[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 147 (Tuesday, November 29, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                 A TRIBUTE TO DUNCAN CARMICHAEL HUNTER

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                         HON. CHARLES H. TAYLOR

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 29, 1994

  Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, Duncan Carmichael Hunter 
was born to Scottish parents on November 15, 1908, in Sellars, SC. He 
married Ruth Epps on May 20, 1939, and had three children, Ruth Ellen, 
Duncan Carmichael Junior, and Stephen Epps; one son-in-law, James 
McMillan Keally III; two daughers-in-law, Carol Headman Hunter and 
Tanya Simmons Hunter; and six grandchildren, Meghan Carmichael Keally; 
Angela Jane and Elizabeth Ann Hunter; Emily Megan, Caitlin Noelle, and 
Andrew Tilson Hunter. He died in Brevard, NC, on November 8, 1994, 1 
week before his 86 birthday.
  In 1930, Duncan Carmichael Hunter graduated from Davidson College 
with an A.B. degree in history. During the 1930's he did graduate work 
at North Carolina State University, was a high school teacher and 
football coach in Belmont, NC, and was active as an educational advisor 
for the Civilian Conservation Corporation. In the 1940's, he was 
coordinator for diversified occupations for the city schools in 
Burlington, NC, and worked as personnel director for Broyhill Furniture 
Co. in Lenoir, NC, and for Burlington Industries in Gastonia, 
Burlington, and Mooresville, NC.
  He moved with his family to Brevard, NC, in 1952 to work as 
recruitment and training director in the personnel department of Olin 
Chemical Corp. During his years with Olin, he served as vice president 
of the Southeastern Division for the American Society of Training 
Directors. In 1961, he was honored with an award from the Southeastern 
Division of ASTD for conscientious service to the training profession 
as a director and vice president. In 1967, Olin Corp. named him the 
``Most Productive Recruiter in the Southeast.'' In 1972, the Southern 
College Placement Association presented him with an award for long and 
active participation in the programs of their association. Also during 
this time, he received an honorary degree from the Georgia Institute of 
Technology in recognition of his work. After retiring from Olin in 
1975, he worked for 10 years as a consultant for Western Carolinas 
Industries in Asheville, NC, and served on the board of directors for 
Cecil Business College in Asheville.
  During his lifetime, he was an elder, Sunday school superintendent, 
and Sunday school teacher in Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian Church 
and in other Presbyterian churches in North Carolina. In the 1950's, he 
organized the first Boy Scout troop in the Brevard-Davidson River 
Presbyterian Church. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club for 54 years 
and a former president of the Brevard Kiwanis Club. Loyal to his alma 
mater, he participated in raising funds for Davidson College and was a 
member of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity for 65 years.
  Duncan Carmichael Hunter maintained an active interest in the history 
of his country and in the workings of the government. His final act 
before he died on Election Day 1994 was to go to his polling place and 
vote, thereby exercising his rights as a citizen of the United States 
for the last time.

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