[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 137 (Monday, September 17, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1886]
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                TRIBUTE TO DR. HAZO WILLIAM CARTER, JR.

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                       HON. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 17, 2007

  Mrs. CAPITO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor West Virginia State 
University President, Dr. Hazo William Carter, Jr., who will celebrate 
twenty years as president of the institution.
  Prior to being president, Dr. Carter began his career as an Executive 
Assistant to the President of Norfolk State University and was the 
former President of Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas. 
He is originally a native of Nashville, Tennessee where he received his 
Doctorate degree from George Peabody College for Teachers of Vanderbilt 
University.
  Dr. Carter set lofty goals for himself and for the institution when 
he was named president of West Virginia State College in 1987. His 
first goal was for West Virginia State College to regain its status as 
an 1890 Land Grant Institution; this was no easy task. Dr. Carter met 
with the West Virginia Congressional Delegation, the United States 
Department of Agriculture, state administrators, and the state 
legislature to request to regain the school's original status. After 
overcoming many obstacles in an eleven-year quest, West Virginia State 
College finally obtained its original status as an 1890 Land Grant 
Institution which secured the school of receiving annual federal 
funding.
  His second goal for the institution was achieved just recently when 
West Virginia State College attained university status and is now named 
West Virginia State University. The university stands as a testament to 
the goals set forth for the designation of land-grant institutions and 
as a historically black college that successfully serves a diverse 
student population.
  Since settling in West Virginia, Dr. Carter has become an important 
figure in his community and the surrounding Charleston area. His civic 
duties, volunteer causes, and boards he serves are too countless to 
mention. He has been honored as a Distinguished West Virginian by 
former governors and was named ``President of the Century'' by West 
Virginia State College (University) National Alumni Association. He 
currently serves as a member of President Bush's Board of Advisers for 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
  Madam Speaker, I am proud to honor, my friend and former colleague, 
Dr. Hazo William Carter, Jr. for all his achievements in the field of 
higher education and for his service to the people of West Virginia.

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