Dr. Black, Assistant Commissioner
Dr. C. Carter Black, III grew up on a farm in Ringgold, Georgia and graduated from Ringgold High School. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture from the University of Georgia in 1965 and earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree from the University of Georgia in 1968.
From June of 1968 to February of 1970, Dr. Black worked for Ford Animal Hospital in Forest Park, Georgia. March of 1970, he purchased a mixed practice in Summerville, Georgia, which he operated for fourteen (14) years, until May of 1984. During that period, he was active in several civic and community organizations and donated his veterinary services to Chattooga county 4-H and FFA and the Georgia High School Rodeo Association.
May of 1984, Dr. Black joined the Georgia Department of Agriculture as Assistant State Veterinarian and continued to practice during evenings and weekends until December of that year. In the summer of 1989, Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin appointed Dr. Black as Associate State Veterinarian to oversee the statewide animal health programs. Under Dr. Black’s leadership, Georgia has become free of cattle brucellosis, swine brucellosis and pseudorabies. He served as the Department’s Veterinary consultant to the Equine Health and the Animal Protection Sections and worked closely with the field inspection staff. In 1996, Dr. Black took a leadership role in supervising the movement, testing and quarantine of the horses involved in the Atlanta Olympic Games. He was especially involved in the development and implementation of the successful Piroplasmois Control Program and supervised a team of inspectors throughout the period of the games.
Commissioner Tommy Irvin appointed Dr. Black as Assistant Commissioner of Animal Industry and State Veterinarian in December 2007.
Dr. Black was named Veterinarian of the Year by the Georgia Veterinary Medical Association in June 2001 for his contribution to regulatory veterinary medicine. He also received the Top Hand Service Award from the Georgia Cattleman’s Association in 2006. Dr. Black is a graduate of the 2000 class of the Georgia Agrileaders Forum. Dr. Black graduated from the Georgia Leadership Institute, Executive Leadership Program in 2008.
Dr. Black and his wife Linda are the proud parents of their daughter, Candi and three (3) grandchildren: Emily, Andrew, and Jordan. The Blacks are members of Summerville First United Methodist Church where Dr. Black has served as Chairman of the Administrative Board, President of Methodist Men, and Youth Coordinator.
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