▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁she ▁became ▁an ▁instruct or ▁at ▁Jackson ville ▁University ▁after ▁moving ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁with ▁her ▁husband , ▁who ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁Army ▁captain . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁Car rell ▁co - f ounded ▁a ▁local ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁Alliance ▁Fran çaise ▁in ▁Jackson ville . ▁By ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁she ▁facil itated ▁the ▁re location ▁of ▁the ▁existing ▁Congress ▁of ▁French ▁Culture ▁in ▁Florida ▁to ▁the ▁Jackson ville ▁University ▁campus , ▁where ▁it ▁would ▁remain ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁Car rell ▁continued ▁her ▁work ▁as ▁the ▁university ▁expanded ▁until , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁she ▁was ▁finally ▁granted ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁head ▁a ▁new ▁department ▁devoted ▁entirely ▁to ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁language . ▁ ▁For ▁its ▁duration ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Car rell ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁prom oter ▁of ▁the ▁sister ▁city ▁program ▁between ▁Jackson ville ▁and ▁N antes . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁promotion , ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁was ▁made ▁available ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁government ▁through ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁French ▁Culture , ▁la ▁B ourse ▁Su z anne ▁Car rell , ▁that ▁made ▁it ▁possible ▁for ▁mer itor ious ▁students ▁of ▁French ▁to ▁spend ▁a ▁summer ▁studying ▁in ▁France . ▁ ▁After ▁her ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Car rell ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁her ▁organizations ▁and ▁was ▁highly ▁pra ised ▁for ▁her ▁work ▁in