Background
Robinson, Allyn Preston was born on March 24, 1909 in Center Moriches, New York, United States. Son of Allyn Preston and and Madeline Joy (Penny) Robinson.
lecturer emeritus college president
Robinson, Allyn Preston was born on March 24, 1909 in Center Moriches, New York, United States. Son of Allyn Preston and and Madeline Joy (Penny) Robinson.
Bachelor, Columbia University, 1931; Master in Divinity, Union Theological Seminary, 1933; HHD, Wilberforce U., 1956; Doctor of Humane Letters, Dowling College, 1977; Doctor of Letters, Adelphi U., 1977.
Minister, Puritan Congressional Church, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1933-1938; minister, United Church, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1938-1946; instructor English, North Carolina State College, 1944-1946; director, North Carolina region National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1946-1949; director Greater New York area, North Carolina region National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1956-1965; director commission on religious organization, North Carolina region National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1949-1956; dean, Adelphi Suffolk College, Oakdale, New York, 1965-1968; president, Dowling College, Oakdale, New York, 1968-1977; president emeritus, Dowling College, Oakdale, New York, since 1977. Consultant police training programs, labor management.
(spiritual inspiration)
Chairman Islip Housing Authority, 1971-1977. Executive council Boy Scouts American,1965-1977. Secretary Long Island Regional Advisory Council on Higher Education.
Trustee national board National Conference of Christians and Jews. Board directors WAKE, American Civil Liberties Union, Lisle Fellowship.
Married Elizabeth Schenck, September 15, 1934. Children: Sarah Elizabeth Robinson Munson, Allyn Preston.