Oral history with Mr. Delmar P. Robinson

              Oral history with Mr. Delmar P. Robinson
F341.5 . M57 vol. 746, pt. 2
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Biography
Mr. Delmar Robinson was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, July 11, 1937. He attended Biloxi Colored School, starting in 1942 until he transferred to M. F. Nichols School from which he was graduated. Escaping the oppressive segregation of the Deep South, Mr. Robinson migrated to California and joined the military in 1953. After four years of service as an Accounting and Finance Specialist in the United States Air Force and thirty- three years of service with the National Park Service, Mr. Robinson retired and currently provides consulting services for school districts and city governments. As a consultant, Mr. Robinson offers an educated view on issues including strategic planning, long- range planning, zoning, and economic development. Additionally, he works with Habitat for Humanity as an advisor on selecting home sites. In this position, Mr. Robinson is involved in screening applicants, final interviews, and final construction.
From 1960 to 1962, Mr. Robinson attended City College at San Francisco studying accounting. From 1967 to 1969, he attended the U. S. Department of Agriculture Graduate School studying public administration, and in 1989 attended the North Carolina Economic Development Institute.
During his working life, Mr. Robinson has been Center Director of the Oconaluftee Job Corps CCC, National Park Service, a program specialist at the National Park Service, an administrative officer, an accounting technician, and a bank teller at the Bank of America. He has participated in many and varied associations, including Cherokee Lions Club; Administrative Board Chair of Cherokee United Methodist Church; Cherokee Kiwanis Club; former member of the Board of Directors of the Swain County North Carolina Symphony; North Carolina Transportation Efficiency Council; representative for Swain County Governor's Commission on North Carolina 2000; Western North Carolina Chairperson from State of California, Assembly for Involvement in Senior Citizens Housing; Quality Increase / National Park Service. His awards include Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonel; Who's Who in North Carolina; Outstanding American in the South; Special Achievement Award / National Park Service; Citizen of the Year, Swain County; Honorary Member, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Citizen of the Year, State of North Carolina; and Department of Interior Superior Service Award. mus- coh. robinsonde. doc Page 1 of 13