| Summary: | Distinguished professor of sociology Donald Ray Carpenter was born on September 27, 1943 in Tyler, Texas. Carpenter earned his B. A. degree at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, where he majored in sociology and minored in anthropology. In 1972, Carpenter earned his M. S. W. degree in social work from the University of Utah. In 1974, he studied curriculum development in social work at the University of Chicago. He earned his Ph.D. in the cultural foundation of social work education from Weber State in 1986. That same year, he was awarded tenure at Weber State University. In 1993, he became chair of the Department of Social Work and Gerontology at Weber State. After retiring in 2003, Carpenter became the Administrator/Head Start Director of the Ogden/Weber Community Action Partnership, an organization that helps disadvantaged people. He received many awards, including Social Worker of the Year, Utah Chapter of NASW, 1988.
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