Mark R. Hamilton

{{short description|United States Army general}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Mark R. Hamilton

| image = Portrait U. S. Army Maj. Gen. Mark R. Hamilton.jpg

| caption = Hamilton as a Major General in 1996

| order = 12thOr possibly the 13th, as different parts of the same web page list and exclude Wendy Redman from the list. See {{cite web|url=http://www.alaska.edu/uajourney/presidents/|title=UA Journey - Presidents|first=Kathleen|last=Wattum|date=November 12, 2010|publisher=University of Alaska System|location=Fairbanks|accessdate=November 30, 2010}}

| title = President of the
University of Alaska

| term_start = August 10, 1998

| term_end = June 30, 2010

| predecessor = Wendy Redman (acting)

| successor = Patrick K. Gamble

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|2|25}}

| death_date =

| alma_mater = Florida State
U.S. Military Academy

| profession = Academic Administrator
Retired Major General

| spouse = Patty Hamilton

| signature = Mark A. Hamilton signature.png

}}

Mark Randall Hamilton{{cite web |url=https://www.westpointaog.org/FindaGradDisplay?reid=txuiGuwv8V1Lkv5KYtO6hw%3d%3d&bbsys=0&bbrt=0 |title=Mark Randall Hamilton |publisher=West Point Association of Graduates |access-date=March 25, 2021}} (born February 25, 1945){{cite book |title=US Army Register: Regular Army Active List |date=January 1, 1972 |volume=I |page=174 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |location=Washington, D.C.}} is an American academic, and a past president of the University of Alaska. 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. 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.alaska.edu/uajourney/presidents/1998-2010-mark-r.-hamilto/ |title=1998-2010 Mark R. Hamilton |author= |date=2022-03-01 |website=UA System - University of Alaska System |publisher=University of Alaska |accessdate=2022-08-22 }} 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.