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Regents call on former Top Gun candidate, college hockey player to be NU system's next president
- Chris Dunker | Lincoln Journal Star
- Oct 25, 2019
- Oct 25, 2019 Updated Jul 3, 2026
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Walter "Ted" Carter Jr., the priority candidate to be the next president of University of Nebraska, speaks at a news conference announcing his selection at Varner Hall on Oct. 25.
- JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo

Walter E. Carter Jr. (left), the priority candidate to be the next president of University of Nebraska, shakes hand with Regent Chairman Tim Clare after a news conference at Varner Hall on Friday.
- JUSTIN WAN, Lincoln Journal Star
Ted Carter is the new president of the University of Nebraska.
- JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
Walter "Ted" Carter Jr., the priority candidate to be the next president of the University of Nebraska, speaks at a news conference at Varner Hall on Friday.
- JUSTIN WAN, Lincoln Journal Star file photo
Walter E. Carter Jr., the priority candidate to be the next president of University of Nebraska, smiles at a news conference at Varner Hall on Friday.
- JUSTIN WAN, Lincoln Journal Star
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As a commissioned officer fresh out of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, Walter E. Carter Jr. went to Pensacola, Florida, to earn his gold wings as a fighter pilot.
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Walter "Ted" Carter Jr., the priority candidate to be the next president of University of Nebraska, speaks at a news conference announcing his selection at Varner Hall on Oct. 25.
- JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
Walter E. Carter Jr. (left), the priority candidate to be the next president of University of Nebraska, shakes hand with Regent Chairman Tim Clare after a news conference at Varner Hall on Friday.
- JUSTIN WAN, Lincoln Journal Star
Ted Carter is the new president of the University of Nebraska.
- JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
Walter "Ted" Carter Jr., the priority candidate to be the next president of the University of Nebraska, speaks at a news conference at Varner Hall on Friday.
- JUSTIN WAN, Lincoln Journal Star file photo
Walter E. Carter Jr., the priority candidate to be the next president of University of Nebraska, smiles at a news conference at Varner Hall on Friday.
- JUSTIN WAN, Lincoln Journal Star
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