Harris County Commissioner/Distinguished Alum to Speak

Harris County Commissioner Jerry Eversole will speak at Sam Houston State University Wednesday (Nov. 17) about politics, government and the role of public relations and communications in his field.

Janaeya Carmouche, president of the SHSU chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), which is sponsoring the presentation, said that Eversole will also provide students advice on how they should prepare for a career in the government sector.

The presentation is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. in the Lee Drain Building, room 214.

Eversole graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1966 in political science and played on the SHSU baseball team. After graduation he worked first in the Liberty school district as a head baseball coach and assistant football coach.

Prior to being elected to his present position as commissioner of Harris County Precinct 4, he was president of the Humble Area Chamber of Commerce for more than 18 years, during which he focused on the economic development of northeast Harris County.

In 1991 he began his tenure as commissioner and is now in his fourth four-year term. He administers the largest precinct in Harris County, which is the largest county in Texas with a larger population than that of 24 states.

Throughout his career, Eversole has been awarded numerous honors - from organizations such as the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the Texas Chamber of Commerce Executive Association, the North Houston Association, the Park People, the Humble Area Chamber of Commerce, the Texas Chamber of Commerce Executive Association, Future Farmers of America, the Texas Governor's office, and Rotary International.

In 2001 he was named presented the SHSU Distinguished Alumni Award.

In addition to his honors Eversole has raised $1 million in funding for the Texas Gulf Coast Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society through his Jerry Eversole Invitational Golf Tournament.

Eversole will be speaking as part of the SHSU PRSSA's Speaker Series, which is entering its third year. The chapter is closely associated with the Houston Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.

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SHSU Media Contact: Frank Krystyniak
Nov. 11, 2004
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