Background
Dawson, Robert Kent was born on January 22, 1946 in Scottsboro, Alabama, United States. Son of C. Paul and Lallie F. (Cook) Dawson.
administrator assistant secretary
Dawson, Robert Kent was born on January 22, 1946 in Scottsboro, Alabama, United States. Son of C. Paul and Lallie F. (Cook) Dawson.
He was educated at Tulane University, graduating with a Bachelor of Surgery in 1968. He then attended the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, receiving his Juris Doctor in 1971.
After law school, Dawson moved to Washington, District of Columbia to become a legislative assistant of Republican Jack Edwards (R–Ala 1). In 1974, he became administrator of the United States. House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
He worked there until 1981, when he became Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works).
He became Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) in 1984. In June 1985, President of the United States Ronald Reagan nominated Dawson as Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), and, after Senate Confirmation, he held this office from December 1985 to May 1987.
In 1987, Dawson became Director for Natural Resources, Science, and Technology for the Office of Management and Budget. In this capacity, he oversaw 1/4 of the United States federal budget, including the budgets of the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, and Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, Tennessee Valley Authority, the Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program, the Council on Environmental Quality, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Smithsonian Institution, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and the National Gallery of Artist
Dawson left government service in 1989 and founded a lobbying firm, Dawson & Associates.
He has also worked as a lobbyist for Cassidy & Associates.
Served to lieutenant United States Army, 1971. Member Alabama State Bar Association, Songwriter's Association of Washington.
Married Susan Bernice Lee, January 25, 1969. Children: Amy Johanna, Stephen Paul.