John C. Capece

• born August 18, 1960 in Orlando, Florida (McCoy Air Force Base)
• raised in Japan (Okinawa), Virginia, Germany, and Florida
• graduated from Fort Walton Beach High School (Florida) in 1978
• attended college at:
  • University of South Florida - Tampa
  • University of Florida - Gainesville, and
  • Iowa State University - Ames
• parents: Alfred A. & Barbara A. Capece
• brother: Robert L. Capece, Major, U.S. Army, in Germany

John Capece holds a Ph.D. in agricultural engineering from University of Florida (1994) as well as B.S.E. (1982) and M.E. (1984) degrees from U.F. in the same specialization.   He is president of Southern DataStream, Inc., a small agricultural engineering and water resources research consulting firm based in LaBelle, Florida (www.SouthernDataStream.com) where he conducts projects on agro-ecology and sustainable development in close cooperation with Florida univerities, state agencies, and private companies.

As water quality engineer at UF-IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center (SWFREC) between 1994 and 1999, Dr. Capece   conducted research and extension programs on watershed processes including hydrology and chemical transport. Duties will included cooperative studies with soil science, agricultural engineering, and faculty dealing with citrus, vegetables, sugarcane, and forages at SWFREC, and with other scientists in the University system and in other governmental agencies.  Complete information on this research and extension program is available at http://www.imok.ufl.edu/wq.

In addition to his agricultural engineering background, Dr. Capece has experience with international development/exchange projects and student organization development. He is founder and executive director of Alpha Epsilon Lambda, the national honor society of graduate students.  He was founder to and remains active with several other educational organizations including the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students, Inc.; Intelligentsia International, Inc. (Russian exchange programs); Indians Student and Scholars Services, Inc.; Grad Services, Inc.; Chinese Academic Link, Inc.; and Caloosahatchee River Citizens Association, Inc.   His teaching experience includes a USAID assignment to the faculty of the National Advanced School of Agriculture in Cameroon, West Africa, where he taught five courses to students from freshman to post-graduate level.