Mark R. Hamilton

Overview

Mr. Hamilton serves on the Board"s Audit and Safety Committees, as well as on the Horizon Air Board. He is President of the University of Alaska, a position he has held since 1998. That same year, he retired as a U.S. Army Major General following 31 years of active military duty, primarily in the fields of teaching, management and administration. Formerly, Mr. Hamilton was Chief of Staff of the Alaskan Command at Elmendorf Air Force Base and Commander of Division Artillery at Fort Richardson. Mr. Hamilton is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and is the recipient of the Army"s highest peacetime award, the Distinguished Service Medal.