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	BookPage Interview May 2001: Sharon Robinson
		It should be no surprise that Sharon Robinson, daughter of legendary baseball hero and American icon Jackie Robinson, chooses that special number to celebrate the values her father exemplified in his daily life in her new book, Jackie's Nine.
		Robinson attributes her father's success to these nine values and believes that by sharing these fundamental ideals with the young people of the world, she can help them overcome obstacles.
		Robinson, director of educational programming for Major League Baseball, has spent the last four years creating and managing MLB's national character education initiative, Breaking Barriers: In Sports, In Life, a program designed to empower students with strategies to help them deal with the challenges they face, day in and day out.
	www.bookpage.com /0105bp/sharon_robinson.html (680 words)

	Jay K. Hoffman & Associates: Sharon Robinson, Cello (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Robinson divides her time between teaching, performing with her husband, violinist and conductor Jaime Laredo, and touring with the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio.
		To celebrate the Duo's 30th, Jaime Laredo and Sharon Robinson commissioned a new work from composer Andy Stein as well as a new double concerto from Richard Danielpour, both to be premiered this season.
		Robinson gave her first concert when she was seven and has since received numerous honors and awards: the Avery Fisher Recital Award, the Pro Musicis Sponsorship Award, the Leventritt Foundation Award and the Gregor Piatigorsky Memorial Award.
	www.jaykhoffman.com /bios/robinson.htm (919 words)

	AACTE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Robinson was selected as AACTEâs top executive in 2005 and assumed leadership of the association in April of that year.
		A lifelong civil rights activist, Robinson has waged a personal crusade to realize the nationâs moral and professional responsibility to educate and maximize the potential of minority and disabled students.
		Robinson received bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Kentucky, where she also earned her doctorate in educational administration and supervision.
	www.aacte.org /About_Us/sharon_robinson.aspx (343 words)

	Education Hall of Fame - Sharon Porter Robinson
		Sharon Porter Robinson, as we reported, is President and CEO of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE).
		Robinson has served in a variety of leadership positions in education including assistant secretary of education at the U.S. Department of Education.
		A native of Louisville, Robinson earned a doctorate in educational administration and supervision (1979), a master's degree in curriculum and instruction (1976), and bachelor's degrees in education, English, and psychology (1966), all from the College of Education at the University of Kentucky.
	www.uky.edu /Education/hofamers/Robinson.html (356 words)

	Sharon Robinson
		"Slinky (thanks to collaborator Sharon Robinson's extraordinary one-woman band) and Cool in the Miles Davis sense of the word, this was an album of fabulous melody and moving verse.
		Cohen's music retains a trademark sensitivity and is given some hope amid the darkness by the gently soulful backing vocals of Sharon Robinson, who also plays most of the instruments and does the computer programming that gives many tracks a haunting, ambient feel.
		Her previous album, ``Car Wheels on a Gravel Road,'' was her breakthrough effort, but this one is a new high-water mark for an uncompromising artist with a true vision.
	www.sharonrobinson.net /html/press.html (1055 words)

	cbs2.com - Dodgers Honor Jackie Robinson Day
		Robinson's daughter Sharon and Don Newcombe, a teammate of Robinson's with the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1949-51 and 1954-56 will participate in the ceremony.
		Robinson helped lead the Dodgers to six National League championships during his ten seasons with the team, and their only World Series in 1955, in Brooklyn.
		Robinson died at the age of 53, of a heart attack in 1972.
	cbs2.com /dodgers/local_story_105112923.html (599 words)

	Sharon Robinson To Deliver Dowling College Commencement Address
		Sharon Robinson, author, baseball executive, and daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, will address an estimated 1,000 graduates and their families at Dowling College's 42nd Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 23 at the Nassau Veteran's Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, NY.
		Robinson is Vice President of Educational Programming for Major League Baseball and the author of several books, the most recent of which is "Promises To Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America", a photographic children's biography about her father, the first African-American to play major league baseball.
		Robinson received her Bachelor's degree from Howard University in 1973 and her Master's degree from Columbia University in 1976.
	www.dowling.edu /news/news.php?eventid=36 (357 words)

	Jackie Robinson Day \| National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Fueled by Robinson's spark and versatility (he played regularly at four defensive positions in his career: first base, second, third, and left field), the Dodgers won six pennants in his ten-year big league career.
		Sharon Robinson believes her father would be proud of the achievements in baseball by African Americans, but that he would push for more progress.
		In his retirement from baseball, Robinson was in the forefront as a leader in the civil rights movement.
	www.baseballhalloffame.org /history/2005/050415.htm (1012 words)

	Branch Rickey III, Sharon Robinson to Speak... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Sharon Robinson, writer, Major League Baseball educational consultant, and daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, and Branch B. Rickey III, (OWU Class of 1967) president of the Pacific Coast League and grandson of Wesley Branch Rickey, (OWU Class of 1904) will address OWU's Class of 2004 at Commencement on Sunday, May 9.
		Best known for his signing of Jackie Robinson to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, thus integrating the long racially segregated game, the elder Rickey was recently honored by ESPN as the most influential sports figure of the 20th century.
		Captivating readers with her memoir "Stealing Home," Sharon Robinson wrote about what it was like growing up in the public eye, and her book "Jackie's Nine," described the nine hard-won values that helped her father achieve his goals throughout his life.
	releases.usnewswire.com /GetRelease.asp?id=29680 (773 words)

	EURweb.com - AUDREYâS SOCIETY WHIRL: Sharon Robinson Pens Book About Famous Father Jackie Robinson
		Sharon was joined by her beautiful mother Rachel Robinson, her brother David Robinson who traveled from Tanzania, East Africa, her only child, son Jesse, and other family members, friends and colleagues at the intimate book party.
		Sharon credits her mother in making the book happen because Rachel allowed her daughter to raid the precious family archives and select never before seen photos and family letters never before published.
		Sharon, who writes lovingly about her parentâs passionate relationship, shares some private thoughts Jackie shared with his wife.
	www.eurweb.com /story/eur13574.cfm (1236 words)

	The Official Site of Jackie Robinson
		Robinson?s memory was honored with various activities and tributes at all Major League Baseball fields across the United States.
		The plaque that Robinson?s legacy will not be forgotten at the Coliseum and serves as an educational tool for all who visit the Coliseum?s nostalgic corridors.
		Also, during a game in Cincinnati where Robinson was being threatened and heckled by fans, Reese walked from his shortstop position to Robinson at second base and put his arm around his teammate.
	www.jackierobinson.com /viewheadline.php?id=3115 (899 words)

	USATODAY.com - Baseball to start Jackie Robinson Day celebrations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Rachel Robinson, 81, has kept her husband's legacy alive through the Jackie Robinson Foundation, the organization she founded in 1973, the year after the baseball legend and racial trailblazer died at 53 of complications from diabetes.
		The last time Jackie Robinson was honored by baseball was in 1997 on the 50th anniversary of his major league debut.
		Robinson's No. 42 was retired throughout baseball except for players already wearing the number.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/2004-04-13-jackie-robinson-day_x.htm (551 words)

	UOW Biological Sciences Staff Sharon Robinson
		Robinson, S.A., Turnbull, J.D. Lovelock, C.E. Impact of changes in natural UV radiation on pigment composition, surface reflectance and photosynthetic function of the Antarctic moss, Grimmia antarctici.
		Robinson, S.A., Wasley, J. and Tobin, A.K. Living on the edge-plants and global change in continental and maritime Antarctica.
		Robinson, S.A., Slade, A.P., Fox, G.G., Phillips, R., Ratcliffe, R.G. and Stewart, G.R. The role of glutamate dehydrogenase in plant nitrogen metabolism.
	www.uow.edu.au /science/biol/staff/sharonr/sharon.html (425 words)

	Michal Schmidt: Sharon Robinson
		Winner of the Avery Fisher Recital Award, the Piatigorsky Memorial Award and a Grammy nominee, Sharon Robinson is recognized as one of America's foremost champions of the cello.
		Whether as a recitalist, soloist with orchestra, or member of the renowned Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, critics and audiences alike delight in her sophisticated blend of intellect and vibrant emotion.
		Robinson has appeared on the Tonight Show, Today Show, A&E's Breakfast with the Arts, the Charlie Rose Show, and in a profile on CBS Sunday Morning.
	www.schmidtart.com /artist.aspx?id_num=89 (203 words)

	Sharon Robinson
		Sharon Robinson gave her first concert when she was seven and has since received numerous honors and awards.
		A co-founder of the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, Sharon Robinson has collaborated with Rudolf Serkin and Alexander Schneider at the Marlboro Music Festival, Leon Fleisher, Rudolf Firkusny, Yo-Yo Ma, Eugene Istomin, Itzhak Perlman, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Mstislav Rostropovich, Isaac Stern, Pinchas Zukerman, and the Emerson, Guarneri, Miami, Juilliard, Orion and Tokyo Quartets.
		Robinson has recorded numerous chamber and concerto works on labels that include Chandos and Sony labels.
	newsinfo.iu.edu /sb/page/normal/1181.html (300 words)

	Saint Louis Symphony
		Robinson and Laredo played the premiere in April 2002 with Conductor Michael Stern and the Iris Orchestra, who also appear on the recording.
		Laredo and Robinson played the world premiere in 1998 with the Indianapolis Symphony conducted by Raymond Leppard; subsequent performances have been with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra with Hugh Wolff and with Michael Stern conducting the Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra in Germany.
		Sharon Robinson played with the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio and the SLSO in October 1994.
	www.slso.org /0304notes/2-13-04.htm (2779 words)

	Sharon Robinson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sharon Robinson is an American songwriter, record producer, and vocalist.
		She is best known as a frequent writing collaborator with Leonard Cohen, although she has written songs for a number of other artists as well, including Aaron Neville, Diana Ross, Don Henley, Randy Crawford and others.
		In 2004, Sharon Robinson gave a full-length interview discussing her life, career and work with Leonard Cohen (available on her site).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sharon_Robinson (254 words)

	ESPN.com - MLB - Robinson's daughter: Don't retire Clemente's number (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		But Sharon Robinson said that honor should remain for her father only.
		Sharon Robinson said she is close to the Clemente family and acknowledged that the Hall of Famer is an inspiration to Hispanic athletes.
		Baseball retired Jackie Robinson's number in 1997, the 50th anniversary of his debut as the first fl player in the major leagues.
	sports.espn.go.com /mlb/news/story?id=2304057 (509 words)

	The My Hero Project - Jackie Robinson
		Jackie Robinson was born in the United States.
		Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia, in 1919 to a family of sharecroppers.
		Jackie Robinson was not the first player to play in the major league, that was Larry Doby, but Robinson was the first to do it successfully.
	www.myhero.com /hero.asp?hero=j_robinson (1106 words)

	A Thousand Kisses Deep: Sharon Robinson / Exchanging the letters with Leonard Cohen
		But we know little about Sharon Robinson, except what is revealed in these collaborative songs.
		The mysterious Sharon Robinson is also here again with him, but this time only partially – just three tracks.
		It can seem that Leonard, after his days with Sharon Robinson, is moving out to a new period in his late career.
	www.leonardcohencroatia.com /sharonrobinson2004.php (4311 words)

	Health Harmony Assistance: 2006 Project Fundraising for Sharon L. Robinson
		She has been writing poetry, plays, essays and fiction since the early 1970’s, often to heal the inner landscape of her life, overcoming many challenging psychological circumstances related to family, trauma, and society.
		n the early 1970’s, Sharon wrote for Sister!, a Los Angeles feminist newspaper and pioneered the anthology, Shadow on a Tightrope (writings by women on fat oppression) published by Aunt Lute Press.
		Sharon’s essays and poetry in this book are under the name Sharon Bas Hannah.
	www.healthharmonyvistas.com /sharonrobinson.htm (640 words)

	Robinson selected as AACTE President and CEO
		Robinson will be the first African American woman to serve as the association’s chief executive officer.
		In 2002 Sharon Robinson was named executive vice president of ETS and president of the ETS Educational Policy Leadership Institute, a position she would hold for the following two years.
		In 1991, Robinson was inducted into the University of Kentucky College of Education’s Hall of Fame.
	www.uky.edu /Education/news/05/AACTE.html (463 words)

	JAG - Board - Sharon Robinson
		As president of ETS’s Educational Policy Leadership Institute, Sharon Robinson heads the public policy arm of the organization.
		In this role, she serves as the primary voice for ETS in the national dialogue surrounding education and education reform.
		A lifelong civil rights activist, Robinson has waged a personal crusade to convince educators of the economic necessity and ethical responsibility to develop strategies for educating and maximizing the potential of minority and disabled students in rural and inner city districts.
	www.jag.org /sharonrobinson.htm (177 words)

	AACTE Board of Directors Selects Sharon P. Robinson as Chief Executive... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Sharon P. Robinson, a former senior executive of the Educational Testing Service and former assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Education, has been selected by the board of directors of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) as the association's president and chief executive officer.
		Robinson's appointment ends a seven-month national search that began last July when David G. Imig announced plans to retire after serving as chief executive for 25 years.
		Robinson began her career as a teacher in Lexington, Ky. She worked as director of the National Center for Innovation at the National Education Association in the early 1990s.
	releases.usnewswire.com /GetRelease.asp?id=42169 (611 words)

	Time for Kids \| Specials \| BIOGRAPHIES
		TFK editor Jeremy Caplan talked with Sharon Robinson about the difference her famous father made in so many people's lives.
		Sharon is also the author of a book about her father called Jackie's Nine.
		The Negro Leagues gave fl players the chance to improve their skills and play at a high level and be paid for it.
	www.timeforkids.com /TFK/specials/articles/0,6709,735123,00.html (838 words)

	Sharon Robinson - 2006 National Book Festival (Library of Congress) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Sharon Robinson, daughter of legendary baseball hero Jackie Robinson, is the author of several books for young readers, including Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America (2004) and her newest book, Safe at Home (Scholastic, 2006), a novel.
		As an educational consultant for Major League Baseball, she oversees school and community-based education programs such as Breaking Barriers, In Sport, In Life, a national character education program designed to empower students with strategies to help them face obstacles in their lives.
		Robinson divides her time between New York and Florida.
	www.loc.gov /bookfest/authors/robinsonSharon.html (130 words)

	ResearchChannel - National Bookfest
		Sharon Robinson, daughter of legendary baseball hero Jackie Robinson, is the author of Stealing Home (a memoir) and Jackie’s Nine: Jackie Robinson’s Values to Live By (Scholastic, 2001).
		As an educational consultant for Major League Baseball, she oversees school and community-based educational programs, including Breaking Barriers: In Sports, In Life, baseball’s core program designed to empower students with strategies to help them face obstacles in their lives.
		Others who wish to use the material contained in this program for their own purposes must make an independent legal determination whether they need to obtain their own copyright permission from the author.
	www.researchchannel.org /bookfest/author_sharonrobinson.asp (155 words)

	Famed violinist and conductor Jaime Laredo to join IU School of Music faculty
		Laredo and Robinson are members of the celebrated Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, winner of Musical America's "Ensemble of the Year" in 2002.
		Lawrence Hurst, chair of the school's String Department, said: "The appointment of Jaime Laredo and Sharon Robinson to the School of Music faculty represents an enormous addition to the prestige and luster of the already world-class faculty of the strings department.
		When the department discussed the possibility of having Jaime and Sharon to Bloomington as colleagues, the reaction was instantaneous and overwhelmingly positive.
	newsinfo.iu.edu /news/page/normal/2117.html (882 words)

	NPR : 'How Jackie Robinson Changed America' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Tavis Smiley Show, April 15, 2004 ·; NPR's Tavis Smiley talks to Sharon Robinson, daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson.
		On this day 57 years ago -- April 15, 1947 -- Robinson became the first fl player in the big leagues.
		Sharon Robinson has written a poignant memoir of her father's life titled Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=1838214 (143 words)

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