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McDaniel College Elects Mark Carter to Board of Trustees
McDaniel College has named Mark Carter, a 1986 alum of the college, to its Board of Trustees.
McDaniel College has named Mark Carter to its Board of Trustees.
Carter, who earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the college in 1986, serves as president and CEO of Up To Date Laundry, one of the largest health care laundries in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Since being named CEO in 2011, he has led dramatic changes while overseeing the company’s vision as a premier provider of commercial laundry services for the health care industry. He recently expanded the Baltimore-based company by opening a second location in East Baltimore, which has provided additional employment opportunities for that community. Carter is also an active member of the Textile Rental Services Association.
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As a student at McDaniel (formerly Western Maryland) College, he was involved with the men’s lacrosse team and was a member of the Gamma Beta Chi fraternity. He earned The John A. Alexander Medal, which is awarded to a member of the graduating class with the best record in athletics. Carter also served as an assistant for the men’s lacrosse team after graduation from 1988-1991.
In addition to his degree from McDaniel, he graduated with an M.B.A. from Frostburg University in 1996.
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Carter lives in Glenelg, Maryland, with his wife Nancy, who also earned a bachelor’s degree in communication from the college in 1986. They have three children.
McDaniel College, founded in 1867, is a four-year, independent college of the liberal arts and sciences offering more than 70 undergraduate programs of study, including pre-professional specializations and student-designed majors, and over 20 graduate programs. One of 40 "Colleges That Change Lives," McDaniel emphasizes experiential learning and student-faculty collaboration to develop the unique potential in every student. Represented by the Green Terror, its 24 athletic teams compete in the NCAA Division III Centennial Conference. A student-centered community of 1,800 undergraduates and 1,400 graduate students offers access to both Baltimore and Washington, D.C., plus a European campus in Budapest, Hungary. www.mcdaniel.edu
