Terrence L. Freeman is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley and the founder of TransEd. He graduated with honors from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a B.S. and from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering. He has served as a Research Engineer for Western Electric and Ralston Purina Co. and as Senior Project Engineer for Mallinckrodt, Inc. He completed his Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies with concentration in Higher Education Administration at the University of Missouri at St. Louis. Since entering the field of education, he has served in a variety of positions at St. Louis Community College including Coordinator of the Minority Engineering Transfer Program, Engineering Science Coordinator, and Advisor to the President on Multicultural Affairs.
Dr. Freeman’s varied work experiences include managing an urban roller skating rink, conducting diversity workshops for a variety of organizations from elementary schools to the FBI, and teaching subjects as varied as mathematics and sociology, in addition to his specialty of engineering. In addition to his responsibilities with the 100, he has worked with youth and coordinated programsfor Upward Bound, INROADS, The National Society of Black Engineers, The National Science Foundation, A World of Difference Institute and a host of community based initiatives. He is a poet, a black belt in tae kwon do, a guest columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and a proud member of St. Philip’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. As a motivational speaker, consultant and presenter he has served the community through a variety of initiatives and has received numerous awards in recognition of his efforts.
