August 2021 Commencement Ceremony by Logan University

Commencement One Hundred Ninety-Eighth

Class of August 2021

Saturday, the Twenty-First of August Two Thousand and Twenty-One Ten o’clock in the morning

Order of Ceremony PRELUDE PROCESSIONAL Saint Louis Caledonian Pipe Band

MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES

Kimberly Paddock-O’Reilly, DHEd, MSW, MBA Provost

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Law Pickett, III Chief of Security

NATIONAL ANTHEM Kristen Katich Graduation Candidate

INVOCATION

Marcus DeGeer, DC, MD Associate Professor, College of Chiropractic

WELCOME

Clay McDonald, DC, MBA, JD President

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Lauren Hendrix, DC, MS Logan Graduate - Class of 2010

CONGRATULATORY REMARKS Jane Wibbenmeyer, DC Professor, College of Chiropractic

College of Health Sciences PRESENTATION OF BACHELOR’S CANDIDATES Bachelor of Science in Human Biology Bachelor of Science in Life Science Kimberly Paddock-O’Reilly, DHEd, MSW, MBA

PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS

Brittney Ramirez, DC, LAT, ATC, CCSP Program Director of Sports Science and Rehabilitation 2

PRESENTATION OF MASTER’S CANDIDATES Master of Science in Applied Nutrition and Dietetics Master of Science in Health Informatics Master of Science in Nutrition and Human Performance Master of Science in Sports Science and Rehabilitation Kimberly Paddock-O’Reilly, DHEd, MSW, MBA

ACADEMIC HOODING

Brittney Ramirez, DC, LAT, ATC, CCSP

PRESENTATION OF DOCTORAL CANDIDATES Doctoral of Health Professions Education Kimberly Paddock-O’Reilly, DHEd, MSW, MBA

ACADEMIC HOODING

Brittney Ramirez, DC, LAT, ATC, CCSP

College of Chiropractic PRESENTATION OF DOCTORAL CANDIDATES Kimberly Paddock-O’Reilly, DHEd, MSW, MBA

ACADEMIC HOODING

Joseph Pfeifer, DC Associate Provost and Dean of the College of Chiropractic

CONFERRING OF DEGREE Clay McDonald, DC, MBA, JD

CHIROPRACTIC OATH Paul D. Eberline, DC Member, Board of Trustees

BENEDICTION

Marcus DeGeer, DC, MD

RECESSIONAL

Saint Louis Caledonian Pipe Band

Academic Dress, Hoods & Guest Hooders

The caps, gowns and hoods worn by the faculty and students at formal convocations are today’s formal dress of the worldwide academic community. While now worn only at formal convocations, such dress was originally the normal garb of academics as they went about their daily business. It originated in Europe more than a thousand years ago; like universities and colleges themselves, it developed within the church, and all academics were once at least in minor orders within the church. The robes and hoods are stylized versions of those monastic robes. The style of the robe indicates the highest degree earned by the wearer—bachelor sleeves are pointed and the robe is plain. Master’s robe sleeves are oblong, while the doctoral robe sleeves are gathered at the wrist, and the robe itself has velvet bands. Master, doctorate and professional doctorate graduates participate in a hooding ceremony during graduation. The hoods indicate the degree level, the academic area of degree and the school which granted it. The size of the hood indicates the degree level, the outer band of the hood indicates, by color, the degree discipline, the bright, silken interior of the hood, by its color and design, indicates its source. Each university and college has a distinctive hood. During the hooding process, a sash-like garment of blue and white (Logan’s school colors) and the color that represents the discipline of the degree being granted is placed around the neck of the graduate.

Hooding takes place by the President, Provost and/or the Dean of the College. The garment is then arranged so that it flows down the back of the graduate, revealing the colors of the school and discipline. For graduates with more than one degree, only one hood is worn at any given time. Doctorate and professional doctorate students are allowed to invite a guest hooder to hood them during the graduation ceremony, provided the guest hooder meets a specific set of guidelines. The colors of the hoods worn by faculty and administration indicate the major field of study: Arts, Letters, Humanities: White Business: Drab Chiropractic: Grey Communication: Crimson Dentistry: Lilac Education: Light Blue Engineering: Orange Library Science: Lemon Medicine: Hunter Green Pharmacy: Olive Philosophy: Dark Blue Physical Education: Sage Green Science: Gold Theology: Scarlet Graduates wearing white cords are considered Logan Legacies, an individual who matriculated into their program of study after an immediate family member graduated from Logan. Graduates wearing blue cords have achieved academic honors. The cords are given in recognition of exceptional academic performance in the graduates’ degree program. Graduates wearing a medal have achieved the highest overall grade point average in their degree program and wear the medal in recognition of their academic excellence.

Commencement Speaker LAUREN HENDRIX, DC, MS

Dr. Lauren Hendrix earned a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science and Psychology before continuing her chiropractic education at Logan. During her time here, she was a Red Badge in the Biofreeze Sports & Rehabilitation Center, completed a Masters’ Degree in Sports Rehabilitation, became certified to perform Graston Technique© and was part of a research group studying Dynamic vs. Static Treatment of Lower Extremity Complaints with Graston ® Technique. She graduated in 2010. Today, Dr. Hendrix continues to study the latest research in spinal care, injury rehabilitation and injury prevention and specializes in treating spinal pain and extremity injuries at her practice, West County Spine + Sport. She serves as assistant cross country coach at Marquette High School and previously served as Assistant Coach to the St. Louis Blazers Track Club. Dr. Hendrix takes pride in helping people lead healthier lives and feels honored that her patients trust her with their healthcare.

Board of Trustees Gary M. Mohr, MS Chair of the Board Allen Hager, DC Vice Chair of the Board TRUSTEES Donald S. Altman, DDS, DHSc, EdD, MPH, MBA, MA Nicole Bennett, DC Paul D. Eberline, DC Gregg E. Hollabaugh Jade Dominique James, MD, MPH Marc G. Malon, DC, FICC Roger L. Schlueter Judy M. Silvestrone, DC, MS Rick L. Stevens, FACHE Xaivier Tipler, DC Kurt W. Wood, DC Steven C. Roberts, JD, LLM Trustee Emeritus Keith Overland DC, CCSP, FICC Advisory Member Fred Zuker, PhD, MEd Advisory Member Amy Gill Advisory Member 7

Faculty & Administration Devon Ackroyd, DC, CSCS Curtis Anderson, DC Kevin Ballard Alan Banaszynski, DC, MSW Ralph Barrale, DC Patrick Battaglia, DC David Beavers, MEd, DC, MPH Scott Benton, DC Ember Beutel, DC Jessica Billham, DC Melinda Boyd, DCN Patrick Boylan, DC Robin Bozark, DC, MA, DABCO Lulu Brinkley, MBA Kelly Brinkman, DC Cheryl Burtle, DC Herb Caldwell, MA Meadow Campbell, PhD Sarah Carter, PhD Michael Chappell, MAT Kimberly Cerf, DC Donald Christy, DC, EdD Thomas Clark, DC Gabrielle Cole, MS Katharine Conable, DC, Jenna Corbin, MS Richard Cranwell, DC, MS Scott Crousillac, PhD Barb Cronin Joseph Davis, PhD Vincent DeBono, DC, CSCS, DHPE Rick DeCaro Marcus DeGeer, DC, MD David DeLauter, PhD Theresa DeLorenzo, RD Scott DeNoyer, MAT Frank Diaz, EdD Ellen Dickman, MLS William Dill, EdD, ATC, CSCS Karen Dishauzi, DC, PhD, MEd Natacha Douglas, MBA Deborah Ducar, DC Jan Edwards-Webster, EdD Jay Elliott, DC 8

Faculty & Administration Melissa Engelson, DC, MS, DACBSP Patricia Estrada, DC Erika Evans, DC Christopher Fahs, PhD Jameca Falconer, PhD Ralph Filson, DC Sophia Finder, MEd, RD, LD Theresa Fleck, MA, CFRE, CAE J. Timothy Flynn, DC Yuan Gao, MD, MS Mark Gelsthorpe, PhD Chenee Gilbert, EdD Craig Gillam, DC Michelle Gimber, MS, RDN Regina Glenn, PhD Jason Goodman, DC, PhD Kelly Gordon, MS Toni Grossenheider, DC Gary Guebert, DC John Gutweiler, PhD Kerry Hallahan Helen Halley, MS, RD, LD, CSO, CNSC Jake Halverson, DC Allison Harvey, DC Daniel W. Haun, DC, DACBR Elise Hewitt, DC Mark Hewitt, DC Chad Hillgartner, DC Roy Hillgartner, DC Jessica Hilton, MS, RD Weston Holzinger, DC, MS Sasha Hope, MS, DCN Brad Hough, PhD Angelita Howard, PhD Adam Hrincevich, PhD William Huber, DC, MS, DACBN Kelley Humphries, DC, MS Kristi Husk, PhD Josh Hutchison, PhD Atanas Ignatov, PhD Edward Johnnie, DC Aimee Jokerst, DC Michael Jula, DC Todd Just, DC 9

Faculty & Administration Jeffrey Kamper, MHPE, DC Jennifer Kane, DC Farzana Karim, PhD Thomas Kauffman, DC Claudia Kelley, PhD Norman Kettner, DC, DACBR Adil Khan, MBA, CPA, CSBO Jevinne Khan, DC Joshua Kilpatrick, DC Rita Kiry, MBA Emily Kliethermes, DC Amy Koch, DC Brianna Kraft, MEd, LAT, ATC D. Robert Kuhn, DC, DACBR Nina Kult Connye Kuratko, PhD Julia Lasley, PhD Kelsey Lewis, DC Chassitty Loving, PhD Devorah Lucas, DBH Sarah Luderer, PhD Tori Lyons, MLS Ross Mattox, DC, RMSK Sheri McCord, PhD Clay McDonald, DC, MBA, JD Warren McDonald, PhD John McGowan, PhD Anthony Miller, DC Jude Miller, DC, MS, CCSP Vanessa Millovich, DCN Patrick Montgomery, DC, MS Adam Moore, DHA Quintin Murray, DC, MS David Nafar, MS Vitaly Napadow, PhD Jason Napuli, DC Nichole Nichols, MA, PHR Stephen Nickell, EdD, MA, ATC Baldomero Nunez, DC Barbara Nutt Aiden O’Brien, DC Larry Olsen, DrPH Claret Onukogu, PhD Kimberly Paddock-O'Reilly, DHEd, MSW, MBA 10

Faculty & Administration John Parish, MS Li-Ling Peng, MA Kristina Petrocco-Napuli, DC, MS, FICC Joseph Pfeifer, DC Charles Portwood, DC Robert G. Powell, MS Andrea Pratte, MS, LAT, ATC Yingchuan (John) Qin, PhD Brittany Ramirez, DC, LAT, ATC, CCSP Jessica Randazzo, DC Emily Ratliff Darren Rauscher, MBA Laura Rauscher, PhD, LPC, NCC, ACS Deshae Redden, EdD, MA Leslie Reece, DC Suzanne Richins, PhD Daryl Ridgeway, DC Pete Roscoe, DC, CCSP Ashley Ruff, DC, RN Jessica Russell Deborah Salvatore, MS, RD May Samuel, DPH Sadie Sanders, DC Shelley Sawalich, PhD, MS Roberta Sclocco, PhD David Seaman, DC Bernadette Sheffield, MSOT Nofa Shibley, DC, DABCN Regina Smardon, PhD Kate Smith, CPA, CGMA Laurinda Smith Meade Smith, MS Brian Snyder, DC William Sobotor, PhD Jonthan Soltys, DC Sarah Spencer, MPH Bryan Stone, MA, CFRE John Strazewski, DC Kasey Sudkamp, DPT Laila Thompson, PhD Michael Thompson, DC Melinda Turner, DC, DHPE Dana Underkofler, DC, MS Joseph Unger, DC 11

Faculty & Administration Mary Unger-Boyd, DC, DICS, CACCP Lee Van Dusen, DC Shailee Varanasi, MS, RD Mario Vassallo, MS Ashley Vogt, DC Pamela Wakefield, DC Sheryl Walters, MLS Aaron Welk, DC Bill Wharton Monique White, DC Jane Wibbenmeyer, DC Bryson Wilbanks, DC Curtis Wildes, DO(EU), ATC Jeanetta Wilkerson, DC Sheri Williams, DC Tamyria Williams, MA John Winscott, BS, RT Michael Wittmer, DC Jimin Yang, PhD Janet Yarger, DC

Degree Candidates College of Health Sciences BACHELOR OF SCIENCE HUMAN BIOLOGY Gwendolyn Rose Lyles Brandon Lee Martin Alexander Nguyen Michael Robinson Corie Sembach Natasha J. Thompson Christopher S. Wheeler

David Michael Caplinger Shakquanda L. Cepeda Jessica Marie Collazo Leslee Ann Ke’alohi Deegan Zachary Ryan Frailey Skylar Renee Gibson Darion Keener Ridge LaPlant

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE LIFE SCIENCE Melanie Isabelle Bishop Dalton Crabtree Robbie Lynn Gattman Katey Hatter Ian Nanthavong Kayla Neeper Nicholas Adam Westenberger Reid Hunter William