Harry Pfeffer Ward was born in Pueblo, Colorado, on June 6, 1933.
He graduated from Princeton University in 1955 and received his medical degree from the University of Colorado Medical School.
Ward was appointed Chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 1979. He is credited with leading the institution's transformation from a small medical school with a charity hospital to an academic health center and research leader. During Dr. Ward's twenty-one years as chancellor, he led UAMS through major expansions, including development of the Arkansas Cancer Research Center, the Jones Eye Research Institute, and the Reynolds Center for Aging.
Ward was named the 1997 March of Dimes Citizen of the Year, and a year later, the Arkansas Times named him the Arkansan of the Year. The Arkansas Hospital Association granted him the Distinguished Service Award. The Harry P. Ward Tower on the UAMS campus was built in his honor.
Ward passed away on March 11, 2008.
#1: Composite image of early photo of Harry Ward and still frame from Pryor Center video interview
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#2: The Pfeffer children; Alice Mae Pfeffer (first row, second), mother of Harry Ward
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#3: H. S. Pfeffer, grandfather of Harry Ward
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#4: H. S. and Alice Mae "Alysmai" Ward, parents of Harry Ward
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#5: Harry Ward (back row); Pfeffer sisters: Mary Lois, Alysmai, Joan, and Amelia (middle row); H. S. and Alice Pfeffer (front row)
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#6: Harry Ward at graduation
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#7: Harry Ward
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#8: Betty Jo (Stewart) Ward, wife of Harry Ward, on their wedding day; Pueblo, Colorado, 1955
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#9: Harry Ward on his wedding day; Pueblo, Colorado, 1955
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#10: Harry Ward on his wedding day with his brother (far right) and his parents; Pueblo, Colorado, 1955
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#11: Wedding guests after the wedding ceremony for Betty Jo and Harry Ward; Pueblo, Colorado, 1955
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#12: Harry and Betty Jo Ward with their family at Christmas
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#13: Harry and Betty Jo Ward and their children, 1966
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#14: Ward family Chrismas photo; Harry and Betty Jo Ward (back row, center)
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#15: Harry Ward
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#16: Harry Ward with his friends after tennis: Steve Stephens, Bobby Riggs, Harry Ward, and Dennis Davis; September 1984
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#17: Harry Ward with his friend
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#18: Harry Ward with Bill Clinton at the White House, June 27, 1994
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#19: Harry Ward with Bill and Hillary Clinton at the White House
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#20: Princeton University banner
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#21: Betty Jo and Harry Ward, Fourth of July, 1996
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#22: Harry Ward, 1997 March of Dimes Arkansas Citizen of the Year
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#23: Betty Jo and Harry Ward
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#24: Harry Ward, 1997 March of Dimes Arkansas Citizen of the Year
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#25: Harry Ward (third from left), chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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#26: Harry Ward with his grandchild
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#27: Elizabeth Ward Land, daughter of Harry and Betty Jo Ward, with Barbra Streisand
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#28: Harry Ward with his friend; the back reads "To Harry - all my best - Proctor 'The Two Fountain Heads'"
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#29: Harry Ward (right) with Ray Thornton
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#30: Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with Harry Ward; Little Rock, Arkansas, 2008
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#31: Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with Harry Ward; Little Rock, Arkansas, 2008
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