UTSA College of Engineering Dean Zorica Pantic-Tanner spoke to civic
leaders this week at the Plaza Club in downtown San Antonio. From left
to right are: William Morrow, Grande Communications CEO; Tom Frost,
Frost Bank chairman of the board; Ricardo Romo, UTSA president; Jamie
Smith, Cox & Smith law firm partner; Terry Brechtel, San Antonio city
manager; David Spencer, OnBoard Software chairman; Pantic-Tanner
and Elaine Mendoza, Conceptual MindWorks CEO.
Engineering dean speaks to business leaders about goals
(June 26, 2002)-- Zorica Pantic-Tanner, dean of the UTSA College of Engineering, spoke this week to more than 100 local business and civic leaders at a Plaza Club breakfast hosted by Jamie Smith of the law firm Cox & Smith and David Spencer of Onboard Software. Pantic-Tanner highlighted her vision for the College of Engineering to become nationally recognized as a research and educational entity, providing excellent education at the undergraduate and graduate levels and innovative research.
Pantic-Tanner noted the tremendous economic impact that UTSA has on San Antonio, including more than $200 million in new construction at the 1604 and Downtown campuses. She went on to state that a major objective of the College of Engineering is to be a driving force for the economic development of San Antonio and the South Texas region through workforce development and technology transfer.
"Our ability to provide the next generation of engineers is directly dependent upon companies and individuals supporting the efforts of UTSA," she said.
The university's civil, mechanical and electrical engineering undergraduate
programs are ranked among the top 50 U.S. News and World Report Best Undergraduate
Engineering Programs.
With an enrollment of more than 1,000 students, the UTSA College of Engineering
offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in civil, mechanical and electrical
engineering. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board recently approved
a new doctoral program in electrical engineering.
Additionally, the University of Texas System Board of Regents approved the
development of joint master's and doctoral degree programs in biomedical engineering
to be offered by UTSA and the University of Texas Health Science Center at
San Antonio. The program proposal will be submitted to the coordinating board
for final approval. A doctoral degree program in environmental science and
engineering is also under development and will be presented for approval later
this year.
Read the 6/26/02 San
Antonio Express-News column by David Hendricks on the UTSA College
of Engineering.
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