Terry's educational background includes:

-Post Graduate Study: University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1988,1987
-Ph.D. Degree: Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, 1976
-Post-Graduate Study: Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas, 1971
-Ed.S. Degree: Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas1971
-Graduate Study: Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas, 1970
-Graduate Study: Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 1969
-Graduate Study: Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1968
-M.S. Degree: Kearney State College, Kearney, Nebraska, 1966
-B.A. Degree: Kearney State College, Kearney, Nebraska, 1962
-Diploma: Indianola Public High School, Indianola, Nebraska, 1958

-In-Service: Tech Prep workshop, Aberdeen Central High School, 1995
-Certified: Senior Industrial Technologist, National Association of Industrial Technology,   1994
-Certificate: AMATROL Technical Training Institute, Automated Systems (CIM),   Indiana, 1990 and 1991
-Certificate: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CRP), Northern State University, 1989
-Workshop: Intermediate WordPerfect Training, Northern State University, 1989
 
 
 
 
 
 

Dr. Richardson has experience in the following areas:

-Chair: Industrial Technologies, Northern State University, 1979-1994
-Consultant: Safeguard Industries, Gear Design, 1991
-Consultant: 3-M Aberdeen, ASQC Trainer, 1988
-Consultant: MPI Aberdeen, Train-the-Trainer, 1987
-President: Dakota Driving School, Aberdeen, 1986-Present
-Professor: Industrial Technologies, Northern State University, 1975-Present
-Associate Professor: Industrial Technologies, Northern State University, 1970-1975
-Instructor: IACP Workshop, Pittsburg State University, 1971
-Assistant Professor: Industrial Technologies, Northern State University, 1966-1970
-Teaching Assistant: Kearney State College, 1965-1966
-Teacher: Biology, Shickley Public Schools, 1962-1965
-Principal: Shickley Public Schools, 1963-1965
-Employee: Rockwell International, 1961
-Employee: Color Maintenance, Drewery Photo, 1960
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Current Professional/Academic Association memberships include:

-Member: International Technology Education Association (life membership)
-Member: South Dakota Technology Education Association (President 1974-1976)
-Member: South Dakota Education Association
-Member: American Vocational Association (life membership)
-Member: South Dakota Vocational Association
-Member: Adult Education Association
-Member: U.S. Metric Association (Life member, Secretary 1991-present)
-Member: Phi Delta Kappa (President, 1978)
-Member: Epsilon Pi Tau (Chapter Laureate Citation)
-Member: American Council on Industrial Arts Teacher Education (life membership)
-Member: Society of Plastics Engineers
-Member: American Society for Quality Control
-Member: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
-Member: National Association for Industrial Technology
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Published books include:

-Total Quality Management, Delmar Publishing, 1997
-Industrial Plastics: Theory and Application, Delmar Publishing, 1997
-Autobody: Repairing and Repainting, Goodheart-Wilcox, 1993
-Metric Vendor List, United States Metric Association, 1992
-The Freeman List, United States Metric Assiciation, 1991
-Industrial Plastics: Theory and Application, Delmar Publishing, 1989
-Secondary Plastics and Related Review, and Post Secondary Plastics and Related   Review  (computer software), Hobar Publications, 1988
-Composites: A Design Guide, Industrial Press, 1987
-Industrial Plastics: Theory and Practice, South-Western Publishing, 1983
-Modern Industrial Plastics (Revision and Second Edition), Bobbs-Merrill Publishing   Company, 1979
-A Guide to Metrics, Prakken Publications, 1978
-Modern Industrial Plastics, Howard Sams Company, 1974

Other publications include:

Communications Technology Game, Engineering Materials Technolgy Game, General Crafts Technology Game, Plastics Technology Game, Auto Body Technology Game, Robotics Technology Game, Graphics Technology Game, Secondary Plastics and Related Review, Technological Education Key to Keeping Youth in the State, Applied Fundamentals of Electricity, Survey of Crafts, Annual articles in the Technogram (NSU), Understanding Plastics, Monthly editorial in the Disseminator (SD Technology Education Association's monthly newsletter), Why Metricate-Plastics Age, Basic Plastics, The Development and Comparison of Two Inexpensive Walling Systems for Residential Construction, and Plastics Mold Design.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Presentations include:
Metric Measurement for Everyone, What Ever Happened to Metric Measurement, Total Quality Management for Educators, Should a Bachelor's Degree Take Five Years, Technology Education: The NewBasics, What is Technology Education, Add Polymer Composites to your Curriculum, Putting the 'M' in Manufacturing, Basic Skills, Industrial Technology Curriculum, Robotics Seminar, An Overview of Polymer Composites, Polymer Composites in Your Future, Implementation of Industrial Technology Cluster Curriculum, Acitivities for the Cluster Curriculum, Industrial Technologies for Elematary Education, South Dakota Cluster Curriculum, Cluster Approach to Industrial Technology, to mention only a few. He has also addressed many seminars over the course of his career. Another of his important contributions include obtaining many Federal, State and local grants for further research, improvement of academic programs and acquistion of equipment. Terry is active in community service. He is a member of the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, NSU liasion to regional agencies to promote outreach programs and economic development. He served on the Aberdeen City Planning Board for ten years and served as chair for five years.