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Jerry Chesness

Jerry Chesness grew up on a small general farm near Hart, MI, and attended Michigan State University and Louisiana State University.  After working for the Soil Conservation Service in Florida and the LSU Extension Service, he accepted a faculty position at The University of Georgia in Biological and Agricultural Engineering.  He retired in 1999 after 31 years of service.  He and his wife, Betty, attend Saint James United Methodist Church and the Mears United Methodist Church (Mears, MI).  Jerry and his wife of 57 years have a son, a daughter, and four grandchildren.  Jerry is an avid hunter and fisherman and enjoys snow skiing.