Melvin Tylor Hutchinson was the eighth child of Cena Alice Reineke and Lewis Turner Hutchinson. His siblings were as follows:
Kenneth Gordon
Mabel Ruth
Fairy Esther
Ormand Lewis
Glenn Hugo
Evelena
Clara Matilda
Anna Louise
Melvin Tyler Hutchinson of Northern Arizona University--newspaperman, teacher, historian and auhor--died Saturday night at Flagstaff Community Hospital. He was 70.
Mr. Hutchinson had just returned to Flagstaff from Phoenix Saturday when he suffered a heart attack at his home at approximately 6:30 p.m.
"Hutch," as he was know to friends, colleagues and a generation of NAU studens and faculty members, had been university historian since 1966 when he retired after 20 years as director of public infrmation and academic chairman of journalism at the school.
One year ago, his book, "The Making of Norhtern Arizona University," a lively, detailed chronicle of NAUs history since its founding in 1889, was published.
The definitive work was introduced at a luncheon given by NAU President J. Lawrence Walkup and attended by more than 120 leading public officials, university administrators and faculty members, as weel as many of Mr. Hutchinson's friends among the NAU alumni and in the community.
"For more than 40 years, Northern Arizona University, its students and faculty, its welfare and progress, were Hutch's life," walkup said today. "We will all miss his wise counsel, his compassion, his quiet humor and his dedication. To all of us, Hutch was Mr. NAU."
A native of Moberly, MO, Mr. Hutchinson came to Flagstaff in 1930 to attend what was then Arizona State Teachers College, graduating in 1934 with a bachelor of arts degree in education. He received his master of arts degree in 1952 and in 1968 was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Journalism in recognition of his many contributions to the fields of professional and educational journalism.
In 1934 Mr. Hutchinson joined the staff of The Coconino SUN, now the Arizona Daily SUN in Flagstaff, and in 1937 was named editor. Under his guidance, The SUN became one of Arizona's outstanding weekly newspapers. His 'humorous, insightful column, "Ho Hum," was widely quoted in the press around the state.
In 1943, illness forced his retirement from The SUN, but on his recovery in 1945, he taught briefly at Wilcox High School before returning to Flagstaff in January 1946 to direct publicity and teach journalism at his alma mater. During these years, The Lumberjack, the student newspaper at NAU which he advised, repeatedly won top honors in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association's national competitions and in 1959, the CSPA awarded him a Gold Key, its highest honor, for his outstanding devotion, encouragement, leadership and support of the school press.
Mr. Hutchinson was a member of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Blue Key, and the educational honoraries of Kappa Delta Pi and Phi Delta Kappa.
His professional affiliations included the Sigma Delta Chi journalism society, the Association for Education in Journalism, the CSPA advisors Association, the Arizona Newspaper Association, and the American Association of University Professors.
His man honors included selection by students on the Flagstaff campus as Homecoming dedicatee in 1950, and as dedicatee of the 1957 school yearbook,m La Cuesta.
Active in community affairs he had been a member of the Flagstaff Rotary Club for many years.
Mr. Hutchinson is survived by his wife, Frances Bishoff Hutchinson, five sisters: Mabel and Evelena Hutchinson, Denver, CO: Louise Warford, Moberly, MO: Fairy Wheeler, Tacoma, WA: and Clara Widmaier, Lyman, NE: and 12 nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents Cena and Lewis T. Hutchinson.(Also his brothers, Kenneth, Ormand, and Glenn)
Obituary from The SUN in Flagstaff, AZ
Kenneth Gordon
Mabel Ruth
Fairy Esther
Ormand Lewis
Glenn Hugo
Evelena
Clara Matilda
Anna Louise
Melvin Tyler Hutchinson of Northern Arizona University--newspaperman, teacher, historian and auhor--died Saturday night at Flagstaff Community Hospital. He was 70.
Mr. Hutchinson had just returned to Flagstaff from Phoenix Saturday when he suffered a heart attack at his home at approximately 6:30 p.m.
"Hutch," as he was know to friends, colleagues and a generation of NAU studens and faculty members, had been university historian since 1966 when he retired after 20 years as director of public infrmation and academic chairman of journalism at the school.
One year ago, his book, "The Making of Norhtern Arizona University," a lively, detailed chronicle of NAUs history since its founding in 1889, was published.
The definitive work was introduced at a luncheon given by NAU President J. Lawrence Walkup and attended by more than 120 leading public officials, university administrators and faculty members, as weel as many of Mr. Hutchinson's friends among the NAU alumni and in the community.
"For more than 40 years, Northern Arizona University, its students and faculty, its welfare and progress, were Hutch's life," walkup said today. "We will all miss his wise counsel, his compassion, his quiet humor and his dedication. To all of us, Hutch was Mr. NAU."
A native of Moberly, MO, Mr. Hutchinson came to Flagstaff in 1930 to attend what was then Arizona State Teachers College, graduating in 1934 with a bachelor of arts degree in education. He received his master of arts degree in 1952 and in 1968 was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Journalism in recognition of his many contributions to the fields of professional and educational journalism.
In 1934 Mr. Hutchinson joined the staff of The Coconino SUN, now the Arizona Daily SUN in Flagstaff, and in 1937 was named editor. Under his guidance, The SUN became one of Arizona's outstanding weekly newspapers. His 'humorous, insightful column, "Ho Hum," was widely quoted in the press around the state.
In 1943, illness forced his retirement from The SUN, but on his recovery in 1945, he taught briefly at Wilcox High School before returning to Flagstaff in January 1946 to direct publicity and teach journalism at his alma mater. During these years, The Lumberjack, the student newspaper at NAU which he advised, repeatedly won top honors in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association's national competitions and in 1959, the CSPA awarded him a Gold Key, its highest honor, for his outstanding devotion, encouragement, leadership and support of the school press.
Mr. Hutchinson was a member of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Blue Key, and the educational honoraries of Kappa Delta Pi and Phi Delta Kappa.
His professional affiliations included the Sigma Delta Chi journalism society, the Association for Education in Journalism, the CSPA advisors Association, the Arizona Newspaper Association, and the American Association of University Professors.
His man honors included selection by students on the Flagstaff campus as Homecoming dedicatee in 1950, and as dedicatee of the 1957 school yearbook,m La Cuesta.
Active in community affairs he had been a member of the Flagstaff Rotary Club for many years.
Mr. Hutchinson is survived by his wife, Frances Bishoff Hutchinson, five sisters: Mabel and Evelena Hutchinson, Denver, CO: Louise Warford, Moberly, MO: Fairy Wheeler, Tacoma, WA: and Clara Widmaier, Lyman, NE: and 12 nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents Cena and Lewis T. Hutchinson.(Also his brothers, Kenneth, Ormand, and Glenn)
Obituary from The SUN in Flagstaff, AZ
Melvin Tylor Hutchinson was the eighth child of Cena Alice Reineke and Lewis Turner Hutchinson. His siblings were as follows:
Kenneth Gordon
Mabel Ruth
Fairy Esther
Ormand Lewis
Glenn Hugo
Evelena
Clara Matilda
Anna Louise
Melvin Tyler Hutchinson of Northern Arizona University--newspaperman, teacher, historian and auhor--died Saturday night at Flagstaff Community Hospital. He was 70.
Mr. Hutchinson had just returned to Flagstaff from Phoenix Saturday when he suffered a heart attack at his home at approximately 6:30 p.m.
"Hutch," as he was know to friends, colleagues and a generation of NAU studens and faculty members, had been university historian since 1966 when he retired after 20 years as director of public infrmation and academic chairman of journalism at the school.
One year ago, his book, "The Making of Norhtern Arizona University," a lively, detailed chronicle of NAUs history since its founding in 1889, was published.
The definitive work was introduced at a luncheon given by NAU President J. Lawrence Walkup and attended by more than 120 leading public officials, university administrators and faculty members, as weel as many of Mr. Hutchinson's friends among the NAU alumni and in the community.
"For more than 40 years, Northern Arizona University, its students and faculty, its welfare and progress, were Hutch's life," walkup said today. "We will all miss his wise counsel, his compassion, his quiet humor and his dedication. To all of us, Hutch was Mr. NAU."
A native of Moberly, MO, Mr. Hutchinson came to Flagstaff in 1930 to attend what was then Arizona State Teachers College, graduating in 1934 with a bachelor of arts degree in education. He received his master of arts degree in 1952 and in 1968 was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Journalism in recognition of his many contributions to the fields of professional and educational journalism.
In 1934 Mr. Hutchinson joined the staff of The Coconino SUN, now the Arizona Daily SUN in Flagstaff, and in 1937 was named editor. Under his guidance, The SUN became one of Arizona's outstanding weekly newspapers. His 'humorous, insightful column, "Ho Hum," was widely quoted in the press around the state.
In 1943, illness forced his retirement from The SUN, but on his recovery in 1945, he taught briefly at Wilcox High School before returning to Flagstaff in January 1946 to direct publicity and teach journalism at his alma mater. During these years, The Lumberjack, the student newspaper at NAU which he advised, repeatedly won top honors in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association's national competitions and in 1959, the CSPA awarded him a Gold Key, its highest honor, for his outstanding devotion, encouragement, leadership and support of the school press.
Mr. Hutchinson was a member of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Blue Key, and the educational honoraries of Kappa Delta Pi and Phi Delta Kappa.
His professional affiliations included the Sigma Delta Chi journalism society, the Association for Education in Journalism, the CSPA advisors Association, the Arizona Newspaper Association, and the American Association of University Professors.
His man honors included selection by students on the Flagstaff campus as Homecoming dedicatee in 1950, and as dedicatee of the 1957 school yearbook,m La Cuesta.
Active in community affairs he had been a member of the Flagstaff Rotary Club for many years.
Mr. Hutchinson is survived by his wife, Frances Bishoff Hutchinson, five sisters: Mabel and Evelena Hutchinson, Denver, CO: Louise Warford, Moberly, MO: Fairy Wheeler, Tacoma, WA: and Clara Widmaier, Lyman, NE: and 12 nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents Cena and Lewis T. Hutchinson.(Also his brothers, Kenneth, Ormand, and Glenn)
Obituary from The SUN in Flagstaff, AZ
Kenneth Gordon
Mabel Ruth
Fairy Esther
Ormand Lewis
Glenn Hugo
Evelena
Clara Matilda
Anna Louise
Melvin Tyler Hutchinson of Northern Arizona University--newspaperman, teacher, historian and auhor--died Saturday night at Flagstaff Community Hospital. He was 70.
Mr. Hutchinson had just returned to Flagstaff from Phoenix Saturday when he suffered a heart attack at his home at approximately 6:30 p.m.
"Hutch," as he was know to friends, colleagues and a generation of NAU studens and faculty members, had been university historian since 1966 when he retired after 20 years as director of public infrmation and academic chairman of journalism at the school.
One year ago, his book, "The Making of Norhtern Arizona University," a lively, detailed chronicle of NAUs history since its founding in 1889, was published.
The definitive work was introduced at a luncheon given by NAU President J. Lawrence Walkup and attended by more than 120 leading public officials, university administrators and faculty members, as weel as many of Mr. Hutchinson's friends among the NAU alumni and in the community.
"For more than 40 years, Northern Arizona University, its students and faculty, its welfare and progress, were Hutch's life," walkup said today. "We will all miss his wise counsel, his compassion, his quiet humor and his dedication. To all of us, Hutch was Mr. NAU."
A native of Moberly, MO, Mr. Hutchinson came to Flagstaff in 1930 to attend what was then Arizona State Teachers College, graduating in 1934 with a bachelor of arts degree in education. He received his master of arts degree in 1952 and in 1968 was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Journalism in recognition of his many contributions to the fields of professional and educational journalism.
In 1934 Mr. Hutchinson joined the staff of The Coconino SUN, now the Arizona Daily SUN in Flagstaff, and in 1937 was named editor. Under his guidance, The SUN became one of Arizona's outstanding weekly newspapers. His 'humorous, insightful column, "Ho Hum," was widely quoted in the press around the state.
In 1943, illness forced his retirement from The SUN, but on his recovery in 1945, he taught briefly at Wilcox High School before returning to Flagstaff in January 1946 to direct publicity and teach journalism at his alma mater. During these years, The Lumberjack, the student newspaper at NAU which he advised, repeatedly won top honors in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association's national competitions and in 1959, the CSPA awarded him a Gold Key, its highest honor, for his outstanding devotion, encouragement, leadership and support of the school press.
Mr. Hutchinson was a member of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Blue Key, and the educational honoraries of Kappa Delta Pi and Phi Delta Kappa.
His professional affiliations included the Sigma Delta Chi journalism society, the Association for Education in Journalism, the CSPA advisors Association, the Arizona Newspaper Association, and the American Association of University Professors.
His man honors included selection by students on the Flagstaff campus as Homecoming dedicatee in 1950, and as dedicatee of the 1957 school yearbook,m La Cuesta.
Active in community affairs he had been a member of the Flagstaff Rotary Club for many years.
Mr. Hutchinson is survived by his wife, Frances Bishoff Hutchinson, five sisters: Mabel and Evelena Hutchinson, Denver, CO: Louise Warford, Moberly, MO: Fairy Wheeler, Tacoma, WA: and Clara Widmaier, Lyman, NE: and 12 nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents Cena and Lewis T. Hutchinson.(Also his brothers, Kenneth, Ormand, and Glenn)
Obituary from The SUN in Flagstaff, AZ
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