Robert Hoke Rumler

Background

Rumler, Robert Hoke was born on April 4, 1915 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Daniel Webster and Jennie (Sellers) Rumler.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1936.

Career

Assistant county agent, U. Missouri, 1936-1937; county agricultural agent, Pennsylvania State University, 1937-1945; assistant manager, editor agricultural promotion division, Éleuthère Irénée duPont de Nemours & Company, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, 1945-1948; assistant executive secretary, Holstein-Friesian Association American, 1948-1953, 53-75; executive secretary, chief Executive officer, Holstein-Friesian Association American, 1975-1981; executive chairman, Holstein-Friesian Association American, 1981-1982; chairman emeritus, Holstein-Friesian Association American, since 1982. President Holstein-Friesian Superior vena cava syndrome, Inc., 1968-1981. Agribusiness consultant, since 1982.

Honorary member Holstein-Firesian de Mexico (C.A.). Board directors, chairman Vermont National.Bank, Vermont Finance Superior vena cava syndrome, Inc., 1957-1988. Member United States/Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Joint Committee Agrl.Cooperation.

Past chairman United States Agricultural Export Development Council, Fetal alcohol syndrome-USDA. Member coordinating group National Cooperative Dairy Herd Improvement program USDA,1964-1980. Member agricultural policy advising committee USTR/USDA Multilateral Trade Negotiations, 1973-1987, member agricultural technical advising committee, 1987-1995.

Achievements

• Robert Hoke Rumler has been listed as a noteworthy association administrator, consultant, executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Eastern States Exposition, trustee emeritus, since 1993. Trustee Associate Industries Vermont. Past board directors International Stockmans Educational Foundation.

Chairman advisory board Pennsylvania State University, Mont Alto, 1988-1998, chairman 1990-1994, emeritus 1998, Centennial fellow, 2004. Board advisors Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, 1990-1994. Fellow Agriculture Adventures.

Member Purebred Dairy Cattle Association (director, executive committee), National Society Livestock Record Associations (past president, director, Distinguished Services award 1981), American Dairy Science Association (Distinguished Service award 1977), Agri-Business Foundation (All-Time Great award 1981), National Dairy Shrine (Dairy Hall of Fame 1976), Northeast Master Farmers Association (honorary master farmer 1999, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Distinguished Service to Agriculture award 1999), United States Animal Health Association, Kiwanis, Masons, Elks, Alpha Zeta (honorary roll 1997), Gamma Sigma Delta.

Connections

Married Frances Jeannette Montgomery, June 7, 1939 (deceased 1983). Children: Craig M. (deceased 2006), Karen A. Loden. Married Hazel Miller-Karper, August 23, 1986 (deceased 1998).

Father:

Daniel Webster Rumler

Mother:

Jennie (Sellers) Rumler

Spouse:

Frances Jeannette Montgomery

Spouse:

Hazel Miller-Karper

child:

Karen A. Loden Rumler

child:

Craig M. Rumler (deceased 2006)