James A. Robinson (University of West Florida)
James Arthur Robinson (born 1932) is an American academic who in 1974-87 served as the second president of the University of West Florida (UWF).[1]
Robinson received his doctorate in political science from Northwestern University in 1958. 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.[2] 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.[3]
Selected works
- Decision-making in Congress (1965)[4]
- State Legislative Innovation (1973)[5]
- He is also the author of a biography of President Richard Nixon.[citation needed]
References
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Preceded by | President of University of West Florida 1974 – 1987 |
Succeeded by Morris L. Marx |
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