Dr.
Marilyn Barger, principal investigator and executive director of FLATE, was
recently named recipient of
the 2014 SME Education Award. The Award falls under one of the seven SME
International Honor Awards that recognizes significant contributions to the
field of manufacturing engineering in the areas of manufacturing technologies,
processes, technical writing, education, research, management and service to
SME. The SME Education Award honors the educator most respected for the
development of manufacturing-related curricula, fostering sound training
methods, or inspiring students to enter the profession of manufacturing
Dr. Barger has been a long standing member of SME, and serves on several national panels/advisory boards
for
technical programs, curriculum and workforce initiatives, including the
National Association of Manufacturers Educators’ Council. As a firm advocate and leader in engineering technology
education, she has more than 20 years of experience
developing curricula. Most recently, Barger was instrumental in establishing
the statewide A.S degree in Engineering Technology in Florida. She is a
licensed engineer, a Fellow of the American Society of Engineering Education,
and a charter member of the National Academy and USF’s Academy of Inventors.
Barger
has been at the helm of many successes. Under her leadership, FLATE was awarded
the ePIE Business/Education Partnership Award, Education
Chancellor and FACC Workforce Award for innovative education programs, and
three Best Practice Awards for the Engineering Technology Degree program, sTEm-at-Work
puzzles and the Toothpick Factory. She has served as the Chair of the
NSF ATE Centers, HI-TECH Committee, and awarded the 2010 HI-TECH Innovative
Program Award.
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