[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4485]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  IN HONOR OF DR. JERRY McGEE'S CAREER

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                          HON. RICHARD HUDSON

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 25, 2015

  Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Jerry McGee for 
his faithful service as President of Wingate University in the 8th 
Congressional District of North Carolina.
  When Dr. McGee became President of then Wingate College in 1992, he 
brought visionary leadership that transformed this educational 
institution from college to university status. During Dr. McGee's 
presidency, Wingate's enrollment increased more than 125 percent. Under 
his leadership, Wingate went from a small college to a thriving 
university. Wingate University has been recognized as one of the best 
small liberal arts colleges in the Southeast and the premier small 
private university in North Carolina.
  As a result of Dr. McGee's leadership, Wingate University has 
expanded to new campuses in Charlotte and Henderson, opened 37 new 
buildings, and refurbished every facility on campus. Wingate opened its 
School of Pharmacy in 2003, and it now offers six health-care related 
graduate degrees and seven pre-professional undergraduate health 
programs. In a ten-year period starting in 1993, the number of Wingate 
undergraduates pursuing degrees in science or health-care related 
fields quadrupled.
  The Wingate University community has expressed its support and praise 
for Dr. McGee's leadership through an influx of millions of dollars in 
gifts and grants for endowments, scholarships, and campus development. 
During Dr. McGee's presidency, Wingate University's endowment increased 
by 420 percent and its operating budget has nearly doubled.
  Dr. McGee is a native of Rockingham, North Carolina, and received his 
Bachelor's Degree from East Carolina University and a Master's Degree 
from Appalachian State University. He went on to receive his Doctoral 
Degree from Nova Southeastern University.
  Before being named President of Wingate University, Dr. McGee served 
as Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Meredith College and 
Vice President for Development at Furman College. Dr. McGee is actively 
involved in our local and state community, and he is the recipient of 
North Carolina's highest civilian honor, The Order of the Long Leaf 
Pine, in recognition of his exemplary service to North Carolina. Dr. 
McGee is also a member of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame for 
officiating 404 NCAA Division I college football games, 20 of which 
were bowl games.
  It is truly an honor to extend these remarks congratulating my friend 
Dr. Jerry McGee on his retirement and to thank him for his esteemed 
service to our community as a visionary educator and leader.

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