Engineering Management and Systems Engineering's 50th anniversary
The world’s first engineering management program celebrates 50th anniversary at Missouri S&T, where the worlds of technical-oriented problem solvers and bottom-line number crunchers were combined into its own academic discipline.
Spurred by the marketplace needs of Boeing, McDonnell Douglas and other industry giants, the University of Missouri System Board of Curators authorized a master’s degree program in engineering administration at the Rolla campus in 1965. Approval of a bachelor’s degree in engineering management followed one year later. Then-Chancellor Merl Baker hired Bernie Sarchet, an executive with chemical manufacturer Koppers, to lead the new venture.
A new banner wraps two sides of the Engineering Management building.
Window banners were hung in several windows to highlight the department's anniversary.
Front of the anniversary T-shirt.
