Two Grand Honors for C.W. Post Professor Greg Hunter

September 1, 2004 - Brookville, NY - A professor at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University has been elected a Fellow of the Society of American Archivists (SAA), an honor held by just five percent of the organization’s more than 3,750 members. Dr. Gregory S. Hunter of Mineola, NY was named to the prestigious post at the Society of American Archivists annual meeting, which was held in August 2004 at the Boston Park Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. More than 1,400 members from across the country and around the world attended.

The distinguished appointment comes on the heels of other exciting news for Dr. Hunter. His latest book, Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives, Second Edition (Neal Schuman, 2003), was selected to receive SAA’s Waldo Gifford Leland Award. That award was also conferred at the annual meeting. According to SAA, the Waldo Gifford Leland Award "rewards writing of superior excellence and usefulness in the field of archival history, theory or practice." Dr. Hunter’s previous book, Preserving Digital Information, (2000), received SAA’s Preservation Publication Award. "It was an honor to be recognized by my friends and colleagues in SAA," said Dr. Hunter. "Archivists play an essential role in preserving and making historical records available. I am pleased that my book has helped make this possible."

Dr. Hunter is a Professor in the Palmer School of Library and Information Science at C.W. Post. He holds a Ph.D. in American History from New York University. He previously worked as Manager of Corporate Records for ITT Corporation World Headquarters and as Director of Archival Programs for the United Negro Fund. Dr. Hunter is both a Certified Records Manager and a Certified Archivist. He served as the first president of the Academy of Certified Archivists. He is the author of seven books and will publish an eighth book titled Records Management in 2005. Dr. Hunter serves as a consultant in the areas of archives, records management, digital preservation, electronic records, and organizational history, and speaks often on these subjects.