A Hopkinsville native will be one of six people honored with a 2021 Austin Peay State University Alumni Award.
Jon McGee earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from APSU in 1969 after serving six years in the U.S. Army. He also served as student government association president.
McGee worked for 20 years with Chilton Corporation as vice president of marketing and co-founded ER Centers of America in 2006, which operated free-standing emergency medical facilities in Texas.
When McGee visits Clarksville, he regularly speaks to APSU economics and finance classes. In 2019, he donated more than $50,000 in gold coins to APSU to establish the Golden Eagle Graduate Scholarship Endowment for Austin Peay students. The gift commemorated his “Golden Graduate Year,” the 50-year anniversary of his APSU graduation. He and his wife Janet also established a scholarship to be awarded each year to one male nursing student who has served in the military. They have two daughters and two grandsons, and they live in Highland Village, Texas.
McGee will be recognized at Austin Peay’s football homecoming festivities this fall.
