DANIEL P. DONECKER

Daniel Peter Donecker grew up in Durham, Connecticut always trying to build something.  Whether it was a tree house, helping his father with household jobs, Daniel loved to start with nothing but building elements and turn them into a working structure.  In high school, he was intrigued by his CAD teacher who was previously an architect.  However, Daniel discovered through his high school physics class that he was more scientific than artistic.  When searching for colleges, he realized that his favorite football school also had a terrific Architectural Engineering program.  He decided that Penn State was the best place for him to go.

After graduating from Coginchaug Regional High School in 2004 Daniel began his Penn State Career, and will graduate in May 2009 with an Integrated Bachelor and Master Degree in Architectural Engineering and an option of study in structural engineering. 

During his career at Penn State, Daniel worked hard to be at the top of one of the best Architectural Engineering Schools in the country.  As a freshman he earned the Presidents Freshman Award for earning a 4.0 GPA his first semester, and has been on the Dean’s List for eight out of eight semesters.  As a Junior and Senior, Daniel worked for Penn State’s Residence Life as an RA.  This experience has given Daniel great leadership abilities and taught him how to mediate and extinguish conflicts.  Also, Daniel is a Teaching Assistant and Grader for two AE classes.  The classes are Advanced Concrete Design and Indeterminate Structural Analysis.

Daniel has been an Intern for two Structural Engineering Companies.  He interned with The S/L/A/M Collaborative in Connecticut during the summer of 2007, and DeSimone Consulting Engineers during the summer of 2008.  Through these internships, Daniel has gained great experience in the areas of construction sequencing, computer design of structures, hand design of structures, and organization of project documents.  In the fall of 2007 Daniel Passed the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam, and looks forward to working towards his Professional Engineers License.

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Daniel was married to his high school sweet heart on August 8, 2008, and currently lives with his wife, a teacher at Radio Park Elementary School in State College.  During his free time Daniel enjoys playing basketball and football with his friends, and running with his wife.