John P. Schaefer

John P. Schaefer, Ph.D. is president emeritus of the University of Arizona, where he had an active twenty-one-year career in teaching and research. A conservationist and avid birdwatcher, he helped organize the Tucson Audubon Society and founded the Nature Conservancy in Arizona. Schaefer is a skilled photographer and author of several books on photography. He and Ansel Adams founded the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona in 1975. His memoir "A Chance to Make a Difference" was published in 2025.

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Communities: Arizona Author, Tucsonan

Books:

A Chance to Make a Difference

A Memoir
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
University of Arizona Press
January 2025
ISBN 9781941451151
322 pages

Desert Jewels

Cactus Flowers of the Southwest and Mexico
Nature / Environment / Outdoor Adventure
University of Arizona Press
January 2023
ISBN 9781941451120
224 pages