LTU Professor Scott Shall, alumnus Breck Crandell receive 2025 AIA Detroit Award for architectural design

SOUTHFIELD, Mich.—Scott Shall, professor of architecture in Lawrence Technological University’s College of Architecture and Design, and Breck Crandell, who earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in architecture at LTU in 2013 and 2015 respectively, have received the 2025 AIA (American Institute of Architects) Detroit Chapter award for architectural design. The 2025 AIA Detroit Architectural Honor Award […]

LTU Alumnus and Former Advisory Board Member Jack Shubitowski Named One of Crain’s Detroit 2025 Notable Leaders in Finance

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 2, 2025 — Lawrence Technological University proudly congratulates alumnus and former College of Business Advisory Board member Jack Shubitowski on being named to Crain’s Detroit Business 2025 Notable Leaders in Finance list.  The Crain’s Notable Leaders in Finance list honors financial executives who are excelling in their fields, giving back through mentoring, […]

Have a plan, stay flexible, and never give up, LTU alumna tells entrepreneurs

SOUTHFIELD–A Lawrence Technological University alumna and member of its Board of Trustees delivered an inspiring message of perseverance Friday at the 2025 Entrepreneurs Forum of the National Entrepreneurs Association, hosted by LTU. “The most important quality is that you must possess tenacity,” said Hannah, who in 1993 established Hannah Architects–Michigan’s first-ever African-American woman-owned architecture firm. […]

Salvatore Moschelli to Receive Distinguished Architecture Alumni Award from Lawrence Technological University

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Lawrence Technological University’s College of Architecture and Design has selected award-winning architect Salvatore Moschelli as its 27th Distinguished Architecture Alumni (DAA) Award recipient. The Distinguished Architecture Alumni Award recognizes alumni for their professional accomplishments, dedication to community service, and support of LTU’s College of Architecture and Design. Moschelli, a project executive at […]

Donley family adds to Lawrence Tech scholarship fund with $2 million gift

SOUTHFIELD—The family of a 1943 graduate of Lawrence Technological University has donated more than $2.1 million to the university this year, adding significantly to the scholarship program that Edward Donley established before his death in 2017. At Air Products and Chemicals Inc., Edward Donley rose from a part-time draftsman earning 70 cents an hour to […]

Lawrence Tech names Nelson dean of its College of Arts and Sciences

Patrick Nelson

SOUTHFIELD—A nationally recognized scholar and educator has been named the dean of the Lawrence Technological University College of Arts and Sciences. Patrick Nelson served as chair of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science within the College of Arts and Sciences since 2016, and had been serving as the college’s acting dean since January 2023. Prior […]

LTU professors’ journal article honored with supplementary cover

SOUTHFIELD—A scholarly journal article written by two Lawrence Technological University professors about an innovative LTU summer camp for high school students has been honored with a supplementary cover of the Journal of Chemical Education. The cover of the April issue of the Journal of Chemical Education featuring an illustration from the LTU professors’ article. Scholarly journals […]

Beloved longtime LTU engineering technology professor dies at 82

SOUTHFIELD—Kenneth Cook, whose career as an engineering professor at Lawrence Technological University spanned seven decades, passed away Thursday, March 21, at the age of 82.> In a 2019 ceremony honoring Professor Cook by putting his name on an LTU laboratory, his speech included a reading from a “textbook” he described as “a hot seller” — […]

LTU names founding dean of new College of Health Sciences

Mary C. Schutten SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University has named the founding dean for its fifth college, the College of Health Sciences. Mary C. Schutten will assume office on May 1. LTU Provost Richard Heist had been serving as interim dean of the college since its establishment in July 2023. Schutten was previously executive vice president and provost […]

Lawrence Tech professor named ‘Engineering Unleashed Fellow’

SOUTHFIELD—The Kern Family Foundation has named Lawrence Technological University engineering Associate Professor Elin Jensen as an “Engineering Unleashed Fellow” for 2023. Foundation officials said the designation recognizes leadership in undergraduate engineering education, as evidenced by Jensen’s participation in foundation activities and its encouragement of an entrepreneurial mindset among engineers. Jensen chairs the Department of Civil […]