Phil McCrea
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National Association of Biology Teachers
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. 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.
Current employment
Phil McCrea is currently a recently retired biology teacher from New Trier High SchoolNew Trier High School
New Trier High School is a public four-year high school , with its major campus located in Winnetka, Illinois, USA, and a second campus in Northfield, Illinois, with freshman classes and district administration...
in Northfield, Illinois and teacher at The College of Lake County
College of Lake County
The College of Lake County is a community college in Grayslake, Illinois. In 1967, a referendum passed establishing the CLC community college district...
(CLC) in Grayslake, Illinois
Grayslake, Illinois
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and at Mchenry Community College (MCC) in Crystal Lake, IL. He taught at New Trier since 1971, at CLC since 1995, and at MCC starting the summer of 2008. He won the outstanding part-time faculty award from the College of Lake County in 2006. At New Trier, he was a sponsor of the Biology Club as well as the Biology Coach for Science Olympiad
Science Olympiad
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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 TeachersNational Association of Biology Teachers
The National Association of Biology Teachers is an American-based scholarly society that "empowers educators to provide the best possible biology and life science education for all students."...
in 2000. He has also been the Executive secretary and Treasurer of the Illinois Association of Biology Teachers since 1981 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 2001.