Hamilton College names Wippman as its 20th president

CLINTON, N.Y. — The Hamilton College board of trustees has named David Wippman as the school’s 20th president.  

The appointment is effective July 1, 2016, Hamilton College said in a news release.

Wippman, 60, currently serves as the dean of the University of Minnesota Law School.

He will succeed Joan Hinde Stewart following her retirement on June 30, 2016, after 13 years as president.

Stephen Sadove, chairman of the school’s board of trustees, introduced Wippman to students, faculty and staff on Friday afternoon in the College Chapel.

“I am honored to be asked to lead one of the oldest and finest liberal arts colleges in the United States,” Wippman said.

Prior to becoming dean at Minnesota, Wippman was professor and associate dean at Cornell Law School and served as vice provost for international relations at Cornell University, where he oversaw efforts to enhance the university’s international programs, according to the Hamilton College release.

A Minnesota native, Wippman earned a bachelor’s degree at Princeton University in 1976; a master’s degree through a fellowship in the graduate program in English literature at Yale University in 1978; and his law degree from Yale Law School in 1982, the release stated.

 

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Eric Reinhardt

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