Hugh Granville Robinson

Background

Robinson, Hugh Granville was born on August 4, 1932 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.

Education

Student, Williams College, 1949-1950; Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1954; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959; Doctor of Laws, Williams College, 1983.

Career

Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Army, 1954, advanced through grades to major general, 1983. Platoon leader, company Commander Company B, 185th Engineers Battalion, Korea, 1955. Platoon leader, operations officer 74th Engineer Company, Korea, 1955-1956.

Branch chief Engineer Supply Control Office, St. Louis, 1956-1958. Chief Catalog and Authorization division Engineer Supply Control Agency, Orleans, France, 1960-1962. Company Commander 553d Engineer Battalion, Orleans, 1962-1963.

Chief combat branch War Plans division Engineer Strategic Studies Group, Washington, 1963-1965. Army assistant to armed forces aide to President, 1965-1969. Commander 39th Engineer Battalion, Vietnam, 1969-1970.

Branch chief war plans division Office Deputy Chief Staff for Operations, Washington, 1970-1971. Assigned National War College, 1972. Commander 3rd regiment United States Corps Cadets, West Point, New York, 1973-1974, United States Army Engineer School Brigade, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 1974-1976.

District engineer United States Army Engineer District, Los Angeles, 1976-1978. Deputy director civil works office Chief of Engineers, Washington, 1978-1980. Commander Southwestern Division, United States Army Corps of Engineers, 1980-1983.

Retired, 1983; vice president Southland Corporation, Dallas, 1983-1988. President Cityplace Development Corporation. Senior vice president Grigsby Brandford Powell, Inc., 1988-1994.

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer The Tetra Group, Inc., Dallas, 1989—2002. Chairman Granville Consultant and Development Company, Inc., 2001—2003, Global Building Systems, Dallas, 2004—2005. Member Mississippi River Commission, 1980-1983, board engineers for rivers and harbors, 1980-1983, Coastal Engineering Research Board, 1980-1983.

Board directors Carmax, Inc., Guaranty Bank, Aleris International, New Market Technology. Chairman Dallas Federal Reserve Board, 1991. Advisory board TXU, 2007.

With Texas Public Broadcasting, Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation, since 1989.

Achievements

• Hugh Granville Robinson has been listed as a noteworthy Consulting management company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member national board directors Keep American Beautiful, 1981-1985. Board directors Dallas Symphony, 1981-1985, Dallas United Way, 1984-1992, Baylor University Medical Center Foundation, 1983-1991, Dallas Opera, 1983-1990, Dallas Citizens Council, 1987-1991, Greater Dallas Chamber of C., 1986-1991, Vietnam Vets Memorial Fund Texas. Chairman African American Museum, Dallas Youth Services Corporation.

Trustee Dallas Museum Fine Arts, 1988-1993. Member advisory council University Texas Engineering Federation, since 1991. Member American Society Military Engineers (past secretary Orleans chapter, regional vice president Texas, president Dallas chapter), Association United States Army, Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce, American Society of Civil Engineers.

Connections

Son of James Hill and Wilhelmina (Thomas) R. 1 stepdau., Mia; children by previous marriage— Hugh Granville, Susan K.

Father:

James Hill Robinson

Mother:

Wilhelmina (Thomas) Robinson