1930
Dr. Hamilton is born in Kenmore, New York to Delmer Vernon and Ethelwyn Gertrude Hamilton.
1947
Dr. Hamilton studies at the University of Michigan.
1950
Dr. Hamilton receives a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Chicago.
1953
Dr. Hamilton receives a Master of Arts from Columbia University.
1954
Dr. Hamilton serves with the U.S. Army.
1957
Dr. Hamilton marries Irene Maria Elisabeth Wagner.
1957
Dr. Hamilton becomes an instructor at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York.
1959
Dr. Hamilton becomes an instructor at Harpur College in Binghamton, New York.
1963
Dr. Hamilton receives a Doctor of Philosophy from Columbia University.
1964
Dr. Hamilton becomes an assistant professor at Princeton University.
1966
Dr. Hamilton becomes an associate and then full professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
1970
Dr. Hamilton becomes a professor at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
1986
Dr. Hamilton becomes a professor at Ohio State University in Columbia, Ohio.
1993
Dr. Hamilton receives the Distinguished Scholar Award from Ohio State University.