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Wayne Merrell

Muscatine, IA

About

(563) 288-6043
Title: Project Manager

Wayne Merrell

Dr. Wayne L Merrell currently serves Eastern Iowa Community Colleges as the U.S. Department of Labor grants administrator.  Prior to his service with EICC, Wayne served professionally in the following capacities:

  • Provost, Rainy River Community College, International Falls, MN
  • Academic Dean, Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny, IA
  • Professor, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
  • Professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
  • Aerospace Engineer, Morton-Thiokol, Inc., Brigham City, UT; Project Engineer; space shuttle solid rocket booster program

Volunteer Work:

  • Boy Scouts of America, Scoutmaster and district officer, 20 years
  • Full-time missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)
  • Coast Guard Auxiliary, 09-05 Flotilla (currently serving as Vice Flotilla Commander)

Wayne and his wife Elizabeth are originally from Utah.  They have been married 40 years and have five children and 16 grandchildren, all residing in Iowa.