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Hamel Donation Largest Personal Donation to Department Ever

The Communication Arts Department will be forever indebted to George and Pamela Hamel of San Francisco for making the largest personal donation to the Department's endowment in its history. They have generously provided a $750,000 gift to the Department, which will be used to establish a named professorship in Communication Arts. In recognition of the fact that three generations of the Hamel family have attended the University of Wisconsin, this new faculty position will be identified as the Hamel Family Professorship. A national search will be conducted in fall 2006 and a new faculty member will be appointed as the first Hamel Professor of Communication Arts. George Hamel is a Communication Arts alumnus (BA, 1980), and he and Pamela have been long-time supporters of the Communication Arts Department and the University. Their generosity in making this donation earns the enduring gratitude of the entire Department. The legacy will be measured in the future teaching and research made possible by this splendid gift.