His classes start Aug. 25. The 1996 AAL All-College Scholarship Program recipients were chosen from more than 6,200 applicants by an independent committee of admissions directors from higher education. Selection was based on academic record, leadership qualities, church and community involvement, extracurricular activities and the student's own statements. In addition to his academic gifts, Hunt writes poetry, edits his high school's literary magazine, plays first-chair trumpet in the school band ensemble and has won a regional art award for a portfolio of drawings and paintings. He frequently serves as an acolyte at Kimball Memorial Lutheran Church, Kannapolis.
Hunt plans to major in English literature and philosophy.
He would like to go on to earn a doctorate degree, with a goal of becoming a college professor. He can hardly wait to begin his studies. It will be very good for me personally. Hunt's educational goals reflect his personality. I would like to gain a better philosophical understanding of how art, history and philosophy have intertwined to create life as we know it and life as it could be.