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
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 […]
In Memory: James (Jim) P. Ryan, renowned architect and loyal LTU alumnus
Jim Ryan of Bloomfield Hills died on August 17, 2023. Jim was one of Lawrence Tech’s most prominent alumni in the field of architecture. He designed the Somerset Collection in Troy, parts of Bay Harbor in Petoskey, the M1 Concourse in Pontiac, and dozens of other high-profile projects nationwide. Jim was also a long-time LTU […]
LTU professor gets grant to analyze disease outbreaks through wastewater
SOUTHFIELD–Between the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in preventing serious illness or death, and the rise of home testing, it’s become difficult to determine the true number of COVID-19 cases in any community. But a Lawrence Technological University professor has received a federal grant to determine the number of cases in a community accurately by a […]
LTU Alumna Wins Top Architectural Honor
SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University alumna Tiffany Brown has won the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. The award is NCARB’s highest honor. Tiffany Brown, MBA, NOMA, Assoc. AIA Brown is executive director of the National Organization of Minority Architects. The organization was founded in 1971 to address inequalities in the architecture industry and […]
Foss inducted into CoBIT Hall of Fame
SOUTHFIELD–Auto industry entrepreneur and philanthropist Donald A. Foss was inducted Friday into the Lawrence Technological University College of Business and Information Technology’s Hall of Fame. Foss, a car dealer who founded the auto finance firm Credit Acceptance Corp. and the auto retailer CARite, died in August 2022. The foundation he established in 2016, the Car […]
