Robert H. Ahmanson

Robert H. Ahmanson was born on February 14, 1927, in Omaha, Nebraska.[2][3] He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1949.[2][4] He had a brother, William H. Ahmanson.[5] His father served as the President of the National American Insurance Co. of Omaha.[6] His uncle, Howard F. Ahmanson, Sr., was the founder of H.F. Ahmanson & Co., an insurance and savings and loans corporation based in Los Angeles.[2][3][5]

He served on the Board of Directors of H.F. Ahmanson & Co. until 1995.[2][3][5]

He served on the board of trustees of The Ahmanson Foundation from 1952 to 2007, and as its president from 1974 to 2007.[3][7] He also served on the board of trustees of the Jules Stein Eye Institute and the Brain Mapping Medical Research Organization.[2][4] Moreover, he served on the board of trustees of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).[2]

A supporter of education, he served on the board of trustees of the Marlborough School.[2] Additionally, he served on the board of governors of the UCLA Foundation.[5] He was a Fellow of the College of Letters & Science at UCLA and a recipient of the UCLA Medal.[5] He was the recipient of honorary doctorates from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Pepperdine University, the Art Center College of Design and Creighton University.[2]

He was married to Kathleen Ahmanson for fifty-two years.[2][3][4] They had two sons, William Ahmanson and Robert Hayden Ahmanson, and a daughter, Karen Ahmanson Hoffman.[2][3][4]

He died on September 1, 2007, in Los Angeles, California.[2][3][4] He was buried in Omaha, Nebraska.[2][3]