Daniel D. Bennett, FAIA

Dan Bennett has held the position of dean of the College of Architecture, Design & Construction at Auburn University since 2000. A 1968 graduate of Auburn’s School of Architecture, Bennett received a Master of Architecture in Urban Design from Rice University in 1974. He accepted the Auburn position after having served as dean of the School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas for nine years; for two of those years he also served as Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. Bennett has held prior architectural academic appointments at Louisiana State University, Mississippi State University, and at the University of South Florida. 1n 1986 he was invited to participate as a Visiting Scholar at the University of Cambridge in England.

Bennett’s professional expertise is in the area of urban design and residential architecture. His practice has been recognized with over a dozen state, regional, and national design awards. In 1996 he was elected to the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows. Bennett is married to Joan Haley Bennett and they have two adult daughters. The oldest, Katie, is a 2003 graduate of the Rice School of Architecture.