Newswise — Bethesda, MD – Charles S. Robb, former U.S. Senator and Marine Corps veteran, has been appointed by the Secretary of Defense to serve as a member of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) Board of Regents. USU is the nation’s only federal health sciences university, located in Bethesda, Maryland, adjacent to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Robb, who also served as the Governor of Virginia from 1982-1986, is a distinguished professor of Law and Public Policy at George Mason University.
Robb earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1961. A U.S. Marine from 1961-1970, he served two tours of duty in Vietnam, where he commanded a rifle company in combat and was awarded the Bronze Star. In 1973, he earned a law degree from the University of Virginia Law School, and clerked in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, later entering private practice. He was elected Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in 1978, serving four years until his election as Governor in 1982. After a term in office, he once again entered private practice, only to be elected to the United States Senate in 1988. He was reelected six years later, and won reelection twice.
After his service in the Senate, Robb served on the Board of Visitors at the U.S. Naval Academy, and began teaching at George Mason University School of Law. President George W. Bush later appointed Robb as co-chair of the Iraq Intelligence Commission, and in 2006, he was appointed to serve on the U.S. President's Intelligence Advisory Board. Robb has served on the Board of Trustees of the MITRE Corporation for more than 13 years.
About USUThe Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, founded by an act of Congress in 1972, is the nation’s federal health sciences university and the academic heart of the Military Health System. USU students are primarily active duty uniformed officers in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Public Health Service who have received specialized education in tropical and infectious diseases, TBI and PTSD, disaster response and humanitarian assistance, global health, and acute trauma care. A large percentage of the university’s more than 5,200 physician and 1,000 advanced practice nursing alumni are supporting operations around the world, offering their leadership and expertise. USU also has graduate programs in biomedical sciences, public health, clinical psychology, and oral biology, committed to excellence in research and clinical care. The University's research program covers a wide range of clinical and other areas important to both the military and public health. For more information about USU and its programs, visit www.usuhs.edu.
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