Terrel “T” Smith is in his 38th year of teaching in Sherwood, where he has coached track and other sports. T champions technology education at school and through service  in various organizations:

• State of Oregon STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Task Force Advisory
• Past member of the State of Oregon Governor’s committee on Teacher Effectiveness
• Oregon Education Association Teaching and Learning Cabinet
• 2005-current- Member of the George Fox U. Education Consortium
• National Education Association CTE delegate
• Local teacher union president 2006-2014
• President of the Oregon Computer Science teachers Association-2014-2017
• Member of the Oregon Computer Science Teachers Association state planning committee-25 years
• Instructor for Oregon CSTA summer SuperQuest workshops-20 years
• Past member of the statewide industry/higher ed./secondary education student recruiting committee-OPAS
• Member of the People to People Computer Science delegation to China in November 2006 to study Chinese secondary computer science education
• Recent member of the State of Oregon Governor’s committee on K-12 STEM initiatives
• Oregon Education Association Board member-2010-2013
• Current member of the State of Oregon Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) representing Oregon at the national level
• CTE certified-Oregon TSPC
• Recent member of the governor’s Oregon Coalition for Quality Teaching and Learning as the K-12 representative
• Current member of the Oregon Department of Ed. College/university Ed. Department accreditation team

In 2007, T was named Oregon Technology Teacher of the Year by the Software Association of Oregon (now the Technology Association of Oregon).