Ronald L. Mercer, Bethany, Named to Commission for Human Services

OKLAHOMA CAPITOL -- Ronald L. Mercer, Bethany, was appointed to the Oklahoma Commission for Human Services by Governor Frank Keating in May 2000 to fill an unexpired term ending in August 2001.
Mercer retired from Xerox Corporation in 1987 after a 26-year career. He served in several senior management positions including President, Xerox Canada, Inc.; Senior Vice President of Field Operations for the U.S. Operating Co.; and Regional Vice President and General Manger of the Northeast Region, New York City.

He was Branch Manager of the Oklahoma City Branch from 1965 to 1970. After retiring from Xerox, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Doskocil Companies following their acquisition of Wilson Foods.

He and his family currently own and operate Mercer-Adams Funeral Service in Bethany.

Mercer was born in Dewey County and was graduated from Taloga High School. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Southern Nazarene University, and the university awarded him an honorary Doctorate of Humanities in 1988.

He is a director of First Fidelity Bank, Oklahoma City; The Children’s Center, Bethany; The Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs; Leadership Foundation of Oklahoma City; and Southern Nazarene University Foundation.

From 1985 to 1996 he was a member of the board of Southern Nazarene University and a member of the General Board of the International Church of the Nazarene. Mercer served on the Oklahoma Futures Board from October 1995 until April 2000 and chaired the board for three years.

Mercer and his wife, Yvonne, have four children and nine grandchildren.

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