John North appointed chair of the North Island College Foundation to bolster student supports
North Island College Foundation named John North board chair (September meeting). A PhD in immunology from Cambridge and longtime volunteer, he joins a foundation that has supported NIC students for 35 years and distributed $1 million in awards last year.
John North was selected as chair of the North Island College Foundation at the foundation’s September board meeting. He earned a PhD in immunology at Cambridge, worked in academic research and biotechnology, moved to Canada in 1998 and retired to Comox in 2012. An active volunteer with North Island College through ElderCollege and other roles, North says he will focus on sustaining student supports. The foundation has provided scholarships, bursaries, emergency funds and equipment for 35 years and distributed $1 million through its awards program last year.