October 13, 2008

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Josh Carter, program director for the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Office for Study Away, will receive the International Award of Excellence from the NAFSA Association of International Educators for Region VII.

The award will be presented to Carter during the NAFSA Region VII conference Oct. 26-29 in Columbia S.C. The prize is given to the individual who exhibits outstanding leadership, locally or regionally, in international education exchange.

Carter has been director of the UAB Office of Study Away since 2003. He is the 2010 chair-elect of the Alabama Association of International Educators and past president of the Alabama Council for International Programs.

Carter earned his bachelor's degree in Spanish and his master's degree in Spanish literature in 1999 and in 2001 respectively from the University of Oklahoma.