Walter Harrison (university administrator)

Walter Harrison
5th President of the University of Hartford
In office July 1998 – 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 (BA) University of Michigan (MA) UC Davis Ph.D.
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Air Force
Rank	Captain

Walter Lee Harrison is an American university administrator, currently president emeritus of the University of Hartford, in West Hartford, Connecticut. Harrison is currently President and CEO of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford.^[1] He also sits on the board of trustees for Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.

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.