SPARTANBURG, South Carolina -- David Koch, DC, who was appointed to take over the reigns of Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic from the college's founder/president Dr. Thomas Gelardi on Jan. 1, 1997, was invested as the new president in a May 23 ceremony. Dr. Koch is only the second president the college has had. (See "Sherman College Appoints New President," Nov. 18, 96, DC.)
College officials from across the nation were in attendance, including representatives from 13 of the 16 North American chiropractic colleges, and from both national associations. International representatives included Brenda Smith from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, and Philip McMaster, DC, from the New Zealand Chiropractors Association School of Chiropractic.
Dr. Koch, whose roots are in the principles of straight chiropractic, has been affiliated with Sherman College for 19 years: first as a student (1977-80), then as an instructor in chiropractic history/philosophy and spinal anatomy in 1981. Dr. Koch has also taught biodynamics, radiographic anatomy, and x-ray physics. He become an assistant professor in 1984, an associate professor in 1988, and a full professor in 1993.
Dr. Koch has maintained a private practice in Spartanburg from 1981 until early in 1996, when he was appointed as Sherman's senior vice president for operations.
Dr. Koch was born in Michigan, raised in Ohio, and now lives in Chesnee, South Carolina. He is married to Rebecca (nee Haynes) of Greenville, South Carolina. The couple has a 13-year-old daughter, Sarah.
