TRAILBLAZER and GU marketing major Jeremy Whisenton receives the donorfunded MOSAIC Diversity Scholarship. Thank you for giving.
SMART MOVES The candies in glass jars glisten like little chunks of rainbow. Tasty, yet low in sugar, Jerbear Gummy Bears signal “happy” to children and “healthy” to their parents. They bring a smile to their creator’s face too, especially when he recounts their beginnings . . .
batch. Seven attempts paved the way for his signature recipe. He debuted the treats at a school event. People liked them. Buoyed by that success, he then sold the gelatin-based, preservative-free bites at local fairs and community events.
Jeremy Whisenton ’22, then a 16-year-old diabetic, devised the recipe in response to his mom’s not-sotasty attempts. His curiosity and drive for improved results moved him to experiment with batch after
Today, five years later, Jeremy manages Jerbear Gummy Bears and More from Greenville University, where he majors in marketing, hosts a radio show on WGRN, captains an esports team, and participates
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