About Mr. May
John David May was born in Berwyn, Illinois in 1965. He is the eldest son of William and Eileen May and has one brother, Ethan.
Mr. May attended elementary school in Cicero, Illinois through the conclusion of fifth grade, then he moved with his family to Downers Grove, Illinois in 1976. He attended Kingsley Elementary School for sixth grade. He then attended O'Neill Junior High followed by Downers Grove South High School. He graduated from DGS in 1983. Following graduation he attended Northern Illinois University. He graduated in 1987 with a B.A. in Corporate Communication. He then moved to California and completed a B.A. in Theology. In 1990 he returned to Illinois and made the decision to enter the teaching profession. He completed his third B.A. degree -- this time in History -- from Northern Illinois University in 1993. In addition to his majors, he also completed minors in Political Science and International Relations.
Mr. May's most recent degree was a Master of Arts in History from Northern Illinois University in 1997. He currently teaches a variety of social studies courses at Downers Grove South High School. He has been teaching at DGS since 1994.
Genealogy is Mr. May's favorite hobby and he has done extensive work on his family tree. His earliest known May ancestor was Daniel May, a German-speaking immigrant who came from Europe to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the 1740s. His place of origin is still unknown. Daniel May quickly relocated to North Carolina. After the Civil War, Mr. May's great grandfather (John Wesley May) moved from North Carolina to Indiana and then settled down in Illinois. Most of Mr. May's other ancestors (on different branches of his family tree) immigrated from a variety of European countries, with some ancestors arriving in Virginia and Maryland during the mid-1600s. However, he also has a small percentage of Native American ancestry (The Cherokee Nation) which can be traced through his paternal grandmother.
Mr. May's other interests include travel, photography, writing, reading, movies, astronomy, science fiction, and archaeology.
