Thomas H. Hamilton
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Thomas Hale Hamilton (August 4, 1914 – December, 1979) was a 20th Century academic administrator who served as President of the State University of New York system and the University of Hawaii[1]
Hamilton was born in Marion, Indiana and received a bachelor's degree (1936) from DePauw University. He went on to earn a master's degree (1940) and Ph.D. (1947) from the University of Chicago.
He headed the State University of New York system from 1959[2], leaving in 1963 to assume the Presidency of the University of Hawaii. Hamilton resigned over a tenure scandal in 1967.[3]
The University of Hawaii's Hamilton Library is named after him.
[edit] References
- ^ HALL OF NAMES. Fred W. Riggs. Retrieved on 2008-04-04.
- ^ The State University of New York (1985), Sixty-four campuses: the State University of New York to 1985 (1 ed.), Albany, New York: Office of University Affairs and Development, OCLC 12556911
- ^ “U. of Hawaii Head Quits After Rebuff Over a War Critic”, The New York Times, December 24, 1967
| Academic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William S. Carlson |
President of the State University of New York 1959 – 1963 |
Succeeded by Samuel B. Gould |
| Preceded by Laurence H. Snyder |
President of the University of Hawaii September, 1963 – December 23, 1967 |
Succeeded by Robert W. Hiatt |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hamilton, Thomas H. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | None |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | President of SUNY |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4 August 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ironwood, Michigan |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 1979 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Honolulu, Hawaii |
