Background
Bates, Mercedes A. was born in 1915.
Bates, Mercedes A. was born in 1915.
Graduate, Oregon State University, 1936.
Supervisor home service Southern California Gas Company, 1939-1946. Owner, manager food consultant firm California, 1948-1960. Senior editor food department McCall's Magazine, 1960-1964.
With General Mills, Inc., since 1964. Director Betty Crocker Kitchens, Minneapolis, since 1964, vice president, since 1966. Vice president, director Betty Crocker Food and Nutrition Center, since 1977.
Member President's Commission White House Fellows, 1971-1976.