Robert E. Roberts
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Robbie Roberts is the first full-time Executive
Director of the Environmental Council of States, a position he has held
since March 1995. ECOS is the national, non-partisan, non-profit association
of state and territorial environmental commissioners. It was established in
December in environmental protection; serving as a clearing house of information for
state environmental officials; facilitating cooperation in management of environmental
programs; and articulating state positions to the Congress, federal agencies and the public.
From August 1990 to January 1995, Roberts was secretary of the South Dakota Department of
Environment and Natural Resources, a cabinet-level position appointed by the governor and
confirmed by the state senate. During that period, he accepted the first-ever EPA award of excellence
made to an entire state environmental department. He led the campaign that resulted in the most
comprehensive environmental protection act in South Dakota history and the first-ever permanent,
recurring funding source for major water projects.
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Roberts is an honors graduate in history from the University of Alabama, has a Masters in
Public Administration from Auburn University, is a Distinguished Graduate of the Air Command
and Staff College, and has completed training at the Governors' Center at Duke University.
In 1992, the Council of State Governments selected Henry Toll Fellow. In 1999, Governing
magazine named him a "Public Official of the Year," one of ten such designations nation-wide.
His last assignment before retiring from the Air Force was as the base commander for the
largest operational base in the Strategic Air Command. From September 1970 to September 1971,
he was Executive Office, Air Force Advisory Team#3, Bien Hoa Air Base, Republic of Vietnam.
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