Jerry Cantrell McGee

Background

McGee, Jerry Cantrell was born on December 23, 1936 in Florence, Alabama, United States. Son of Samuel Washington and Robbie Lee (Cantrell) McGee.

Education

Bachelor, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1959; Master of Arts, U. Alabama, 1964; Doctor of Education, U. Alabama, 1969.

Career

Teacher, Colbert County Schools, Tuscumbia, Alabama, 1959-1960; supervisor, Reynolds Aluminum Company, Sheffield, Alabama, 1960-1962; teacher, Limestone County Schools, Athens, Alabama, 1962-1963; teacher, Colegio Jorge Washington, Cartagena, Colombia, 1964-1965; assistant superintendent, Russellville (Alabama) City Schools, 1965-1967; assistant superintendent, Decatur (Alabama) City Schools, 1968-1971; dean continuing education, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, 1971-1978; associate superintendent, Charleston (South Carolina.) County Schools, 1978-1981; professor education, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1981-1982; professor education, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, since 1982. Chairman Texas elementary committee Southern Association Colleges Schools, Austin, 1984-1989, trustee, Atlanta, 1987-1990, member Latin American Committee, 1989-1995.

Achievements

• Jerry Cantrell McGee has been listed as a noteworthy Education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Scoutmaster Boy Scouts American, Huntsville, 1982-1988. Trustee Huntsville Indiana School District, 1986-1996. Sergeant United States National Guard, 1954-1960.

Member ASCD (board directors 1973-1976), National School Bds. Association, National Middle Sch.Assn. (state director 1978-1979), Tennessee Association Supervision and Curriculum Development (president 1984-1985), Texas Elementary Prins.

(committee chair 1985-1989, Ednl. Svc. award 1988), Texas Secondary Prins. (journal review board since 1986), Texas Middle School Association (advisor region VI since 1992), Walker County Texas History Society, Rotary (vice president 1980-1981), Huntsville Education Foundation, Josey Scout Foundation, Phi Delta Kappa (coordinator area 7-B 1977-1978, Svc.

Key 1989).

Interests

• Avocations: camping, woodworking.

Connections

Married Carol Anne Price, November 29, 1963. Children: Jerry C. Junior, Samuel.

Father:

Samuel Washington McGee

Mother:

Robbie Lee (Cantrell) McGee

Spouse:

Carol Anne Price

child:

Jerry C. Junior McGee

child:

Samuel McGee