6 MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2007 KNOW YOUR CAMPUS Name: Coker Arboretum Built: 1903 William Chambers Coker was the first professor of botany at UNC. In 1903 he began turning a five-acre pasture on campus into an arboretum for the study of trees and shrubs native to North Carolina. In the 19205, Coker expanded the collection to include East Asian plants to enhance the educational component of the arboretum. mib