Vida Mary Stout (20 February 1930 – 21 July 2012) was a New Zealand limnographer and academic administrator.
[3] Born and raised in Wellington, Stout was educated at Woodford House in Hawke's Bay, where she was Dux.
[4][1] Her research focused on the biology and chemistry of South Island lakes, including the nature and changes in zooplankton communities over time.
She undertook long-term studies on lakes Pearson and Grassmere, near the university's Cass field station.
[5] After retiring in 1996, Stout continued to go to her office almost every day until the university forbid her access, citing fears for her safety due to her progressive Parkinson's disease, which caused her death in 2012.