Terri Sindelar
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.                    February 14, 
1992
(Phone:  202/453-8400)

RELEASE:  92-24

ONE Thousand NASA Engineers to teach SCHOOL


     During the week of Feb. 16-22, almost 1,000 NASA 
engineers will visit schools nationwide, reaching 100,000 
students, in an effort to inspire them to study mathematics, 
science and technology.  

     NASA's "teachers for a day" are participating in the 
National Engineers Week's Discover"E" Program, the largest 
student outreach effort sponsored by the engineering 
profession.  NASA engineers will participate in career day 
activities, teach students, conduct science competitions, 
participate in teacher workshops and judge science fairs.

     NASA Administrator Richard H. Truly said, "I believe 
engineering holds the key to America's future.  Space 
exploration and its monumental engineering feats are vital to 
America's future competitiveness, will strengthen domestic 
economy, provide jobs for Americans and inspire students to 
study mathematics and science."

     Truly was one of a dozen distinguished engineers selected 
as an "All-Star" engineer by the National Engineers Week 1992 
committee.  He will share his engineering and aerospace 
knowledge with a sixth grade class at Stevens Elementary 
School, Washington, D.C., on Feb. 18.

     Sam Armstrong, NASA's Associate Administrator for Human 
Resources and Education, was also selected as an All-Star and 
will discuss aerospace and engineering careers with students 
at the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and 
Technology, Alexandria, Va., on Feb. 18.

     National Engineers Week, now in it's 42nd year, increases 
public awareness of engineering's contribution to our quality 
of life by uniting engineers and the public in a celebration 
of innovation and technology.  This year's Discover"E" theme 
is exploration in conjunction with International Space Year 
and the 500th anniversary of Columbus' voyage.

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