Raelyn Cole

Raelyn Cole (née Annon; September 6, 1935 - December 17, 2015) was an American editor, mountaineer, and outdoorswoman. She served as the long-time managing editor for the journal Limnology and Oceanography for the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography.

Early life and education Raelyn Annon was born in Wisconsin to parents Walter and Gladys Annon on September 6, 1935.

She met her husband, Dale Cole, at the University of Wisconsin’s outdoor club, the Wisconsin Hoofers, where their shared passion for the outdoors brought them together. She and Dale had four boys. She was known to colleagues and friends by her nickname, "Lyn." An enthusiastic sailor, she was the owner of a 50-foot schooner. a book for aspiring mountain climbers. Manning was so impressed with her editing abilities that he recommended her to be the managing editor of the journal Limnology and Oceanography for the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, whose office was then located on the University of Washington campus.

Cole passed away on December 17, 2015 at age 80. Her husband Dale was so taken by the response of the aquatic science publishing community that he sought a more permanent way to honor her contributions. Working with the leadership of the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, he established the Raelyn Cole Editorial Fellowship Fund, matched by ASLO. This fund created one of the first early career editorial fellowships in the aquatic sciences community.