A Festschrift is a celebration in honor of a scholar’s lifetime work. For Texas Tech University and the Lubbock business community, it is a party to honor one of our own, Jerry Hunt, during a scholarly conference with action packed activities culminating in the Texas Tech vs.Texas A&M game!
Dr. James G. (Jerry) Hunt has been a distinguished researcher at Texas Tech for over 25 years, serving in a number of capacities from department head, journal editor, and scholar.

Some of his other accomplishments include:
• Center for Creative Leadership Best Paper Award published in The Leadership Quarterly for 2002
• Paul Whitfield Horn Professorship
• Former president of the Southern Management Association
• Former president of the Midwest Academy of Management
• Former chair of the Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of Management
• Fellow, Academy of Management
• Fellow, Southern Management Association
• Distinguished Sustained Service Award, Southern Management Association
• Barnie E. Rushing, Jr. Distinguished Researcher Award, Texas Tech University
• Academy of Management Long-Term Distinguished Service Award