Lt. F. Willard Robinson

Following his military service as a Naval Aviator in World War II, Lt. Robinson returned to the University of Southern California to earn his doctoral degree in Educational Administration and Philosophy. For three decades, Dr. Robinson worked in public education as a teacher and as a secondary-school administrator, culminating in his seventeen-year tenure as Principal of Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California.

Dr. Robinson is the author of the provocative book, Beverly Hills Principal, published in 1999. He and his editor have produced three editions of Navy Wings of Gold (2001 through 2009), detailing World War II largely-untold naval pilot stories, including his own and that of former President George H.W. Bush.

Dr. and Mrs. Robinson now reside in Boise, Idaho where, in 2011, they celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary. Both remain active in church and civic affairs.