Education
Brooks graduated from the Georgia Military College at Milledgeville, Georgia in 1899.
professor dean of the School of Commerce
Brooks graduated from the Georgia Military College at Milledgeville, Georgia in 1899.
Brooks authored numerous books and papers about Georgia, with emphasis on history and commerce. Brooks was the dean of the School of Commerce at the from 1920 to 1945. Before that, he was professor of history.
The Business Administration Building was renamed “Robert Preston Brooks Hall.” In 1957, he authored the book Under Seven Flags.
At the time of his death, he was a Dean Emeritus of the.