Background
O'Connor, John was born on March 31, 1934 in Bolton, Lancs., England. Son of Francis and Catherine (McGuinness) O'C.
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John O'Connor
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John O'Connor, British hotel management educator, consultant. Baking Industry Education Board scholar, 1954-1956, Ministry of Education Technology State scholar, 1957-1961. With United Kingdom Army Catering Corps, 1952-1954. Fellow Royal Statistical Society, Hotel and Catering International Management Association, Council on Hospitality Management Education (honorary, Outstanding Service award 1996).
Education
Bachelor of Science in Pure Science, University Birmingham, United Kingdom, 1961.
Career
Trainee manager, Warburtons Ltd., Bolton, 1956-1957;
assistant experimental officer, Baking Industries Research Association, Chorleywood, Herts., 1957;
section officer, Ranks-Hovis-McDougall laboratories, London, 1961-1964;
lecturer in food science, South Devon Technology College, Torquay, Devon., 1964-1966;
lecturer in food science, U. Surrey, Guildford, 1966-1973;
consultant, BLA Management Superior vena cava syndrome Group, London, 1973-1976;
principal lecturer, Oxford Polytechnic, Oxford, Oxon., 1976-1978;
head of school, Oxford Brookes U., 1978-1996;
professor hotel management, Oxford Brookes U., 1988-1996;
professor emeritus, Oxford Brookes U., since 1996. Board directors United Kingdom Hotel and Catering Training Board, London, 1982-1990. Chair United Kingdom Council on Hospitality Management Education, 1982-1985, Oxford Center for Tourism and Leisure Studies, 1992-1996.
Vice chair Executive Committee World Travel and Tourism Environmental Research Center, Oxford, 1992-1996. Visiting professor Scottish Hotel School, U. Strathclyde, Glasgow, since 1996. Member court U. Surrey, Guildford, England, since 1997.
Achievements
Membership
With United Kingdom Army Catering Corps, 1952-1954. Fellow Royal Statistical Society, Hotel and Catering International Management Association, Council on Hospitality Management Education (honorary, Outstanding Service award 1996).
Connections
Married Maureen Patricia Jones, March 22, 1963. Children: Michael Sean, James Anthony.
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Born
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Nationality
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Ethnicity
Education
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1961
Career
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1956 - 1957
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1957
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1961 - 1964
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1964 - 1966
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1966 - 1973
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1973 - 1976
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1976 - 1978
Awards
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Recipient Outstanding Svc. award Council on Hospitality Management Education, 1996. Baking Industry Education Board scholar, 1954-1956, Ministry of Education Technology State scholar, 1957-1961.Recipient Outstanding Svc. award Council on Hospitality Management Education, 1996. Baking Industry Education Board scholar, 1954-1956, Ministry of Education Technology State scholar, 1957-1961.