David E. Bartlett 1917-2014

David E. Bartlett passed away at home on May 8, 2014. He was born on March 18, 1917 in Bloomfield, New Jersey, to Grace Zeliff and Clarence Durand Bartlett.
David E. Bartlett obtained his D.V.M. from Colorado State University in 1940 and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1952. After a year with USDA’s Tuberculosis Eradication Division, Dr. Bartlett worked for USDA’s National Agricultural Research Center for seven years conducting research on bovine venereal trichomoniasis. He then moved to the University of Minnesota to pursue his Ph.D.
From 1953 to 1979, he worked for American Breeders Service (ABS) and continued consulting work with ABS though 1991. He served as “Vice-President of Production and Veterinarian” from 1968-1975 and “Director of Production Division” from 1976-1979. He personally participated in artificial insemination (AI) training of over 3,000 students, several hundred of whom were from foreign countries. […]