DIXIE RURY

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Director of Career Services & Internships
drury@cumberland.edu
615-547-1308
Learning and Career Commons, Room 225
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Academic Success Center
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
M.A. Ed., Austin Peay State University

Mrs. Rury joined our faculty in 2022 as the Director of Career Services & Internships. 

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Middle Tennessee State University and a Master of Arts in Education with a concentration in Curriculum and Instruction from Austin Peay State University. Mrs. Rury teaches Foundations of Scholarship and Learning (FSL) and fulfills the duties of assisting students in career advice, resume and cover letter review, research for internships.

Mrs. Rury grew up in Lebanon where she and her husband, Ron, currently live. Ron is a paramedic and works on the medical staff at a plasma center in Nashville. They have a grown son, Marshall, who is a member of the Iron Workers Local Union 492. Mrs. Rury taught 20 years in Wilson County Schools and is an active member of Lebanon First United Methodist Church where she sings in the choir. Mrs. Rury is also a member of the local Alpha Chi Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa, Honorary Teachers’ Sorority.