Dr. Judith Kildow: Innovator
To contribute something new to the world is a rare thing.
In 2018, Dr. Judith Kildow transitions from full-time director of the National Ocean Economics Program to “retired academic,” meaning she will likely be busier than ever. We look forward to working with Dr. Kildow in her continued role as Center for the Blue Economy Advisory Council member. On the heels of her successful NSF funded “Arctic Economics Workshop,” she is pursuing further grants to spur economic studies of the Arctic, continuing to pursue her ever forward-thinking endeavors. Dr. Jason Scorse, Director of the Center for the Blue Economy, is now tasked with shepherding the National Ocean Economics Program data-set into the future. Honoring Dr. Kildow at a recent advisory council meeting he said, “Among my friends we say, ‘If I have one original thought in my lifetime, I’ll consider my life worthy.’ To contribute something new to the world is a rare thing. Judy, along with Charlie, created a new field of inquiry for the world, a new tool for the world. Very few will look back at their life and see this level of innovation.”
Thank you, Dr. Kildow, for your immense contribution to the world.