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Murphy Family Celebrates Five Generations in Chiropractic at Logan Commencement Many chiropractic families have long histories within the profession, but not many can match that of the Murphy family. "We know that there may be other families with five generations of DCs," says Dr. Michael Murphy of Hannibal , Mo., father of April 1999 Logan graduate Dr. Jennifer Murphy. " But we don't think there can be very many." In the early 20th-century in Iowa, explains Dr. Murphy, his great-grandfather, Horace Murphy, was a farmer trying to find a treatment that would
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help his young son, Donald, recover from polio. Medical treatment provided no help. Finally, the Murphys tried chiropractic. After a series of adjustments, Donald recovered except for some residual weakness in his right hand. Horace was so impressed with the results of his son's treatment that he enrolled at what was then the Palmer School of Chiropractic at age 44 . He graduated in 1917, and entered practice in Davenport, later moving to Lexington, Ky. to practice . /' Dr. Horace used his horse and bu'ggy to go out and treat patients at home at night," says Dr. Michael. "In the meantime, Donald grew up and felt so strongly about his own results that he also enrolled at Palmer." During his student days at Palmer in the early 1920s, Donald met Gertrude Hau, at the time the youngest woman ever to enrol I at Palmer. A native of Nebraska, Gertrude had suffered a serious infection following a dog bite as a girl. The infection spread throughout her body and medical care did not alleviate it. After receiving chiropractic care, however, she recovered .
Dr. Horace Murphy, the first DC of the Murphy family, is pictured at his graduation from Palmer College.
Ors . Donald and Gertrude were married in 192 3 and moved to Lexington. Dr. Donald practiced in Kentucky while Dr. Gertrude stayed at home with their children, although she later practiced with her husband in Waterloo, Iowa. (continued on page 4)
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Dr. Jennifer Murphy is pictured at her graduation from Logan, with, from left, grandmother Betty Murphy Bernardy; her father, Dr. Michael Murphy; her mother, Dr. Norma Murphy; and her uncle, Or. James Murphy.
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"Althou gh he feared he might have to stop practicing because of the weakness in his hand, Dr. Donald practiced for 59 years until the age of 82 1 11 says Dr. Michael. "He used his hand for his entire career, although he also used Activator Methods, and the Activator instrument, in the later years ." Dr. Donald enjoyed attending seminars and tried to learn as much as possible. " He felt that during the 1920s, 30s and 40s, patients responded well to adj ustments only," says Dr. Mich ael. " During his later yea rs in practi ce, however, he felt increasingly that medications and other chemica ls, poor food quality and bad dietary habits mad e people less responsive. So he learned about nutrition and hom eopathi c remedies and expanded the focus of his pati ent care beyond adjusting." Dr. Gertrude's sister and brotheri n-law, Clare and N. A ugust Golinvaux, also graduated from Palm er. Ri chard and George Murphy, sons of Ors . Donald and Gertrude, enroll ed at th e fo rm er Li nco ln Chiropractic College in Indianapo li s. The family supported faculty members who left Palmer to start Lin co ln wh en th en-presid ent Dr. B.J . Palmer limited his co ll ege to upper-cerv ica l adju stin g on ly. Th e Murphys w ere advocates of ful l-spine adju sting. Dr. Ri chard (Dr. Mi chael's unc le) is now retired, having practiced in Iowa and Misso uri . H e res ides in East Liverpool , Ohio. D r. George Murphy pract iced in
Jesup, Iowa and later in Tama, Iowa, where he remained until hi s death in 1979. After graduating from Linco ln, he studied under Dr. l.N. Toftness and utili zed the Toftn ess method of ch iropractic adjusting. Dr. George raised his children completel y under chiropractic ca re. His sons, Dr. Mich ael and Dr. James, both decided suddenly as yo ung men to enter ch iropractic after consideri ng oth er careers . "We both feel that we were chosen by God to be chiropractors in order to give servi ce to others and help them recover from hea lth problems," says Dr. Michael. Th e brothers gradu ated from Palmer Co ll ege. After gradu ating in 1988, Dr. James began his practice if!1 Mexico, Mo. where he still practices today. After rece iving hi s chirop racti c degree in 1970, Dr. Mi chael practiced in Louisi ana, Mo. fo r 10 yea rs before movin g to Hann ibal. During the years of their marriage, Dr. Jennifer's mother, Dr. Norma Murphy, enjoyed learning about chiropractic and natural approaches to hea lth ca re from Dr. Mi chael and worked in his office. She enro l led at Logan and graduated in 1988. After practi c in g in St. Lou is, she moved to Pagosa Springs, Colorado, where she is now working toward board el igibi I ity in intern al di so rders. D r. Jenn ifer is wa itin g to receive her scores on th e N ation al Board of Chi ropractic examin ers Pa rt IV exam, w hi ch wil l enabl e her to obtain a Missouri lice nse to practice. She w ill then enter practi ce as an in dependent co ntractor in th e offi ce of Dr. Kevin Bays in South St. Louis Co unty. She also w ill be abl e to app ly for a
Colorado license, and hopes to cover her mother's office when she goes on vacation. As a hi gh sc hoo l stud ent in Washington, Mo., Dr. Jenn ifer spent two summers as a chiropractic assistant for practices that her mother established in Washington, Mo. and in Chesterfield, prior to mov in g to Co lorado. After comp letin g most chiropractic prerequi sites at HannibalLagran ge Co ll ege in Hannibal, Dr. Jennifer took organic chemistry and physics th rough the forme r "Trim ester Zero," an accelerated science prerequisite program that Loga n offered at St. Lou is Community Co ll ege. The program is now avai labl e at Logan. Dr. Jennifer's interest in her family's profession began at an early age. "For a wh il e, we li ved above my dad's office in Lou isi ana," she says . " I liked to go down to the wa iting area and loo k at the pati ents before th ey w ent in, and th en see how d ifferent, how mu ch hea lthi er and more relaxed th ey looked wh en they left - with better posture if th ey were in pain ." Dr. Jennifer later got an early sta rt o n lea rnin g bas ic sc iences by drilling her mother before her Logan exams. " I went to c lasses at Logan w it h my mom sometim es during middle schoo l," says Dr. Jennifer. " I remember thi nkin g th at th e c lasses were so much more interesting t han th e classes at my schoo l; I reall y preferred going to Logan! " During my mother's grad uation, I was fasc in ated by the hooding ceremony," adds Dr. Jennifer. " I decided th en t hat I definitely wa nted to become a chiropractor."
Logan Students Attend Jefferson City Legislative Day Ten Logan students were among chiropracti c representatives parti cipating in t he 1999 Mi ssouri State Chiropractors Assoc iation Legislative D ay, held February 23 . The students' trip was organi zed by Dr. Norman W. Kettner, Chairperson of the Logan Radiology D epartment. " The students received first-hand legislative experience during the trip,"
says Dr. Kettner. " Some visited legislators in t heir offi ces." In addition, Mi sso uri Li eutenant Governo r Roger Wil son v isited the rotunda of th e Mi ssouri Capito l to address students and doctors participating in the vis it. Wil son encouraged the group to persi st in making its vi ews known to government officials, and to use personal vi sits as a mea ns of
becoming better-known to officials. MSCA executive di rector Moe M cCull ough also addressed the group, speaking on polit ica l issues relat ive to chiropractic. Parti cipating Logan students were Gregg Bellm, Robert Bouli ane, Bri an Bul litt, Deni se Butl er, Hasien Esa, M aureen Hall, Conni e H ayes, N athan G inn, Michael Pazienza an d John Ross .
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Area Code for College Changes
636 Sin ce M ay 22, po rti ons of West St. Lo uis Co unty - in c ludin g all o f Chesterfi eld and Loga n Co ll ege have had a new area code: 636. Anyo ne diali ng the co ll ege switchboard from other area code regions and not usin g o ne of t he co ll ege's to llfree lines ca n now di al 636-2272 100. There w ill be app rox im ately a ni ne-mont h grace peri od before use of the new area code is requ ired by t he p hone compa ny. " W e want all of our alu m ni and
p ro~ pecti ve students to be awa re of th er new area code in case they need it," says Sharon Kehrer, V ice President of Admini strative Affa irs at Loga n. "However, in th e maj o ri ty of cases, peop le outs ide t he immed iate area w ho need to co ntact us do so via t he to ll-free li nes." Th e to ll -free p ho ne n um bers remain t he sa me: 800- 782 -3344 (ma in sw itchboard); 800-533 -92 10 (Ad mi ss io ns Office); 800-842-3234 (Postgraduate Departm ent).
Logan Student ACA Hosts Lecture The Logan chapter of th e Student Ame ri can Chi rop ractic Assoc iation hosted an all-co ll ege assemb ly on May 13, featuring speakers G lenn Ma ncea ux, PT, DC and M ichae l Flynn, DC. The ti t le of the lect ure was
"Past, Present and Future Trends in t he Chi ropracti c Profess io n." D r. Manceaux practices in Houma, La. and Dr. Flyn n in G reenwood, Ind . Dr. Ma nceaux is a Logan Co ll ege graduate.
Friends of Dr. Michael Bubalo to Play in Memorial Golf Tournament Th e late Dr. M ichae l Bubalo of BIue Springs, M o. w i 11 be honored at a memo ri al go lf tournament organ ized by hi s so ns. Dr. Buba lo grad uated from Loga n Co ll ege in 195 2. The to urn ament, to be held at Bent O ak Go lf Cou rse in O ak Grove, Mo.
on Ju ly 16, wi ll be a fund -raiser for Odessa Youth, Inc. and for an endowment fund to se nd yo un g people to church ca mps. For more info rmatio n, co ntact Mark Buba lo at 8 16-2 29 1524 or Bri an Buba lo at 81 6-2285 732.
Logan College Alumni Services And Fax Numbers (Toi I-free phone numbers are included in the article appearing on thi s page.)
College Departments Providing Services to Alumni Learning Resources Center: literature searches; other research-re lated assistance; Alumni Association Office: membership and association services informati on; information about Homecom ing and Class Reunions; Registrar's Office: grad uate academi c record services; Dean of Students Office: posting of part-time job notices on student bulleti n boards; Postgraduate Department: i nformation and registration for Iicense renewal seminars; Financial Aid Office: student loa n repayment information; Placement Office: associateship li stings and practi ces for sa le; Health Center: appointments for profess ional courtesy adjustments for alumni; Community Relations: informatio n about upcomin g on -ca mpus events; Radiology Department: information about diagnosti c imaging services; Bookstore: information and services for alumni w ishing to purchase books, office supplies, Loga n College apparel and novelty items.
Departmental Fax Numbers: General Support Services: 314-207-2424 Alumni: 314-207-2441 Admissions: 314-207-2425 Learning Resources Center: 314-2 07-8503 Radiology: 314-2 07-2 429 Health Center: 314-20 7-2 404 Postgraduate Department: 314-2 07-2400
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Employees Attend ACC Meeting D. Robert Kuhn, DC, DACBR, Twenty-one employees of Logan College attended the 1999 annual Associate Professor of Clinical conference of the Association of Science at Logan, gave a poster preChiropractic Colleges, held March sentation during the conference. His 18-20 at the Wyndham Palace Resort presentation was, "The Effect of at Walt Disney World . Attendees par- Flexible Orthotic Devices on the ticipated in general sessions on edu- Quadriceps Femoris Angle." Authors cational topics and in specialized of the study are Dr. Kuhn; Terry meetings and research presentations Yochum, DC, DACBR; Anton Cherry, related to their academic or adminis- DC; Michael Golab, DC; and Sean Rodgers, DC. trative specialties. Dr. Yochum is noted within the chiLogan President George A. Goodman, DC, FICC, completed his two- · · ropractic profession for his expertise year term as president of the ACC dur- as a specialist in diagnostic imaging. ing the conference. He will continue Drs . Cherry, Golab and Rodgers are to serve the ACC as past president. !f.pril 1998 graduates of Logan
College. The study presented by Dr. Kuhn was based on their senior research project. Peter Schoeb, DC, Assistant Professor of Clinical Science, also gave a poster presentation, titled, "Perception and Future of Clinical Nutrition." Dr. Schoeb and three Logan graduates from the December 1996 class are the authors of the study. The co-authors, who investigated this subject as their senior research project, are John Bovard, DC, Shawn Davis, DC and Patrick O'Reilly, DC.
Dr. Baker Speaks on Campus Logan graduate Dr. Dennis Baker of House Springs, Mo. visited the Logan campus recently to speak on acupuncture topics. The Logan Acupuncture Club hosted Dr. Baker's lecture. During his presentation, Dr. Baker addressed Ryodoraku or EMI (Electromeridian Imaging) graphing techniques. Dr. Baker has taught seminars on this topic throughout the United States.
New Dean of Students Joins Logan; Dr. Christy Becomes Academic Dean E. Daniel Kapraun, EdD has joined Logan College as Dean of Students . Dr. Kapraun's position is a newly created one that will incorporate some duties formerly handled by Donald Christy, DC, EdD. Dr. Christy, who has been Logan~ dean of student services and a teaching faculty member for many years, has been appointed Dean of Academic Affairs. Dr. Kapraun wi 11 oversee Logan's student service functions, including counseling and advising services, and also will advise student organizations including the Logan Student Dr. Kapraun Doctors Council.
Dr. Kapraun has more than 20 years of experience in higher education and student services administration, most recently at Washington State University in Richland, where he served as chief student affairs officer. He completed his doctoral degree in higher education administration at the University of Virginia. Dr. Christy will work closely with William Ramsey, PhD, Vice President of Academic Affairs at Logan, in the administration of the college's academic functions and will continue as a teaching faculty Dr. Christy member.
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NOTES Congratulations to ... James Edwards, DC (9/77) of Emporia, Ks., who has been reappointed to the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts. Dr. Edwards also serves on the Board of Governors of the A meri ca n Ch iropractic Associati on.
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Daniel Armbruster, DC (12/ 90) of St. Louis, who recently grad uated from the Ac upunct ure Soc iety of A meri ca Fellowship Program. Dr. A rmbruster is a regio nal co un selo r for Pinnacle Practice Management, a gro up of p racti c in g chi ropractors wo rk in g for greater success and enj oyment in practice t hrough effi ciency and outstand ing service.
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Polly V. (Cook) Irwin, DC (8/9 1) and her husband, Jeff, on th eir recent adoption of twins from Russia. Jamin Eli zabeth and Jacob Robe rt Joseph joined th e family on March 3 and arrived in the United States three days later. Dr. Irwin practi ces in a homebased office in Akron, Ind.
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E. Brian Ashton, DC (12/ 93) of Silver Sprin g, Md., o n his appoi ntment by the Maryland Sen ate to th e State Board of Chiropractic Exa min ers . Dr. As hton's fo ur-yea r term o n the board begin s Ju ly 1.
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Scott McClure, DC (8/93) of St. Henry, O hi o, and his w ife, A nnette, on the birth of A lexandri a Marie on May 4 . A lexandri a's siblings are Scott and A ustin. Dr. McClure's e-m ail add ress is spinedoc@bright.net.
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Paul Ettlinger, DC (12/95) and his wife, Marcy, on the December 4 birth of son Jacob Ryan . Dr. Ettl i nger rece ntly opened a so lo practice, 1-iealth Quest Chiropracti c and Phys ica l Therapy, in Owings, M ill s, Md.
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Douglas Mercier, DC (12/96) of Senatobia, Miss., and his w ife, Marl a, on the birth of son Jackson Douglas on July 29, 1998. Jackson's o lder sister is O livi a.
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Nicole Bartucci, DC (12/98) of Barnegat, N.J ., o n the birth of daughter Victoria Lynn on Apr il 5.
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The family of Thomas Misiewicz, DC (1/82), who passed away recently.
The fami ly of Darrel Kessler, DC (12/90), of Franklin, Ind. D r. Kessler lost hi s battle with cancer on February 5. H e had begun practicing in Franklin in 1991. A U .S. A ir Force veteran who served in Vietnam, he previous ly worked as a firefighter.
Correction ... In the March 1999 issue of the
Tower, December 1998 graduate Patrick Sean MacNamara, DC, shou ld have been li sted as the rec ip ient of the Chi ropract ic Science Division O utstand ing Service Award, but was om itted from th e li sting. The grad uates w ho were listed as recipi ents of the award - Jason Larry Smith, DC and Dean M. Tower, DC, received the Clinica l Sc ience D ivision O utstandin g Service Award . The graduation ho nors li st appeared o n p. 15 .
The fam il y of Clifford Titus, DC (9/42) of Tucson, Ar iz . Dr. Titus passed away on Ap ril 30.
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The fam il y of Merle Accola, DC (8/55) of Villa Pa rk, Ill. Dr. Acco la passed away on May 1 .
St. Louis Business Journal Cites Dr. Bell as Source In its April 19 issue, th e St. Louis Business Journa l addressed issues of minority groups' entrance into hea lth care f ields, c it ing Doris Bell, DC as a sou rce . Dr. Bell, who is an associate professor in t he Chiropracti c Sc ience D ivi sio n at Loga n, spoke to the Business journal in her capac ity as
pres ident-elect of the N at io nal Assoc i atio n of M ed i ca l Minority Educato rs (NAMME) . NAMM E includes pre-health profess iona l advi sers at undergraduate co ll eges and universiti es, and ed ucators and admini strators from hea lth ca re in stitutions.
In her co mm ents to the newspaper, Dr. Bell addressed t he need to increase the number of m in oriti es in educati o nal ro les in health ca re, in addition to increasing the number of minority hea lth ca re stud ents and providers.
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PRACTICE CONSULTANTS PRACTICES FOR SALE Every practice listed for sale below has received an independent appraisal (paid for by the seller) prior to acceptance for listing by Practice Consultants. Practices are listed at fair market value. Alpharetta, Ga.-based Practice Consultants is operated in conjunction with the Foundation for the Advancement of Chiropractic Education, also of Alpharetta, Ga. FACE has contributed more than $4 million to chiropractic education. Practice Consultants is one of the oldest companies in the field of buying and selling practices. Additional services include appraisals for sale, estate and financial planning, divorce settlements or loans. Information about all listings can be obtained by calling Philip Lester, DC or William Harris, DC toll-free, 888-475-4461. Financing is available for the purchase of each practice listed. Visit our web site at www.chirolink.com/chirosales.htm. or send e-mail to chirosales@chirolink.com or chirosales@aol.com. '
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA Office located in a modern, free-standing building. Practice has exceptional quality and professionalism. Stable practice; above-average income. Ample parking and easy access entrance. Very good location; highly visible from several views.
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA High-volume, aggressive practice. Exceptional income for a three-day-per-week practice. Many amenities. Beautiful decor.
HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA Beautifully developed area with high growth and influx of industry and merchandising. diversified and intense practice for doctor interested in holistic care. Staff includes physical and rehabilitation therapists. Excellent professional referral base.
PALATKA, FLORIDA
quate for the diversified practitioner. Growth potential is very high for this reasonably priced but high-quality practice.
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Excellent income from three-and-a-half-day work week. Very attractive and well-maintained. Busiest area of town. Ideal for growth; perfect situation for recent graduate.
SOUTHERN GEORGIA Successful practice with excellent new patient volume. Close to Florida border. Low overhead, high income. Family community with city amenities, recreation and industry.
SOUTHERN INDIANA Ideal practice for growth with low overhead. High return for modest investment. Good exposure and parking in this free-standing clinic.
Attractive, professional office in active location. Reasonably priced. Excellent potential with good patient base. Volume could be increased with minimal effort. Ideal location for production of good income while maintaining family traditions.
TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA
TAMPA, FLORIDA
AUDUBON, IOWA
Very successful, high-quality practice with solid base. High six-figure income producer; ideal for multidisciplinary rehabilitative or energy-minded sole practitioner. Appealing location with excellent parking.
Comfortable; modestly priced practice located between DesMoines and Omaha. Attractive brick building with ample parking. Solid base with good new patient flow.
MACON, GEORGIA Professional office produces good income with relaxed work week. Equipment is well-maintained and is ade-
Excellent opportunity for new practitioner in this easily maintained office. Very visible growth potential from small initial investment.
CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE Young, successful practice available for doctor wishing for relaxed work week but with excellent income. Attractive, professional office decor. Low overhead.
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Alumna Receives Senior Research Award Dr. Nofa Shibley, an August 1997 Logan graduate, has received the Logan Alumni Association Senior Research Award. The $2,000 award is given to students or graduates whose senior research projects, conducted while they are studying at Logan, are accepted for publication by refereed (peer-reviewed) professional chiropractic journals . Acceptance for publication must occur within one year of the researcher's graduation. Dr. Shibley's study is titled, "Radiographic Evaluation of Weight Bearing Orthotics and Their Effect on the Flexible Pes Planus." Dr. D. Robert Kuhn, Associate Professor of Clinical Science at Logan and adviser to Dr. Shibley for the research project, is first author of a version of the paper accepted for publication by JMPT
(journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics). In addition to
Dr. Shibley, the paper's other authors are Dr. William Austin, Director of Professional Education for Foot Levelers, Inc. and Dr. Terry Yochum, Director of the Rocky Mountain Radiological Center and author of the textbook Skeletal Radiology. Dr. Shibley is a part-time instructor in the Logan Chiropractic Science Division for Thompson Technique. She has a practice specializing in neurology in the St. Louis suburb of Clayton, and holds Diplomate status \!\ 'th the American Chiropractic Board of Neurology. The research project included 22 subjects, ages 6 to 57, diagnosed by postural evaluation with flexible pes planus (flat feet in which the bones are not fused). Subjects included patients from the Logan Health Center, Logan students and student family members . . The study investigated the addition
of orthotics cast in weight bearing and the resulting structural changes in individuals diagnosed with flexible pes planus . Using standardized radiographic techniques, lateral and anteroposterior weight-bearing radiographs were taken of each subject with and without the orthotics in place. The purpose of the radiographs was to assess the effects of the orthotic on three separate angles of bone alignment in the foot. Statistically significant changes in the angles were observed, supporting the use of Foot Levelers orthotics to address flexible pes planus. The article includes discussion of bunions and various musculoskeletal disorders which are often found in individuals with flexible pes planus. Musculoskeletal disorders can result from abnormal gait caused by flatfootedness, which transfers stressto joints elsewhere in the body.
Pictured at the award presentation, from left, are Dr. William Austin, Professional Education Director at Foot Levelers; Logan Alumni Director Gloria Brueggemann; Dr. Shibley; and Dr. D. Robert Kuhn, Logan Faculty Representative to the Logan Alumni Board and adviser to Dr. Shibley's research project.
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Logan Celebrates 128th Commencement; William Esteb Gives Address Logan College celebrated its 128th commencement on April 17 at Westport Playhouse in West St. Louis County. Logan President George A. Goodman, DC, FICC co nferred the Doctor of Chiropractic degree on 89 new graduates. The festive ceremony featured an address by noted chiropractic consu ltant William Esteb of Colorado
Springs-based Back Talk Systems, Inc. He is the author of numerous books and other materials on chiropractic practice management, inc luding the book A Patient's Point of View. During his address, Esteb discussed his effort to identify the secret of success in chiropractic practice over years of meeting thousands of chiropractors from every part of the coun -
Or. William Ramsey, Vice President of Academic Affairs, explains the significance of the academic hood.
Logan President Dr. George A. Goodman presents the valedictorian medal to valedictorian and summa cum laude graduate Christian Richard Augustin. Or. Augustin graduated with a 4.0 CPA.
Graduation speaker William Esteb disc usses th e human brain.
Happy graduates are applauded by their family mem bers and friends attending th e cerem ony.
try. "I found that success was not a function of which college people attended, or of whether they practice in large cities or sma ll towns, or where they located their offices, or of whether they wore lab coats to work," he said. "The common denominator of all successfu l practices was the doctors' ability to establish successfu l relationships with their patients."
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Logan College of Chiropractic 128th Commencement Saturday, April 17, 1999 • Westport Playhouse • St. Louis, MO Class Officers President - Edward Alvin Desjarlais Vice President - Kevin Craig Milam Secretary - Lynne Schmidt-Barlow Treasurer - Karen Ann Bergman Educational/Graduation Coordinator - Thomas Jason Permenter
Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
Logan Alumni Association Student Doctor Award
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Renee Antionette Tornaiore
Christian Richard Augustin Denise Mishelle Broersma Diane Rose Charbonneau Mary Beth Daniels Rustin Warren Glass Elizabeth Kauric Douglas H. Meyer Lynne Schmidt-Barlow
Honors and Awards Summa Cum Laude Christian Richard Augustin (Valedictorian)
Jeremy Evan Sundgren Denise Mishelle Broersma
Pauline Phelan Brown Tony Owen Romeril
Magna Cum Laude David Scott Burgess
Cum Laude Brian Keith Widener
Rustin Warren Glass
Elizabeth Kauric
Health Center Achievement Awards Thomas Jason Permenter Amy Lynn Reeves
Shawn Sizemore Jeremy Evan Sundgren
Renee Antionette Tornatore
Brian Keith Widener Jodie S. Zahler
Health Center Consultants David Scott Burgess Steven William Garzone Robert Daniel Huck
Elizabeth Kauric James Robert Neuwirth Gary N . Olson Thomas Jason Permenter
Tricia Anne Sanders Brian Richard Shade Jeremy Evan Sundgren
Outstanding Service Awards Admissions Mary Beth Daniels Archives Rustin Warren Glass Basic Science Division Denise Mishelle Broersma Jeremy Evan Sundgren Chiropractic Science, Basic Technique 0 . Elise Brown
Chiropractic Science, Diversified Technique Timothy Shawn Ewing August Gatto Curtis Ryan Wheatley Chiropractic Science Division Award Timothy Shawn Ewing Elizabeth Kauric Clinical Science Division Elizabeth Kauric
Postdoctoral and Related Professional Education August Gatto J. Aaron Withrow Research and Ergonomics Department Elizabeth Kauric
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Florida Alumni Ride From Alaska to Florida To Raise Funds for Research on Spinal Injuries
On Memorial Day weekend, Dr. athletes, and we want to encourage Owen Bartruff, an August 1998 Logan them to reach their goals." The riders also expect to be joined graduate and an organizer and member of Logan's "Tour de Spine" long- , at various points on their route by distance bike ride teams for 1997 and political leaders and other public fig1998, set off on a new adventure: a t,ires, members of the rock group 6,500-mile bike ride from Anchorage, Sister Hazel and NFL football players. (A varsity football player at the Alaska to Miami . Riding with Dr. Bartruff is Dr. Tom University of Florida from 1984-1988, Hyde, a 1977 Logan graduate practic- Dr. Bartruff signed with the Pittsburgh ing in Miami and a past president of Steelers in 1988 and played briefly the American Chiropractic Asso- with the team.) ciation Council on Sports Injuries and Ors. Bartruff and Hyde have been Physical Fitness . Darol Kubacz, a par- training for the trip for a year, includalyzed veteran , wi 11 ride with the doc- ing physical, nutritional and psychotors. Dr. Bartruff's labrador retriever, logical training. Dr. Bartruff ruptured Sprint, also will make the trip, riding his Achilles tendon four months in a trailer attached to his master's before the start of the ride. However, he continued his training regimen bike. The purpose of the trip is to raise using a hand cycle, which he will use funds for the Buoniconti Foundation during much of the ride. The trip will take the riders and and the Miami Project, a Miamibased research organization that their four-legged companion through seeks a cure for paralysis caused by the Yukon territory, the Arctic Circle, spinal injuries. The effort is called British Columbia and Alberta. They SPRINT Across the Continent. SPRINT will cross the Canadian Rockies and stands for "Special People Reaching attend the Calgary Stampede, the world's largest rodeo . They wi 11 then Inside Themselves ." Along the way, the riders expect to travel through Montana, South be joined for segments of the trip by Dakota and Iowa to Chicago. They able-bodied athletes, including chiro- will then visit St. Louis and continue practors whom they have contacted, riding south. They will cross the and differently-abled athletes using Smokey Mountains and ride to Atlanta, and then on to Florida. special equipment. "We're encouraging athletes at all In August in Jacksonville, the riders levels to ride with us," says Dr. expect to join 1999 Tour de Spine Bartruff. "If the last 10 yards of a day's participants. The Tour de Spine was ride is all that some athletes can per- initiated by Logan students in 1997, form, we' 11 cheer them across the fin- with other chiropractic colleges joinish line. That could be a great accom- ing in 1998 ride. Groups of chiroplishment for some differently-abled practic students rode cross-country to
Florida to raise funds for the American Spinal Research Foundation. The SPRINT riders will accompany this year's Tour de Spine riders from Logan College to their destination, the Florida Chiropractic Association convention in Orlando, and will then continue on to Miami, where they expect to arrive Labor Day weekend. "We also hope to visit with children who have spinal injuries along the way," says Dr. Bartruff. "Anyone wanting to meet with us or ride with us is welcome to do so. We have a point-topoint map on our web site, which wi 11 I ist roads and expected arrival times 10 days before we arrive in each location ." The ride's web site address is www.sprint4man.org.
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Annual Easter Egg Hunt Is a Success "Hare in the Air," an annual Easter egg hunt hosted by Logan College of Chiropractic Montgomery Health Center, took place on Saturday, March 27 this year. The event, free to children ages 2 to 9 and their families, attracted about 1,000 attendees. The hunt kicked off with the arrival of the Easter bunny by helicopter with Rich Barklage, pilot/traffic reporter for KSDK/Channel 5 television news and KEZK-FM, both of St. Louis. Hundreds of surprise-filled eggs were hidden on Logan's scenic campus. Prior to the hunt, activities including facepainters, clowns, arts and crafts and games were available to children. The hunt was organized by Logan students Amanda Kelley and George Wagner Jr., with Logan Director of Community Relations Juli e Drummond serving as adviser. Other committee members were Mary Horne, Health Centers Business Manager; and Gregory Fox, Donna Irelan, Sarah Jeffreys, Jeanette Kelder, Kern McMurtie, Tina Orlando, Todd Overdorf, Carl Rafey, Jennifer Rafey and Pilar Williamson. On March 24, Drummond and six Logan students promoted the event as guests on the KSDK/Channel 5
"Window on St. Louis." The "Window," a feature of the station's 6 a.m. newscast, is an outdoor location for interviews with members of community organizations.
After arriving by helicopter, the Easter Bunny greeted eager young egg-hunters.
College Outsources Bookstore Management Logan College initiated a new management agreement for its bookstore on March 10. As of that date, the store's operations were placed under the management of Matthews Medical and Scientific Books, Inc. The change was announced by Sharon Kehrer, MBA, Vice President of Administrative Affairs at Logan. "Matthews has been a major vendor working with our bookstore for many years," said Kehrer. "The company can provide the technical investment necessary for Logan to remain competitive in retail sale of books equipment and supplies. Matthews has the expertise to enable us to develop greater on-Ii ne options for the bookstore via the college's web site. Also, we expect that our prices will be as competitive or more so as a result of Matthews' purchasing power." Long-time Logan Bookstore manager Marcella Barry will work for Matthews, continuing to serve as on-site manager for the store.
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Colleagues of the College The Colleagues of the College program recognizes alumni and friends of the college who refer prospective students to Logan. The individuals below were listed by members of the May entering class as having referred them to the college.
A Dr. David Allen Dr. Craig Anderson Dr. Craig Anshus
B Dr. Rueben Barrett Dr. Gerald Bemis Sr. Dr. Edward Bickmeyer Dr. Jim Bilott Dr. Mandy Blase Dr. Barbara Bogar Dr. Katherine Branchaud Dr. Clint Breeze Dr. Michael Buescher Dr. Brandon Byers
c Dr. Lori Capria Dr. Chris Curran
D Dr. Larry Davis Dr. Chris Driscoll Dr. Cheryl DuBay-Herron
E Dr. Tracy Edelmann Dr. James Edwards Dr. Charles Everts
F Dr. Donna Funk
G Dr. Mark Garner Dr. Lewis Garrett Dr. Brian Gualano
H Dr. Gary Hauser Dr. Aaron Heitman Dr. Bruce Hilton Dr. John Holland Dr. Thomas Horn Dr. Robin Hunter Dr. Glenn Hunter Dr. J. Carlton Hutton
I Dr. David Israel
J Dr. Matt Johnson Dr. Donald Johnston Dr. Dan Jones Dr. Kaja! Joshi
K Dr. Gerald Kari Dr. Jerome Kock Dr. Vincent Kong Dr. Jennifer Krupp
L Dr. Robert Lamounette Carolyn Levis
M Dr. Shawn Martin Dr. Terrance McKellar Dr. Jack Mills
N Dr. Larry Nelson Dr. Bruce Nonte
p Dr. Todd Palmer Dr. David Parker Dr. Anna Petrella Dr. Daniel Piper Dr. Jeremy Pitman
R Dr. Donald Reneau Dr. Donna Riebeling Dr. Julie Rosenberg Dr. Andrea Rubel Dr. Charles Russell
s Dr. Galin Schram Dr. Lauren Schroeder Dr. David Sciortino Dr. Anthony Sciortino Dr. Nancy Sciortino Dr. Marcia Sell Dr. Rodney Shaffer Dr. Roger Synder Dr. John Sprau! Dr. Maxine Morris Stewart Dr. Bob Stroud Jr. Dr. Ryan Swier
v Dr. Gerald VandenHoek Dr. Michael Vishion
w Dr. Brad Wilken Dr. Ronald Williams Kim Williams
z Dr. Max Zebelman
0 Dr. Jeff Overstreet
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Staff Members Get Together for Fun, Farewells .... Staff members gathered for the retirement party of long-time Bookstore employee Martha Burke. Pictured, from left, are Mary Robinson, Janie Fowler; Lori Neumann, Jackie Ha rris, Burke, Maureen Rollhaus, Mary Jane Bahr and Mary Templeton. Fowler; who was secretary in the Student Services Office, also retired this spring. Neumann, who worked in Genera l Support Services, has moved to A rizona with her husband.
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Physical Plant secretary Judy Griffin fills her p late.
Spring Scholarship Recipient ._ Emp loyees enjoyed a tasty lunch.
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Jeff Woodruff received the $500 Or. Brian Stanek M emorial Scholarship
._ Logan Physica l Plant Superintendent Bob Brueggemann (left) shows his prowess at volleyball.
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Readers' Survey Results Raymond Henry, PhD, Director of Institutional Analysis, has completed compilation of the 1999 Tower readers' survey results. The readers' survey appeared in the June 1998 issue of the Tower. "We are very grateful to Dr. Henry for his work in compiling the survey results," says Sharon Kehrer, MBA, Vice President of Administrative Affairs. "We also wish to thank everyone who com pleted and returned the form. We are considering everyone's input as part of our long-term publication planning process. "We were especially pleased to learn that more than 75 percent of respondents said that they read some or all articles in the Tower thoroughly," says Kehrer. "Also, our average reader reads three or more professional or educational publications monthly, which con firms our belief in the strong focus on professional development among Logan alumni."
Below are some of the most frequent comments received in the survey, with the college's planned responses:
Many respondents requested more information on Logan Bookstore items, or a catalog. "One of our long-term goa ls is to develop a catalog for the Bookstore," says Kehrer. "Due to other budgetary priorit ies, we are sti ll a few years away from being ab le to develop such a publication. In the meantime, we hope during the com in g year to develop the Bookstore's web page to in c lud e item information and photos (see article on the Bookstore's new management on page 15). 11
A directory of campus phone and fax numbers was frequently requested. This issue of the Tower includes a directory of fax numbers for individual departments that have their own fax machines (seep. 5) and of services provided to alumni by numerous department. The article on the same page, announcing Logan's new area code, lists all to ll-free phone numbers for the col lege. The next issue of the Tower wi 11 combine all of the above information into a comprehensive campus directory.
Many respondents were interested in students seeking parttime jobs in chiropractic offices. Due to the Tower's quarterly schedu le, li sts of students seeking emp loyment would be likely to become out-ofdate prior to publication. However, anyone wishing to hi re a Logan student or student spouse can contact the Dean of Students Office at the college, which posts part-time positions on campus bu ll etin boards .
~ Some survey respondents requested additiona l materials pertaining to the Logan Bookstore. Eventually, the college hopes to publish a Bookstore catalog.
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Postgraduate Seminar to Feature Developer Of Body Type Diet The Logan Postgraduate Department will host a seminar on-campus September 25-26, featuring Carolyn Mein, DC, of Rancho Santa Fe, Cal. Dr. Mein developed the "Body Type" diet, which lists recommended foods and foods to avoid for each of 25 different men 's and women's body types . Dr. Mein says following the system enables an adherent to reach or maintain a healthy body weight and maximize health and vitality. Dr. Mein is the author of Different Bodies, Different Diets. The two-book series (one edition for men and the other for women) outlines the weightgain patterns, body proportions, and emotional characteristics associated with each body type, with an explanation of each type's nutritional
needs. Each individual's type is based on what is determined to be his or her dominant gland, organ or system . A questionnaire and other type-identification factors, including muscle response testing, are used to determine body type. Dr. Mein spent 13 years researching the relationship between body type and nutritional needs in order to develop the Body Type system. She has discussed the system as a guest on numerous television news and radio tal~ shows in California and on natfonally "Inside Edition" and Lifetime's "New Attitudes. 11 In chiropractic practice for 20 years and a graduate of Cleveland Chiropractic College in Kansas City, Dr. Mein received a bachelor of arts
degree in bio-nutrition from Columbia College in Missouri . She is a Fellow of the American Council of Applied Clinical Nutrition and a charter member of the International College of Applied Kinesiology. "We are very excited to have Dr. Mein visit our campus and give a seminar," says Ralph Barrale, DC, Director of Postgraduate Education at Logan . "We anticipate strong interest in this seminar, so early registrations are encouraged." Cost of attending the seminar is $250 for doctors and $150 for nonDCs . Cost of the seminar includes Dr. Mein's book. For more information, contact the Postgraduate Department at 800-842-3234.
University of Missouri Radiologist Lectures on Campus Harry Griffiths, MD, FACR, Professor of Radiology at the University of Missouri Medical Center in Columbia, lectured at Logan recently before an audience of Radiology Department residents and Logan Health Center interns . Norman W. Kettner, DC, DACBR, Chairperson of the Logan Radiology Department, invited Dr. Griffiths to campus. "Dr. Griffiths is an internationally recognized musculoskeletal radiologist," says Dr. Kettner. " He is the author of numerous textbooks and published articles. During his lecture here, he reviewed cases in an 'unknown' format, similar to that used in board exams, with the audience expected to identify details of each case."
Dr. Griffiths (seco nd from left) is pictured with Dr. Kettner (s tanding) and Radiology Department residents (from left): Ors. Deborah Brahee, Gregory Mathews and William Atherton.
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Upcoming Postgraduate Seminars Contact the Logan Postgraduate Department at 1-800-842-3344 for additional information on all seminars. While eve ry attempt is mad e to offer each program as announced, progra m faculty, locations, dates and tuition rates a re subject to cha nge if unforesee n circumstances arise. Pre-registered parti c ipants will be notified of changes. Logan College is not res ponsible for any expenses incurred as a result of prog ram adjustments or ca nce llations .
• Special Seminars
Session 2: Meridians
1999 SORSI Meeting
Instructor: Th eodore He razy, DC 8/7-8, Loga n Co ll ege, Chesterfie ld, MO
Instructors: Esther Rem eta, DC Stephen Lesse, DC Kurt Larsen , DC 7/17-18, New Je rsey
Session 3: Acupoints
Instructor: Theodore He razy, DC 8/28-29, Logan Co ll ege, Chesterfield, MO
Hypnosis for the Chiropractor
Instructor: Max Zebe lm an, DC, PhD 7/10-11, Logan Co ll ege, Chesterfield, MO!
• Diplomate - Chiropractic Neurology
Weightlifting Specific Sports Seminar
Session 11: Neurological Influences I
Instructors : Michael Wittmer, DC Ken Le istn e r, DC 7/17-18, Logan College, Chesterfie ld, MO
Instructor: Mark Te rry, DC, DACNB 7/10-11, Loga n College, Chesterfield, MO Neurological Diagnosis: Clinical
Instructor: Laney Nelson, DC 8/14-15, Logan Co ll ege, Chesterfie ld, MO
Instructor: Thomas Cu ll eton , DC, DACNB Michae l Powe ll , DC, DACNB 7/10-11, Embassy Suites South, San Fran c isco, CA
Hockey Sports Specific Seminar
Session 9: Cranial Nerves
Instructor: Michael Murphy, DC and a St. Louis Blues Trainer 8/21-8/22, Logan College, Chesterfield, MO
Instructor: Seung Won Lee, MD, PhD, DC, DACNB 7/17-18, TEMF Hotel , Seou l, Korea
1999 Mini- ProSport Seminar
Session 13: Neurological Controls I
Instructor: Robert Mel ill o, DC, DABCN 7/17-1 8, Long Island Marriott Hote l, Uniondale, NY
• Basic Acupuncture
Session 10: Lobes of the Brain
Session 5: Auriculotherapy
Instructor: Thomas Culleton, DC, DACNB Michae l Powe ll , DC, DACNB 7124-2 5, Un ive rsity of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Ca nada
Instructor: Jon Sunderlage, DC 7/10-11, Crysta l Inn, Midval e, Utah Session 6: Diagnostic Instrumentation and Law of Correspondence
Instructor: Jon Sunderlage, DC 8/7-8, Crysta l Inn , Midvale, Utah Session 3: Meridians & Treatment
Instru ctor: Joy Sunderlage, DC 7/17-18, Logan Co ll ege, Chesterfie ld, MO
Session 17: Neurological Influences II
In structor: Mark Terry, DC, DACNB 8/14-15, Logan Co ll ege, Chesterfie ld, MO Session 18: Neuromuscular Applications
Instructors: Thomas Cu ll eton, DC, DACNB Michae l Powell , DC, DACNB 8/14-15, Embassy Suites South, San Francisco, CA Session 11: Sensory System
• Advanced Acupuncture Session 4: Auriculotherapy & the Treatment of Addiction Disorders
Instructor: Jon Sunderlage, DC 7/17-18, Logan Co ll ege, Chesterfield, MO Session 1: Introduction & Theory
Instructor: Joy Sunderlage, DC 7/24-25, Logan College, Chesterfie ld, MO
Instructo rs : Thomas Cu ll eton, DC, DACNB 8/21-22, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontar io, Canada Session 14: Neurological Controls II
Instructor: Robert Meli ll o, DC, DABCN 8/21-22, Long Island Marriott, Uniondale, NY Lobes of the Brain
Instructor: Seung Won Lee, MD, PhD, DC, DACNB 8/21-22, RMIT Unive rsity, Chiropractic Unit, Tokyo, Japan
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THE TOWER/JUNE 1999 • Applied Kinesiology Instructor: Timothy Francis, DC 7/10-11, Phoenix, Az Instructor: Walter Schmitt, DC, DIBAK 7/17-18, Dallas, Texas Instructor: Timothy Francis, DC, DIBAK 7/17-18, Atlanta, GA Instructor: Walter Schmitt, DC, DIBAK 7/3 1-8/1, Phoenix, AZ Instructor: Timothy Francis, DC, DIBAK 8/7-8: Atlanta, GA Instructor: Timothy Francis, DC, DIBAK 8/28-29, Atlanta, GA
SOT & Cranial Technique Instructor: Mark Pick, DC 7/10-11, Los Angeles, CA
• Forensic Chiropractic Application of Forensic Evidence & Integration Instructors: Preston Fitzgerald, Sr., DC, CDEI Warren T. Jahn, DC, FACO, DACBSP 7/10-11, Four Points Sheraton, Philadephia, PA
• Activator Methods Instructor: Arlan Fuhr, DC 7/17-18, Phoenix, AZ
• Sacro-Occipital Technique SOT & Dejarnett Cranial Technique Instructor: Kurt Larsen, DC 7/1 7-18, Logan College, Chesterfield, MO !
Dr. Kettner Joins Editorial Board, Lectures at Army Hospital Norman W. Kettner, DC, DACBR, Chairperson of the Logan Radiology Department, has joined the editorial board of the journal of Chiropractic Education. The journal is the official publication of the Association of Chiropractic Colleges. The journal includes scholarly articles and research on educational and professional development methods relative to chiropractic. On April 27, Dr. Kettner gave a lecture titled "Low Back Pain: The Chiropractic Perspective," at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Dr. Kettner's presentation was part of the 15th Annual Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Short Course, sponsored by the Office of the Surgeon General, Department of the Army.
Faculty Media Room Expands Options for Use of Advanced Classroom Technology Logan College has opened a Faculty Media Room, equipped with a high-speed computer with nine gigabytes of hard-drive. The computer is available to faculty members, who input images for digital classroom presentation via a high-quality flatbed scanner, a slide scanner, or a highquality digital camera. Presentations can then be saved on disks for classroom use with audiovisual equipment that projects digitized images onto large screens. Logan has worked during the past three years to introduce a variety of computer technologies and state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment into the instructional process. Media Production Coordinator Bob Morrison provides training sessions for faculty members who wish to use the new equipment. Bob Morrison (left) assists Dr. Allen Parry in the Faculty Media Room. ~
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Former Paramedic Ken Mankamyer Looks Forward to Caring For Patients in a Different Way
Mankamyer
Ken Mankamyer first came to Logan from his hometown of Somerset, Penn. 10 years ago. Then a recent graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, Mankamyer had become interested in chiropractic in high school. "i hurt my back," Mankamyer explains. "And no matter what I tried, the pain kept getting worse. Finally, someone - I think it was my dad suggested that I see a chiropractor." Mankamyer visited Jerry Vieregg~, DC. "Dr. Vieregge really helped me," says Mankamyer. "And I was intrigued by chiropractic. I found its approach very interesting. I had planned to attend medical school, but I decided to study chiropractic instead ." After enrolling at Logan, Mankamyer liked chiropractic course work. But after a trimester at Logan, a personal situation led him to with-
draw from school. He returned to Somerset, where he began training to be an emergency medical technician . Mankamyer worked at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Somerset. After he received his EMT certification, he began studying to be a paramedic. ; "The hospital where I worked is a trauma center," Mankamyer explains . "It has a neurosurgery unit and other advanced ca pa bi I ities . Most other hospitals in the area were small , rural facilities that were not equipped to handle major trauma cases. So in addition to working on an ambulance, I flew on a helicopter that traveled to hospitals throughout the region to pick up badly injured patients ." Mankamyer found working as a paramedic to be very rewarding. "I know that there are people who are
peared. "Finally, one day," he says, "my wife, Cindy, said to me, 'If you want to do it, let's just do it."' So Mankamyer began the process of re-enrolling at Logan. Now, in Trimester 5, he looks forward to having a family-oriented chiropractic practice. "I want to take care of babies, older people and everyone in between, and help them as much as I can ," he says. "I think my experience as a paramedic will help me with some aspects of patient care. Al ready, the background that I have has helped with some basic science classes, and I' m hoping that it will be helpful in the clinical sciences." Up to a point, Mankamyer will miss the excitement of being a paramedic. " I won't miss the tragic aspects of it," he says. "I won't miss things like going to a home where
"I was intrigued by chiropractic. I
found its approach very interesting. I had planned to attend medical school, but I decided to study chiropractic instead." alive because I knew what to do for them," he says. "Split-second decisions that you make as a paramedic can affect whether someone lives or dies. Although you feel that pressure, it's also very exciting." As the years went on, however, Mankamyer found that his interest in chiropractic never completely disap-
parents have found a teenager who committed suicide, or to an older couple's home where the husband has died and the wife doesn't know what to do . I keep my paramedic license current, though, so that as a way of getting involved in the community, I can do some volunteer work as a paramedic once I'm in practice."
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"Women of Logan" Day Brings Female Members of Logan Community Together On May 26, th e Logan gymnasium filled with women in the Logan community - including students, alumnae and employees of th e college - for a celebration of "Wo men of Logan Day." The event, hosted by the Logan administration, included a luncheon and a presentation by speaker Joanna Slan, author of I'm Too Blessed to be Depressed and a contributor to numerous editions of the Chicken Soup for
.A. Attendees
the Soul book series. Slan was assisted by Evonne Weinhaus, author of Stop Struggling. Their presentation addressed taking time to en joy life and find th e humor in situations, and how to understand and match other people's behavioral styles for more effective co mmunication and interpersonal problem-solving. , The event was organized by Julie
Drummond, Director of Community Relations at Logan . Drummond was assisted by the Logan chapters of Omega Sigma Phi, national professional chiropractic sorority; Pi Kappa Chi, national professional chiropractic fraternity; and the Phi Kappa Chi sister sorority, which recently established a chapter on the Logan campus .
listened to speaker Joanna Stan.
June Drummond (right) helped Evonne Weinhaus illustrate a point.
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