Jeran Akers
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Merrideth Jeran Akers[1] (1947 - 2023) was the mayor of Plano, Texas from 2000–2002,[2][3] and ran for the Republican nomination for Collin County Commissioner in 2006.[4]
Akers was born in Cordova, Alabama. Akers graduated from the University of Alabama in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing. While a student at Alabama, Akers was a member of the Air Force ROTC and the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, as well as the Arnold Air Society.[1] He served in the United States Air Force from 1969 to 1973, earning the rank of captain. While in the Air Force, Akers received a Master of Arts in Public Administration. After the Air Force, Akers moved to Texas in 1975 and lived in Plano, Texas since 1985.[5]