He received an Ed.D. in Aerospace Education from Oklahoma State University, an M.S. in Aviation Safety from the University of Central Missouri and a B.S. in Aviation Science from the College of the Ozarks, as well as the FAA Airline Transport Pilot Certificate , Commercial Pilot Certificate-Land and Sea, Certified Flight Instructor with Gold Seal and is a Certified Aviation Maintenance Technician with Inspection Authorization . For more than 30 years, Hunt has been involved in collegiate aviation education and is passionate about all things aviation. Like all the members of the UCM faculty, it is his desire to pass that passion for excellence on to students and challenge them to excel, whether in the classroom or in the cockpit.