Background
Foster, Jerry Dean was born on November 1, 1962 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Son of Jerry Dean and Joan Lee (Keller) Foster.
Foster, Jerry Dean was born on November 1, 1962 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Son of Jerry Dean and Joan Lee (Keller) Foster.
Student, New School for Social Research, Ballston Spa, New York, 1983-1985; student, Trident Technology College, Charleston, South Carolina., 1987-1988; B Chemical Engineering summa cum laude, Auburn U., 1993.
Enlisted, United States Navy, 1981; advanced through grades to ensign, United States Navy, 1993; instructor, Nuclear Power Training Unit, Ballston Spa, 1982-1985; engineering laboratory technician, United States Ship George Bancroft (SSBN 643), Charleston, 1985-1986; leading engineering laboratory technician, United States Ship Tecumseh (SSBN 628), Charleston, 1986-1988; crew leading engineering laboratory technician, Nuclear Power Training Unit, Charleston, 1988-1990; officer candidate, Officer Candidate School, Newport, Rhode Island, 1993-1995; engineering officer, United States Ship Wyoming, Groton, Connecticut, since 1995.
Member Auburn Triden Society (president 1992-1993), Masons, Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi, Omega Chi Epsilon (treasurer 1992-1993).
Married Sharon Jean Hodge, July 3,1982 (divorced May 1990).