I Want to Go to Vet School When - School of Veterinary Medicine ...

Alumni ProfileDr. Catherine White (LSU 1993, right), then president of the Louisiana Veterinary MedicalAssociation, and Dr. Craig Guidry (LSU 1990, left), then LVMA president-elect, bestowthe Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association Outstanding Student Awards in May 2006to (from left to right) Wesley Lee (LSU 2008); Brooke Fahrig (LSU 2007); Ashley Martin(LSU 2006).1993 Alumnus Dr. Catherine WhiteWhat made you want to be a veterinarian?In grade school, I really enjoyed science and math. A sixthgrade teacher encouraged me to think about veterinarymedicine as a career. My grandfather continued to cultivatemy interests by allowing me to help on his farm, working witha variety of animals. That year was a particularly bad lambingyear, with several dystocias. My grandfather’s hands weretoo large to reposition the lambs, so he talked me through theprocedure of “pulling” a lamb. I was HOOKED on my goal tobe a veterinarian!What was LSU SVM like when you attended?A large family with 64 brothers and sisters.How did the LSU SVM prepare you for your careerin veterinary medicine?LSU SVM certainly taught me a very large amount aboutveterinary medicine. You can, of course, never be taughteverything about your career by attending college.What does the LSU SVM mean to you?LSU SVM means a lot to me because that is where a majorgoal in my life was achieved.What are some of your most memorable momentsfrom LSU?Any LSU student’s answer would have to be “the footballgames!!” Watching the Mike the tiger cub running the hallsof the vet school was a memorable moment. There has tobe a memory of some sort about gross anatomy lab in everyvet school student’s mind! Farm animal and equine rotationswere very memorable.Bio Bullets• I’ve been married for 18 years with a son (age 14) anddaughter (age 11).• I was very fortunate to be able to move back to myhometown after graduation. I am a solo practitioner in smallanimal medicine.• My undergraduate work was at LSU Baton Rouge inDairy Production.• I am a member of the Louisiana Veterinary MedicalAssociation and the American Veterinary Medical Association,and I am very involved in my church and children’s school. Iam a present member and past president of the DeRidderLions Club, and I’m a current member and prior boardmember of the Greater Beauregard Chamber of Commerce.21