Ronald Vail

Mr. Vail graduated from the University of Toledo with degrees in Commercial Studies and Business Administration. While at the University he participated in student government. He started working for United Parcel Service the week before he started at the University and was there for nearly 40 years. He held hourly positions as a loader/unloaded and delivery driver before going into management. Mr. Vail held positions in Human Resources to include Employment, Safety, and Benefits. He later became Employment Manager and then Human Resource Manager in two UPS Districts. In the early 1980’s he transferred to a Divisional Operations Manager. Assignments included major Sorting Facilities Divisions, an over-the-road FE, and then several delivery operations. Mr. Vail taught UPS National Schools and was on loan to The Southern Christian Leadership Conference for five weeks. He went on to coordinate UPS’s Management by Commitment (MBC) method of managing used by all functions and levels of management in the organization. He held this position for several years both Regionally and Nationally and coordinated teams around the country working on Service, Cost, and Production concerns. Mr. Vail was VP of Vail Products, a specialty hospital bed business the family developed, built, and distributed out of Toledo. Since retiring in 2002, Mr. Vail devotes time to The University of Toledo fund-raising, and mentoring student athletes.