A Leader Among Public Servants

Small Town Roots

All this seems a lifetime away from Judd's humble beginnings in Ottawa, Kan., as the son of a well drilling contractor. Judd had no real interest in printing until a high school "diversified occupation" program sent him to work in the advertising and printing department of Mexico Refractories, which later became Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp. The advertising manager, Sam Groff, took Judd under his wing and helped spark his interest in printing. Judd went on to attend a local trade school in Mexico, Mo., but kept his job in Kaiser's in-plant. In fact, he worked there for the next 12 years.