When Derek Carter graduated from Virginia Tech in 1985, he didn't envision a career in athletic administration. He used his marketing education degree to get a position with the Xerox Corporation in his native Washington, D.C., but there was something missing in his professional life.
"When I finished college, I wanted to just get a job in the corporate world," Carter said. "After a couple of years, I thought that, if I have to work for 30 to 35 years, I needed to get back to my passion."
Carter turned his passion for sports into a career that has taken him to all levels of athletic administration. On Sept. 1, Carter began his latest chapter as the director of athletics at Coppin State University.
