Albion College

Jerry's impact in two varsity sports during the 1940s wasremarkable. He earned All-MIAA basketball honors in 1948 and playedon MIAA championship teams in 1946 and 1948. In his senior year,Jerry led the team in scoring, established the single seasonscoring record and was selected Most Valuable Player. In track, hewas the 1947 MIAA Champion in the 120 high and 220 low hurdles, andset school records in both events, as he led the Britons to twoconsecutive MIAA Championships. He also served a term as the MIAAstudent representative.

Upon graduation from Albion, Jerry entered the Universityof Michigan where he earned his D.D.S. in 1952. This past Septemberhe retired after forty years of owning his own practice in Adrian,Michigan. He has involved himself in dozens of community activitiesincluding the American Cancer Society, United Way, Ducks Unlimited,Elks, Masons and the Lenawee Country Club. Jerry lives in Adrian,Michigan with wife Mary Lou Yost Edwards, '48.