Dr. Jennifer Schoonover grew up on a small farm in Northeastern Oklahoma where her family raised beef cattle. Throughout junior high and high school, she was very active in youth rodeo. After high school graduation, she attended Oklahoma State University where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science in 1997 and her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2000.
Her first year as a veterinarian was spent in rural Ohio in a mixed animal practice while her husband, Dr. Mike Schoonover, completed an equine internship. They returned to Stillwater in 2001 after Mike accepted an equine surgery residency at their Alma Mater. During this time, Dr. Schoonover engaged in a variety of different veterinary medical endeavors including full-time private practice, part-time relief work, low-cost spay/neuter programs, and teaching anesthesia methods to veterinary students at OSU. In 2004, Dr. Schoonover and her husband relocated to Lexington, Oklahoma. Her relief practice led her to Sooner Veterinary Hospital where, following a short temporary position, she practiced as an associate veterinarian for 10 years. In January of 2015, Dr. Schoonover purchased Sooner Veterinary Hospital from Dr. Donald Russell.
Dr. Schoonover has played an active role as an OVMA member for over 20 years, recently serving as their president and chairperson of the Oklahoma State Fair birthing center committee. She has also been active in the Mulhall community by serving on the Mulhall-Orlando school board.
Jennifer and Mike have 2 sons, William and Garrett, that are active in many sports along with their local 4H and FFA programs where they have taken an interest in showing goats and pigs, participating in shooting sports, and livestock judging. As an avid OSU fan, Jennifer enjoys all OSU sporting events when not working or involved in her son’s activities. Jennifer and Mike reside in Mulhall, Oklahoma [citation].