Background
Harvill, Richard Anderson was born on August 29, 1905 in Centerville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Young Fletcher and Fannie Madiera (Williams) Harvill.
economist university president
Harvill, Richard Anderson was born on August 29, 1905 in Centerville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Young Fletcher and Fannie Madiera (Williams) Harvill.
Bachelor of Science with distinction, Mississippi State College, 1926; Master of Arts in Economics, Duke, 1927; Doctor of Laws, Duke, 1959; postgraduate, University of Chicago, summers 1929, 33, 35; Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Northwestern University, 1932; Doctor honoris causa, Universidade Federal do Ceará, 1966; Doctor of Laws, U. Arizona Doctor of Laws, Arizona State University Doctor of Laws, Bowling Green State University, 1971.
Instructor history, economics, Mississippi State College, 1927-1928;
instructor economics, Duke, 1928-1930, 32-34;
research and teaching assistant, Northwestern University, 1930-1932;
assistant professor, U. Arizona, 1934-1939;
associate professor, U. Arizona, 1939-1942;
professor economics, dean Graduate College, U. Arizona, 1946-1947;
dean College Liberal Arts, U. Arizona, 1947-1951;
president university, U. Arizona, 1951-1971;
retired, U. Arizona. Visiting assistant professor economics U. Buffalo, 1937-1938. Assistant district price executive OPA, Phoenix, 1942-1943, district proce executive, 1943-1946.
Member Arizona Board Education, 1951-1964, 70-71. Vice chairman Western Interstate Commision on Higher Education, 1958-1959, chairman, 1959-1960, secretary Arizona commission, from 1956. Council of pres.s National Association State Universities and Land-Grant Colls., 1951-1971, Executive Committee, 1962-1965, 69-71, president, 1970.
Member advisory board Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, 1954-1965, Tucson chapter American Red Cross, 1951-1956. Member Catalina council Boy Scouts American, 1953-1967. Advisory board Institute World Affairs, 1951-1968.
Chairman Arizona committee Selection for Rhodes Scholarships, 1951-1961, 65-66. Honorary member Tucson Fine Arts Association, 1960-1969. Board directors Development Authority for Tucson's Expansion, 1967-1971.
Member National Commission Accrediting, 1956-1961. Consultant advisory committee economic and manpower studies National Science Foundation, 1964-1968. Civilian liason group of commanding general United States Army Electronic Proving Ground, Fort Huachuca, from 1961.
Member Arizona advisory board United States Bureau Land Management, 1962-1966. Honorary board Phoenix Fine Arts Association, from 1958. Member academy advisory committee Prescott College, 1962-1965.
Lay advisory board St. Mary's Hospital, Tucson, 1959-1967. National advisory council health research facilities United States Public Health Service, 1963-1966. Board directors Defense Orientation Conference Association, 1960-1962, 66-67.
Member higher education advisory committee Education Commission States, 1966-1967. Board directors Hospital Planning Council Greater Tucson Inc., 1964-1967. Member council presidents Western Athletic Conference, 1962-1971.
United States Army advisory panel Reserve Officers Training Corps affairs, 1964-1967. National advisory general medical science council National Institutes of Health, 1968-1972. Vice president Baird Foundation, 1967-1970, president from 1970.
Board visitors Air University, 1969-1972. Fellow Royal Economic Society. Member Association American Colleges (commission college administration 1966-1969), United States (section Mexico-United States committee from 1961, member internat affairs committee from 1969), Tucson (director from 1951) chambers of commerce, American, Western economic associations, Western College Association, Canada Political Science Association, National Association State Universities (executive committee 1958-1961, delegate to American Council on Education 1958-1960), Newcomen Society, Arizona Academy Public Affairs (director), Kiwanis Club, Old Pueblo Club, Skyline Country Club, Blue Key, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Eta Sigma, Alpha Kappa Psi, Beta Gamma Sigma, Kappa Kappa Psi, Pi Gamma Museum.
Married George Lee Garner, August 12, 1936.