Jon R. Hendrix Thomas R. Mertens Jon R. Hendrix, (left), a professor of biology at Ball State Univ., Muncie IN l 47036, is director of the Human Genetics and Bioethics Education Laboratory there. He earned his B.S. in Biology and Education and his M.S. in Biology from Indiana State Univ. and his Ed.D. in Science Education at Ball State. Hendrix had 11 years of teaching experience in high school, including service as science depart_ ment head, and six years as K-12 science coordinator for the School Corporation of Highland, IN before starting his 14 years in university teaching. An instructor in nine NSF projects, Hendrix has been instrumental in several Pre-College Teacher Development in Science Projects. He is past-president of the Indiana Science Supervisors Assoc. and served four years on the Indiana Science Advisory Board. Hendrix is also a former member of the Boards of Directors of the Hoosier Assoc. of Science Teachers and of the National Science Supervisors Assoc. Thomas R. Mertens, (right), professor of biology/genetics at Ball State, is the current past-president of NABT. Associate director of the Human Genetics and Bioethics Education Laboratory at Ball State, Mertens has taught at the university level for 28 years. He is a fellow of AAAS. In 1984 and 1985, he was codirector of NSF Honors Workshops on Human Genetics and Bioethical Decision Making. A past author of articles in ABT, Mertens also coauthored a book, Human Genetics, published in 1983. He earned his B.S. in Biology from Ball State and his M.S. in Biology and Ph.D. in Genetics from Purdue University.