A Statement from John P. Marsden, Ph.D., President, Midway University
“Midway University is blessed to have had a member of the Board of Trustees like Jan Hunter. Not only has she provided financial support to Midway, she has also been a leader on the Board of Trustees. Her steady guidance, common sense approach, and passion during Board meetings were invaluable. At times, her strong voice kept our Board focused on our mission and service to our students.
"Early in my tenure at Midway University when the institution was struggling, Jan made a gift she called the “Marsden Initiative.” That gift not only helped us balance our budget that year, it allowed us to move forward. Jan's gesture made me realize how much she believed in me personally and the new direction of the University.
"After three years of challenges, we were able to turn the corner and have been on a positive trajectory. Jan’s continued support has allowed us to fund several new construction and renovation projects, allowing us to retain our students and expand the University.
"Without Jan, Midway University might not exist and certainly would not be in such a positive position today. The University can never thank her enough for being such a wonderful trustee.
"I am proud to have called her my friend.“
A Statement from Donna Moore Campbell ’62, Chair, Midway University Board of Trustees
"Since Jan joined the Midway Board of Trustees in 2000, she has been an inspiration to us all. Not only did she travel from her home on the west coast for each board meeting over her 25 years of service, she continuously demonstrated her support for the institution by attending major campus events over the years, recruiting new students and sharing the Midway story as she traveled the world.
"Whether in Executive Committee meetings or in board sessions, Jan offered wise guidance and often led the discussion toward innovative programs and services—all to improve the college experience for Midway students.
"Her generous financial contributions allowed Midway University to not only survive major challenges of the past but to attain the sound financial footing from which we now benefit. Jan truly gave her time, her talent and her treasure to Midway University. I’m confident I speak for other trustees when I say how fortunate we were to have her as a colleague.
"How blessed I was to have counted Jan as a friend."
Janet Green Hunter Receiving the 2018 Midway University Legacy Award from Donna Moore Campbell
Janet Green Hunter Profile
Janet Green Hunter is a past member of the corporate board of Hunter Industries and is experienced in all aspects of management and administration of a business organization. She has over 40 years of volunteer and professional experience. She currently serves as the immediate past president of the National Alliance on Mental Illness for Washington State, is a long time Trustee of Midway University and a member of the advisory board for the Devereux Pocono Center in Pennsylvania, a long-term living facility for adults with cognitive and psychiatric disorders.
Hunter recently finished terms which included chair and other leadership assignments at the Riverview School on Cape Cod and the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA in the inner city of San Diego. Her experience includes more than three decades working at the local and national levels of the AFS High School Exchange Student program. She is a third-generation Washington native who attended Whitman College, graduated from the University of Maryland and later taught elementary school. She and her husband of more than 50 years raised 4 children and became the guardians of a 16-year-old girl in 2004 and have 7 grandchildren.
Hunter’s service to Midway University began February 25, 2000.
Over the 25 years she served on the Board, Hunter gave of her time and made many generous monetary contributions. In 2017, she and her husband Richard’s lead gift of $2 million served as the kick-off to the Campaign of Opportunities to construct a new recreation facility, build an on-campus baseball park and make residence hall improvements. The Hunter Field House now bears her name in recognition of that gift.
In 2022 she led the way with a $5 million gift for renovation and conversion of the top floor of the existing Little Memorial Library into student residential living in 2023, the building of a new library in the future (scheduled for December 2026 completion), as well as the complete conversion of the remaining floors of the Little Memorial Library into student residential living upon completion of the construction of the new library.
The Hunter Field House opened in June 2020.
