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Jerry Callaway: Principal

-Shareholder, United American Reporting Services, Inc.

-Education

  • Cooper High School, Abilene, Texas, 1965
  • Stenograph Institute of Texas, Abilene, Texas, 1966
  • McMurray College, Abilene, Texas, attended 1969
  • University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, attended 1970

-Work Experience Since College

  • Deputy Official Court Reporter, 90th Judicial District, Graham, Texas, October/November 1966
  • United States Army, December 1966 - September 1968
  • Advanced Medical Training School, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
  • Court reporter, Judge Advocate General’s Office, Fort Hood, Texas, May 1967-September 1968, rank, Specialist 5th Class
  • Freelance court reporter, Dallas, Texas, January 1969-July 1969
  • Freelance court reporter, Dahl & Reed, Houston, Texas, August 1969-September 1970
  • Freelance court reporter, Stanley, Harris, Rice & Associates, Dallas, Texas, September 1970-January 1972
  • Deputy U. S. official reporter, Hon. Robert M. Hill, Dallas, Texas, January 1972-August 1972
  • Freelance court reporter, Davis, Brock & Callaway, Inc., Dallas, Texas, August 1972-May 1987
  • U. S. official reporter, Hon. Sarah T. Hughes, Dallas, Texas, June 1973-December 1976
  • Merged Davis, Brock & Callaway into United American Reporting Services, Inc., in 1986 to date

-Professional Credentials

  • Texas CSR Number 948
  • Holder NCRA Certificate of Proficiency
  • Holder NCRA Certificate of Merit
  • Holder NCRA Registered Diplomate Reporter
  • NCRA Certified Realtime Reporter
  • TCRA Paul Burris Cup Champion 1973
  • NCRA Speed Contest Qualifier Legal Opinion and Q&A 1987
  • Certified Program Evaluator

-Professional Memberships

  • Dallas County Shorthand Reporters Association
  • Texas Court Reporters Association, serving on its board of directors from 1972 to 1974, and its president 1974-1975, member since 1968
  • National Court Reporters Association, member since 1970
  • STAR, Society for the Technological Advancement of Reporting

-Professional Committee Memberships

  • Advisory Committee, Professional Court Reporting School
  • NCRA Technology Committee
  • NCRA Business Practices Task Force
  • Chief Examiner for the State of Texas for NCRA Certificates of Proficiency and Merit exams from 1975 - 1979
  • Appointed by the Texas Supreme Court to the Texas Court Reporters Certification Board, served from January 1993 through December 1998, chairman of the Testing Committee, and served on the Curriculum Task Force which developed the curriculum guidelines for all Texas court reporting schools

-Honors and Awards

  • U. S. Army Commendation Medal
  • Lifetime member Parent Teachers Association of Texas
  • Inducted into the Texas Court Reporters Hall of Fame 1994
  • Recipient of the Texas Distinguished Service Award 1997

-Personal Data

  • Born July 23, 1947 in Sweetwater, Texas
  • Married to Allie in 1971, two sons and daughters-in-law, David/Shannon and Todd/Nicole

-Hobbies

  • Golf, hunting, fishing, cycling and traveling

 

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