Fort Worth's Robert Carter elected first vice chairman of HPU Board of Trustees

BROWNWOOD , TX (12/14/2011)(readMedia)-- Robert Carter, a financial services consultant from Fort Worth, was recently elected first vice chairman of Howard Payne University's Board of Trustees for 2012. Carter's appointment came after he was re-elected as a board member during the annual meeting of the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

Carter is a 1973 HPU graduate and was honored as the Distinguished Alumnus in 2007. He began board service in 2009 and has served as second vice chairman, as a member of the Financial/Support Services Committee and on the Executive Committee. He is a member of Riverbend Baptist Church in Austin.

"Howard Payne University looks forward to the year ahead," said Dr. Bill Ellis, university president. "We are blessed to be led by outstanding individuals such as Robert Carter."

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Founded in 1889, Howard Payne University is a Christ-centered academic community dedicated to excellence by developing and equipping the whole person for intellectual inquiry, personal and professional integrity, and service to God and humanity.

Located in Brownwood, Texas, HPU offers a full array of undergraduate programs and a limited number of graduate programs in a traditional residential academic community. The university also offers selected undergraduate and graduate course work by electronic means and at extended learning centers responsive to the academic needs of the communities served. HPU maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio, which contributes to the university's reputation of being "a place where everybody is somebody."