When Clyde Brooks, IM 64, graduated from Tech, he wanted to pursue a veterinary career, but he’d committed to four years in the Air Force. After completing his service, he relied on the GI Bill to fund his veterinary education at the University of Georgia. Since then, Brooks has practiced in Charleston, S.C., and Brevard, N.C., where he established Mountain View Veterinary Hospital. He said he’s been able to “treat just about everything from mountain lions to house cats and many species in between.” In 2005, Brooks sold his practice to Brevard Animal Hospital, where he continues to work. He also served as chairman of the Friends of the Animal Shelter in Transylvania County and has published two books: the nonfiction Tending Critters in the Ridges and Sir Hops-a-Lot, a picture book. “Being a veterinarian has been a very satisfying career,” Brooks says. “I like the challenge of treating a patient that cannot tell me verbally about its ailments or concerns and looks to me to put him back on the road to health.”
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