Harry A. Keener
Harry A. Keener, 91, a well-known educator and administrator for 37 years at the University of New Hampshire, died on March 2, 2005, at Langdon Place in Dover, New Hampshire. In 1936, he received a Bachelor of Science degree from Pennsylvania State University and then a Master of Science degree from West Virginia University in 1938. He returned to Pennsylvania State University and earned his Doctorate of Philosophy in 1941.
He joined the UNH faculty as an Instructor in 1941, and advanced through the ranks to Professor in 1950. He became Director of the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station in 1958 and Dean of the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture in 1961 and held both positions until his retirement in 1978, when he was honored with the title of Professor and Dean Emeritus.
Survivors include his sons and daughters-in-law, Allan and Lynne Keener of Alexandria, Virginia and William and Susan Keener of East Setauket, New York; five grandchildren, Todd Conway of Williamsburg, Virginia, Shelli Ferguson and Carrie Keener of Falls Church, Virginia, Jeffrey Keener and Sarah Keener of Queens, New York; four great-grandchildren; his brother, C. Wayne Keener, and his nephew, C. James Keener, both of Boalsburg, Pennsylvania.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of one’s choice or to the Community Church of Durham.
A visiting hour will be held on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Kent & Pelczar Funeral Home, 77 Exeter St., Newmarket. A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday, at 2 p.m. at the Community Church of Durham, Main Street, Durham.