Harold Walter Stoke (May 11, 1903 - April 6, 1982) was an American college president.

[2] Stoke was educated at Marion College, (renamed Indiana Wesleyan University in 1988) (A.B.

[1][4] After three years at New Hampshire, Stoke resigned (August 1947) to become President of Louisiana State University until he stepped down in 1951.

[5] He was President of Queens College, New York, for six years, resigning in 1964.

[1] The University of New Hampshire built Stoke Hall, a high-rise student residence, that was dedicated on November 16–17, 1966, in his honor.