The Wm Michael Barnes '64 Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the Texas A&M University College of Engineering consistently ranks in the top 10 for industrial engineering departments in the United States over the past 10 years in the Gourman Report, the National Research Council and U.S. News and World Report. The department, established in 1940, graduates students who are well prepared for successful careers as practitioners and academicians. They are sought for their comprehensive backgrounds and systems perspectives.