James Arthur

Career

Robinson received his doctorate in political science from Northwestern University in 1958. In 1979, as president, Robinson restructured the university’s colleges to traditional arts and sciences, business and education, and switched the university to a semester basis in 1981.

Achievements

• After a stint at Ohio State University, he subsequently became a professor at UWF, where as president, he established the Marion Viccars Award, which recognizes superior performance and accomplishments of faculty and administrators at UWF.

Works

• book

  • State legislative innovation : case studies of Washington, Ohio, Florida, Illinois, Wisconsin, and California.