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MEMORIAL RESOLUTION ON RAY C. HUNT, JR.

WHEREAS, Ray C. Hunt, Jr., of Nellysford took a B.A. from Lafayette College in 1953, an M.A. in Economics from the University in 1958, and a Ph.D. in Accounting and Finance from New York University in 1966; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Hunt was a member of the faculty of the McIntire School as an Instructor from 1957 to 1960, and rejoined the faculty as an Assistant Professor in 1962; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Hunt, as an Associate Professor, joined the administration of the University as Associate Comptroller in 1967, becoming University Comptroller in 1972 and Professor in 1973; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Hunt became Vice President for Business and Finance in 1977 and in 1981 Chief Operating Officer as well; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Hunt returned to teaching and research in 1989 as the F.S. Cornell Professor of Free Enterprise in the McIntire School; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Hunt exemplified to an extraordinary degree the University of Virginia ideal of a gifted teacher who is also a gifted administrator; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Hunt accomplishments, which included significant growth of both the University annual operating budget and the value of the endowment, were recognized when he received the Thomas Jefferson Award in 1988; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Hunt retired from the faculty of the McIntire School in 1996, but continued to serve the University as Secretary/Treasurer for the Alumni Board of Trustees of the University of Virginia Endowment Fund; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Hunt died on December 12, 2006;

RESOLVED, the Board of Visitors notes with great sorrow the passing of Ray C. Hunt, Jr., salutes his memory, and expresses its deepest sympathy to Mrs. Hunt and their children.