Louise Thibodaux

Louise (Lou) Thibodaux is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College (B.A. English) and of the University of Southern California (M.A. Occupational Therapy). She earned a Ph.D. (Medical Sociology) from the University of Alabama at Birmingham where her research focus was on the re-integration of people into productive living following spinal cord injury. In 2002 she was ordained as a deacon in the Episcopal Church and until her retirement on 2015 she served as Archdeacon for the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama. Lou’s passions are teaching, servant leadership, and fostering intergenerational learning throughout life. In 2013-2014 she co-chaired the Bylaws committee for the Blackburn Institute. Working together with the Blackburn staff she assists recruitment of new students and supports enhancement of the growing network of Fellows.