President Harre will leave impressive legacy

When Dr. Alan F. Harre steps down as president of Valparaiso University at the end of the 2007-2008 academic year, he will leave behind an impressive legacy compiled during 20 years as the institution’s chief executive. 

Dr. Harre took office July 1, 1988, as the 17th in University history after previously serving as president of Concordia College in St. Paul, Minn.

In the ensuring two decades he fostered a climate of collaborative leadership as he guided strategic institutional planning, led development of a long-range master plan for campus facilities and directed financial campaigns that provided more than $200 million in support of the University’s mission.

Next summer, he and his wife, Diane, will be moving to Nebraska where they own property.