- Angela Lindner, Ph.D., is retiring after almost 30 years at UF.
- Her journey was defined by resilience amid personal loss and institutional hurdles, culminating in tenure, prolific student‑support programs and a reputation for student‑centric, visionary leadership.
- As she steps away, colleagues contend she will leave a legacy of dedication, creativity and stewardship for UF’s engineering community.
The University of Florida’s Angela Lindner, Ph.D., is retiring after a long and well-respected career. Her journey wove deeply through engineering and, in fact, started with a small note on a bulletin board.
She retires from UF after 28 years, ending as the interim vice provost for Undergraduate Affairs in the Office of the Provost. She taught Environmental Engineering Sciences (ESSIE) in her early years and remains the interim director of the Engineering Leadership Institute, known as ELI.
But her journey through academia started in college chemistry classes in South Carolina.
After earning her bachelor’s degree at the College of Charleston, Linder saw a notice about Texas A&M’s chemical engineering master’s program on a bulletin board. Curious, she stuffed the paper into her pocket.