Professor Gives Back

Abdolhossein Haji-Sheikh, a retired professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, has made a $500,000 gift to support his former department.

The gift creates an endowed professorship in heat transfer, one of Dr. Haji-Sheikh's areas of expertise.

“What I am giving is far less than what I have received from UTA,” he says. “My wife and I raised our family here in Arlington, and this community is special to me. My wife and son both graduated from UTA. In fact, my son, Michael, obtained his Ph.D. from the Electrical Engineering Department.”

During his initial years at UTA, Haji-Sheikh helped the University achieve full accreditation in engineering. He said he considers that among his greatest contributions to engineering education. ₪