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Exit Interview: Virgil Carter

By Katherine Schaefer Virgil Carter has never been able to stay in one profession for very long. Having gone from Army officer, to architect, to university administrator and finally association executive, he has found he is ready to transform himself once again, this time into an artist. “I’m kind of a corporate nomad. My wife, Merle, and I make some sort of transition every six to nine years,” Carter said. “It’s just part of my nature. I believe, as a leader, if you can’t help achieve the vision and objectives that I have—and that an organization has—in six to nine years, it’s time to move anyway.” Since joining the American Society of Mechanical Engineers as… Read More