Frank Harrison
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Former UT Arlington President Frank Harrison died Aug. 9 in Dallas. He was 99. Dr. Harrison joined the University in 1965 to establish graduate programs while teaching at what is now UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. After establishing six graduate departments, he became acting president in 1968 and president in 1969. He left in 1972 to become the first president of the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, retiring in 1985. During Dr. Harrison’s tenure, UT Arlington created its first Ph.D. program, conferred its first doctoral degrees, and added several buildings.
