John
has
exemplified
himself
as
a
science
educator.
Beyond
the
classroom,
he
has
written
numerous
texbooks
and
manuals,
developed
new
labs
to
illustrate
concepts,
presented
workshops
in
chemistry
and
physics
education,
acted
as
a
consultant
to
the
Ministry
of
Education
and
coordinated
a
number
of
international
conferences
in
chemistry
and
science.
Since
1978
John
has
been
heavily
involved
with
the
Science
Teachers
Association
of
Ontario
(STAO),
including
Vice
President
and
President
of
the
organization.
John
graduated
from
the
University
of
Waterloo
in
1964
with
a
Bachelor
of
Science
degree
in
Honours
Chemistry.