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The NCAA News -- August 16, 1999

Carter, Morse elected to Division II Presidents Council

Hazo W. Carter Jr. and Karen W. Morse have been elected to the Division II Presidents Council.

Carter, president of West Virginia State College, replaces Robert A. Burnett of Armstrong Atlantic State University while Morse, president of Western University University, replaces Joan K. Wadlow of the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Carter

Carter was appointed the ninth president of West Virginia State in 1987. He is in his 23rd year as an educator, the last 16 of which have been as a chief executive officer at a higher education institution.

Before coming to West Virginia State, Carter was president of Philander Smith College for four years.

He began his career in higher education administration at Norfolk State University, where he served as executive assistant to the president, assistant vice-president for student affairs and vice-president for student affairs. While there, he also was a tenured associate professor of journalism.

Carter is a graduate of Tennessee State University. He also earned a master's degree at the University of Illinois, Champaign, and a doctorate at Vanderbilt University.

Carter has received the highest achievement award in education from his alma mater in recognition of his outstanding service and accomplishments in the field of education.

Carter was awarded a United States Presidential Citation in 1985 for his work with the National Alliance of Business College and Industry Relations Cluster Programs. He is on the board of directors for the National Institute of Chemical Studies and also served on the Commission on Educational Credit and Credentials of the American Council on Education.

Morse

Morse became the 12th president of Western Washington in 1993.

Since her appointment, she has presided over the completion of a new science complex that includes a new facilities for chemistry, biology, and science, mathematics and technology education. She has particularly emphasized technological capability, including improved computer facilities. She also has emphasized expansion of Western Washington's library facilities.

She was selected by Washington Gov. Gary Locke as one of six state representatives to an April 1997 summit on volunteer programs that benefit children.

Morse has served as chair of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities Policies and Purposes Committee and as a member of the American Council on Education's Commission on International Education.

In 1997, she received the Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Award, one of the American Chemical Society's highest honors. She has published extensively and has been awarded patents.

Before coming to Western Washington, Morse was at Utah State University, serving as a professor of chemistry, head of the chemistry and biochemistry department, dean of the College of Science, and provost.

She is a graduate of Denison University and earned her master's and doctorate degrees at the University of Michigan.