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KAY YATSKIEVYCH
Production Coordinator
Research
Missouri Botanical Garden

Phone: (314) 577-9524
E-mail: kay.yatskievych@mobot.org

EDUCATION

December l986. B.A. in Plant Sciences. Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

April-September 1975. Old-Fashioned Nature Study courses. Continuing Education, IU-PUI, Indianapolis, Indiana.

July 1967. Sculpture and Pottery courses. Instituto Allende, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

1961-1964. 83 credit hours in Advertising Art and Fine Arts. Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana.

EMPLOYMENT

April 2001-present. Production Coordinator for Flora of North America Project.

February 1990-present. Missouri Botanical Garden. Coordinating Editor for Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana project.

October 1988-February 1989. Missouri Botanical Garden. Secretary on Flora of North America project (temporary, half-time) .

August 1985-June 1987. Indiana University-Bloomington. Secretary to Lynton Caldwell. Word processing, supervising work-study students, and manuscript-editing (half-time).

June 1984-August 1985. L'Appret, Inc., Bloomington, Indiana. Advertising and graphics for a bakery-deli-restaurant chain.

April 1983-June 1984. L'Appret, Inc. , Bloomington, Indiana. Counter person and night supervisor in bakery-deli (half-time).

1975-1982. Self-employed as a publicist and an environmental lobbyist in the Indiana Legislature and U.S. Congress.

1966-1974. Artist, exhibiting and selling work through museum rental galleries, private galleries, regional exhibitions, and art fairs.

PUBLICATIONS

In press. Paul E. Berry, and Kay Yatskievych. "Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana" In D. C. Daly, ed. The Scale of Floristics: Case Studies from the Neotropics. IN: Columbia University Press.

In progress. Kay Yatskievych, John Kartesz, Rebecca Dolan, and Marcia Moore. Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Flora of Indiana. Lists all species, subspecies, and varieties of ferns, fern allies, conifers, and flowering plants reported or recorded from Indiana.

2005, Oct 5. Volume 9, Rutaceae-Zygophyllaceae, Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana.

2004, Aug 30. Volume 8, Poaceae-Rubiaceae, Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana.

2003, Summer issue. Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society newsletter. "What's New, Penstemon cobaea var. purureus."

2003, Spring issue. Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society newsletter. "What's New, Lysimachia clethroides."

2003, Spring issue. Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society newsletter. "What's Gone, Adlumia fungosa."

2003, Apr 15. John Pickering, Roland Kays, Albert Meier, Susan Andrew, and Kay Yatskievych. "The Appalachians." In Russell A. Mittermeier, Cristina Goettsch Mittermeier, Patricio Robles Gil, John Pilgrim, Gustavo Fonseca, Thomas Brooks, William R. Konstant. Wilderness: Earth's Last Wild Places. Washington, DC: CEMEX.

2003, Feb 20. First two paired articles for INPAWS newsletter: (1) Lysimachia clethroides for "What's New" and (2) Adlumia fungosa for "What's Gone"

2003, Jan 15. Paul E. Berry, Kay Yatskievych, and Bruce K. Holst, volume editors. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana: Myrtaceae-Plumbaginaceae. Volume 7. St. Louis: Missouri Botanical Garden Press.

2002, Oct 24. Submitted PDF files for Volume 23 of Flora of North America to Oxford University Press

2002, Aug 2. Submitted PageMaker files for Volume 26 of Flora of North America to Oxford University Press

2001, Feb 21. Paul E. Berry, Kay Yatskievych, and Bruce K. Holst, volume editors. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana: Liliaceae-Myrsinaceae. Volume 6.

2001, Feb 21. "Menyanthaceae." In Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana: Liliaceae- Myrsinaceae. Volume 6.

2001, Feb 21. "Musaceae." In Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana: Liliaceae- Myrsinaceae. Volume 6.

2000, Nov. Field Guide to Indiana Wildflowers. Comprehensive guide to all herbaceous species, except grasses, sedges, and rushes. 1,564 species, 318 pages, 640 color photos, 527 drawings of details of plants. Indiana University Press.

1999. Paul E. Berry, Kay Yatskievych, and Bruce K. Holst, volume editors. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana: Eriocaulaceae-Lentibulariaceae. Volume 5.

1998. Paul E. Berry, Bruce K. Holst, and Kay Yatskievych, volume editors. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana: Caesalpiniaceae-Ericaceae. Volume 4.

1997. Buxaceae in Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana: Araliaceae-Cactaceae. Volume 3. pp. 719-730.

1997. Paul E. Berry, Bruce K. Holst, and Kay Yatskievych, volume editors. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana: Araliaceae-Cactaceae. Volume 3. 1995. Paul E. Berry, Bruce K. Holst, and Kay Yatskievych, volume editors. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana: Pteridophytes; Spermatophytes: Acanthaceae-Araceae. Volume 2.

1995. Paul E. Berry, Bruce K. Holst, and Kay Yatskievych, volume editors. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana: Introduction. Volume 1.

1995. The Milkweed Family in Indiana. Newsletter of the Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society. 2(2): 2.

1994. First signs of spring. Newsletter of the Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society. 1(1): 1.

1993-1997. Scientific editor of newsletter of Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society.

1991-1992. Editor of the Petal Pusher, newsletter of the Missouri Native Plant Society.

1987. With George Yatskievych. Floristic Survey of the Yellow Birch Ravine Nature Preserve, Crawford Co., Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 96: 435-445.

September 1978. Environmental Voice at the State Legislature. Indiana Sierran.

August 1976-November 1978. Editor of the Leaflet, newsletter of the Sassafras Audubon Society.

August 1976-November 1977. Forever Wild. Nature column published in the Leaflet, newsletter of the Sassafras Audubon Society.

February 1976. A Rainy Day Visit to Jasper-Pulaski Wildlife Area. Indiana Audubon Quarterly.

1976-1979. Approximately 100 short articles and press releases on environmental issues published in various newsletters and newspapers.

February 1975-July 1976. Green and Growing. Nature column (some illustrated with drawings of wildflowers) published in the Brown County Democrat Newspaper.

February 10, 1974. Spider. Article published in the Indianapolis Star Sunday Magazine.

REVIEWS

2003, Sept. Paper for Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science. An inventory of the herbaceous plants of the Twin Swamps Nature Preserve, Posey County, Indiana

2003, Aug. Paper for Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science. A floristic inventory and description of the structure and composition of the plant communities of Botany Glen, Grant County, Indiana.

2003, Mar. Inventory of 8 Indianapolis City Parks

2003, Feb. Overlease, William, and Edith Overlease. 100 Years of Change in the Distribution of Common Indiana Plants. 207 pages.

2003, Feb. Indiana Potential Invasive Exotics list and Invasives Survey Results list.

2003, Feb. Draft Indiana Endangered, Threatened, and Rare List, plus Species for Consideration As Additions to the Indiana ETR Plant List. 24 pages.

2003, Feb. Indiana Potential Invasive Exotics list and Invasives Survey Results list.

2002, June. Charles B. Heiser, Weeds in My Garden for Indiana University Press.

2002, June. Carolyn Harstad, Shady Fern Chapter for new gardening book for Indiana University Press.

BIO-ARTICLES BY OTHERS

2004, September. Capturing Beauty Photographing the Wildflowers of Indiana. In BioSpeak, newsletter of the Biology Department.

??? article by Ken Crews, Biologically Speaking Newsletter. Indiana University.

??? article by Ron Trigg, Indiana Alumni Association News

??? "Hoosier Profile: Kay Yatskievych" by Rebecca Dolan, Outdoor Indiana

GRANTS 2005. $500 grant for use on any Indiana project. Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society.

2001. $12,000 grant to work on Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Flora of Indiana at Friesner Herbarium, January 8 through May 25. Friesner Herbarium, Butler University.

2000. $10,000 (11 donors), publication costs for Field Guide to Indiana Wildflowers.

1992. $3500, computer. Indiana University Press.

1987. Research grant for field work for Field Guide to Indiana Wildflowers. Indiana Academy of Science.

1987. Research grant for field work for Field Guide to Indiana Wildflowers. Wild Flower Preservation Society.

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

2003, June 24. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana endemic plant species named for me. Biophytum kayae.

PHOTOGRAPHY GENERAL

Approximately 30,000 slides of wildflowers taken.

PHOTOGRAPHS PUBLISHED

2004. Taraxacum officinale. Asteraceae calendar insert for Missouri Botanical Garden 2005 calendar.

2003. Toxicodendron radicans. Color. In Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs: An Interactive Approach to Self-Care, 13th edition. Rosemary R. Berardi, et al., eds. Washington, DC: American Pharmaceutical Association.

2002. Abutilon theophrasti (KI12), front cover. Phytolacca americana (KI2), Verbascum thapsus (ER33), back cover. Charles B. Heiser, Weeds in My Garden. Timber Press.

2000. In press. Pyrola secunda, Myosotis laxa, Polygonella articulata. In North Woods Wildflowers. By Doug Ladd.

2000. Lonicera maackii. Color. Invasive Exotics Website. http://hoya.mobot.org/gradstudents/gaskin/MOEIPP1.html

1999. Smilax rotundifolia. Color. In Horticopia A to Z. Photo CD. ISBN 1-887215-07-7 Horticopia, Inc.

1999. Carl Taylor on Hall Town Glade, Joanna Turner and George Yatskievych at Hickory Canyons Natural Area,

and Blue Spring Natural Area. Black-and-white. Steyermark's Flora of Missouri. Volume 1, by George Yatskievych.

1998. Acer rubrum, Anemone virginiana, Brassica nigra, Capsella bursa-pastoris, Centaurea cyanus, Cirsium vulgare, Cynanchum laeve, Cynoglossum virginianum, Heuchera richardsonii, Malus ioensis, Passiflora lutea, Polytaenia nutallii, Potentilla simplex, Prunus americana, Ptelea trifoliata, Ratibida pinnata, Thalictrum revolutum, Verbascum thapsus. Color. Missouri Wildflowers, 5th edition. By Edgar Denison. Jefferson City: Missouri Department of Conservation.

1998. George Yatskievych in a pond. Black-and-white. Bulletin of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 86, Number 6.

1996. Pueraria montana, Kudzu. Color. Monday, September 30, St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

1995. Hypericum drummondii, Koelaria pyramidata, Lactuca canadensis, and Lathyrus palustris. Color. Tallgrass Prairie Wildflowers, by Doug Ladd. Falcon Press. 1995. Leitneria floridana. Color. World of Plants. Volume 26.

1994. Bartonia paniculata and Sabatia angularis. Color. World of Plants. Volume 87.

1994. Hedyotis caerulea and Mitchella repens. Color. Rubiaceae poster insert for Missouri Botanical Garden calendar.

1993. Author George Yatskievych collecting plants. Black-and-white. Flora of North America. Introduction. Volume 1, New York: Oxford Univ. Press.

1993. Blue Spring, Shannon County, Missouri. Color. The Unseen Garden. St. Louis: Missouri Botanical Garden.

1991. Rhododendron prinophyllum. Black-and-white. Discover Natural Missouri: A Guide to Exploring The Nature Conservancy Preserves. St. Louis, MO: The Nature Conservancy.

1991. Rhododendron prinophyllum. Black-and-white cover. Winter newsletter of the Missouri Chapter of the Nature Conservancy.

1990. Iliamna remota [PL33]. Color. August, National Geographic.

1990. Viola pedata [IY1] and Blue Spring, Shannon County, Missouri. Color. Flora of North America poster insert in Missouri Botanical Garden calendar.

1989. Cicuta maculata. Color. Missouri Wildflowers. Fourth edition, second printing. By Edgar Denison. Jefferson City: Missouri Department of Conservation.

1988. Wall of Plants on Volcán Irazu, Costa Rica. Color. Tropical Research poster insert in Missouri Botanical Garden calendar.

PHOTOGRAPHS, OTHER USES

1999. Viola ×wittrockiana "Lake of Thun", Pansy. Color, 4' × 8' poster. St. Louis Flower Show.

1995. Delphinium carolinianum subsp. carolinianum and Rudbeckia missouriensis. Color. Conservation display at the Kemper Center for Home Gardening, Missouri Botanical Garden.

1991. 17 photos of Missouri plants. Color posters. Display at new Nature Center at Babler State Park, Missouri.

1991. Several slides. Color. "Always a Living River: Story of Environment and Ecosystem" part of the "Always a River" Floating Exhibition on a specially fabricated barge. May-Sept.

ORGANIZATIONS

American Society of Plant Taxonomists

Botanical Society of America

Brown County Spring Wildflower Count. Co-Founder

Indiana Academy of Science

Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society. Founding member

Illinois Native Plant Society

Missouri Native Plant Society

Natural Areas Association

Southern Appalachian Botanical Society

WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION

2004, Jan 21. Species Viability Evaluation, Hoosier National Forest, Terre Haute, IN

2004, Feb 26-29. Indiana Coefficients of Conservatism Values Workshop (using Indiana Checklist I prepared)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES

1983-present. Apr, last weekend. Brown County Spring Wildflower Foray. Led one or more hikes, compiled and presented totals for Wildflower count.

2004, Oct 29. Presented paper "Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Flora of Indiana" at Indiana Academy of Science meeting and demonstrated Indiana IDnature Guide at Hanover College, Hanover, IN

2004, Oct 28. Gave Departmental Seminar and demonstrated Indiana IDnature Guide at Indiana University-Southeast in New Albany, IN

2004, Sept 10-11. Participated in and compiled "official" plant totals checklist for Forest Park BioBlitz

2004, Apr 19. Slide show and lead hike for Local Flora Class at Butler University, Indiana polis, IN

2004, Apr 17. Help with interviewing candidates for FNA Vice President of Development

2003, Dec 7. FGIW Booksigning. Webster Groves Nature Study Society Annual Meeting, St. Louis

2003, May 10. Slide show "Flora of Indiana" and walk. Wings Over Muscatatuck annual event.

2003, Apr 25-27. Two 1-hour walks at Indiana University Research and Teaching Preserve.

2003, Mar 14. Slide show "Plant Identification: Materials and Methods." Cincinnatti Wildflower Preservation Society.

2002, May 18, 19. Helped plan and implement Nature Days event at Shaw Arboretum; led wildflower walks and compiled the wildflower checklist for the event. MO.

2002, May 4. Led hike and did FGIW booksigning for IU Research and Teaching Preserve, Bloomington, IN.

2002, Apr 20. FGIW booksigning and led hike. Wildflower Wonders Workshop, Ft. Harrison State Park, Indianapolis, IN.

2001, Oct 27, 28. FGIW and how it fits on Idnature Guides, Slide Show, at Smart, Wired & Alive Conference, Athens, GA.

2001, Sept 5. Talk on native plants at "Indiana's Roadside Heritage" meeting, Martinsville, IN.

2001, June 10. Slide show, led hike, and FGIW booksigning, Shirley Heinze Fund, Chesterton, IN.

2001, June 3. Led hike and FGIW booksigning, Clegg Garden, Lafayette, IN.

2001, June 2. Slide show and FGIW booksigning, Garden Fair, Muncie, IN.

2001, May 26. Slide show and FGIW booksigning, Hayes Arboretum, Richmond, IN.

2001, May 12. FGIW booksigning, INPAWS Native Plant Sale and Auction, Indianapolis, IN.

2001, Apr 25. Slide show and FGIW booksigning, Sassafras Audubon Society, Bloomington, IN.

2001, Apr 21. Slide show and FGIW booksigning, Wildflower Wonders Workshop, Ft. Harrison State Park.

2001, Apr 20. Slide show and FGIW booksigning, Friesner Herbarium Open House, Indianapolis, IN.

2001, Apr 18. Slide show and FGIW booksigning, Wabash Valley Audubon Society, Terre Haute, IN.

2001, Apr 7. 2 slide shows and FGIW booksigning, White River Garden, Indianapolis, IN.

2001, Apr 3. Slide show and FGIW booksigning, Indianapolis Council of Women.

2001, Mar 31. FGIW booksigning. Gardening & Landscaping Show 2001, Bloomington, IN.

2001, Mar 24. Slide show and FGIW booksigning. Hendricks County Master Gardeners,

2001, Mar 12. Slide show and FGIW booksigning. Northside Master Gardeners, Indianapolis, IN.

2001, Mar 8. Slide show and FGIW booksigning. Annual Meeting, Sycamore Audubon Society, Terre Haute, IN.

2001, Jan 10. Slide show and FGIW booksigning. Garfield Park Master Gardeners, Indianapolis, IN.

1999, June 14 . Field Guide to Indiana Wildflowers: the Whys and the Hows. Ft. Dearborn Chapter of the Chicago Audubon Society.

1994, April 30. Gee Whiz Quiz. Wildflower Foray, Brown County, Indiana.

1994, February 9. With George Yatskievych. Springtime in Arizona: The Sonoran Desert. Webster Groves Nature Study Society, St. Louis, Missouri.

1993, May 1. Gee Whiz Quiz. Wildflower Foray, Brown County, Indiana.

1992, May 2. Review of Species in Bloom. Wildflower Foray, Brown County, Indiana.

1991, May 4. Review of Species in Bloom. Wildflower Foray, Brown County, Indiana.

1991, May 8. What's in Bloom Now? Indiana Garden Club Annual Meeting at Turkey Run State Park, Indiana.

1991, October 8. Field Guide to Indiana Wildflowers. Indianapolis Horticultural Society, Indianapolis, Indiana.

1990, May 14. Field Guide to Indiana Wildflowers. Ft. Dearborn Chapter of the Chicago Audubon Society.

1989, April 21. Summary of First Six Years of Spring Wildflower Counts. Fourth Annual Wildflower Foray, Brown County, Indiana.

1989, February 21. Plants of Northern California. Friends of Brown County, Nashville, Indiana.

1988, May 6. What's Blooming Now in Brown County? Third Annual Wildflower Foray, Brown County, Indiana.

1988, May 5. Wildflowers of Indiana: the Dunes Are Special. Wild Flower Preservation Society, Dune Acres, Indiana.

1987, December 16. Comparison of the Floras of Indiana and Missouri. Webster Groves Nature Study Society, St. Louis, Missouri.

1987, May 1 and 11. What's Blooming Now in Brown County? Brown County Wildflower Foray and again for the Brown County Community Care Center, Nashville, Indiana.

1987, April 10. A Field Guide to Indiana Wildflowers. Association of Interpretive Naturalists Regional Meeting, St. Charles, Michigan.

1986, November 14. Present paper "Progress Toward a Field Guide to Indiana Wildflowers" at Indiana Academy of Science, Indianapolis, Indiana.

1986, April 25. Species We Are Likely to See on the Foray. First Annual Brown County Wildflower Foray, Brown County, Indiana.

1985, May 10. Species We Are Likely to See on the Count. Brown County Spring Wildflower Count, Brown County, Indiana.

1984, May 3. Species We Are Likely to See on the Count. Brown County Spring Wildflower Count, Brown County, Indiana.

1983, April 29. Species We Are Likely to See on the Count. Brown County Spring Wildflower Count, Brown County, Indiana.

ART AWARDS

1971 Hoosier Salon. Outstanding Work Entire Exhibition.

1971 Hoosier Salon. Balfour Medal Honorable Mention.

1971 Whitewater Valley Regional Art Exhibition. H. H. Henderson Award.

1971 Indianapolis Art League Print Club Annual Show. Honorable Mention.

1971 Indiana State Fair, Professional Division Printmaking. Third.

1970 Whitewater Valley Regional Art Exhibition. Central State Bank Purchase Award.

1966 Indiana State Fair, Amateur Division Ceramics. Second.

ART EXHIBITIONS

1971. Indiana State Fair, professional division. Indianapolis, Indiana.

1971. Indianapolis Art League Print Club Show. Indianapolis, Indiana.

1971. Whitewater Valley Regional Art Exhibition. Whitewater Valley Arts Association Gallery, Connersville, Indiana.

1971. Hoosier Salon. Indianapolis, Indiana.

1971. Indianapolis Artist Exhibition. Indianapolis Museum of Art.

1971. Michiana Regional Art Exhibition. South Bend, Indiana.

1971. Anderson Winter Watercolor and Graphics Show.

1971. One-Woman Show, Ft. Joseph Koons Gallery. Nashville, Indiana.

1970. Michiana Regional Art Exhibition. South Bend, Indiana.

1970. Mid-States Art Exhibition, Evansville Museum of Arts and Sciences, Evansville, Indiana.

1970. Indiana State Fair, professional division. Indianapolis, Indiana.

1970. Whitewater Valley Regional Art Exhibition. Whitewater Valley Arts Association Gallery, Connersville, Indiana.

1969. Indianapolis Art League Annual Show. Indianapolis, Indiana.

1967. Indiana State Fair. Indianapolis, Indiana.

1966. Indiana State Fair. Indianapolis, Indiana.

GALLERY AFFILIATIONS (1966-1974)

Indianapolis Museum of Art Rental Gallery

Anderson Fine Arts Center Rental Gallery

Evansville Museum of Arts and Science Rental Gallery

South Bend Art Center Rental Gallery

Noel Theobald Gallery, Indianapolis

OTHER EXHIBITIONS AND DESIGN PROJECTS

1983-present. Compiled and designed checklist for annual Brown County Spring Wildflower Counts held last weekend in April.

1990. Cover design and drawing for Catalogue of the Flora of Missouri, by George Yatskievych.

1989. Poster. Content and Design of Field Guide to Indiana Wildflowers. American Institute of Biological Sciences, Toronto, Canada and Indiana Academy of Sciences, New Albany, Indiana.

1988. T-shirt design for American Society of Plant Taxonomists.

VOLUNTEER WORK

1974-1982. I served on the boards of directors of numerous environmental organizations, usually also serving as publicity chairperson or newsletter editor. For several years prior to that, I served as the publicity chairperson for Talbot Street Art Fair. In the last 25 years, I have led approximately 100 wildflower walks for a variety of organizations.

Updated: 25 July, 2007

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