The Hunter Performing Arts Scholarship will help propel the careers of drama majors in Adelphi’s Department of Theatre.
Established in memory of Jeff Hunter, iconic talent manager of some of Hollywood’s biggest names, through the Jeff Hunter Charitable Trust, the scholarship is already inspiring several Adelphi students to more fully envision their futures as creative artists and performers. Martin Jaffe ’63, attorney and trustee of the trust, created the scholarship in 2020 in memory of his client and longtime friend.
Hunter died in 2018 at the age of 91 after launching and managing the stardom of well-known actors, including Montgomery Clift, Marlene Dietrich, Whoopi Goldberg, Raul Julia, Harvey Keitel, Kevin Kline, Nathan Lane, Patti LuPone, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters and Barbra Streisand. He is known for maintaining one of the longest-running actor-agent relationships—40 years with actor Morgan Freeman.
Six theater majors have received life-changing Hunter Performing Arts Scholarships to date: Francesca Love; Colby Christina Myers ’22; Benjamin Hegerty; Fernando Mercado ’22; Rafael Lyrio; and Daynah Richburg ’21 (pictured above).