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Harold W. Stoke
 Harold Walter Stoke (May 11, 1903 - April 6, 1982) was an American college president. Stoke was President of University of New Hampshire, Louisiana State University, and Queens College in New York.[1] Stoke was a trained historian and political scientist. In 1958, He wrote about the principles of college and university administration in "The American college president" published by Harper.[2] Stoke was educated at Marion College, (renamed Indiana Wesleyan University in 1988) (A.B. 1924), the University of Southern California (M.A. 1925), and Johns Hopkins University (Ph.D. 1930).[1] Stoke was a professor of political science and public administration at the University of Wisconsin, University of Nebraska and the University of Pennsylvania.[3]
He was President of Queens College, New York, for six years, resigning in 1964.[6] He died on April 6, 1982.[1] The University of New Hampshire built Stoke Hall, a high-rise student residence, that was dedicated on November 16–17, 1966, in his honor.[7] References
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