On March 10, Parker College of Chiropractic presented a $10,000 grant to the Inner-City Games Foundation (ICGF) to support its youth fitness and educational outreach programs. Arnold Schwarzenegger, ICGF board chair and co-founder, personally accepted the contribution during his annual Fitness Weekend and Expo in Columbus, Ohio.
"We are pleased to present this donation to the Inner-City Games Foundation on behalf of chiropractic and Parker College," said Parker President Dr. Fabrizio Mancini. "We share ICGF's belief that 'kids are our lifetime investment.'"
The grant will help fund sports, cultural, educational and community-enrichment programs for building children's confidence and self-esteem; all services are free to the participants.
"Chiropractic is about health and fitness," Schwarzenegger added. "We are so pleased to be working with this organization to help us bring health and fitness to the young people in our after-school program."
Over $500,000 Donated to NCLAF The major chiropractic organizations in attendance raised over $530,000 for the National Chiropractic Legal Action Fund (NCLAF) at the 51st annual Parker Seminars earlier this year in Las Vegas. Some of the largest donations were provided by Breakthrough Coaching ($100,000), Foot Levelers ($27,000) and Parker College of Chiropractic ($13,000).
The NCLAF "Save Our Subluxation" campaign received the generous donations for the key court battles it wages for chiropractic. Currently, the organization is taking action against the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to protect chiropractic's sole right to detect and correct subluxations, and against Trigon Blue Cross/ Blue Shield to fight reimbursement discrimination.
The NCLAF accepts contributions via mail addressed to:
National Chiropractic Legal Action Fund
PO Box 75359
Baltimore, MD 21275-5359
Foot Levelers Bestows "Golden Achievement Awards" Foot Levelers, Inc., recognized four individuals recently with achievement awards in recognition of their professional excellence. Foot Levelers President and CEO Kent S. Greenawalt personally handed out the 24K-gold-plated awards at the Jan. 31- Feb. 2 Parker Seminars in Las Vegas.
The awards and respective recipients were as follows:
- The Dr. Monte Greenawalt Chiropractic Excellence Award - Terry Yochum, DC, DACBR, author of Essentials of Skeletal Radiology;
- The Golden Achievement Award for Philosophy - Dr. Patrick Gentempo Jr., president/co-founder of the Chiropractic Leadership Alliance;
- The Golden Achievement Award for Clinical Excellence - Dr. Dick A. Versendaal, creator of Contact Reflex Analysis; and
- The Golden Achievement Award for the Advancement of Chiropractic through Publishing Excellence - Joseph D. Doyle Jr., president and CEO of Chiropractic Economics.
"These awards are a once-in-a-lifetime recognition of outstanding contribution and dedication to different aspects of the chiropractic profession," Greenawalt commented.
Radiology Pioneer Joins Logan College The radiology department at Logan College of Chiropractic announced that Joseph Howe, DC, DACBR, a founding member of the American Chiropractic College of Radiology and the eighth DC to earn diplomate status in chiropractic radiology, now spends two afternoons per week presenting diagnostic imaging case reviews at the college.
Logan Radiology Department Chairman Norman W. Kettner, DC, DACBR, persuaded Dr. Howe to return to part-time teaching after being retired for five years. Dr. Kettner explained, "Dr. Howe is presenting very high-level cases from teaching files, including both plain-film and MRI exams. It is a great benefit to our department, to our students and [to our] residents to have the opportunity to work with Dr. Howe."
Dr. Howe spent 16 years in general practice before becoming a radiologic consultant. He served as chairman of the Radiology Department and Clinical Science Division at National College of Chiropractic (now National University of Health Sciences - NUHS) and on the faculty of the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic Radiology Department, from which he retired in 1998.
Sherman College Adds Eight New Faculty SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic has recruited substantial new talent to join its faculty.
Myron Brown, DC, is now serving as executive vice president/provost. He will work with the continuing education and research departments, and the college's Chiropractic Health Center. Dr. Brown has a chiropractic degree from Palmer College and 25 years of practice experience.
Kenneth A. Boiter, interim assistant to the president for institutional advancement, will lead fund-raising efforts, alumni and donor relations, and other planning and capital campaigns. He holds a master's degree in business administration from George Washington University, and has served as a financial consultant and analyst.
Rochelle Davis, DC, is the new instructor of clinical sciences; Dr. Davis is a Sherman College graduate with four years in private practice.
Also recently added to the faculty were: Renee Prenitzer, DC, health center faculty doctor and classroom assistant; Stacy Flowers, director of student services; Marie Frees, DC, classroom assistant; Carolyn B. Maher, teaching assistant; and James Rohan, MD, assistant professor of clinical science.
Palmer Researcher Receives APHA Service Award The American Public Health Association's Chiropractic Health Care section (APHA-CHC) awarded its Distinguished Service Award for 2002 to Monica Smith, DC, PhD, who serves as program planner for the division. APHA Awards Chair Dr. Michael Perillo, DC, MPH, presented the award the organization's annual meeting in the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Dr. Smith, researcher for the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research, has organized and maintained collaboration between the CHC, Podiatry and Vision Care sections of the APHA, resulting in several joint scientific sessions between these professions. Her work also has raised awareness of chiropractic's presence in the APHA.
Past winners of the award include Dr. Cheryl Hawk of the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research and Donald Petersen Jr., editor and publisher of Dynamic Chiropractic.
JACA Article Reports on Dangers of Vaccination Presenters at the 3rd International Public Conference on Vaccination blamed the increasing number of vaccinations children now receive on the corresponding increase in chronic diseases in the U.S., according to an article in the February issue of the Journal of the American Chiropractic Association.
The article, "Truth in Science: The Right to Know and the Freedom to Decide," reports on the findings presented at the conference, held Nov. 7-9, 2002, in Washington, D.C. The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC), a national, nonprofit educational organization that advocates vaccine safety research, hosted the conference.
"Learning disabilities, ADHD, and asthma have doubled; diabetes has increased three times; and autism by 200 to 600 percent. Why? Persistent anecdotal reports have linked chronic diseases and vaccines," said NVIC President Barbara Loe Fisher.
To read the full article, which also discusses vaccinations linked to asthma and cancer, go to the ACA Web site: www.acatoday.com/media/releases/nvic.shtml.
