78, of Desoto, TX. USACE HQ, Engineer Battalion, Los Angeles District. He died March 1, 2010 from congestive heart failure at his home. A 1954 graduate of West Point served in Korea and Vietnam. He obtained a master’s degree in civil engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was appointed in 1965 as military aide to President Lyndon B. Johnson. In 1978, he was promoted to brigadier general and became the Corps of Engineers’ first African American general officer and earned a Bronze Star. He served as deputy director of Civil Works and in 1980 assumed command of the Southwestern Division, a position he held until his retirement in 1983 as a major general. Robinson left the White House determined to “catch up” with his contemporaries, some of whom had already been to Vietnam twice. He did go to Vietnam and served as a deputy group commander and commander of the 39th Engineer Battalion. Robinson’s distinguished career didn’t stop with the U.S. Army. He became VP of Southland Corporation. He also served seven years as vice chairman and then chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. He has served as chairman and CEO of a Dallas construction management. Additionally, he served on the board of directors of the LBJ Foundation, Inc., and the Better Business Bureau, as well as been a member of the Dallas Citizens' Council, the National Society of Professional Engineers, the Greater Dallas Chamber, and the Dallas Black Chamber.

Christina Chu graduated with honor from Cornell University in May, 2007. She is planning to continue her study in Cornell for a Master Degree in Civil Engineering in the coming Fall.