DHEDF La Mesa Rural STEAM Discussion Group
Title: DHEDF La Mesa Rural STEAM Discussion Group
Date: 7 May 2026
Time: 4p.m-5p.m. CT
Topic: “Launching an Aviation/UAS/Drone Program in a Rural School District-The Karnes City ISD Experience”
Moderator:
Wayne I. Fagan
Chair, Dee Howard International Education Foundation(DHEDF)
https://www.dhedf.org/
https://www.dhedf.org/dee-howard/letter-from-the-chair
Special Guest:
David E. Purser
DHEDF Director of Education
Secondary Science and Aviation Teacher(2012-August 2025) at Karnes City ISD
https://www.kcisd.net/
https://www.dhedf.org/dee-howard/team
David graduated from Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas in 1982 with a B.S and M.S. in Animal Science/Science, Chemistry, and Muscle Biology.
After graduation David worked in the food industry until 2005 and from 2005 to 2024 David began his teaching career in rural high schools in Texas teaching Physics, Chemistry and a variety of other science courses, in 2017 David added Aviation courses to his teaching resume.
Zoom details
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Passcode: 749657
To learn more about the La Mesa Rural STEAM Podcast we invite you to visit:
https://www.dhedf.org/rural-stem-initiative/rural-stem-podcast
Event Information
| Event Date | 05-07-2026 4:00 pm |
| Location | Virtual |