Background
Harrison, Willard W. was born on July 28, 1937 in McLeansboro, Illinois, United States.
Harrison, Willard W. was born on July 28, 1937 in McLeansboro, Illinois, United States.
Bachelor, Southern Illinois U., 1958; Master of Arts, Southern Illinois U., 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1964.
Assistant professor of chemistry, University of Virginia, 1964-1969; associate professor of chemistry, University of Virginia, 1969-1974; visiting science, Max-Planck Institute for Plasmaphysics, Munich, West Germany, 1975-1976; department chairman chemistry, University of Virginia, 1978-1981; senior Research scholar Fulbright-Hayes, U. Paris, 1981; visiting scholar department chemistry, Stanford University, 1982; associate provost foe academic support, University of Virginia, 1982-1986; visiting scholar department geology, Stanford University, 1987-1988; professor of chemistry, University of Virginia, 1974-1988; dean, College Liberal Arts and Sciences, U. Florida, since 1988.