Education
Harrison graduated from the United States. Naval Academy in 1939 and served in the Navy until 1945.
Harrison graduated from the United States. Naval Academy in 1939 and served in the Navy until 1945.
lieutenant was in Harrison"s honor that the first "T" was stolen from the face of Technical Tower. His administration also tackled the difficult issues of integration and competitive pay for faculty members. He then earned a master"s in mechanical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1948, and a doctorate in mechanical engineering from Purdue University in 1952.
Harrison was Assistant Dean at Virginia Technical and Dean of Engineering at the University of Toledo.
Previous Georgia Technical president Blake Ragsdale Van Leer had died in office, and interim dean Paul Weber had served for nearly 17 months while the institute searched for a president that was willing to serve in the tough social climate. After his abrupt retirement from Georgia Technical after ten years as president, Harrison worked for Justice of the Peace Stevens (now part of WestPoint Home) for seven years and subsequently retired.