USU vice president announces retirement

LOGAN — Fred R. Hunsaker, vice president for administrative services at Utah State University, has announced his retirement effective Dec. 31. He has been involved in USU administration for more than 10 years and has been involved in significant expansion of programs and campus facilities.

From landscaping to land planning, he has been prominently involved in decisions impacting the present and future of Utah State, said President Kermit L. Hall. Hunsaker's legacy will be "hard to replicate," he said.

Hunsaker spearheaded the creation of a new university business model that aligns funding with university priorities. He earned a degree at USU in 1965 and spent his early professional career in banking, ultimately becoming president and chief executive officer at First Federal of Logan. He became affiliated with the university in 1991. For a time, he served as associate commissioner for finance and facilities in the Utah System of Higher Education, returning to USU in 2000. He also served as a member of the Utah House of Representatives for six years.