Background
Mathias, Reuben Victor was born on March 5, 1926 in Copperas Cove, Texas, United States. Son of Alvin E. and Ella L. (Teinert) Mathias.
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Reuben Victor Mathias
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Education
Bachelor of Business Administration, University Texas, 1950.
Career
District manager Washington Shaeffer Pen Company, Youngstown, Ohio, 1950-1951. Manager Cen-Tex Fair, Temple, Texas, 1951-1952. Director information Texas Association Soil Conservation Supervisors, 1952-1953.
Manager membership department Austin (Texas) Chamber of Commerce, 1953-1956, chief executive officer, 1956-1982. Director corporation development Hardin Corporation, Austin, 1983-1986. Real estate and investments, 1987-1992.
President Texas Travel Industry Association, Austin, 1992-1996. Vice president Austin Tours, Inc. Secretary Longhorn Caverns, Inc.
Chairman board, instructor Institute for Organization Management, University Houston. Management consultant not-for-profit organizations, 1997-2003, retired and serving as volunteer consultant to non-profit organizations, since 2004.
Achievements
Membership
President Austin United Service Organizations Council, 1958-1959. Vice president Beautify Texas Council, 1975-1977. Founding president Discover Texas Association, 1969-1971.
Chairman Central Texas Blood Donor Fund, 1979. Served with United States Army, 1944-1946. Member American Chamber of Commerce Executives, Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives (president 1965), Rotary (president Austin 1985-1986).
Connections
Married Helen I. Thoresen, January 28, 1950. Children: Mona, Mark, Matt.
