John McManus is professor emeritus at the University of Oregon where he served 1967-1983 as undergraduate coordinator, supervisor of student teachers, teacher of woodwinds and music education, and performed clarinet with the faculty woodwind quintet. He has also served as director of bands and supervisor of music in the public schools where he was selected as Oregon's Teacher of the Year and as one of five finalists for the corresponding national award.

He earned his Bachelor of Music degree at Northwestern University and his Master's degree at Columbia University. He has been a member of the Music Educators National Conference Board of Control, the National Commission on Instruction, President of the Oregon Music Educators Association, and the Music Educators Journal Editorial Board.

Since his retirement McManus can be complimented for the compilation of most of the School of Music's historical timeline, gathering notes from UO catalogs, yearbooks, registered and board minutes.

Publications include:

"A Sensible Approach to Excessive Band Performance Demands", Music Educators Journal. September 1984.

Sound Planning for Music Facilities, Oregon Department of Education, 1979.

The School Music Program: Description and Standards, MENC Publications, 1974.

"The Band: A Focus for the Future", The School Musician Magazine, May 1969.

"The New State Solo Contest - Rules and Regulations", O.S.A.A. Interscholastic, February 1966.

"The Limits of Band Entertainment", Music Educators Journal, February 1966.

"Project Analysis", The Instrumentalist Magazine, November 1965.

"Andrew Loney, Musical Pioneer", Oregon Music Educator, March 1965.

"The Past, Present and Future of the Contest Movement", Oregon Music Educator, January 1965.

"Oregon, Last Stronghold of Cornets", Oregon Music Educator, December 1964.

"Acoustical Coexistence", O.S.A.A. Interscholastic, November 1964.

"The Eastman Symphonic Wind Ensemble Recordings", Oregon Music Educator, January 1964.

"Advanced Professional Certification", Oregon Music Educator, November 1963.

Articles about John McManus include:

Not For Glory--Who Are Today's Great Teachers?, William Jeremiah Burke, Cowles Education Corporation Publishers, 1967.

"Sonata For Two Clarinets", by Harold Arberg and Charles S. Carleton, American Education, February 1967.