William Eber Robinson Scholarship

The William Eber Robinson Scholarship Fund is awarded from the Robinson Clay Product Company on the basis of scholarship and need. The scholarship was named by the Robinson Clay Product Company to honor Mr. Robinson (1895-1962) on his retirement in 1962 as the company’s president.

Four generations of Robinsons gave leadership to the clay industry in Ohio. In 1856 the Summit Pottery Works was founded by William Robinson and his three sons: Thomas, William Jr., and Henry. In 1902 the company became the Robinson Clay Product Co. with Henry Robinson as its president until his death in 1906. His son, William Eber, became president in 1941. The company was one of the nation’s largest manufacturers of vitrified sewer pipe and other clay products with plants throughout Ohio and in Pennsylvania. William Eber’s son, Henry Robinson (1929-1995), was a vice president and director from 1954 until the company was sold in 1969.