Dr. Ronald L. Carter, president of Johnson C. Smith University since 2008, announced his intention to step aside as leader of the historically Black institution in June 2017.
Carter, in a letter sent to JCSU stakeholders on Monday, indicated that the university had completed the goals of the 2008-2017 Strategic Plan implemented when he took over and that it would be time for someone to begin a new era of growth for the Charlotte, N.C., school.
“As we begin this 2016-2017 academic year, the University’s sesquicentennial anniversary, I can say with confidence that the University’s radical transformation is now a thriving reality,” said Carter, the university’s 13th president and who has more than 30 year’s experience in higher education administration.
With Carter at the helm, JCSU experienced a period of massive capital improvements, growth of scholarship programs and enhancement of its national profile.
