Marshall Carter, who has served as a career counselor for the University of Arkansas Career Development Center since 1991, has recently announced his retirement effective June 30.

After completing his graduate work in the counselor education program at the University of Arkansas, Carter began his counseling career at the center, then located on Dickson Avenue. He says he first learned of this career when he happened upon the center while looking for a job and knew immediately that he would enjoy helping students discover their career paths.

“I was saddened to hear that Marshall was retiring, not only because I will be losing a treasured colleague, but more importantly because of the University of Arkansas students who will no longer have access to his wise career guidance,” said George Winter, career counselor in the University Career Development Center.

“Marshall’s retirement for me is bittersweet,” said Angela Williams, director of the University Career Development Center. “I have loved working with him over the years. He is not only an outstanding team member, but he has become a great mentor to me and several of the center’s staff members. I have long been inspired by his devotion and commitment to our students. He has a wealth of knowledge and expertise in the career development industry, so I am elated that he has agreed to continue to work part-time in the center.”

Carter has counseled approximately 15,000 students and has assisted many more with resumes, interviews, and job searches over the past 23 years. He also has diligently taught several sections of a Career Exploration course each year for several years. While the job search process has changed drastically during his tenure, from a paper-copy job posting system and career assessments to more technologically-oriented forms, Carter’s devotion to helping students explore career options has been unchanging. For example, one student recently commented on their student satisfaction survey after a positive counseling session with Carter, “Increase funding to the Career Center (take from athletics if wondering where the source of funds would be) and increase Mr. Carter's rate of pay.”

It's been a joy to be a friend and professional colleague of Marshall Carter for 20 years. Because his job title for these years has been “Career Counselor,” some people might miss the fact that Marshall is an artist. His artistic talent and his counseling skills enable him to create an environment where University of Arkansas students discover their passion for learning. “Marshall is a good man, a trustworthy man of integrity, and someone I value as a friend,” said Barbara Batson, previous University Career Development Center director. 

After Carter’s retirement he plans to continue to work part-time for the center teaching two sections of the Career Exploration course each semester and providing career advisement to UA students.  He also looks forward to having more time to devote to another passion, playing and teaching golf.

Please join the center in celebrating Carter’s retirement at a reception to be held from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 26, at the Career Development Center in the Arkansas Union, Room 607.