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KENNETH L. CARPER
March 25, 2008
Professor of Architecture
School of Architecture & Construction Management
College of Engineering & Architecture
Washington State University
PO Box 642220
Pullman, Washington 99164-2220
tel: (509) 335-5539 or 335-1229
fax: (509) 335-6132
E-mail: kcarper@arch.wsu.edu
website: http://www.arch.wsu.edu/~kcarper
Born: November 2, 1948
Married: Three Children
1. EDUCATION
MS Civil Engineering (Structural) 1977
Washington State University
Bachelor of Architecture (with Highest Honors) 1972
Outstanding Graduate Award: Class of 1972
Washington State University
2. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Registered Architect, State of Washington 1973-Present
Architectural Consulting since appointment at Washington State University:
Residential and Commercial Design (20 Projects as Principal)
Structural Consulting (18 Projects)
Architectural Practice in Spokane, Washington
E. Norman Sylvester, A.I.A.
Designer and production coordination: commercial, retail, residential and educational
facilities.
3. CURRENT PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Member: American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).
Member: Architecture and Engineering Performance Information Center (AEPIC).
Correspondent: National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE).
Member: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
Founding Member: Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI)
Member: American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)
Life Member: India Chapter, American Concrete Institute (ICACI)
4. ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES: TEACHING & SERVICE
4.1 TEACHING: SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE & CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT,
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
1974-Present (Current Rank: Professor with Tenure)
Architectural structures sequence for third, fourth and fifth-year students (statics,
strength of materials, timber, steel, reinforced concrete and masonry, long-span and
high-rise systems, indeterminate systems, wind and seismic forces, computer analysis of
structures--seven courses). All of these courses were developed as new courses since 1976.
Also have taught design studio (third and fourth-year levels), architecture
orientation, engineering orientation and invited seminars to students in civil
engineering, hydraulic engineering, mechanical engineering and professional ethics.
Regular consultant to Design Studios--all levels, including formal lectures, short
courses, and consulting on individual student projects.
Faculty Coordinator for Internship Programs in Architecture and Construction
Management. Panel member for cooperative educational conferences sponsored by the
Professional Experience Program.
Member of Graduate Faculty, School of Architecture & Construction Management. Also
have served on graduate committees for students in Civil & Environmental Engineering
and in Environmental Science/Regional Planning.
Curriculum Advisory Program: Advisor for Architecture Students and Construction
Management students.
Summer courses for high school students interested in Engineering and Architecture
(1986-Present).
Engineering Faculty Mentor for National Science Foundation "Young Scholars"
Program (1990-91).
Regular faculty participant: WSU "Summer Alive" program
"Structures," summer short course for Spokane area High School students,
Interdisciplinary Design Institute, Spokane, WA, July 11, 2000.
Presentations to minority high school students, Minority Student Program (MESA)
Advisor: "Bridge Workshop."
Educational Consultant: University of Idaho, College of Art and Architecture, Building
Technology Program. (1978-Present)
University Honors Program Workshop for New Students, "Making Bridges: Physical and
Cultural," Fall 1998.
Faculty mentor: McNair Foundation Program
Courses currently taught each year are:
Arch 351 Structures I (also taught each summer)
Arch 352 Structures II (also taught each summer)
Arch 463/563 Structures III
Arch 464/564 Structures IV (2 sections)
Arch 353 Structures Studio I (2 Sections)
Arch 354 Structures Studio II (2 Sections)
Arch 498 Structures: Special Topics Seminar
4.2 COMMITTEES (* indicates service as Chair of Committee)
University and College Level Committees:
University Academic Affairs Committee (Vice-Chair)
University Faculty Status Committee (elected)
University Catalog Committee
University Extended Academic Programs Committee
University Senate (Elected)
University Planning Committee
Physical Facilities Subcommittee
*Regents’ Professor Selection Committee (Presidential Appointment)
*Academic Program Review Committee:
Review of Undergraduate and Graduate Programs,
Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
*Award Committee: Excellence in Instruction Awards:
Burlington Northern Award
President’s Award
CASE Award
WSU Ethics Interest Group (appointed member)
Campus Circulation Task Force
Faculty Search Committee—Interior Design
Tenure and Promotion Committee—Interior Design
*Building Committee: Design Disciplines Facility
OGRD Stipend Proposal Review Committee
Faculty Hearing Committee (Presidential appointment)
Committee to Revise WSU’s Discrimination & Sexual Harassment Policy &
Complaint Procedures
Dean’s Research Committee: College of Engineering & Architecture
Wood Technology & Materials Research Laboratory Advisory Committee
Search Committee: Senior Research Professor, Wood Technology
NSF Project Committee: Technology and Society in General Education
College Promotion and Tenure Advisory Committee (Elected)
College Distinguished Lecture Committee
Teaching Evaluation Committee: Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Teaching Evaluation Committee: Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Committee to Select Outstanding Cooperative Education Student
Peer Evaluator - University of Idaho Promotion & Tenure
Peer Evaluator - University of Colorado Promotion & Tenure
Code of Ethics for Student Government Committee
Dean Search Committee - College of Engineering and Architecture
Associate Dean Search Committee – College of Engineering and Architecture
Provost’s Task Force on Future of WSU Honors Program
*Honors Council
College Tenure Review Policy Committee
Director Search Committee: Interdisciplinary Design Institute
Honors Associate, College of Engineering & Architecture
*Campaign WSU, College of Engineering & Architecture
College Scholarship Committee
Search Committee: Provost and Executive Vice President
School of Architecture and Construction Management Committees:
*School Planning Committee (Elected)
*Philosophy and Goals Committee
Curriculum Committee
*Third-Year Admissions Committee
Graduate Program Committee
Chair Search Committee
*Scholarship Committee
WSU/University of Idaho Coordinating Committee
Library Policy Committee
Admissions Policy Review Committee
Development Committee
*Professional Advancement Committee (Elected)
Academic Standards Committee
Graduate Admissions Committee
*Director Search Committee
Career Development Committee
*Faculty Search Committees (numerous positions)
Academic Coordinator Search Committee
*Honors/Awards/Scholarships Committee
Technology Committee
*Construction Management Curriculum Committee
Faculty Mentor: Candidates for Tenure and Promotion
Acting Coordinator, Construction Management Program
*Academic Affairs and Admissions Committee
5. RESEARCH/SCHOLARLY/PROFESSIONAL: ACTIVITIES & SERVICE
Primary research interests are in architectural and civil structural
failures--technical and legal implications, and in design to mitigate the effects of
natural hazards. Publications and professional activities relate to these interests.
Appointed member, two consecutive 3-year terms, Board of Direction level Committee on
Publications, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2003-present. This 5-member
committee oversees the entire ASCE publications program including over 30 peer-reviewed
journals and all books, monographs, standards and other publications of the Society. ASCE
is the largest publisher of civil engineering resources in the world.
Member: American Society of Civil Engineers, National Technical Council on Forensic
Engineering (ASCE/TCFE).
Chairman of National Executive Committee of TCFE (1989-90).
Secretary of National Executive Committee of TCFE (1986-89).
Chairman: TCFE Awards Committee (1990-91).
Chairman: national Publications Committee, ASCE Technical Council on Forensic
Engineering (1986-Present).
Founding Editor-in-Chief: Bi-monthly ASCE peer-reviewed Technical Journal: Journal
of Performance of Constructed Facilities (1986-Present; 88 issues published to date
under Carper’s direction).
Control Group Member, ASCE National Committee on Education, Technical Council on
Forensic Engineering (1991-Present).
Co-coordinator, "International Forensic Engineering Conference: Investigation and
Solving Problems," Mumbai, India, December 6-9, 2007.
Member of Organizing Committee: "Fourth International Conference on Forensic
Engineering: From Failure to Understanding," sponsored by the Institution of Civil
Engineers (ICE), December 3-5, 2008, London, United Kingdom.
Member of Organizing Committee: "Third International Conference on Forensic
Engineering," sponsored by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), November 10-11,
2005, London, United Kingdom.
Session coordinator, "International Forensic Engineering," Forensic
Engineering Symposium, Structures Congress, Structural Engineering Institute/American
Society of Civil Engineers (SEI/ASCE), Long Beach, CA, May 17, 2007.
Only U.S. expert invited and funded for travel and all expenses, International
Symposium on Forensic Engineering, sponsored by the Taiwan Construction Research
Institute, the Taipei Professional Civil Engineers Association, National Taiwan University
and National Taiwan University of Science & Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, January 19-20,
2007.
Session coordinator, "Forensic Case Studies," Forensic Engineering Symposium,
Structures Congress, Structural Engineering Institute/American Society of Civil Engineers
(SEI/ASCE), New York, NY, April 21, 2005.
Session coordinator, "Concrete and Masonry Structures," Second International
Structural and Construction Conference, September 23-26, 2003, Rome,Italy.
Session coordinator, "Forensic Engineering Education—Past, Present and
Future," ASCE National Convention, Washington, DC, November 5, 2002.
Steering Committee Member and Session Coordinator, Second International Forensic
Engineering Congress, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 2000.
Member, ASCE Committee on Quality in Construction: Volume II (1992-1994).
Past Chairman and Founding Member of ASCE National Technical Committee on Dissemination
of Failure Information (CDFI) 1984-86. A comprehensive report produced by this committee
was cited extensively in testimony before the United States Congress (1985).
Elected to 4-year term as ASCE Management Group "A" member. This six-member
group oversees policy and coordinates technical activities for six divisions of ASCE,
including 47-50 technical committees (1991-95). Chairman (1993-94).
Member, ASCE Editors’ Task Committee on Awards (2006-2007), Editors’ Task
Committee on Reducing Peer-review Turnaround Time (2006-2007), and Editors’ Task
Committee on Ethical Guidelines for Publication (1991-92).
Coordinator for two-day TCFE National Symposium on Forensic Engineering, ASCE
Convention, Orlando, Florida, October 21-22, 1991.
Coordinator for TCFE National Symposium on "Forensic Engineering: Learning from
Failures," ASCE Convention, Seattle, Washington, April 7, 1986.
Appointed TCFE Liaison to ASCE Committee on Metrication (1990-Present).
Pacific Northwest Regional Reporter for Architecture and Engineering Performance
Information Center (AEPIC).
Appointed ASCE Liaison to AEPIC (1990-1997).
Chairman, Awards Committee, ASCE Inland Empire Chapter (1995-1997).
Invited and funded participant, Workshop on Protecting People and Buildings from Bomb
Damage, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, November, 2000.
Only U.S. expert invited and funded for travel and all expenses, Seminario (on)
Evoluzione Nella Sperimentazione per Le Costruzioni, sponsored by Centro Internazionale di
Aggiornamento Sperimentale-Scientifico, Corinth, Greece, April 26-May 3, 1998.
One of eight U.S. experts invited to the U.S.-India Bi-National Workshop on Advances in
Construction Materials, Techniques and Management, Madras, India, December 10-14, 1990.
Funding by the U.S. National Science Foundation, the Indian Ministry of Science and
Technology, and the United Nations Center for Human Settlement.
Funded research: Consultant to National Science Foundation project no. DUE 0127419,
Developing Case Studies in Failures and Ethics for Engineering Educators, Norbert Delatte,
Principal Investigator, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2002-present.
Funded research: Participant in NSF Ethics and Values in Society Project, Western
Michigan University, 1991-1992.
Funded NSF Workshop Participant, Seismic Research Priorities, San Diego, California,
March 26-29, 1992.
U.S. Chairman, U.S.-India Bi-National Committee on Maintenance and Repair of Damaged
Facilities (1990-Present).
Member, International Scientific Committee, Institute of Theoretical and Applied
Mechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (1993-Present).
Member, Steering Committee for Fourth, Fifth and Sixth International Conferences on
"Learning from Structural Failures," Prague, The Czech Republic, September 1994,
1995, and 1996.
Member, International Scientific Committee, Second International Conference on Forensic
Engineering: The Investigation of Failures, The Institution of Civil Engineers, London,
UK, November 12-13, 2001.
Member, Building Technology and Civil Engineering Interest Group, Society for the
History of Technology.
Founding member, Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI).
Participant in several multi-hazard design institutes, seismic conferences and other
related short courses.
Funded research on "Data Collection, Building Performance Problems" at the
Architecture and Engineering Performance Information Center, University of Maryland
(1985).
Reviewer, Research Proposals for National Science Foundation. (1983-Present;
approximately two per year).
Reviewer, Research Proposals for King Fahd University, Saudi Arabia.
Reviewer, Textbook manuscripts for Prentice-Hall, for John Wiley and Sons, for Jones
and Bartlett, Inc., for Chapman-Hall, for Academic Press, Inc., for CRC Press, for the
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, and for Cambridge University Press
(1983-Present).
Reviewer, book manuscripts for ASCE Press.
Reviewer, Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice,
American Society of Civil Engineers.
Reviewer, Business and Professional Ethics Journal, Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute.
Reviewer, Structural Engineering International, International Association for
Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), Zurich, Switzerland.
Reviewer, Building and Environment Journal, Pretoria, South Africa.
Registered Continuing Education Provider, American Institute of Architects (AIA)
(1995-Present.)
Mentor: AIA Intern Development Program (IDP).
Consultant retained by Western Wood Product Association to contribute to new edition of
the Western Woods Use Book, 1995.
6. PUBLICATIONS
6.1 BOOKS
Carper, Kenneth L. and Robert Smilowitz, eds., Mitigating the Potential
for Progressive Disproportionate Structural Collapse, American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE), Reston, VA, 2006. 139 pp., illust. (ISBN 0-7844-0892-0).
Carper, Kenneth L., Why Buildings Fail, National Council of Architectural
Registration Boards (NCARB), Washington, DC, 2001. 119 pp., illust. (ISBN 0-941575-36-5).
Carper, Kenneth L., ed. and principal author, Forensic Engineering,
(Second ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2001. 421 pp., illust. (ISBN 0-8493-7484-7 ).
Originally published by Elsevier Science Publishers, New York, NY, 1989, and reprinted in
1998 by CRC Press. (Also published in the United Kingdom and Japan for international
distribution.)
Jacob Feld (deceased) and Kenneth L. Carper, Construction Failure (Second
ed.), John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1997. 582 pp., illust. (ISBN 0-471-57477-5).
Carper, Kenneth L., ed., Forensic Engineering: Learning from Failures,
American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY, 1986. 98 pp., illust. (ISBN
0-87262-517-6).
6.2 OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Carper, Kenneth L., "Keynote Paper: ASCE Technical Council on Forensic
Engineering: Enhancing the influence of forensic engineering in the United States," in Proceedings of the International Forensic Engineering
Conference, Mumbai, India, December 6-9, 2007.
Carper, K.L., Delatte, N. and Rens, K., "Lessons from Failure Investigations: A
resource for engineering education," in Proceedings of the International
Forensic Engineering Conference, Mumbai, India, December 6-9, 2007.
Bosela, P., Carper, K., Delatte, N., Rens, K. and Sutterer, K. , "Findings from
Workshops on Failure Case Studies in the Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Curriculum," in Proceedings of the Annual Conference, American Society for
Engineering Education, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 24-27, 2007.
Carper, Kenneth L., "Beyond the Courtroom: Enhancing the Image and Extending
the Influence of Forensic Engineering Practice," in Proceedings of the 2007
International Symposium on Forensic Engineering, Taiwan Construction Research
Institute, Taipei, Taiwan, 2007.
Carper, Kenneth L., "Quality and Safety: the Ultimate Legacy of Forensic
Engineering," in Forensic Engineering: Diagnosing Failures and Solving
Problems, B.S. Neale, ed., Taylor & Francis Publishers, London, UK, 2005 (ISBN
0415395232).
Carper, Kenneth L., Book Review: Engineering Architecture—the Vision of
Fazlur Khan, by Yasmin Sabina Khan, Journal of Performance of Constructed
Facilities, Vol. 19, No. 2, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA, May
2005 (in press).
Carper, Kenneth L., "Construction: Hazards, Risks and Rewards," Daily
Journal of Commerce, Seattle, WA, March 2004.
Carper, Kenneth L., "Structural Failures: Lessons for a Brighter Future," in
System-based Vision for Strategic and Creative Design, Franco Bontempi, ed.,
A.A. Balkema Publishers, Swets & Zeitlinger, B.V., Lisse, The Netherlands, 2003. (ISBN
90-5809-599-1).
Carper, Kenneth L., "Technical Council on Forensic Engineering: Twenty-year
Retrospective Review," in Forensic Engineering: Proceedings of the Third
Congress, P. Bosela, N. Delatte and K. Rens, eds., American Society of Civil
Engineers, Reston, VA, 2003. (ISBN 0-7844-0692-8).
Modern Marvels: Engineering Disasters, History Channel, national
television video production, extensive interview frequently broadcast, beginning in July
2003, (available from the History Channel.)
Carper, Kenneth L., "Terrorists versus Designers and Builders," Editorial,
Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, Vol. 16, No. 1, American
Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA, February 2002
Carper, Kenneth L., "Lessons Architects Can Learn from Failures," book
chapter in Crolli e Affidabilita delle Strutture Civili (Structural Failures
and Reliability of Civil Structures), Roberto Gori, editor, Edizioni Libreria
Cortina, Padova, Italy, 2002, pp. 3-22. (ISBN 88-7784-225-3).
Carper, Kenneth L., "Architects: What Can They Learn from Forensic
Engineers?" book chapter in Forensic Engineering—the Investigation of
Failures, B.S. Neale, ed., Thomas Telford Publishing, London, UK, 2001, pp.
159-164. (ISBN 0-7277-3094-0).
Carper, Kenneth L., "Terrorism and Architecture," in Direct
Connection, the newsletter of the National Council of Architectural Registration
Boards (NCARB), Washington, DC, November, 2001.
Carper, Kenneth L., Book Review: Inviting Disaster—Lessons from the Edge of
Technology, by James R. Chiles, Journal of Performance of Constructed
Facilities, Vol. 15, No. 3, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA,
August 2001.
Carper, Kenneth L., "Forensic Engineering—the Perspective from North
America," book chapter in Learning from Construction Failures: Applied
Forensic Engineering, Whittles Publishing, London, UK, 2001, pp. 1-6. (ISBN
1-870325-63-X).
Carper, Kenneth L., "Legacy of the Kansas City Hyatt Tragedy—A 20-year
Retrospective Insight and Review," Proceedings, Second International
Forensic Engineering Congress, ASCE, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 2000.
Carper, Kenneth L., "Lessons from Failures: Case Studies as an Integral
Component of the Civil Engineering Curriculum, Proceedings, Civil &
Structural Engineering Education in the 21st Century, Southampton, UK;
26-28 April 2000.
Carper, Kenneth L., "Timber Construction for Architects and Builders by
Eliot W. Goldstein, AIA," Book Review, Fine Homebuilding, Taunton
Press, Inc., Newtown, CT, May 2000.
Carper, Kenneth L., "Why Do Projects Fail? Lessons from Construction
Pathology," published both in English and in Mandarin (Chinese), China
Development Bank and American International Group, Inc., 1999.
Carper, Kenneth L., "Construction Safety: Structural Failures During
Construction," published both in English and in Mandarin (Chinese), China
Development Bank and American International Group, Inc., 1999.
Carper, Kenneth L., "Current Structural Safety Topics in North America," The
Structural Engineer, Journal of the Institution of Structural Engineers, Vol. 76,
No. 12, June 16, 1998, London, UK, pp. 233-239.
Carper, Kenneth L., "Avoiding Failures: Lessons from Construction Pathology in
the United States," in Seminario sul tema: Evoluzione Nella Sperimentazione
Per Le Costruzioni, Centro Internazionale di Aggiornamento Sperimentale
Scientifico, Rome, Italy, 1998, pp. 53-74.
Carper, Kenneth L., "Construction Failures: Learning the Lessons," in Forensic
Structural Engineering: When Bad Things Happen to Good Structures, Boston Society
of Civil Engineers, M.I.T., Cambridge, MA, 1997. (pp. 1-1 through 1-29).
Carper, Kenneth L., "Structures are Held Up by Both Skill and Luck,"
and "Why Do Some Structures Fall Down?", Daily Journal of Commerce,
Seattle, WA, April 24, 1997.
Carper, Kenneth L., Book Review: Structural Safety: Review and Recommendations,
by the Standing Committee on Structural Safety, United Kingdom, Journal of
Performance of Constructed Facilities, Vol. 11, No. 3, American Society of Civil
Engineers, Reston, VA, August 1997.
Carper, Kenneth L., "Structural Engineering Design: Illuminating the
‘Invisible’ Activity," Design Book Review, M.I.T. Press,
(Pending Publication)
Carper, Kenneth L., Book Review: Failures in Civil Engineering, by
Technical Council on Forensic Engineering, Education Committee, Journal of
Performance of Constructed Facilities, Vol. 10, No. 2, American Society of Civil
Engineers, Reston, VA, May 1996.
Acknowledged contributions to Western Woods Use Book (fourth ed.),
Western Wood Products Association, Portland, OR, 1996. (ISBN 0-9600912-2-X)
Carper, Kenneth L., "Construction Pathology in the United States," Structural
Engineering International, Vol. 6, No. 1, International Association for Bridge and
Structural Engineering (IABSE), Zurich, Switzerland, February 1996.
Carper, Kenneth L., Book Review: Diagnosis and Treatment of Structures in
Distress, by R. N. Raikar, Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities,
Vol. 10, No. 1, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA, February 1996.
Carper, Kenneth L., "The January 17 Earthquakes in Northridge, California
(1994) and Kobe, Japan (1995): Old Principles-New Lessons," published in Japanese
by Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan, 1995.
Four case studies in Failures in Civil Engineering: Structural, Foundation and
Geoenvironmental Case Studies, R. Shepherd and J. D. Frost, eds., American Society
of Civil Engineers, New York, NY, 1995. 92 pp., Softbound. (ISBN 0-7844-0122-5)
Carper, Kenneth L., Book Review: Building Mycology: Management of Decay and
Health in Buildings, by Jagjit Singh, Journal of Performance of Constructed
Facilities, Vol. 9, No. 3, American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY,
August 1995.
Carper, Kenneth L., Book Review: Design Paradigms: Case Histories of Errors and
Judgment in Engineering, by Henry Petroski, Journal of Performance of
Constructed Facilities, Vol. 9, No. 2, American Society of Civil Engineers, New
York, NY, May 1995.
Carper, Kenneth L., "Learning the Lessons: Forensic Engineering in the United
States," published in English and in the Czech Language, Proceedings of the
Fourth International Conference on Learning From Structural Failures, Prague, The
Czech Republic, September 19-21, 1994, Czech Academy of Sciences.
Carper, Kenneth L., Book Review: Forensic Engineering: Environmental Case
Histories for Civil Engineers and Geologists, by G. Shuirman and J.E. Slosson, Journal
of Performance of Constructed Facilities, Vol. 8, No. 2, American Society of Civil
Engineers, New York, NY, May 1994.
Carper, Kenneth L., Book Review: Construction Claims, by R. Rubin, Journal
of Performance of Constructed Facilities, Vol. 7, No. 4, American Society of Civil
Engineers, New York, NY, November 1993.
Carper, Kenneth L., "Lessons from Construction Failures in the United
States," published in Japanese by Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan, 1992.
Mincks, William R. and Kenneth L. Carper, "Project Management Techniques to
Avoid Failure: A Pro-Active Approach," published in Japanese by Nihon University,
Tokyo, Japan, 1992.
Ten formal Commentaries on Ethics Case Studies (approximately 50 published pages) in Teaching
Engineering Ethics: A Case Study Approach, Michael S. Pritchard, editor, Western
Michigan University, 1992. (NSF DIR-8820837)
Carper, Kenneth L., Book Review: Design and Construction Failures, by D.
Kaminetzky, Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, Vol. 6, No. 1,
American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY, February 1992.
Carper, Kenneth L., "Engineering Code of Ethics: Beneficial Restraint on
Consequential Morality," Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering
Education and Practice, Vol. 117, No. 3, American Society of Civil Engineers, New
York, NY, July 1991.
Carper, Kenneth L., "Facilities Maintenance and Repair of Damaged
Structures," in Advances in Construction Materials, Techniques and Management,
S. Somayaji and M.S. Mathews, editors, Sri Venkatesa Printing House, Madras, India, 1991,
pp. 1-30.
Carper, Kenneth L., "Ethical Considerations for the Forensic Engineer Serving
as an Expert Witness," Journal of Business and Professional Ethics,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, Vol. 9, No. 1, 1990.
Carper, Kenneth L., "Engineering Pathology: Case Studies in the
Classroom," Proceedings, National Forum on Engineering Education and
Continuing Development, "Setting the Agenda for the 1990’s," ASCE, New
York, NY, 1990.
Carper, Kenneth L., "Forensic Engineering Case Histories: Resource Materials
for the Classroom," Proceedings, American Society for Engineering
Education Annual Convention, ASEE, Washington, D.C., 1989.
Task Committee on Guidelines for Failure Investigation, Guidelines for Failure
Investigation, American Society of Civil Engineers, NY, NY, 1989. 221 pp.,
Softbound. (ISBN 0-87262-736-5). (Acknowledged editorial support and contributions only).
Carper, Kenneth L., "Integration of Failure Case Studies into the Architectural
Engineering Curriculum," Proceedings, American Society for Engineering
Education Annual Convention, ASEE, Washington, D.C., 1988.
Carper, Kenneth L., "Structural Failures During Construction," Journal
of Performance of Constructed Facilities, Vol. 1, No. 3, American Society of Civil
Engineers, New York, NY, August 1987. (Award)
"Michael Arland Residence, Palouse, Washington," design completed in
1976, featured in Farm and Ranch Living, February/March 1987.
Carper, Kenneth L., "Failure Information: Dissemination Strategies," Journal
of Performance of Constructed Facilities, Vol. 1, No. 1, American Society of Civil
Engineers, New York, NY, February 1987.
Carper, Kenneth L., "Building Structures: Technology Response to Creative
Process," in The Built Environment: Integrative Essays on Design and Planning,
T.J. Bartuska and Gerald Young, eds., Crisp Publications, Menlo Park, CA, 1993.
Committee on Forensic Engineering, Reducing Failures of Engineered Facilities,
American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY, 1985. 108 pp., Softbound. (ISBN
0-87262-485-4). (Editorial support and acknowledged contributions only).
Bell, Glenn R. and Carper, Kenneth L., "Report of the National Committee on
Dissemination of Failure Information," American Society of Civil Engineers
Committee on Forensic Engineering, ASCE, New York, NY, 1984.
Carper, Kenneth L., "Limited Field Inspection vs. Public Safety,"
Civil Engineering, Vol. 54, No. 5, American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY, May
1984. (Award)
7. INVITED PRESENTATIONS, SEMINARS AND SHORT COURSES
7.1 NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL
"Why Buildings Fail: Architectural and Engineering Deficiencies," invited
and funded Michel Punch and Partners Lecture, University of Limerick, Limerick,
Ireland, March 12, 2008. (The presenter of this prestigious annual lecture is also
interviewed on the Pat Kenny Public Radio Program, and for several national and UK
newspapers.)
"Forensic Engineering Education: the American Experience," invited and
funded presentation, Forensic Engineering Colloquium, Limerick, Ireland, March 10-11,
2008.
"Forensic Engineering: Use of Case Histories in the Architect’s
Education," invited and funded presentation, Forensic Engineering Colloquium,
Limerick, Ireland, March 10-11, 2008.
"ASCE Technical Council on Forensic Engineering: Enhancing the influence of
forensic engineering in the United States," invited and funded keynote
presentation, International Forensic Engineering Conference, Mumbai, India, December 6-9,
2007.
"Lessons from Failure Investigations: A resource for engineering
education," International Forensic Engineering Conference, Mumbai, India,
December 6-9, 2007.
"Why Buildings Fail: Lessons for Construction Specifiers," invited
lecture, Albuquerque Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, Albuquerque, NM,
March 12, 2007.
"Beyond the Courtroom: Enhancing the Image and Extending the Influence of
Forensic Engineering Practice," invited keynote presentation, International
Symposium on Forensic Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan, January 20, 2007.
"Building Failures: What Can Architects Learn from Forensic Engineers?"
invited presentation, School of Architecture and Visual Arts, University of East London,
London, UK, November 15, 2005.
"Forensic Engineering: Lessons from Failures," invited presentation,
School of Architecture and Visual Arts, University of East London, London, UK, November
14, 2005.
"Quality and Safety—the Ultimate Legacy of Forensic Engineering," Keynote
Paper, Third International Conference on Forensic Engineering, London, UK, November 11-12,
2005.
"Architects and Lessons from Forensics: the NCARB Project," invited
presentation, continuing professional education seminar, Simpson, Gumpertz & Heger
Inc., Waltham, MA, May 3, 2005.
"Structural Failures: Lessons for a Brighter Future," Second International
Structural and Construction Conference, Rome, Italy, September 23-26, 2003.
"Technical Council on Forensic Engineering: Twenty-year Retrospective
Review," Third International Forensic Engineering Congress, San Diego, CA,
October 19-21, 2003.
"Developing Case Studies in Failures and Ethics for Engineering
Educators," consultant and presenter, workshop for engineering educators, NSF
project no. DUE 0127419, first workshop held in Birmingham, AL, July 2003.
"Lessons Architects Can Learn from Failures," invited Keynote Lecture,
conference on Structural Failures and Reliability of Civil Structures, Venice,
Italy, December 6-7, 2001.
"Architects: What Can They Learn from Forensic Engineers?" presented
at the Second International Forensic Engineering Conference, London, UK, November
12-13, 2001.
"Legacy of the Kansas City Hyatt Tragedy—A 20-year Retrospective Insight
and Review," presentation at the Second International Forensic Engineering
Congress, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 21, 2000.
"Engineering Best Practices: Avoiding Construction Failures," invited
seminar series presented in four major cities of the Peoples Republic of China, invited by
China Development Bank and American International Group (AIG), Beijing, Wuhan, Xi-An and
Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China, October 12-November 2, 1999.
"Best Practices for Failure Avoidance," invited presentation, American
International Group (AIG), New York, NY, July 23, 1999.
"Avoiding Failures: History of Forensic Engineering Contributions,"
invited Keynote speaker, Fourth Annual Seminar, Issues in Forensic Engineering ‘99,
University of California - Irvine, ASCE Forensic Engineering Technical Group, May 7, 1999.
"Research in Forensic Engineering: Investigation & Repair,"
invited lecture, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Canada, January 11, 1999.
"Architectural Design for Durability," invited lecture, Workshop on
Durability of Housing, National Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin, September
24-25, 1998.
"Recent Structural Failures," invited lecture, Oscar Faber Corporate
Headquarters, St. Albans, UK, July 15, 1998.
"ASCE, ICE and IStructE: Common Concerns and an Agenda for Action,"
invited report to the UK Standing Committee on Structural Safety (SCOSS), London, UK, July
13, 1998.
"Current Structural Safety Topics in North America," invited formal
program presentation and open discussion, Institution of Structural Engineers, London, UK,
July 9, 1998.
"Structural and Construction Safety," Invited Workshop, Slovak Society
of Civil Engineers, Bratislava, Slovakia, June 9, 1998.
"Lessons Learned from Construction Failures," invited lecture,
Technical University of Brno, Brno, Czech Republic, June 8, 1998.
"Research Needs Relative to Structural Safety," invited lecture
sponsored by Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics,
Prague, Czech Republic, June 4, 1998.
"Lessons Learned from Construction Failures," invited lecture
sponsored by Czech Association of Civil Engineers and Czech Chamber of Forensic Engineers,
Czech Technical University, Prague, June 3, 1998.
"Failures in Architecture & Engineering: What are the Lessons?"
invited lecture, Technical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, May 28, 1998.
"Failures in Architecture & Engineering: What are the
Lessons?" invited lecture, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich,
Switzerland, May 20, 1998.
"Failures in Architecture & Engineering: What are the Lessons?"
invited lecture, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, May 18,
1998.
"Failures in Architecture & Engineering: What are the Lessons?"
invited lecture, Dipartimento di Costruzioni e Trasporti, University di Padova, Padova,
Italy, May 6, 1998.
"Failures in Architecture & Engineering: What are the Lessons?" invited
lecture, Dipartimento di Costruzioni dell’Architettura, University di Venezia,
Venice, Italy, May 5, 1998.
"Avoiding Failures: Lessons from Construction Pathology in the United
States," invited conference presentation, Seminario: Evoluzione Nella
Sperimentazione per Le Costruzioni, Corinth, Greece, April 26, 1998.
"Unhappy Surprises in Construction: How One Industry Benefits from its
Mistakes," invited conference presentation, The Evolution of Risk Management
Practices in the Financial Services Industry, New York University, Leonard N. Stern School
of Business, New York City, NY, April 17, 1998.
"Construction Failures: Learning the Lessons" invited
4-hour presentation to introduce the 1997-1998 Boston Society of Civil Engineers Lecture
Series: "Forensic Structural Engineering: When Bad Things Happen to Good
Structures," Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, October 8, 1997.
"Avoiding Failures: Lessons from Construction Pathology," 4-hour
Continuing Professional Education Course, Construction Specifications Institute Annual
National Convention, Orlando, FL, June 28, 1997.
"Ten Years of the ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities,"
Session Coordinator and presenter, ASCE National Convention, Minneapolis, MN, October 7,
1997.
"Lessons From the Past: Learning from our Mistakes," Keynote Address,
Council of Educational Facility Planners, International Conference, Anchorage, AK,
December 5, 1996.
"The January 17 Earthquakes in Northridge, California (1994) and Kobe, Japan
(1995): Old Principles-New Lessons," seminar for design professionals, Nihon,
University, Tokyo, Japan, September 27, 1995.
"Architectural Design Principles for Seismic Resistance," seminar for
architecture students, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan, September 26, 1995.
"Learning the Lessons: Forensic Engineering in the United States,"
Keynote Lecture, Fourth International Conference on Learning from Structural Failures,
Prague, The Czech Republic, September 19-21, 1994. (Also chaired a session at this
conference.)
"Progress on Failure Information Dissemination," Technical Session,
ASCE National Convention, Dallas, TX, October 27, 1993.
"Failures from Extreme Winds: Evolving Codes and Standards," Wind
Engineering Seminar, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, October 22, 1993.
"Reviewing and Improving the Quality of a Technical Journal,"
Editors’ Workshop Presentation, ASCE National Convention, Dallas, TX, October 26,
1993.
"Mitigating Failures: Role of the Design Professional," Professional
Development Seminar, sponsored by the Association of Professional Engineers of the
Province of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, March 1, 1993.
"Engineering Design and Construction Failures," Invited Banquet
Speaker, Manitoba Hydro Professional Engineers Association, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,
March 1, 1993.
"Lessons from Construction Failures in the United States," Invited
Lecture, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan, November 24-25, 1992.
"Project Management Techniques to Avoid Failure," Invited Lecture with
William Mincks, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan, November 25, 1992.
"Solicitation of Discussions in Technical Publications," Presentation
to ASCE Editors’ Workshop, New York City, NY, September 15, 1992.
"Activities of the Technical Council on Forensic Engineering," ASCE
National Convention, Orlando, Florida, October 21, 1991.
"Failures: Lessons Learned," Continuing Education Seminar,
Construction Specifications Institute, San Diego, CA, June 29, 1991.
"Facilities Maintenance and Repair of Damaged Structures: A State-of-the-Art
Review," Keynote Lecture, U.S.-India Bi-National Workshop on Advances in
Construction Materials, Techniques and Management, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras,
India, December 12, 1990.
"Failures and Professional Engineering Design," invited lecture,
Maharashtra India Chapter of American Concrete Institute and BHAD Board Panel
Architects’ Association of India (BBPAA), Bombay, India, December 6, 1990.
"Structural Failures at the Construction Site," invited lecture,
Maharashtra India Chapter of American Concrete Institute and the Bombay Port Trust,
Bombay, India, December 5, 1990.
"The Ethics of Forensic Engineering," Conference on Moral Problems in
the Professions: Advocacy, Institutional Ethics, and Role Responsibilities, Lincoln,
Nebraska, March 29, 1990.
"Failure Information: Technical Journal Activities," Technical Session
Speaker, National ASCE Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 10, 1989.
"The Technical Journal as a Catalyst for Professional Activities,"
presentation at Editors’ Workshop, American Society of Civil Engineers Convention,
New Orleans, Louisiana, October 8, 1989.
"Forensic Case Histories in Professional Engineering Education,"
American Society for Engineering Education National Convention, Lincoln, Nebraska, June
27, 1989.
"Ethics and the Professions: Moral Theories and Contemporary Problems,"
one of twelve invited and funded participants to this two-week interdisciplinary workshop,
College of Law, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, June 19-30, 1989.
"Integration of Failure Case Studies into the Architectural Engineering
Curriculum," American Society for Engineering Education National Convention,
Portland, Oregon, June, 1988.
"L’Ambiance Plaza: Failures During Construction," Invited
Lecture, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, March 8, 1988.
"Failures: Causes, Costs and Benefits," Invited Lecture, University of
Maryland, College Park, Maryland, February 4, 1987.
"Workshop to Develop Policy and Procedures for Reducing Failures of Engineered
Facilities," one of thirty invited and funded participants. NSF Sponsored
Workshop, Clearwater, Florida, January 7-9, 1985.
"The Importance of Construction Field Inspection," Technical Session
Paper, National ASCE Convention, Houston, Texas (1983).
"Failures of Architectural Structures," Invited Lecture, Florida
Institute of Technology, College of Engineering, Melbourne, Florida (1981).
7.2 REGIONAL PRESENTATIONS
"Forensic Engineering Contributions to Improved Construction Practices," invited
presentation, Associated General Contractors (AGC), Bellingham, WA, September 23, 2004.
"Failures During Construction: Lessons for Contractors from Forensic
Engineering," invited presentation, Associated General Contractors (AGC)
Education Foundation, Seattle, WA, January 7, 2004.
"Building Failures," four-hour professional education workshop,
Willamette Valley Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), Eugene, OR, August
30, 2002.
"Avoiding Building Failures," invited lecture, Willamette Valley
Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), Eugene, OR, August 29, 2002.
"ASCE Forensic Engineering Activities," invited lecture to Inland
Empire Section, American Society of Civil Engineers, Spokane, WA, May 16, 2002.
"Why Buildings Fail," invited lecture to joint meeting of Spokane
chapters of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) and the American Institute of
Architects (AIA), Spokane, WA, April 11, 2002.
"The Ethics of Failure," presentation to joint meeting of the Central
Washington chapters of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Structural
Engineers Association of Washington (SEAW), Sunnyside, WA, September 20, 2000.
"Avoiding Construction Failures," banquet presentation, Construction
Specifications Institute (CSI), Portland Chapter, Portland, OR, February 11, 1997.
"Avoiding Construction Failures," Technical Session, Construction
Specifications Institute (CSI) Northwest Regional Conference, Chelan, Washington,
September 28, 1996.
"Failures, Faults, and Forensics: Risk Management to Prevent Failure,"
Continuing Education Seminar, 1995 AIA Northwest and Pacific Region Conference, American
Institute of Architects, Spokane, Washington, September 14, 1995.
"Failures: Lessons to Build On," Invited Banquet Lecture, Central
Washington Chapter, American Institute of Architects, Richland, Washington, August 2,
1994.
"Lessons from Structural Engineering Disasters," Invited Lecture,
Structural Engineers’ Association of Idaho, Boise, Idaho, April 13, 1994.
"Architectural & Engineering Failures: What are the Lessons?"
University of Idaho, College of Art & Architecture Lecture Series, April 4, 1994.
"When Technology Fails," Technical Seminar, Westinghouse-Hanford,
Richland, Washington, March 16, 1994.
"Failures of Civil Engineering Works," Invited Banquet Speaker,
Roadbuilders Conference, Spokane, Washington, March 2, 1994.
"Prestressed Concrete Seminar: Lessons from Failures," Prestressed
Concrete Institute Convention, Couer d’Alene, Idaho, February 16, 1994.
"Lessons: A Review of ASCE Activities," Invited Banquet Speaker, ASCE
Inland Empire Chapter, Spokane, Washington, September 24, 1993.
"Lessons from Failures," Technical Session, Structural Engineers
Association Northwest Conference, Pt. Ludlow, Washington, August 6, 1993.
"Engineering Failures and Their Lessons," Invited Banquet Speaker,
19th Annual Western Protective Relay Conference, Spokane, Washington, October 21, 1992.
"Engineering for Safety," Safety Seminar, Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical
Corporation, Spokane, Washington, March 19, 1991.
"Architectural Failures: Design Errors, Construction Problems and Material
Deficiencies," Continued Education Seminar, The Callison Partnership, Seattle,
Washington, March 1, 1991.
"Forensic Engineering: Lessons from Failure," Invited Lecture, joint
meeting of Society of American Military Engineers and American Society of Civil Engineers,
Walla Walla, Washington, December 6, 1989.
"Forensic Architecture: Advancing the Quality of Design," Invited
Lecture, American Institute of Architects, Spokane, Washington, September 28, 1989.
"Lessons from Recent Failures in Engineered Construction," Technical
Session Speaker, Pacific Northwest Structural Engineering Conference, Richland,
Washington, August 3, 1989.
"Building Failures," full-day presentation, Professional Engineers of
Oregon Annual Convention, Ashland, Oregon, May 12, 1989.
"Forensic Engineering," four-hour continuing education short course
presented to Professional Engineers of Oregon, Ashland, Oregon, May 11, 1989.
"Industrial Accidents and Forensic Investigations," Kaiser Aluminum
and Chemical Corporation, Engineering Section, Spokane, Washington, January 13, 1989.
"Forensic Engineering," Lecture, National Society of Professional
Engineers, Moscow, Idaho, December 8, 1987.
"Construction Failures: An Overview," Associated General Contractors
Regional Convention, Washington State University, April 4, 1987.
"Construction Failures: Soils and Foundations," Soil Compaction
Seminar, Spokane, Washington, February 19, 1987.
Building Officials’ Short Courses, "Failure Case Studies" and "Design
Principles for Wind and Earthquake Forces," Roseburg, Oregon, November 19-20,
1986.
Coordinator, four-day Building Officials Short Course, "Quality
Assurance/Quality Control in Construction," Pullman, Washington, November 3-7,
1986.
"Performance Problems in Constructed Facilities: A Challenge for the Design
Professions," Keynote Banquet Address, 1986 Pacific Northwest Structural
Engineering Conference, Spokane, Washington, June 26, 1986.
"Quality Control in Construction Engineering," Presentation to Kaiser
Aluminum Engineering Section, Spokane, Washington, November 25, 1985.
"Learning from Failures: The AEPIC Concept," ASCE Conference Banquet
Speaker, Walla Walla, Washington (1985).
"The AEPIC Center: Professional Response to Building Performance
Problems," ASCE Tri-Chapter Conference Banquet Speaker, Moscow, Idaho (1985).
"Built Environment Technologies--Influence on the Design Process," AIA
Interdisciplinary Lecture Series, University of Idaho (1984).
"Structural Failures: Implications for the Construction Manager,"
Short Course, Presentation for Engineering Continuing Education, Spokane, Washington
(1984).
"Overview of Architectural Structures Failures," Lecture, Oregon
School of Design, Portland, Oregon (1983).
"Structural Failures: Hyatt Regency Hotel, Kemper Arena and the Hartford
Coliseum" and "Seismic Principles for Building Design," Short Courses
for Washington State Council of Building Officials (1982).
"Building Failures: Learning from Disaster," ASCE Tri-Chapter
Conference Banquet Speaker (1981).
7.3 LOCAL PRESENTATIONS
"Technology and the Built Environment," invited lecture, College of
Art & Architecture, University of Idaho, September 21, 2006.
"Technology and the Built Environment," invited lecture, Department of
Architecture, University of Idaho, September 29, 2005.
"Technology and the Built Environment," invited lecture, Department of
Architecture, University of Idaho, September 16, 2004.
"Why Buildings Fall Down," invited "world-class faculty
presentation," Washington State University, November 9, 2003.
"The Relationship Between Professional Codes and Ethics," presenter
and session coordinator, Forum on Ethics and Academic Life in the 21st Century,
Washington State University, March 5-7, 2003.
"Forensic Engineering: What is it?" seminar for Chemical Engineering
seniors and graduate students, Washington State University, March 4, 2002.
"Architects & Engineers—Working Together," invited lecture to
ASCE student chapter, Washington State University, January 31, 2002.
"Ethics in Research," Faculty Research Symposium panel member, Ethics
in the Disciplines, Washington State University, October 4, 2000.
"The Ethics of Failure," Faculty Research Symposium presenter, Ethics
in the Disciplines, Washington State University, March 1, 2000.
"Lessons from Engineering Failures," invited lecture to ASCE Student
Chapter, Washington State University, March 4, 1999.
"Forensic Engineering: What is It?" seminar for Chemical Engineering
seniors, Washington State University, March 25, 1996.
"The Real World: Making a Difference," Invited Commencement
Speaker, School of Architecture Commencement Program, Washington State University, May 13,
1995.
"Case Studies: Engineering Errors," Invited Lecture to ASCE Student
Chapter, Washington State University, April 12, 1995.
"Integrating Ethics Across the Curriculum," workshops conducted for
Washington State University faculty, March 3, 1995 and April 5, 1995.
"Failures, Faults, and Forensic Engineers," Invited Seminar for Civil
Engineering Seniors, CE 465, Washington State University, September 8, 1994.
"Investigating Failures," Invited Lecture to Civil Engineering Senior
Design Class, Washington State University, March 7, 1994.
"Architectural and Engineering Failures," Washington State University
School of Architecture Lecture Series, December 1, 1993.
"Forensic Engineering Practice," Invited Lecture to Civil Engineering
Senior Design Class, Washington State University, September 23, 1993.
"What is Forensic Engineering?" Invited Lecture, ASCE Student Chapter,
Washington State University, March 24, 1993.
"Technology and Ethics," Honors Program Seminar, Washington State
University, March 10, 1993.
"Ethics in Engineering," Honors Program Luncheon, Washington State
University, December 4, 1992.
"Integration of Failure Case Studies into the Curriculum for Professional
Education," Presentation to WSU College of Engineering and Architecture Advisory
Board, November 6, 1992.
"Failure: What Can We Learn?" Invited Faculty Showcase Lecture, New
Student Orientation, Washington State University, July 19, 1991.
"Professionalism," Invited Lecture to Civil Engineering Seniors, WSU,
April 10, 1990.
"Construction Site Safety: Professional Responsibilities," Invited
Lecture, ASCE Student Chapter, Washington State University, February 7, 1990.
"Forensic Engineering," Hydraulic Engineering Faculty Seminar,
Washington State University, January 22, 1990.
"Engineering Failures," Invited Lecture, Mechanical Engineering
Systems Design Course, Washington State University, November 2, 1989.
"What Can We Learn from Failures?" Invited Faculty Day Lecture,
Washington State University, October 17, 1989.
"L’Ambiance Plaza Construction Collapse," Tau Beta Pi Invited
Lecture, Washington State University, April 11, 1988.
"Errors and Trials: The Ethics of Failure," Invited Lecture to Civil
Engineering Seniors, Washington State University, April 7, 1987.
"Failures in Engineered Construction," Tau Beta Pi Invited Lecture,
Washington State University, March 25, 1987.
"Professionalism and the Survival Skills," Invited Commencement
Speaker, School of Architecture Commencement Program, Washington State University, May 10,
1986.
"Do a Good Job and You Won’t Have to Worry About the Lawyers...(quite so
much)," Seminar for Civil Engineering Seniors, November 7, 1985.
"Structural Failures: Hartford, Kemper and the Hyatt Walkways," WSU
Architecture Faculty Seminar Series (1982).
"John Hancock Building, Boston: Architectural Vision? Technical
Nightmare," WSU Architecture Faculty Seminar Series (1982).
"Structural Collapse: What Can We Learn?" WSU Architecture Faculty
Seminar Series (1982).
8. HONORS AND AWARDS
8.1 RESEARCH/PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
National ASCE Award: 2006 Richard R. Torrens Award, given annually to the
outstanding editor-in-chief of one of ASCE’s 30 technical journals. Certificate and
wall plaque presented October 22, 2006 in Chicago, IL. (The only editor to be honored by
this award twice, having received it previously in 1991.)
1997 National Forensic Engineering Award, American Society of Civil Engineers,
plaque and trophy presented at the First Forensic Engineering Congress, Minneapolis, MN,
October 7, 1997.
The 1994 Engineer of the Year award from the Inland Empire Section
(Washington-Idaho), American Society of Civil Engineers, January 1994.
National ASCE Award: 1991 Richard R. Torrens Award, given annually to the
outstanding editor-in-chief of an ASCE technical journal. Certificate and wall plaque
presented October 23, 1991 in Orlando, Florida.
Certificate of Appreciation for Distinguished Service to the American Society of
Civil Engineers, presented by Past National President of ASCE at Inland Empire Section
Meeting, January 21, 1990.
Annual Award for Excellence in Research, WSU School of Architecture:
Academic Year 1988-1989
Academic Year 2004-2005
"Structural Failures During Construction," (August 1987) was selected
one of ten outstanding papers published in the ASCE Journal of Performance of
Construction Facilities, during the two years 1987-1988.
National winner of the American Society of Civil Engineers Daniel W. Mead Award
for the paper "Limited Field Inspection vs. Public Safety." A certificate
and wall plaque were awarded at the National ASCE Convention, Houston, Texas, October
1983. This paper was also selected for recognition by the editors of Civil
Engineering as one of the three best papers published by that journal in 1984.
Listed in Who’s Who in Science and Engineering
Listed in Who’s Who in the World
Listed in Who’s Who in American Education
Listed in Who’s Who in Engineering Education
Listed in Dictionary of International Biography (Cambridge, UK)
Listed in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers
8.2 TEACHING AWARDS
Honorary member, Sigma Lamda Chi, Construction Management Honorary Society,
recognition ceremony, April 23, 2001.
Received the Faculty Recognition Award, Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps,
Washington State University/University of Idaho, April, 2000.
Received the 1999 Faculty Award from the Honors College, Washington State
University, May, 1999.
Recognized by the University of Idaho Alumni Association as one of "40 most
influential faculty members on the UI campus," for contributions as a Consultant
to the College of Art and Architecture, December 5, 1996.
Selected as Washington State University’s entry to the 1996 U.S. Professor of
the Year Competition, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Nominated by Washington State University Architecture Students for National
Architecture "Professor of the Year" Award, American Institute of
Architecture Students (AIAS), 1995.
Selected as Washington State University’s entry to the 1995 U.S. Professor of
the Year Competition, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
The "1994 President’s Faculty Excellence Award (Teaching),"
all-University Award (Sahlin Award) presented to one faculty member at Washington State
University, May 1994.
"Outstanding Faculty Member 1991-92," Northwest Cooperative Education
Association, Pacific Northwest Region (Academic Year 1991-92).
"Professional Experience Program Faculty Coordinator of the Year,"
Washington State University (Academic Year 1991-92).
"Outstanding Professor of Architecture Award," selected by WSU
Architecture and Construction Management Students
Academic Year 2000-2001
Academic Year 1999-2000
Academic Year 1997-98
Academic Year 1991-92
Academic Year 1984-85
Academic Year 1983-84
Academic Year 1982-83
Selected one of "Top Ten Faculty," Kappa Delta Sorority, Washington
State University, Fall 1991.
Invited "Faculty Showcase Lecturer," New Student Orientation,
Washington State University, July 1991.
Teaching Award Certificate American Institute of Architects 4th-Year Students,
Washington State University (Academic Year 1990-91).
"Outstanding Educator in the College of Engineering and Architecture,"
selected by the Washington State University College of Engineering and Architecture
Coordinating Council (Academic Year 1984-85).
Special award and certificate for "Significant Contributions to the
Professional Program Curriculum," College of Art and Architecture, University of
Idaho (Academic Year 1983-84).
Selected one of the "Top Ten University Professors," Beta Chapter of
Alpha Phi Sorority, University of Idaho (Academic Year 1986-87).
9. PUBLIC SERVICE: LOCAL CIVIC ACTIVITIES
Pullman Public Schools: Technical Advisory Committee
Pullman Public Schools: Levy/Bond Campaign Committee
Pullman Public Schools: Architect Selection Committee
Gladish Community and Cultural Center: Fund Raising Committee, Capital Development
Citizens’ Advisory Committee on Facilities Planning (Appointed by Pullman School
Board).
Mentor program participant and Career Awareness Program Presentor, Pullman Public
Schools.
Pullman High School Senior Project mentor (numerous occasions)
Elementary School Program, "Structures: Buildings and Bridges," Sponsored by
Pacific Science Center, Pullman Public Schools.
Elementary School Program "Science Day" Presenter, Pullman Public Schools
(numerous occasions).
Advisory Committee: Pullman High School Vocational Program.
Pullman Public School PTA Building Committee.
Informal Consultant: Task Force on Historic Preservation.
Montessori School of Pullman, Inc. Past Secretary-Historian and President of the
Executive Committee.
Project Coordinator for Pullman Bikeways, State of Washington Urban Arterial Board.
American Cancer Society: Fund Drive Solicitor.
American Heart Society: Fund Drive Solicitor.
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