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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Gerald Bourne graduated high school in 1982 and worked in the automotive parts
industry until 1986. He then began an entry level position in a serigraphic textile
company. He learned the trade and opened his own company in 1988. By 1990,
competition with foreign manufacturers lead to declining profits and caused him to seek
other avenues. He joined a small service company and helped them to expand to a
nationwide parts and service supplier. In 1992, he met Wanda Hix and fell in love. They
married in the spring of 1993, and their daughter, Gabrielle was born in November.
Wanda had the opportunity for a new position in 1995, so they moved to Gainesville in
the Fall. Gerald went to Santa Fe Community College and completed his associate’s
degree in 1996. In 1997, he transferred to the University of Florida. He completed his
bachelor’s degree in 1999. He accepted the University of Florida Alumni F ellowship in
1999 and completed his master’s degree in 2001. He worked at the Major Analytica
Instrumentation Center throughout his graduate career as a teaching assistant, microscope
technician and class lecturer.
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