Because they have yet to pass national legislation protecting the chiropractic profession, Japanese DCs are in a similar situation that U.S. DCs faced. We were fortunate enough to be able to pass chiropractic licensure state by state. The DCs in Japan must accomplish this nationally, which has proved to be an extremely difficult task. And in spite of their efforts, Japanese DCs are currently faced with two chiropractic professions.
South Central College News
Dr. Hahn-Coelho Named Dean of Parker Clinics
Patricia Hahn-Coelho, DC
Chair of the Center for Clinics and Clinical Sciences at Parker College since 1990, Dr. Patricia Hahn-Coelho has been named Dean of Clinics. She first joined Parker College in 1986 as clinic coordinator and was named clinic director in 1988. She became a full professor in the clinical science department in 1994. Dr. Hahn-Coelho has served on many committees at Parker and has been honored with numerous awards, including: Outstanding Clinical Supervisor, Outstanding Clinic Educator, Outstanding Professor, and the Mabel Palmer Award for Chiropractic Excellence.
TCC Officer Appointed to Board of Nat'l Soc. of Fundraising Executives
Kevin Foyle, director of the Institutional Advancement at Texas Chiropractic College (TCC), was appointed to the Board of Directors for the National Society of Fund Raising Executives (NSFRE), the largest professional fundraising network in the world. For the past year he has been working on the NSFRE's membership committee, while helping the organization in its mission to advance philanthropy through education.
At TCC Mr. Foyle is the chief development and alumni relations officer. He oversees all public relations activities, supervises the college's gala and homecoming, serves on the President's Administration Cabinet, and chairs the Scholarship Committee.
CCCKC Honors Olympian Peter Cox
Peter Cox, top sabre fencer on the U.S. Olympic Team.
Peter Cox, Cleveland Chiropractic College of Kansas City student and sabre fencing Olympian, was honored upon his return to the campus with an assembly and a barbecue. CCCKC President Dr. Carl Cleveland III welcomed Peter back home. Other speakers included Kansas City councilman Ken Bacchus, Roger Twibell (ABC sports commentator), and Howard Fidler, past Student Council president. Peter's wife, Heidi, and his brother and coach, David, were among the audience of students, faculty, and administration attending the assembly.
"To have made it to the Olympics as the number one U.S. Olympic men's sabre fencer is a significant accomplishment," said Dr. Cleveland. "The entire campus community shares the pride in this accomplishment."