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Jerry Jendusa (right) with his sons
Nathan, Joey, his mother Janet
Jendusa, and his son Josh.

Sustaining the Mission

JERRY JENDUSA
Professional Achievement Award

Creating a culture of growth. Cultivating an Throughout the experience of taking EMTEQ from
atmosphere of openness, trust, and empowerment. a start-up to a business with $100 million in annual
This is what professional achievement means to sales, Jerry, Jim, and another Memorial alumnus,
Jerry Jendusa, Class of 1985, and this year’s Paul Schulls ’85 were inspired to share their
recipient of the Professional Achievement Award. passion and experiences to help others succeed
and continue to grow. This lead to the birth of the
The Jendusa siblings worked for their father at business advisory firm STUCK, Inc. which now
Jendusa Pharmacy to pay for half their tuition to allows Jerry to share his passion of developing
’85 while still participating in athletics. This routine
attend CMH. Jerry worked two nights a week
others to achieve great things.
instilled in him a great work ethic and spirit of Jerry truly cares about the people who are
determination. Jerry learned those valuable impacted through his work. He desires to give
lessons from his father. This “servant leader” individuals the tools necessary to cultivate the
attitude remains the driving force of Jendusa’s business and entrepreneurial eco-systems of the
work ethic to this day. local area. In his words, “Instead of telling
someone why they shouldn’t do something or why
Following graduation from the University of it’s going to fail, let’s focus on how we can succeed
Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1989, Jerry and Jim and what overall success looks like.”
Harasha co-founded of EMTEQ – a manufacturer
of interior and exterior lighting systems, as well as Jerry remains dedicated to CMH, and he offers
aircraft cabin management and power systems – this advice to students: “Nothing happens unless
by writing business plans together and officially it is a dream first. Many people will tell you what
launched the business in 1996 out of Jerry’s you can’t do or what you shouldn’t do. Focus more
basement. Over the course of his 18 years as the on your passions. If you are passionate about the
President and CEO of EMTEQ, Jerry grew the work you do, then you will love it.”
business from one employee in a basement to 630
employees across seven separate locations Jerry is proud to be part of the CMH family. He
internationally. credits CMH for instilling in him a strong sense of
community and a servant-leader mentality. He
“Let’s focus on how we can succeed and believes that life is a journey and we should enjoy
what overall success looks like,” he says. the moments along the way and really appreciate
the people we care about who share our journey
with us.

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