Jerry C. Lee
Jerry C. Lee (born November 21, 1941) was the sixth president[1] of Gallaudet University (Gallaudet College until 1986) from 1984 to 1988, later becoming the President of National University in La Jolla, California from 1989 to 2001 and Chancellor of the reorganized National University System from 2001 to 2013.
Jerry C. Lee | |
|---|---|
| 6th President of Gallaudet University | |
| In office May 20, 1984 – January 1, 1988 | |
| Preceded by | W. Lloyd Johns |
| Succeeded by | Elisabeth Zinser |
| President of National University | |
| In office 1989–2001 | |
| Chancellor of National University System | |
| In office 2001–2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 21, 1941 |
Early life, family and education
Lee received a bachelor degree from West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1963 where he studied history and psychology and was interested in sports and business. He then earned both an master of arts degree (1975) and an doctor of education degree (1977) from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Washington Dulles International Airport program). He had been enrolled in the West Virginia Graduate School of Industrial Relations from 1963 to 1964, but did not obtain a graduate degree, then studied for two years at the University of Baltimore School of Law from 1967 to 1969, but did not earn a J.D. degree.[2]
Career
Lee worked as a management trainee/industrial relations administrator at General Motors' Fisher Body Division from 1964 to 1965. He was Vice President of Administration at Commercial Credit Industrial Corporation in suburban Washington, DC, from 1965 to 1971. From 1971 to 1977, he served as the Director of General Services (Business/Administration) at Gallaudet and was promoted to Assistant Vice President for Business Affairs there in 1978 and promoted again to Vice President of Administration and Business in 1982.
In 1986 he was a member of the board of directors of the Deafness Research Foundation. During Lee's tenure as president of Gallaudet, satellite campuses were established in Hawaii, Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico. He had previously announced upon accepting the position of Gallaudet president that he was only serving on a temporary basis.
In August 1987, Lee was hired by Jane Bassett Spilman, Gallaudet's board chair, to work as a vice president at Bassett Furniture of southwestern Virginia, whereupon he stepped down as Gallaudet President. In 1989, he was hired to become the President of National University, headquartered in California, which served students in California, Nevada, and Costa Rica. He was promoted to chancellor in 2001 when National University was reorganized. He retired in 2013.
He served in the US Army Reserve from 1966 to 1972.[2]
Speeches and publications
- "Deafness: The Next Ten Years," Journal of Rehabilitation, Vol. 51, No. 4, Oct/Nov/Dec 1985
- "Deaf Education in America," presentation to the Chicago Laryngological and Otological Society, Chicago, Illinois, March 1986.
References
- "Former president Dr. Jerry Lee returns to campus". On The Green. Vol. 37, no. 41. Gallaudet University. October 3, 2008. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - Education and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1987 (Hearings before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, H.R. 5233 (Senate Hearing 99-850, Part 3)). Washington, DC: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services. 1986. pp. 342–344 – via saveourdeafschools.org.
- Collins, Catherine (November 2, 1986). "Deaf Students Are Not Disabled At University". Chicago Tribune.
- Green, Frank (May 31, 1989). "National U. picks veteran educator as new president". San Diego Union-Tribune.
- Bigelow, Bruce V. (September 21, 2004). "Agent of academic fortune - National U.'s chief turned school around, made it a top contender". San Diego Union-Tribune.