
Dr. Winston McCowan, retired Biology Professor at ΏͺΤΖΜεΣύ, was presented by Temple Masonic. Lodge No.70 Mount Pleasant, Texas. The Mirabeau B. Lamar award of excellence for personal achievement.
Mirabeau B. Lamar, the second president of the Republic of Texas, has been called βthe father of the Texas public school systemβ for his leadership in establishing quality public education in Texas. Lamar was a member of the Masonic Fraternity, known then as it is today, for its strong support of excellence in the public schools