Committed Service

The Center for Veterinary Health Sciences is fortunate to have many devoted, loyal employees. No one better exemplifies the level of employee commitment to CVHS than two 30-year veterans, Diana Moffeit, left, and Debra Hatter.

Diana Moffeit has spent the past 10 years working as assistant to the associate dean for research and graduate coordinator. Moffeit says she enjoys working with all her colleagues and interacting with the graduate and professional students.

Originally from Waterloo, Iowa, she grew up in Tulsa, Okla., and lived in Kentucky and Colorado before moving to Stillwater. Diana has attended Tulsa University, the University of Central Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University studying English and American literature.

In her spare time, Moffeit enjoys hiking, biking in the mountains, canoeing, whitewater rafting, traveling, cooking, gardening, movies and reading. She plans to take pottery classes in the near future.

Debra Hatter began her career caring for larg e research animals before moving to the Small Animal Clinic, where she is the small animal care foreman.

She has seen many changes during her tenure, including the move into the teaching hospital from McElroy Hall. She has witnessed employees become veterinary students and encountered many unique animals.

“I have enjoyed animals since I was a child on the farm. I enjoy working with client animals. They come in all shapes and sizes — some shy or frightened and others very friendly,” says Hatter, who grew up north of Coyle, Okla., on her parents’ farm.

“I try to give patients a little ‘TLC’ to make their stay in the hospital wards as comfortable as possible.”

She enjoys crocheting, cooking, baking and going fishing and hunting with her husband, Sam.

CVHS Service Milestones 5 YEARS

Esther Barrow, Aaron Box, Lisa Gallery, Chloe Harmon, Kelly McCracken, Sharon Reames, Susanne Short, Julie West and Victoria Windiate 10 YEARS

Merry Bryson, Luann Hansen, Gayle Manley and Vickie Yarbrough 15 YEARS

Curtis Andrew, Ann Govek, Jim Hargrave and Sue Mott 20 YEARS

Shirley Hagar and Jim McLaughlin 30 YEARS

Leora Miller, Joe Wilson and Marilyn Wilson