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“My first contact with Don Carter
was in the spring of 1960 when, as
a sophomore at Cornell University,
I applied late for one of the first
Newspaper Fund reporting
internships,” recalls Richard Levine,
president of the Dow Jones News
Fund. “All the Fund internships
had been distributed. But Don
kindly offered to include me in
the program if I could locate an
internship on my own, which I did
at the Ithaca Journal as a telegraph
editor and sports reporter. More
recently, as president of the Fund, I
benefited from Don’s wise counsel
and inexhaustible knowledge of
the news business and the Fund.” as a member emeritus until his
death.
After The National Observer Carter
held a succession of senior jobs
in journalism, culminating in a
position as vice president of news
for Knight-Ridder newspapers,
where he worked until he retired in
1982. “I was honored to serve with Mr.
Carter for more than 25 years when
Tom Engleman, Fund executive
director from 1968 to 1992 and a
member of the board, said, “Every
time I saw Don during the 25 years
I managed the Fund, he provided
support and gave me confidence
that the work I was doing was in
line with what the founders had
in mind. His vision and the vision
of Dow Jones executives for the
mission of the Fund served as my
guiding light over the years, as I
worked to keep our programs in
sync with the changing needs of
the nation’s newsrooms.”
I was the executive director of
the Dow Jones News Fund,” said
Richard Holden. “His passion for,
and devotion to, helping young
folks pursue careers in journalism
are traits I will never forget. He will
be missed.”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
quoted President Carter as saying,
“He will be remembered not only as
a superb journalist and newspaper
executive, but as an advocate for
the important role that journalists
play in our democracy.”
A funeral service was held at St.
Simons First Presbyterian Church
in Sea Island, Georgia, Saturday,
March 25.
Gallery
Throughout his career and during
retirement Carter stayed involved in
journalism education and training.
He served as president of the Grady
College alumni board and on the
board of directors for The Red &
Black. He remained on Fund’s board
The Dow Jones News Fund former executive directors, left to right, Richard Holden,
Don Carter and Tom Engleman.