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Robert Stanton. Beginning as a seasonal ranger at Grand Teton National Park in 1962, Robert Stanton served the NPS as a ranger, superintendent, deputy regional director, assistant director, and regional director of the National Capital Region before retiring in January 1997.
Robert G. "Bob" Stanton (born September 22, 1940) is a retired career civil service administrator who served for almost four decades in the United States National Park Service. He was the first African American to be appointed as the Director of the Park Service, serving 1997–2001.
Robert Stanton’s career with the National Park Service began in 1962 when the secretary of the Interior appointed him as a summer seasonal park ranger at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.
In the new role, Stanton will work with Coble’s third Heritage Leadership for Sustainability, Social Justice and Participatory Culture doctoral cohort. Classwork will begin in August, and Coble expects to admit about 25 doctoral candidates.
As director Stanton actively promoted greater diversity within the national park system, increased opportunities for young people, and enhanced NPS public programs to better serve minority populations.
Robert George ‘Bob’ Stanton is a retired career civil-service employee of the National Park Service. On August 4, 1997, he was sworn in as the agency’s 15th director. He made history as the first African American director and the first director to go through the Senate confirmation process.
Last June Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt enticed Stanton out of retirement to become the National Park Service's first African-American director. In this post Stanton oversees 376 parks, monuments, and historic sites, along with a $1.6 billion annual budget.