John O. Hunter worked in higher education for almost fifty years. More than half of his career was spent as president of five different colleges; he also helped found and build numerous institutions. In 2005, he was selected as a distinguished president by Phi Theta Kappa International. He is also the author of Reading Years and Striving to Be a Collage President, For the Love of Poetry, Letters to Yong Friends, Values and the Future, Poet Unbound, and Chasing Crazy Horse: A Wasichu Interpretation of the Lakota Tragedy.
