Arthur LeRoy Greason, Jr. (born September 13, 1922[1] - August 28, 2011)[2] was the twelfth president of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, serving from 1981 to 1990.
Additionally, the college constructed the Farley Field House, the Bowdoin College Swimming Pool, and the Campus Mall, which transformed the cross-campus access road into a pedestrian-friendly mall with an open-air stage, in response to concerns about through-traffic and parking hazards along that route.
After retiring from Bowdoin's presidency in 1990, the college "awarded him a Doctor of Humane Letters.
"[5] Following Greason's death at age 88, Bowdoin College President Barry Mills remembered him as follows on Bowdoin's website: “During his 10-year presidency, he expanded and strengthened academic offerings, increased the size and diversity of the faculty, and established strong ties between the college, alumni and the community... His greatest gift was his ability to find common ground among disparate people and to inspire them to work together.
The pool has hosted NESCAC and NCAA Championship events, and Olympic swimmers have trained along its sixteen 25-yard deep-water lanes.