Born in
Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, Case earned degrees from
Baker University and the
Boston University School of Theology. He also studied at
Northwestern University and
Harvard University. and inaugurated on June 3. During his sixteen years in office, dorms were expanded in
West Campus. Other construction projects included the building of the
Warren Towers, the
BU Law Tower, the
George Sherman Union, the
Mugar Memorial Library, and the
Boston Medical Center. In total, Case oversaw the construction of 68 buildings. Along with a desire to transform Boston University into a leading research institution, Case further changed campus culture from one that primarily attracted male, commuter students, to one that became more gender-integrated and residential. Boston University established the Harold C. Case Scholarship in his honor upon Case's retirement in 1967.
Case Gym, constructed in 1972, was named in his honor. In 1970, Case was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) degree from
Whittier College. After a one-year stint at
Whittier College, Case traveled to Africa and Asia, giving talks on educational problems facing new schools. He died at his home in
Annisquam, Massachusetts on February 20, 1972, aged 69. ==References==