John (Jack) Donoghue is a Professor Emeritus at NYCCT. Jack was recently elected to the position of Alternate Delegate to the Retiree Chapter. He graduated from Boston College with an AB & MS and joined the Navy and saw the world. He taught chemistry at Merrimack College and New Hampshire Technical Institute. In the 1960s he changed his academic objectives to history and enrolled at NYU in a Ph.D. program in the School of Arts and Science. He received his Ph.D. in Architectural History; his dissertation was selected as one of the ten best in 1977-78 and was published by Arno Press. Jack has taught at NYCCT for over 39 years and was an adjunct at SUNY in Staten Island and at University of Rhode Island at Kingston . He served for over 20 years in the Faculty Senate, including six years on the Executive Committee. Jack has been involved in the PSC since it was founded, serving on the Executive Committee and as Chapter Chair. He brings years of union experience and a fresh point of view. He is interested in bringing to the table the interests and needs of his fellow retirees, i.e. the dental plan, prescriptions, eyeglasses, hearing aids, etc.