Terrie Rust

Terrie Rust

Fellowship Placement: National Science Foundation
Cohort: 2010-2011

Terrie Rust, Distinguished Technology Educator (DTE), taught technology education, engineering education, and career exploration to 7th- and 8th-grade students for 18 years in Peoria, Arizona. Terrie built a program at her school that was recognized nationally for excellence, as evidenced through receipt of the Program Excellence Award and Teacher Excellence Award from the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA). She developed a passion for STEM education and career development. Her concern for sharing this passion with her female students led to the creation of a Girls Exploring Technology (GET) club at her school, in order to provide girls with a greater opportunity to explore careers in technology fields often underrepresented by women. She was recognized with the Visible Difference Award from the Association of Career and Technical Education of Arizona (ACTEaz) for her efforts. Terrie received BA and MA degrees from San Jose State University (California), a MEd degree from Northern Arizona University, and is currently pursuing an EdS degree in Organizational Leadership from Northcentral University. Terrie served as a 2010–2011 Einstein Fellow at the National Science Foundation, in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources, Lifelong Learning Cluster. In 2010, Terrie was awarded the Distinguished Technology Educator citation from ITEEA in recognition of her contributions to the field of technology education. After her fellowship, Terrie served for two years as the Director of Academics for Creya Learning in India and has since worked directly with educators in China, Malaysia, The Netherlands and Saudi Arabia.