Jerry Emerson’s journey brought him from aspiring rock star to UNTHSC leader

Jerry Emerson is always on the go, making sure campus buildings are impeccably clean. As Manager of UNTHSC’s Custodial Services team, he’s traveled a long way from his first dream … to become a rock star.

He had the long hair. He had the drum set. And, as a teenager, he planned to move to Los Angeles to become a drummer in a rock and roll band. He was a fan of Def Leppard, Rush and Journey, among others.

“Then I got really sick,” he said. “And I realized, the Lord had a much better life in mind for me.”

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