On Gerod Strother’s watch, Amarillo College’s Automotive, Diesel, and Auto Collision programs are firing on all cylinders, and it’s no wonder: Strother, the coordinator for all three programs, is eminently qualified to lead and to teach.

Strother holds a master’s degree in transportation and logistics management from American Military University, a credential he earned during 21 impactful years of service in the U.S. armed forces. He retired from his second branch of the military in 2020, and he spent the next two years as program coordinator and automotive instructor at Texas State Technical College in Sweetwater.