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2018 SESSION


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 176
Celebrating the life of Captain Howard Todd Kauderer, USN, Ret.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 2, 2018
Agreed to by the Senate, February 8, 2018

 

WHEREAS, Captain Howard Todd Kauderer, USN, Ret., a patriotic veteran who pursued a long, successful career with The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Maryland, died on July 10, 2017; and

WHEREAS, Todd Kauderer earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Northwestern University, a second master’s degree from the Washington, D.C., campus of the University of Southern California, and a doctorate from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles; and

WHEREAS, Todd Kauderer proudly served his country as a member of the United States Navy for 30 years, then joined The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in 1991 as a principal warfare analyst and collaborative analysis leader; and

WHEREAS, the United States Navy is one of the primary, longtime sponsors of the Applied Physics Laboratory, making Todd Kauderer’s military experience invaluable as he oversaw the design and development of new technologies to benefit both the United States Armed Forces and members of the public; and

WHEREAS, over the course of his 26-year career with the laboratory, Todd Kauderer worked in the areas of policy strategy, policy planning, and force structure and risk assessment; most recently he served as project manager for collaborative analysis and gaming in the National Security Analysis Mission Area; and

WHEREAS, Todd Kauderer earned the admiration of his coworkers for his expertise in critical systems and processes; his work to provide open source information was valued both within the laboratory and by external organizations; and

WHEREAS, Todd Kauderer will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his beloved wife, their three children, his parents, and numerous other family members, friends, and colleagues; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Captain Howard Todd Kauderer, USN, Ret., a veteran and respected scientist; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Captain Howard Todd Kauderer, USN, Ret., as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.