A. LeRoy Greason
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Arthur LeRoy Greason, Jr. (born September 13, 1922 - August 28, 2011) was the twelfth president of Bowdoin College
.
, Greason graduated from Wesleyan University
in 1944 as both a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the president of student government. He subsequently attended Harvard University
to earn his master's and doctorate degrees, and taught at both Wesleyan and Harvard.
Greason began teaching English at Bowdoin in 1952 as an instructor in English, becoming a full professor in 1966 with a specialty in 18th-century English literature. Greason served as both dean of students and as dean of the college before stepping down in 1975 to return to teaching on a full-time basis. Nevertheless, Five years later, following the departure of President Willard F. Enteman
, he was asked to serve as acting president. He became the third faculty member at Bowdoin to become president, serving from 1981 until 1990.
During his presidency, the college expanded its full-time teaching faculty from 100 to 125 and launched and successfully completely a $56 million capital campaign. Additionally, the college constructed the Farley Field House and Bowdoin College Swimming Pool and began construction on on the Hatch Science Library. He reinstituted course distribution requirements, established of the department of computer science, and instituted the Arctic Studies, Asian Studies, and Women's Studies programs. In 1987, asked a special panel to decide whether fraternities should be abolished at Bowdoin. His successor, Robert Hazard Edwards
, ultimately effected the change. The school's swimming pool is now named after Greason.
"He was awarded honorary degrees by Wesleyan University, Colby, and Bates colleges, the University of New England, and the University of Maine at Presque Isle. In 1990, the year he retired, Bowdoin awarded him a Doctor of Humane Letters."
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College , founded in 1794, is an elite private liberal arts college located in the coastal Maine town of Brunswick, Maine. As of 2011, U.S. News and World Report ranks Bowdoin 6th among liberal arts colleges in the United States. At times, it was ranked as high as 4th in the country. It is...
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Life and career
A native of Newport, Rhode IslandNewport, Rhode Island
Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about south of Providence. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War...
, Greason graduated from Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
in 1944 as both a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the president of student government. He subsequently attended Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
to earn his master's and doctorate degrees, and taught at both Wesleyan and Harvard.
Greason began teaching English at Bowdoin in 1952 as an instructor in English, becoming a full professor in 1966 with a specialty in 18th-century English literature. Greason served as both dean of students and as dean of the college before stepping down in 1975 to return to teaching on a full-time basis. Nevertheless, Five years later, following the departure of President Willard F. Enteman
Willard F. Enteman
Willard Finley Enteman was the eleventh president of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine.-Career:Enteman graduated from the Hotchkiss School in 1955 before attending Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. After having graduated in 1959, he attended Harvard Business School, where he...
, he was asked to serve as acting president. He became the third faculty member at Bowdoin to become president, serving from 1981 until 1990.
During his presidency, the college expanded its full-time teaching faculty from 100 to 125 and launched and successfully completely a $56 million capital campaign. Additionally, the college constructed the Farley Field House and Bowdoin College Swimming Pool and began construction on on the Hatch Science Library. He reinstituted course distribution requirements, established of the department of computer science, and instituted the Arctic Studies, Asian Studies, and Women's Studies programs. In 1987, asked a special panel to decide whether fraternities should be abolished at Bowdoin. His successor, Robert Hazard Edwards
Robert Hazard Edwards
Robert Hazard Edwards is an American educator who was the seventh president of Carleton College and the thirteenth president of Bowdoin College.-Education and early career:...
, ultimately effected the change. The school's swimming pool is now named after Greason.
"He was awarded honorary degrees by Wesleyan University, Colby, and Bates colleges, the University of New England, and the University of Maine at Presque Isle. In 1990, the year he retired, Bowdoin awarded him a Doctor of Humane Letters."
External links
- A. LeRoy Greason, Administrative Records, 1956-1990
- http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/archives/1bowdoincampus/000433.shtml
- http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE7D8103DF93AA15752C1A961948260