Terry Mondy

Terry retired in June, 2002, after 33 years as a science teacher at Wheeling High School in Wheeling, Illinois. In 1992 he was voted by the Illinois Science Teacher's Association as one of the top 10 science teachers in Illinois, and in 1992 and 2001 he received High School District 214's Outstanding Contributions to Education Award. The National Association of Biology teachers honored him as the Outstanding Biology Teacher in Illinois for school year 1999-2000.

He has published more than 25 articles relating to the Creation/Evolution issue. In 1990, he presented a paper at the Second International Conference on Creationism in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is the author of two books: Making Your Biology/Life Science Class the Best It Can Be and New and Innovative Strategies for Accelerating Student Achievement and Motivation in your Biology/Life Science Classes.

He has appeared on national television and on Moody Radio's Open Line, and has been interviewed for CTV's Channel 40 in Pittsburgh, and Coral Ridge Ministries in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Terry's high school district provided a grant that enabled him to join a research team that discovered a dinosaur along the Paluxy River in Texas. In the summer of 1991, he did a research project on catastrophic geology and biological recovery at Mount St. Helens in Washington. In 1997 he did ecological research in and around Grand Teton National Park. In October of 1998 he was on a research team which photographed and studied polar bears near Churchill, Manatoba, Canada .

Terry's educational video THE GREAT DEBATE: Evolution vs. Creation has been distributed nationwide and in 15 countries to public schools, colleges, universities and churches, and has been endorsed by the Illinois Science Teachers Association's SPECTRUM magazine, School Library Journal, and Moody Monthly.

Currently he has been a speaker for the Bureau of Education and Research in Seattle. He presents a one-day seminar throughout North America for life science teachers on how to make their biology classes the best they can be. His seminars have been attended by thousands of life science teachers.

He also has been on the faculty at Judson University in Elgin, Illinois and Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois.

Education:

BS in Biology Education from the University of Illinois. He graduated with “High Honors with Distinction in the Curriculum.” He was also an Edmund James Scholar.

MS in Biology from Purdue University. He received a full scholarship from the National Science Foundation and graduated first in his class with a perfect 5.0 average.