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Adam Thada, director of ecological relationship at The Center at Donaldson, was named a Hoosier Resilience Hero by Indiana University’s Environmental Resilience Institute.
According to the Environmental Resilience Institute, the recognition honors individuals and groups committed to ensuring a safe, healthy environment for families, neighbors and future generations.
Over the course of 2018 and 2019, Thada worked to implement solar operations at The Center at Donaldson and Ancilla College totaling 631-kilowatts, which is the largest solar installation at an Indiana college or university. As a trained botonist and restoration ecologist, he organized a BioBlitz biodiversity survey in partnership with the Indiana Academy of Sciences.
Thada is a city volunteer and sits on the Marshall County Parks and Recreation Department Board. He has supported walking and biking infrastructure, native plants, land stewardship, pollinator habitat, clean energy, and electric vehicles in the City of Plymouth and Marshall County. These projects have raised local awareness about the importance of climate mitigation.
