| Gordon A. Haaland | |
| 15th President of the University of New Hampshire | |
| Term Start: | 1984 |
| Term End: | 1990 |
| Predecessor: | Evelyn Handler |
| Successor: | Dale F. Nitzschke |
| Birth Name: | Gordon Arthur Haaland |
| Birth Date: | April 19, 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | State University of New York at Buffalo Wheaton College |
| Spouse: | Carol |
| Children: | two |
| Occupation: | psychologist |
| Termstart1: | 1990 |
| Termend1: | 2004 |
| Title1: | 12th President of Gettysburg College |
| Predecessor1: | Charles Etzweiler Glassick |
| Successor1: | Katherine Haley Will |
Gordon Arthur Haaland (April 19, 1940 - October 23, 2017) was an American academic.[1] He was the fifteenth President of the University of New Hampshire from 1984 to 1990, and of Gettysburg College from 1990 to 2004.[2] [3] He was an alumnus of Wheaton College and the State University of New York at Buffalo, earning a doctorate degree in social psychology at the latter.[4]
Haaland oversaw the establishment of the Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, which dramatically increased research funding to the university.[1]
University of New Hampshire built a residence hall named SERC Hall C In 2007, on October 11, 2013, this hall was renamed to Haaland Hall in his honor.[5]
Gettysburg College built the quarry suites apartment complex in 1999, consisting of four separate apartment style dorms, and named Haaland Hall in his honor.[6]