Mark Randall Hamilton (born February 25, 1945) is an American academic, and a past president of the

University of Alaska The University of Alaska System is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Alaska. It was created in 1917 and comprises three separately accredited universities on 19 campuses. The system serves nearly 30,000 full- and part-time stud ...

. Hamilton graduated with a B.S. degree from the U.S. Military Academy in 1967. He received his master's degree in English literature from

Florida State University Florida State University (FSU) is a public research university in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher education in the st ...

. Additionally, he graduated from the Armed Forces Staff College in Virginia, and the U.S. Army War College in Pennsylvania. In 1998, he was selected to be the president of the University of Alaska System. Prior to this position, Hamilton served in the United States Army where he earned the rank of major general. His last major military duty post was that of head of recruiting for the Army. He retired with 31 years of service and accepted the president's position at UA soon thereafter.

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1945 births Living people United States Military Academy alumni Florida State University alumni United States Army generals Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) Recipients of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal Presidents of the University of Alaska System {{US-academic-administrator-1940s-stub