Our Veterinary Qualifications
Education
1968 Texas A & M University - Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
1967 Texas A & M University - B. S. in Veterinary Science
1963 Texas A & M University - B. S. in Animal Science
Employment
1970 - present- Owner Practitioner - EI Dorado Animal Hospital, San Antonio
1984 - 1995 - Teaching Staff - San Antonio College Veterinary Assistant Program
1978 - 1981 - President, Mgr. - Bexar County Emergency Animal Clinic, Inc.
1968 - 1970 - Captain - USAF Veterinary Corps.
1963 - 1965 - Assistant County Agricultural Agent, Cleburne, Texas
Professional Activities
Chairman, Animal Health Technology Advisory Committee for Palo Alto Community College 1994-2021
Appointed member Management Council - USDA Grant for distance learning cooperative program between Texas A&M University and Palo Alto College, 1998.
Texas A & M University College of Veterinary Medicine Development Council - Member
Texas Board of Health - Member 1984 to 1989. Appointed by Governor.
Chairman - Disease Control Committee
Chairman - Personnel Committee
Member - Environmental Health Committee
Member - Hospitals Committee
Texas Veterinary Medical Association - President (1982), held all other offices, numerous committee chairmanships.
Founding member and president two years San Antonio Chapter Delta Society (1989-91.) Instrumental in beginning Pet Visitation Program (26 pets visit 46 hospital and other patient facilities) and Pet Loss Support Group.
Texas Academy of Veterinary Practice - Charter Member and President 1976 - numerous committee chairmanships (1970 to present.) 50 hours per year continuing education required for membership.
Teacher- First Year Veterinary Ethics Classes- Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary Medical Association of Bexar County - Member since 1968, Chairman - Numerous committees
American Veterinary Medical Association - Member
Association of Human-Animal Bond Veterinarians – Past Member
American Veterinary Hospital Managers Association - Member and Newsletter Contributor
Texas Association of Animal Technicians, Registered - Previously Professional Advisor and Member
Advisory Committee, Texas State Technical Institute Animal Technology Program - Past Chairman and Member
Advisory Committee, Sul Ross State University Animal Health Technology Program - Past Member
Speaker for Veterinary Meetings on Practice Management, Client Relations and Marketing for 20 years
For three years, gave weekly program on channel 5 TV "Ask the Vet" about pets and people
Served as backup Veterinarian for Dr. Tom Vice's program on WOAI for 10 years. Alternated programs tri-weekly on KTKR during 1995
Publications
Contributing Author, Review Questions and Answers for Veterinary Boards, Mosby Yearbook, 1998.
Contributing Author, Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul, New York Times, 1998.
1993 - 1995 Contributing Author - DVM Management Consultants' Reports
1984 - 1993 - Advisory Committee, Contributing Author Veterinary Forum Magazine
1982 - 1984 - Advisory Committee, Contributing Author Veterinary Economics Magazine
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the Educational Booklet (Starting Your Own Veterinary Practice) published by Veterinary Medicine Publishing Company, 1987.
Community Activities
Employer - High School Health Occupations Program - McArthur and Churchill High Schools
Employer - Agricultural Cooperative Program - Seguin High School
Chairman - Bexar County High School Health Occupations Advisory Committee (numerous years)
Fina Oil Co. Academic All-State Football Program - Screening Committee Member 1984-1991
Advisory Board Member - Guide Dog Foundation of the Southwest 1989- 1993
4-H Club Leader
Lions Club 1970-75
Guadalupe Co. Youth Fair Board 1978-80
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce (two life memberships for member sales)
Seguin-Guadalupe County Chamber of Commerce Past Member
Past Sponsor - YMCA Youth Soccer Team, City Softball Teams
Past San Antonio YMCA Camp Flaming Arrow Advisory Committee Member
Recognitions
First place 41-64 age group Guadalupe County Fair Fiddle Contest, October 1998.
MacArthur High School- First Recipient Friend of Vocational Education Award 1991.
San Antonio Chapter - Delta Society Lynn Anderson Outstanding Service Award 1990.
Who's Who in South and Southwest, Who's Who in Veterinary Medicine, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World
Outstanding Service Award 1986-87, San Antonio College.
Appreciation Award - Texas Association of Animal Technicians, Registered 1977-81
4-H Alumnus Award, Guadalupe Co., 1979
