Harry J. Hartley
Harry J. Hartley (born 1938) was an American educator and academic administrator who served as the 12th President of the University of Connecticut (1990–1996). Prior to his presidency, Hartley had served twice as UConn's acting president (July 1987; July – December 1990), vice president for finance and administration (1975–1978; 1984–1987), and dean of the UConn School of Education (1972–1975). Early life and education Hartley was born to teacher parents in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, in 1938. Aspiring to become a stockbroker, he majored in economics at Geneva College and continued his studies at the University of Pittsburgh. After a stint as a substitute teacher, Hartley earned his PhD in educational administration at Penn State University. Career After earning his doctorate, Hartley taught at the State University of New York at Buffalo and later served as associate dean at New York University. He authored a well-known program budgeting textbook, Educational Planning, Programming, Budgeting (Prentice Hall, 1968) and conducted a book tour that brought him to UConn's Storrs campus, where he later said he "felt at home." Hartley joined the University of Connecticut as dean of the School of Education in 1972 and served for three years. He later served a total of seven