This tag was created by Hannah Castor. The last update was by Beth South.
Ronnie Carter
Dr. Ronnie Carter was an English professor at IU East. He dropped out of high school at 16, joined the army at 17 and spent two years in Germany, and attended Idaho State University, earning his B.A. in English in 1963 and his M.A. in English in 1966. He later attended the University of Wisconsin and earned his Ph.D. in English in 1972 and started teaching at IU East that same year. During 1984, he served as an exchange professorship in Poland, where he taught three classes (two composition, one Western American Literature and Culture) in English.
Other Facts:
- He was the faculty advisor to the Chess Club
- He is a model railroad enthusiast
- He wrote the grant to start Student Support Services for the IU East Campus in 1979.
Other achievements and awards:
- President's Award For Distinguished Teaching in 1988
- Chairperson of humanities and social sciences division at IUE where he recruited division personnel, prepared division budget, supervised academic advising of students, and was in charge of curriculum for division (1981)
- Co-authored elementary composition workbook used at IUE (1981)
To learn more about Ron Carter, check out his oral history interview.