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Greene, Robert B. Endowed Fund in Electrical Engineering
The Robert B. Greene Endowed Fund in Electrical Engineering was established in 1996 by Mr. Robert B. Greene for the benefit of The University of Akron College of Engineering. Mr. Greene graduated in the top 10 percent of his class from The University of Akron in 1938 with a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering. After graduation, Mr. Greene was hired in at Ohio Edison, where he stayed for four years until his engineering career took him to work for the federal government. He joined the Department of the Navy as an electrical engineer at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Fla. Mr. Greene enjoyed a long and fulfilling career there and retired in 1973 after 31 years of federal service.