HONORARY MEMBER

Rear Admiral Robert L. Toney, USN (Ret)

Rear Admiral Robert L. Toney, USN retired in 1994 from the Navy after 34 years of distinguished service. While in the Navy, Rear Admiral Toney was Commander of four organizations: Naval Surface Group, Naval Base, Logistics Group One, and Maritime Defense Command. Prior to that, he was Director of Logistics and Security Assistance, U.S. Pacific Command.

Rear Admiral Toney was born in Monroe, Louisiana and moved to Oakland at the age of eight. He attended Youngstown State University (Ohio) from 1962 and 1954, and graduated from California State University, Chico in 1957 with a bachelor of arts degree. He was commissioned an ensign in the U.S. Navy Reserve on October 31, 1957. Rear Admiral Toney completed NATO Defense College in Rome in 1977 and the National and International Security Course at Harvard in 1990.

Rear Admiral Toney has served on the board of directors of The United Way, World Affairs Council, Commonwealth Club, Volunteers of America, and the Oakland Boys and Girls Club. From 1991 to 1996, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. Rear Admiral Toney was also the Executive Vice President of Business Development of F.E. Jordan and Associates. His business and community affiliations include: Past Interim President, Bay Area Urban League; Director, Bank of the West; Director, Levine-Fricke-Recon Advisory Board; Director, Junior Achievement of the San Francisco Bay Area; and Member, President’s Advisory Board, Chico State University.

Rear Admiral Toney holds an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Humane Letters from Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA, and an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Humane Letters from National University, San Diego, CA, and a B.A. Social Sciences (Pre-law) Chico State University, Chico, CA. He is also a Graduate, of the National and International Security Course, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Rear Admiral Toney was awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Humane Letters from National Defense University in October 1988, and from Golden Gate University in June 1994. The recipient of many awards and decorations for meritorious service during his years in the Navy, Rear Admiral Toney has two daughters and one son. He currently resides in Oakland.