Background
Carter, William Lee was born on January 19, 1925 in Flora, Illinois, United States. Son of Emerson Lee and Zola (King) Carter.
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William Lee Carter
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Student, Kenyon College, 1943-1944; Bachelor of Science, Eastern Illinois U., 1948; Master of Arts, Ohio State University, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1952.
Career
Teacher, Ashmore (Illinois) High School, 1947-1948;
research assistant, Ohio State University, 1948-1950;
instructor, Western High School, Macomb, Illinois, 1950-1952;
professor mathematics, College of Guam, Agana, 1952-1954;
professor education and mathematics, U. Cincinnati, 1954-1967;
assistant dean faculties, U. Cincinnati, 1963-1964;
associate dean faculties, officer academic planning, U. Cincinnati, 1964-1966;
acting dean Graduate School, U. Cincinnati, 1966-1967;
dean College Edition and Home Economics, U. Cincinnati, 1966-1967;
president, Wisconsin State University, Whitewater, 1967-1971;
chancellor, University of Wisconsin -Whitewater, 1971-1974;
Distinguished professor mathematics, University of Wisconsin -Whitewater, 1974-1989;
chancellor and professor mathematics emeritus, University of Wisconsin -Whitewater, since 1989. Consultant Hamilton County Schools, Cincinnati, 1957-1963. Honorary life member Ohio Congress Parent Teacher Association.
Trustee Alverno College, 1974-1981, Memorial Hospital, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, 1975-1987, Hillsdale-Lotspeich School, Cincinnati, 1964-1967, Lincoln (Illinois) Christian College and Seminary, 1983-1989.
Achievements
Membership
Served with United States Army Air Force, 1943-1946, major United States Air Force Reserve retired. Member Mathematics Association American, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Elks, Masons, Shriners, Kiwanis, Phi Sigma Epsilon, Phi Delta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi, Kappa Mu Epsilon, Iota Lambda Sigma (honorary life), Phi Eta Sigma (honorary life), Phi Kappa Phi. M C.
Connections
Married Phyllis Lee Cisne, October 28, 1944. Children: Kanda Sue, William Brand.
