| 7th President of the University of New Hampshire | |
| Term Start: | 1944 |
| Term End: | 1947 |
| Predecessor: | Fred Engelhardt |
| Successor: | Arthur S. Adams |
| Title2: | President of the Louisiana State University |
| Term Start2: | 1947 |
| Term End2: | 1951 |
| Alma Mater: | Marion College University of Southern California (M.A.) Johns Hopkins University (Ph.D) |
| Birth Date: | 11 May 1903 |
| Birth Place: | Bosworth, Missouri |
| Death Place: | Seattle, Washington |
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. 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.[1]
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).
Stoke was a professor of political science and public administration at the University of Wisconsin, University of Nebraska and the University of Pennsylvania.[2]
In September 1944 Stoke came to University of New Hampshire. Stoke was inaugurated the seventh President of the University in December. He served from 1944 to 1947.[3] [4] After three years at New Hampshire, Stoke resigned (August 1947) to become President of Louisiana State University until he stepped down in 1951.[5]
He was President of Queens College, New York, for six years, resigning in 1964.[6]
He died on April 6, 1982.[3]
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]