Lochie Jo Allen | |
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| Born | January 24, 1918 |
| Died | February 10, 2014 (aged 96) |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Radford University, University of Georgia |
| Known for | Short story writer Fisheries |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | American Fisheries Society |
Lochie Jo Allen (January 24, 1918, Arkville, New York – February 10, 2014, Front Royal, Virginia) was an American musician, teacher, and writer. She began her career as a musician and was a teacher of music, language, and literature at the secondary and college levels. In the later part of her career, Allen worked for the American Fisheries Society (AFS), where she helped establish their membership magazine Fisheries and the J. Frances Allen scholarship (named for her older sister) for young women pursuing doctoral degrees in fisheries science. Allen is regarded as a pioneer for scientific publications and inclusion of women in fisheries who made significant contributions to the field of fisheries and to the AFS.[1][2]