On Tuesday, August 27, 2024, Hon. Gerald D. McCormick II (Pi–Tennessee ’82) was presented with the Order’s Distinguished Public Service Award during a reception at the Hillwood Country Club in Nashville, Tennessee. The reception hosted by Malcolm H. Liles (Gamma–Georgia ’71) and Jeremy A. Nagoshiner (Gamma Omicron–Lambuth ’95) was well attended by family, friends, and KA brothers.
McCormick shared at the event that in the early 1980s, he received a crucially-needed scholarship from KA.
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Representative McCormick served in several leadership positions, including his role as House Majority Leader and as Chairman of the Budget Subcommittee of House Finance, Ways and Means. He carried most of then-Governor Bill Haslam’s legislation in the House and is particularly proud of passing the Tennessee Promise, which gives every Tennessee high school graduate the opportunity to get a two-year degree or certificate free of tuition and fees. He was also very involved in passing the Market Regulation Act of 2009 and the IMPROVE Act which increased investment in our infrastructure while offsetting the new revenue with the largest tax cut in Tennessee’s history.
Gerald joined The Ingram Group after his retirement from the Tennessee General Assembly.
His community involvement has included serving on the boards of the Chattanooga Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Blood Assurance, Big Ridge Elementary School PTA, and the Tennessee State Museum Foundation Board. Gerald also completed the Leadership Tennessee program and remains active in the organization.
He is a U.S. Army veteran, having served as a Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Specialist in the First Gulf War. He attended public schools in Memphis and graduated from The University of Tennessee – Knoxville where he met his wife, Dr. Kimberly McCormick, before moving to Chattanooga and later to Nashville. They have two daughters and a granddaughter.
