Dr. Pamela Holland Obiomon believes her accomplishments wouldn't have been possible without Title IX, 'It opened the doors of opportunity for many women.'
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas -- Dr. Pamela Holland Obiomon remembers watching her older brother studying and solving problems for his college engineering classes when she was a kid. She asked him to teach her how to use the slide rule and program the calculator. Ever since then, she says she knew she wanted to be an engineer when she grew up.Engineering isn't just a passion of hers - it's a family affair.
Her father started as a sharecropper and later became a carpenter. She said he then worked as a foreman for the construction company that built the roof on the Astrodome. Out of her family of ten, six of them majored in engineering -- including herself. Despite the inspiration and support around her, she still faced challenges as a woman of color in a male-dominated field.
She earned a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering at the University of Texas, a Master's degree at Prairie View A&M University , and a Ph.D. in engineering from Texas A&M University. Now, she serves as the Roy G. Perry College of Engineering dean at PVAMU. She's also the first woman ever to hold that position.
However, despite the progress that's been made, she said there is still more work to do to achieve gender equality. She said young girls typically decide by the third grade whether or not they like math. She'd like to see more efforts from education institutions for recruitment, retainment, and mentorship.
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