琳达C. 卡尔顿
大学院长-社区领袖
The life of Linda 卡尔顿 has been centered on service to her Lord, developing young leaders and leadership in her community. 虽然她从来没有在HSU上过学, her life has been intertwined with HSU for more than three decades. 在那些年里, she established herself as a significant leader on this campus and in the Abilene community.
出生于什里夫波特, 路易斯安那州3月19日, 1943, 琳达·卡鲁斯就读于什里夫波特的公立学校, C毕业.E. 1961年的伯德高中. Her undergraduate years included enrollment at San Jose State University, 路易斯安那州立大学, 纪念大学, and Louisiana Tech University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Education in 1965.
She returned to Shreveport in 1966 to begin her career as an educator, 在伯德高中教初中英语, 她高中的母校. 第二年秋天, she transferred to teach junior English at Captain Shreve High School when it opened in 1967.
第二年, 1968, she married Robert 卡尔顿 and they began a new life as a Christian couple in Shreveport. Rob worked in the electric utility industry and Linda continued to pursue her career in public education, completing a Master’s degree in Education at LSU in 1974.
In 1977, Rob was transferred from Southwestern Electric Power Company to West Texas Utilities in Abilene to develop a corporate training program. The couple enjoyed living in a college town and began attending events on the Hardin-Simmons University campus. One of their favorite events was the Christmas tree lighting ceremony. They had been in town less than a year when Linda joined the HSU family part-time, 监督实习教师. In 1985, she moved to full-time status, to serve as Associate Dean of Students. Thus, began Linda’s 30-year career as a student development administrator at HSU. She was promoted to Associate Dean of Students and Director of Housing and, 后不久, 1992年升任院长, 然后, 最终, in 1998 to the very significant leadership post of Associate Vice President of Student Development.
Affectionately known as “Dean” 卡尔顿 to thousands of students under her positive influence, she served as a vital senior administrator with three HSU presidents – Fletcher, 霍尔和特纳. 她的责任很多. 其中包括与社交俱乐部合作, 学生会, 教堂/组装程序, 新生迎新, 还有学生纪律. While supervising and administering student discipline is not always the most pleasant of experiences, Dean 卡尔顿 pursued a redemptive approach and tried to teach meaningful life lessons as she worked with each student.
In 2008, 卡尔顿院长从哈佛大学退休, but only after launching her dream in 2004 for a neighborhood enhancement program. 阿比林的非营利组织, “连结关怀社区”,"一项社区改善计划, 是那个梦的结果吗.
在她忙碌而多产的职业生涯中, 她在他们的教会里一直非常活跃, 阿比林第一浸信会教堂, 为她的社区服务.
Listing all her church activities would be next to impossible. From 1983 to 1985, 卡尔顿 served as Outreach Director of the church. She has served on numerous church committees including the Budget Committee, 财务委员会及委员会的委员会. For two years, she chaired both the Committee on Committees and the Budget Committees. She was ordained as Deacon in 1997, and has served as deacon secretary, vice chair and chair. She has also chaired the Reflection and Direction Committee and the Vision Coordinating Team. She and Rob have served as Co-Directors of the Young Adults in Sunday School, 她教过七年级的女孩.
在阿比林社区, she has served on numerous boards including Habitat for Humanity, 《大哥哥大姐姐, the Office of 社区 Services Advisory Council and Connecting Caring Communities. 不足为奇的是, she served as President of Connecting Caring Communities for two years and on that board from 2008 to 2014.
卡尔顿家有两个女儿, 两位许大毕业生, 莱斯利·斯特拉德和罗宾·坎宁安, 两个女婿——罗斯和格雷格——最重要的是, 五个孙子:玛吉, Jay and Katherine Strader; and Wesley and Gracie Cunningham.
For her outstanding leadership in her church and in the community, 也感谢她致力于培养学生领袖, Hardin-Simmons University is proud to induct Linda 卡尔顿 into the HSU 领袖堂.
