Industrial engineering former student Bob DeHart '75 and his wife Nancy. |
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Nancy and Bob DeHart '75 have established the Nancy and Bob DeHart '75 ISEN Endowed Scholarship. Distributions from this endowment will be used to provide one or more scholarships to full-time students in good standing pursuing an undergraduate degree in the Wm Michael Barnes '64 Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Texas A&M University.
The DeHarts were inspired to give back to Texas A&M because of Bob’s own experiences in the industrial engineering master’s program. “My graduate degree from A&M has opened up numerous doors and presented various opportunities throughout my life,” Bob said.
Because of his degree from Texas A&M, Bob said he has been able to serve in numerous positions. From 1982-88, he was a director on the Board of Certified Safety Professionals and president in 1986. From 2016-20 he served as a director on the Board for Global Environmental, Health and Safety Credentialing. He also served on the Center for Chemical Process Safety “Risk Assessment Committee” for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers from 1986-1993.
In addition to this scholarship, Bob and Nancy are also establishing similar scholarships at Nancy’s undergraduate and graduate schools, the University of Tennessee, the University of Kentucky, and Bob’s alma mater for his undergraduate degree, West Virginia University Institute of Technology. “Through these scholarships, we hope to assist industrial engineering students who need financial assistance,” Bob said.
Bob earned his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from West Virginia University Institute of Technology in 1972 and later graduated with his master’s in industrial engineering from Texas A&M in 1975. Bob is the first Aggie in his family, and he and Nancy currently reside in the western mountains of North Carolina.
The DeHarts were inspired to give back to Texas A&M because of Bob’s own experiences in the industrial engineering master’s program. “My graduate degree from A&M has opened up numerous doors and presented various opportunities throughout my life,” Bob said.
Because of his degree from Texas A&M, Bob said he has been able to serve in numerous positions. From 1982-88, he was a director on the Board of Certified Safety Professionals and president in 1986. From 2016-20 he served as a director on the Board for Global Environmental, Health and Safety Credentialing. He also served on the Center for Chemical Process Safety “Risk Assessment Committee” for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers from 1986-1993.
In addition to this scholarship, Bob and Nancy are also establishing similar scholarships at Nancy’s undergraduate and graduate schools, the University of Tennessee, the University of Kentucky, and Bob’s alma mater for his undergraduate degree, West Virginia University Institute of Technology. “Through these scholarships, we hope to assist industrial engineering students who need financial assistance,” Bob said.
Bob earned his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from West Virginia University Institute of Technology in 1972 and later graduated with his master’s in industrial engineering from Texas A&M in 1975. Bob is the first Aggie in his family, and he and Nancy currently reside in the western mountains of North Carolina.
The College of Engineering is one of the leading engineering programs in the United States, ranking first in undergraduate enrollment and ninth in graduate enrollment. Endowments supporting the students in the college have an immeasurable impact on their education. If you are interested in supporting the College of Engineering and its departments or would like more information on how you can give, please contact John Berheim, senior director of development.