George W. McCommon, DVM

EDUCATION
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
University of Georgia, Athens, GA (1990)

Bachelor of Science: Agriculture
University of Georgia, Athens, GA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2001-Present

Associate Professor, Veterinary Science and Public Health
Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, GA
Currently Interim Department Head

24 plus years of experience in equine, companion animal, mixed practice, emergency and corporate practice
20 plus years of military experience as the Georgia Army National Guard Preventive Medicine Officer and Deputy Commander for Medical Command Deployed to Afghanistan May 2011 to April 2012
Assisted Department of State and Department of Energy in Afghanistan in Nov 2012 and May 2013
Involved in managing animal disaster management and in law enforcement and animal control facilities
Pharmaceutical industry: research and technical services

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Adult stem cells and their presence in circulating blood
Immune systems of animals
Biotechnology

HONORS AND AWARDS
2010 Distinguished Alumni Award- University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine
Past President of Historic Macon
Past Board Member of the Georgia Transplant Foundations
Past Member of the State of Georgia Agriculture and Food Safety Committee and the Georgia Department of Agriculture Companion Animal Committee
Past President of the Museum of Arts and Sciences
Past Board of Goodwill Industries (Macon and the CSTA). (Source)