Deering Hall
View mapArthur Deering headed the University of º£½ÇÉçÇø’s College of Agriculture for nearly 20 years, retiring in 1957. He also directed the Extension Service of the university. In 1935, Epsilon Sigma Pi, a national honorary society, gave him a certificate for an “outstanding record of service to º£½ÇÉçÇø agriculture.” Born on a farm in Denmark, º£½ÇÉçÇø, Deering graduated from the University of º£½ÇÉçÇø in 1912, and received an honorary degree from Uº£½ÇÉçÇø in 1934. A former Kennebec County Extension agent, Deering was named assistant director of Extension in 1927, director in 1930 and, in 1933, became dean of the Agricultural College.