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Remembering Dr. Stephen Hunt

Posted by Beth Funkhouser

College Mourns Passing of Steve Hunt, Esteemed Alumnus, Board Member

A member of the Emory & Henry College Board of Trustees who served for 30 years in key federal government positions in support of international higher education died October 17 in Asheville, N.C.

Dr. Stephen Hunt Yearbook Photo with student group Graveside services for Dr. Stephen Hunt, a resident of Asheville, were held Thursday, October 27,in the Monte Vista Cemetery in Johnson City, Tenn. A memorial service was held that evening in the Calliopean Room of Byars Hall on the campus of Emory & Henry College.

Hunt, a 1971 graduate of Emory & Henry, was a member of the College’s Board of Trustees and a member of the Emory & Henry Patrick Henry Society, which represents the institution’s leading financial supporters. The son of former Emory & Henry President Bishop Earl Hunt, Steve Hunt also served for one semester as a Blackwell Lecturer on the topic of negotiations.

During his career, Hunt served in the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) in the U.S. Department of Education. While there, he created and led the U.S. Center for Education Information under the auspices of UNESCO, the Council of Europe and the European Union. He also led in the establishment of the U.S. Network for Education Information (USNEI).

During his years with OERI, Hunt served as an advisor and resource person on foreign and domestic postsecondary education. He became the government’s national expert on foreign educational systems and postsecondary qualifications and served as a negotiator with foreign ministers in matters related to global education. The European Network of Education Centers (ENIC), a 56-country association of national education information centers such as USNEI, twice elected Hunt as vice president and twice as ENIC president.

Hunt received a master of arts degree in international studies from American University, a master of library science degree and a graduate certificate in information resources management for the federal government from Syracuse University, and a doctoral degree in higher education and political science from the University of Virginia.

Dr. Stephen Hunt (right) and wife Edeltraut Gilgan-Hunt (left) Dr. Stephen Hunt (right) and wife Edeltraut Gilgan-Hunt (left)In addition to his wife, Edeltraut Gilgan-Hunt of Asheville, N.C., Hunt is survived by the following family members who reside in Germany: brother-in-law Hans-Guenther Gilgan, sister-in-law Dorle Gilgan, nephew Jan Gilgan and family, niece Sandra Gilgan, cousin Saskia Kugler and family, cousins Heriberto and Irmgard Niedorff, and cousin Paul Niedorff. He is also survived by the following relatives who reside in Argentina: the families of nephews Leo Gittlein, Marcello Gittlein and Anibal Gittlein and niece Barbara Gittlein. In the United States, he is survived by cousin Keith Helton of Johnson City and cousin Mary Beth Barker and family of Puquoson, Va.

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  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2739-connection-and-rural-health-nursing-laurie-anne"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2286,3200/9157_Ferguson_pic2.rev.1608132832.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2286,3200/9157_Ferguson_pic2.rev.1608132832.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2286,3200/9157_Ferguson_pic2.rev.1608132832.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2286,3200/9157_Ferguson_pic2.rev.1608132832.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2286,3200/9157_Ferguson_pic2.rev.1608132832.jpg" alt="Dr. Laurie Ann Ferguson" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2286,3200/9157_Ferguson_pic2.rev.1608132832.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2286,3200/9157_Ferguson_pic2.rev.1608132832.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2286" data-max-h="3200" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2739-connection-and-rural-health-nursing-laurie-anne">Connection and Rural Health Nursing: Laurie Anne Ferguson and the School of Nursing at Emory & Henry College</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Laurie Anne Ferguson, the founding dean of the new College of Nursing at Emory & Henry College, has been a registered nurse for 42 years and a licensed nurse practitioner for 38 of those years. In addition to her time in clinical nursing settings, Ferguson has spent 29 years as a nursing educator. Ferguson’s practical and research focus has been on health literacy and the impact that health literacy has on communities.</span> <a href="/live/news/2739-connection-and-rural-health-nursing-laurie-anne" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2732-eamph-assistant-professor-of-music-jessica"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/29/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2129/13002_DSC_0397_2.rev.1671461664.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/29/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2129/13002_DSC_0397_2.rev.1671461664.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/29/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2129/13002_DSC_0397_2.rev.1671461664.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/29/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2129/13002_DSC_0397_2.rev.1671461664.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/29/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2129/13002_DSC_0397_2.rev.1671461664.jpg" alt="It's a misconception that singing is easy, Dr. Jessica Spafford says. It is an intense, multitasking event." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/29/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2129/13002_DSC_0397_2.rev.1671461664.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/29/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2129/13002_DSC_0397_2.rev.1671461664.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2129" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2732-eamph-assistant-professor-of-music-jessica">E&H Assistant Professor of Music Jessica Spafford Performs Concert Celebrating Brazilian Independence</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Jessica Spafford, Assistant Professor of Music at Emory & Henry College, sang songs of deep melancholy and nostalgia during the May production of</span> <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Saudades Do Brasil,</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">a concert in a series celebrating the years of Brazil’s independence produced by</span> <a href="https://project88musicacademy.org/about-project-88/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Project 88</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">in Berwyn, Illinois.</span></p><a href="/live/news/2732-eamph-assistant-professor-of-music-jessica" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/10/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/12705_IMG_6048.rev.1668105265.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/10/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/12705_IMG_6048.rev.1668105265.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/10/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/12705_IMG_6048.rev.1668105265.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/10/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/12705_IMG_6048.rev.1668105265.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/10/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/12705_IMG_6048.rev.1668105265.jpg" alt="Haley Jackson, Sarah Walters, Rachel Turner, and E&H alum Daniel Barker" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/10/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/12705_IMG_6048.rev.1668105265.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/10/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/12705_IMG_6048.rev.1668105265.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2400" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"> E&H students present research at regional American Society for Microbiology conference </h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Sarah Walters, Haley Jackson, Rachel Turner all attended the 2022 American Society for Microbiology Regional meeting at ETSU on Oct. 21-22, accompanied by Prof. Frauke Argyros and Dr. George Argyros.  Sarah Walters, Caroline French (Class of 2021 now @UNC Charlotte) and Haley Jackson presented posters on their research, mentored by Dr. Argyros.  The group also met E&H Bio alum Daniel Barker (class of 2015) who is completing his Ph.D. at ETSU on pollinator biology & ecology.  Sarah & Caroline’s poster won 2nd prize for the meeting! <a href="/live/news/2737-eamph-students-present-research-at-regional" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/10/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2499/12709_Sarah_Marion_conference_poster.rev.1668105983.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/10/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2499/12709_Sarah_Marion_conference_poster.rev.1668105983.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/10/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2499/12709_Sarah_Marion_conference_poster.rev.1668105983.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/10/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2499/12709_Sarah_Marion_conference_poster.rev.1668105983.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/10/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2499/12709_Sarah_Marion_conference_poster.rev.1668105983.jpg" alt="Sarah Marion research poster, Fall 2022" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/10/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2499/12709_Sarah_Marion_conference_poster.rev.1668105983.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/10/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2499/12709_Sarah_Marion_conference_poster.rev.1668105983.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2499" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"> E&H presents research at the Southeastern Evolution & Human Behavior Conference </h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Congratulations to E&H Biology student Sarah Marion and her mentor Dr. Brett Frye.  Sarah recently presented her research with Dr. Frye at the SEEHB conference in Atlanta, GA.  Her project focuses on perch substrate preference in captive vervet monkeys. <a href="/live/news/2738-eamph-presents-research-at-the-southeastern" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2735-eamph-faculty-spotlights"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/113/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,1798/12938_10067_DSC_7469edit.rev.1671029951.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/113/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,1798/12938_10067_DSC_7469edit.rev.1671029951.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/113/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,1798/12938_10067_DSC_7469edit.rev.1671029951.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/113/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,1798/12938_10067_DSC_7469edit.rev.1671029951.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/113/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,1798/12938_10067_DSC_7469edit.rev.1671029951.jpg" alt="Prof. Patrice Foster" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/113/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,1798/12938_10067_DSC_7469edit.rev.1671029951.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/113/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,1798/12938_10067_DSC_7469edit.rev.1671029951.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1200" data-max-h="1798" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2735-eamph-faculty-spotlights">E&H Faculty Spotlights</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p>Faculty spotlighted: Prof. Patrice Foster, Dr. Teressa Wexler, Dr. Eric Coley, Dr. Scott Boltwood, Dr. Brett Frye, Dr. Rose Pignataro, Dr. Sarah Fisher, Dr. Jessica Spafford and Dr. Laurie Anne Ferguson.</p><a href="/live/news/2735-eamph-faculty-spotlights" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2742-eamph-professor-of-biology-chris-fielitz"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/4/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/128,204,2323,2400/11866_Christoper-Fielitz.rev.1661541789.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/4/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/128,204,2323,2400/11866_Christoper-Fielitz.rev.1661541789.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/4/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/128,204,2323,2400/11866_Christoper-Fielitz.rev.1661541789.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/4/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/128,204,2323,2400/11866_Christoper-Fielitz.rev.1661541789.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/4/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/128,204,2323,2400/11866_Christoper-Fielitz.rev.1661541789.jpg" alt="Dr. Chris Fielitz says he could sit at his microscope all day and zone the rest of the world out, looking at bones." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/4/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/128,204,2323,2400/11866_Christoper-Fielitz.rev.1661541789.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/4/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/128,204,2323,2400/11866_Christoper-Fielitz.rev.1661541789.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2195" data-max-h="2196" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2742-eamph-professor-of-biology-chris-fielitz">E&H Professor of Biology Chris Fielitz Investigates the Mystery of The Prehistoric Eel</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Chris Fielitz, Professor of Biology at Emory & Henry College, has refuted a previous 1981 study on a fossil eel from late Cretaceous rocks of western Kansas, finding it to be related, instead, to a different group of fossil eels.</span> <a href="/live/news/2742-eamph-professor-of-biology-chris-fielitz" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>