Richard Raymond Merner

Background

Merner, Richard Raymond was born on September 23, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Arthur Frederick and Clara Mary (Moore) Merner.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University of Illinois, 1939; postgraduate, U. Missouri, 1939-1940; Doctor of Philosophy in Organic Chemistry, Northwestern University, 1949.

Career

Research and development electrochemical department, DuPont Company, Niagara Falls, New York, 1941-1944; reseach and development organic chemical department, DuPont Company, Deepwater, New Jersey, 1949-1955; technical supervisor organic chemical department, DuPont Company, Deepwater, 1955-1967; supervisor employee relations, DuPont Company, Deepwater and Wilmington, Delaware, 1967-1976; manager distribution C, D. & P department, DuPont Company, Deepwater and Wilmington, Delaware, 1976-1978; member of faculty business administration, U. Delaware, Newark, 1978-1987; president, consultant, Merner Associations, Avondale, Pennsylvania, since 1975.

Achievements

• Richard Raymond Merner has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist, management consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Avon Grove Chester County School Authority, West Grove, Pennsylvania, 1962-1990. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946, PTO. Member American Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: hunting, fishing, reading.

Connections

Son of Arthur Frederick and Clara Mary (Moore) M. m. Patricia Ruth Steltz, April 14, 1951. Children: Laurie Beth Merner Dillon, Patricia Ann Merner Harris.

Father:

Arthur Frederick Merner

Mother:

Clara Mary (Moore) Merner

Spouse:

Patricia Ruth Steltz

child:

Laurie Beth Merner Dillon Merner

child:

Patricia Ann Merner Harris Merner