Hillenbrand, Martin Joseph, 1915-

Martin Joseph Hillenbrand was born August 1, 1915, in Youngstown, Ohio, and grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from the University of Dayton with a Bachelor of Arts in 1937. He received a Doctorate in Philosophy in 1948 from Columbia University and completed postgraduate work at Harvard in 1950. He received honorary degrees from the University of Dayton and the University of Maryland. Ambassador Hillenbrand served thirty-five years as a professional United States Foreign Service Officer, including service in Burma, India, Mozambique, Hungary, France, and Germany. After retiring from diplomatic service, Hillenbrand worked from 1977 to 1982 as the Director General of the Atlantic Institute for International Affairs in Paris. In September 1982, he became the first Dean Rusk Professor of International Relations at the University of Georgia. In 1983, Hillenbrand received a Director General's Cup, an award which recognizes retired Foreign Service officers for distinction in service and continued interest in foreign affairs. Upon his retirement from the University of Georgia in 1997, Hillenbrand completed his memoirs. He authored, co-authored and edited four books and more than twenty-five book chapters and articles. In 1997, the Robert Bosch Foundation created the Martin J. Hillenbrand Fellowship at the University of Georgia's Department of Political Science. Hillenbrand was married to Faith Stuart (1917-2004). The couple had three children: David, John, and Ruth. The Hillenbrands resided in Athens, Georgia until his death on February 2, 2005, at the age of 89.