1940
Dr. Robison is born in Orlinda, Tennessee to Fount Love and Martha Desha Robison.
1962
Dr. Robison receives a Bachelor of Arts from Denison University.
1962
Dr. Robison becomes a teacher at Dag Hammarshjold Junior High School in Wallingford, Connecticut.
1965
Dr. Robison receives a Master of Library Science from Emory University.
1965
Dr. Robison becomes an assistant librarian, architecture librarian, and lecturer at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia.
1967
Dr. Robison becomes head of circulation at Georgia State University.
1971
Dr. Robinson becomes an assistant professor and then associate professor at Georgia State University.
1975
Dr. Robison becomes a full professor and associate librarian at Georgia State University.
1982
Dr. Robison receives a Doctor of Philosophy from Georgia State University.
1989
Dr. Robison receives the Woman of Achievement Award from the YWCA.
1998
Dr. Robison earns the title of Professor Emeritus at Georgia State University.
1998
The Carolyn L. Robison Library Award Endowment is established by the Georgia State University Foundation.