SJA Alum John Goolsby, Ph.D. ’77, has achived remarkable and innovative work helping address one of the challenges facing the cattle industry in South Texas. As a USDA research entomologist and proud SJA Alum,  Dr. Goolsby has helped develop an innovative approach that uses technology and microscopic, naturally occurring roundworms to target cattle fever ticks carried by wild nilgai. His work brings together scientific research, creativity, and technology to find new solutions to a complex agricultural challenge.

Dr. Goolsby’s journey is also a wonderful reminder that service can take many forms. During his time at St. Joseph Academy, he was surrounded by a community that emphasized service, responsibility, leadership, and the importance of using one’s gifts to make a difference. Those values can stay with a person long after graduation. For Dr. Goolsby, that spirit of service found a meaningful place in his career as an entomologist, where his knowledge and research allow him to serve others by protecting agriculture, supporting the cattle industry, and helping address challenges that affect South Texas.

His story represents what SJA hopes to inspire in every student: find your passion, use your talents, and find a way to serve others through the work you do. Whether our alumni become scientists, educators, doctors, entrepreneurs, public servants, or leaders in other fields, they continue to carry the values they developed at SJA into their communities and professions.

We are incredibly proud to see our graduates making an impact in so many different areas. Dr. Goolsby is a wonderful example of a Bloodhound who has turned knowledge into service, research into solutions, and a career into an opportunity to make a difference. Congratulations, Dr. Goolsby, on your accomplishments and on the meaningful work you continue to do!

Once a Bloodhound, always a Bloodhound! 🐾❤️🤍

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