Aubrey Dean Sharpe

Background

Sharpe, Aubrey Dean was born on October 4, 1944 in Miami, Florida, United States. Son of William Gibson and Ila-Mae Sharpe.

Education

Bachelor, E. Texas Baptist U., 1967; Master of Divinity, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, 1970; Master of Arts, southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, 1972; Doctor of Education, U. Northern Texas, 1993.

Career

Associate pastor education, Trinity Baptist Church, Fort Worth, Texas, 1970-1972; minister education, Polytechnic Baptist Church, Fort Worth, Texas, 1972-1973; dean community services, Tarrant County Junior College, Fort Worth, Texas, 1973-1984; religion institute, Tarrant County Junior College, Fort Worth, 1976-1978; national director training, Presbyterian Ministers Fund, Philadelphia, 1984-1989; vice president, The Pat Petersen Collection, Fort Worth, 1984-1991; owner, ADS Investments, Fort Worth, since 1984; dean continuing studies, Regional Training and Development Complex, Tyler (Texas) Junior College, since 1989. Board of managers Synergy Capital Management, LLC, since 1997.

Achievements

• Aubrey Dean Sharpe has been listed as a noteworthy College administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Fort Worth Boys Club, 1979. Allocations chairman United Way TarrantCounty, Fort Worth, 1981-1987, Senior Citizens, Inc., Fort Worth, 1985-1986, Tyler Metro Young Men’s Christian Association, 1992-1993. Board directors United Way Tyler and Smith County, 1991-1998, vice president allocations/funding, trainer for loaned executive program, 1991-1995, Pacesetter Campaign chair 1996, campaign chair, 1997, bd.chair, 1998, board chair 1998.

Advisory board North Texas Small Business Development Center, 1995-1996. Commissioner Civil Svc. Commission, City of Tyler, Texas, since 1997.

County member Tyler Industrial Development Council, City of Tyler, since 1997. Member ASTD (president-elect 1991, president 1992-1993), Texas Association Community Superior vena cava syndrome and Continuing Education, Texas Junior College Teachers Association, National Council for Community Superior vena cava syndrome/Continuing Education, Texas Adminstrs. Continuing Education, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce, Phi Delta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, collecting old books, landscaping.

Connections

Married Linda Lee Rush, Dec.22, 1973.

Father:

William Gibson Sharpe

Mother:

Ila-Mae Sharpe

Spouse:

Linda Lee Rush