Background
Dillard, Jerry Wayne was born on October 17, 1944 in Chattanooga. Son of John and Sarah Wilma (Witt) Dillard.
Dillard, Jerry Wayne was born on October 17, 1944 in Chattanooga. Son of John and Sarah Wilma (Witt) Dillard.
Bachelor in Chemistry, University Chattanooga, 1966. Postgraduate in Metallurgical Engineering, University Tennessee Space Institute, 1966—1967. Master of Arts in Personnel Management, Central Michigan University, 1982.
Operating engineer, Chattanooga, 1962—1966. Research assistant University Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, 1966—1967. Safety engineer Agricultural Research Organization, Inc., Arnold Air Force Station, Tennessee, 1967—1972.
Senior safety engineer Ford Motor Company Nashville (Tennessee) Glass Plant, 1972—1975. Employee program representative Dearborn (Michigan) Glass Plant, 1975—1976. Division safety engineer Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, 1976—1978.
Corporation safety engineer North America Automotive Operations, 1978—1986. Corporation health & safety manager Budd Company, Troy, Michigan, 1986—1988. Manager employee relations Johnson City, Tennessee, since 1988.
Guest lecturer safety engineering studies Mercy & Madonna Colleges. Chairman supervisors section Safety Council Southeast Michigan, since 1980. Aide de camp governors staff Governor Winfield Dunn, Tennessee, 1974, Governor Lamar Alexander, 1979.
Member of American Society Safety Engineers (management division), Shriners, Masons.
Married Susan Michelle Andree, August 31, 1974. Children: John M., Stephen C., Jeffrey West. Bachelor of Arts Chemistry, U. Chattanooga, 1966.