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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
WHEREAS he debuted a section, “Archives in Translation,” to feature articles originally published in other languages that would be of interest to English-speaking archivists; and
WHEREAS at SAA Annual Meetings he presented at forums for potential contributors and facilitated thought-provoking lunch discussions on forthcoming articles; and
WHEREAS during his tenure he championed SAA’s implementation of a new online platform and submissions management system;
Therefore Be It Resolved that the Society of American Archivists expresses its sincere thanks to Dr. Hunter for advancing the professional discourse through his six-year editorship of The American Archivist.