Arthur Leslie Trester (June 10, 1878 in Pecksburg, Indiana – September 18, 1944) was an American basketball administrator.
[1] Trester graduated from Earlham College and obtained a master's degree from Columbia University.
Under Trester's direction, the IHSAA became a model organization and the force behind “Hoosier Hysteria” in Indiana.
The Indiana High School Athletic Association was in fact one of the finest scholastic organizations in the country during the time of Trester.
Served as Commissioner of the Indiana High School Athletic Association from 1929 to 1944 and as its permanent secretary from 1913 to 1929.