Emeritus Faculty
Emeritus faculty is a honorary title granted to someone who retires from a position of distinction at an academic institution. Emeritus faculty can continue using the previous title, as in "professor emeritus." Emeritus faculty status is given in recognition of sustained academic contributions to the university.
Grace Amborski
Professor Emerita
Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology
Professor Emerita
Department of Veterinary Science
Hire Date: February 1, 1974
BS, University of Toledo, 1955
MS, The Ohio State University, 1957
PhD, The Ohio State University, 1961
Steven Barker
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Physiiology, Pharmacology & Toxicology
Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Hire Date: January 7, 1985
BS, University of Alabama, 1971
MS, University of Alabama, 1973
PhD, University of Alabama, 1978
Ralph Beadle
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Hire Date: July 1, 1974
DVM, Colorado State University, 1967
PhD, University of Georgia, 1973
January 1985-August 1990: Assistant Head, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
September 1990-June 1992: Interim Head, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
July 1992-March 1993: Assistant Head, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
James D. Carter
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Ophthalmology
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
HIre Date: December 1, 1973
BS, University of Missouri, 1961
DVM, University of Missouri, 1961
MS, University of Missouri, 1966
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists
Doo Youn Cho
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Pathology
Department of Pathobiological Sciences
Hire Date: December 15, 1976
DVM, Seoul National University (Korea), 1966
MVSc, Seoul National University (Korea), 1970
MS, Kansas STate University, 1973
PhD, Kansas State University, 1976
Richard Corstvet
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Microbiology
Department of Pathobiological Sceinces
Hire Date: October 8, 1982
BS, University of Wisconsin, 1951
MS, University of Wisconsin, 1955
PhD, University of California, Davis, 1965
Joe M. Dixon
Professor Emeritus
Department of Veterinary Science and Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine
Hire Date: October 1, 1977
DVM, Oklahoma State University, 1952
A. Roland Dommert
Professor Emeritus
Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology
Hire Date: July 1, 1971
BS, Texas A&M University, 1960
DVM, Texas A&M University, 1961
MS, LSU 1963
PhD, LSU, 1966
July 1971-August 1981: Head, Department of Veterinary Microbiology & Parasitology
Bruce Eilts
Professor Emeritus of Theriogenology
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Hire Date: December 3, 1984
BS, University of Minnesota, 1975
DVM, University of Minnesota, 1977
MS, University of minnesota, 1982
Diplomate, American College of Theriogenologists
Carol Foil
Professor Emerita of Veterinary Dermatology
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Hire Date: August 1, 1982
BS, LSU 1974
DVM, LSU, 1978
Deiplomate, American College of Veterinary Dermatology
Marjorie Gill
Professor Emerita of Farm Animal Health Maintenance
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Hire Date: July 1, 1984
DVM, Iowa State University, 1976
MS, Iowa State University, 1984
Diplomate, American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (Food Animal Practice)
Mary Glaze
Professor Emerita of Veterinary Ophthalmology
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Hire Date: July 15, 1981
BS, Texas A&M University, 1975
DVM, Texas A&M University, 1976
MS, Michigan State University, 1981
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Radiology
Amy Grooters
Professor Emerita of Companion Animal Medicine
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Hire Date: July 12, 1995
BA, Central College, 1984
DVM, Iowa State University, 1989
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
Michael Groves
Dean Emeritus
Professor of Epidemiology & Community Health
Department of Pathobiological Sciences
Hire Date: July 1, 1990
DVM, Texas A&M University, 1964
MPH, Tulane University, 1966
PhD, Catholic University of America, 1975
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Microbiologists
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Preventative Medicine
Diplomate, Subspecialty of Epidemiology, American College of Veterinary Preventative Medicine
July 1990-March 1999: Head, Department of Epidemiology & Community Health
April 1999-May 2000: Interim Dean
June 2000-June 2006: Dean
Cheryl Hedlund
Professor Emerita of Veterinary Surgery
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Hire Date: July 1, 1981
DVM, Iowa State University, 1977
MS, Texas A&M University, 1981
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons
William Henk
Professor Emeritus
Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Hire Date: February 1, 1979
BS, University of Georgia, 1967
MEd, University of Georgia, 1971
PhD, University of Georgia, 1977
September 1989-June 1992: Head, Department of Veterinary Anatomy & Fine Structure
Richard Hidalgo
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Microbiology
Department of Pathobiological Sciences
Director Emeritus
Veterinary Computer Resources Unit
Hire Date: June 1, 1985
DVM, Texas A&M University, 1962
MS, LSU, 1964
PhD, LSU, 1966
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Microbiologists
June 1985-December 1990: Associate Dean
Daniel Hillmann
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Anatomy & Cell Biology
Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Hire Date: August 1, 1973
DVM, Iowa State University, 1965
PhD, Iowa State University, 1971
Johnny D. Hoskins
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
HIre Date: December 1, 1976
BS, Oklahoma State University, 1967
DVM, Oklahoma State University, 1968
PHD, Iowa State University, 1977
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
Martin E. Hugh-Jones
Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology & Community Health
Department of Pathobiological Sciences
Hire Date: January 1, 1978
BA, Cambridge University (England), 1957
Vet.M.B., Cambridge University (England), 1960
MA, Cambridge University (England), 1963
MPH, Tulane University, 1964
PhD, Cambridge University (England), 1979
Fellow, American College of Epidemiology
Honorary Fellow, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
AWARDS, LECTURESHIPS, OR PRIZES THAT SHOW RECOGNITION OF SCHOLARLY OR ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT:
Bull Fellow, Ontario Veterinary College, 4 May - 14 June, 1973
Aesculapian Lecturer, in recognition of distinguished achievement, Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, 1984
Distinguished Scholar Award, School of Veterinary Medicine, LSU, 1993
Excellence in Teaching, Louisiana State University, 1993
Award of Recognition, in recognition of his leadership, guidance and service in Veterinary Medicine, Award of Recognition-Member for 1995, Association of Teachers of Veterinary Public Health & Preventive Medicine
Colonel (Hon), Oklahoma Air National Guard. 1999
Specialist in Veterinary Epidemiology, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, 2000-2004
Mary Louise Martin Professor. LSU School of Veterinary Medicine. June 2000 – December 2004
KZ-1 Team (member), Scientific Achievement Award, The Cooperative Biological Research (CBR) Program Review, Garmisch, Germany. April 2-5, 2007
Honorary Lifetime Membership, Society for Veterinary Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, United Kingdom. 2004
Honorable Professor, Biotechnology Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2007
Certificate of Lifetime Membership, Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association, 2009
Sr. Academico Correspondiente Extranjero, Academia Nacional de Agronomia y Veterinaria de Republica Argentina. June 10, 2016 [Foreign Corresponding Academician to the National Academy of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine]
1981 – Dr. Martin Hugh-Jones implemented an internationally-funded surveillance program concerning zoonotic diseases in the Caribbean Epidemiology Research Center areas (CAREC), part of the World Health Organization.
1993 – Dr. Martin Hugh-Jones was part of an American and Russian team of scientists that solved the mystery of a deadly outbreak of anthrax in 1979 in Sverdlovsk, Siberia.
David Huxsoll
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Microbiology
Department of Pathobiological Sciences
Hire Date: July 1, 1990
BS, University of Illinois, 1959
DVM, University of Illinois, 1961
PhD, University of Notre Dame, 1965
July 1990-October 1993: Associate Dean
1992 – Dr. David Husxoll, then associate dean for research and advanced studies, was selected as a member of the United Nations Special Commission Inspection Team sent to Iraq. Dr. Huxsoll was a former commander of the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases and a recipient of the U.S. Army’s Distinguished Service Medal
October 1993-February 1995: Interim Dean
February 1995-April 1999: Dean
Rodney Ingraham
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Physiology, Pharmacology & Toxicology
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Science
Hire Date: February 1, 1974
BS, University of California, 1950
DVM, University of California, 1952
MS, Iowa State University, 1968
PhD, Iowa State University, 1973
William L. Jenkins
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Physiology, Pharmacology, & Toxicology
Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Hire Date: September 1, 1988
BVSc, University of Pretoria (South Africa), 1958
M.Med.Vet., University of Pretoria (South Africa), 1968
PhD, University of Missouri, 1970
Fellow, American Academy of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Fellow, American Academy of Veterinary and Comparative Toxicology
September 1988-October 1993: Dean
1993-1996: LSU Provost
1996-1999: LSU Chancellor of Baton Rouge campus
1999-2007: President of the LSU System
2008: Acting Chancellor of LSU Baton Rouge campus
2012-2013: Interim President of the LSU System
Jill Johnson
Professor Emerita of Equine Medicine
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences)
Hire Date: April 1, 1977
BS, University of Minnesota, 1970
DVM, University of Minnesota, 1972
MS, University of Minnesota, 1977
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
Diplomate, American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (Equine Practice)
Kevin Kleinow
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Physiology, Pharmacology, & Toxicology
Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Hire Date: June 1, 1987
BA, University of Wisconsin, 1976
DVM, University of Minnesota, 1982
PhD, University of Wisconsin, 1984
Donald Lingard
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Medicine
Professor Emeritus of Theriogenology
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Hire Date: October 1, 1975
DVM, Ontario Veterinary College (Canada), 1955
MS, University of Illinois, 1959
PhD, Washington State University, 1968
Diplomate, American College of Theriogenologists
October 1975-September 1989: Head, Department of Clinical Sciences & Veterinary Clinics
September 1989-March 1991: Head, Veterinary Teaching Hospital & Clinics
October 1989-February 1991: Head, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Sue Loubiere
Librarian Emerita
Hire Date: January 3, 1974
BS, LSU, 1964
MS, LSU, 1966
January 1974-September 2005: Director, Veterinary Medicine Library
John B. Malone, Jr.
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Parasitology
Department of Pathobiological Sciences
Hire Date: September 3, 1974
BS, University of California, Davis, 1965
DVM, University of California, Davis, 1967
PhD, University of Georgia, 1974
George S. Martin
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Surgery
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Hire Date: August 5, 1983
BA, Park College (Missouri), 1971
BS, University of Illinois, 1975
DVM, University of Illinois, 1977
MS, Colorado State University, 1983
MBA, Tulane University, 1991
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons
July 1990-October 1990: Interim Director, Veterinary Teaching Hospital & Clinics
November 1990-June 1991: Associate Director, Veterinary Teaching Hospital & Clinics
John E. Martin
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Anatomy & Cell Biology
Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Hire Date: July 1, 1990
BS, Texas A&M University, 1959
DVM, Texas A&M University, 1961
MS, Texas A&M University, 1969
Dennis McCurnin
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Surgery
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Hire Date: October 1, 1990
DVM, Iowa State University, 1966
MS, Iowa State University, 1970
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons
October 1990-April 1999: Associate Dean
October 1990-July 10, 2006: Director, Veterinary Teaching Hospital & Clinics
Sandra Merchant
Professor Emerita of Veterinary Dermatology
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Hire Date: July 15, 1988
BS, Florida State University, 1979
DVM, University of Florida, 1984
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Dermatology.
James E. Miller
Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology & Community Health
Department of Pathobiological Sciences
Adjunct Professor of Animal Science
Hire Date: January 23, 1984
BS, University of New Mexico, 1966
DVM, University of California, 1978
MPVM, University of California, 1982
PhD, University of California, 1983
April 1999-December 2000: Interim Head, Department of Epidemiology & Community Health (now Pathobiological Sciences)
November 1, 2010 – May 2016: Interim Associate Dean for Research and Advanced Studies
T. Mark Neer
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Hire Date: July 1, 1984
DVM, Oklahoma State University, 1976
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
Dale Paccamonti
Professor Emeritus of Theriogenology and Department Head
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Hire Date: July 15, 1988
BS, Michigan State University, 1974
DVM, Michigan State University, 1981
MS, University of Florida, 1988
Diplomate, American College of Theriogenologists
August 15, 2007-November 11, 2007: Interim Head, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
November 12, 2007-Sept. 1, 2020: Head, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Daniel Paulsen
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Pathology
Department of Pathobiological Sciences
Diagnostic Pathologist
Hire Date: August 13, 2001
BS, Kansas State University, 1975
DVM, Kansas State University, 1977
MS, Kansas State University, 1978
PhD, Oklahoma State University, 1989
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists
August 15, 2010-July 2018: Director, Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory
Robert Pechman, Jr.
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Radiology
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Veterinary Radiologist
Hire Date: May 1, 1984
BS, University of California, 1967
DVM, University of California, Davis, 1969
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Radiology
John D. Rhoades
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Pathobiological Sciences
Associate Dean Emeritus for Student & Academic Affairs
Hire Date: August 29, 1980
BS, University of Missouri, 1959
DVM, University of Missouri, 1961
MS, Kansas State University, 1964
PhD, University of Minnesota, 1973
October 1984-June 1995: Assistant Dean
July 1995-April 2001: Associate Dean for Student & Academic Affairs
David F. Senior
Professor Emeritus
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Hire Date: September 1, 1992
BVSc, University of Melbourne (Australia), 1969
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
Diplomate, European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Companion Animal)
June 1992-August 1992: Assistant Head, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
September 1992-August 15, 2007: Assistant Head, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
August 15, 2007-December 2014: Associate Dean for Advancement & Strategic Initiatives
Charles R. Short
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Pharmacology
Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Hire Date: June 1, 1974
DVM, The Ohio State University, 1963
MS, The Ohio State University, 1965
PhD, University of Missouri, Columbia, 1969
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology
January 1983-September 1985: Interim Head, Department of Veterinary Physiology, Pharmacology & Toxicology
October 1985-October 2000: Head, Department of Veterinary Physiology, Pharmacology & Toxicology
T. Bonner Stewart
Professor Emeritus of Parasitology
Department of Pathobiological Sciences
Hire Date: August 1, 1979
BS, University of Maryland, 1949
MS, Auburn University, 1953
PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1963
September 1981-December 1982: Interim Head, Department of Veterinary Microbiology & Parasitology
George M. Strain
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Physiology, Pharmacology & Toxicology
Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Hire Date: October 1, 1978
BS, University of Illinois, 1971
MS, Iowa State University, 1973
PhD, Iowa State University, 1977
Fellow, American Academy of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics
December 1, 2010-October 15, 2012: Interim Head, Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Changaram Venugopal
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Physiology, Pharmacology, & Toxicology
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Hire Date: August 28, 1981
BVSc, Kerala University (India), 1963
MSc, Calicut University (India), 1971
MS, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Applied Health Science, 1975
PhD, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Applied Health Science, 1980
Gary Wise
Professor Emeritus and Department Head Emeritus
Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Hire Date: June 1, 1992
BA, University of Denver, 1964
PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 1968
June 1992-October 2000: Head, Department of Veterinary Anatomy & Fine Structure (now Comparative Biomedical Sciences)
October 2000-November 2001: Interim Head, Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences
December 2001-November 2010: Head, Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences