Phil McCrea (b. 1948) was president of the National Association of Biology Teachers. He is a biology instructor who has also published scholarly works, has won the Illinois Outstanding Biology Teacher Award, and has appeared on Oprah as an expert on household sanitation.
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Current employment
Phil McCrea is currently a biology teacher at New Trier High School in Northfield, Illinois and The College of Lake County(CLC) in Grayslake, Illinois. He has been teaching at New Trier since 1971, and at CLC since 1995. He won the outstanding part-time faculty award from the College of Lake County in 2006. At New Trier, he is a sponsor of the Biology Club as well as Biology Coach for Science Olympiad.
Educational background
Phil McCrea received his bachelor's degree in Science from the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) in 1970, and also received his Masters Degree in Behavioral Genetics in 1974 from UIC.
Awards and honors
Phil McCrea was the President of the National Association of Biology Teachers in 2000[1][2]. He has also been the Executive secretary and Treasurer of the Illinois Association of Biology Teachers since 1981 [3] In 1980 he won the Outstanding Biology Teacher Award for Illinois. Furthermore, he was a member of the Council of Scientific Society Presidents from 1999 to 2000.
Oprah
Another small claim to fame that Phil McCrea has was his appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show in 1997. He was invited as a biologist to comment about household sanitiation issues. The theme of the episode was "Things to Get Rid Of." Phil commented on items such as mascara brushes and makeup sponges that were a breeding ground for bacteria.
References
- ^ http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-pdf&doi=10.1662/0002-7685%282000%29062%5B0546%3ASTU%5D2.0.CO%3B2
- ^ http://www.nabt2006.org/MS/MS3/COMMON/conference3.pdf
- ^ http://www.iabt.net/board.asp
