Jerry is a Professor Emeritus of Economics at Purdue University. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Bellarmine, and his master’s and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Kentucky. Jerry became a member of The Krannert
School of Management at Purdue University in 1984 and served as associate dean of their MBA program in Hannover, Germany. He is a military veteran and taught in a master’s program on Air Force bases in Germany and Crete. He was associate dean
for programs and student services, then became academic director of master’s and executive education programs. He was also the Interim Dean for the Krannert School of Management.
Jerry was a visiting researcher at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. He won the Salgo-Noren Award for outstanding instructor five times. He was a Fellow of the Teaching Academy at Purdue and was listed as one of the 12 best business school professors
in BusinessWeek. He has also worked as an economic consultant for companies including Caterpillar, B.F. Goodrich, Wabash National and BankOne.
Jerry lives in Lafayette, Ind., with his wife, Theresa ’68. They enjoy traveling to see their children and grandchildren. Jerry was named to Bellarmine’s Gallery of Distinguished Graduates in 1994 and has been on the Rubel School of Business
Advisory Council since 2023.