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Robert Martin (academic administrator)

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Robert Martin
EdD
NationalityCherokee Nation, American
Occupationcollege president
Years active2007–present
SpouseLuci Tapahonso
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Kansas (2004)
Websiteiaia.edu

Robert G. Martin, EdD, is the president of the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation.[1][2]

Career

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Robert Martin is a Native American academic administrator. He served as president of Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute from 1989 to 1999. He later became president of Haskell Indian Junior College where he worked for ten years. From 2001 to 2005, Martin was president of Tohono Oʼodham Community College. He was associate head of the American Indian Studies Programs at University of Arizona. In May 2007, he was appointed president of IAIA.

References

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  1. ^ Sena, John (2007-05-18). "New president to head Institute of American Indian Arts". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 2019-08-12 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Dr. Robert Martin selected as new IAIA President". Navajo-Hopi Observer News. 2007-05-22. Retrieved 2019-08-12.