UTA professor honored for global STEM leadership
Jamie Rogers, a professor in The University of Texas at Arlington’s Department of Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering, has received the 2025 Linton E. Grinter Distinguished Service Award from ABET, the global organization that sets quality standards for STEM education.
Rogers served as ABET president from 2014-15 and as Global Council chair from 2017-22. She was named an ABET Fellow in 2017 and currently serves as a mentor and advisor on the ABET Global Council.
Rogers was recognized for her leadership on governance; her investment in ABET’s Baltimore, Maryland, headquarters and accreditation systems; and her embraceof the organization’s “Be Confident” rebranding.
“The late Dr. Elinor Pape, UTA professor emerita, got me involved with ABET back in 1991,” Dr. Rogers said. “I have been very fortunate to have the support of UTA that has allowed me to be a part of ABET. Over the years, the 2,200-plus volunteer experts representing the 34 member societies of ABET have collectively enjoyed many challenges and achieved so much together through teamwork. Together, we aim to contribute to a world that is safer, more efficient and more sustainable.”
Rogers has been a faculty member at UTA since 1994. She was named a UT System Regents’ Outstanding Teacher in 2012, became an IISE Fellow in 2014 and served as IISE President in 2019-2020. She has received numerous teaching awards at both the University and college levels and has earned more than $3.6 million in research funding over her career.
“Jamie’s leadership in guiding our ABET accreditation process has been vital to the success and reputation of the IMSE Department,” said Sampson Gholston, chair of UTA’s Department of Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering. “Her expertise and dedication ensure that our programs meet the highest standards of quality and continuous improvement, and her involvement with ABET on a global stage benefits all who are trying to provide the highest quality engineering education possible.”
About The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA)
Celebrating its 130th anniversary in 2025, The University of Texas at Arlington is a growing public research university in the heart of the thriving Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. With a student body of over 42,700, UTA is the second-largest institution in the University of Texas System, offering more than 180 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Recognized as a Carnegie R-1 university, UTA stands among the nation’s top 5% of institutions for research activity. UTA and its 280,000 alumni generate an annual economic impact of $28.8 billion for the state. The University has received the Innovation and Economic Prosperity designation from the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities and has earned recognition for its focus on student access and success, considered key drivers to economic growth and social progress for North Texas and beyond.