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Associated Press
03-04-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Rose-Hulman Professor Patsy Brackin Honored Nationally as Female Engineer Making Significant Career Contributions
Director of Groundbreaking Engineering Design Program Receives ASME Foundation's Distinguished Kate Gleason Award 'The growing popularity of our Engineering Design program is a testament to Patsy's passion to ensure that our students have the essential skills to make a difference in their chosen career fields.' — Robert A. Coons, Rose-Hulman President TERRE HAUTE, IN, UNITED STATES, April 3, 2025 / / -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Mechanical Engineering professor and Engineering Design program director Patsy Brackin, PhD, has been recognized with the distinguished Kate Gleason Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Foundation, for her outstanding contributions to the engineering profession. Brackin received the award at the ASME Foundation's recent Reinventing the Future 2025 event in Washington, D.C. The Gleason Award was established in 2011 by the ASME Foundation to annually honor a female engineer who has had a lifetime of achievement in the engineering profession or is a highly successful entrepreneur in the field of engineering. Kate Gleason was the first woman welcomed into the ASME organization as a full member, paving the way for other women to enter and thrive in the field of engineering. Brackin, a member of the Rose-Hulman mechanical engineering faculty since 1995, started the Institute's groundbreaking Engineering Design program in 2018, and led it to achieving accreditation status in 2023 for meeting quality standards from ABET's Engineering Accreditation Commission. The program received ABET's Innovation Award in 2024 for bringing new dimensions to improve students' technical educational experience. Rose-Hulman President Robert A. Coons stated, 'The growing popularity of our Engineering Design program is a testament to Patsy's passion to ensure that our students have the essential skills to make a difference in their chosen career fields. We are proud that the ASME Foundation has taken notice of Patsy's dedication to engineering and engineering education by honoring her with this year's women in engineering career achievement award.' A licensed professional engineer, Brackin primarily teaches undergraduate courses in design and creativity at Rose-Hulman, has helped mentor thousands of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Design students in design projects throughout their college careers, and formerly led Rose-Hulman's Operation Catapult summer program for high school students interested in exploring their STEM interests. Brackin earned distinction as an ASME Fellow in 2016 and an ABET Fellow in 2020, two of the engineering profession's highest honors, for her career achievements in undergraduate engineering education. She has led the development and approval of Engineering Accreditation Commission criteria changes, worked with global faculty colleagues on several commission committees, and been an ABET program evaluator, team chair, and member of the Executive Committee. Brackin also has made numerous presentations and workshops for ABET and ASME and their members. Brackin earned bachelor's and master's degrees in nuclear engineering from the University of Tennessee and added a doctorate in mechanical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. She worked as a design engineer with the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company and has spent an academic sabbatical leave as a project engineer with Eli Lilly and Company. About Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, located on a scenic 1,300-acre campus in Terre Haute, Indiana, is home to 2,300+ students from 47 states and 33 countries. Consistently ranked among the nation's top undergraduate STEM colleges, Rose-Hulman delivers a strong return on investment from day one. Students collaborate with esteemed faculty in labs and innovation centers equipped with cutting-edge technology—opportunities often reserved for graduate students elsewhere. With nearly 100% career placement for two decades, Rose-Hulman prepares graduates for success. Founded in 1874, Rose-Hulman offers a vibrant student experience with a close-knit campus community, nationally recognized competition teams, 20 NCAA Division III sports, 90+ student clubs, and 12 fraternities and sororities. Learn more at MEDIA CONTACT: Dale H. Long | Executive Editor and Director of Media Relations Office of Communications and Marketing 5500 Wabash Avenue | Terre Haute, IN 47803-3999 Phone: 812.877.8418 | Cell: 812.208.5615 [email protected] Dale Long Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology +1 812-877-8418 [email protected] Legal Disclaimer:
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
STEM Summer Programs at Rose-Hulman
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Although the high school calendar doesn't end for a few months, Rose-Hulman is already gearing up for the summer. The school is once again inviting high school students to join them on campus this summer. They'll get to learn what a STEM school is, work with current students, get hands-on experience, and maybe even sway their college decision. Director of Pre-college Programs, Rene Hankins, said students can choose between a variety of different programs depending on their age and field of study. 'Our first is Rose Power. It's an exciting program for ninth grade girls', Hankins said. 'Then we have a program for Project Select, which is for ninth and tenth grade boys and girls. Then we have our Operation Catapult.' Some of the programs have only been offered for a few years, but Operation Catapult is a Rose-Hulman tradition. 'Offered for over 60 years', Hankins said. 'It's a program that students spend 11 days on campus, they get to work with our professors, they get to build some exciting STEM projects. They really get to see what college life is like.' The goal of the summer is to give students experience at a young age, however, Hankins said, many times, students make their college choice after seeing what Rose-Hulman has to offer. 'To see them develop and grow as a student and then end up applying here, and coming here, to Rose-Hulman', Hankins said. 'That's a win for everyone.' To attend a summer program, there is an application process with a deadline of April 7th. To view all of the summer program options and apply, you can visit the Rose-Hulman website here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
