Charles A. Scontras (November 25, 1929 – March 7, 2021) was a Maine labor historian, educator and author.
His mother worked in the textile mills of nearby Biddeford and his father was a shoe repairman.
Scontras taught at the University of Maine for 36 years, holding positions in the Modern Society, History, and Political Science Departments, and in the Honors Program.
[3] He retired in 1997, but continued to serve as a research associate at the University of Maine Bureau of Labor Education.
He worked closely with Judy Taylor, the artist selected for project, to identify the scenes that were captured on the eleven panel mural.