Luther F. Carter

Dr. Luther F. Carter has served as the President of Francis Marion University since 1999 and led the University during a period of exceptional growth and development. He has presided over the start of numerous academic programs, enhanced the fiscal stability of the University and its foundations, and expanded the prerogatives of shared governance in partnership with the University’s faculty. Carter’s career has been devoted exclusively to public service, both in and out of the academy. He served as the chief of staff to Governor Mark Sanford, as the executive director of the South Carolina Budget and Control Board, and as the senior executive assistant to South Carolina Governor Carroll Campbell. He has also served on the faculties of the College of Charleston, the University of Central Florida, and Western Kentucky University.