Albert Nels Jorgensen (1899 – 1978) was an American academic administrator who served as the seventh president of the University of Connecticut (1935–1962).

[1] Its longest-serving president and its youngest at age 36 at the time of his appointment, Jorgensen led UConn's transformation from a sleepy agricultural college to a major modern university.

[4] Born in Lanark, Illinois, in 1899 to Danish immigrant parents, Jorgensen was raised in Sabula, Iowa.

By 1960, twenty-six national honorary societies had established chapters there, including Phi Beta Kappa in 1956.

Toward the end of his presidency, Jorgensen clashed with the faculty over issues of compensation, shared governance, and academic standards.

[9] After his retirement from UConn in 1962, Jorgensen served as director of the Washington office of the Institute of International Education for five years.