Ithaca College

I am announcing the November retirement of a wonderful colleague and longtime administrator, Paul Hamill.

Currently the director of academic funding and sponsored programs, Paul joined the college in 1986. As the institution’s first associate provost, Paul formalized the Office of Sponsored Programs when that area reported to the executive vice president. At that time, faculty grant activity was rare, but during Paul’s 24-year tenure, he routed over a thousand proposals that resulted in more than $54 million in awards for academic support. Included in the many forward-looking initiatives created by the grants Paul wrote or co-authored are the Gerontology Institute, the H&S Freshman Seminar Program, the Center for Faculty Research and Development, and three international curriculum grants.

In addition to his achievements in academic funding, Paul has worn several hats in serving the college and the Ithaca community. Having recently completed a two-year appointment as poet laureate of Tompkins County, Paul has published six collections of poetry and taught in the college’s English and writing departments. In retirement, he expects to write and also to travel with his wife Kris—the former coordinator of the college’s student publicity efforts—as they visit their six children and five grandchildren.

Paul’s last day at the college will be November 1. An announcement for a farewell reception in his honor will be posted at the appropriate time.