Cornell University Athletics

His devotion, advice and financial support to his alma mater started as soon as he graduated in 1918. He was a man with foresight; he saw a need and then filled it. The financial support from Robison and his wife, Doris, enriched such diverse programs as athletics, the Cornell Plantations, and the University Libraries. His concern for student-athletes prompted him to provide funds for such practical gifts as vans for team travel, improvement of the tennis courts, and for women's crew, a shell and a shell house, which is named for his wife. He also provided funds to build the Ellis H. Robison '18 Hall of Fame Room, which housed the Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame memorabilia. In 1978, he initiated the reactivation of the Red Key Society, Cornell's athletic honorary society.