[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 101 (Tuesday, June 14, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E621]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF JERRY YOUNG

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                         HON. DIANA HARSHBARGER

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 14, 2022

  Mrs. HARSHBARGER. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize Mr. Jerry Young 
of Tennessee's 1st Congressional District. Mr. Young currently serves 
as President of the Tennessee College of Applied Technology in 
Morristown. He was named President in May 2017 and since that time, 
TCAT of Morristown has seen technical training opportunities expand for 
all residents in the college's ten county service area. The college has 
added dual enrollment opportunities for high school students in seven 
counties and completed a fourteen-million-dollar advanced manufacturing 
training center that will be the hub of workforce development in the 
region.
  Before beginning his career with the Tennessee Board of Regents, he 
served in the U.S. Navy as an Electronics Technician for 5 years. For 3 
of those years, he was deployed for overseas operations where he was 
awarded a Naval Expeditionary Medal, Battle Efficiency Medal, Good 
Conduct Medal, Marksmanship Medal and two Naval Sea Service Ribbons. 
After leaving the Navy, he worked as an engineer while earning his 
Master of Arts degree from the University of the Cumberlands, a 
Bachelor of Science degree from Excelsior College and an Electronics 
Technician from the Great Lakes (IL) Naval Training Center.
  His career in technical education began in 1988 as the senior 
instructor in the Electronics Technology Program at the Crossville 
campus. He served as Vice President there from 2005 until his 
appointment as President in 2014. As President, he took on many 
initiatives to expand the school's capabilities through new program 
development. During his three-year tenure there, the school's 
enrollment increased by 30 percent, maintained an 85 percent completion 
rate and an 85 percent placement rate. He has been recognized as the 
Technical Teacher of the Year in Tennessee, Technical Teacher of the 
Year by the American Technical Education Associations' Gulf Coast 
region and nominated for national honors.
  Jerry and his wife, Gail reside in the Morristown area, and they have 
two daughters, Jennifer Young Albertson and Dr. Emilie Young Bee as 
well as three grandchildren. He is an active supporter of Shriners 
Hospitals for Children and enjoys traveling America's rural highways on 
his motorcycle.
  Madam Speaker, Mr. Jerry Young has been an outstanding leader and 
promoter of training for technical jobs and a valuable contributor to 
workforce development in East Tennessee, and I proudly honor him.

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