Lorin Ralph Robinson

Lorin “Rob” Robinson of Lake Elmo MN died in on September 28 after a long illness.

He is survived by his wife, Linda; brother, Kenyon Robinson; sister, Barrie Robinson; six children, and eleven grandchildren.

While earning his PhD in Speech Communications from the University of Minnesota, he chaired the Journalism Department at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. He also founded and managed the school’s public radio station, WRFW.

He then joined 3M Company in 1984 as a manager of marketing communications and public relations. After 24 years at 3M, Dr. Robinson returned to teaching in the Graduate College of Business, University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis.

Over the years, he also worked as a journalist, photojournalist, freelance magazine writer, radio announcer, and authored four books:The Warming (2015), Tales from the Warming (2017), Surviving the Warming: Strategies for Americans (2024), and The 13: Ashi-Niswi (2018