Walter Harrison (university administrator)
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Walter Lee Harrison is an American university administrator, currently president emeritus of the University of Hartford, in West Hartford, Connecticut. Harrison currently sits on the board of trustees for Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.
Quick Facts 5th President of the University of Hartford, Preceded by ...
Walter Harrison | |
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5th President of the University of Hartford | |
In office July 1998 ā July 2017 | |
Preceded by | Humphrey Tonkin |
Succeeded by | Gregory S. Woodward |
Personal details | |
Born | Walter Lee Harrison (1946-05-15)May 15, 1946 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Alma mater | Trinity College University of Michigan UC Davis Ph.D. |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Air Force |
Rank | Captain |
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A native of Pittsburgh, Harrison graduated from Trinity College in 1968 and earned a master's degree from the University of Michigan in 1969. He subsequently served as a captain in the United States Air Force before earning his doctorate from the University of California, Davis.