Issue date: 8/27/07 Section: News

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The Carter Carillon was unveiled June 14 as the name of SUU's new bell tower.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the Carter Carillon - named for Carter Enterprises, a local firm that has helped construct a majority of SUU's buildings - took place at the tower's future home, equidistant from Old Main, the Braithwaite Liberal Arts Center and the Emma Eccles Jones Teacher Education Building.

During a meeting June 14, the SUU Board of Trustees unanimously approved naming the bell tower the Carter Carillon.

SUU President Michael T. Benson said at the meeting that the naming of the carillon after the Carter family, who donated money and materials for the project, is recognition of their importance to the community.

Cal Carter, Cedar City resident and namesake of Carter Enterprises, said he was surprised and excited to learn of the naming of the tower.

The carillon will be 76-feet tall and iconic for the university, Benson said.

"This will be one of those icons we use extensively," he said. "It will far outlast my tenure on the campus."

The tower is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2007, Benson said.

"We're shooting for the end of the year," he said. "It's not a complicated structure."

Efforts will be made to minimize disruption of normal campus traffic, Benson said.

"We're going to try and not disrupt traffic," he said. "We're also putting in a whole new system of sidewalks. (The carillon) will have big enough openings for walking underneath."

Cedar City Mayor Gerald R. Sherratt said he was pleased the Carter Carillon will have genuine bells instead of electronic speakers.

"I've been on a lot of campuses, and most of them don't have real bells any more," Sherratt said. "It's a great project and a great gift to the campus. I think it will add a lot of class to the city."

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