve and Carolyn Conner Mr. and Mrs. John Downing Ms. Dale Hollis Clark in memory of County of San Diego Downing Family Foundation Mary and Dallas Clark The Coyle McDonald Family Susan and Craig Evanco Jerome and Eleanor Navarra — Courtney, Steve, Alexandra, Karen and Steven Garsson Eleanor and Jerome Navarra Maximilian Allison Henderson and Jay Miles Foundation The Donald C. and Elizabeth M. Mrs. Jackie Hollywood Nita and Henk van der Wer! in Dickinson Foundation Nancy and William Homeyer memory of Mary and Dallas Clark Bill Disher Je! rey and Lindsey Kent Dennis and Carol Wilson Hans and Margaret Doe Terry and Linda Moore Charitable Trust Eberhard and Jessica Rohm $100,000-999,999 Mr. and Mrs. James M. Dort The Thursday Club Thomas C. Ackerman Foundation Bernard J. Eggertsen and The Patricia and Christopher Weil Anonymous Florence Nemkov Family Foundation The Legler Benbough Foundation Marion Eggertsen and Family Museum Whalers Stephen and Mary Birch Foundation The Hattie Ettinger Conservation Mrs. Betty Jo Williams Roberta and Malin Burnham Fund , at the recommendation The Dunham Family in Memory of Janie DeCelles $1,000-4,999 of Jeanne Dunham Dr. and Mrs. Laurence D. Favrot Anonymous Kathy and John Hattox The Favrot Fund William and Terri Buchanan In Memory of Chapman Grant by Michele Gerus and Je! Block Dr. J. David Bukry Terry Grant Hazard, Polly Hazard Gray Charitable Trust Anita Busquets and William Ladd Ho! man, Earl Thomas Ho! man, The Barbara and David Groce Fund Dinah and Scott Carl Thomas B. Hazard, and Denise and Michael Hager Virginia and Doug Crockett M. Jo Hazard Heller Foundation of San Diego Ms. Lois Day Carol and Henry F. Hunte Fund The Hervey Family Fund Bud and Gingy Ferguson The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Fund Institute for Law and Systems Tom Fleming at the Jewish Community Research Michael Gelfand Foundation Peter and Marilee Kovacs Barbara F. Hildreth The Gilbert J. Martin Foundation Ann Laddon and Adrian Ja! er Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hoctor The Gerald T. and Inez Grant Parker Charles Kennel and Ellen Lehman Dr. and Mrs. Matt Hom Foundation Alan G. Lehman and H. William Kuni Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Price Jane A. Lehman Foundation Dr. and Mrs. James U. Lemke Price Philanthropies Foundation Maurice J. Masserini Trust Monte Marshall Rice Family Foundation, Drs. Anne and Andy McCammon Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Murphy in honor of Morgan S. Rice In memory of Margaret and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Oberbauer Dr. Seuss Fund , at the Bert McIntosh John and Peggy Overland recommendation of Audrey Geisel Rand and Elaine Newman James and Claudia Prescott The Walton Family Foundation, at the James Orwig M.D. Family Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rogozienski recommendation of Christy Walton Philip R. and Pamela F. Palisoul Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Stickney and Family Gwen Stoughton Nancy Robertson and Mrs. Edna K. Tipton Mark Cookingham Rebecca Vesterfelt and Louis Cohen Richard Schwenkmeyer Dr. Mary M. Yang Foundation Margaret and John Stevenson Takahashi Family Fund Mandell Weiss Charitable Trust The San Diego Foundation

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Collections By the Numbers Total Number of Specimens ~7.5 million

Birds Mammals Herpetology 405 156 226 New specimens collected New specimens collected New specimens collected 49,439 24,159 76,962 Total specimens Total specimens Total specimens

Entomology Paleontology Botany ~18,779 37,574 7,300 New specimens collected New specimens collected New specimens collected ~660,000 1,355,960 244,524 Total specimens Total specimens Total specimens

Research Library Marine Invertebrates Mineralogy 50,000 5 million 15,000 Volumes Specimens

A Commitment to Research A natural history museum museum in which we are so fi rmly Cacachilas in Baja California Sur, president’s attitude towards rooted. Nowhere is this clearer the Museum has underwritten research can dramatically impact than in the Museum’s collections. a large array of projects to help not only research output but also With Mick’s support of the us better understand our region. fi nancial stability. In a story as San Diego County Plant Atlas, And while projects like our old as time, it is not uncommon the Botany collections for the binational expeditions create to look at a museum’s history County have more than doubled troves of interesting scientifi c and see a swinging pendulum in the last 10 years. As part of information, they also generate of past executive directors who his balanced philosophy, Mick real conservation and management either thought research was encouraged Tom Deméré, now outcomes like the removal of feral king or that “we need to run this curator of paleontology, to bring goats from Isla Guadalupe and the place like a business.” The “all his private paleontology salvage designation of the islands of the business” model can often lead company into the Museum as a Gulf of California as a UNESCO to a stale museum lacking heart, revenue generating arm of the World Heritage Site. whereas the unfettered research Paleontology Department. Since model is too often fi nancially then, the Paleontology collections Twenty-fi ve years of balanced unsustainable. When Mick Hager have grown exponentially while leadership has left research was interviewed for the position of generating revenue to underwrite at the Museum in a wonderful executive director in 1991, he was research at the Museum. place. Certainly there have been asked to address this very issue times when belts were tightened, when a member of the interview Under Mick’s leadership, the but while other museums saw committee asked, “Should we be Museum rallied around a regional- collections shut down, Mick an exhibits and education museum based mission similar to its roots encouraged entrepreneurship or should we be a research- as a young society in the 1800s, in the research sta! . Because focused museum?” His answer was leading to a rebirth of scientifi c of Mick’s leadership, today the simple, “Yes.” surveys, expeditions, and binational Biodiversity Research Center of research collaboration. From the Californias generates research, His balanced philosophy set the citizen-science driven e! orts collections, outreach, and revenue: Museum on an unprecedented like the San Diego County Bird a balanced recipe for relevance and journey of physical growth and Atlas to mule-driven expeditions sustainability. a renaissance of the regional into the heart of the Sierra

Facing page: SDNHM is home to the world’s largest rattlesnake collection. sdnat.org | 9 Ranger Kim Duclo o! ers a tour of Balboa Park to summer campers.

Public Programs by the Numbers San Diego Programs Baja California Programs: Smart Schools, Green Practices

Nature to You Loan Library Workshops facilitated 17

591 loans reaching 100,955 people Teachers trained 132

School Programs Students trained 437 784 programs reaching 42,078 people Students impacted 7,920 Family and Public Programs Individuals benefited from program 26,885 198 programs serving 26,355 participants

Museum Access Funds Visitation by the Numbers

7,627 students from Title 1 schools served 449,472 518,456 people visited the Museum people visited sdnat.org 10 | Annual Report 2014–2015 Making an Impact on Visitors Our visitors’ experiences are brought the voice of Education the Museum early one day each paramount in what we do, and to the table. In translating exhibit month for those on the autism Mick made several institutional labels and the script for the spectrum and their friends, families, changes over the years that have Desert at Night story theater, a and caregivers. This innovative greatly enhanced that experience. sta! member who works in our program encourages individuals In 1996, the Museum founded the binational education program to explore, play, and discover the Environmental Science Education assisted the Exhibits team with treasures theNAT has to o! er in an Center (ESEC). This comprehensive colloquial language to ensure the environment that is comfortable resource provides programs at the Spanish we were presenting was for them. Museum, in schools, and outdoors accurate to our region. Volunteers that inspire understanding, respect, and Docents continue to work with Additional accomplishments from and responsible action for our our Education and Exhibits sta! the year include the delivery of an environment. Through our many to develop activity kits for use exciting lecture program (most programs in the in the gallery and programming notably a sold-out talk by world- and Baja California, we are able to for school children. Curriculum renowned archaeologist Dr. Zahi serve more than 160,000 people for grades K-8 is currently being Hawass during The Discovery of annually. developed with input from the King Tut), refocusing our school Exhibits team, Education sta! , programs to align with the More recently, the ESEC, Exhibits, and teacher advisory groups. newly adopted Next Generation and Volunteer departments These departments are becoming Science Standards, and being were united into a single Public dependent upon one another, selected as a pilot site for after Programs division that could which in turn, creates a more school programming through the better serve the public. Now, these robust and engaging experience PrimeTime Extended Day Program departments are defi ning new for our members, the public, at the San Diego Unifi ed School ways to think about, explore, and teachers, and students. District. develop e! ective ways to engage visitors, collaboratively resulting During this past year, e! orts have All of these changes could not in an entirely new and improved also been put toward making have been realized without the visitor experience. the Museum more inclusive. One right leadership and support. Mick’s initiative involves visitors with an openness to new ideas and his Coast to Cactus in Southern autism spectrum disorder (ASD), willingness to try new initiatives California is an excellent example which a! ects about one in 68 has given the Public Programs sta! of this. Our Exhibits team children. However, as of March the ability to think collaboratively included a representative from 2015, not one museum in San and creatively, to experiment, the Education Department who Diego was addressing the needs and to assess the needs of our was actively involved in content of these visitors. We launched community. development for the exhibition and ASD Mornings in April and open

Exhibitions such as Coast to Cactus and The Discovery of King Tut, along with public programs that invite visitors to get up close and personal with nature, leave a lasting impression on visitors of all ages. Volunteers by the Numbers Canyoneers

led 72 hikes for 1,358 people, 759 Total volunteers including 10 hikes for 308 students and chaperones

Docents reached 4,077 students in 104 classes. 15,353 Research and Collections Whalers volunteer hours reached 30,437 passengers on 302 cruises through Hornblower Cruises & Events. 58,985 Total volunteer hours The Board of Directors donated 1,602 hours of their time. $1.5 million 13 high school students (per Bureau of Labor Statistics) worked in the departments of Herpetology, Botany, Paleontology, Entomology, and Birds and Mammals. Dollar value of volunteer hours

Social Media by the Numbers 23,562 6,926 595 34,949 Facebook likes Twitter followers Instagram followers YouTube video views

Getting Social

In addition to managing a blog, located at sdnat.org, the Museum is active on several social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.

These platforms give us the opportunity to develop a relationship with our fans, friends, and followers. We do this by asking questions, sharing information about our programs and research e! orts, and seeing what people think—not only about us but also about other topics. We also like to see what people are doing and enjoying when they come to theNAT. Here are some of our favorite NAT moments as captured on Instagram, which was launched this past fi scal year.

Follow theNAT on Twitter and Instagram (@sdnhm) and join the discussion on Facebook (www.facebook.com/ SanDiegoNaturalHistoryMuseum).

12 | Annual Report 2014–2015 Visitors learn about humpback whales (pictured here) and other marine life from the Museum Whalers, a volunteer group that recently celebrated their 10th anniversary.

Bringing Nature to Life

Volunteers are vital to the San partnership with Hornblower have this volunteer opportunity, Diego Natural History Museum Whale Watching & Events provides and I know we are appreciated by for the countless hours of time enrichment to the whale watching Mick because he tells us so every they give in support of Museum experience. The Whalers help time we see him. His time at the projects, both large and small. Mick educate the public about the Museum might be coming to an Hager is a vocal champion of the biodiversity in our oceans by end, but his infl uence and vision volunteer corps as a whole and sta" ng two seasons of whale will last for years to come.” gratefully refers to them as our watching cruises each year, viewing “unpaid sta! .” gray whales from December In addition to the Whalers, other through April, and blue whales–the Museum volunteers in outreach This year we are proud to highlight world’s largest mammal–from June roles include the Docents and the 10 year anniversary of the through September. In addition, fi n the Canyoneers. Our science founding of the Museum Whalers. whales, humpbacks, minke whales, departments of Paleontology, From an initial group of 25 false killer whales, and pilot whales, Botany, Entomology, Birds & interested volunteers, the Whalers not to mention dolphins–Pacifi c Mammals, and Herpetology have have grown to 64 active members. white-sided, common, bottlenose, more than 250 steady volunteers. Potential Whalers participate in and even orcas–are regularly Other volunteers also serve a robust eight session training sighted on these cruises. Whalers behind the scenes; for instance, program, including presentations share their knowledge and answer in Accounting/Administration we by marine mammal scientists questions, and have a great time have a loyal volunteer in Howard from the National Oceanic and cruising in the Bay or out on the Knop. Discussing Mick’s impending Atmospheric Administration. open ocean while doing this. retirement, Howard said, “Mick is so With the waters o! of San Diego approachable and easy to talk to… providing an ideal location for “I have participated as a Museum how many people in his position observing migrating whales as they Whaler for 10 years, a program would take the time to fi nd out make their way to their wintering Mick supported from its inception,” what interests a volunteer?” grounds, the Museum Whalers’ said Sheri Knox. “I am thrilled to sdnat.org | 13 Financials We are pleased to report that for Admissions also had a banner year, a signifi cant contributing factor to the fourth year in a row, the Museum with an increase of $2.2 million the increase in admissions revenue. recorded an operating surplus and over FY 2014. The Museum had two continued to enhance its fi nancial upcharge exhibitions, The Discovery The Museum’s fi nancial condition condition with net assets increasing of King Tut and Real Pirates, which is refl ected in the Statement of by nearly $4 million. greatly contributed to admissions Financial Position at right. Although revenue. In addition, in January cash declined due to the $8.4 The most signifi cant year-over- we opened the new permanent million in debt retirement, the year di! erence in revenue is exhibition Coast to Cactus in Museum’s liabilities also declined refl ected in contributed revenue, Southern California. from $10.7 million to $2.1 million. which increased from $8.9 million This resulted in the Museum’s net to $14.7 million. In April 2014, the The Museum’s expenses stayed assets increasing from $43 million to Museum received an extraordinary relatively constant as we continued $47 million. estate commitment totaling $15 to focus on the most e! ective ways million. The gift was directed to to deliver our programs and meet The Museum’s focus on operating the retirement of the Museum’s our mission. The development of sustainably, combined with $12.5 million in long-term debt Coast to Cactus was completed generous gifts and strong and the remaining balance of the in FY 2015 and is refl ected in the admissions, has resulted in a strong gift was directed to the general decrease in permanent exhibition fi nancial condition that allows us to endowment. The retirement of the expenses from $4.5 million to invest in our mission of providing debt spanned across both FY 2014 $1.9 million. The marketing and educational programs, exhibitions, and FY 2015 with $8.4 million and communications expenses increased and scientifi c research to our region. $4.2 million, respectively, included in due to additional advertising for the the contributed revenue columns. In traveling exhibitions. Most traveling addition, the $16M Special Projects exhibition contracts require the Campaign was completed and Museum to deploy substantial surpassed its goal, adding to the advertising; these e! orts are, in turn, strong fi nish. Susan Loveall Vice President, CFO and COO ses en p New permanent x 12% E exhibition development

36% Exhibitions Fundraising/membership 8%

6% Education Communications/marketing 9%

22% Collections and General administrative 7% research

ue en v e R Contributions 59% and Membership 2% Endowment/investment income

7% Government Grants (inc. Prop 84 exhibition) Bio and Paleo 8% Services contracts

21% Admissions and other Other support 2% operating income Operating Revenue and Expenses July 1, 2014–June 30, 2015

Fiscal Year 2015 Fiscal Year 2014 Revenue and Support

Admissions and other operating income $5,326,573 21% $3,033,895 15%

Bio and Paleo Services contracts $2,105,259 8% $2,442,691 12% Endowment/investment income $430,033 2% $488,307 2% Contributions & Membership $14,724,953 59% $8,892,749 45% Government Grants (inc. Prop 84 exhibition grant) $1,853,009 7% $4,535,000 23% Other support $382,744 2% $377,608 2% Total Revenue and Support $24,822,571 100% $19,770,250 100%

Expenses Collections and research $3,356,566 22% $3,568,323 22% Education $995,400 6% $937,172 6% Exhibitions $5,529,270 36% $3,741,352 24% New permanent exhibition development $1,853,009 12% $4,535,000 29% Fundraising/membership $1,266,843 8% $1,143,013 7% Communications/marketing $1,438,238 9% $917,026 6% General administrative $1,058,575 7% $1,033,047 7%

Total Expenses $15,497,901 100% $15,874,933 100%

Excess of Operating Revenue and Support Over Expenses $9,324,670 $3,895,317

Financial Position Fiscal Year 2015 Fiscal Year 2014 Assets Cash $2,885,568 $7,696,681 Investments and perpetual trusts $21,086,986 $15,867,243 Receivables and prepaid expenses $4,519,589 $4,666,035 Estate contribution receivable $– $3,894,970 Property, equipment (less accumulated depreciation) $20,658,580 $21,710,872 Total Assets $49,150,723 $53,835,801

Liabilities Accounts payable and accrued expenses $1,766,377 $1,981,774 Other short-term liabilities $352,898 $339,983 Notes payable $– $8,407,568 Total Liabilities $2,119,275 $10,729,325

Net Assets Unrestricted $20,629,508 $12,754,515 Temporarily restricted $11,776,759 $15,858,972 Permanently restricted $14,625,182 $14,492,989 Total Net Assets $47,031,449 $43,106,476

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $49,150,724 $53,835,801

Further detail on the Museum’s fi nancial results can be obtained from our FY 2015 audit available at sdnat.org.

sdnat.org | 15 Scientifi c Publications Aburto-Oropeza, O., E. Ezcurra, J. Moxley, A. Castañeda-Rivera, M., J.M. Grijalva-Chon, L.E. Goldberg, S. R., and L. L. Grismer. 2014e. Lipinia Sánchez-Rodríguez, I. Mascareñas-Osorio, C. Gutiérrez-p Millán, G. Ruiz-Campos, and A. Varela- vittigera (Yellow-striped Tree Skink). Reproduction. Sánchez-Ortiz, B. Erisman, and T. Ricketts. 2015. Romero. 2014. Analysis of the Ictalurus pricei Herpetological Review 45(2):697–698. A framework to assess the health of rocky reefs complex (Teleostei: Ictaluridae) in northwest Mexico linking geomorphology, community assemblage, based on mitochondrial DNA. The Southwestern Goldberg, S. R., and L. L. Grismer. 2015a. Ahaetulla and fi sh biomass. Ecological Indicators 52: 353–361. Naturalist, 59(3):434-438. prasina (Oriental Whipsnake). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 46(2):265. Chicchi, S. and M. Bisconti. 2014. Valentina, una Aburto-Oropeza, O., Murray, J., Calderón-Flores, C., Goldberg, S. R., and L. L. Grismer. 2015b. balena fossile nelle collezioni dei Musei Civici di Domínguez-Guerrero, I., Cota-Nieto, J., Plomozo- Crytodactylus seribuatensis (Seribuat Bent-toed Reggio Emilia. Museologia Scientifica, Memorie 13: 54-55. Lugo, T., Mascareñas-Osorio, I., López-Medellín, Gecko). Reproduction. Herpetological Review X., and Ezcurra, E. 2014. The ecological role of 46(1):89–90. mangroves and environmental connectivity. IN: Clark, K., B. Proscal, and M. Dodero. 2014. Recent Conservation Science in Mexico´s Northwest. trends in Yellow-Billed Cuckoo occurrences in Goldberg, S. R., and L. L. Grismer. 2015c. Popeia Ecosystem status and trends in the Gulf of southern California, with observations of a foraging fucata (Thai Peninsula Viper). Reproductiom. California. Wehncke, E. V., Lara-Lara, J. R., Álvarez- cuckoo in San Diego County. Western Birds 45:141- Herpetological Review 46(1):106. Borrego, S. and Ezcurra, E. (Eds). UC MEXUS- 150 SEMARNAT ISBN 978-1-4951-2222-4. 552 pp. Goldberg, S. 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20 | Annual Report 2014–2015 Donors July 1, 2014–June 30, 2015 We are deeply grateful to the many donors who supported the Museum this year through new gifts, annual campaign, and pledge payments. $50,000 and above Nita and Henk van der Wer! Rand and Elaine Newman Anonymous The Walton Family Foundation Nordstrom, Inc. Thomas C. Ackerman at the recommendation of Mrs. James B. Orwig Foundation Christy Walton ResMed Foundation Paul M. Angell Family Dennis and Carol Wilson Nancy Robertson and Foundation Estate of Mr. Robert L. Wisner Mark Cookingham Bank of America World Wildlife Fund/Carlos Slim San Diego Gas & Electric Bank of America Charitable Foundation Alliance Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Satz Foundation Inc. Ellen Browning Scripps Estate of Esther J. Burnham $10,000-$49,999 Foundation California Department of James F. Beyster Fund Dr. Seuss Fund , at the Parks and Recreation Anne and Gregory Bullard recommendation of Candeo Fund at International Roberta and Malin Burnham Audrey S. Geisel Community Foundation at Carolyn and Cli! Colwell Dr. and Mrs. John R. Stevenson the recommendation of Colwell Family Distributable Alice Anda and James Ward Christy Walton Fund U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Theodore J. Cohn Charitable Charlotte and Je! * Chandler Mandell Weiss Charitable Trust Trust in honor of W. Robert and Mary Jane Mary Hollis Clark Cherry CGA $5,000-$9,999 Estate of Mr. James R. Mona Baumgartel and Anonymous Colclough John DeBeer The Beyster Family Foundation Commission for Arts and Bill Disher Fund IV Culture- City of San Diego Mr. and Mrs. James M. Dort Mrs. Betty Beyster County of San Diego Bernard J. Eggertsen and The M.A. Beyster Fund II The Donald C. and Florence Nemkov Ms. Mary Ann Beyster Elizabeth M. Dickinson Ms. Marion M. Eggertsen Michele Gerus and Je! Block Foundation The Hattie Ettinger Estate of Barbara & Downing Family Foundation Conservation Fund Eugene Bowman Mr. and Mrs. John Downing at the recommendation Anita Busquets and William Ladd Maurice J. Masserini of Janie DeCelles California Department of Charitable Trust The Favrot Fund Fish and Wildlife Audrey S. Geisel Dr. and Mrs. Laurence D. Favrot Stephen J. Cohen and Kathy and John Hattox Dr. David E. and Barbara Groce Adele S. Rabin, Ph.D. The Hervey Family Fund In Memory of Chapman Grant H. Glenn Dunham Carol & Henry F. Hunte Fund by Terry Grant Hazard, Polly First Republic Bank Institute of Museum and Hazard Ho! man, Earl Karen and Steven Garsson Library Services Thomas Ho! man, Thomas B. Mrs. Jackie Hollywood Joan and Irwin Jacobs Hazard, and M. Jo Hazard Nancy and William Homeyer The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Heller Foundation of San Diego Estate of Philip and Fund of the Jewish James Hervey Johnson Detty June Klauber Community Foundation Charitable Educational Trust Nordson Corporation Peter and Marilee Kovacs Institute for Law and Foundation Marisla Foundation Systems Research The Kenneth T. and The Gilbert J. Martin Ann Laddon and Adrian Ja! er Eileen L. Norris Foundation Foundation Charles Kennel and The Orca Fund at the Estate of Ms. Ray-Etta L. Morrell Ellen Lehman request of Paul Eichen Eleanor and Jerry Navarra Las Patronas Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Palisoul and family Alan G. Lehman and Private Asset Management, Inc. The Gerald T. and Inez Grant Jane A. Lehman Foundation Foundation Parker Foundation Drs. Anne and Andy McCammon QUALCOMM Incorporated Price Philanthropies Foundation The Coyle McDonald Family— Rancho La Puerta Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Price Courtney, Steve, Alexandra, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden The Rice Family Foundation Maximilian Mr. and Mrs. James S. Riley The Sefton Family Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rogozienski

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Whitney Library Mr. and Mrs. James Dort Ms. Patricia Powers Williamson Endowment Iris and Paul Engstrand Doretta and David Winkelman Dennis and Carol Wilson Richard and Arlene Esgate Joyce and Robert G. Wright Endowed Chair of Ornithology Susan and Craig Evanco Mrs. Mary M. Yount Tom Fleming Mr. and Mrs. Edward Zell Georganne and Michael Hoctor Dr. Calvin Johnson and * deceased Dr. Donna O. Perdue

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24 | Annual Report 2014–2015 Diana and Lowell Lindsay Special Events Partners Corporate Donors Lusardi Construction Company Anne and Andy McCammon The Museum o" ers a unique Natural Partners are corporate Mrs. James B. Orwig and memorable event venue supporters of the Museum who James and Claudia Prescott for many organizations gave $1,250 or more in cash, John G. Rebelo, Jr. and throughout the year. To ensure event, or product support over Brenda Marsh- Rebelo the success for all events the the course of the year. We Jim Solo Museum partners with a group are proud to be associated Gwen Stoughton of exclusive preferred vendors with these organizations and The John M. and Sally B. who are familiar with the are most appreciative of their Thornton Foundation Museum and o" er a complete generosity. range of services. Wish List Sponsors Biodiversity Champion Zenith Insurance and Audio Visual - Lighting Natural Partners Cavignac & Associates ETS Productions Inc. ($50,000 and above) Stephen J. Cohen and Adele S. Rabin Catering ABC10 and Azteca San Diego 15* Richard and Arlene Esgate Abbey Catering & Event Design Bank of America Ms. Allison Henderson and Authentic Flavors Fine CerasoliSta! ord Media Dr. Jay Miles Catering & Events Management LLC* H. William Kuni Coast Catering Clear Channel Communications* Nancy J. Robertson Continental Catering, Inc. Jeromeís Furniture The Sefton Family Crown Point Catering KPBS- TV Public Broadcasting* Gwen Stoughton Culinary Concepts J. Marie Tuthill Feast On This Desert Natural Partners Mrs. Christy Walton The French Gourmet ($25,000- $49,999) Personal Touch Dining, Inc. Dr. Mary M. Yang Outfront Media* The Prado Restaurant at San Diego Gas & Electric Auction Sponsors Balboa Park Terra Catering Green Flash Brewing Company Mountains Natural Partners Toast Personal Chef & Jeromeís Furniture ($15,000- $24,999) Kazanjian Beverly Hills Catering Services Lindblad Expeditions The Wild Thyme Company Cook + Schmid, LLC* Rancho La Puerta Local Media of America* Rancho Las Cruces Bar Service Lusardi Construction* St. Anton Condominiums CRG Beverage Company Qualcomm Foundation The Wine Seller and Brasserie ResMed Foundation Entertainment Wells Fargo Contributors Imagination Entertainment Jo and Tom Hazard Chaparral Natural Partners Mrs. Julian M. Kaufman Floral Design ($5,000- $14,999) Lois Mathews Design Eberhard and Jessica Rohm Abbey Catering & Event Design* Third Bloom Gwen Stoughton Allergy and Rheumatology William Stout Medical Clinic Valet and Parking Services J. Marie Tuthill Ameriprise Financial Ace Parking Management, Inc. Authentic Flavors Fine Catering & Events* Rental Equipment Bank of America Charitable Classic Party Rentals Foundation Inc. Raphaelís Party Rentals BIOCOM* Paci c Event Productions Breg, Inc. Broadcast Company of the Americas*

sdnat.org | 25 Camellia Wedding Flowers* American Rose Theatre* Live Oaks Society Cavignac & Associates AQCS Environmental* Charles Schwab & Co.* The Binding Site The Live Oaks Society is Continental Catering, Inc.* Bob Ross Photography* comprised of supporters who CRG Beverage Company* Classic Party Rentals* made gifts to the Museum Crown Point Catering* Consumer Attorneys of through their estate plans. Culinary Concepts* San Diego* Festivities Catering Design Institute of San Diego Anonymous (7) & Special Events* Donut Bar* Francoise D. Baker First Republic Bank Event Technology Services* Barbara Bowman* The French Gourmet* Giant Photo Service* Susan and Richard Breisch KFMB Stations* H.G. Fenton Company* George Brooks-Gonyer Lindblad Expeditions* Imaging Healthcare Specialists Mrs. Ramona Bush Mission Federal Credit Union Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. Margaret E. Carl Community Foundation Kyoto Symposium Organization Mary Jane* and Nordson Corporation Level UP Entertainment* William R. Cherry* Foundation Liberty Mutual Dale Hollis Clark Nordstrom, Inc. Loma Media* Henry and Charlotte Clark The Ordover Gallery* Obalon Therapeutics Jerry Clarkson Peartrees Catering* Pacifi c Event Productions* Karen and Dr. James F.* The Prado Restaurant at Rancho Las Cruces* Clements Balboa Park* Raphael’s Party Rentals* Mr. David R. Crawford Rancho La Puerta* REI* Lois Day San Diego Magazine San Diego Association of Jose de la Torre-Bueno Toast Catering* Geologists Mona Baumgartel and UCSD Alumni* San Diego Center for John DeBeer VWR Charitable Foundation Vision Care* Janie DeCelles The Wild Thyme Company* San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Mr. and Mrs. James M. Dort Program Glenn and Jeanne* Dunham Select Mailing Service, Inc.* Bernard J. Eggertsen Coast Natural Partners Storm International Florist* Iris and Paul* Engstrand ($1,250-$4,999) WD-40 Company Michele Fergoda The WineSellar and Brasserie* Mrs. William Gordon 3E Wines* Dr. David E. and Barbara Groce Ace Parking Management, Inc.* *Indicates gift-in-kind Judy Guilmette American Hospital Association Mr. and Mrs. Enrique Hambleton

J. Robert Beyster 1924–2014

Dr. J. Robert Beyster, the founder, United States. Employee ownership former CEO and chairman of was a bedrock conviction of Dr. Science Applications International Beyster’s, and a way of rewarding Corporation (SAIC) was almost performance and sharing wealth equally well known as a San Diego based on people’s contributions. community leader and philanthropist. Dr. Beyster founded SAIC in 1969 Dr. Beyster served as an Ensign in and oversaw its growth from a World War II and was based on a small scientifi c consulting fi rm destroyer out of Norfolk, Virginia. into a multibillion-dollar scientifi c After WWII, Beyster worked as a and technology contractor for the research physicist at the Los Alamos government and private sector, National Laboratory in New Mexico, solving problems in communications, where he met his wife-to-be, Betty. logistics, and information technology. An accomplished physicist, he held four degrees from the University of SAIC became one of the largest including a doctorate in employee-owned companies in the physics. Ed and Janelle Harris Dr. and Mrs. John R. Stevenson Elizabeth K. Smith Lois and John Harris Phyllis and Frank Tabor Donald Swanson Dorothy Hester Christine Tratnyek Maurice J. Tauber Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hoctor Dr. Robert C. Vinton Sally B. Thornton Kathleen Howell Mrs. Mary M. Yount Fiona Tudor Mr. and Mrs. Gary C. Jacobson Erna Viterbi Adrian Ja! er * deceased Susan Weber Mr. and Mrs. J. Edwin Jenkins Dr. Donna Perdue and Dr. Calvin Johnson In Memoriam Gifts-in-Kind Linda D. King The following individuals Balboa Park Online Ms. Sheri Knox represent members, donors and Collaborative Harry J. Koons* volunteers who passed away Anita Busquets and Catherine O. and Burton* Kuck this fi scal year. We are thankful William Ladd H. William Kuni for their commitment to the Mr. and Mrs. Jack D. Farnham Ann Laddon Museum and wish to honor their Mr. Daniel B. Glanz Luisa J. Larson memories. Ann Laddon and Adrian Ja! er Dr. Jack L. Littlepage Diana and Lowell Lindsay Ms. Barbara J. Lohne J. Robert Beyster Mr. Vincent Miller Virginia W. Martin Barbara Bowman Mrs. Barbara W. Myers Mr. Jack T. McCord Virginia M. Brust Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Oberbauer Mr. Anthony Mercieca Pat Carter Dr. Lynn J. Penner Dr. James D. Nauman Mary Jane Cherry Rubio’s Fresh Mexican Grill Nancy Nenow James R. Colclough – Point Loma Dr. and Mrs. Fred Orton Paul D. Engstrand Mr. William Stout Walter and Anne* Pagels Alyssa Gehm Mrs. Joseph R. Parker Robert H. Grandell James and Barbara Peugh Charles Hostler Rudy and Marilyn Regalado Sonja Khoury James K. Richardson Harry J. Koons Rich and Harleen Roncaglia Aurthur Matula Ms. Ronnie Schneider Jane A. Minshall Richard C. Schwenkmeyer Marjorie Mitchell If we have omitted your name or made Jeanne and Henry* Shenkman Andrew C. Olson an error, please accept our apologies and help us correct our records by David Dwyer Smith Lawrence Papay calling Jackie Sewell at 619.255.0359 Elizabeth K. Smith* Henry M. Shenkman or [email protected].

In San Diego decades later, he what is now UC San Diego’s campus. MAF provides scholarships for became involved in the competitive The family’s philanthropic interests Museum admission, or for science sailing world when the America’s Cup included UCSD, the University of San workshops to be taught in was lost to Australia. Malin Burnham Diego Hahn School of Nursing and classrooms. The Beyster family’s recalled that Beyster o! ered to Health Science, San Diego Regional contributions to MAF have allowed design a new sailboat and quickly got Fire Foundation, KPBS, the San Diego the Museum to serve nearly 10,000 SAIC’s naval architects and scientists Public Library, and through The San students since 2003. to work on it, despite SAIC having no Diego Foundation, the San Diego experience building racing hulls. They Natural History Museum. Giving back to the people of the designed a faster boat, the San Diego San Diego community he loved team won, and the Cup was returned At the Museum, Dr. and Mrs. Beyster was among Dr. Beyster’s guiding to the United States. and their family supported our principles. Speaking for the Beyster highest operating priorities and family, Mary Ann Beyster said of her Betty and Bob were married for the Museum Access Fund (MAF). father’s passing, “Let’s celebrate nearly 60 years. They raised their With the goal of ensuring that all the life of this remarkable man. He family—sons Jim and Mark and students have access to excellent touched so many lives and gave to daughter Mary Ann—in La Jolla near environmental science education, others selfl essly.” sdnat.org | 27 Senior Management 2014–2015 Acknowledgements

Michael W. Hager, Ph.D. Art Direction and Design President and CEO Kate Johnson

Susan Loveall Editorial Committee Vice President, CFO and COO Eowyn Bates Margaret Dykens Ann M. Laddon Rebecca Handelsman Vice President, Institutional Advancement Ann M. Laddon Janet Morris Michael Wall, Ph.D. Donna Raub Curator of Entomology Beth Redmond-Jones Vice President, Research and Public Programs April Tellez Michael Wall, Ph.D. Tom Deméré, Ph.D. Curator of Paleontology Photography Michael Field, Kate Johnson, Pablo Bradford Hollingsworth, Ph.D. Mason, Bronson Pate, April Tellez Curator of Herpetology Cover photo Jon P. Rebman, Ph.D. NASA image by Norman Kuring, Ocean Curator of Botany Color Team. Caption by Mike Carlowicz, The Mary and Dallas Clark Endowed Chair of Botany with assistance from Norman Kuring.

Philip Unitt Late November 2011 o! ered mostly cloud- Curator of Birds and Mammals free skies and a compelling view of the entire The Dennis and Carol Wilson Endowed Chair of Ornithology length of Baja California and the Pacifi c coast of Mexico. In the midst of the clarity, strong northeasterly winds stirred up dust storms on Margaret Dykens the mainland and the peninsula. Director of the Research Library and Registrar The natural-color images required to make Eowyn Bates this oblique view were acquired on November Senior Director of Development and Membership 27, 2011, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua Josh Culver satellite. The Ocean Color Team at NASA Senior Director of Operations Goddard processes images like this to help assess the presence of sediment and plankton David Filipiak in the sea. Dust storms interfere with that processing, as the sandy aerosols block much Senior Director of Visitor Experience of the incoming sunlight and the outgoing, refl ected light. Rebecca Handelsman Senior Director of Communications Dust storms can disturb human activity on land, but once they blow out over the Gulf Gregg Pancoast of California and Pacifi c Ocean, they help Controller fertilize the waters with nutrients that promote phytoplankton blooms. In winter, the waters Beth Redmond-Jones around Baja are often full of whales, as the Senior Director of Public Programs largest creatures in the sea often eat the smallest plankton.

Researchers at the University of put the storm to a practical use. They are working to calibrate measurements on two instruments on the GOES weather satellites, and the dust storm provided a nice event for comparison.

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28 | Annual Report 2014–2015 The Rare Red-billed This year the Museum was pleased Ocean. Its nearest sightings to land to accept a sculpture of a Red-billed were recorded by former Board Tropicbird Tropicbird in memory of Dr. William Chair Joseph Sefton in 1938 and by E. Glanz, who taught for 34 years former Museum Executive Director (Phaethon aethereus) at the University of Maine in the Cli! ord Abbott in 1941, fi ve miles School of Biology and Ecology. west of Point Loma.

Created by Dr. Glanz’ brother The inscription on the sculpture Daniel, the three foot high bronze reads “A Lifetime Enlightening All bird appears to be gracefully About Our Natural World,” which soaring overhead. The Red-billed describes Dr. Glanz’ passion for Tropicbird reaches the latitude of natural history as well as a key San Diego in the northern limit of piece of the mission of the San its range over the eastern Pacifi c Diego Natural History Museum. San Diego Natural History Museum P.O. Box 121390, San Diego, CA 92112-1390 sdnat.org