Background
Fisher, Jack Carrington was born on August 30, 1932 in Cortland, New York, United States. Son of William J. and Jeannette (Carrington) Fisher.
environmental engineering educator
Fisher, Jack Carrington was born on August 30, 1932 in Cortland, New York, United States. Son of William J. and Jeannette (Carrington) Fisher.
Bachelor of Arts, Syracuse University, 1956; Master of Arts, Syracuse University, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy (Ford Foundation fellow), Syracuse University, 1961.
Assistant professor city and regional planning, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1962-1968; associate professor, associate director urban studies, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1969-1972; professor geography and environmental engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, since 1972; director, Center for Metropolitan Planning and Research, 1972-1986; special assistant to president for oversees university liaison, director special projects, Johns Hopkins University, 1985-1989; coordinator international internship program School Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, since 1992.
Served with United States Army, 1952-1955. Member American Association Planning Officials, American Institute Planning, American Association Geographers, Regional Science Association.
Married Sally Key Retzer, November 15, 1981. Children by previous marriage– John C., Margaret Lynn.