b'G E M A W A R D F O RLIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTJO H N A .G RE E N L U X B O N D & G R E E NJOHN A. GREEN graduated from Boston College in 1978 and from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) in 1979. He earned the titles of Registered Jeweler (RJ) and Certified Gemologist Appraiser (CGA) with the American Gem Society (AGS) in 1981. In 1992, John was elected President and Chief Executive Officer of Lux Bond & Green representing the fourth generation. Lux Bond & Green, established in 1898 by Johns great grandfather, has five locations located in Connecticut and Massachusetts and a newer concept store called Store52 in West Hartford, Connecticut.John has held several leadership positions within the jewelry industry and Greater Hartford community. Currently, John serves as chairman of the Saint Francis Hospital Foundation and as a member of the Greater Hartford Community Foundation (Travelers Championship) and the economic development committee of the West Hartford Chamber of Commerce. John also serves as a board member of the Jewelers Mutual Group and the JCK Industry Fund.John has been very active over his career as he served as the chair of the Board of Governors at the Gemological Institute of America, chairman of the Board of Jewelers of America and Jewelry Information Center and co-chair of the GEM Awards. John was the first retailer to serve as a board member of MJSA and proudly served as treasurer on the Jewelers for Children board.Johnhasbeenhonored,receivingtheNationalJewelersRetailerHallofFameAward,JFCFacetsofHopeHonoree, AGS Circle of Distinction Triple Zero and Lifetime Achievement Awards as well as the Cindy Edelstein Award at COUTURE.John resides in West Hartford, Connecticut with his wife of 45 years, Norma Jean, a gemologist and third-generation jeweler formally from Galveston, Texas. They are the proud parents to four grown children and their spouses Daniel and Jenna, Deborah and Christopher, Alexandra and Reinhard, Charles and Nikita and eight beautiful grandchildren Noa, Harper, Liam, Wesley, Finn, Simon, George and Graham.30 23RD ANNUAL GEM AWARDS'