Robert T. Golembiewski ’54

Bob died Jan. 1, 2016, in Athens, Ga.

Born in Trenton, N.J., he graduated from Trenton Catholic High School. Bob majored in the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton and held a research assistantship on campus. A member of Terrace Club, he was active in many campus organizations, including Tiger football. Bob was given the nickname “Earthquake” before an injury sidelined him.

After graduation, he earned a doctorate in political science from Yale. Bob served in positions including professor, research assistant, and administrator at Yale, Princeton, and the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. In 1964, Bob settled in at the University of Georgia, where he was head of the political science department and an adviser to deans and other university professionals, helping to bring diversity to the faculty and secure grants for the social sciences.

Bob authored 75 books and 1,000 articles in scholarly journals. His output was so extensive that some individuals in his fields believed there were two or three generations of Robert Golembiewskis busy writing.

Bob also was a management consultant to clients including SmithKline, General Foods, Allergan, NASA, the State Department, and the government of Taiwan.

He is survived by his wife of almost 60 years, Margaret (“Peggy”); children Alice ’80, Hope, and Geoffrey; and seven grandchildren, including Matthew ’10.