SHERMAN, Jerry ~ Graceland's Hall of Fame

SHERMAN

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 8/25/2013 at 15:12:02

HALL of FAME

Jerry Sherman
Graceland University, Lamoni, Iowa

Jerry SHERMAN graduated from Graceland College and Central Missouri State College with a B.S. degree in Business Administration. Jerry served as a pilot for the U.S Navy and for TWA. He retired from TWA after 20 years of service.

Following a four-year term as the Executive Vice-President (1988-1992) of the United States Volleyball Association, Jerry's involvement in volleyball culminated when he was elected President in 1992. His four-year term includes the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

Previous to his tenure as President, Jerry held many roles, which contributed greatly to the success of the USVBA. Past responsibilities included: Co-Chairman of the National Referees Association; Director of Minor Officials at the 1984 Olympics; Head of Delegation of the 1988 and 1994 Goodwill games. Sherman has received numerous honors including the National Leader in Volleyball Award in 1977, the USAV Referees Golden Whistle Award in 1970, the Referee Emeritus Award in 1988, and USA Volleyball's highest honor the Frier Award in 1994. Jerry is only the 24th person in the USA Volleyball's 67 year history to be honored with this prestigious award.

Jerry wrote the forward for Deborah Crisfield's 1996 book Winning Volleyball for Girls (Chechmark Books).

Jerry hung up his whistle and retired in 1996. He and his wife Celia own an antique shop and furniture refinishing business in Independence, MO.

Jerry SHERMAN was inducted into Graceland University's Hall of Fame in 1995.

SOURCE: gujackets.com/f/Hall_of_Fame.php

Submission by Sharon R Becker, August of 2013