Dr. Raenita A. Fenner is an associate professor and the chair of engineering at Loyola University Maryland. She has a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Michigan State University and over ten years of teaching and research experience. Dr. Fenner’s research focuses on engineering education and electromagnetics. She is also a dedicated teacher who has taught a wide range of courses in engineering. Dr. Fenner is a reviewer for several engineering journals, a Senior Member of IEEE, and a faculty advisor for Loyola’s Society of Women Engineers section. She is also the Director of the African and African American Studies Minor and a member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission’s Faculty Advisory Council.

What are your passions and hobbies?

tennis, spending time with my dog, spending time with family and friends

Do you have a personal motto or other words to live by?

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. – Maya Angelou