| 词条 | L. W. Robert Jr. |
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| name = L. W. "Chip" Robert Jr. | image = LW Chip Robert 1904.jpg | alt = | caption = | birth_date = 1889 | birth_place = | death_date = {{death year and age|1976|1889}} | death_place = | nationality = | known_for = Assistant Treasurer of the United States Secretary of the Democratic National Committee Regent on the Georgia Board of Regents | alma_mater = Georgia Institute of Technology | employer = Robert and Company | occupation = }} Lawrence Wood "Chip" Robert Jr. (1889–1976) was a 1908 graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology and founder of noted Atlanta engineering and architectural firm, Robert and Company. Early life and educationWhile at Georgia Tech, Robert was the captain of the cross country team in 1906 and the Georgia Tech football and baseball teams in 1908, and earned the maximum of 12 varsity letters. Robert attended Georgia Tech from the fall of 1903 until the summer of 1909, graduating with a degree in civil engineering 1908 and one in experimental engineering in 1909.[1][2] CareerHe founded Robert and Company, an architectural firm, in 1917.[3] Robert was the president of the Atlanta Crackers, Atlanta's minor league baseball team.[4] Robert was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Treasury from 1933 to 1936 and was in charge of the Works Progress Administration; he was then appointed secretary of the Democratic National Committee in 1936, and was the executive officer of the Conference of Southeastern Governors in November 1937.[5][5][6] Robert was appointed to the Georgia Board of Regents in 1937.[7] He was a member during the Cocking affair and voted with the governor to remove Walter Cocking.[8][9] Memberships and legacyRobert was the first-ever recipient of Georgia Tech's Alumni Distinguished Service Award in 1934. He is the namesake for the "Alumni House", the building in which the Georgia Tech Alumni Association has been located since 1979.[10][11] A scholarship fund was named in his honor in 1971 and designated for the National Merit Scholarship Program in 1979.[12] He was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1989.[13] His daughter, Louisa Robert, was a member of the 1932 United States Olympic team.[4][14] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.robertandcompany.com/History.html|title=History of Robert and Company|publisher=Robert and Company|accessdate=2011-11-06}} {{Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets quarterback navbox}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Robert, L. W.}}2. ^{{cite news|url=https://smartech.gatech.edu/handle/1853/28721|title=Chip Robert, Rhodes Honored|work=The Technique|date=1943-02-26|page=3}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.robertandcompany.com/Architecture.html|title=Robert and Company|publisher=Robert and Company|accessdate=2011-11-06}} 4. ^1 {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UvvB7M7Hzr0C&pg=PA67&dq=l.w.+%22chip%22+robert&hl=en&ei=0P-2TrPRI-6AsgKJydTwAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=l.w.%20%22chip%22%20robert&f=false|title=Their day in the sun: women of the 1932 Olympics|first=Doris Hinson|last=Pieroth|page=67|year=1996|accessdate=2011-11-06}} 5. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Aj-8jtWOPygC&pg=PA356&dq=l.w.+%22chip%22+robert&hl=en&ei=0P-2TrPRI-6AsgKJydTwAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=l.w.%20%22chip%22%20robert&f=false|title=Crusading for Chemistry: The Professional Career of Charles Holmes Herty|first=Germaine M|last=Reed|year=2010|accessdate=2011-11-06}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/images/detail/regional-directors-and-washington-administrative-staff--public-works-art-project-3280|title=Regional Directors and Washington Administrative Staff Public Works Art Project, 1934|publisher=Archives of American Art|accessdate=2011-11-06}} 7. ^{{cite news|url=http://smartech.gatech.edu/handle/1853/29300|title="Chip" Robert Appointed To Board of Regents|work=The Technique|date=1937-04-02|accessdate=2011-11-06}} 8. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OtFOCjyBu8IC&pg=PA71&dq=l.w.+%22chip%22+robert&hl=en&ei=0P-2TrPRI-6AsgKJydTwAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CFcQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=l.w.%20%22chip%22%20robert&f=false|title=No place to hide: the South and human rights|first=Ralph|last=McGill|year=1984|accessdate=2011-11-06}} 9. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3IjWAAAAMAAJ&q=l.w.+%22chip%22+robert&dq=l.w.+%22chip%22+robert&hl=en&ei=hwO3TrTkEqP5sQLl5ZHKAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAjgK|title="Chip" Robert Involved|volume=27|year=1941|work=Bulletin of the American Association of University Professors|publisher=American Association of University Professors|accessdate=2011-11-06}} 10. ^1 {{ cite book | last = Brittain | first = Marion L. | authorlink = Marion L. Brittain | title = The Story of Georgia Tech | publisher = University of North Carolina Press | year = 1948 | location = Chapel Hill, NC | url=https://archive.org/stream/storyofgeorgiate008533mbp/storyofgeorgiate008533mbp_djvu.txt }} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.library.gatech.edu/archives/finding-aids/view?docId=ead/MS059-ead/MS059-ead.xml;query=;brand=default|title=L. W. "Chip" Robert, Jr. Alumni/Faculty House Dedication Records|work=Georgia Tech Archives & Records Management|publisher=Georgia Tech Library|accessdate=2011-11-06}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.finaid.gatech.edu/scholarships/nmna.php|title=National Merit and National Achievement Scholarships|publisher=Georgia Tech Financial Aid|accessdate=2011-11-06}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.georgiahistory.com/fcalendar/2009/02/18|title=Today in Georgia History: February 18|publisher=Georgia Historical Society|accessdate=2011-11-06}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.usaswimming.org/_Rainbow/Documents/625ee0ec-93eb-457e-889e-ed9466d39fcd/OLY%20Roster_1932.pdf|title=1932 U.S. Olympic Team|publisher=USA Swimming|accessdate=2011-11-06}} 4 : Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football players|1889 births|1976 deaths|American football quarterbacks |
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