| Frank Lochner |
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After graduation from CHS, I transferred from the UofA to
ASC/Flagstaff in ’61 to follow in the footsteps of Mike Dietz &
Charlie Fowler. I then transferred to Colorado State U in ‘64.
I graduated in ’65 from CSU with a BS in Zoology, and started
grad school in Veterinary Anatomy and had a job in the field
while waiting for entry to Vet School at CSU. I was given the
opportunity to attend the Tuskegee Institute. While I didn’t like
Alabama from ’66 to ’70, when I graduated from Vet School, I
had obtained a first class education that enabled me to have
an exciting career. I served an internship in Large Animal
Medicine & Surgery at the U of Penn where I met my talented
lovely wife, a senior vet student (I taught her how to repair a
displaced stomach in a cow—how’s that for exciting?). I then
took a job at the San Diego Zoo. Our two daughters Laura &
Natalie were born in San Diego. After working at the zoo, I
attended Ohio State, while doing a residency in Equine
Surgery and earned an MS in Veterinary Clinical Science.
While in Columbus, our 3rd daughter, Katrina, was born.
Immediately following school I started a Jojoba Oil business in
Ensenada, Mexico. It was the largest in the world. We had an
excellent contract with a perfume co. in Japan to buy all of the
oil we could provide. After 3 successful years, my business
partner spent all the money and we went “belly-up” (an
excellent veterinary term). To survive and feed the “young
uns” (a good southern term), I started a large animal
veterinary practice in Tucson, and our 1st son, “Rusty” was
born. After 3 years in Tucson, I went to Oklahoma State and
became ass’t professor of Equine Medicine & Surgery
teaching from ’81 to ’91. While in Stillwater, OK, our 2nd son,
Douglass, was born. Salaries faltered due to poor oil
revenues in OK, so I became Assoc. Dean for Equestrian
Studies at Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio. During the
summers I served as regulatory vet for Iowa at the racetrack in
Altoona. I supervised all drug testing for the horse races. In ’
96, at Ft Valley State U in Fort Valley, GA, I headed the
Veterinary Science program where we trained veterinary
technicians (nurses) who are critical for the operations in
veterinary practices. We bought a farm and are happily
ensconced in “gentleman” farming. Both my wife and I teach
Anatomy & Physiology at GA Military College. We are
pumping up our retirement which took a hit during this recent
economic downturn. To date our 5 children have given us 10
grandchildren. I do wish everyone the happiest of twilight
years and I lament that I haven’t kept up with all of you dear
friends. Please come visit us in Ft. Valley and we’ll ride the
horses and have a good southern time.
ASC/Flagstaff in ’61 to follow in the footsteps of Mike Dietz &
Charlie Fowler. I then transferred to Colorado State U in ‘64.
I graduated in ’65 from CSU with a BS in Zoology, and started
grad school in Veterinary Anatomy and had a job in the field
while waiting for entry to Vet School at CSU. I was given the
opportunity to attend the Tuskegee Institute. While I didn’t like
Alabama from ’66 to ’70, when I graduated from Vet School, I
had obtained a first class education that enabled me to have
an exciting career. I served an internship in Large Animal
Medicine & Surgery at the U of Penn where I met my talented
lovely wife, a senior vet student (I taught her how to repair a
displaced stomach in a cow—how’s that for exciting?). I then
took a job at the San Diego Zoo. Our two daughters Laura &
Natalie were born in San Diego. After working at the zoo, I
attended Ohio State, while doing a residency in Equine
Surgery and earned an MS in Veterinary Clinical Science.
While in Columbus, our 3rd daughter, Katrina, was born.
Immediately following school I started a Jojoba Oil business in
Ensenada, Mexico. It was the largest in the world. We had an
excellent contract with a perfume co. in Japan to buy all of the
oil we could provide. After 3 successful years, my business
partner spent all the money and we went “belly-up” (an
excellent veterinary term). To survive and feed the “young
uns” (a good southern term), I started a large animal
veterinary practice in Tucson, and our 1st son, “Rusty” was
born. After 3 years in Tucson, I went to Oklahoma State and
became ass’t professor of Equine Medicine & Surgery
teaching from ’81 to ’91. While in Stillwater, OK, our 2nd son,
Douglass, was born. Salaries faltered due to poor oil
revenues in OK, so I became Assoc. Dean for Equestrian
Studies at Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio. During the
summers I served as regulatory vet for Iowa at the racetrack in
Altoona. I supervised all drug testing for the horse races. In ’
96, at Ft Valley State U in Fort Valley, GA, I headed the
Veterinary Science program where we trained veterinary
technicians (nurses) who are critical for the operations in
veterinary practices. We bought a farm and are happily
ensconced in “gentleman” farming. Both my wife and I teach
Anatomy & Physiology at GA Military College. We are
pumping up our retirement which took a hit during this recent
economic downturn. To date our 5 children have given us 10
grandchildren. I do wish everyone the happiest of twilight
years and I lament that I haven’t kept up with all of you dear
friends. Please come visit us in Ft. Valley and we’ll ride the
horses and have a good southern time.
Last Updated: October 2010
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