Background
Robert E. Kennedy was born in Portland, Oregon but lived most of his childhood in San Diego, California, graduating from Herbert Hoover High School in 1933.
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Education
In journalism from Stanford University in 1950, and his Doctor of Philosophy in education administration from Claremont Graduate School in 1966.
Career
He received his Bachelor of Arts from San Diego State University in 1938 with a Bachelor of Arts in English with minors in history and economics. While at San Diego State he served as the senior class president, the president of Tau Delta Phi fraternity, and the editor of Delegate Sudoeste, the college yearbook. He obtained his Master of Arts Kennedy joined the Cal Poly faculty in 1940 as a journalism instructor.
He served as advisor to student publications, and during World World War II, with the arrival of United States. Naval training programs on the Cal Poly campus, instructed cadets in communications.
In 1946, Kennedy became head of the Journalism Department, to which title he added public relations director in 1949. Following the retirement of President McPhee, Kennedy was appointed president in 1968 with Governor of California Ronald Reagan present at his inauguration.
In 1972, under President Kennedy"s leadership, California Polytechnic State College was officially designated California Polytechnic State University. During his long tenure as faculty and administrator at Cal Poly, Robert Kennedy represented the college on numerous state and national education councils, including the Chancellor"s Council of Presidents and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU).
On January 5, 1981, the CSUC Trustees voted to name the Kennedy Library in honor of his long and dedicated service to Cal Polytechnic
Kennedy died in San Luis Obispo, California, on December 25, 2010.
Achievements
Membership
Foreign the AASCU he served as a member of the board of directors, a representative to the Education Commission of the States and a member of AASCU committees on agriculture, public relations, and state relations.
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December 25, 2010 (aged 95)