Background
Harrison, Preston Ershell was born on August 26, 1911 in Bryans Mill, Texas, United States. Son of Alonzo Louis and Ola (Henson) Harrison.
Harrison, Preston Ershell was born on August 26, 1911 in Bryans Mill, Texas, United States. Son of Alonzo Louis and Ola (Henson) Harrison.
Bachelor of Science, East Texas State College, 1932. Master of Arts, University Texas, 1936. Doctor of Medicine Baylor University, 1941.
Doctor of Philosophy (Mary Strong Sheldon fellow), University of Chicago, 1946.
Instructor, Baylor University, Houston, 1941-1943, assistant professor, 1943-1946, associate professor, 1946-1948, professor, 1948-1949. Intern Baylor University Hospital, 1942-1943. Resident Menninger Foundation, 1957-1958.
General practice medicine, Maud, Texas, 1949-1953.
Clinical director Big Spring (Texas) Eastern State Hospital, 1953-1957, acting supervisor, 1957-1958, superintendent, 1958-1975. Research associate, instructor University of Chicago, 1945-1946.
Clinical associate professor psychiatry Baylor College Medicine, Houston, Texas Technology Medical College, Lubbock.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Psychiatric Association (member achievement awards committee, president West Texas chapter). Member of the American Medical Association, American Hospital Association, American Society Clinical Hypnosis, Society Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Elizabeth Badgett, January 17, 1970. Children: Preston Ershell, Robert.