Background
Fortenberry, Norman Lewis was born on July 29, 1961 in Yokosuka, Japan. Son of James Earl and Josephine Stokes Fortenberry.
Fortenberry, Norman Lewis was born on July 29, 1961 in Yokosuka, Japan. Son of James Earl and Josephine Stokes Fortenberry.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1983. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984. Doctor of Science Institute of Technology, 1991.
Research staff member science and technical division Institute for Defense Analyses, Alexandria, Virginia, 1988. Assistant professor mechanical engineering Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, 1990-1992, associate director minority engineering programs, 1991-1992. Program officer engineering undergraduate education National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia, 1992-1995, staff associate undergraduate education, 1994-1995, division director undergraduate education, 1996—2002.
Executive director National Consortium Graduate Degrees Minorities Engineering and Science, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1995-1996. Clinical associate professor mechanical engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic University, Troy, New York, 1996—1998, acting division director human resource development, 2000—2001. Director Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education National Academy of Engineering.
Board directors Women in Engineering Program Advocates Network, Seattle, 1995-1997. Chair national advisory committee Philadelphia Alliance for Minority Participation, 1995-1996.
Member founding steering committee Coalition for Equity and Access in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, Washington, 1995-1997. Board directors National Initiative of Pre-Engineering Programs of America Mathematics Association Two-Year Colleges, Washington, 1996-1997. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society Engineering Education (chair engineering public policy division 1996), Sigma Xi.
Married Janet Christine Rutledge, July 7, 1997.