Mead, John S.: - John S. Mead has been awarded the John H. Murrell Excellence in Teaching Award (St. Mark's School of Texas), the National Association of Biology Teachers Outstanding Biology Teacher Award for the State of Texas, the inaugural Evolution Teaching Award from the Teacher Institute of Evolutionary Studies (TIES), and the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) Evolution Education Award. John serves as a science advisor for the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas and is the only K12 member of the Education Board of the American Association of Biological Anthropologists. In 2019, John was selected to be a Teacher Ambassador for the National Center for Science Education (NCSE) as they sought to expand their classroom influence related to topics of evolution and climate change. He has served as President of the Texas Association of Biology Teachers.