Gordon A. Haaland | |
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15th President of the University of New Hampshire | |
In office 1984–1990 | |
Preceded by | Evelyn Handler |
Succeeded by | Dale F. Nitzschke |
12th President of Gettysburg College | |
In office 1990–2004 | |
Preceded by | Charles Etzweiler Glassick |
Succeeded by | Katherine Haley Will |
Personal details | |
Born | Gordon Arthur Haaland April 19, 1940 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Died | October 23, 2017 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 77)
Spouse | Carol |
Children | two |
Alma mater |
State University of New York at Buffalo Wheaton College |
Occupation | psychologist |
Gordon Arthur Haaland (April 19, 1940 – October 23, 2017) was an American academic. [1] He was the fifteenth President of the University of New Hampshire from 1984 to 1990, and of Gettysburg College from 1990 to 2004. [2] [3] He was an alumnus of Wheaton College and the State University of New York at Buffalo, earning a doctorate degree in social psychology at the latter. [4]
Haaland oversaw the establishment of the Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, which dramatically increased research funding to the university. [1]
University of New Hampshire built a residence hall named SERC Hall C In 2007, on October 11, 2013, this hall was renamed to Haaland Hall in his honor. [5]
Gettysburg College built the quarry suites apartment complex in 1999, consisting of four separate apartment style dorms, and named Haaland Hall in his honor. [6]
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