Background
Mercer, Raymond Teegardin was born on March 6, 1951 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of John William and Anne Teegardin (Petrakis) Mercer.
educator Military communications engineer
Mercer, Raymond Teegardin was born on March 6, 1951 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of John William and Anne Teegardin (Petrakis) Mercer.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, West Point, 1973; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 1982; postgraduate, Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1986.
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Army, 1973; advanced through grades lieutenant colonel, United States Army, 1990; signal officer 16th Engineer Battalion, United States Army, Nurenburg, Federal Republic of Germany, 1977-1978; assistant operations officer 141st Signal Battalion, United States Army, Ansbach, Federal Republic of Germany, 1978; commander 141st Signal Battalion, United States Army, Ansbach, Federal Republic of Germany, 1978-1980; assistant professor department electrical engineering, United States Army, West Point, New York, 1982-1985; regimental signal officer 9th Infantry Rgt., United States Army, Fort Ord, California, 1986-1987; assistant division staff communications-electronics officer 7th Infantry Division, United States Army, Fort Ord, California, 1987-1988; operations officer 122d Signal Battalion, United States Army, Tong Du Cheon, Republic of Korea, 1988-1989; crisis and continquency communications operations, United States Army, Fort McPherson, Georgia, 1989-1991; professor, head department military science, Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, since 1991. Adjunct Professor Long Island U., Orangetown, New York, 1983-1985, Kansas City (Kansas) Community College, 1985-1986. Instructor Orange County Education System, Goschen, New York, 1984.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior ), Armed Forces Communications-Electronics Association (section vice president 1986-1988, 91—), Signal Corps Association, Association of the United States Army, Georgia Society Professional Engineers (state education committee chairperson), Columbus, Georgia Chamber of Commerce.
Married Patricia Sue Hall, August 3, 1974.