Logan College of Chiropractic recently received a generous gift of $1 million for its "Creating Community Connections" capital campaign. The donation came courtesy of Dr. Howard F. Loomis Jr., who graduated from Logan in 1967. Half of the gift will go toward naming Logan's outdoor amphitheater after Dr. Loomis; the other half will go toward supporting education in nutrition at the college.
"When I learned of Logan's campaign, I decided to give because first, it's my alma mater, said Dr. Loomis. "And second, I felt I had something to offer Logan that would broaden the scope of interest in chiropractic, educating the public of what chiropractic brings to patients and the health care community."
Initiated in June 2005, Logan's Creating Community Connections campaign is designed to raise funds for the development of the state-of-the-art William D. Purser, D.C. Center, a 47,000 square-foot, multi-purpose learning facility, as well as related improvements to the college campus. Logan officials anticipate that the $21.5 million project will be completed this spring. Dr. Ralph Barrale, dean of postgraduate and continuing education, introduced Dr. Loomis to the Purser Center project, and then organized a meeting with Logan President George Goodman, DC, and Patricia Jones, vice president of institutional advancement.
"Dr. Loomis' career is a shining example of one man's commitment to research, ongoing learning and pursuit of improved treatments for his patients," said Dr. Goodman. "His passion for education and innovation fits well with Logan's commitment to expanding chiropractic care. We very much appreciate his generosity to Logan College of Chiropractic."
Delaware Chiropractic Society Honors DC of the Year
Michael Elrod, DC, was named the 2006 "Chiropractor of the Year" by the Delaware Chiropractic Society during its annual Governor's Dinner. As a highlight of the ceremony, Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner presented him with the award. Dr. Elrod worked with the governor and members of the state House and Senate to shape legislation, including recent reform of workers' compensation law, of benefit to the state's chiropractors.
Dr. Elrod has served as secretary of the society for the past five years and maintains its Web site (www.dechiro.com). He spearheaded a successful billboard campaign to bring visitors to the site and was responsible for a 50 percent increase in society membership. The Web site was designed to benefit the public, providing information about chiropractic; and to benefit society members by keeping them informed about state and national health care issues affecting the chiropractic profession.
Cleveland College Researchers Join Editorial Board of Journal of Chiropractic Medicine
Two researchers from Cleveland Chiropractic College, James Brantingham, DC, PhD, and Cheryl Hawk, DC, PhD, have joined the editorial board of the peer-reviewed Journal of Chiropractic Medicine, a research publication of National College of Chiropractic. Dr. Brantingham is an associate professor at Cleveland's Los Angeles campus, while Dr. Hawk is vice president of research and scholarship for both the Kansas City and Los Angeles campuses.
Both were asked to join the publication by Editor-in-Chief Claire Johnson, MSEd, DC, DACBSP, who also serves as editor of National's two other research publications, the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics and the Journal of Chiropractic Humanities.
The Journal of Chiropractic Medicine provides a forum for the chiropractic profession to disseminate information dedicated to developing primary care emphasis within the profession. It focuses on providing practical and applicable information for the practicing doctor of chiropractic.
Sherman College Promotes Three Faculty Members
Three Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic faculty members recently were promoted. Dr. Laura Greene-Orndorff has been named professor of clinical sciences, while Dr. Kevin Power and Dr. Mitzi Schwartzbauer have been named assistant professors of clinical sciences.
Dr. Greene-Orndorff, chair of the college's radiology department, is a 1995 graduate of Sherman. She is also a supervisor in the X-ray department at Sherman's Chiropractic Health Center. Dr. Power is chair of the patient education intern program. After his graduation from Sherman in 1981, he went into private practice in both Australia and the United States before joining the college in 2002. Dr. Schwartzbauer graduated from Sherman in 1997 and maintained a private practice in Mahtomedi, Minn., for six years before returning to her alma mater.
Correction
In the Feb. 12, 2007 issue, Dr. Marc Heller, a longtime columnist for DC, authored "Cervical Spine Injuries: Treat the Damaged Ligaments." In the third paragraph of the section on "How to Identify and Treat Cervical Ligaments," Dr. Heller wrote the following:
What ligaments are causing the pain? If the patient feels pain on the side of the neck, check the intertransverse ligaments first. If the pain is felt in the back of the neck, check the supraspinal and interspinal ligaments first. Palpation of the supraspinal and interspinal is fairly straightforward. You can have the patient flex their head forward to put the ligaments on tension, and open these spaces for easier palpation. Press into the space between the spinous processes, both from the posterior for the supraspinal ligaments, and from the sides for the interspinal ligaments.
After the issue had gone to press, Dr. Heller notified us that several inaccuracies had made the final version of the article. He submitted the following corrected version of that paragraph, which is included in the Web version of the article. The editorial staff of Dynamic Chiropractic apologizes for this error and any confusion it may have caused our readership.
What ligaments are causing the pain? If the pain is felt on the side, check the intertransverse ligaments first. If the pain is felt in the back of the neck, check the supraspinous ligaments first. Palpation of the supraspinous is fairly straightforward. You can have the patient flex their head forward to put the ligaments on tension, and open these spaces for easier palpation. Press into the space between the spinous processes, both from the posterior and from either side.
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