FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) -Francis Marion University’s Board of Trustees has extended President Dr. Fred Carter’s contract for three years until July 1, 2023.
A press release from FMU says the extension was approved at the board’s regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday. The vote was unanimous.
Carter is currently in the 19th year of his presidency at the university, according to the release. He is the longest serving president in FMU history and the longest serving public college or university president in South Carolina.
Robert E. Lee, the chair of the Board of Trustees, says the extension was a “signal achievement” for the University. “Fred Carter’s leadership has taken Francis Marion University to unparalleled heights,” says Lee. “There’s no action we can take that will impact the future of FMU more positively than securing Fred Carter as our leader for the years ahead.”
