Remembering David Carter

David T. Carter, MBA, FCA, Professor Emeritus, Honorary Member of the University

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of one of our retired faculty members, David Carter.  He passed away on February 12, 2012 after a brief illness.

The School of Accounting and Finance remembers Professor David T. Carter for his commitment to teaching, the profession of accounting, the University of Waterloo, and especially the students he served. David arrived at the University of Waterloo in 1978 and retired, after 25 years, in 2003. His area of expertise was Financial Accounting although he also taught Auditing on occasion. The students David counselled as Undergraduate Officer and the Director of the MAcc program gave him great pleasure. He supported his belief in the accounting profession by providing liaison with the ICAO and the Cooperative Education and Career Services Department. Professor Carter served on many University Committees; he was Chair of the Arts Faculty Council and was a long-time member of the Admissions Committee for the Faculty of Arts.

Professor Carter obtained his B. Comm. (1965) and his MBA (1969) from the University of Windsor where he taught from 1970 to 1978. He articled with PwC and received his CA in 1968. In 1991, he was elected a Fellow of the ICAO. The University of Waterloo, in 2005, made Professor Carter an Honorary Member of the University.

Outside of the University, Professor Carter was very active in the not-for-profit sector. He served the communities in which he lived in the following capacities: Board of Directors, Treasurer, Chair of Allocations for both the United Way of Windsor and Kitchener-Waterloo; Board of Directors, Treasurer, President of the Canadian Red Cross Society of Kitchener-Waterloo; Board of Directors, Treasurer, of the Alzheimer’s Society of Kitchener-Waterloo; Board of Directors, Treasurer; Extend-a-Family – Waterloo Region; Grants Committee of Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation; Executive of the Waterloo Wellington Chartered Accountants Association; Board of Governors, Treasurer, Chairman of the Board of St. Paul’s United College, University of Waterloo.

David was married to Barbara, a retired secondary school English teacher.  Their son Brian, an Applied Health Science graduate in Kinesiology (UW), is a secondary school science teacher.  Their daughter Jill, a MSW (WLU) graduate who works in social services, is married to David Fromst; they have two children, Nate and Connor.

Quotes from alumni:

“He was a great person and ambassador for the school”
“I am shocked and devastated. This is an incredible loss to his direct and us his extended family.”
“I have tremendous appreciation and respect for him.”
“I have many great memories working with David over many years. He will be missed.”

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