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Carson has a long and distinguished track record in higher education and fiscal management. Prior to joining SOU, he served as the Vice President for Finance and Administrative Services at 6,000-student Snow College in Ephraim, Utah. He was treasurer of Snow’s foundation board, which doubled the value of its endowment fund in five years. He has also served as the chief financial officer and the chief research officer for Idaho’s Office of the State Board of Education, as a financial manager and legislative analyst for the Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative, and as the manager of policy research for the Utah Data Alliance. Carson received his bachelor’s degree in biology from Boise State University, his master’s degree in public administration from Syracuse University and his doctorate in public policy and administration from Boise State.