Arthur L. Riklin 8/27/2011
Former Air Force Officer
Retired/Investments/Insurance as of January 1, 2001
Schools
Elementary—several in San Antonio—including Highland Park, Riverside and Herff (we moved around a lot because parents had trouble paying rent)
Graduated Page Junior High School
Graduated Brackenridge High School
Attended Trinity University
Graduated with a B.S. in Business from University of California at Berkeley
Who’s Who in American Colleges
Senior Class Council
President, Alpha Delta Sigma
Military
Air Force Officer–five years’ Active Duty and seven years’ Reserve
Served as Junior Vice President for Air Force in the “Reserve Officers Association of USA” (ROA)
Vice President, Houston Chapter of ROA
Profession
Retired/Investments/Insurance as of January 1, 2001
Formerly Division Manager of Advantage Capital Corporation—a National Broker Dealer Organization specializing in Mutual Funds
Formerly Independent Insurance Broker
Professional Designation
Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC)
Accredited Estate Planner (AEP)
Honors and Recognitions
Received the UCSA Lifetime Humanitarian Award from United Communities of San Antonio – March 2009
Recognized by the Senate of the State of Texas by Senate Proclamation No. 452 for loyalty and exceptional leadership in the Rotary Club of San Antonio and tireless work on behalf of the Sam J. Riklin Rotary Diploma Plus Program – May 2008
Rotary Club of San Antonio – Service Above Self Award received – May 2007
Recognized by the 108th Congress of the United States on September 9, 2004 with a tribute to Arthur Riklin, Citizen Extraordinaire, for service to the community and for his steadfast support of a strong U.S-Israel relationship
Recipient of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Humanitarian Award
Received The National Conference of Christians and Jews National Brotherhood Humanitarian Award
Civic Offices / Memberships
Recipient of the 1994 San Antonio Life Underwriters Community Service Award
Multi-Millionaires’ Club—Advantage Capital Corporation
Life Member of the Million Dollar Round Table–Life Insurance Industry
Member since 1980 & Director 2004-2005, 2005-2006 of the Rotary Club of San Antonio, one of the largest Rotary Clubs in the world. Perfect Attendance of 27 years as of August 10, 2011.
Former Chairman of the Sam J. Riklin Rotary Diploma Plus Committees
Life Member – San Antonio Livestock Association
Life Member – NAACP
A Founder and Director of The Judeo-Christian Studies Committee of
St. Mary’s University
Past-President, San Antonio Chapter of Chartered Life Underwriters and Chartered Financial Consultants
Former Member of San Antonio Association of Life Underwriters
Past-Director of San Antonio Estate Planners Council
Former National Trustee of the National Conference of Christians and Jews
Former Co-Chairman and Presiding Co-Chairman of NCCJ-San Antonio
Past NCCJ Dinner Chairman and Dinner Co-Chairman
Past Vice President, Sales and Marketing Executives of San Antonio
Past Executive Vice President of USO Council of San Antonio
Past 1st Vice President of Houston Junior Chamber of Commerce
Husband and Father
Married to Helene Katz, who was born in San Antonio
Son & Daughter-in-Law – Rand J. & Martha Riklin of San Antonio, TX.
Attorney in San Antonio and father of two daughters – Morgan and Marina
Daughter & Son-in-Law – Jeff & Tara Schiller of Dallas, TX.
Jeff is a Stockbroker. Tara is a Travel Agent, housewife and mother of two daughters – Calli and Bradi
Son & Daughter-in-Law – Scot M. & Tomme Lu Riklin of San Antonio, TX. Both are self-employed in Antiques and Estate Sales (Avalon-Riklin). Scot is stepfather to Tomme Lu’s daughter Sarah Beck
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Bjorn Dybdahl of Bjorn's
John Thurman of Heart of Texas Realty
Scott Woolfolk of Documation
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