January 5, 2018

WHEREAS Gregory S. Hunter, PhD, CA, CRM, has furthered professional discourse through his editorship of The American Archivist from 2012 to 2017; and

WHEREAS he edited twelve issues of the journal—more than 3,400 pages of content—and contributed introductions to each issue; and

WHEREAS he encouraged and fostered first-time authors, engaging a new generation of writers in archival scholarship; and

WHEREAS his mentorship of new and returning authors expanded on the diversity of perspectives shared; and

SAA Position

SAA Position

SAA supports efforts to improve classification and avoid over-classification according to the following recommendations: