Samuel Czar Carrick (July 17, 1760 – August 17, 1809)[1] was an American Presbyterian minister who was the first president of Blount College, the educational institution to which the University of Tennessee traces its origin.

In 1790, Carrick helped establish the Lebanon-in-the-Fork Presbyterian Church at the confluence of the Holston and French Broad Rivers.

[1] On October 3, 1791, Carrick took part in the initial drawing of lots for Knoxville,[3] which had been platted as a capital for the Southwest Territory.

In December 1792, Carrick began advertising a "seminary" that operated out of his home, where he offered a classical education.

The school was rechartered as East Tennessee College in 1807[5] or 1808[2] and closed after Carrick's death in August 1809.