John Fairfield

John Fairfield is a Research Fellow at Eastern Mennonite University's Center for Interfaith Engagement. He's lived in Canada, Germany, Belgium, France, and the United States, and served under Mennonite Central Committee in Congo (Kinshasa) in the early 70's, and in Nepal in the late '90's. His Ph.D. in Computer Science is from Duke University, 1981. He was professor of Computer Science at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, teaching there for nearly twenty years. In 1992 he...See more

John Fairfield is a Research Fellow at Eastern Mennonite University's Center for Interfaith Engagement. He's lived in Canada, Germany, Belgium, France, and the United States, and served under Mennonite Central Committee in Congo (Kinshasa) in the early 70's, and in Nepal in the late '90's. His Ph.D. in Computer Science is from Duke University, 1981. He was professor of Computer Science at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, teaching there for nearly twenty years. In 1992 he cofounded Rosetta Stone (rosettastone.com) with his brothers-in-law Allen and Eugene Stoltzfus, and was VP of Research and Development there until his retirement in 2006. His wife Kathryn is a retired attorney, mediator and trainer of mediators. They raised four sons in Bridgewater, Virginia, where they now enjoy ten grandchildren. They are members of Park View Mennonite Church. If you enjoy this book, consider visiting rruuaacchh.org to join the conversation. See less