Dr. John Hendrickson
Education: Purdue University
Dr. John grew up in Rossville on a dairy farm. He attended Purdue University where he received a B.S. in Animal Science. After graduating, he worked in the animal science industry and as an electrician for about ten years before deciding to go into veterinary medicine. He graduated from St. George’s University in 2008 and has been at Wayside ever since.
Dr. John enjoys the diversity that comes with working in veterinary medicine. Every day brings a new variety of animals to treat–cats, dogs, cows, goats, sheep or horses.
He and his wife Jenni have two daughters, Allison and Sarah. They also have several 4-legged family members– Ella a Lab mix, Daisy a pug mix, and Miss Hughes the cat. He enjoys fishing, and camping, when he is not helping his girls with their 4-H goats, or working with his Belted Galloway beef cattle.
Dr. Howard Hendrickson
Education: Purdue University
Dr. Howard Hendrickson grew up in Rossville, and earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Purdue University in 1970. He also earned his Master of Arts degree in Religion from Anderson University in 1982. After practicing veterinary medicine for many years, he and his wife Anna, founded Wayside Veterinary Clinic in 1994.
Recently celebrating his 45th year practicing medicine, he continues to be involved at Wayside, but is enjoying a slower pace in life. He and Anna have 6 kids, 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren (with more on the way!). Their furry family members include 2 dogs—Rosie and Chico, 2 cats—Lucky and Smokey, and 3 horses—Classy, Wendy and Scar.