Arnold Collery
Arnold Collery | |
|---|---|
Dean of Columbia College | |
| In office 1977–1982 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Pouncey |
| Succeeded by | Robert Pollack |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1, 1927 PhD ) |
Arnold Peter Collery
Biography
Collery was born in
Oyster Bay, New York.[5] He received his B.A. from the University at Buffalo and Ph.D. from Princeton University.[1]
In 1953, Collery joined the faculty of
Edmund S. Phelps, who became a professor of economics at Columbia University and earned a Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2006, and John M. Deutch, former Director of Central Intelligence.[6]
In 1977, Collery was named dean of Columbia's undergraduate college. He led efforts to admit women and build an undergraduate residence hall.[3]
He was named chairman of Columbia's economics department and held that position until his death in 1989.[1] Collery was considered an authority on international economics.[7]
Collery died of cancer in Manhattan on May 12, 1989, at 62 years old.[3]
References
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ^ "Arnold Collery". npg.si.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ^ "Deans of the College". Columbia College. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ^ a b Operations, United States Congress House Committee on Government; Subcommittee, United States Congress House Committee on Government Operations Commerce, Consumer, and Monetary Affairs (1975). Oversight Hearings Into the Operations of the Council on Wage and Price Stability: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-fourth Congress, First Session, September 17 and 23, 1975. U.S. Government Printing Office.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Yu '22, Ryan (2019-10-26). "The Statesman and the Scientist, All in One". The Amherst Student. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "ARNOLD COLLERY, EX-DEAN OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE". Chicago Tribune. 14 May 1989. Retrieved 2022-05-06.