Dr. John Carter married Dr. Frances Carter on March 16, 1946.  Yes, that means that they celebrated their sixty-fifth wedding anniversary a few days ago, surrounded by family and friends.  The Doctors Carter taught for many years at Samford, where they made a significant impact on thousands of lives.  During the Second World War, John was a paratrooper, while Fran worked as a riveter on an airplane assembly line.  In an interview a few weeks ago, John joked, “I decided that if she was going to be putting planes together, I was safer jumping out of them.”  In their post-classroom lives, they continue to set the standard for community involvement.  They are extraordinary ambassadors for Samford University. 

The world is better because of John and Frances Carter. 

 
Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 5,791 students from 49 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks 6th nationally for its Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.