Madonia Named President of The Donald and Lorena Meier Foundation Board of Directors
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Anthony Madonia Accepts Position of Board President of the Donald and Lorena Meier Foundation
Longtime board member of the Donald and Lorena Meier Foundation, Anthony Madonia will step up to provide new leadership as President of the Board of Directors. The Donald and Lorena Meier Foundation supports a variety of community initiatives including natural resources, student scholarship and higher education pathways. The foundation has a history of giving at Don Meier’s alma mater to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln including funding four endowed student scholarships and 14 existing scholarship programs. In 2023, the Donald & Lorena Meier Greenhouse and Native Plants Restoration Program was made possible by the Donald and Lorena Meier Foundation.
Under Madonia’s leadership, the Board of Directors will continue the mission set in 1971 to support the funding of organizations and programs that focus on education, animal and wildlife preservation, conservation, and other charitable initiatives that seek to make a positive impact.
The Don and Lorena Meier Foundation celebrates the legacy of Don Meier and his wife, Lorena. Both had distinguished television careers and created Mutual of Omaha’s “Wild Kingdom.” The Emmy-winning wildlife show starring zoologist Marlin Perkins aired nationally from 1963 to 1987, first on the NBC network and later in syndication. Episodes of the program currently air on RFD-TV and include new and updated content across many of its digital properties.