In Memoriam
FrontLines - July 2009
Michael Richard Jordan, 72, died May 14 in McLean, Va. Jordan’s 45-year career in international development began in 1963 with the Peace Corps in Afghanistan. In 1966, he joined USAID as a field liaison officer in Vietnam. Jordan helped the Agency to develop social marketing programs for family planning and primary health care, and mentored many USAID recruits. Jordan served in India, Bangladesh, Egypt, and Ecuador. While in Bangladesh, Jordan secured funding for the Cholera Research Laboratory in Dhaka, now known as the International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research. Centre personnel developed oral rehydration therapy—an intervention that has saved millions of lives. In Egypt, Jordan developed the first USAID population and family planning assistance program. He retired from USAID’s office in Ecuador in 1994 and became chief of party for a rural health and development project in Peru. Jordan also worked as a consultant on international projects. He graduated from the University of North Dakota with a degree in pharmacy in 1958 and earned a master’s degree in public health from the University of North Carolina in 1968.
Kenneth Youngs, 70, died May 9 in Palm Springs, Calif. Youngs served as the regional inspector general for USAID in Egypt and in the United States. Before joining the Agency in 1984, Youngs held positions in the federal government related to intelligence, security, and law enforcement operations. He was an advisor to foreign governments on training in law enforcement and internal security. His duties took him to the Philippines, Peru, and Vietnam. He graduated from San Jose State College with a bachelor’s degree in police science.
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