Archive for the ‘Tributes to Dana’ Category
Donella “Dana” Meadows: A Personal Tribute
Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: February 21st, 2001
By Seth J. Itzkan
~Futurist, Co-director World Future Society, Boston Chapter~
Yesterday we all lost a friend. Arguably the world’s greatest futurist and most responsible citizen, Donella “Dana” Meadows, lead author of the seminal work “The Limits to Growth” and the world’s greatest champion of systems thinking and sustainable development passed on at the untimely age of only 59. Next to Rachael [...]
Donella Meadows, 1941-2001
Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: February 20th, 2001
By Jim Schley
~This eulogy for Dana appeared in Northern Woodlands magazine.~
On February 20, Donella (“Dana”) Meadows died of bacterial meningitis. For almost thirty years, Dana had taught environmental studies at Dartmouth College. I met her in an undergraduate course on Ethics and Environmental Policy, a class that was one of the watershed experiences of my life. No individual had greater [...]
