The passing of John Mayne

22 Dec
2020
John MayneWith 1 Comments
It is with saddened heart that we write to inform you of the passing of John Mayne, an outstanding CES fellow and evaluation guru.  
 
John had a great influence in the theoretical and practical sides of evaluation.  Over 40 years John authored a countless number of evaluation guides for the Canadian Government and other organizations. He led numerous evaluation reviews and was the most published and cited author on evaluation in Canada and was indeed one of the most influential writers about evaluation worldwide.
 
John’s contribution to the evaluation community was unequivocal. He generously gave his time serving in numerous leadership positions and was very responsive to supporting the evaluators of tomorrow. For these things John leaves an indelible lasting legacy to all of us.
 
John’s legacy runs wide and deep amongst the Canadian evaluation community and his influence will live on as many of his contributions, which he willingly and openly shared, continue to shape evaluation in Canada and abroad for many years to come.
 
Our hearts go out to John’s family and friends during this difficult time.
 
Doaa Saddek,
President of the Canadian Evaluation Society (CES)
On behalf of the CES National Board.  
 

Comments

Submitted by [email protected] on Wed, 12/23/2020 - 16:27
It is a shock to hear and read that John has left us. His intellectual imprint on the profession is tremendous; his personal imprint on his community is no less important. At a personal level, he demonstrated interest in my evaluation work more than 30 years ago; that influence was instrumental in cementing my connection to our profession and our art. John was a genuine giver. / Benoît Gauthier CE FCES / C'est avec stupéfaction que j'entends et que je lis que John nous a quittés. Son empreinte intellectuelle sur la profession est énorme; son empreinte personnelle sur sa communauté n'est pas moins importante. Sur le plan individuel, déjà il y a plus de 30 ans, il a manifesté de l'intérêt pour mon travail d'évaluation; cette influence a contribué à cimenter mon lien avec notre profession et notre art. John avait grand coeur. / Benoît Gauthier EQ MTSCE