FOR RELEASE
April 9, 1999
CHARLESTON
(Apr. 9, 1999)--Meeting in special session via teleconference,
The Citadel Board of Visitors today elected Dr. Harry S. Carter
to the office of vice president of academic affairs and dean of
the college.
Dr.
Carter is currently the interim president of Georgia Southern
University in Statesboro, Georgia. He succeeds Brigadier General
Roger C. Poole who is retiring at the end of June. Carter is expected
to begin his duties July 1st.
Carter
brings nearly 30 years of academic expertise to The Citadel. He
served in the classroom as a professor and a department head and
also as vice president and provost for academic affairs and interim
president at Georgia Southern University.
Carter
also has an extensive background in the military, having served
on active duty in the United States Navy from 1966 until 1969
and then completing more than 25 years of active reserve service
in a variety of positions with the Georgia Air National Guard.
He retired as a colonel from the National Guard in 1996.
Chairman
of the board, Frank Mood, said, "Dr. Carter clearly possesses
those qualities of scholar and citizen-soldier that The Citadel
has always espoused. All of us at The Citadel look forward to
working with him as we strive to further enhance The Citadel's
international recognition for academic excellence."
Citadel
President Major General John S. Grinalds added, "We are delighted
to have Dr. Harry Carter join us at The Citadel. He brings a unique
blend of extensive expertise from both the academic and the military
realms. He is clearly the right man to shape the academic direction
of the college."
A
Statesboro native and a graduate of Georgia Southern University,
Carter holds a master of science degree in management science
from the United States International University and a doctoral
degree from the University of Georgia in management science and
information systems. He and his wife Brenda have two children.
