Background
Collery, Arnold was born on February 1, 1927 in Glen Cove, New York, United States. Son of James Edward and Lillian (Froehlich) Collery.
Collery, Arnold was born on February 1, 1927 in Glen Cove, New York, United States. Son of James Edward and Lillian (Froehlich) Collery.
Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, U. Buffalo, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1958; Master of Arts (honorary), Amherst College, 1964.
Member faculty, Amherst College, 1953-1977;
professor economics, Amherst College, 1964-1977;
department chairman, Amherst College, 1957-1958, 64-66, 72-73;
Clarence Francis professor social science, Amherst College, 1974-1977;
acting dean faculty, Amherst College, 1975-1976;
professor economics, Columbia University, New York City, 1977-1989;
dean Columbia College, Columbia University, New York City, 1977-1982;
department chairman economics, Columbia University, 1985-1989. Visiting professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology, summers 1965, 68-74. Member of advisory council department economics Princeton University, 1965-1977, chairman, 1972-1974.
Director Foundation for Teaching Economics, 1979-1985. Consultant to industry. President Amherst Inn Company, 1972-1974.
Assistant director for wage and price monitoring Council on Wage and Price Stability, Executive Office of President, 1974-1975. Served with Army of the United States, 1945-1947. Member American Economic Association, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Helen Odile Cassilly, February 2, 1957. Children: Peter Mitchell, Elizabeth Dorsey.