FAIRFAX, VA, October 17, 2018 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Maria Farese Rendine with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Ms. Rendine celebrates many years of experience in her professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes she has accrued in her field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
With more than 40 years of professional experience, Ms. Rendine had been a career switch mentor with Old Dominion University from 2005-2008. After her retirement from Fairfax County Public Schools in 2001, she has continued with the school system as substitute teacher and test proctor. She held a number of positions with FCPS, including theatre arts teacher mentor from 2001-2004, chair of fine arts department from 1999-2001, and an English, drama, speech, and photojournalism teacher from 1982-2001. Earlier in her career, Ms. Rendine was the English department chair and English and speech teacher with Wayne Township Schools in 1975, as well as a teacher with Bibb County Schools.
Ms. Rendine began her career as a student at Montclair State University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in 1967. She continued her studies at Wright State University, completing postgraduate work. She subsequently completed postgraduate coursework at the University of Virginia and George Mason University. Ms. Rendine was certified as an English teacher in the states of New Jersey, Georgia, Florida and Ohio, and as an English, speech, public speaking, and theatre arts teacher in Virginia.
A respected voice in her community, Ms. Rendine has been affiliated with a number of organizations in relation to her areas of expertise. The former president of the Theatre Arts Directors Association, she was a member of the Journalism Education Association, the Educational Theatre Association, the English Teachers Association of Northern Virginia, the Virginia Association of Teachers of English, and the National Council of Teachers of English. She also served on curriculum writing teams for the majority of her career.
Among the many facets of Ms. Rendine's accomplishments, she was known for bringing literature alive to her students by often dressing as the characters/authors in works of fiction or nonfiction and performing as them. During the ten years she served as yearbook sponsor and photojournalism teacher, the publications under her guidance scored top honors from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. She also received an award citation from the VFW for her years of work with students in the Voice of Democracy Broadcast Scriptwriting Program.
One unique form of recognition Ms. Rendine received was the honor of having poems she composed commemorating and celebrating two unmanned rocket launches from Cape Canaveral printed on official NASA photographs for the Delta 180 and Delta Star launches in 1986 and 1989 respectively. Those documents were distributed to all the men and women who participated in those history making events.
Throughout her career, Ms. Rendine has been honored for her achievements. She was named a Poet of Merit by the American Poetry Association, for which she was also a grantee. The recipient of the Outstanding Achievement in Poetry Award from the International Society of Poets, she was also given the Editor's Choice Award by the International Library of Poetry. Ms. Rendine has been featured in numerous honors publications, including multiple editions of Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Education and Who's Who of American Women.
In recognition of outstanding contributions to her profession and the Marquis Who's Who community, Maria Farese Rendine has been featured on the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement website. Please visit www.ltachievers.com for more information about this honor.
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