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well as performed at such venues as the 7th Annual International Jazz Festival in Montreaux, Switzerland. Dr. Carter’s tenure leading Columbia College included the expansion of the school’s classroom, office, exhibition, performance, and residence hall spaces. The college purchased and refurbished several buildings and he also oversaw the development of Columbia’s first newly constructed building, the Media Production Center, which opened for classes in 2010. Dr. Carter formalized the dean positions at the college and oversaw the creation of the college three school structure: School of Fine and Performing Arts, School of Media Arts, and School of Liberal Arts and Sciences and established the Student Affairs divi- sion to support the student community. A life member of the fraternity, Dr. Carter was a 1961 initiate of the Alpha Theta of Kappa Alpha Psi ® at Tennes- see State University. He was also a two-time recipient of the National Black Music Caucus Achievement Award and a member of the International Jazz Edu- cators Hall of Fame. He served on the Boards of Directors of the International House of Blues Foundation, Rotary International and on the Advisory Boards of Interlochen, New City Bank, the Lincoln Library, and the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts. He also served as an International Advisor to the Jikei Group in Osaka, Japan. Dr. Carter was the chairman of the National En- dowment for the Arts Jazz Panel and the executive director of the National Black Music Caucus for ten years. Dr. Carter is survived by his wife Laurel and a daughter.
works included such provocative titles as Life Part 1 (1963) and Concerto for Bassoon and Nose Whistle (1966). He also served as Assistant Professor and Director of Bands at the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, teaching at the institution while completing his doctoral studies. He transitioned to Chicago’s Governors State University from 1971 to 1984, where he began as a professor of music and was promoted to chairman of the division of fine and performing arts. He also worked 12 years at Berklee College of Music in Boston, serving as Dean of Faculty and then as Provost/Vice President of Aca- demic Affairs. Prior to joining Columbia College, he spent four years as Director of Entertainment Arts for Walt Disney Entertainment where he was responsible for developing global education and live arts programs. An educator, composer and performer, he taught in East Lansing, Michigan and Chattanooga, Tennessee and consulted on music and arts education and minor- ity issues in the arts for organizations worldwide. His projects included work with the Wisconsin Music Educators, the Michigan Council for the Arts, the Philadelphia Public Schools, the Los Angeles Board of Education, the National Endowment for the Humani- ties, and the Minister of Culture, Paris, France. He published and lectured on the arts, music education, jazz, and African American music history and culture at such institutions as North- western University, California State University, University of Santa Catarina in Brazil, and at international confer- ences. He created commissioned works for the National Endowment for the Arts, the Chicago Symphony Orchestral Association and the Chicago Chamber Orchestra and his live performances include work with the Boston Pops Jazz Quartet, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Billy Taylor, Clark Terry, and Donald Byrd. He wrote extensively about music, as
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