The T. Richard & Eleanora K. Robe Leadership Institute was established by the Russ College Board of Visitors and the Ohio University Board of Trustees in his honor.
SALEM, SC, November 25, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Thurlow R. Robe has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Recognized for more than six decades of valuable contributions to his field, Dr. Robe parlayed his extensive background into his role as Director of the Robe Leadership Institute and Dean Emeritus and Moss Professor of Engineering Education Emeritus of the Russ College of Engineering and Technology at Ohio University from 1996 to the end of 2004. He began his career with General Electric as an engineer in 1954, and then earned a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering with high honors from Ohio University in 1955. Dr. Robe then served on active duty as an officer and supersonic jet fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force from March 1956 to October 1959 completing his 30 years of service in the USAF Reserves in 1985 as a Major. Upon leaving active duty in 1959 Dr. Robe returned to GE until he took another leave to become an Acting Instructor and then an Instructor of Civil Engineering at his alma mater in the early 1960s. While there, he furthered his knowledge by earning a Master of Science in mechanical engineering in 1962 and then cancelled his leave from GE to continue his education at Stanford University, earning a Ph.D. in Applied Mechanics in 1966.
In 1965, Dr. Robe relocated and began a 15-year stint at the University of Kentucky, where he served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs of the College of Engineering, Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor of Engineering Mechanics as well as a one year term as Special Assistant to the President of the University of Kentucky as an ACE Fellow during 1970-71. He also spent six months in 1973 as a research fellow at the University of Edinburgh. In 1975, during this Kentucky period, he also became the president and chairman of the board of Q.E.D. Associates, a consulting firm. Upon leaving the University of Kentucky in 1980, Dr. Robe returned to Ohio University as the Dean of the Russ College of Engineering and Technology - a position he served in for 16 years. During the last few years as dean he was honored with the title Cruse W. Moss Professor of Engineering Education.
Over the years Dr. Robe also served as a NASA-ASEE Fellow at Langley Research Center, as a consultant to Liberty Mutual Insurance, Orbison Ruby & O'Connor Attorneys, IBM, the Ohio Valley Sub-section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Ohio State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors, among others. Dr. Robe also held directorships with the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, and the Ohio Aerospace Institute. He also served as a consultant to the NASA Gemini XIII Mission with T. R. Kane in 1966. Dr. Robe is affiliated with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society of Engineering Education, and the Ohio and National Societies of Professional Engineers.
During the course of his extensive career, Dr. Robe also contributed to numerous articles in professional journals and was awarded a patent for a trailer hitch. Additionally, he has held offices with ASME, Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers, Ohio Engineering Deans Council, National Society of Professional Engineers, and ABET's Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology, among others.
Dr. Robe is the recipient of various accolades, the most noteworthy being the establishment of the T. Richard & Eleanora K. Robe Leadership Institute by the Russ College Board of Visitors and the Ohio University Board of Trustees. Dr. Robe was also honored as the Ohio University Alumnus of the Year in 1996 and a member of the Academy of Distinguished Graduates of the Russ College of Engineering and Technology at Ohio University in 2001. In 1951 he received the Eagle Scout award.
In recognition of his achievements, Dr. Robe has been featured in Who's Who in American Education, Who's Who in the Midwest, and Who's Who in Science and Engineering.
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