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ot;, Neshoba Democrat, Philadelphia, Miss. , September 21, 1983 :Frank Hunter Selected Lenora Buntyn also an East Central graduate, currently reside in Brookhaven. They have two children, Alan F. Hunter and Martha Hunter Morrow and two grand– .ECJC Alumnus Of The Year

leges' Academic Dean daughters. Alan, an engineer Association, Hunter led the with the Army Corps of State's junior college deans in- Engineers, has recently mov– to a period of active com- ed to Vidalia, LA and Martha munication with the leaders of is a teacher with the school the universities and four year system in Columbia. colleges. Hunter's friends and For four years he served on associates are given a special the State Accreditation Com· invitation to attend the mittee. He fought for addi· Homecoming activities on tional legislative considera- ...:Sa::...::..:.tur=-=da::;:,Y~·-=Oct:.....:.:..:._:1:.::.:5.:___ ___

game. A native of Decatur, Hunter attended school in Decatur and is a graduate of Newton County Agricultural High School and East Central Junior College. He received both the Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi. . . He is a charter member of Hq. Btry. and Combat Train· ing, 3rd Sn. 114th F. A. of the Mississippi National Guard. He served as caretaker for this unit from 1935 until 1939 and served for five years in the United States Army, achieving the rank of master sargent. Hunter was principal of Monticello High School from 1946 until 1958. When active in school work, he was a member oflocal teachers' associations, MEA, NES, and Mississippi Guidance Association. He worked with Y.M.C.A. and Hi· Y while at Monticello. In 1958, he went to Copiah– Lincoln Junior College as registrar and counselor, becoming dean of instruction in 1964, a position he held until his retirement in 1979. A charter member of Mississippi Public Junior Col-

tion for the junior colleges and helped convince the Mississip- pi legislature of the need for more support for the junior college system. Through the work of the various associations of which Hunter was a member and a leader, the State's senior col· leges began to work closely with the junior colleges to ac– cept more work earned at junior colleges and a strong vocational-technical program was established. Hunter is a member of the Red Red Rose organization for school administrators, Wesson Lions Club, American Legion, and Retired Teachers Association. Active in the Methodist Church, he has served for many years as a church lay leader and present· ly teaches a Sunday School class. He and his wife, the former

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Hunter of :; Brookhaven has been selected :: as the 1983 "Alumnus of the ~ Year" by the East Central :Junior College ALumni :;Association. :: Hunter will be honored at ~homecoming activities on . ;Saturday, Oct. 15. A reception :·will be held in Hunter's honor ; in the Fine Arts Building at ~:4:30 p. m. ;: He will be recognized at the :;Alumni Banquet in Mabry ::cafeteria at 5:30 p. m. and ·1:luring half-time ceremonies 1 :.tt the East Central-Hinds

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