Richard Merillat
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Richard Merillat is an entrepreneur, philanthropist and the retired President/CEO of Merillat Industries.
His parents were Ruth and Orville Merillat, who founded Merillat Kitchens, which was acquired by the Masco Corporation in 1985.
Richard Merillat and his wife, Lynette, are both active socially and are noted philanthropists in both Michigan and Florida. They have three daughters.
A long-time Mackinac Center for Public Policy supporter, as were his parents who were awarded the first-ever Champions of Freedom Award at the Center’s 10th-anniversary gala. He is also the president of Christian Family Foundation in Naples, Florida.
The Merillat Equine Center at Michigan State University was created in 1996 when Lynette and Richard made the largest gift-in-kind received by the university and by the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. This included 80 acres, two premier stallions, 43 quarterhorses, two houses -- each 1,500 square-feet in size -- , a 72-by-200 horse barn, a 72-by-100 breeding barn, an 80-by-200 arena, and storage buildings.
The Merillats were instrumental in creating the Merillat Scholars Program at Huntington College in Huntington, Indiana. This program provides substantial financial assistance to Huntington College students who are members of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, student leaders of Youth for Christ, or children of Huntington College alumni. He is also on the Board of Trustees of Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida
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