Background
Watts, John Morton was born on June 3, 1941 in Mineola, New York, United States. Son of John Morton and Mary Morton (Phelps) Watts.
Watts, John Morton was born on June 3, 1941 in Mineola, New York, United States. Son of John Morton and Mary Morton (Phelps) Watts.
Bachelor of Science, U. Maryland., 1966; Master of Science, U. Massachusetts, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Massachusetts, 1978.
Fire protection engineer, New York Fire Insurance Rating Organisation, Syracuse, 1961-1967; systems analyst, Great American Insurance Company. New York City, 1967-1968; assistant professor, U. Maryland., College Park, 1973-1981; deputy chief, Amherst (Massachusetts) Fire Department, 1970-1973; director, Fire Safety Institute, Middlebury, Vermont, since 1981. Visiting academic U. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1979-1980.
Auditor Town of Cornwall, Vermont, 1982-1987. Director Vermont Conference United Church of Christ, Burlington, 1988-1990. Campaign chairman United Way, Addison County, Vermont, 1990.
Member American Society for Testing and Materials (chairman subordinate committee since 1989), National Fire Protection Association (chairman commission on life safety fundamentals since 1991), Society Fire Proections Engineers (editorial board Journal Fire Protection Engineering since 1989), Institute Industrial Engineers, Operations Research Society American.
Married Judith Ann Geisler, September 3, 1966. Children: Robert Judson, Alexis Smith.