Faculty

Professor

Patty Scharko, who was raised in Columbia, S.C., earned a D.V.M. in 1983 from the University of Georgia and a Masters in Public Health in Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill. She completed an internship at Tufts University Ambulatory and a residency in production medicine at North Carolina State University. Scharko was on faculty at the Atlantic Veterinary College in Prince Edward Island, Canada in the Ambulatory section for six years. She became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine in 1994. In 1995, Scharko became employed as the extension ruminant veterinarian at the University of Kentucky, Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center. In 2008, she joined Clemson University as an extension/field veterinarian at Livestock Poultry Health in Columbia, SC. She is currently involved with cattle, goats and sheep production/management/herd health. Her major areas of activities include biosecurity and FAMACHA/parasite control training in small ruminants, Scrapie eradication, Beef Quality Assurance.

Scharko is currently on the AVMA Food Safety Advisory Council, South Carolina Association of Veterinarians (SCAV) board, and Clemson University IACUC. She is past president for AABP (American Association of Bovine Practitioners), ACVPM (American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine), AASRP (American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners), and AAEV (American Association of Extension Veterinarians).

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Professor Emerita

Jeryl Jones serves as an Affiliated Professor Emerita in our Dept. of Veterinary Medicine and Sciences. She completed her undergraduate degree in Pre-Professional Studies (Zoology) from Clemson University in 1980. During her time as a student at Clemson, she worked as a research assistant for several projects and developed an interest in research. She earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from the University of Georgia in 1982 and served as a private practice Associate Veterinarian in Syracuse, NY; Aiken, SC; Barnwell, SC; and Auburn, AL. Jones then completed a combined residency/PhD program at Auburn University in 1995 to become a Diplomate in the American College of Veterinary Radiology and earn a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Biomedical Sciences.  

Dr. Jones went on to serve as a Tenured Professor in the Dept. of Small Animal Clinical Sciences at Virginia Tech, the Division of Animal and Nutritional Sciences at West Virginia University, and the Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences at Clemson. She also served as the Director of the Preclinical Assessment Core for the SC TRIMH COBRE and Leader of the One Health Research Group at Clemson.  

She retired in 2024 and continues to collaborate on research studies related to diagnostic imaging in animals, biomedical publishing, and One Health.

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