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On August 17, AIESEC lost a very special person and lifelong AIESECer.
Jerry Allison founded the local committee at Northern Illinois University in 1961. He actively sought out AIESEC US in New York to find out how to start an LC because he wanted to go on a traineeship to Lima, Peru.
But his passion for AIESEC didn’t stop there.
Jerry served on the Board of Advisors for multiple LCs, the 1997 International Congress advisory board and the AIESEC United States Board of Directors. He was a founding member of AIESEC Life and took over 50 AIESEC trainees into his own company, AJC, a $2 Billion dollar company located in Atlanta that feeds millions of people all around the world.
AIESEC took Jerry all over the globe, including accepting his AAI Alumni Award in Eastern Europe at the International Congress.
Jerry was an exceptional person, friend, leader, father, husband and entrepreneur. He was an active member of AIESEC Life, and enjoyed attending our annual retreats. At our most recent retreat held in Atlanta, Jerry’s presence and influence was felt throughout the weekend.
Jerry affected the lives of so many. His strength, passion and legacy will live on.
"The world is better off because of Jerry. He leveraged his AIESEC experience in a way that contributed to his success and allowed him to affect the lives of so many for the better." - Paul Hamill
"AIESEC has been a space for all of us to enrich and be enriched and Jerry enriched more than most with his lifelong contributions to AIESEC." - Shireen Khan
"Jerry was a true role model. His impact on international cooperation through mentoring, trainee experiences and patience with so many of us throughout our careers will keep living on." - Ray Kemper
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