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Russ was active in the [[Democratic Party]] and served as [[sheriff]] of Lincoln Parish from 1877 to 1880. He was a trustee of Ruston College, which in 1894 became the future [[Louisiana Tech University]]. He was a lay organizer of First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church in downtown Ruston. He is interred at Greenwood Cemetery in Ruston.<ref name=russ/><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' (la.history.org) uses information for its article on Robert Russ from William Wayne "Bill" Wilson, "Robert E. Russ: A Study of His Influence on North-Central Louisiana as Reflected in His Writings" ([[Master of Arts]] thesis, [[Louisiana Tech University]], 1969). There is also a Russ Collection in the Prescott Memorial Library at Louisiana Tech.</ref>

Russ was active in the [[Democratic Party]] and served as [[sheriff]] of Lincoln Parish from 1877 to 1880. He was a trustee of Ruston College, which in 1894 became the future [[Louisiana Tech University]]. He was a lay organizer of First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church in downtown Ruston. He is interred at Greenwood Cemetery in Ruston.<ref name=russ/><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' (la.history.org) uses information for its article on Robert Russ from William Wayne "Bill" Wilson, "Robert E. Russ: A Study of His Influence on North-Central Louisiana as Reflected in His Writings" ([[Master of Arts]] thesis, [[Louisiana Tech University]], 1969). There is also a Russ Collection in the Prescott Memorial Library at Louisiana Tech.</ref>

The Robert E. Russ Award is given in Ruston to individuals cited for outstanding civic service. The 2009 winner was Les Guice, vice president for research and development at Louisiana Tech.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latech.edu/news/01252010-Guice.shtml|title=Guice Honored with 2009 Robert E. Russ Award |date=January 25, 2010|author=Dave Guerin|publisher=latech.edu|accessdate=October 5, 2010; information no longer accessible on-line}}</ref> Tommy Folk, a Ruston native, retired president of construction for T. L. James & Company, and chairman of the board of the Dixie Center for the Arts, won the award in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thepineywoods.com/RussAwardFeb09.htm|title=Tommy Folk presented Russ Award|publisher=thepineywoods.com|accessdate=October 5, 2010; no longer accessible on-line}}</ref> Other past winners were the late state Representative [[L. D. "Buddy" Napper]] and his law partner, Judge Otho Lloyd Waltman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rustonleader.com/news.php?id=2025|author=Mary Margaret van Dies|title=Russ Award nominations sought|publisher=''Ruston Daily Leader'' date=November 29, 2006|accessdate=May 2, 2010}}</ref>

The Robert E. Russ Award is given in Ruston to individuals cited for outstanding civic service. The 2009 winner was Les Guice, vice president for research and development at Louisiana Tech and later the 14th president of Louisiana Tech.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latech.edu/news/01252010-Guice.shtml|title=Guice Honored with 2009 Robert E. Russ Award |date=January 25, 2010|author=Dave Guerin|publisher=latech.edu|accessdate=October 5, 2010; information no longer accessible on-line}}</ref> Tommy Folk, a Ruston native, retired president of construction for T. L. James & Company, and chairman of the board of the Dixie Center for the Arts, won the award in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thepineywoods.com/RussAwardFeb09.htm|title=Tommy Folk presented Russ Award|publisher=thepineywoods.com|accessdate=October 5, 2010; no longer accessible on-line}}</ref> Other past winners were the late state Representative [[L. D. "Buddy" Napper]] and his law partner, Judge Otho Lloyd Waltman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rustonleader.com/news.php?id=2025|author=Mary Margaret van Dies|title=Russ Award nominations sought|publisher=''Ruston Daily Leader'' date=November 29, 2006|accessdate=May 2, 2010}}</ref>

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