Awarding of the Edward Pulling Community Service Award to Frederic C. Hamilton '45

Headmaster Drew Casertano

Presented by Headmaster Drew Casertano

The Edward Pulling Community Service Award was established at the time of the School’s 50th Anniversary in 1981. It is to be awarded from time to time to a Millbrook alumnus who, in a distinctive way, has extended the principles and the spirit of Community Service in his or her life beyond Millbrook. On behalf of all of us who are members of the Millbrook family, it is my distinct pleasure and honor to present the Edward Pulling Community Service Award to Frederic C. Hamilton.

Fred is a member of Millbrook’s Class of 1945, having followed his older brother, Ferris ’43, to the school. After Millbrook, Fred spent a year at Lawrenceville School. He received his undergraduate degree from Babson College.

 

As one of America’s pioneers in business, Fred is a co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Hamilton Oil Corporation in Denver, CO. Today, as head of The Hamilton Companies, Fred continues to invest privately in a broad range of areas.

 

Fred is a community leader who has had a major and defining influence on numerous institutions and organizations around the United States. Possessing the rare combination of pragmatism and vision, Fred dedicates his time, talent, and personal resources to causes that advance a community’s or a nation’s well being. He is motivated by the desire to make a difference; he has certainly done that and then some.

 

Fred is a member of the Trustees Council of the National Gallery of Art, an alumnus of the Smithsonian Institution Board of Directors, a member of the Board of the Denver Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, a Trustee of Graland Country Day School in Denver, and President of the Graland Country Day School Foundation Board. Fred has established an Endowed Chair in Endocrinology Research at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and has established three endowed chairs at New York Presbyterian Cornell Hospital. He has also served as a director on numerous corporate boards around the country and around the world.

 

Fred may be proudest of his leadership of the Denver Art Museum. He has every reason to feel that way.

 

He has served on the Board since 1977 and as chairman since 1994. His passion for art coupled with his astute business skills have contributed to the growth and sustainability of the museum over the past several decades. Fred led the first endowment campaign for the museum and more recently, he spearheaded a second campaign which raised more than $100 million for a new museum complex. In Fred’s honor, the Museum named its 146,000 square foot expansion, designed by the world- renowned architect Daniel Libeskind, the Frederic C. Hamilton Building in recognition of his long-time leadership and support.

 

Fred Hamilton embodies the principle upon which Millbrook School was founded: service to others. Fred – we know that “The Boss” would be proud of you; we are proud of you; and I am delighted to present you with the 2009-2010 Edward Pulling Community Service Award. Congratulations.

 

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