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John Gibson received his Bachelor of Science in Education from Bowling Green State University (Ohio) and his Master of Science in Business & Computer Information Systems from Colorado State University. He joined the faculty at Glendale Community College in August 2000, where he is the Open Entry/Open Exit Business Faculty Liaison for the Business & Information Technology Department.

John’s background includes over 20 years of experience in business, information technology, teaching, and learning. His technology adventure started in the early 1980s, when he taught computer programming for business and worked at the USDA as a database programmer/analyst on a large national project. John later taught a variety of CIS courses at the University of Northern Colorado, where he was twice awarded "Professor of the Year."

With the 1990s came a different set of challenges, as John managed information technology services for UNC’s College of Business, Thunderbird: The American Graduate School of International Management, and the Fall 1995 world voyage of Semester at Sea. Most recently, he was an information technology consultant at ASU West, where he worked with faculty to integrate technology into teaching and learning endeavors; their Virtual University project earned the President’s Medal for Team Excellence and a Governor’s Recognition Award.

John’s professional areas of interest continue to be the use of technology, and especially the Internet, in advancing business and higher education. His personal interests include photography, music, dancing, natural history, science fiction, outdoor sports, and travel. Those pursuits began at an early age in Ohio, but gained momentum with living in Greece, discovering the great American West, trekking to Everest base camp, and exploring other wonders of the world. John is currently enjoying life in Arizona, and the adventures of parenthood, with his wife Laura and 3-year old daughter Katie.

f e l l o w s about john gibson