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John C. Evanoff was born in Reno, Nevada October, 27, 1947. He attended and graduated Reno High School, the University of Nevada http://www.unr.edu/about and later, Truckee Meadows Community College http://www.tmcc.edu/. He also attended California Institute of Technology (http://www.caltech.edu/), Mira Costa Junior College, University of California San Diego, University of Southern Illinois, and the University of California Los Angeles. While in college, he was in the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society and won multiple scholarships, literary awards and the distinguished PTK Regional Gold Medal. He has won multiple other awards for his writing and has written for international, national and many regional publications. John published a book of poems entitled HeartJazz http://www.amazon.com/H-HeartJazz-John-Evanoff/dp/141072302X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398654536&sr=8-1&keywords=heartjazz+by+john+evanoff and is working on a book of short stories, a novel/screenplay and another book of poems. He and his wife Sharon Ann Evanoff http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0542963/ of 31 years are avid outdoor adventurers, golfers, photographers and explorers of Nevada/California history and geography. He has been a member of many charitable organizations and several associations in the Northern Nevada region including The Reno Jazz Orchestra http://renojazzorchestra.org/. He writes an internet column about the Northern Nevada area and Reno, Nevada. http://visitreno.com/evanoff/index.php