Embry-Riddle Trustee S. Harry Robertson to Speak at Commencement
 Prescott, Ariz., Dec. 5, 2002 -- S. Harry Robertson, president and CEO of Robertson Research Group Inc., will be the featured speaker at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's fall graduation ceremony for 138 students on Saturday, Dec. 14, at 10 a.m. in the Student Activity Center.
Robertson Research Group, located in Tempe, Ariz., conducts research, design, development, qualification, and production of a wide range of crashworthy auxiliary fuel systems, primarily for military aircraft. In addition, he is intimately involved in the research and investigation of aviation accidents and their causes.
Robertson graduated with a B.S. from Arizona State University in 1956 with a specialization in business administration and mechanical technology. In 1972, Embry-Riddle awarded him an honorary doctorate in aviation technology. A military pilot in the U.S. Air Force, Arizona National Guard, and Arizona Army National Guard from 1956-1974, Robertson today maintains an active commercial pilot rating for single- and multi-engine aircraft, as well as helicopters, gliders, and balloons.
He was elected to Embry-Riddle's board of trustees in 1991. Robertson serves as a member of the flight education and safety committee and the Prescott land-use committee.
Embry-Riddle's Prescott campus has two buildings named in honor of Robertson's contributions to the university and to the aviation safety industry. The Robertson Aviation Safety Center houses the M.S. in safety science degree program as well as classrooms and faculty offices. The new David L. and S. Harry Robertson Flight Simulation Center is named in honor of both Robertson and his son, David.
Robertson's numerous awards and honors include induction into the Aviation Hall of Fame of the State of Arizona and the OX5 Aviation Pioneers; the A. Howard Hasbrook Award of the Aerospace Medical Association; the Gen. Spruance Safety Education Award; the Jerome Lederer International Award for Accident Investigation; the Renner Express Chief Stewards/Safety Award; a Certificate of Commendation for Research in Accident Prevention; and the Admiral Luis de Florez International Flying Safety Award.
Robertson has written more than 70 technical and scientific papers and is co-author of the Crash Survival Design Guide, a document used by the U.S. military.
Embry-Riddle, the world's largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, meets the needs of students and industry through its educational, training, research, and consulting activities. Embry-Riddle educates 24,000 students annually through the master's level at residential campuses in Prescott, Ariz., and Daytona Beach, Fla., at more than 150 teaching centers in the United States and Europe, and through distance learning. The Prescott campus has a student population of more than 1,500.
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