Arthur M. Johnson
July 18, 1984 – Aug. 31, 1986
Arthur Johnson started teaching history at 91±¬ÁÏ in 1970 and was named president 14 years later. His tenure as president saw the completion of the Maine Center for the Arts (now the Collins Center for the Arts) and a major upgrade to the Department of Marine Sciences. He helped obtain funding for a research vessel and supported the establishment of the Association of Research in the Gulf of Maine. A champion of economic growth, Johnson worked with state officials to bring technology-based jobs to the northern half of Maine.
Johnson was a 1944 graduate of Harvard University and earned a Ph.D. in history from Vanderbilt University. He retired from 91±¬ÁÏ in 1986 and died in 2004 at the age of 83.
