The Penn State Alumni Association

What’s been happening:

Goof Morning: My name is Jerry Erskine, graduate in Vo Ag. 1959. I couldn't find a job in Vo Ag in 59 so I joined the Wickes Lumber Co. and moved to Wisc. There I started unloading box cars at $1.25 per hour. I moved into management in 1961 and moved to Galesburg, IL where I was assistant manager and became manager in 1963. 1968 I was promoted to Regional Credit manager and moved to Lebanon, Indiana. In 1975 I started my own successful contracting business which we closed in 1980. I then started a cabinet company and built it to a major player in the cabinet industry in Indiana. I sold that business in 2002 and retired only to start remodeling homes as something to stay active. My five children, one of which was born at St. College, are doing well. I am a 30 year Rotarian which involves a good deal of travel and takes up the bulk of my time.