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Interview with Gerald D. Goetsch, D.V.M., Ph.D. Interviewer: Ann E. Kerker Date: November 9, 1989 Kerker This is an interview with Professor Emeritus Gerald D. Goetsch, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, held on November 9, 1989, in the Library Conference Room, Stewart Center, Purdue University. The interviewer is Ann E. Kerker, Professor and Veterinary Medical Librarian Emeritus. Kerker Gerry, would you give us some background of your pre -college years? Goetsch I was born in Western Kansas but grew up in Eastern Kansas on a typical grain and livestock farm. We raised a variety of animals and fowls and had a number of dogs and cats over the years. We often called veterinarians to treat our sick animals but I never seriously considered veterinary medicine as a career until I entered college. Kerker Prior to coming to Purdue, I believe you attended Kansas State University. What courses of study did you pursue there? And what degrees were you awarded? Goetsch I entered Kansas State College in 1940 on a Sears Roebuck Scholarship to enroll in Agriculture. During my second year in college, I roomed with a student who was a first-year veterinary student. Through my conversations with him and contacts with other persons in the Veterinary School, I realized that a degree in Veterinary Medicine · offered a wide variety of career opportunities. Consequently, I completed my pre-veterinary requirements during my second year and enrolled in Veterinary Medicine in the fall of 1942. Kerker Were you in a training program associated with the Armed Forces? Goetsch As was the case with most students in veterinary school during this period, I enlisted in 1943 in a special program called the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) and was assigned to continue my veterinary schooling in the army. We were required to complete three full semester terms each year and I received my DVM degree in 1945. Several persons who have been or are on the staff here at Purdue were also in the ASTP units. Dean Jack J. Stockton, Dean Erskine V. Morse, Dr. Donald P. Gustafson, Dr. Russell K. Jones, Dr. Lewis Runnells and Dr. William Pritchard are some that were assigned to those units. 1
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Transcript | Interview with Gerald D. Goetsch, D.V.M., Ph.D. Interviewer: Ann E. Kerker Date: November 9, 1989 Kerker This is an interview with Professor Emeritus Gerald D. Goetsch, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, held on November 9, 1989, in the Library Conference Room, Stewart Center, Purdue University. The interviewer is Ann E. Kerker, Professor and Veterinary Medical Librarian Emeritus. Kerker Gerry, would you give us some background of your pre -college years? Goetsch I was born in Western Kansas but grew up in Eastern Kansas on a typical grain and livestock farm. We raised a variety of animals and fowls and had a number of dogs and cats over the years. We often called veterinarians to treat our sick animals but I never seriously considered veterinary medicine as a career until I entered college. Kerker Prior to coming to Purdue, I believe you attended Kansas State University. What courses of study did you pursue there? And what degrees were you awarded? Goetsch I entered Kansas State College in 1940 on a Sears Roebuck Scholarship to enroll in Agriculture. During my second year in college, I roomed with a student who was a first-year veterinary student. Through my conversations with him and contacts with other persons in the Veterinary School, I realized that a degree in Veterinary Medicine · offered a wide variety of career opportunities. Consequently, I completed my pre-veterinary requirements during my second year and enrolled in Veterinary Medicine in the fall of 1942. Kerker Were you in a training program associated with the Armed Forces? Goetsch As was the case with most students in veterinary school during this period, I enlisted in 1943 in a special program called the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) and was assigned to continue my veterinary schooling in the army. We were required to complete three full semester terms each year and I received my DVM degree in 1945. Several persons who have been or are on the staff here at Purdue were also in the ASTP units. Dean Jack J. Stockton, Dean Erskine V. Morse, Dr. Donald P. Gustafson, Dr. Russell K. Jones, Dr. Lewis Runnells and Dr. William Pritchard are some that were assigned to those units. 1 |
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