Background
Hunt, Effie Neva was born on June 19, 1922 in Waverly, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Abraham Luther and Fannie Ethel (Ritter) Hunt.
Hunt, Effie Neva was born on June 19, 1922 in Waverly, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Abraham Luther and Fannie Ethel (Ritter) Hunt.
Bachelor of Arts, MacMurray College for Women, 1944; Master of Arts, University Illinois, 1945; Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1950; postgraduate, Columbia University, 1953; postgraduate, University College, U. London, 1949-1950.
Key-punch operator, United States Treasury, 1945; special librarian, Harvard University, 1947; special librarian, University of Pennsylvania, 1948; Instructor English, University of Illinois, 1950-1951; librarian, Library of Congress, Washington, 1951-1952; assistant Professor of English, Mankato State College, 1952-1959; professor, Radford College, 1959-1963; department chairman English, Radford College, 1961-1963; professor, Indiana State University, 1963-1986; dean, Indiana State University (College Arts and Sciences), 1974-1986; dean and professor emerita, Indiana State University (College Arts and Sciences), since 1987.
Member American Association of University Professors, Modern Language Association, National Council Teachers English, American Association Higher Education, Audubon Society.