Stewart Odendhal, DVM, PhD
Stewart Odendhal, DVM, PhD was born in San Diego but spent his formative years in Oklahoma City after his family returned when he was 2 years old, while his father, a U.S. Navy pilot, was often away on daring missions like the search for Amelia Earhart. After high school, Stewart ventured to UCLA for a biology B.A. in 1960, then studied veterinary science across state at UC Davis, receiving his DVM in 1967. The prestigious Johns Hopkins School of Public Health next tapped him to study foreign animal diseases in India.