[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 127 (Monday, November 13, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2007]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO DR. JERRY HARDEE

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 13, 2006

  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a lifelong 
educator, who has made a tremendous impact on young Chiropractic 
students. The leadership of Dr. Jerry L. Hardee has prompted South 
Carolina Chiropractors to honor him with a 2006 Trailblazer Award.
  Although his background is education, not Chiropractics, Dr. Hardee's 
role as President of Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic led to 
the college's tremendous growth and financial stability. He has 
officially retired as President of Sherman College, but remains 
Chancellor in a part-time capacity responsible for fund-raising, public 
relations and enrollment services.
  Jerry Hardee began his career as a teacher in 1960. Ten years later, 
he took his first administrative job as a principal and Title I Gifted 
Program Coordinator in the Garfield School District in Maywood, 
Illinois. Before coming to Sherman College, Dr. Hardee served for a 
quarter of a century as an executive administrator at three different 
institutions in the University System of Georgia. He also came out of 
his first retirement in 1999 to serve as the Director of the Center for 
Teaching and learning at Albany State University in Georgia.
  Dr. Hardee spent 35 years as an education administrator. He holds a 
doctorate degree in education and a certificate of advanced study in 
educational administration from Northern Illinois University, a 
master's degree in science education from Fisk University, and a 
bachelor's degree in mathematics from Clark College.
  While president of Sherman College, Dr. Hardee was renowned for his 
work to attract more African American students to the profession of 
Chiropractics. He often met with students, faculty and health care 
profession advisors at Historically Black Colleges and Universities to 
encourage more minority student interest in a profession dominated by 
non-black practitioners. His goal is to make the field more accessible 
to African Americans as a career option.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you and my colleagues to join me as I pay tribute 
to this trailblazing educator, who believes in promoting Chiropractics 
in minority communities. His leadership on this issue demonstrates his 
dedication to the profession and qualifies him for this outstanding 
recognition by practicing Chiropractors.

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