Background
Jones, Richard Melvin was born on November 26, 1926 in Eldon, Missouri, United States.
director retail executive bank executive
Jones, Richard Melvin was born on November 26, 1926 in Eldon, Missouri, United States.
Bachelor of Business Administration, Olivet Nazarene College, 1950. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Olivet Nazarene College, 1983. Graduate advanced management program, Harvard University, 1973.
Joined Sears Roebuck & Company 1950, Store Manager 1963-1968, General Manager Washington & Baltimore 1974, Executive Vice-President-East 1974-1980, Corporation Vice-President 1980, Vice-Chair, and Chief Financial Officer 1980-1985, President, and Chief Financial Officer 1986-1989. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Guaranty Federation Savings Bank, Dallas since 1989. Director Sears Roebuck Foundation.
Various public appointments Honorary Doctor of Laws (Olivet Nazarene College) 1983.
Trustee Field Museum Natural History, Northwestern University Associates, Chicago. Advisory council J.L. Kellogg Graduate School Management Northwestern University.
Married Sylvia A. Richardson, 1950. 3 children.