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IN MEMORIAM: Dr. Otto Reinert On March 18, the Logan College community was saddened by the loss of a long-time friend and colleague, Otto Reinert, D.C. , F.l.C.C., of Boynton Beach, Fla. Dr. Reinert was 78, and had been diagnosed with lung cancer several weeks before his death. A 1936 graduate of the former Missouri Chiropractic College, Dr. Reinert served as dean and then as president of his alma mater. He practiced chiropractic in St. Louis for more than 40 years. After Missouri Chiropractic College merged with Logan College in 1964, Dr. Reinert served as director of Logan's Department of DiversiLOGAN BOARD OF TRUSTEES Rona ld L. Harri s, D.C., F.1.C.C, Chairperson Gera ld Kari, D.C., Vice Chairperson
Board Membe rs Virg ini a Brown, Ph.D.
Howard Chapel, D.C. Arden Fenander, D.C.
Edward Glover, D.C. Robert J. Ma trisc iano, D.C. Senator Tom McCarthy We ld on Odo m, D.C., F.l.C.C. Eli zabet h Parrott, D.C., F.l.C.C. Gretchen Sch reffler, D.C. Stewa rt Smith, J.D. Rob e rt Stea rley, B.S. Larry Steele, D.C. E. L. Strotheide, D.C. Logan Administration
George A. Goodman, D.C., F.l.C.C. President
William Ramsey, Ph.D. Vice President for Academ ic Affairs
Sharo n Kehrer, M.B.A. Vice President for Administrative Affa irs
Ronald Gra nt , D.C., F. l. C.C. Clinica l Director
Photography Bill Weidler Jim Wolz Cover; Jo hn Knox
Additional Photography Pages 10, 11 Steve Effren
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fied Technique until 1970. He later was a research consultant at the College until 1990. Dr. Reinert authored numerous journal articles and several textbooks, including Fundamentals of Chiropractic Technique and Practice Procedures, which is used as the primary technique textbook at Logan College. Like many chiropractic pioneers, Dr. Reinert first experienced chiropractic care in his youth . In unpublished autobiographical materials, Dr. Reinert wrote: " I was 16 years old, a sickly young man who ... had been under continuous medical treatment for chronic glomerulonephritis and a heart murmur, which resulted from a severe attack of rheumatic fever at age 12." When Dr. Reinert's parents were told that he might not live to adulthood, they consulted a young chiropractor in their community. Dr. Reinert explained, "I was under his active care for four months, receiving conventional spinal adjustments, and on a well-balanced diet and prescribed exercise. At the end of this four-month period, I had gained 19 pounds, from 139 to 158, the urinanalysis had become normal for the first time in four years, and my energy level had improved remarkably. " Dr. Reinert's early experience with chiropractic care led to his lifelong commitment to chiropractic practice, education, and research. His primary area of research was low back pain. He expanded his knowledge of spinal biomechanics through work with hundreds of cadavers, which he and fellow researchers x-rayed in supported, standing positions and then dissected at the levels of the postural distortions indicated. Dr. Reinert's research led him to
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develop an extension adjustin g technique and table. A research study on the technique an d tab le that he developed has bee n un derway at Logan for several mo nths, conducted by Logan faculty members Ralph Barrale, D.C. , Ralph Filson, D.C., and Gary Sanders, Ph .D. In 1990, Dr. Reinert founded Reinert Technics, Inc., a company engaged in chiropractic education and the marketing of equipment and rehabilitation devices. Dr. Reinert was active in the company for the remainder of his life. A memorial Mass was held for Dr. Reinert on March 26, at Ascension Catholic Church in Chesterfield. Members of the Logan administration , faculty, staff, and student body joined a number of alumni in attending the service. Also in attendance were Dr. Reinert's family members, including his wife of 57 years, Marie "Puddy" Reinert, and their four children, 17 grandchildren, and 23 great-grandchildren . Dr. Reinert also is survived by two sisters. (continued on page 4)
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Larry Hutti, D.C., Professor of Chiropractic Science at Logan, and President of the Logan Alumni Association, delivered a homily during the service and assisted the priest who officiated . Dr. Hutti is a deacon in the Catholic Church . One of Dr. Reinert's grandsons, Donald Lober, gave a moving eulogy, describing his grandfather's vitality and commitment to his family. In February, Dr. Reinert wrote his last letter to the Logan faculty and staff, expressing gratitude for the many cards and letters sent to him during his illness. Dr. Reinert wrote: "My years of association with Logan College have been most gratifying, not only in seeing the institution come to represent the ultimate in chiropractic education, but in savoring the close friendships, the cooperation so graciously given - even during the confrontations which inevitably would arise - but settled, with our friendships intact." After Dr. Reinert's death, Logan President George A. Goodman, D.C., F.l.C.C., stated, "The chiropractic profession has a lost a great leader. Dr. Reinert was a wonderful visionary, who taught spinal adjusting with great enthusiasm and knowledge. He will be missed by all of us at Logan College."
Correction The Winter issue of the Tower stated that the computerized thermography system recently donated to the Logan Radiology Department was the College's first such unit. This statement was incorrect, and we apologize to Kevin Steen, D.C. '83 of Fresno, Cal., who previously donated a thermography system to the Logan Radiology Department. The unit donated by Dr. Steen was the College's first thermography system. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused by this error.
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Dr. Carrick Donates $25,000 to College Dr. Frederick Carrick of St. Cloud, Fla., the primary instructor of Logan's postgraduate diplomate program in chiropractic neurology, rece nt ly made an unrestricted $25,000 donation to the College. The don atio n was presented during a recent postgraduate seminar that Dr. Carrick taught on the Logan campus. Dr. Carrick, a graduate of Canadian Memorial Chiropractic Co llege, lectures throughout the U.S., and is scheduled to give a seminar d uring the 1994 Logan Homecoming. After the donation was presented, Logan President Dr. George A. Goodman presented a leadership award to Dr. Carrick on behalf of the College, in recognition of his extensive service and leade rship in chiropractic education, and in appreciation of his financial sup port of Logan College.
Dr. Goodman (right) presented a leadership award to Dr. Carrick.
The presentation of Dr. Carrick's donation to the College. Pictured, from left are Sharon Kehrer, Vice President of Administrative Affairs; Dr. Carrick; Logan Trustee Robert Stearley; Don McLain, Director of Institutional Advancement; Logan President Dr. George A. Goodman, and Dean of Postgraduate Education Dr. Allen Parry.
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Alumni Association Gift Funds Classroom Improvements A check for $53,000 recently was presented to Logan President Dr. George A. Goodman by Dr. Larry Hutti, President of the Alumni Association. The donation has made possible the completion of a significant aspect of the College's ongoing physical improvement program. The College has spent $41,000 of the donation to purchase new carpeting and 208 ergonomic chairs for classrooms G-102 and G-105. All Logan classrooms now have state-of-theart seating to provide maximum comfort and optimal body support. Physical Plant Director Bob Brueggemann said the new chairs for G102 and G-105 were installed during the April break between trimesters. The carpeting will be installed in both classrooms during the August trimester break. Sharon Kehrer, Vice President of Administrative Affairs, said that future stages of the classroom renovation process will include replacements of the air handling systems in some classrooms, and conversion of three classrooms near the gymnasium into two larger rooms. The additional $12,000 in the Alumni Association gift was utilized, Dr. Goodman reported, for new carpeting in the hallways of the oncampus Montgomery Health Center and the Logan Radiology Department, located in the lower level of the Health Center. The carpeting was installed in late May. Dr. Hutti expressed pleasure that the Alumni Association could provide a significant gift to the College, and that the funds were to be used for physical improvements of direct benefit to Logan students. Dr. Hutti noted that Alumni Association membership has passed the 750 mark, and he anticipates that there will be more than 1,000 members by the end of 1994.
Dr. Hutti (left) presented the Alumni Association gift to Dr. Goodman.
Alumni, Students Attend Fitness Symposium Logan College was wellrepresented by 17 alumni and students (see photo below) at the International Chiropractors Association 2nd Annual Symposium on Natural Fitness, held March 4 and 5 in Columbus, Ohio. The symposium was held in conjunction with the Arnold Schwarzenegger Bodybuilding Classic. Among the alumni in attendance
were Ors. Lydia Kinkead a nd Charles Weiss, who made a brief visit to the U.S. They are currently worki ng with the ICA's International Service Corps at a clinic at an orphanage in Romania, as the Winter issue of the Tower reported. Drs. Kinkead and Weiss recently were selected to serve on the Board of Directors of the ICA Council on Fitness and Sports Health Science.
Attending the /CA fitness symposium were, from left, seated: Charles Weiss, D.C. '92; Jim Viers, D.C. '92; Mike Teifke, D.C. '92, Lisa Yost, Tri 6, jerry Kolb, Tri 6. Standing, from left: Kelly Huber, Tri 3, Steve Blandford, Tri 2, Amy Rhodes, Tri 6, Tiffany Harris, Tri 3, Jennifer Turnbull, Tri 3, Kathy Petrucci, Tri 4, Kelly Petrucci, Tri 3, John Wnek, Tri 2, Lydia Kinkead, D.C. '93, Mike Collins, Tri 2, Larry Sabel, D.C. '80, Amyas Kabir, Tri 6.
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Logan Representation at Foot Levelers Seminars Results in Substantial Gift Foot Levelers, Inc. has donated nearly $11,000 to Logan College, as a result of strong attendance by Logan alumni and friends of the College at Foot Levelers Countdown '93 seminars. Each year since 1992, Foot Levelers has offered a series of seminars throughout the U.S., contributing half of each participant's registration fee to any chiropractic college designated by the registrant. The other half of each fee is donated to the Chiropractic Centennial Foundation. At the first annual meeting of the Association of Chiropractic Colleges, held in March in Las Vegas, Foot Levelers Chairman Monte Greenawalt, D.C., presented a check for $10,957.14 to Logan President Dr. George A. Goodman. The donation resulted from the proceeds of last year's Countdown
series, and attendees' designations of Logan College to receive half their fees . The Logan donation was part of a total of $59,000 in Foot Levelers' donations to chiropractic colleges. As promised, Foot Levelers also contributed $59,000 to the Chiropractic Centennial Foundation. The Foot Levelers Countdown '94 series will kick off June 18 in Philadelphia (see schedule below). Th e exciting speakers' roster includes Terry Yochum, D.C., DACBR, speaking on recent developments in diagnostic imaging; Paul Jaskoviak, D.C., D.A.C.A.N., speaking on physical therapeutics, and Kim Christenson, D.C., discussing biomechanics and rehabilitation. The seminar fee is $99 per licensed doctor; chiropractic assistants, $50, and students at accredited
chiropractic colleges, $40. For more information, contact Foot Levelers at 1-800-553-4860.
Seminar dates and locations: 6/ 18-6/ 19, Philadelphia, PA Valley Forge Hilton, King of Prussia 7123-7124, Minneapolis, MN Park Inn International 8/ 13-8/ 14, San Diego, CA Holiday Inn on the Bay 8/20-8/21, New York City area Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza, East Elmhurst 9/10-9/ 11, St. Louis, MO St. Louis Airport Hilton 10/ 1-10/2, San Jose, CA The Westin Hotel, Santa Clara 10/ 8-10/ 9, city/hotel to be announced 11 / 5-11/6, Chicago, IL Radisson Arlington Heights
Graduate Returns From Preceptorship "Down Under"
Dr. Bon is pictured with Dr. Robert Scott, President of the Chiropractic Federation of Australia.
Logan interns have traveled long distances to complete preceptorships, but April '94 graduate Sandra Bon, D.C. holds the record for trave ling th e furth est.
Dr. Bon returned to St. Louis in April from Australia, where she spent the winter trimester on pre ceptorship in the offices of Brennan Rose, D.C. of Ma ndura h, West
Australia, and Bradley Grant, D.C. of Stirling, West Australia. (The Logan preceptorship program encompasses the student's entire 10th trimester, if all on-campus clinical requirements are completed by the end of Trimester 9.) In addition to maintaining a busy clinical schedule, Dr. Bon enjoyed sight-seeing in Australia, and visiting her grandmother and several other relatives who live there. As this was written, she was considering accepting an opportunity to retu rn there to practi ce for three years. "I learned so much from the experience," said Dr. Bon. " It really was a great opportunity." Last fall, Dr. Bon chaired the 1993 conference of th e World Congress of Chiropractic Stude nts, hoste d by Logan Coll ege. Dr. Bon said that she will be the only Logan graduate in Australia if she returns, so she hopes that other a lumni will co nsid er practicing the re .
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I Congratulations to . • • Gretchen Schreffler, D.C. '43, of Iowa City, la. Dr. Schreffler was honored as a "Woman of Distinction" in March by the Senior Center in Iowa City, during the Center's celebration of Women's History Month. Dr. Schreffler, a member of the Logan Board of Trustees, has been active in her local community, and has served on the Iowa Board of Chiropractic Examiners. Dr. Schreffler also is a member of the Pilot Club International.
• William J. Kessler, D.C. '54, of Auburn, Ill., who was elected Preside nt of the Sacra O ccipital Researc h Society International during SORSl's annua l internationa l meeting in Omaha last October. During the meeting, Dr. Kessler also was awarded Diplomate status in c raniopathy, the highest level possible in the study of craniopathy.
neck and low back pain, and his correct diagnosis of her 12-year-old daughter's scoliosis. Dejonge wrote that her daughter's degree of curvature improved from 35 degrees to 8 degrees in nine months, with Dr. Snodgrass' care and her daughter's adherence to the exercise program he prescribed .
• Joe Ray Moore, D.C. '92, who married Susan Signaigo on Sept. 12, 1993. Dr . Moore practices in Owensville, Mo.
• Scott McClure, D.C. '93, and his wife, Annette, who announced the birth of their son, Austin Taylor McClure, on February 2. Dr. McClure practices in St. Henry, Ohio.
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Dennis Hogan, D.C. '89, who recently opened his first office in Richmond , Ya., after being employed by clinics in Roanoke and Virginia Beach.
A member of Logan's first graduatin g class, J.B. Morris, D.C. '39, of Durham, N.C. Dr. Morris' daughter, Anita Morris, died late last year. Ms. Morris was a Hollywood and Broadway actress with nume rous stage and film cred its, including the film Ruthless People, in which she playe d th e mistress of Danny DeVito's c haracte r. On Broadway, she appeared in th e musical Sugar Babies with Mi c key Roo ney, and won a Tony award in 1983 for he r performance in the play Nine. Ms. Morris di e d soon after be in g diagnosed with cancer. She was 50 years o ld, and lived in Los Angeles with he r husband , c hore ographer
• Jeff Snodgrass, D.C. '91, of Mober ly, Mo. Unbeknownst to Dr. Snodgrass, one of his patie nts wrote a le tte r to the e ditor of the Moberly Monitor-Index, praising Dr. Snodgrass' care. The letter appeared in the April 5 issue of the newspaper. In her letter, Patricia Dejonge of Moberly described the relief Dr. Snodgrass' ca re provid e d from her
Grover Dale, and their 16-year-old son, Badge.
• Lounette Richardson, D.C. '77, of Keystone Heights, Fla., on the death of her brother, Stanley Broughton, D.C. '70, of Fort Myers, Fla. Dr. Broughton passed away on April 7, after a brief illness .
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family of Beatrice Wellman D.C. '48, of Miam isburg, Dr. Leyes passed away on She had practice d in Miamis-
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Holly Schaub Lehman, D.C. ' 73, and her husband, James J. Lehman, D.C. '72, of Albuquerque, N.M., on the May 17 passing of her fathe r, William Schaub, D.C. Dr. Schaub practiced in Cortland, N.Y. His wife, Ruth Schaub, D.C., preceded him in death. Two of t heir four children became ch iropractic physi c ia ns. Their son, Timothy Schaub, D.C., practices in Manlius, N.Y.
• Marge Cune of West St. Louis County, who retired as personnel director at Logan in 1992, after 18 yea rs as a College e mployee. Her husband , R. Robert Cune, died suddenly o n April 23.
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Norman W. Kettner, D.C., DACBR, F.l.C.C., Chairperson of the Logan Radiology Department, was an instructor at a seminar sponsored by the Practical Anatomy and Surgical Technique Workshop of St. Louis and the Department of AnatomyNeu robiology of the Saint Louis University School of Medicine. The workshop, "Cervical and Lumbar Spine Disorders", took place Feb. 18-19 at the St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society Building. The workshop was attended by about 20 St. Louis-area chiropractors , including several Logan alumni. Dr. Kettner said the workshop faculty included several neurosurgeons. The workshop addressed the impact of surgery on spinal function, and the implications for conservative management of spinal problems follow ing surgery. Dr. Kettner spoke for a total of four hours, discussing current radiographic evaluation of the spine. Dr. Kettner also spoke at the winter convention of the Missouri State Chiropractors Association, which took place in February at Lake Ozark, Mo. Dr. Kettner's seminar was titled : "Pathomechanics of Spinal Degeneration".
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In addition, Dr. Kettner recently joined Jack Kessinger, D.C. (President of the Missouri State Chiropractors Association) and Jim Logan, D.C. (Chairman of the MSCA Universal and Managed Care Committee) in testifying before the Missouri Senate Committee on Health and Human Services. The doctors testified in favor of Senate Bill 769, which proposes outlawing discrimination against chiropractors by hospitals. The bill also defines chiropractors as physicians. Dr. Kettner and Allen Parry, D.C., F.l.C.C., Dean of Postgraduate Education, attended the National Chiropractic Legislative Conference, held Feb. 23-25 in Washington, D.C. They met a number of federal legislators, including U.S. senators Robert Dole of Kansas and Tom Harkin of Iowa. Dr. Kettner attended the conference as a representative of the American Chiropractic College of Radiology, of which he is Past President. Kathleen Naughton, D.C., C.C.S.P., Assistant Director of Clinical Assessment and Clinical Education, recently participated in a strategic planning session for the
health care of St. Louis-area hom eless people. The session was sponsore d by t he Health Care for the Ho me less Coalition of Greater St. Lo uis, of which Dr. Naughton is Vice Pres ident. She also has led nu merous other local efforts to provide health services and food and clot hi ng for the homeless. The health care planning session was attended by about 30 individ uals, including shelter coo rdinators, nurses, medical docto rs, soci al workers, development specialists, and counselors. Funding issues, public awareness of the growing homeless population, and the inadequacies of proposed health reform meas ures were among the topics discussed. Stan Gross, D.C., Inst ru cto r of Chiropractic Science, h as been honored by inclusion in the 1994-95 edition of Who 's Wh o in Mid America Among Physicians. Dr. Gross also was re-elected this spring to his second term as an alderman in St. Paul, Mo., where he has a private practice. Dr. Gross teaches Thompson technique at Logan.
College Receives Award from Diabetes Association Logan College received a 1994 Outstanding Corporate Support Award from the Missouri Affiliate of the American Diabetes Association. The award was presented on May 7, at the Missouri ADA's annual awards luncheon in Jefferson City. Logan was one of several organizations recognized in the corporate support category. Logan President Dr. George A. Goodman accepted the award on behalf of the College. Dr. Allen
Parry, Dean of Postgraduate Education , accompanied Dr. Goodman to the luncheon. Last year, interns of the College provided sports therapy during the ADA Tour de Cure, a bike-a-than held each summer in St. Louis to raise funds for research on diabetes. The effort was coordinated by December '93 graduate Lydia Kinkead, D.C. This year, a group of Logan interns being organized by Amy Jenkins and Luke Stauden-
maier, both Trimester 9, will provide similar services during the Tour de Cure. Logan College's name will appear on this year's Tour de Cure T-shirts, along with other organizations serving the bike-a-thon participants. Dr. Goodman also is assisting the Missouri Affiliate of the ADA by serving on the planning committee of the organization's 1994 golf tournament, which will take place in July.
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Faculty Rank Change and Tenure Recognition The faculty members pictured below were recognized during the Spring trimester faculty in-service workshop, held April 27. Logan President George A. Goodman, D.C., F.l.C.C. presented plaques to those who received promotions, and medallions to those who received tenure.
From left, Donald Christy, D .C., Ed.D., Norman Kettner, D.C. , DACBR, and Larry Hutti, D.C. received promotions from Associate Professor to Professor.
Dr. Goodman presented tenure m edallions to David Dickey, D .C. (left) and John Gutweiler, Ph.D.
At left, promoted fro m Instructo r to Assistant Professor were D. Rob ert Kuhn, D .C., DACBR (left) and Elmer Hawkinson, D.C. At right, Gary Casper, D. C., DACBR and Eileen Powers-Pate, D .C. wer e pro m oted from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor.
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Dr. Bell Helps Lead Minority Educators Conference Doris Bell, D.C., Director of Multi-Cultural Affairs, joined administrators from Washington University School of Medicine and the University of Missouri, St. Louis School of Optometry in coordinating the 1994 central region conference of the National Association of Medical Minority Educators. The conference was held April 14-17 at the Sheraton Plaza Hotel at Westport Plaza in St. Louis County. NAMME was established in 1975 by a group of educators who wished to address the shortage of minority health care providers. NAMME members are administrators and educators from health profession educational institutions throughout the U.S., and pre-health profession advisers from undergraduate colleges and universities. In 1991, Logan joined Washington University School of Medicine and the UMSL School of Optometry in hosting a national NAMME convention in St. Louis. Approximately 65 administrators and educators attended the 1994 NAMME Central Region conference. Conference speakers addressed fund-raising, developmental issues of young people, health career education programs, and legal issues of student affairs and admissions at professional schools. Attendees also participated in a health careers awareness fair for local high school and college students, which Dr. Bell coordinated as program chairperson of the conference. The conference began with a reception at the Sheraton Plaza. Among the speakers welcoming the participants was Logan President George A. Goodman, D.C., F.l.C.C., who attended the reception with his wife, Linda. Dr. Goodman spoke of the uncertainties facing health care education programs, as legislators consider the merits of various forms of health care reform. "It's hard to predict how recruit-
Logan President Dr. George A. Goodman visited with Beverly Logan-Morrison, M.D., a Washington University School of Medicine alumna, during the NAMME convention .
Dr. Bell (right) is pictured with Cassandra Butler, Coordinator of Minority Affairs at the University of Missouri, St. Louis School of Optometry.
ing will be influenced by the health reform process," said Dr. Goodman. "However, we know that minorities are under-represented in all health care professions. We must maintain our goal of expanding minority participation in health care education." Also representing Logan College during the conference was Dion Newton, D.C. '92 of Indianapolis, Ind. Dr. Newton, who worked in the
Logan admissions office as a student, initiated Logan's participation in NAMME and helped coordinate the association's 1991 national conference. Dr. Newton currently serves as a consultant to Logan College in minority recruitment. He has visited several historically black colleges during the past year, discussing chiropractic and Logan College with pre-health profession students.
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Full Schedule Keeps SFAC Busy The Logan College Students for the Advancement of Chiropractic, a community education group, have represented the College at numerous health fairs and other events recently. In addition to the Saint Louis University wellness fair (see photos), SFAC's schedule has included a health and career fair at nearby Maryville University; a senior citizens' fair at Queeny Park in West St. Louis County, and a health and safety fair sponsored by the Monsanto Company in St. Louis County.
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Student David Ikeda uses Logan 's Spinal Analysis M achine (SAM) at the Saint Louis University Wellness Fair. Having his posture scree ned is SLU maintenance m echanic Orenza John Cotton. From left, Loga n students David Ikeda, Jim Denny, and Bill Balaz staffed Logan's booth at the Saint Louis University wellness fair.
Volleyball Club Captures Title at CMCC Tournament The Logan Volleyball Club won its first tournament championship at the fifth annual Canadian Memorial Chiropra ctic College volleyball tournament. The Club is led by Eric Clements, Trimester 6, and Steve Noseworthy, Trimester 7. " Logan students he lped CMCC get the tournament going, and it has grown to include not only ch iro-
practic colleges, but colleges located near CMCC's campus in Toronto, and Canadian physical therapy schools," said Noseworthy. Noseworthy sa id this year's tournament included eight teams in the competitive division, which Logan won. He said that in the finals, Logan defeated an alumni team rep rese nting several c hiropracti c co lleges. The team included Logan
alumnus Karm Virk, D.C. '93 of Jaspe r, Ala. "Karm was the driving force behind our team, whe n we first started playing," said Nosewo rthy. The Volleyball Club's next challenge will be the '94 Chiropractic Games, to be he ld in the fall at Parker College of Chiropractic. The Club won a gold meda l at the '93 Games.
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Alumnus Meets President Clinton James Edwards, D.C. of Emporia, Kan. spoke with President Bill Clinton when the president visited Kansas for a town hall meeting. Dr. Edwards is a 1977 Logan graduate and the senior member of the Kansas Chiropractic Association Board of Directors. He is SecretaryTreasu rer of the KCA Political Action Committee.
Dr. Edwards' opportunity to speak with the president took place when President Clinton spoke individually with a few members of the audience following the town hall meeting. Th e M ay 6 issue o f Dynamic Chiropractic re porte d t hat Dr. Edwa rd s join e d a group of state political leaders in greeting President Clinton when he arrived at
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Dr. Edwa rds' opportunity to spe ak with th e preside nt took place at the town hall meeting, held in Kansas City. After the meeting, President
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Clinton spoke individually with a few members of the audience. Dr. Edwards told D.C. that he me ntioned to President Clinton t he death of their mutual friend , Dr. Sta nley He ard of Hot Springs, Ark. Dr. Heard, who was th e Clinto n family chiropractor, died in a plane crash last year. He led a national committee that provided information on chiropractic for use b y Clin ton administration health ca re reform planne rs. Dr. Edwards received the impre ssion that the president had no t received information from his advisors about the importance o f inc ludin g an anti-discr im in a ti o n cla use in health ca re policy, and that he see med to think th e wording o f his health care plan woul d allow coverage of chiropractic se rvices. " I expla ined that patients would not have access to chiropractic sin ce chiropractic is not a named service and since his plan will use med ica l doctors as gatekeepe rs," Dr. Edwards told 0. C.
The president told Dr. Edwards he thought th e anti-discriminatio n clause would be "a good idea." Dr. Edwards gave the presid e nt a c opy of an anti-dis c rimin a t ion clause pre pare d by Dr. Hea rd and KCA lega l counsel Steve Dickson, who al so di e d in the pla ne crash wit h Dr. He ard. Dr. Edwa rds said Preside nt Clinton responded warmly wh e n he me ntione d Dr. Heard 's na me. The pres id e nt told Dr. Ed wa rd s h e thou g h t th e a nti - di sc rimin ation clause wo uld be " a good ide a".
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Logan College of Chiropractic 113th Commencement• April 16, 1994 Cervantes Convention Center at America's Center• St. Louis, MO Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
Class Officers President ..................... Benjamin J. Laux Vice President .. .......... Christine Rita Schmitz Secretary .................... Sarah L. Schaffner Treasurer ................... Sukhvinder P. Kang Graduation Coordinator ... Karen Marie Dishauzi
Erica Susi Noble Sarah L. Schaffner
Jean N. Bassani Karen Marie Dishauzi Louis A Fiquet Ill
Honors and Awards Summa Cum Laude and Valedictorian Royce R. Resco
Magna Cum Laude Karen Marie Dishauzi
Jean N. Bassani
Joanne Marie Chapman
Cum Laude Robert F. Nagy
Health Center Achievement Award
Class Award
Karen Marie Dishauzi
Karen Marie Dishauzi
Health Center Coordinators Community Health Center Jean N. Bassani
Bogey Hills Health Center Royce R. Resco Harbor Light Health Center Katherine Lynn Tomac
Montgomery Health Center Royce R. Resco
Yorkshire Health Center Sarah L. Schaffner
Health Center Consultants Karen Marie Dishauzi Jean N. Bassani Louis A Fiquet Ill Sandra Katarina Bon Michael Bradley Flynn Julia A Butler Marc Sherman Gottlieb Tina Ann Carter Christine Angela Castrichini Lori Jean Graveling Kristin Yvonne Guth Joanne Marie Chapman Judith Bernadette Harvilla Stephen L. Childress Sukhvinder P. Kang Anthony Crawford
Luke Francis MacKinnon James Michael McMonigle Robert F. Nagy Jeffrey J. Nazar Todd Neufeld Erica Susi Noble Royce R. Resco
Jennifer Marie Smith Sheila E. Taylor Russell E. Turner Bridgett Noel Urban Cina Marie Vago James F. Womick Steven Yip
Logan Alumni Association Student Doctor Award Karen Marie Dishauzi
In Memoriam The members of the graduating class dedicated their graduation ceremony to the memory of their classmate,
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Drawing on 30+ Years of Experience, Dr. Ramsey Serves Logan College and the Educational Community To William L. Ramsey, Ph.D., nearly all educational issues are engrossing - from the most effective methods of teaching diagnostic problem solving, to the components of effective technical education, to the differences between the U.S. and Chinese educational systems. In his 13 years as Vice President of Academic Affairs at Logan , Dr. Ramsey has used his vast knowledge, curiosity, and experience in the academic sector to help the College achieve and maintain academic excellence. He advises Logan President George A. Goodman, D.C., F.l.C.C., and the Logan faculty and Board of Trustees on the latest trends in instructional programs. Dr. Ramsey also oversees Logan's academic, clinical, student services, and admission departments, and is Logan's liaison to professional and regional accrediting agencies, and to state and national chiropractic examining boards. Dr. Ramsey first learned about Logan in 1981, while serving as President-District Director of the Milwaukee Area Technical College District. He was delighted when then-President of Logan College Beatrice B. Hagen, D.C., F.l.C.C. asked him to join the College administration, to help lead Logan toward its first accreditation from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, obtained in 1987. A long-time chiropractic advocate and patient, Dr. Ramsey says chiropractic care helped him overcome physical problems resulting from playing tennis and running competitively. He began learning about chiropractic education in 1976, as a board member of the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation of Washington, D.C. That year, COPA first granted recognition to a chiropractic accrediting agency, the Council on Chiropractic Education. "I was glad to have an opportunity to come to Logan , and to aid chiropractic education. I had been involved with technical educational programs for many years, and I
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wanted to work with professional and other higher-level education programs." Qr. Ramsey adds , "I ' m also a warm-weather person. I had been in Wisconsin for 13 years, and was ready to get away from the winter weather there! " After moving to St. Louis, Dr. Ramsey also helped Webster University, based in St. Louis County, with its graduate extension programs. He has helped maintain quality education at Webster's European campuses, and at 52 extension campuses of the university in the U.S. Dr. Ramsey continues to serve Webster University as a consultant for special projects. He also consults with numerous other educational agencies, which helps him remain up-to-date on academic trends and provides visibility for Logan College in the educational sector. And Dr. Ramsey spends the majority of his time helping Logan meet the chal-
lenges of increasing its enrollment while maintaining a state-of-the-art academic program.
Enrollment Growth and Academic Progress During the past two years, Dr. Ramsey has led Logan 's "Enrollment Student Priority" program. The ESP program has brought input from many Logan faculty and staff members, alumni and students, as the process of broadening awareness of Logan College among prospective chiropractic students has been expanded . The ESP program has helped Logan raise its enrollment by more than 50 students, with 724 students enrolled as of January. As this was written, Dr. Ramsey anticipated that close to 85 students would enroll in the May class, making possible the achievement of the ESP enrollment goal of 800 by next fall. The goal will be
THE TOWER/SPRING 1994 reached if the September entering class number is in the 110-120 range that it has reached in each of the past two years. Dr. Ramsey has worked with the admissions staff, led by Dean of Admissions and Student Services Donald Christy, D.C., Ed.D., and Director of Admissions Robyn Wilkerson, D.C., to expand recruitment and follow-up services for prospective students. The expanding enrollment benefits Logan students by reducing the need for large tuition increases. The College administration always has been determined, however, that the challenges of educating more students would not compromise Logan's traditional academic excellence. The logistics of Logan's curriculum have been in transition since September 1991, when the College initiated a new, "chiropractic performance-based" curriculum with the incoming class. The curriculum was designed in conjunction with a thorough institutional review of the educational needs of future chiropractic physicians, with all courses structured with intensive focus on these needs. Students receive more substantial palpation and adjusting training during the early trimesters, to help them apply the knowledge gained in basic science courses more readily. The class which began with the new curriculum has just entered Trimester 9, and Dr. Ramsey says evaluations of the program have been positive. In addition to earlier adjusting practice, students are exposed to the diagnostic problemsolving process through numerous case studies, before they actually begin clinical science courses in Trimester 5. Dr. Ramsey says evaluations have shown that Trimester 4 students are now as well-prepared for the clinical demands of the Student Health Center, as were Trimester 6 students under the former curriculum. (Intensive work in the Student Health Center still takes place in Trimesters 6 and 7, although the interns entering the student clinic have more advanced preparation.) "Moving many concepts down into the chiropractic blocks of the early trimesters has made a differ-
PAGE 17 ence," says Dr. Ramsey. Dr. Ramsey also has initiated inservice training programs for the Logan faculty, held at the beginning of each trimester. Since Dr. Ramsey joined the College, the improvement of the academic working environment has included the expansion of committee governance structures and faculty evaluation processes. Average faculty longevity has increased from 2.5 years to 12.5 years. "Faculty longevity not only affects educational quality, but it also is a concern to accrediting agencies, so it was crucial that we improve in this area," says Dr. Ramsey.
A Distinguished Career Since 1965, when he became Ohio's youngest school superintendent ¡ at age 26, Dr. Ramsey has been known for innovative educational leadership. Soon after entering the postsecondary sector, he developed a technical school system in Ohio that has become a model used in many states. As President of Owens Technical College in Toledo, Dr. Ramsey led the integration into one unit of five counties' occupational education programs. Owens offers associate and paraprofessional degrees, and is situated in an industrial park, offering students access to modern equipment and facilities. Later, while working in Wisconsin, Dr. Ramsey spent eight years on the Executive Board of the Accrediting Commission on Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Logan's regional accrediting agency. Dr. Ramsey chaired the Accrediting Commission's Executive Board for two years. He also served on the executive boards of the American Council on Education, the Council on Postsecondary Education, and was Chairman of the Executive Board of the American Association of Community Colleges, based in Washington, D.C. Dr. Ramsey is a consultant for the U.S. Department of Education, contributing to reports on a variety of topics under examination by the U.S. Congress. He serves as Logan's liaison to the Missouri Coordinating Board of Higher Education, and to the State Postsecondary Review Entity of the Coordinating Board.
SPRE is part of a nation-wide system of state agencies created primarily for the purpose of evaluating instruction and other areas, particularly financial aid. Dr. Ramsey says that his work in the non-chiropractic educa tional sector enables him to info rm a number of influential educators about the length and demanding nature of chiropractic education. "I still encounter many people who are surprised to learn how long the chiropractic educational process is," he says. . "Sometimes, I get the old 'Gee, I thought you could become a chiropractor in 90 days,' response," Dr. Ramsey continues. "People also are surprised by our in-depth knowledge of the educational process, and by the extensiveness of our edu cational programs." In recent years, Dr. Ramsey has been very active with the Council on Chiropractic Education. He chaired a CCE task force on policies and procedures, leading major revisi ons of the CCE's policy format io n processes. He chaired two appeal pan els of the CCE, and chairs e va lu ati ng teams for the accrediting age ncy. When he has time to relax, Dr. Ramsey enjoys spending time with his wife, Dorothy. They have three grown children. A literary enthusiast, Dr. Ramsey also has become known for the poetic roasts that he writes in honor of retiring Logan employees. Dr. Ramsey received B.A. and B.S. degrees from Wilmington College in Ohio, a M.A. degree from Xavier University in Cincinnati, and completed his doctoral degree at the University of Northern Colorado at Greeley. While in Colorado, he served as a consultant for the Ford Foundation.
Looking to the Future Dr. Ramsey anticipates an everchanging future for chiropractic colleges, with the admission requirements stipulated by the CCE growing more stringent. "Eventually, bachelor's degrees may be required for admission to the accredited chiropractic colleges," he says. "There also may be a standardized chiropractic educational entrance exam, (continued on page 18)
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Short and Bender Retire
APPOINT GOD lHÂŁ CEO OF VOILR. PRACTICE VOU WILL NEVER RfGRE:T IT jean Short (3rd from left) was photographed at her retirement party with the three Logan presidents under whose administrations she served. From left: Ors. Beatrice B. Hagen, George A. Goodman, and William N. Coggins.
Al Bender continued making delivery rounds during his last week on the job before retiring.
Logan students secure scholarships, loans, grants, and employment. Short said she plans to stay busy in retirement, enjoying golf and other activities. She and her husband, Joe have a clubhouse in Elsberry, Mo. that was damaged in the 1993 floods. They plan to clean and repair the clubhouse. Succeeding Short as Director of Financial Aid is Jonathan J. Gruett, M.B.A. Gruett has seven years' experience in educational financial aid, and spent the past four years as a financial aid officer at Webster University in St. Louis County. He earned his M.B.A. degree at Webster University and received a bache-
!or's degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Store keeper Al Bender retired after 14 years at Logan, ha ndling shipping and receiving dut ies. While working at the College, Bender was known for the inspirational messages which he posted on the dolly he used to make deliveries on campus. A deeply religious person, Bender said he planned to devote time during his retirement to writing Christian tracts, or biblical analyses. He also looks forward to spending time with his family, including his wife, Lillian, and their three children and seven grandchildren.
Trustees evaluate the m1ss10n of the College in light of anticipated opportunities of the 21st century. "Our mission could be ex panded, to include postgraduate ce nte rs in other areas of the country, and/ or degree programs in other fields, such as allied health," he says. Dr. Ramsey expects that Logan will continue to increase its affiliations with other institutions of high e r
education, as it did last year in initiating a chiropractic prerequisite program with New College of California (see article on page 19.) As Logan Colle ge be gins its seventh decade of educating future chiropractic physicians next year, Dr. Ramsey's expertise will help ensure that the College continues its tradition of educational leadership and innovation.
This spring, two long-time Logan employees retired. Jean Short, Director of Financial Aid, retired on March 15, followed by store keeper Al Bender on April 29. Both employees were honored with on-campus parties marking their retirements. Short joined the Logan staff as a secretary in 1965, when the College was located on the old Normandy campus. At that time, she was one of five staff members, each of whom had a wide range of duties. Short became secretary to then-President William N. Coggins, D.C., and later served as office manager for the College. Short became Director of Financial Aid in 1980, helping hundreds of
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although I believe it would be used primarily for placement, as opposed to admission evaluations. "The exam would co me from the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners. Logan may be one of the first institutions to utilize the test, on an experimental basis." Dr. Ramsey will continue to provide academic information as the Logan administration a nd Board of
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New College Program Off to Strong Start William Ramsey, Ph.D., Vice President of Academic Affairs, reports that Logan's weekend program, offered in conjunction with New College of California, has been wellreceived by prospective chiropractic students. The New College weekend program at Logan began last August. The program, which currently has 43 students, provides science courses required for admission to chiropractic colleges. The students are now enrolled in physics, general chemistry, and organic chemistry, with biology to be available in coming months. New sessions begin every four weeks. The accelerated schedule of the New College program enables students to complete all prechiropractic science requirements in two semesters. New College's Science Institute, which has offered courses since 1978, administers the prechiropractic science sequence taught at Logan . Prior to initiating the program at Logan, the Science Institute established similar programs at New College's campus in San Francisco, and at the campus of Los Angeles Chiropractic College. New College of California is a small, independent, not-for-profit educational institution founded in 1971. Since 1976, New College has been accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. New College has a law school, which is accredited by the California State Ba r Association, and the College also offers bachelor's and master' s degree programs. The New College Science Institute curriculum is a non-degree program, targeted to the needs of pre-health profession students. "We are very pleased with the the New College program," says Dr. Ramsey. "The instructors, who were hired by New College, are wellq ual ified. Most of them have Ph.D.'s, and also hold teaching positions at other accredited institutions in this area of the country. "The students enrolled in the
"However, this is the kind of optio n needed by working people inte rested in chiropractic caree rs, wh o may have completed 60 o r more college credit hours, but lack t he science prerequisites need e d to pursue the Doctor of Chi ropractic degree." Logan continues to offer its weekday Trimester 0 science pre re qui site program, taught at St. Louis Community College at Meramec. Abou t 65 students are enrolled in th is program.
program have access to our science facilities, as appropriate to their course work. They can utilize our Learning Resources Center, as well as New College's library, to which we are linked by computer." Dr. Ramsey adds that completion of the New College program requires very strong commitment. "In addition to spending every Saturday and Sunday in classes, the students must invest 16 to 20 hours per week of study time in order to succeed academically," he says.
Spring Scholarship Recipients (The number following each student's name indicates his or her tr imeste r. )
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Larry Maupin (3) and Lisa Toon (6) received $500 Kentucky Scholarships.
James Paup (10) received the $4,000 Pennsylvania Scholarship.
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Year-Round Effort for Homeless Complements Annual Christmas Gift Program In addition to Logan's annual Christmas Gift for the Homeless program, which provides Christmas gifts of new clothing for homeless men and women, the College collects items to help homeless families throughout the year. Donations of gently worn clothing for men, women, and children are accepted, in addition to children's toys. The ongoing clothing and toy drive is coordinated by Logan staff member Betty Maness, who operates the campus switchboard, and Bill Balaz, Trimester 10. All items donated are taken to St. Patrick's Center in downtown St. Louis, which offers various services for homeless and needy families. Ongoing response to the drive has been extremely strong, says Maness. Balaz takes a carload of donated items to St. Patrick's nearly every Saturday. Sometimes enough items accumulate in between Balaz's trips that Maness transports donations to the Center at mid-week.
Bill Balaz and Betty Maness examine new items donated to the clothing drive.
Logan College first became involved with St. Patrick's Center as a result of providing health care at the Shamrock Club, which is located at the Center. Logan interns and local alumni (who volunteer to provide clinical supervision) work at the
Center two days each we ek. Dr. Joseph Kinsella , Director o f Logan's clinic at the Salvation Army Harbor Light Center, also directs Logan's health care services at the Sha mrock Center. Many Logan students, alum ni, and faculty members have sup po rted the clothing/ toy drive. Maness says that Dr. Larry Steele '64 of Bloomington , Ind. recently hired someone to drive a load of cloth ing to St. Louis from Bloomington . Dean of Postgraduate Education Dr. All e n Parry, and his wife, Mitz i, also have taken a strong interes t in th e clothing drive and have m ade many contributions. Maness says she receives a letter of thanks from St. Patrick's Center each month. " They are ve ry ap preciative of the Logan com mu nity's support," she says. "It is ve ry m uc h needed. People are in need all year round, not just during th e holi day season. And the need is e specially strong with a lot of people still out of work ."
Logan Employees Attend ACC Conference Eighteen Logan employees attended the first annual Educational Conference of the Association of Chiropractic Colleges, held March 17-19 in Las Vegas .. The Logan delegation was led by George A. Goodman, D.C., F.l.C.C., President; William L. Ramsey, Ph.D., Vice President of Academic Affairs, and Sharon Kehrer, M.B.A., Vice President of Administrative Affairs. During the conference, Logan representatives from academic, clinical, research, admissions, student services, fund-raising, and postgraduate departments discussed their work with colleagues from
other colleges. Some of the participants also received updates on the plans of the Chiropractic Centennial Committee, and discussed chiropractic educational participation in outreach efforts related to the Centennial. Dr. Goodman Represents College At Other Events
Dr. Goodman recently spoke at Logan alumni events at the convention of the Oklahoma Chiropractic Association, held in March in Tulsa, and the Minnesota Chiropractic Association convention, which took place in April in Minneapolis.
Dr. Goodman reached a much younger audience in speaking at the recent induction ceremony of the Rockwood South Middle School chapter of the National Junior Honor Society. The Rockwood School District is located near Chesterfield, Logan's home community. Dr. Goodman also represented the College at the recent Lincoln Day Dinner in St. Charles, Mo., where the speaker was former Missouri Gov. John Ashcroft, now a Republican primary candidate for one of Missouri's U.S . Senate seats.
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Encouragement: We All Need It by Dr. Roger Singer Everyone has had the opportunity to witness the construction of a house or office, as the builders painstakingly proceed from one stage to the next in the building's development. Scattered parts, which appear to have been delivered to the wrong address, find their places in a structure standing on what was once an empty lot. After many months, and numerous building inspections, the building is ready for occupancy. You're ready for your next step - moving in! What a wonderful talent it must be to be able to envision the completed structure when looking at a house plan, and to bring the idea to reality by placing all the pieces in the correct order. I must confess, it is difficult for me to saw a piece of wood without the line being crooked. My children would be more than willing to tell you, "If Dad made it, don't stand too close to it." Personally, however, I think the best builders are those who have the ability to put people back together. That's the type of "construction" I most enjoy, and that I know the most about. If one thinks about our training in college, the similarities would parallel the training of a master carpenter: learning a trade from an experienced individual on a daily basis. The clinical phase of our training would be that portion in which we "get our hands" on the subject matter, and begin to exercise the skills learned in the classroom. With clinical and academic requirements behind us, we graduate, gaining the opportunity to utilize our skills to benefit our patients, and ensure the future of our profession . To overcome the obstacles we face on the road to success, it is critical that we absorb messages that will help ensure our ability to help others. If, instead of being in class on a particular day, a student misses a philosophy lecture or a motivational talk, the chance to hear an important message is lost - a message that might have planted the seed of strength and endurance in the student's heart, and carried him or her over obstacles at a later time.
Dr. Singer (right), is active in legislative relations for the ACA. He is pictured with Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Chairman of the Senate Finance Commi ttee. Dr. Singer and several other chiropractic leaders represented the ACA at a cam paign fund-raiser last December in New York City, and spoke with Senator Moynihan about health care legislation.
We have all had situations placed before us that appeared to be more than we bargained for. For the student, the problem is usually that he or she didn't study hard enough. For the new or established practitioner, financial management, personal problems, or other situations may present challenges. Individual responses to such challenges usually take one of these directions: 1. A re-evaluation of the game plan, and another try 2. Apprehension and self-doubt become part of the person's daily thought processes, resulting in emotional scarring, and lessened productivity 3. Acceptance of failure, and a decision to choose the comfortable path - suppressing ideas and goals, rather than testing oneself. Along the path of scholastic achievement, there are some people who are always part of the team that says, "Come on, one more pitch, and then we'll go in." Their message is: one more try at going over material,
one more time at trying to figure out the lab problem, one more time at trying to figure out why philosophy is important. The curricula at our chiropractic colleges place within us the necessary tools to practice a profession with the latest skills and knowledge. How we begin our progress along this path will be different for each of us. The obstacles that will occasionally appear before us become the tests of our ability to survive. They strengthen our character, and enable us to overcome adversity. Carpe Diem. Seize the day.
Ed. Note: Dr. Singer is a 1977 Logan graduate, practicing in Glenville, N. Y He is past chairman of the Practice Management Committee of the American Chiropractic Association, and currently chairs the ACA Political Action Committee, Districts 23 and 24 (upstate New York). Dr. Singer has lectured on practice management in the U.S. and abroad, and has published articles in chiropractic journals and other publications.
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Colleagues of the College The Colleagues of the College program recognizes Logan alumni students, employees, and friends of the College who have referred applicants for admission. Since March 1, the Logan Admissions Office has received applications from prospective students who were referred to the College by the following individuals: Dr. Linda Adamchak Dr. Leo Arcand Dr. Jordan Arvold Dr. David Bakunas Dr. Kevin Bierly Dr. John Bisanti Dr. John Blalock Dr. Donald Bradley Dr. Joseph Brimhall Dr. Kelly Brinkman Dr. Thomas Brodar Dr. Michael Buescher Dr. Jerry Carpenter Dr. Sylvie Carpentier Dr . Frederick Carrick Dr. Chris Coffman Dr. David Collins Dr. Katharine Conable Dr. Roy Conkling Dr. Richard Conway Dr. Joseph Cox Dr. Richard Cranwell Thomas Culligan Dr. Michael Darr Dr . Rosemary Dossantos Dr. Elliot Eisenberg Dr. Mike Elder Dr. David Flatt Dr. Todd Frisch Dr. Grant Gainor Dr. Thomas Gargiula Dr. Lawrence Gerstein Dr. Albert Golly Dr. Patrick Good Dr . Ronald Goodmark
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Dr. M.A. Grape Dr . Robert Gregory, Jr. Dr. Ben Crisafi Dr. Brad Grossman Dr. Michael Guernsey Dr. Robert Haus Dr. Rick Heina Dr. John Hofmann Dr. Alan Horowitz Dr. Robert Hutchins Lisa Janelle Dr. Sheleena Jinnah Dr. Michelle Johnson Dr. Cal Keil Dr. Suzy Kistner-Davis Dr. Kathryn Kroyer Dr. Gerald Langley Dr. Scott Laux Dr. Paul Lumpkin Dr. Mark Masse Dr. Dino Mazzuca Dr. William E. McComb Dr. Thomas McGillick Dr. David McGuire Dr. Mark Merritt Dr. Phillip Mollica Dr. Patrick Montgomery Dr. Donald Moore Dr. Richard Needler Dr. Maureen Neskar Dr. Danny O'Farrell Dr. Doug Obetz Dr . Steve Oropeza Dr. Russ Oslay Dr. Ted Oslay
Dr. Jeurgen Pfaff Dr. Ronald Pitchford Dr. Phil Powells Dr. Dale Robertson Dr. James Ropicky Dr. Ciro Rustici Dr. G. Nicholas Ruvarac Dr. Michael Schaefer Dr. Barry Silverman Dr. David Smith Dr. Rick Smolen Dr. Snyder Dr. Joy Sonderlage Dr. Gerald John Dr. Thea Stabin Dr. Greg Stegall Dr. Jon Sunderlage Dr. Richard Sweeney Dr. Timothy Sweigard Dr. Dean Tyler Dr. Michael Vincent Dr. Joseph Vitale Dr. Rodney Wachte r Dr. Todd Walker Dr. Adrian Walton Dr. Terry Webb Dr. Dean Weich Dr. Brian Werder Dr. Mary Wertin-Huss Dr. Neil West Dr. William C. Wetmore Dr. Michael Whitman Dr. R. Neil Williams
If you know of caring, motivated persons who might like to join the chiropractic profession, please send us their names and addresses. We'll send them our exciting information packet. PLEASE PRINT
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B.S. in Human Biology Degree Recipients Feb.26, 1994 West County YMCA, Chesterfield, MO Martin David Achtermann Virginia Kathryn Amon Breck M. Beasley Renold B. Bleem Laura L. Brautigam Craig Michael Bretz Darcy E. Brunk Karen Lynn Bussa Timothy Scott Buttler Craig Alan Byrkit Alan Clark Casey Craig Lawre nce Chavis Todd A. Cinti Brett Wiliam Clasquin Kimberly A. Coolidge David Wayne Crownover Patrick S. Dewar Eric N. Dicks
Shawn H. Dill Robert A. Ekin Thomas C. Everson Patricia M. Carroll-Fackler Catherine Diane Filkins Michael G. Finley Cary M. Flanagan Brian M. Forbes Ted J. Freidline Renay Michele Friedman Michae l Geery Matthew David Goodwin Joann Grein Chad M. Harris Craig A. Held William Scott Holten Lori P. Huffman Thomas Roy Jarrett Ill
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Upcoming Postgraduate Seminars For more information, please contact the Postgraduate Department at 1-800-782-3344. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged, as seminar locations, times, etc. may change.
• Physiological Therapeutics (Instructors: Ronald Grant, D.C., F.l.C.C. and Kenneth A. Cherry, D.C. Location: Fifth Season Hotel, Oklahoma City, OK)
Session 2 - 6/25-6/26; Session 3 - 7123-7124 Session 4 - 8/20-8/21
• Wrangler SportsChiropractic Pro Rodeo Care Providers Session 1 Instructor: Terry Weyman, D.C. 6/ 25-6/26, Sheraton Park Place, Minneapolis, MN Instru cto r : Terry Weyman, D.C. 7/ 16-7/ 17, Best Western Village Park Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Instructor: Laney Nelson, D.C. 8/6-8/7, Portland Hilton, Portland, OR Session 2 Instru cto r : Laney Nelso n, D.C. 8/27-8/28, Airport Hilton, Seattle, WA
• Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician Session 4: Aerobic Training; Physical Fitness/ Nutrition; Hydration/Body Composition Instructor: Marianne Ge nge nbach, D.C., C.C.S.P. 6/25-6/26, Montgomery Aquatic Ctr., Rockville, MD Session 5: Elbow, Wrist, Hand Instructor: Margaret Karg, D.C., C.C.S.P. 719-7/10, Holiday Inn, Kenner, LA 7123-7124, Montgomery Aquati c Ctr., Rockville, MD Session 7: Leg, Ankle, Foot; Gait Analysis Instructor: Robert Haze l, D.C., C.C.S.P. 719-7/ 10, Best Western Cypress Creek, Ft. La uderdale, FL Session 7: Injury to the Spine, Hip, and Pelvis Instructor : Scott Banks, D.C., F.l.C.C. 719-7 / 10, Days Inn, Altoona, PA Session 8: Injury to the Spine, Hip, Pelvis Instructor: Brian Nook, D.C., C.C.S.P. 8/6-8/7, Best Western Cypress Creek, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Session 7: The Knee Instructor: Thomas Hyde, D.C., C.C.S.P. 8/13-8/14, Days Inn, Altoona, PA
Session 6: The Knee Instructor: Thomas Hyde, D.C., C.C.S.P. 8/27-8/28, Montgomery Aquatic Ctr., Rockville, MD
• Diplomate - Chiropractic Neurology (Instructor: Frederick Carrick, D.C., D.A.C.A.N., D.A.B.C.N., F.A.C.C.N.)
Session 10: Lobes of the Brain 6/25-6/ 26, USC-Davidson Ctr., Los Angeles, CA Session 11: Sensory System 7/16-7/ 17, USC-Davidson Ctr., Los Angeles, CA Session 10 & 11 7122, 7123, 7/24, Bentley College, Waltham, MA
• Diplomate - Chiropractic Orthopedics Session 28: Rehabilitation of the Spine Instructor: James Lehman, D.C., D.A.B.C.O. 6/25-6/26, Dr. Lehman's office, Albuquerque, NM Session 29: Synthesis/Case Management Instru ctor : James Lehman, D.C., D.A.B.C.O. 7/ 16-7/ 17, Dr. Lehman's office, Albuquerque, NM Session 30: Fractures Instru ctor : Timothy Ray, D.C., D.A.B.C.O. 8/ 13-8/ 14, Dr. Lehman's office, Albuquerque, NM
• Diagnostic Imaging (Instructor: Norman Kettner, D.C., DACBR, F.l.C.C.)
Session 1: Degenerative and Inflammatory Joint Disorders 719-7 / 10, Holiday Inn-Greentree, Pittsburgh, PA Session 2: Destructive Lesions of the Spine and Pelvis 7123-7124, Holiday Inn-Greentree, Pittsburgh, PA
• Sacro-Occipital Technique Session 5 Instru cto r: Joseph Unger, D.C., F.1.C.S. 719-7/ 10, Logan College, Chesterfield, MO
• Chiropractic Family Practice (Instructor: Jack Kessinger, D.C., D.A.B.C.I. ) 7/ 16-7/ 17, Holiday Inn-Peabody, Pea body, MA 7130-7/ 31, Embassy Stes.-Airport, Denver, CO 8/ 6-8/7, Embassy Stes.-Airport, Rosemont, IL 8/20-8/21, Minneapolis Marriott City Ctr., Minneapo lis, MN
• Chiropractic Assistant Paraprofessional Basic Radiology Instru ctor: D. Robe rt Kuhn, D.C., DACBR 8/27-8/28, Best Western lnnTown e r, Madison, WI
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Manufacturers Provide New Tables for Students Three chiropractic equipment manufacturers are helping Logan students learn adjusting techniques on the latest equipment, as a result of donations of tables and consignment arrangements. Leander Health Technologies Corporation of Port Orchard, Wash. has donated five of its flexiondistraction adjusting tables, valued at $7,000 each, for use in Logan's on-campus Montgomery Health Center and off-campus satellite Health Centers. Logan Purchasing Director Charles Feltmann said the tables were delivered recently. Two other companies, Williams Healthcare Systems of Elgin, Ill., and Lloyd Table Company of Lisbon, la., have provided dozens of tables on
consignment. Feltmann said that in a consignment arrangement, Logan usually uses a table for a year to 18 months, after which dealers representing the manufacturers arrange to sell the tables. The manufacturers then replace them. Williams recently placed 10 Zenith tables on consignment at Logan. The College purchased four of these tables, and six remain on consignment. Williams had previously placed 14 other tables of various types at Logan, also on cons ignment. The Williams tables are used in the on- and off-campus Health Centers. Lloyd has 40 stationary tables on consignment in student technique labs, and 10 of its motorized hydrau-
lie tables have been placed in t he Health Centers. "We feel very good about t he fact that these companies donate ta bles, or let us use them on consignment," says Logan Clinical Services Director Dr. Ronald Grant. "The students practice on the newest lines of tables being manufactured . They can observe how the tables fu nction under the demands of patient care, and when they open practi ces t hey will be better able to ch oose t he tables best-suited to their needs." Dr. Grant adds, "The st ud ents benefit from exposure to t he latest technology, and the companies benefit by having their products subjected to very demanding use."
Recent Visiting Speakers
Ken Osia, D.C., of St. Louis (left), Missouri's delegate to the American Chiropractic Association, spoke at a recent College assembly focusing on political issues and health care reform. Another recent speaker was Fred Barge, D.C. (right) of Onalaska, Wis, a past president of the International Chiropractors Association . Dr. Barge was a guest of the Logan Philosophy Club.
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Hockey Club Completes Exciting Season Logan hockey fans savored many victories and near-victories during the most challenging and successful season of the four-year-old Logan Trojans Hockey Club. The Trojans finished their regular season play with a 9-10-2 record . The Club had a fourth-place finish after its first season in the six-team Brentwood A league, considered by many to be St. Louis' most competitive amateur hockey league. Fifteen regular players and several other part-time players competed in the Club's 21 regular season games, with the season extending from October to April. The Club was coached by Gary Gross, Director of Business Affairs, and Security Supervisor Barry Hentz, assistant coach. Entering post-season competition with high hopes, Logan suffered a loss in the first game of the A League playoffs, with a 3-0 defeat by the first-ranked T Birds. Defenseman Jeff Matheny, Trimester 5, says, "I felt this year's team was the best we've had. A lot of people really cared about playing, and we had good fan turn-outs for the best games that we played. I wish we had had a full team at the end of the year, but we lost a player who graduated in December (Dr. Don Bernard)." Sidelined by an injury early in the season was left wing John Kinnear, who plans to enroll at Logan. (He is the husband of Logan student Michelle Kinnear.) Goalie Bill Hill, Trimester 10, retired from play at mid-season . Marc Straub, a strong local amateur player not otherwise associated with Logan, was recruited to play at goal for the Trojans. With a strong core of returning players, the Trojans are optimistic about next season. Center/ defenseman George Kraft, Tri 6, says that as the end of the '93'94 season approached, team members "got used to one another's playing styles, and we won or tied each of our last several games."
The Trojans gathere d for a team photo last fall. Coaches Barry Hentz and Gary Gross are pictured at left and right, respe ctively. The woman standing n ext to Gross is trainer Maxine Morris, D.C. , who graduated in April.
The players agree that more extensive practice next year would be helpful in ensuring good teamwork on the ice. During the first half of the past season, the players and coaches weathered 4:45 a.m . practices each week. However, by midwinter the Club had used up its funds to pay for practice time on the ice. The players are now working to meet next season 's expenses by selling advertising space in the Club program, with hopes of raising the nearly $5,500 needed for league fees and a full season of practice sessions. The Club is losing its captain, Ken Szarka, who will graduate in December. The 31-year-old center was voted Logan's most valuable player in the 1992-1993 season, with 10 goals and three assists in 11 games. This season, Szarka scored 18 points. Other players assumed more of the scoring burden this season, as Szarka played defenseman at times. Szarka, a Canadian from Calgary, Alberta, was an outstanding high school athlete in hockey, football, and basketball. He was a starter on the University of Calgary football team for five seasons, while earning a degree in economics. Szarka is profiled in the May/ June 1994 issue of the /CA Review, in a compilation
of stories about chiropractic college athletes. Defenseman Brent Warrin er, Tri 3, of Toronto, Ontario, was el ected to succeed Szarka as captain . Warri ner scored 17 points this season . Other leading scorers for the season were right wing Tod d Gerow, Tri 3 at 36 points, left wing Daryl Sherman, Tri 3 (29), right wing Jody Conley, Tri 6 (25), center Bob Waybrant, Tri 2 (21), left wing Peter Buzek, Tri 8 (17), Kinnear (16) , and Randy Wilkie, Tri 2 (13). The Trojans are grateful fo r the opportunity to play hockey, agreeing that their sport brings relief from academic pressures. Many of the players grew up in Canada or the northern U.S., and were introduced to their sport as children. Buzek, a native of Brantford, Ontario, says, "Many of us have played hockey for most of our lives, and so it's really a nice release from school for us. " When the team started four years ago, it was just a bunch of guys playing hockey. Rob Zoboski (D.C., '91) kept the team going. We've come a long way, and Gary and Barry really deserve a lot of credit for coming in and working with us."
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