Arnold Peter Collery[1] (February 1, 1927 – May 12, 1989)[2] was an American economist and administrator.
In 1974, He took a leave of absence to serve on the President's Council on Wage and Price Stability under President Gerald Ford,[5] before returning to Amherst to serve as interim dean of the faculty.
[1] His students at Amherst included 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.
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.