Former CSU Fresno president; 68 ASSOCIATED PRESS Harold Haak, former president of California State University, Fresno for more than a decade, died Dec. 26 after lapsing into a coma a day earlier. He was 68. Fresno State President John Welty said Haak Mr. Haak died at SaintSt. Agnes Medical Center in Fresno. The cause of his death was not immediately released. Jared Kaiser, the longtime educator ' s son-in-law, told The Fresno Bee Haak that Mr. Haak had been admitted for an allergic reaction. Haak Mr. Haak served as Fresno State ' s president from 1980 to 1991. He " provided strong leadership for the development of our academic program, " Welty said. " It was also during his tenure that the athletic program took a giant leap forward. " Haak Mr. Haak agreed in March 2000 to serve as interim president of Fresno Pacific University until Merrill Ewert took over last year. Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune on 1/3/2004. (volunteer submission)