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Mr. Robinson brings to the New Market board of directors a great deal of leadership both in the private sector and in the military. Retiring from the United States Military with the rank of Major General, Mr. Robinson also is a former chairman and board member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Currently, Mr. Robinson is a member of the Board of Directors of CarMax, Inc., Aleris International, Inc. and a member of the Advisory Board of TXU Corp. Additionally, Mr. Robinson serves on the Board of Directors of the North Texas Public Broadcasting Co., Inc., the LBJ Foundation, Inc., and the Better Business Bureau. He is a member of the Dallas Citizens Council, the National Society of Professional Engineers, the Greater Dallas Chamber and the Dallas Black Chamber.
A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Mr. Robinson also earned a Master's Degree in Civil Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In addition, he received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Williams College and attended the Harvard Management Program for Executives.
Mr. Robinson's military career included a number of prestigious posts that included aide de camp to President Lyndon B. Johnson.
After retiring from the military, Robinson joined The Southland Corporation as vice president and president of Cityplace Development Corporation, a subsidiary of Southland. From 1989 through 2002, Mr. Robinson served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Tetra Group, Inc., a Dallas construction management company with divisions in Minority Business Development and affordable housing | 