James Dow Robins

Background

Robins, James Dow was born on October 17, 1952 in Athens, Georgia, United States. Son of Gerald Burns and Fay Ann (Kennan) Robins.

Education

Bachelor in Psychology, State University of New York, Albany, 1981; Bachelor in Comm. cum laude, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1981; Master of Arts in Secondary Education, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1982; American Bar Association, certified legal assistant, Southwestern Paralegal Institute, 1984; Master of Science in Guidance and Counseling, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1993.

Career

Program director, University City, Inc., Athens, 1971-1973; station manager, Bethany Broadcasting, Houston, 1973-1976; program coordinator for radio and television,, Texas Agricultural and Industrial U., Kingsville, 1977-1982; director public relations, Kleberg Memorial Hospital, Kingsville, 1983-1984; legal assistant, consultant, Kleberg, Dyer, Redford & Weil, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1984-1986; teacher English literature, Brownsville (Texas) Indiana School District, 1986-1990; director testing and assessment, director suicide intervention, Kingsville Indiana School District, Kingsville, since 1993; counselor, Kingsville Indiana School District, since 1993. Consultant Conner Museum, Kingsville, 1981-1982.

Achievements

• James Dow Robins has been listed as a noteworthy Counselor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member ACA (professional), Texas Counseling Association, Mensa, The Blues Foundation (international voting member), State Bar of Texas (legal assistant division 1985), American Counseling Association, Texas Counselors Association, Texas School Counselors Association, Texas Association for Humanistic Edition and Development, Texas Association for Multi-Cultural Counseling and Development, American Association Assessment in Counseling, World Wildlife Federation, Gulf Coast Counseling Association, Gulf Coast Association for Counseling and Development, The Blues Foundation, Phi Delta Kappa, Alpha Chi.

Interests

• Avocations: writing, guitar, computers.

Connections

Married Sharon Eileen Parker, April 12, 1974 (divorced 1976).

Father:

Gerald Burns Robins

Mother:

Fay Ann (Kennan) Robins

Spouse:

Sharon Eileen Parker