John Addison Zook Biography
Biography
JAZ
born Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1950
graduated Cortez HS Phoenix AZ 1968
entered John Muir College, University of California, San Diego 1968
employed as “ASUC Technical Operations Assistant” Berzerkey CA
graduated BA Psychology, College V, University of California Santa Cruz 1973
employed “Staff Research Associate I” UCSD Medical School Department of Psychiatry
then as “GS-7 Biological Laboratory Technician” Veterans’ Administration Hospital; San Diego
employed as “Psychiatric Nursing Assistant” Mesa Vista Hospital, (city of Linda Vista CA}
Maitre es Arts: Universite Laval, “Analyse des Politiques” 1983 Quebec (Canada )
my mentor, correspondent, & confidant for many years was Professor Theodore Melnechuk MD, who retired as “professor emeritis” in BioBehavioral Reseach, University of Massachusetts (Amherst)
I also enrolled for some post-graduate credits in computer engineering and also Public
Policy Analysis at Arizona State University, Tempe AZ 1984-1986…
Additional info:
sailing, skiing, surfing, bicycle touring, two 10-day Sierra backpack hikes and so on…
Notable memories include: navigating a Corvair Corsa for Sports Car Club of America (SCCA); ponsored “Rallymasters’ Revenge” event in San Francisco and vicinity circa 1971; AND the Tajo Canyon/Sea of Cortez expedition in my much-modified VW Baja jalopy.
Things I miss about “the good old days.”
my dark lime metaflake SUZUKI 350cc two-stroke six-speed twin-cylinder “street” motorbike w/ amber auxiliary fog-lamp & also racing-style handlebars…with
modified gearing it was capable of over 110 m.p.h.!