HOT SPRINGS -- Sally Carder, former president of National Park College, has been named interim director for Henderson State University's Hot Springs campus.
"I am so pleased to have the opportunity to represent Henderson State and National Park College in our community," Carder said. "Our Downtown Education Center serves as an extension of both institutions, and providing area residents the opportunity to complete their bachelor's or master's degrees here at home is so important for Garland County."
Former director Christi Nation will join Louisiana State University of Alexandria as its director of continuing education and community outreach. She was originally hired from Levi Hospital by Henderson State in 2013 as director of Hot Springs academic initiatives.
Carder will serve at the HSU-Hot Springs campus while the university conducts a search for a full-time director.
"My job will be somewhat different from Christi's because now we have a staff in place to handle most of the day-to-day activities," Carder said. "That will free me up to be out in the community more."
Carder retired after the 2013-14 academic year, announcing her departure from National Park College in October 2013.
She spent 40 years in education. Carder earned her doctorate from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville and facilitated the 2003 merger between Garland County Community College and Quapaw Technical Institute.
Carder served as the director of Quapaw from 2000-2003 and became the college's first female president after Tom Spencer retired. She continues to serve as a member of the board of directors for the Cooperative Christian Ministries and Medical Clinic, Ouachita Children's Center and National Park College Foundation.
State Desk on 04/27/2017