RUMPETERS, ILMARS - artist and designer. Since graduating from art school has participated in many group art exhibitions in USA, Canada and Latvia, and received numerous awards and diplomas. Has had many one-person shows. Helped in founding ALMA in N.Y., 1978.  Also active in founding the Baltic American Artists Assoc. (BALTIA), which held yearly exhibitions in NYC.  Worked as Senior designer with a prominent New York graphic design firm and art director for Latvian literature and art magazine JG (1965-2000). Is one of ALMA vice-presidents, honorary member of designers Assoc. and Photographers Assoc. of Latvia.

RUMPETERS, Ilmars (dz.1929 9. III Daugavpili) - gleznotajs, dizainers, fotomakslinieks. Tevs Augusts Rumpeters - senators, jurists. 1944.g. kopa ar tevu izcelojis uz Vaciju, 1950.g. uz ASV. No 1952-1954 ASV armija. 1959.g. beidzis Nuarkas makslas skolu. Stradajis par ilustratoru reklamu firma, bet no 1963.g. par dizaineru Nujorka. Îurn. "Jauna Gaita" makslin. redaktors /1965-2000/. Izstradajis daudzas gramatu un zurnalu vakus un firmu, org-ju simbolus. Izstades piedalijies kops 1960.g. ASV, Kanada un Latvija. ALMA austrumkrastra vice-prezidents, Latvijas Dizaineru Savienibas un Fotomakslinieku apvienibas biedrs.