Dr. Donald D. Carpenter Associate Professor Director of Assessment Lawrence Technological University 248-204-2549 21000 W. Ten Mile Road Southfield, MI 48075 carpenter@ltu.edu

Dr. Donald D. Carpenter is Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of the Great Lakes Stormwater Management Institute at Lawrence Tech. In this role, he is an instructor for several engineering courses (from freshman to senior level) that involve professionalism and ethics instruction. Dr. Carpenter earned a B.S.E. degree in Civil Engineering from Purdue University (1993), an M.S.E. degree in Ocean Engineering from Oregon State University (1996), and a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Michigan (2001). Dr. Carpenter currently serves as University Director of Assessment after previously serving as Founding Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning. Dr. Carpenter has conducted funded pedagogical research and development projects, has published numerous educational papers, and conducted faculty development workshops. He is an active member of the ERM Division of ASEE, and he received both the 2001 Apprentice Faculty Grant and the 2002 New Faculty Fellow Award for contributions to engineering education. In 2006, the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) named Dr. Carpenter a Kern Fellow for entrepreneurial education which is a role he continues to serve.