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Richard A. Robinson had a variety of jobs before becoming chief of Custodial Services at CSUF.
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For Richard A. Robinson, his recent
appointment to the position of chief of
custodial services for CSUF is one
achievement in a Ions line of realized
goals.
Robinson, a man who believes in con¬
fronting situations head-on and
talcing advantage of opportunities, has
been an underwriter for an insurance
company, an air traffic controller, a
karate instructor, a defensive driving
instructor — and has spent two weeks a
year for the past five years as a drill
sergeant in Ft. Banning, Ga., and Ft.
Jackson, S.C.
These positions air in addition to the
custodial j ob he held at a state facility in
Santa Rosa. "It makes me feel good
that r can get these things done," he
says, citing psychologist. Abraham
Maslow's hierarchy of needs —empha¬
sizing self-esteem and self-respect — as
his chief motivating factors. "It's a
matter of utilizing what time I have, not
sitting around watching TV all day."
Another reason for his fervorous ap¬
proach to learning might also stem from
his earlier years, Robinson said.
"I quit school in the eighth grade," he
said of his youth in Houston. "It was the
result of a lot of different things, but
basically the situation at home wasn't
conducive to learning.
"I didn't know whert t was* going
(after quitting.) The Army did me a
favor — it got me started in a better
direction.
Robinson spent three years in the ser¬
vice after leaving school, and during
that time passed the High School Equi-
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valency Exam and got a diploma. When
the G.I. Bill came along, he decided to
go to college.
In V/, years he graduated from
Sonoma State College.
"My first experience as a custodian
was m Santa Rota while I was attending
junior college," he says. "After grad¬
uating, I worked as an underwriter for
an insurance company. Then I got a job
as a lead person (a custodial position) in
Stanislaus. From there I moved to var¬
ious jobs within the custodial area, then
became a supervisor."
Robinson's previous custodial stint
before coming to Fresno was eight years
with the University of the Pacific.
"This is a very busy campus," he says,
referring to enrollment. "A lot busier
than UOP. Right now I'm getting used
to the campus, facilities and employees.
I'm also learning the state (CSU) pro¬
cedures.There are basic similarities
(between his CSUFand UOP positions),
but there is a lot to learn when you
change from one system to another."
Robinson agrees that the importance
of custodians is often underestimated.
"They would be sorely misted if not
had," he said. "Custodians are a part of
in, class. They perform an important
task."
Robinson scoffs at Use
that only
"You get a Mff of different groups of
people a* custodians, — tome quiet
workers, tome louder ones," he says.
"Public relations — forming a rapport
with others — is a big part of the job,
not just cleaning floors." ?
Robinson said that his recent super
visorial positions sometimes left him
yearning for the days when he was one
of the ones working outside of the
office.
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order to move ahead, you've got to get
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When asked what it is that he misses
about doing manual custodial work,
Robinson smiles.
"I mitt being responsible for me," he
says. "There's more responsibility in
supervising."
Robinson it accustomed to supervis¬
ing others, though. The influence of the
Army hat stayed with him, and he
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A $342,000 project to enlarge a Bar-
ttow Avenue Parking lot will be under¬
taken during the semester break to min¬
imize inconvenience to campus corn-
Tim Johnson, coordinator of space
and facilities planning, said 400 spaces
will be added to parking lot Q, located
on the north tide of Barttow Avenue
opposite Jackson Avenue.
He' said the contractor. American
Paving Company of Fresno, it expected
to be on the site the week of Dec. 12, but
the lot will remain open to campus park¬
ing until the end of the semester.
The lot will be doted to parking for
the start of spring semester instruction
Jan. 23, but the project it tchedalcd for
completion about the first week of
March, depending on weather condi¬
tions during construction.
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