Michael P. Hammond

Michael P. Hammond (ca. 1932 – January 2002) was an American composer who was the eighth chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, appointed by President George W. Bush.

Hammond was a native of Kenosha, Wisconsin, and spent much of his childhood in Appleton, Wisconsin. In 1954 he graduated from Lawrence University in Appleton. [1] He died at age 69 in Washington, D.C.

Preceded by Bill Ivey	Chairman National Endowment for the Arts 2002	Succeeded by Dana Gioia

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