Women in International Security (WIIS) and the Stimson Center invite you to join us on for a celebration of the life of Dr. Jo L. Husbands. Jo passed away on November 30, 2022.
February 6, 2023, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Stimson Center, 1211 Connecticut Ave NW, 8th Floor,
Washington, DC 20036
Masks are not required, but are strongly encouraged.
Friends and colleagues will use this gathering to celebrate her life and her legacy. Jo was a quiet soul who dedicated her life to pursuing new fields of international security, from traditional arms control issues at the outset to science diplomacy later in her career. A leader in her field of international security, she was a friend and mentor to so many people. Her dedication to ensuring that women were given opportunities to thrive in a man’s world was a mission she took with great enthusiasm and dedication. She always made time for friends and was a willing and supportive mentor to so many who worked with her at the National Academy of Sciences and at Georgetown University. Jo was a long-time supporter of Women in International Security and served as a member of the WIIS advisory board. She used her leadership role in Women in International Security to help build the next generation of scholars.
WIIS has established a fund that will help ensure that her work in support of women will not be forgotten by creating a scholarship in her name. Jo supported the development of WIIS’ Summer Symposia series, an initiative designed to bring together young leaders from around the world to discuss the complex dynamic between globalization and security. All donations to the Dr. Jo L. Husbands Memorial Fund will support the WIIS’ Next Generation Scholars (NGS) Program. Like the Summer Symposia, this program aims to build and sustain a community of young national and international security experts who are diverse and knowledgeable about the gender dynamics of national and international security challenges.
Questions? Contact Roksana Verahrami