Vet Cetera magazine 2015

RETIREMENT
PHIL SHOCKLEY / UNIVERSITY MARKETING
Eileen Johnson
DVM, MS, Ph.D., Clinical Associate Professor, Veterinary Parasitologist,
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology
Dr. Johnson earned her DVM (Class of 1974),
master’s and Ph.D. degrees all from Oklahoma
State University. In addition to teaching clinical
parasitology to fourth-year veterinary students,
she provided diagnostic services in the
National Center for Veterinary Parasitology.
Johnson first worked at the veterinary center
from 1977 to 1988 in the same department
she has spent the last 12 years. She considers
these among her favorite memories and
accomplishments:
• Working with Drs. Roger Panciera and Sidney Ewing
on the American canine hepatozoonosis project.
• Helping others in the profession succeed.
• Identifying the vectors for Potomac horse fever, discovering an alternate way
for the transmission of Hepatozoon americanum to dogs, and finding Alaria
mesocercariae in feral hogs in Oklahoma.
Her retirement plans include traveling with
her husband, Dr. Bill Johnson, former OADDL
director, finish clearing some land they own
and attending pottery workshops.
Her advice to others and her parting
comments:
“Work as a team, collaborate and communicate.
This has been an interesting journey. With
the limited resources the CVHS has, we do a
fantastic job, and it is because of the dedication
of the entire staff and faculty. I will miss
all of you.”
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