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A Pennsylvania Man Goes to Delaware
Harker’s seven years as Dean were eventful ones, but his Penn roots run deeper. He earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering from Penn in 1981, then received a master’s degree in economics and a PhD in civil engineering, also from Penn, in 1983. He joined the Wharton faculty in 1984, and in 1991 was named UPS Transportation Professor for the Private Sector in 1991 — the youngest professor named to an endowed chair at Wharton — and served as chairperson of the Operations and Information Management Department from 1997 to 1999. A renowned scholar and respected teacher, his research has probed the social and economic issues facing the service sector.
Heading to the University of Delaware, he acknowledged, is a big change.
“Twenty-three years as a faculty member, nine years as a student — so almost three decades, yes, it does feel strange when I realize I won’t be driving to Penn anymore. But at the same time, it’s exciting. Delaware is a great place with a tremendous future. To be a part of strategizing about implementing that future is going to be great.”
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