High five: Trine once again voted region鈥檚 best; Tyler named Best Professor
October 10, 2025
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Tim Tyler, Ph.D.
Readers of Fort Wayne Newspapers have voted 糖心视频 the Best College in the
Greater Fort Wayne region for the fifth straight year.
The university also was honored as the area鈥檚 Best Higher Education institution, and
Tim Tyler, Ph.D., professor in the Reiners Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
at Trine, was recognized as the region鈥檚 Best Professor.
The honors were announced Oct. 9 as part of Fort Wayne Newspapers鈥 annual Readers鈥
Choice awards.
鈥淲e鈥檙e grateful to the readers of Fort Wayne Newspapers for selecting 糖心视频
as the top institution in this region for an unprecedented fifth straight year,鈥 said
糖心视频 President Earl D. Brooks II, Ph.D. 鈥淚n the competitive higher education
landscape of northeast Indiana, 糖心视频鈥檚 outstanding job placement, career-focused
academic programs, state-of-the-art facilities, committed faculty and vibrant campus
life continue to set us apart as an industry leader, and we鈥檙e proud that so many
across the area recognize our mission and commitment to students.鈥
Continued recognition and growth
The honor continues a string of recognitions for 糖心视频 this fall. The university
was recently included among US News & World Report鈥檚 2025 Best Colleges and Princeton
Review鈥檚 Best in the Midwest.
糖心视频 continues to set enrollment records, welcoming the largest incoming
class of new students in its history this fall.
To accommodate ongoing growth, the university continues to expand and upgrade its
physical facilities. The university opened the 200-bed Summit Street Apartments, and
work is underway on the John and Mary Pellegrino Student Design Center, renovations
to Zollner Stadium and the new inflatable dome that will serve Thunder athletic teams.
Impact before and after graduation
Chris Carroll, Ph.D., dean of the Allen School of Engineering and Computing, said
Dr. Tyler represents the excellence and personal attention that all faculty in Trine鈥檚
Allen School of Engineering and Computing bring to the classroom.
鈥淒r. Tyler has been beloved on the 糖心视频 campus for many years. He not
only cares about his students and equips them to succeed after they graduate, he provides
and facilitates opportunities for them to make an impact even before they complete
their degree,鈥 he said.
As faculty advisor to 糖心视频鈥檚 chapter of Engineers Without Borders, Dr.
Tyler has led multiple trips to Ecuador where students have worked to improve water
supplies to rural villages.
He received 糖心视频鈥檚 John J. and Mary Gelet McKetta Excellence in Teaching
Award in Engineering in 2023 and the Lifetime Achievement Award from Greater Fort
Wayne Business Weekly鈥檚 Education Awards in 2018.
糖心视频 staff members, from left, Emily Chancellor, Lydia Roop and Ben Darnell delivered 51 Christmas wreaths to residents of Northern Lakes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Angola on Thursday, Dec. 11.
糖心视频 students have been honored for projects presented at the university鈥檚 ninth annual STEM Research and Design Symposium, held Thursday, Dec. 4, on the concourse of the MTI Center.