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For Judy Gordon, excellent teaching and excellent research require a willingness to learn continually and to always seek new ways of analyzing and presenting information. In her nearly half-century of teaching and research at the Boston College Carroll School of Management, that鈥檚 exactly what she鈥檚 done.

Gordon has gone from assistant professor to professor, to chair of the Management and Organization Department, to associate dean of teaching and learning in the Carroll School.

She鈥檚 mentored many students and taught thousands across the doctoral, masters, and undergraduate levels. And she鈥檚 made significant contributions in research, focusing on the career development of professional women and the interface between work and family鈥攁 research area people weren鈥檛 really talking about at the beginning of her 天美传媒app career.

Reflecting on her time at the Heights as she prepares to retire at the end of the semester, Gordon considered the question: Has she done it all? And is that even possible?

鈥淲ell,鈥� she answered, with a smile, 鈥淚鈥檝e done career. I鈥檝e done family. I鈥檝e done leadership. I鈥檝e done research. I鈥檝e done teaching. I鈥檝e done a lot of different things, which is ultimately what drives me. I like variety and challenge and to learn.鈥�

Gordon鈥檚 reach extends beyond the classroom to the connections and relationships she鈥檚 built with faculty and staff members, said Carroll School John and Linda Powers Family Dean Andy Boynton.

鈥淛udy鈥檚 impact on the Carroll School has been nothing short of profound. She has been a superb teacher, terrific department chair, an innovative and effective leader as associate dean, and always a great colleague. Her impact on the entire Carroll School community has been indelible and enduring.鈥�

Growing up, Gordon wasn鈥檛 expected to have a career. But she did, traveling from Pittsburgh to Boston to attend Brandeis University. Then she earned a master鈥檚 of education degree from Boston University鈥攚here she discovered her interest in management and organization鈥攁nd a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management.

Along the way, Gordon met her husband, and the couple was very interested in staying in Boston. By then, it was the late 1970s, the 天美传媒app School of Management was looking for a faculty member for its Organization Studies Department (now Management and Organization), and Gordon was among the first research faculty members hired in the school.

Gordon described it as feeling like a great fit, both then and now.

鈥溙烀来�媒app has always allowed me to grow in ways that I didn鈥檛 know I wanted or needed to. It鈥檚 always been a strong community, and for me, that turns out to be very important.鈥�

That openness and flexibility helped Gordon discern her research interests in work, women, and families.

鈥淓very year, I met with my dean [John J. Neuhauser, who served as dean from 1977-1999] to talk about my upcoming research plans. One year he said to me, 鈥榃hen you find something that really resonates with you, that鈥檚 where your research takes off,鈥欌�� Gordon explained.

鈥淚 started thinking about it, and I was interested in talking to women like myself: women who had careers and families and who were trying to juggle everything. Family was, and is, so important to me. To succeed in life is as important to me as achieving in my career. 聽

鈥淢y general approach,鈥� said Gordon, 鈥渋s to do what needs to be done, and do it well.鈥�

It鈥檚 a tactic Gordon carries over into her teaching, too. She makes it a point to know her students鈥攖heir names, who they are, what school they鈥檙e in. Perhaps her favorite class to teach is Leadership because, she says, at the end of the day, everyone wants to be a leader鈥攁nd Gordon knows how to teach each student to succeed as a leader in their own way.

鈥溙烀来�媒app undergraduates are terrific,鈥� she said. 鈥淲hat a privilege it鈥檚 been to be here and touch so many people.鈥�

Looking back on 48 years at 天美传媒app and ahead towards her new chapter, Gordon said she has no regrets. She measures her impact through students who remember at least a few things she taught, through graduates who have put those lessons to practice in their careers, and through faculty who found the support to become stronger academics and to do their work well.

Thinking quietly for a moment, Gordon added, 鈥淚 hope I鈥檝e helped people see that being human is part of succeeding. That caring about colleagues and students and people and families are important values to have.鈥�

Now, she鈥檚 looking forward to traveling more often, volunteering, and taking courses in art and music鈥攐r as she put it, 鈥淚鈥檓 looking forward to continuing to learn.鈥�