Mary Rust has served Women Soaring Pilots Association and the soaring community for over four decades.

Mary Rust was active as a soaring pilot for 40 years.  She was a active CFI-G for twenty years, in parallel with her school teaching career, instructing at Hemet fulltime in the summers and parttime during the school year.  She holds Silver and Gold Badges plus an Altitude Diamond.  Her flying career filled 23 logbooks. 

She joined WSPA early in the Association’s formative years.  She organized and ran seminars including those at Tehachapi (US), Hemet (US), and Italy (International).  She served on the WSPA Board for many years, most notably as Treasurer for six years.  She also stepped into many other positions including President when others were unable to complete their terms.  She has served on Trophy and Scholarship committees. Mary continues to serve WSPA in archiving documents and representing WSPA at the SSA Conventions (including the 2023 Convention in Reno, NV).