
Dr. Jessup is a native of Owensboro, Kentucky and remains a Wildcat basketball fan. He attended Eastern Kentucky University where he competed as a varsity gymnast, and then Southern College of Optometry in Memphis where he completed his training in Optometry in 1982. After completing an externship at Mountain Home VA hospital in Johnson City, Tennessee, Dr. Jessup relocated to Bellevue and started a private practice serving the surrounding area.