David Hunter Student Scholarship Award

Consultant David P. Hunter (MPH ’70) has passed the torch to the next generation of rising leaders.  In 2005, he generously pledged $100,000 to establish the David P. Hunter Health Policy and Management Student Scholarship Award.

Hunter’s pledge will enable outstanding students to have an impact on public health just as he was able to. The first recipient of his newly established scholarship, for the 2005-06 academic year, was Catherine Acquah.

  David P. Hunter received an MPH from GSPH in 1970. Since that time, he has devoted his highly successful career to the healthcare arena, specifically in hospital administration. His extensive list of accomplishments includes positions as president, CEO, and executive vice president of Burlington County Memorial Hospital/Nexus Healthcare Corporation and co-founder and CEO of The Hunter Group, a nationally recognized healthcare consulting and management company.  He also held senior management positions at Durham County Hospital Corporation and Duke University Medical Center and simultaneously held a faculty appointment at the University.  In 2002, he was named to Modern Healthcare magazine’s inaugural list of the 100 most powerful people in healthcare.

Hunter has been an active and devoted alumnus of GSPH. He serves as a member of the Health Policy and Management Department’s National Advisory Committee and has spoken at GSPH’s Health Policy Institute Governance Briefings series.  The 2005 American Public Health Association (APHA) Reception for GSPH alumni and friends was hosted by Hunter and, in 2004, the University of Pittsburgh honored Hunter as one of its Legacy Laureates for his outstanding personal and professional achievements.