Bio – Hunt, Robert Loyal

Born: May 22, 1924 (Junior, Barbour, WV)

Died: July 20, 2012 (Buckhannon, Upshur, WV)


Education:

  • B.A. Alderson-Broaddus College (1947)
  • M.A. Marshall College (1955)

Taught:

  • Instructor in History 1959-1961
  • Assistant Professor of History 1961-64
  • Associate Professor of History 1964-86
  • Professor of History 1986-89
  • Professor of History, Emeritus 1989-2012

Notes:

  • Served as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (Barbour County) from 1948-52
  • Previously taught at Guyan High School
  • Professor Hunt was blind, and an active member of the West Virginia Federation of the Blind, where he was a member of the bowling team and held leadership offices in the organization
  • Took students to Selma, Alabama in March of 1965

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