Background
Sikes, Robert L. F. was born on June 3, 1906 in Isabella, Worth County, Georgia, United States. Son of Benjamin Franklin and Clara Ophelia (Ford) Sikes.
Sikes, Robert L. F. was born on June 3, 1906 in Isabella, Worth County, Georgia, United States. Son of Benjamin Franklin and Clara Ophelia (Ford) Sikes.
Bachelor of Science, University Georgia, 1927. Master of Science, University Florida, 1929. Doctor of Laws, Stetson University, 1969.
Doctor of Laws, University West Florida, 1970. Doctor of Humane Letters, St. Leo College, 1969. Doctor of Humane Letters honorary doctorate, University Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Peru, 1970.
Doctor of Humane Letters honorary doctorate, Hangyang University, Seoul, Korea, 1975. Doctor of Humanities (honorary), Gulf Coast Seminary, Florida, 1979.
Agricultural, industrial research, 1928-1932;
published, Okaloosa News-Journal, Crestview, Florida, and other newspapers, 1933-1946;
chairman, Okaloosa County Democratic Committee, 1936;
member, Florida Legislature, 1936-1940;
member, 77th-95th Congresses from 1st Florida District
member House Appropriations Committee, 77th-95th Congresses from 1st Florida District. Director 1st Bank Crestview, Florida. Chairman Florida delegation Democratic National Convention,1956, 60, member, 1972.
Delegate Democratic Mid-Term Conference, 1974. President Florida Press Association, 1937. Member Corregidor-Bataan Memorial Commission, 1963.
Honorary faculty chair government Okaloosa-Walton Junior College, Niceville, Florida. Faculty associate U. West Florida, Pensacola. Board visitors United States Military Academy, Civil Air Patrol, USAFAcad., 1971-1974, United States Naval Academy, 1975.
Vice-president, director Water Resources Congress (formerly National Rivers and Harbors Congress), 1959-1971, 1st vice president, 1970-1971, Executive Committee, 1971. Delegate Pan American Roads Conference, Venezuela, 1954, Inter-parliamentary Conference, Poland, 1959, 7th World Forestry Congress, Madrid, Spain, 1966, 6th World Forestry Congress, Buenos Aires, 1972. Congressional advisory United States delegations Strategic Arms Limitation Talks II, Geneva, United Nations General AssemblySpl.
Session on Disarmament, Conference Committee on Disarmament, Geneva, 1978.
Northwest Florida chairman Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, 1979. Honorary chairman for Okaloosa County, American Heart Association, 1980. Grand marshall Old Spanish Trail Parade, Crestview, Florida, 1980.
Honorary chairman United Way of Okaloosa County, 1979, United Way, Pensacola, Florida, 1979. Member Americana committee National Archives. Chairman United States Air Force Armament Museum Foundation Served with Army of the United States, World World War II, European Theatre of Operations.
Major general Reserve retired. Member Naval Aviation Museum Association (trustee), Florida History Society, Military Order World Wars, American Legion (Distinguished Service award 1962), Veterans of Foreign Wars, National Association Supervisors (honorary), 40 and 8, Reserve Officers Association (Distinguished Service awards 1958, 66, named to Minute Man Hall of Fame 1964, recipient Man of Year award 1967, Distinguished Service award Coast Guard Affairs Committee 1970, Special Legislation Counsel 1986-1987, honorary chairman National Convention Orlando 1987), Retired Officers Association (honorary), National Rifle Association (life, director 1965-1967), National Association Master Mechanics and Foremen (honorary member Pensacola chapter), American Federation Government Employees, United Federation Postal Clerks, Fleet Reserve Association (honorary life), Navy League (honorary life), Sons Confederate Veterans, American Society Arms Collectors (honorary), Sons of the American Revolution (gold good citizenship medal national congress 1978), National Security Council (national advisory board 1979-1994), Blue Key (University Georgia and University Florida award), Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Delta Chi, Alpha Zeta, Phi Sigma, Alpha Gamma Rho. Honorary member Order Ahepa (Leadership award 1969), Toastmasters (Communications and Leadership award 1969) Lodges: Masons.
K.P; Elks; Moose; Kiwanis (lieutenant governor 1940). Lions honorary; Civitan (honorary). Rotary (honorary).
Son of; children: Bobbye Serrene (Mistress Edward F. Wicke), Robert Keyes.