John Harlan Whitehouse, Jr.

Our 1995-96 Worshipful Master is computer programmer with a Masters' in Business Administration and a Ph.D. in Computer Science. He lived for over a year in Lausanne, Switzerland during his college years, attending the Universite de Lausanne to study French. He has also studied Hebrew, Archaeology, Old Babylonian and Egyptology. He holds several certifications including the CCP (Certified Computing Professional), and has served on the editorial council for that examination since 1989. He is listed in several Who's Who volumes. Other Masonic affiliations include Lincoln Chapter, O.E.S., Scottish Rite Valley of Cleveland, Cunningham Chapter, DeMolay Mark Master, Philalethes Society, the Quatuor Coronati Correspondence Circle and the Cleveland Memorial Lodge. John comes from a very Masonic family in that his mother was 1975 Worthy Grand Matron O.E.S. for the State of Ohio, being Past Matron of Lincoln Chapter and his father was a member of Scottish Rite Valley of Cleveland and Al Koran Shrine and presided over Cunningham Chapter and Holy Grail Commandery. Several cousins, uncles and grandparents over several generations were / are also Masons and his son, John III is a member of Lakewood DeMolay