Robert Austin Van Riper

Background

Riper, Robert Austin Van was born on June 18, 1921 in Mount Vernon, New York, United States. Son of Austin Millard and Gladys Brownell Van Riper.

Education

Bachelor, Oberlin College, 1943.

Career

Accountant executive, Edward L. Bernays Public Rels., New York City, 1946-1950; accountant executive, N.W. Ayer & Son, Inc., New York City, 1950-1954; accountant supervisor, N.W. Ayer & Son, Inc., Philadelphia, 1954-1956l; vice president, N.W. Ayer & Son, Inc., New York City, 1961-1967; senior vice president, N.W. Ayer & Son, Inc., New York City, 1967-1973; public relations counsel, Finance Accounting Standards Board, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1973-1991; retired, Finance Accounting Standards Board, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1991.

Achievements

• Robert Austin Van Riper has been listed as a notable Writer, public relations executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Setting Standards for Financial Reporting: FASB and the Struggle for Control of a Critical Process (347)

    ( The book begins with an overview of how and why the pre...)

  • Setting Standards for Financial Reporting : FASB and the Struggle for Control of a Critical Process(Hardback) - 1994 Edition

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  • A Really Sincere Guy
  • A really sincere guy

Membership

Board director, executive committee United Fund, Philadelphia, 1956-1961. Trustee Lawrence Hospital, Westchester County, 1966-1973, vice president, 1971-1973. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1943-1946.

Member Public Relations Society of America (president Philadelphia chapter l960-6l), Fairfield County Public Relations Association (board director l987-89), Holland Society, Bronxville Field Club (New York ).

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, music.

Connections

Married Barbara Jean Jacobs, December 2, l944. Children: Alexandra, Tracy.

Father:

Austin Millard

Mother:

Gladys Brownell Van Riper

Spouse:

Barbara Jean Jacobs

child:

Alexandra Riper

child:

Tracy Riper