Frank Harrison (academic)
Frank Harrison | |
|---|---|
| 3rd President of the University of Texas at Arlington | |
| In office 1969–1972 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Woolf |
| Succeeded by | Wendell Nedderman |
| 1st President of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | |
| In office 1972–1985 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frank Harrison Jr. November 21, 1913 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | August 9, 2013 (aged 99) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Southern Methodist University (BS) Northwestern University (MS) University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (PhD) |
| Known for | University of Texas at Arlington President University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio President |
Frank Harrison Jr. (November 21, 1913 – August 9, 2013) was an American physician, professor and university administrator.
Harrison was born in 1913 in Dallas, Texas, and educated at Southern Methodist University, Northwestern University and UT Southwestern Medical School. He received the B.Sc. Chemistry in 1957 from SMU, the M.Sc. (1936) and Ph.D. (1938) from Northwestern University and the M.D. from UT Southwestern Medical School in 1956. Harrison pursued a long career of service within The University of Texas System, notably at UT Southwestern, University of Texas at Arlington and University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.