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Get the most interesting and important stories from the 51ƷƵ.A 51ƷƵ alumna and sustainability advocate received a visionary award
Patricia DeMarco (A&S ’68, ’71G) recently received the Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light Visionary Award, after publishing a book on sustainability with the .
The annual award honors “a Pennsylvania visionary who has engaged in significant actions ‘to tend and sustain’ the earth and all its creatures.”
In her book, “Pathways to Our Sustainable Future: A Global Perspective,” DeMarco uses Rachel Carson as inspiration to explore 51ƷƵsburgh’s path to achieving a sustainable future — and the challenges the city faces.
A 51ƷƵsburgh native, DeMarco is a councilwoman for the Borough of Forest Hills, Pennsylvania. She formerly served as executive director of the Rachel Carson Homestead Association and director of the Rachel Carson Institute at Chatham University.