Evidence of Ron Scoin’s remarkable contributions to mathematics education in Canada can be found in the list of awards he has received.  Besides the Descartes Medal, Ron has received the University of Waterloo Distinguished Teaching Award, the Adrian Pouliot Award from the Canadian Mathematics Society for contributions to school mathematics, and an award for teaching excellence from the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations.
Ron grew up in Seaforth attending the public and high schools there. He also studied at the University of Western Ontario and at the University of Waterloo. 
His influence on education was felt in many ways during his forty year teaching career. He taught in a number of schools in the Kitchener-Waterloo area: Kitchener C.I., Waterloo C.I., Forest Heights C.I. (department head), and Bluevale C.I. (division chair).  He went on to teach at the University of Waterloo, becoming both the Director of the Co-operative Mathematics Teaching Program, and the Associate Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics.
Ron has been part of the Canadian Mathematics Competition since 1965, was the founding president of the G.V.M.A. and is a founding member of the Waterloo Mathematics Foundation.  He is also the editor and co-author of an O.A.C. calculus textbook.
Ron has been active in coaching sports, playing hockey, and in his church.