in the Mechanical and Aerospace Department at West Virginia University. Her research interests include engineering education and energy sustainability. Her teaching interests include thermodynamics, heat transfer, and manufacturing processes. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Creation of an Engineering Technology ProgramAbstractHigh-quality engineering and engineering technology education is essential to the continued andincreasing success of our current and future technological society. Existing and emergingindustries need both engineers and engineering technologists to design and develop futureinnovations.One large, mid-Atlantic, R1 institution recently created an