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Kenneth D. Quist, '55 DVM

Kenneth D. Quist, '55 DVM, of Atlanta, Georgia, died August 17, 2016. Quist began his career with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Epidemic Intelligence Service, serving as an epidemiologist in Texas, Nebraska, and Idaho. In the 1960s, he traveled to Switzerland, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Japan to study the cholera epidemic as part of a World Health Organization project. He retired from the U.S. Public Health Service in 1985 as director of scientific services at the CDC’s Office of Infectious Diseases. After retiring, he practiced at Wieuca Animal Clinic in Atlanta for 10 years.

Kenneth D. Quist, '55 DVM