10 Facts About Anne Rudloe

Anne Rudloe was the co-founder of the Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory in Panacea, Florida.

Anne Rudloe earned a BSc at Mary Washington College in 1969.

Anne Rudloe received an MSc in oceanography from Florida State University in 1972 for Significant associations of the motile epibenthos of the turtle-grass beds of St Joseph Bay, Florida.

Anne Rudloe received a PhD in Marine Biology in 1978 working with William F Hernkind at Florida State University for Some ecologically significant aspects of the behavior of the horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus.

Anne Rudloe trained at the United States Naval base in Panama City in underwater research and diving techniques in the "Scientists in the Sea" program and was the first woman to complete the program.

Anne Rudloe was an FSU adjunct professor of biological science.

Anne Rudloe wrote for a larger audience as well, in publications such as National Geographic, Smithsonian Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Natural History and Audubon.

Anne Rudloe studied Zen Buddhism and received INGA to teach as a JDPSN in the Kwan Um School of Zen.

Anne Rudloe then became the Abbot at the Cypress Tree Zen Center in Tallahassee, Florida.

Anne Rudloe was a frequent guest contributor for National Public Radio for both her conservation efforts and Zen Buddhism.