Robin (Rob) Olson serves
as the president of the Dallas Philosopher’s Forum. He holds an MLA in philosophy from Southern
Methodist University. As a vocation, he is the author and senior research
analyst for International Risk Management Institute’s Personal Risk
Management and Insurance, a 3,300-page reference
manual. He also writes and lectures frequently on emerging trends
in the risk management business, specializing in the impact of genetics,
artificial intelligence, robotics, and nanotechnology on the industry and
society. He is a Chartered Property
Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and holds five other risk management
designations. Mr. Olson is also an
active member of the CPCU Society, having held a number of chairmanships and
offices, including president of the Dallas Chapter and national interest group
governor.
Born in Victoria, Texas, he graduated from the Univ. of
Texas in Austin and the Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas.
He did his residency at Skin and Cancer Hospital of Temple Univ. in
Philadelphia, where he was chief resident. He served two years in the Air Force
at Carswell AFB where he was head of dermatology.
Board certified in dermatology, he entered private
practice in Dallas, where he later specialized in cosmetic dermatology and
surgery. He was the first dermatologist in Texas to do so.
He is Clinical
Professor in the Dept of Dermatology at U T Southwestern where he is still
active.
He is past president of the Dallas Dermatology Society,
the North Texas Dermatologic Surgery Society, and the Texas Cosmetic Surgery
Society.
Retired in December 2015 after 44 years of practice, he
is still active in many areas.
He is a published author of 15 medical articles, two
chapters in a textbook, and four books. He has completed his fifth, a memoir,
and his sixth, a science fiction. He is
a member of several groups, including the Dallas Philosophers Forum, where he is
a past-president.
He enjoys giving talks and leading discussions on
various topics of science, history, and philosophy.
He recently donated books to form the nucleus of the Dermatology Dept Library and set up the David S. Alkek, MD Fund for Dermatology Training Excellence at U T Southwestern, which will be used to assist and reward residents.
David G. Drumm serves as the Treasurer of the Dallas
Philosopher’s Forum. David received a BA
from the University of Texas at Austin with a major in anthropology and a JD
from Southern Methodist University Law School.
For the last 40 years, David has been with the Dallas
law firm of Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, LLP. David is currently a partner and a member of
the Executive Committee of the firm and practices in the area of real estate
and oil and gas transactions.
David is currently the Treasurer, and for seven years
was President, of the Hatton W. Sumners Foundation, a private foundation pursuing
a mission of promoting civic education and participation.
David is a licensed Unity teacher credentialed by the
Unity Worldwide Spiritual Institute and lectures and teaches at Unity of Dallas
and other venues in the areas of comparative religion, philosophical theology,
and cultural and intellectual history.
James
(Skip)
Kilmer serves as secretary of Dallas Philosophers Forum. He received BS
and MS
degrees in Physics from ETSU. Between degrees he served as a Naval
Flight
Officer in antisubmarine aircraft for six years. He taught physics and
virtually every other science for 35 years at Greenhill School in
Addison, Texas, before retiring in 2009. For 30 of those years he
chaired the science department. In 2004 the American Association of
Physics
Teachers recognized him for excellence in physics teaching. He was
active in
the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest, serving on 15
accreditation committees for member schools.
James is active in several meetup organizations including vegetarian, atheist, and Socratic discussion. He and his wife, Delryn, have enjoyed traveling during their 40 years together, whether in their car, plane or motorcycles.
Ken Sauter is an independent designer who graduated from
Carnegie-Mellon University with a degree in Design. He subsequently earned an MBA at LeTourneau
University. Ken has designed
three night vision sights for the Military, as well as designing commercial
speed ovens for a Dallas R&D firm.
Ken has been operating his own business, Sauter Industrial Design, since
2007.
Ken’s interest in Philosophy began when he realized that
there are some questions in life that don’t lend themselves to black and white
answers. There is a philosophy behind
every answer to a question, and it makes a difference in the answer if there’s
a different philosophy behind it.
Ken has been handling A/V needs for the Dallas
Philosophers Forum for about 20 years.