Ball Nurses Sunken Garden is poised to generate new memories and traditions at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. The garden, conceived in 1929 as a therapeutic greenspace with a convalescent park, has been restored.The shovel used at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ball Nurses Sunken Garden was on display at the rededication ceremony.Thanks to the generosity of the Ball Family, represented by Elizabeth Bracken Wiese (second from left), the Ball Nurses Sunken Garden was restored and rededicated on June 21. The garden was originally completed in 1934. Pictured here are IUPUI Chancellor Nasser H. Paydar, Elizabeth Bracken Wiese, IU President Michael A. McRobbie and School of Nursing Dean Robin Newhouse.IU President Michael A. McRobbie presides over the Ball Nurses Sunken Garden rededication ceremony June 21."The fact that Ball Garden has blossomed so beautifully following its restoration stands as a symbol of the spirit and strength of the IUPUI community." —IUPUI Chancellor Nasser H. PaydarFrom left, IUPUI Chancellor Nasser H. Paydar, School of Nursing Dean Robin Newhouse and IU President Michael A. McRobbie present a plaque to dedicate the Garden.Members of the Class of 1959 joined to celebrate the rededication of the Ball Nurses Sunken Garden.
