Paula Trienens "was concerned about environmental and climate change" and would be "thrilled to have her name connected to her alma mater," Nan Trienens Kaehler, a trustee at Northwestern University, tells the Chicago Tribune.
So when Kaehler and her brother, Kip Trienens, learned the family was giving $25 million to Northwestern's Institute for Sustainability and Energy, they decided to name the institute in Paula's name, per a university press release.
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Trienens Institute for Sustainability and Energy will focus on research, education, and engagement for climate and the energy transition, as well as community resilience, per the press release.
Paula Trienens " cared deeply about conservation efforts," Nan Trienens Kaehler says.
"She applied her landscaping expertise to Northwestern's Evanston campus," overseeing the planting of trees along Sheridan Road to create a boulevard effect as well as the construction of Trienens Plaza.
"The institute has a well-established track record of significant support across Northwestern, including a decadelong history of philanthropy, leading federal energy research hubs, and a global portfolio of leading corporate, non-profit, and NGO institutions," Northwestern President Michael H.chill says in the press release.
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