Mr. Charles F. Carpetner

Dr. W. L. “Bill” Carpenter’s friends and family established this scholarship to perpetuate his memory, his zest for life, and the many legacies and memories he left behind. Dr. Carpenter was a NC State University professor for 33 years and was known as an authority on agriculture and history and as a champion of the environment. Not only a professor, Dr. Carpenter served as head of the University’s Department of Agricultural Information from 1959 until his retirement in 1985. He earned his bachelors degree at NC State and then furthered his education at the University of Wisconsin and Florida State University in Tallahassee. After his retirement, he became involved in his home county of Gaston NC as an elected member of the Board of Gaston Natural Resources Conservation District and as a member of Gaston County’s Quality of Natural Resources Commission. Because of his love for history, he also served as a member of the Lincoln County Historical Association, the Gaston-Lincoln Genealogical Society, the Gaston County Historical Society and the Gaston County Museum of Art and History. He also presented history programs in local clubs and schools.