Judy Olson has a long history with Marshall University, first as a student, and later as a secretary. She served as department secretary for the College of Education and Human Services (COEHS) until the COHES adopted the division administrative structure in 1985. Judy was soon named the Administrative Assistant in the Division of Human Development and Allied Technology, which consisted of bachelor's and master's degrees programs in Adult and Technical Education, Counseling, Family and Consumer Sciences and Safety Technology with more than thirty full-time faculty and staff.

In 1994, Judy accepted the challenge of Program Assistant in the Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) in the Lewis College of Business. CBER has since grown from two full-time employees to a staff of more than twenty-five. Judy currently serves as Grant Resources Associate with supervisory responsibilities and budgeting oversight of grant funds.

Judy is very proud of her son Tracy, an Occupational Health Specialist and Instruction at the Marshall University School of Medicine, and her daughter Stacy who is both a Dance Instruction/Choreographer and CBER's receptionist. Judy gained two additional daughters through marriage, of whom she is also proud: LeAnne, an Academic Counselor at Marshall University, and Melissa, a dentist in Houston, Texas. Being "Nana" to her grandchildren -- Ryan, Haleigh, John Austin and Will -- is also a very important part of Judy's life.