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Miller</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sean_Buck" title="Sean Buck">Sean Buck</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">54th <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Naval_War_College" title="President of the Naval War College">President of the Naval War College</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />July 2, 2013 – July 8, 2014</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_N._Christenson" title="John N. Christenson">John N. Christenson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/P._Gardner_Howe,_III" class="mw-redirect" title="P. Gardner Howe, III">P. Gardner Howe, III</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1959-11-04</span>) </span>November 4, 1959<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 65)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Newport,_Rhode_Island" title="Newport, Rhode Island">Newport, Rhode Island</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Academy" title="United States Naval Academy">United States Naval Academy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">BS</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nickname</th><td class="infobox-data">Slapshot</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Military service</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Branch/service</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years of service</th><td class="infobox-data">1981–2019</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vice_admiral_(United_States)" title="Vice admiral (United States)">Vice Admiral</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Commands</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/U.S._Naval_War_College" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Naval War College">U.S. Naval War College</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Carrier_Strike_Group_Twelve" class="mw-redirect" title="Carrier Strike Group Twelve">Carrier Strike Group Twelve</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Joint_Enabling_Capabilities_Command" title="Joint Enabling Capabilities Command">Joint Enabling Capabilities Command</a>, <a href="/wiki/USJFCOM" class="mw-redirect" title="USJFCOM">USJFCOM</a><br /><a href="/wiki/USS_Carl_Vinson" title="USS Carl Vinson">USS <i>Carl Vinson</i> (CVN-70)</a><br /><a href="/wiki/USS_Camden_(AOE-2)" title="USS Camden (AOE-2)">USS <i>Camden</i> (AOE-2)</a><br /><a href="/wiki/VFA-14" title="VFA-14">VF-14 <i>Tophatters</i></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Battles/wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Operation_Desert_Shield_(Gulf_War)" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Desert Shield (Gulf War)">Operation Desert Shield</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Operation_Desert_Storm" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Desert Storm">Operation Desert Storm</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom" title="Operation Enduring Freedom">Operation Enduring Freedom</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Operation_Iraqi_Freedom" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Iraqi Freedom">Operation Iraqi Freedom</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Operation_Southern_Watch" title="Operation Southern Watch">Operation Southern Watch</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Operation_Allied_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Allied Force">Operation Allied Force</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal" title="Navy Distinguished Service Medal">Navy Distinguished Service Medal</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Defense_Superior_Service_Medal" title="Defense Superior Service Medal">Defense Superior Service Medal</a> (2)<br /><a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Merit" title="Legion of Merit">Legion of Merit</a> (3)<br /><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_States)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)">Distinguished Flying Cross</a> (with <a href="/wiki/%22V%22_device" title=""V" device">valor</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal" title="Bronze Star Medal">Bronze Star</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Defense_Meritorious_Service_Medal" title="Defense Meritorious Service Medal">Defense Meritorious Service Medal</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Meritorious_Service_Medal_(United_States)" title="Meritorious Service Medal (United States)">Meritorious Service Medal</a> (4)<br /><a href="/wiki/Air_Medal" title="Air Medal">Air Medal</a> (3, 2 with <a href="/wiki/%22V%22_device" title=""V" device">valor</a> and 5 <a href="/wiki/Strike/Flight_numerals" title="Strike/Flight numerals">Strike/Flight</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Navy_Commendation_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Navy Commendation Medal">Navy Commendation Medal</a> (5, 2 with <a href="/wiki/%22V%22_device" title=""V" device">valor</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Joint_Service_Achievement_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Service Achievement Medal">Joint Service Achievement Medal</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Walter Edward "Ted" Carter Jr.</b> (born 4 November 1959) is an American academic administrator and retired <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> <a href="/wiki/Vice_admiral_(United_States)" title="Vice admiral (United States)">vice admiral</a>. He has been serving as the 17th and current president of <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_University" title="Ohio State University">The Ohio State University</a> since January 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Carter previously served as the 8th president of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Nebraska_system" title="University of Nebraska system">University of Nebraska system</a> from 2020 to 2023, the 62nd <a href="/wiki/Superintendent_of_the_United_States_Naval_Academy" title="Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy">superintendent</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Academy" title="United States Naval Academy">United States Naval Academy</a> from 2014 to 2019, and the 54th president of the <a href="/wiki/Naval_War_College" title="Naval War College">United States Naval War College</a> from 2013 to 2014. He has a record number of flights with carrier-arrested landings for his role piloting <a href="/wiki/F-4" class="mw-redirect" title="F-4">fighter-bombers</a> and other aircraft in operations in Bosnia, Kuwait, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Walter_E._Carter_Jr.&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Carter was born on 4 November 1959, and raised in <a href="/wiki/Burrillville,_Rhode_Island" title="Burrillville, Rhode Island">Burrillville, Rhode Island</a>. He graduated from the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Academy" title="United States Naval Academy">U.S. Naval Academy</a> in 1981, was designated a naval flight officer in 1982, and graduated from the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Strike_Fighter_Tactics_Instructor_program" title="United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program">Navy Fighter Weapons School</a> in 1985. While at USNA, Carter majored in oceanography, lettered in ice hockey 4 years (team captain in 1981), and was editor in chief of the USNA satirical magazine, <i>The LOG</i>, from 1979 to 1981. He is a graduate of the <a href="/wiki/Air_War_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Air War College">Air War College</a> intermediate course, as well as the Armed Forces Staff College.<sup id="cite_ref-Bio_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Walter_E._Carter_Jr.&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States_Navy">United States Navy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Walter_E._Carter_Jr.&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: United States Navy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>His career as a flight officer includes sea assignments in <a href="/wiki/VFA-161" title="VFA-161">Fighter Squadron 161 (VF-161)</a> on board <a href="/wiki/USS_Midway_(CV-41)" title="USS Midway (CV-41)">USS <i>Midway</i></a> (CVA-41) in <a href="/wiki/Carrier_Air_Wing_Five" title="Carrier Air Wing Five">Carrier Air Wing Five</a> (CVW-5) and in the <a href="/wiki/VF-21" title="VF-21">VF-21 "Freelancers"</a> on board <a href="/wiki/USS_Independence_(CV-62)" title="USS Independence (CV-62)">USS <i>Independence</i></a> (CV-62) with <a href="/wiki/Carrier_Air_Wing_Fourteen" title="Carrier Air Wing Fourteen">Carrier Air Wing Fourteen</a> (CVW-14). He commanded the <a href="/wiki/VFA-14_(U.S._Navy)" class="mw-redirect" title="VFA-14 (U.S. Navy)">VF-14 "Tophatters"</a>, and served as Executive Officer of <a href="/wiki/USS_Harry_S._Truman_(CVN-75)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)">USS <i>Harry S. Truman</i></a> (CVN-75), culminating in command of <a href="/wiki/USS_Camden_(AOE-2)" title="USS Camden (AOE-2)">USS <i>Camden</i></a> (AOE-2) and <a href="/wiki/USS_Carl_Vinson_(CVN-70)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)">USS <i>Carl Vinson</i></a> (CVN-70). His subsequent fleet-command assignment was commander of the <i>Enterprise</i> Carrier Strike Group / <a href="/wiki/Carrier_Strike_Group_Twelve" class="mw-redirect" title="Carrier Strike Group Twelve">Carrier Strike Group Twelve</a> (CSG-12) during <i>Big E</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s final deployment as a 51-year-old aircraft carrier.<sup id="cite_ref-Bio_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Carter accumulated 6,150 flight hours in the back seat of <a href="/wiki/F-4" class="mw-redirect" title="F-4">F-4</a>, <a href="/wiki/F-14" class="mw-redirect" title="F-14">F-14</a>, and <a href="/wiki/F/A-18" class="mw-redirect" title="F/A-18">F/A-18</a> aircraft during his career and safely accompanied pilots in 2,016 carrier-arrested landings, the record among all active and retired U.S. Naval Aviation designators. He also flew on 125 combat missions in support of joint operations in Bosnia, Kuwait, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan.<sup id="cite_ref-Bio_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Shore assignments include instructor duty in <a href="/wiki/VF-124" title="VF-124">VF-124</a> "Gunfighters"; chief of staff for Fighter Wing Pacific; executive assistant to the Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command; chief of staff for Joint Warfighting Center, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Joint_Forces_Command" title="United States Joint Forces Command">United States Joint Forces Command</a>; and commander, Joint Enabling Capabilities Command where he also served as lead for the Transition Planning Team during the disestablishment of U.S. Joint Forces Command. Prior to becoming president of the Naval War College, Carter led Task Force RESILIENT as director, 21st Century Sailor Office (N17). He became the 54th president of the <a href="/wiki/Naval_War_College" title="Naval War College">Naval War College</a> on 2 July 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-Bio_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 23 July 2014, Carter relieved Vice Admiral <a href="/wiki/Michael_H._Miller" title="Michael H. Miller">Michael H. Miller</a>, becoming the 62nd superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was succeeded by <a href="/wiki/Sean_Buck" title="Sean Buck">Sean Buck</a> on July 26, 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-naval_career">Post-naval career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Walter_E._Carter_Jr.&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Post-naval career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After retiring from the Navy in 2019, Carter became the 8th president of the University of Nebraska System. </p><p>On 22 August 2023, Carter was announced as the 17th President of The <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_University" title="Ohio State University">Ohio State University</a>. His tenure began on 1 January 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Board_service">Board service</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Walter_E._Carter_Jr.&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Board service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In April 2023, Carter was named as a Commissioner for the Council on Higher Education as a Strategic Asset.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2023, Carter was elected to the <a href="/wiki/American_Council_on_Education" title="American Council on Education">American Council on Education</a>'s Board of Directors.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2022, Carter was named to the Executive Committee of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Council_on_Competitiveness" title="U.S. Council on Competitiveness">Council on Competitiveness</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Response_to_pro-Palestinian_campus_protests">Response to pro-Palestinian campus protests</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Walter_E._Carter_Jr.&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Response to pro-Palestinian campus protests"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 29 April 2024, after the <a href="/wiki/2024_Ohio_State_University_pro-Palestinian_campus_protests" title="2024 Ohio State University pro-Palestinian campus protests">Gaza Solidarity Encampment</a> on Ohio State's campus, Carter released a public statement directed toward "students, faculty, and staff" saying, in part, "What occurred on our campus on April 25 was not about limiting free speech. It was an intentional violation of university space rules that exist so that teaching, learning, research, service and patient care can occur on our campuses without interruption."<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In an <a href="/wiki/Op-ed" title="Op-ed">op-ed</a>, former OSU Professor Dr. Keith Kilty made a number of criticisms against Carter including suggesting he resign immediately.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_decorations">Awards and decorations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Walter_E._Carter_Jr.&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Awards and decorations"><span>edit</span></a><span 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href="/wiki/Navy_Expert_Pistol_Shot_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Navy Expert Pistol Shot Medal">Navy Expert Pistol Shot Medal</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In 1999, Carter was awarded the Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Award for Inspirational Leadership.<sup id="cite_ref-Bio_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2008, Carter was appointed an Honorary Master Chief by the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy.<sup id="cite_ref-Bio_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2009, Carter received the U.S. Navy League's John Paul Jones Award for Inspirational Leadership.<sup id="cite_ref-Bio_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, Carter was inducted into the Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2015, Carter was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, Carter received the USS MIDWAY's Patriot Award in honor of the 50th Anniversary of TOPGUN.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2022, Carter received the U.S. Naval Academy’s Distinguished Graduate Award.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is one of the youngest graduates to receive the award since its inception. </p> <div class="mw-heading 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