Dr. Norman Fortenberry

Executive Director, American Society for Engineering Education

Dr. Norman L. Fortenberry is the executive director of the American Society for Engineering Education, an international society of individual, institutional, and corporate members. It promotes global excellence in engineering and engineering technology instruction, research, public service, professional practice, and societal awareness.  Previously, Fortenberry served as the founding Director of the Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education (CASEE) at the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).  He served in various executive roles at the National Science Foundation (NSF). Fortenberry has also served as executive director of the National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science, Inc. and as a faculty member in the department of mechanical engineering at the Florida A&M University – Florida State University College of Engineering.  Dr. Fortenberry was awarded the S.B., S.M., and Sc.D. degrees (all in mechanical engineering) by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.