Palmer Receives Two Huge Donations
Palmer College of Chiropractic is the recipient of two generous donations – one for $3 million and the other for $1 million. The $3 million donation, courtesy of 1951 graduate William Kiernan, DC, is the largest single donation from a living alumnus in school history. The new Experiential Learning Center, which opened in December 2022, has been renamed the William J. & Mary A. Kiernan Hall – Anatomy & Technique Center in honor of Dr. Kiernan and his late wife.
The $1 million donation, by 1977 graduate Paul Hetrick, DC, will be used to expand the college’s Sports and Rehabilitation Residency program, touted by the college as the longest-standing program of its kind in the nation.
NBCE Announces New Board
The National Board of Chiropractic Examiners announced its new board of directors following the organization’s annual meeting. The executive committee includes Dr. Karlos Boghosian – president; Dr. Margaret Freihaut – treasurer; Dr. Jason Jaeger – vice president; and Dr. LeRoy Otto – secretary. Dr. Boghosian was also elected as an at-large director, while Dr. Jaeger was elected district IV director. Drs. Freihaut and Otto continue their service as at-large and district II directors, respectively.
Other board members elected this year include At-Large Director Carol Winkler, DC; District III Director Gary DiBenedetto, DC; District V Director Danita Thomas Heagy, DC; and Karen Campion, DC and Robert Daschner, DC (both FCLB-appointed directors).
Rounding out the 11-member board are District I Director James Buchanan, DC; and At-Large Director Steven C. Roberts, JD, LLM (both continuing).
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When I graduated from chiropractic college in 1981 and started practice, I heard it all, and very little was positive. “You are a quack; you do not know what a subluxation is; you couldn’t get into a real health care program, so you chose the one that is slightly above a mail-order degree; you have no proof that chiropractic works; Are you really licensed?”, and so much more.
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