Leadership Through Giving
Drs. Michael and Sarah Carter Pledge Gift to FNU “The work that Frontier Nursing University performs every day focused on preparing graduates to care for mothers, babies, families, and communities who care for them is critical to the future of our nation.” Dr. Michael Carter said. “I am so pleased that Sarah and our daughter, Elizabeth, join me in this small effort to advance the work of FNU into the future.”
“Their gifts of time, effort, brilliance, and generosity are invaluable to this university.” Drs. Michael and Sarah Carter with their daughter, Elizabeth Carter, J.D., LL.M Dr. Michael Carter’s long history with Frontier Nursing University dates to 2003 when he joined what was then the Frontier Nursing Service Board of Governors. Dr. Carter has been a board member ever since and has served as the Frontier Nursing University Chairman of the Board since 2009. Recently, Dr. Carter and his wife Dr. Sarah Carter announced a planned gift of $500,000 that will ensure their continued impact on the future of Frontier Nursing University and the nursing profession for years to come. Details of the project the gift will fund will be announced at a later date.
“We are so incredibly thankful for the amazing generosity of Drs. Michael and Sarah Carter,” FNU President Dr. Susan Stone said. “Their gifts of time, effort, brilliance, and generosity are invaluable to this university.” Dr. Michael Carter attended the University of Arkansas College of Nursing, earning his BSN in 1969 and his MNSc in 1973. During this time, he also served in the United States Army Nurse Corp from 1968-71. He earned his doctorate in 1979 from the Boston University School of Nursing. He practiced as a family and geriatric nurse practitioner and served as the Dean of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing for 18 years. He held many teaching positions including serving as an adjunct professor at the Curtin University School of
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Nursing and Midwifery in Perth, Australia. He also worked to develop nurse practitioner education in Australia. Dr. Michael Carter’s extensive list of awards and honors include but are not limited to: Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing in 1982; Outstanding Alumnus from the University of Tennessee College of Nursing in 2000; Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Tennessee Health Science Center Student Government Association in 2005; Lifetime Achievement Award, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties in 2015; the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 2019. Dr. Sarah Carter was one of six women in her class when she earned her M.D. from the UAMS College of Medicine in1965. Board-certified in internal medicine and geriatrics she has devoted much of her career to working with the Veterans Affairs Health Care System. She was the Chief of Ambulatory Care and Chief of Staff at the Memphis VA Medical Center but also treated patients at VAs across the country. Like her husband, she also shared her knowledge with others, serving as the Associate Dean at the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
