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Dr. Marilyn Spencer's Bequest Will Benefit a New Generation of Logan Students (see pp. 9-10).

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A Publication ofLogan College of Chiropractic for Alumni, Students, Employees and Friends of the College

THE TOWER Volume XX, No. 2 - June 2000 The Tower is published four rimes a year, in March, June, September and December

Logan Board of Trustees Eugene Sparlin, DC, FICC, Chairperson W illi e Epps, PhD, Vice Chairperson

Board Members Anthony Bilott, DC

C. Michael Buescher, DC Richard Davis, DC James Gould, DC David Klarich, JD Marc Malon, DC Robert Matrisciano, DC Joseph Rechter Rodney Small, DC Frank Ungerland, DC

Logan Administration George A. Goodman, DC, PICC President

William L. Ramsey, PhD Vice President ofAcademic Affeirs

Sharon Kehrer, MBA Vice President ofAdministrative Affeirs

Donald McLain, BS Vice President ofInstitutional Advancement

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CAM Symposium Brings the Future of Healthcare to Logan College About 200 professionals from optometry at the University of and bioelectromagnetics (the emerging Missouri - St. Louis. numerous healthcare and mental science that investigates the biological Treatments, approaches and techhealth disciplines gathered on campus effects of the interaction of electromagthe weekend of Saturday, April 29 and niques highlighted in the program netic fields).

Sunday, April 30, for the 1st National seminars included chiropractic, Advance publicity on the sympoSymposium on Complementary and acupuncture, clinical nutrition, herbal sium in the St. Louis area included a Alternative Geriatric Healthcare. medicines, homeopathy, behavioral feature in the St. Louis Business journal Presenters discussed state-of-the-art, and cognitive counseling, meditation (April 17, 2000). Business journal emerging research reporter Gene on numerous alterGorman internative and compleviewed Dr. Kettner mentary healthcare and two of the modalities. Many symposmm presenof these approachters: keynote speakes are likely to siger Candace Pert, nificantly impact PhD, Research healthcare - and Professor in the particularly, care of Department of the elderly - durPhysiology and ing the coming Biophysics at century, as public Georgetown concern about the University Medical dangers and the Center, and excessive costs of Songping Han, utilizing drugs to PhD, a senior address every physresearcher at ical problem expeBristol-Myers rienced during the Squibb Co. in agmg process Princeton, N.J. becomes more The weekend of widespread. the symposium, Dr. Symposium presenter Jacqueline Bougie, DC spoke on "Rehabilitation Strategies for Gait and Program direcPert also was interBalAnce." tors for the sym poviewed by host sium were Norman Jamie Bastion of W Kettner, DC, KMOX-AM, St. chairperson of the Louis' top-rated Logan College news/talk station.

Radiology The interview aired ( ( We extend a warm welcome to everyone and Department; John Sunday morning, Morley, MB, BCh April 30, providing especially to the many noted speakers who will be *, director of the thousands of listenpresenting information at this ground-breaking event Division of ers in the St. Louis Geriatric Medicine region with inforfor health professionals. ) ) at Saint Louis mation about the University; and purposes of the ~ Dr. Goodman Nina Tumosa, symposium and the PhD, professor of increasing body of

* Dr. Morley received his medical training in South Africa.

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knowledge within the academic scientific world of how the mind influences the body.

As symposium attendees gathered in one of Logan's largest lecture rooms for the start of the symposium, they were welcomed to campus by Logan President George A. Goodman, DC, FICC. "We are delighted to have so many visitors to our campus for what we know will be one of the most enlightening and engaging conferences that most of us have attended," said Dr. Goodman. "We extend a warm welcome to everyone and especially to the many noted speakers who will be presenting information at this groundbreaking event for health professionals."

The article on the following two pages provides summaries of keynote speakers' information presented at the symposium. In addition, in coming months the journal ofthe American Chiropractic Association plans to feature several of the presenters and information that they discussed, as recorded by ACA Publications Director Carol Kline during the symposmm.

Online Resources The following web sites - related to alternative and complementary medicine, the work ofsymposium speakers and/or to geriatric care, are recommended for those seeking additional information. We recommend using the "WebCrawler" search engine:

http://www.nih.gov The National Institutes of Health web site includes information about N CCAM, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Access information about NCCAM via the "Institutes and Offices" link on the NIH home page.

http://www.holisticmed.com The Holistic Medicine web page contains links to information about more than 40 alternative and complementary healthcare approaches.

http://www.landmarkhealthcare.com This site contains a detailed summary of the 1999 Landmark Report II on HMOs and alternative healthcare.

http://www.tinm.org The Institute for New Medicine, located at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., was founded by symposium keynote speaker Candace Pert, PhD. The institute's mission includes research testing hypotheses involving the relationship between the immune system and its bi-directional links to the brain. The web site includes a statement from Dr. Pert calling for research on a possible link between the increasingly intensive schedule of infancy-to-early-childhood vaccinations and onset of progressive aunsm.

http://healthy.net/frontierscience The Institute for Frontier Science was founded by Beverly Rubik, PhD, keynote speaker for the electromagnetic interventions track. The institute conducts research related to energy and electromagnetic medicine and to phenomena that have not been explained by science.

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Symposium attendees reviewed notes and got acquainted before the start ofa seminar.

This is the web site of the American Geriatrics Association.

http://www.slu.edu/departments/medicine/gec This is the web site of the Geriatric Education Center of the Division of Geriatric Medicine at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine.

Symposium speaker John Morley, MB, BCh is the center's director.

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Symposium Features Internationally Recognized Presenters Keynote speakers at the 1st National Symposium on Complementary and Alternative Geriatric Healthcare provided attendees with fast-paced but in-depth overviews of their respective specialties and/or research efforts.

Keynote speaker Candace Pert, PhD, Research Professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at Georgetown University Medical Center, was featured in Bill Moyers' PBS series

"Healing and the Mind," and in Moyers' book The symposium's keynote of the same speaker was Candace Pert, title, Dr. Pert PhD, acclaimed peptide is best-known researcher and research for her professor at Georgetown University Medical School. research on Dr. Pert spoke on information"Neuroimmunology of carrying moleEmotion." cules known as peptides and their cellular receptors.

Her 1997 book, Molecules ofEmotion

- Why You Feel the \\lay You Feel, describes a dynamic flow of information between peptides and receptors that provides a biological foundation for emotion.

During her symposium address, Dr. Pert described her years of work leading to expanded knowledge of the brain and its functions and increasing knowledge of the scientific basis of energy medicine. While working toward her PhD degree in pharmacology at Johns Hopkins Institute in the 1970s, Dr. Pert researched how both hormones and drugs such as opium linked to the nervous system. She identified the opium receptor and the peptides to which it links, forming molecular sites of memory, and later studied receptors for numerous drugs and hormones such as insulin.

Dr. Pert eventually discovered - and numerous other scientists confirmed that receptors are distributed throughout tissue in all parts of the body and are present in the immune system, leading to a system-wide view of the neurophysiology of emotion, with peptides and receptors as the literal "keys to the biochemistry of emotion."

"Emotions are not just in the emotional or spiritual realm," said Dr. Pert. ''And within the body/mind, rr{olecules of emotion literally run the physiology via communication from one, cell to another, integrated among the 1systems that allow for functions such as digestion, healing, exertion, ,, etc.

Keynote speaker for the chiropractic track was Robert Mootz, DC, Associate Medical Director for Chiropractic, State of Washington Department of Labor and Industries.

Dr. Mootz presented an overview of results of studies on chiropractic in his talk, ''An Evidence-Based Update on Spinal Manipulation."

Dr. Mootz outlined the numbers of studies existing in research literature related to spinal manipulation and the numbers of studies in each category that either favored spinal manipulation, indicated that it was as effective as modalities to which it was compared, or generated results that were mixed in general, mixed by various sub-groups or not significantly positive.

Studies on low back pain - especially acute low back pain - were favorable or equivalent in all cases and largely favorable for spinal manipulative therapy. Studies of sub-acute and chronic low back pain were favorable in the short-term; studies of acute and chronic neck pain did not produce significant positive results; and studies of conditions such as hypertension and childhood asthma have produced equivocal results.

Dr. Mootz also discussed the design challenges inherent in conducting research on treatments such as spinal

manipulation. He noted in particular the difficulty of ruling out the placebo effect, given the fact that many research subjects with no previous experience as chiropractic patients can tell researchers after-the-fact whether they received real adjustments or "sham" adjustments. He also noted the fact that science has only a limited understanding of pain syndromes and that the impact of bonding by patients and healthcare providers is difficult to assess in any type of healthcare research.

"Given these issues," said Dr. Mootz, "many studies of spinal manipulation have been quite well-designed. In the future, we will need to address issues such as what types of adjusting techniques work best for which conditions. ''Also, a larger body of research may help us understand some of the discrepancies that have appeared in studies of nonmusculoskeletal applications of spinal manipulation for which we have seen anecdotal evidence of effectiveness, " says Dr. Mootz. "Finally, as social policies in healthcare evolve, decision-makers will use this information to define how to further the integration of spinal manipulation into healthcare for the elderly."

Beverly Rubik, PhD was the keynote Electromagnetic intervenspeaker for tions track keynote speakthe electroer Beverly Rubik, PhD, is magnenc president and founder of interventions the Institute for Frontier track. Dr. Science and also is a visiting professor at the Rubik is a visUniversity ofArizona iting assistant School ofMedicine. professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine and also is president and founder of the (continued on page 6)

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Institute for Frontier Science.

Dr. Rubik's presentation reviewed the challenges and some of the astounding successes experienced in recent years by researchers examining bioelectromagnetics and energy medicine.

june 2000 •the tower nant paradigm in the academic world, "the electromagnetic view of life has been phased out of universities."

As a result, the process of "how electromagnetic waves interact with life forms is not well understood, " says Dr. Pert. "There has been no concerted effort to understand this process. There are more ways of delivering energy for healing purposes than there are chemicals in the world - but working with electromagnetic fields in a laboratory is very difficult. You can't isolate them as you can isolate chemicals."

Mark Messina, PhD, an adjunct associate professor in Logan rerpesentatives and symposium speakers gathered for a photo. Front the Department row, from left: Logan President George Goodman, DC, FICC; Lisa of Nutrition at Killinger, DC; Ian Douglas Coulter, PhD, closing speaker. Back row, from left: Beverly Rubik, PhD, electromagnetic interventions keynote speaker; Loma Linda Norman W. Kettner, Chairperson of the Logan Radiology Department; University in Candace Pert, PhD, keynote speaker; and Robert Mootz, DC, chiropractic California, was keynote speaker. to have been the keynote speaker Electromagnetic applications for the clinical nutrition track. include numerous modalities, includHowever, Dr. Messina was unable to ing electroacupuncture, TENS and attend the symposium. other neural stimulation interventions, Closing keynote speaker Ian and bioelectromagnetic devices that Dr. Coulter, PhD, a long-time medical Rubik and colleagues have investigated sociologist and educator and a past that facilitate bone repair and soft-tissue president of the Canadian Memorial wound healing.

Chiropractic College, addressed the Therapeutic bioelectromagnetic rapidly increasing use of alternative devices utilize very low-level, non-ionmedicine in the Western world. In the izing electromagnetic fields. They can United States, the percentage of the be designed in coils to fit various parts population using one or more types of of the body. Dr. Rubik described alternative healthcare increased from extremely positive results in small stud34 percent in 1990 to 42 percent in ies of such devices to address non-heal1997. ing fractures and for fingertip regener"For certain conditions, such as canation in children under age 12 - who cer," said Dr. Coulter, "this has a ev~n regenerated their original fingertremendous impact on research on trapnnts. ditional medical approaches. Up to 40 Dr. Rubik addressed the challenges percent of cancer patients using tradiof large-scale clinical trials on such tional medical interventions also use devices, which would be required to various forms of alternative care. There bring them to market. Aside from is no way to know how this factor major difficulties inherent in privateinfluences outcomes of studies of the sector funding of such large-scale studmedical interventions." ies, she pointed out that as the molecDr. Coulter also discussed the interular view of life has become the domi-

est in alternative care that is increasing among American medical educators.

"Of 125 medical schools in the United States," he said, "79 include some type of course work related to complementary and alternative healthcare in their curricula. And the schools on the list include many of our most prestigious institutions - including Harvard, Yale, Duke, Cornell, Johns Hopkins and UCLA."

Individual Seminar Presenters Bring Wealth ofInformation to Attendees Individual seminars offered during the symposium addressed myriad topics, including homeopathy, adapting chiropractic adjusting methods for the care of elderly people, recent research on the effects of various forms of meditation on a variety of physical conditions, rehabilitation strategies for gait and balance, myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment in the geriatric population, use of herbal medicines, the impact of integration of essential fatty acids into the diet, diagnosis and treatment of lumbar spine stenosis and neurological changes with aging.

Also presented were extensive studies documenting the large body of research demonstrating that specific frequencies of current in electroacupuncture stimulate the production in the brain of specific neuropeptides.

These neuropeptides include different types of endorphins with different functions in the central nervous system, including analgesia (pain relief) and other physiological effects such as relief from withdrawal symptoms in drug addiction. Two of the symposium speakers have conducted extensive research on the use of various combinations of currencies in electroacupuncture: Songping Han, PhD, a senior research investigator in m etabolic research at Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. in Princeton, N .J.; and George Ulett, MD, PhD, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry in the Institute of Mental Health at the University of Missouri School of Medicine.

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R. Andre (Andy) Benoit, DC (9160), on his recent retirement from practice in Hancock, N.H.

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Ingrid A. (Lisiecki) White, DC (1175), of Kaiserslautern, Germany. Dr. White was recently elected president of the German Chiropractors' Association. She had served as the association's vice president since 1996.

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Elliott Grusky, DC (1177) of Miami, who is quoted in the June 2000 issue of Parents Magazine. The magazine reports on a study on infant colic, which favorably compares chiropractic care with the use of the drug dimethicone. The study appeared in the journal ofManipulative and

Physiological Therapeutics UMPT).

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Timothy K Brady, DC (1178) of Grand Junction, Colo.

Dr. Brady has been elected president of the Board of Directors of the Museum of Western Colorado, a regional museum.

One of Dr. Brady's tasks in his new position is continuing his leadership in the development of a major exhibit on chiropractic from 1895 to the present, which will open at the museum this coming fall.

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Elliot S. Eisenberg, DC (9181) of Richmond, Va. Dr. Eisenberg was named "Chiropractor of the Year" for 2000 by the Virginia Chiropractic Association. He serves as

chairman of the association's membership committee and recently led a membership drive.

In his local community, Dr. Eisenberg serves as president of the Board of Directors of Beth Shalom Woods, an apartment and assisted-living facility sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Having recently doub~cd the size of his office, Dr. Eisenberg also has been busy hiring an associate.

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Michael Concessi, DC (12185) of Chesapeake, Va. He and his wife, Louisa, are the proud parents of Domenic Francesco, born March 13. Dr. Concessi's e-mail address is wise l@exis.net.

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jack :Conway, DC (4188), of Budapesf, Hungary, on his election as vice pres~dent of the Hungarian Chiropractic Association. Dr. Conway is an instructor of physical and manual therapy at the Hungarian National Sports University in Budapest and is director of a multi-doctor private clinic. His e-mail address is drconway@mail.inext.hu.

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Patricia Zientek-Bonhag, DC (4190) of Spring Lake, N.J., and her husband, Bil, on the birth of their daughter, Alexandra Ellen on December 28, 1999 .

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Candace Croft, DC (12190) on the recent opening of a practice near her home in Rockport, Maine.

Dr. Croft's previous Maine practices were located in Boothbay and Ogunquit. She also practiced in Granite City, Ill. prior to returning to Maine a few years ago.

Dr. Croft spent about 18 months pursuing an opportunity to provide chiropractic services on a volunteer basis at the Togus (Maine) Veterans Hospital, in January 1999 becoming one of the first DCs ever to receive a scope of practice for chiropractic care within the V.A. medical system.

Dr. Croft's appointment to work at the center was delayed due to bureaucratic questions, but began to move forward again when the Veterans Millenium Healthcare Act was passed

by Congress last year, potentially opening the doors for chiropractic services at V.A. hospitals. Now, however, the government has placed implementation of the act on hold. Dr. Croft still hopes to consult with the Togus V.A. Hospital whenever the chiropractic portion of the Veterans Millenium Healthcare Act is implemented there.

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Kent A. Herron, DC (12190) and Che1:yl (Dubay) 'Herron, DC (4196) of West Frankfort, Ill. The Drs. Herron have a daughter, Allie Nicole, born February 22.

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Charles Plante, DC (12191), and his wife, Janie, on the birth of their fourth child, a son whom they named Brighton. Brighton was born January 22.

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Charles B. Weiss, DC {12192), on his fourth successful year

Brian S. Slakman, DC {12195) of Roanoke, Va., who

Condolences to . . .

as chairperson of the American Diabetic Association Tour de Cure bicycle ride in Atlanta. He has been involved with the Atlanta Tour de Cure for five years. His interest in this nationwide event began when he was a Logan student, when he and his wife,

recently purchased a large building for his practice and hired two DCs and a medical doctor. The practice also provides massage therapy, physiological therapeutics, counseling by social workers and acupuncture. Dr. Slakman can be reached via e-mail at bax2fix@yahoo.com.

The family of john A. Smith Jr. DC (:37, Missouri) of the St.

Lydia Kinkead, DC {12193) were co-chairpeople of Logan College's extensive involvement in St. Louis' ADA-Tour de Cure. Dr. Weiss can be contacted by e-mail at drweiss@peoplepc.com.

• Charles Enouen, DC (8194) of Peoria, Ariz. Dr. Enouen has been appointed team doctor for the Arizona Sahuaros, a professional soccer team.

Also, Dr. Enouen and his wife, Ami welcomed a daughter, Megan Alysse, on January 11.

• Steven Karp, DC {12194)

of West Chester, Penn., on the first anniversary of the opening of his practice, Karp Chiropractic and Joint Rehabilitation Center, P.C., in West Chester.

• Bill Blitstein, DC and Michele Blitstein, DC (both 12195) of Charlotte, N.C., on the birth of their son, Austin Mitchell, on February 26.

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• Dan Vogelsong, DC (4197) on his marriage last year to Stephany Teeters Vogelsong. Dr. Vogelsong practkes in Cedarville, Ohio. He and his -0ife reside in nearby Xenia, where she teaches kindergarten. Dr. Vogenslong's e-mail address is DR.VCHIRO@iuno.com. '

• James Darrach, DC (8198), and his wife, Michelle on the birth of their son, Gannon James, on March 17.

• Diane Charbonneau, DC (4199) of Burlington, Ontario, and her husband, Danny. Their son, Evan Daniel, was born January 18.

• CliffAtwell DC (8199) of Indianpolis. Dr. Atwell and his wife, Lynne, announced the arrival of Brittany Camille, born February 17.

• Brian McCarthy, DC (8199), on the opening of his prac-

Louis suburb of Florissant. Dr. Smith practiced chiropractic briefly and spent most of his career as a distributor of Shaklee nutritional products, referring many of his customers to area chiropractors. He stayed in contact with Logan College and for the last 15 years of his life was a patient of Lo~an faculty member and alumnus Brian Snyder, DC (8183), who was a pallbearer at his funeral.

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The family of Melvin R. Klausmeyer, DC (9147),

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Las Vegas, who passed away on February 27.

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The family ofJoseph Mueller, DC ('49, Missouri). Dr. Mueller passed away on February 27. Prior to enrolling at Missouri Chiropractic College, Dr. Mueller had been a policeman and a city marshal in St. Charles, Mo. He practiced in St. Charles from 1949 until just before his · death at age 84. While practicing in St. Charles, Dr. Mueller had been active in the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post and was St. Charles County coroner. He served on the Missouri Stare Board of Chiropractic Examiners from 1981 to 1983.

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The fami!J, of Norman Weber, who passed away on February 25. Dr. Weber practiced for about 40 years in St. Louis County, first in University City and then in Richmond Heights.

DC (9154),

tice, Edwards Family Chiropractic, in Edwards, Colo. Dr. McCarthy's e-mail address is Highflyingdoc@cs.com.

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Alumna Leaves $400,000 Bequest to College During the late 1950s - a time when few women were entering the chiropractic profession - Marilyn Spencer enrolled at Logan College. By the time she graduated and became a campus leader in 1959, she would make her mark as a campus leader.

The 1959 Logan yearbook includes photographs of Dr. Spencer as the campus librarian and as her class treasurer. The photos confirm instructors' and fellow students' memories of her as a hard-working and competent contributor to any situation that she entered - someone who displayed leadership skills while doing much of her work quietly, behind the scenes.

Dr. Spencer's cousin, Daisy Tate of Cashmere, Wash., says Dr. Spencer the daughter of Drs. Joe and Mary Ellen Triplett, who also were DCs enjoyed her practice in nearby Wenatchee. Dr. Spencer's brother, Dr. Harold Triplett, also is a Logan graduate who lives in Ashland, Ky., where their family lived.

"Marilyn was always going to various chiropractic meetings and conventions throughout the state after she started her practice here, " says Tate.

"She really enjoyed chiropractic."

During the nearly 40 years after she graduated until she passed away in 1998, Dr. Spencer had few contacts with Logan. But her memories of the college remained strong enough that she chose to leave a $400,000 bequest to Logan, which the college recently received.

"We are very moved by Dr. Spencer's decision to remember Logan College on such a large scale," says Logan President Dr. George A. Goodman. "Because she had limited contact with Logan - practicing across the country in Washington State unfortunately, most of us did not have the opportunity to meet her personally.

However, we are very grateful for her feelings for the college that we believe must have led to her decision to remember the college in a bequest."

( ( We are very moved by Dr. Spencer's decision to remember Logan College on such a large scale. ) ) - Dr. Goodman

Below, a few members of the Logan community who knew Dr. Spencer share some of their memories about

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Dr. Lawrence Hutti: Dr. Hutti retired in 1998 as a fulltime faculty member at Logan. He taught Dr. Spencer during 1957-58.

"I remember Dr. Spencer as a good student, who was fairly outgoing and seemed to have many friends. She was quite active on campus, as the librarian and in various clubs. Soon after graduating, she decided to move to Washington State to practice - a brave step in those days, because at that time Washington State had no chiropractic licensure."

Dr. Arden Fenander: Dr. Fenander, a classmate ofDr. Spencer's, practices in Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. He retired from the Logan Board of Trustees earlier this year, after spending the past nine years as a Logan trustee.

"I believe that Dr. Spencer's brother (1949 graduate Dr. Harold Triplett), who is from Kentucky, recommended that she come to Logan after she went through a divorce and needed a new direction in her life. She made the most of the experience; she was a very competent woman.

"She was always very level-headed, and so was elected to leadership positions in our class," says Dr. Fenander, who says Dr. Spencer also had an

entrepreneurial bent that may have helped her in practice a great deal. She took excellent class notes, which she then typed, using old-fashioned carbon paper to make copies, and sold copies of her notes to her classmates.

"When traveling once in Washington State, I ran into Dr. Spencer, who seemed to be doing well in practice," says Dr. Fenander. "She also came to Wisconsin to take the Toftness adjusting course in the early days of her practice."

The Toftness method of chiropractic adjusting was developed by Dr. Fenander's uncle, Dr. I.N. Toftness.

"I also saw Dr. Spencer at what I believe was our 35th class reunion," says Dr. Fenander. "That may have been the only time that she returned to Logan after graduating, but at least she did have the opportunity to see the Chesterfield campus."

Dr. Maynard Linder: Dr. Linder, ofEllensburg, Wash., also was a member ofDr. Spencer's class.

"I had not seen Dr. Spencer for a few years before she passed away," says Dr. Linder. "But we used to cross paths at state conventions while we were both in practice. She was very successful with her practice. Her most important hobby seemed to be her apple orchard, which I think she purchased while she was still young."

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his class enjoyed having Dr. Spencer as a classmate. "She was a very nice person," he says. ''And after she came to Washington she would often reminisce about Logan when we saw each other.

I think she always liked Logan and felt very proud of the college."

Dr. Diann Kale:

Dr. Kale, who practices in East Wenatchee, Wash., is a 1975 Logan graduate. Her husband, Dr. Richard Kale, graduated in 1973 and practices in nearby Quincy, Wash.

"When my husband and I first moved to this area and opened a practice, Dr. Spencer was very excited to see Logan graduates arriving in town and asked me to begin adjusting her. I adjusted Dr. Spencer twice a week for 20 years, and enjoyed her friendship very much.

"Dr. Spencer was really a mentor for us and helped us get started in practice. She would refer overflow patients to us and had us cover for her when she went on vacation. She let us use her X-ray machine. She was a great help to me in adapting to being a doctor and to being a female doctor.

When she first came here, she was the first DC to be licensed in Douglas County, and obviously the first woman to be licensed to practice here.

"Dr. Spencer was always active in the state associations and locally with an organization that serves children and with the Wenatchee Valley Humane Society. We knew we would be in trouble with her if we let our chiropractic association memberships lapse and she found out about it!

"My husband has enjoyed being politically active in chiropractic more than I have. But I was always inspired

by Dr. Spencer's attitude. She always used to tell us, 'Never be selfish with your life.'

"In her spare time, Dr. Spencer really enjoyed driving an old jeep that she had up into the hills near here. She also loved the apple orchard that she owned, although she sold it before she became ill about seven years ago. She was very committed to organic farming and won awards from regional orchard associations, beating out other farmers who laughed at her for insisting on using organic methods. ''After she had a heart attack about seven years ago, she had to be resuscitated three times. She survived, but did not recover her physical capabilities. It was very sad to see failing health in someone who had always been so full of life. She was a great little lady, and a great pioneer for women in chiropractic. We miss her very much."

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Dr. Unger Develops Ergonomic Bicycle Seat Design Dr. Joseph Unger, a long-time instructor in Logan College's elective technique program in the Chiropractic Sciences Division, has received a patent on an ergonomically designed bicycle seat that he developed.

Dr. Unger became interested in biomechnical problems resulting from existing seat designs, which do more than just cause pain. Problems often experienced by long-distance and competitive cyclists include low back pain, sciatica, leg numbness and impotence.

"Existing designs addressed the issue of pressure against nerves in the leg," says Dr. Unger. "But impotence, for

example, is mediated through the spine at the L2 level. So I developed my design to allow for appropriate motion in the pelvis to control lumbar motion - to keep joints from moving excessively, but also to permit them to move more completely within their range of motion. There is more freedom for the sacroiliac joint, which also helps maintain the cerebral fluid pumping action that affects the lumbar spine."

T he seat is adjustable for pelvis size and weight, and can be used by men and women. Dr. Unger is now looking for a company to purchase his design, produce and market it, and designing

research studies to be conducted at Logan.

"I believe that this design will allow for more efficiency for the cyclist - in other words, less energy expansion to do the same job," he says. "It may have great potential to help competitive cyclists as well as recreational cyclists."

In addition to his private practice and teaching in Logan's DC degree curriculum, Dr. Unger continues to provide leadership in Sacro-Occipital Technique organizations at the national and international levels, and also is an instructor for the Logan Postgraduate Department.

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Logan College of Chiropractic 131st Commencement Saturday, April 15, 2 000 Cervantes Convention Center at America's Center • Saint Louis, Missouri Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges Susan Dale Lyons Kurt W Mechelke

Eddie Lee Embry J Patrick Lovell

Mabel Chang Christopher E. Clem

Honors and Awards Summa Cum Laude Todd Eric Hostetler

Kurt W Mechelke

i Magna Cum Laude j erry B. Guevara

Neil Andrew Munhofen

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Patrick Lovell

Cum Laude Mary Beth Guevara

David Leon Moody Jr.

Health Center Achievement Awards Alan A. Heimlich Martin Lamarre

Robert James Bouliane Mary Beth Guevara

Douglas Paul Maxeiner Larissa A. McMahon

Kurt W Mechelke Thaddeus James Rauch

Health Center Consultants Joseph P. Andris Denise Marie Butler Christian Hancujf Dunn Kristan Jon Giggey

Maureen Anne Hall Robert Vtm Higgin bottom Suk-Khuan Kris Lum

Douglas Paul Maxeiner Jenica Dickinson Mignogna Clinton B. Morrow

Nestor J Pagan j ohn Russell Shipp David Christopher Thomas Mitchell D. Waller

Outstanding Service Awards Basic Science D ivision Kurt W Mechelke Chiropractic Science, Basic Technique Maureen Anne Hall

Chiropractic Science, D iversified Technique Larry A llen Lutes Amy Lynne Philippi Chiropractic Science D ivision Neil Andrew Munhofen

Postdoctoral and Related Professional Education Hasien Esa Research and Ergonomics D ivision Jenica Dickinson Mignogna

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Career Development Department Purchases Chiromap System The Logan College Career Development Department has purchased the Locus "Chiromap" system, consisting of a reference collection and a 43"-by-33" overlay map of the United States. The map and CD-ROMS and Power Point presentations that accompany it were installed in the Logan Learning Resources Center on April 1.

Transparent map overlays include numerous demographic statistics for counties and cities throughout the country, including median age, household income, chiropractor-to-population ratios, population densities, numbers of chiropractic physicians by county, etc.

Chiropractic location specialist John Marty, DC owns Excelsior, Minn.-based Locus, the company that produces the Chiromap system. Marie Whitcomb of the Logan Health Centers administrative staff, wh;o coordinates Logan's career development services, directed the purchase of Logan's system.

"We feel that this system will provide our students and alumni who are planning to open their first practices or to expand existing practices with an instant picture of where chiropractors are most needed in each state," says Whitcomb. "In addition to its invaluable information for selecting locations, it will serve as a very user-friendly tool for gathering information for students developing business plans for class assignments or to secure loans to open practices."

Dr. Goodman Appointed to National Association

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Marie Whitcomb explains the Chiromap system to Brice Neff, a student in Trimester 1.

Logan President Dr. George A. Goodman has been appointed to a three-year term on the Student Aid Committee of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. The Student Aid Committee is one of four policy committees administered by the NAICU Board of Directors.

Dr. Goodman, who has served as Logan College's president since 1993, is a past president of the Association of Chiropractic Colleges and is a former vice chairman and acting chairman of the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Chiropractic Education.

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Logan Faculty Members and Alumni Collaborate to Produce New Edition of Dr. Otto Reinert's Textbook

Dr. Reinert

When long-time Logan faculty member and renowned Diversified technique researcher Dr. Otto Reinert became ill before passing away in 1994, he knew that he would have to leave one of his most important goals for his former students to accomplish.

Dr. Reinert had hoped to publish a sixth edition of his widely used textbook, Fundamentals of Chiropractic Technique and Practice, update the text's extensive sections on anatomy and spinal biomechanics with current research references and enhance the book's procedural sections to reflect the latest advances in technique development.

Dr. Reinert first wrote the book in 1962. Subsequent editions appeared in 1965, 1972, 1976 and 1983 .

A 1936 graduate of the former Missouri Chiropractic College, Dr. Reinert served as dean and president of his alma mater and practiced chiropractic in St. Louis for more than 40 years. He became director of Logan's Department of Diversified Technique after Missouri merged with Logan.

After Dr. Reinert's death, Drs. Blair Alden, Ralph Barrale, Ralph Filson and Nicholas Gatto began planning to

revise and update their former professor's textbook. Dr. Alden is a 1968 Logan graduate, now retired and living in Chesterfield; Drs. Barrale and Filson, who graduated in 1969, serve on Logan's Diversified technique faculty; and Dr. Gatto practices in Downer's Grove, Ill. "Before Dr. Reinert died," says Dr. Alden, "I promised him that I would see to it that the text was updated, and that I would work on the orthopedics section." First, however, Dr. Alden bega-r working with Dr. Gatto on the proctss of editing the entire text, beginning to update references and remove outdated information.

"The thing that struck me the most as I went through the text," says Dr. Gatto, "was the depth of Dr. Reinert's understanding of anatomy and spinal biomechanics and his ability to visualize the structures that he was addressing. Much of what he taught is being verified by today's most sophisticated research, exactly as he taught it."

Assisted by his students, including Dr. Gatto, Dr. Reinert conducted innovative research to demonstrate the pathology of spinal conditions. The researchers placed cadavers upright in supportive frameworks, imitating live, standing posture. X-rays of the cadavers were taken to identify postural distortions in postures that placed weight on the spine. The joint segments were then dissected at the levels of subluxation, to learn which of the supportive tissues had failed.

As he promised Dr. Reinert, Dr. Alden, who is a Fellow of the American College of Chiropractic Orthopedists, edited the orthopedic -sections of the new edition of the text.

The orthopedics section, which was not very comprehensive in previous editions of the book, now includes information about orthopedic tests.

Dr. Alden also worked on graphics and lay-out for the text, formatting it so that it would be printable.

Drs. Filson and Barrale added a new section to the text, addressing passive

prone lumbar extension adjusting. The technique is a method that they developed on the basis of Dr. Reinert's initial work on it. The technique requires a special table, also developed by Dr. Reinert and refined by Drs. Filson and Barrale.

Also new to the text is a chapter on extremity adjusting, written and edited

by Dr. Michael Wittmer, also a member of Logan's Diversified Technique faculty.

Dr. Gatto also expressed appreciation for contributions to the Logan Basic Technique section from Dr. Lawrence Hutti, who retired from fulltime teaching at Logan in 1998. Dr. Reinert advocated the use of Basic Technique to reinforce Diversified and gave particular attention to the potential of the combination of techniques to address acute low back pain.

Additional editorial assistance was provided by Drs. Karen Dishauzi, Jennifer Krupp and Daryl Ridgeway of the Logan Chiropractic Sciences Division faculty. Dr. D. Robert Kuhn of the Logan Radiology Department faculty provided X-rays. Logan reference services librarian Robert Snyders, MALS assisted with gathering of the extensive reference materials needed by the editors. Logan President Dr. George A. Goodman wrote the introduction to the new edition.

The textbook, which is now called,

Spinal Biomechanics and Specific Adjusting, is available through the Logan College Bookstore.

"We are very happy to have had a chance to honor Dr. Reinert's memory through our work on the textbook," says Dr. Barrale. "The textbook provides a truly comprehensive and indepth overview of specific, Diversified adjusting methods as they are taught at Logan College, whereas before, for many topics, we could only provide students with notes on current material to supplement the text. We think that our students and alumni will benefit from having the new edition available as a resource."

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Faculty in the news

Recent Scholarship Recipients

Doris Bell DC, Associate Professor of Chiropractic Sciences, who recently became President of the National Association of Medical Minority Educators, has published an article about NAMME and its work.

The article, titled "New President Speaks: NAMME President Doris Bell Talks About Her Career and Her Goals for NAMME," appeared in the Winter 2000 issue of the Journal of Minority Medical Students.

In the article, Dr. Bell discusses the under-representation of minorities in all branches of healthcare and NAMME's efforts to address this problem.

Pictured are recipients of $500 Logan Scharnhorst scho/,arships. Front row, from left: Sammy Tao, Carl Rafey. Back row, from left: Mike Kfrk, Jacquelyn Reed, Jennifer Rafey, Scott Vanderleest. Not pictured: Heather Arnett, Michael Bia/,as, Matt Floi)', Jihyun Jung, ]. Patrick Lovell, Sue Lyons, Kenneth Mankamyer, Jeff Woodruff

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Students Travel to Jefferson City For MSCA Legislative Day The Missouri State Chiropractors Association held its annual "Legislative Day" in Jefferson City on March 28.

Fifteen Logan students were on hand to assist MSCA doctors with the event.

Dr. Norman W Kettner, Chairperson of the Logan Radiology Department, and Dr. Allen Parry, Logan Archivist, accompanied the students.

While at Missouri's Capitol building, the Logan group was largely responsible for distribution of about 200 lumbar support cushions to legislators and their assistants. Logan students also attended a plenary session with MSCA Executive Director Mo McCullough and lobbyist Sam Licklider, where the students heard updates on pending legislation that could impact chiropractic practice and/or third-party reimbursement policies in Missouri.

Drs. Allen Parry (center, left) and Norman Kettner (center, right), rally their troops for the trip to Jefferson City.

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Dr. Goodman Plays Key Role in Drafting of Amendment to Congressional Bill, Calling for Chiropractic Services on U.S. Military Bases Last fall, the federally mandated, multi-year pilot demonstration program for the U.S. Department of Defense, which placed chiropractors at 13 U.S. military treatment facilities, came to an end. T his demonstration project was to determine the feasibility and advisability of including chiropractic care in the military health care system.

A group of five chiropractors, including Logan President Dr. George A. Goodman and alumnus Dr. Rick McMichael, served on the Department of D efense Oversight Advisory Committee for the project.

The Association of Chiropractic Colleges (ACC) and the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) initiated a joint lobbying effort to win passage of federal legislation that would mandate the integration chiropractic care into the Department of Defense health care system. To assist in these efforts, Ors. Goodman and McMichael and ;the other chiropractic members of the demonstration project's Oversight Advisory prepared a "minority report" on the demonstration program, amplifying the positive findings taken from the Department of Defense data. The minority report also included support-

( ( I am especially proud of the efforts ofLogan College of Chiropractic's President, Dr. George Goodman, in working with our Washington representatives to obtain legislation that, if approved by the Senate and the President, will establish permanent chiropractic health care services in the military beginning in fiscal year 2002. ) ) - Dr. Kenneth Padgett

In March, a final report was given to Congress on the results of the analysis of the pilot program. Despite favo rable feasibility findings, patient satisfaction and patient outcomes, the Department of Defense recommended against inclusion of chiropractic care in the military health care system.

ive data and arguments for chiropractic care inclusion.

The Personnel Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee, chaired by Representative Steve Buyer (R-IND), had initially indicated that it would favor addition of a chiropractic provision concerning chiropractic care

during mark-up of its version of the Defense Authorization Act. If the legislation had been passed into law as proposed, no chiropractic services would be available in the military health care system.

From May 8-10, Dr. Goodman, who is a past president of the Association of Chiropractic Colleges, joined ACC Executive Director David O'Bryan, ACC lobbyist Rick Miller and Jay Witter of the ACA in working with Representative James Talent (RMO) on an amendment to the initial draft of the bill. The amendment calls for integration of chiropractic care into the military. After intense negotiations and lobbying efforts, the full House Armed Services Committee unanimously approved, by a voice vote, the "Talent" chiropractic amendment to the bill.

On Wednesday, May 10th, the House Armed Services Committee approved a landmark provision in the fiscal year 2001 National Defense Authorization bill to begin the integration of chiropractic health care services and benefits into the health care system for active duty personnel of the military services. The amendment to the bill, sponsored by Representative Jim Talent of Missouri and Representative Neil Abercrombie of H awaii, was approved by voice vote.

"This is a major victory for the chiropractic health care profession, our colleges and our students," said Association of Chiropractic Colleges President Dr. Kenneth Padgett in a statement from his office at New York Chiropractic College. "I am especially proud of the efforts of Logan College of Chiropractic's President, Dr. George Goodman, in working with our (continued on page 18)

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Logan Health Centers• Community Outreach Program Expands to Include Two Well-Known St. Louis Employers Under the leadership of Kim Ownbey, Director of Health Centers Marketing, Logan Health Center interns bring the chiropractic message to the Sr. Louis community and, with Ownbey's guidance, gain presentation skills that will be critical to their future success in practice. Community outreach services include postural and blood pressure screenings and health-related lectures offered to employees of numerous Sr. Louisbased companies.

Logan Health Center interns will now be working with employees of two firms that are wellknown in St. Louis. The Health

Centers recently completed an agreement with Boeing to provide postural screenings and lectures for 18,000 St. Louis-based Boeing employees at St. Louis plants.

Lectures will focus on a variety of topics, including nutrition, stress, ergonomics, posture, carpal tunnel syndrome and workplace safety.

A similar agreement with Quebecor Printing/Sayers Inc. will initiate postural screenings and lectures on proper lifting techniques, ergonomics and other topics, provided by Logan for more than 200 employees of the St. Louis-based company.

The Logan Health Centers also

continue to maintain a presence at major St. Louis-area expositions and local health fairs. More than 70 interns, assisted by employees of the college, staffed a Logan Health Centers booth at St. Louis' Working Women's Survival Show, held March 10-12 at the Cervantes Convention Center.

Interns provided information about Health Cenrer services and free soft tissue work. More than 1, 100 of the event's attendees visited the Logan booth.

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Washington representatives to obtain legislation that, if approved by the Senate and the President, will establish permanent chiropractic health care services in the military beginning in fiscal year 2002."

The amendment, offered by Representatives Talent and Abercrombie and approved by the House Armed Services Committee would mandate the following: 1. Development of an implementation plan for the full integration of direct-access chiropractic health care services among active duty personnel by March 31, 2001.

2. Require that the plan for the integration of chiropractic services not be limited to low back

pain but cover the full range of services required to treat neuromusculoskeletal injuries to our men and women on active duty in the Armed Forces.

3. Continue the chiropractic health care services currently being provided at 13 military medical treatment facilities through the end of fiscal year 2001.

4. Require the consultation of the Department of Defense with the chiropractic members of the Oversight Advisory Committee in the development of the plan to implement a fully integrated chiropractic health care services benefit into the military health care system.

"The chiropractic colleges have rea-

son to be proud of their advocacy on this important legislative breakthrough, and we must not let up as we work to obtain support for this proposal in the Senate and the White House," said Dr. Padgett. "The successful results of the Chiropractic Health Care Demonstration Program, coupled with strong, growing support in Congress for providing this important benefit to our troops, have brought us to the point of achieving one of our longstanding legislative goals: chiropractic health care services in the Department of Defense health care system."

As we were going to press, Congress expected to complete work on the National Defense Authorization bill for fiscal year 2001 by its next recess, to begin July 3.

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Spring on Alumnus' Property Produces Nutrient-Rich Water Dr. Trent Jones, a 1988 Logan graduate practicing in Peru, Ind., has established a sideline business with a close tie to his professional interest in promoting preventive healthcare.

Dr. Jones and his wife, Shawn Mary, purchased an old brewery facility in Peru in 1996. The brewery had been in operation beginning in 1859, when J.O. Cole, the maternal grandfather of Cole Porter, opened a brewing operation. J.O. Cole was Mrs. Jones' great-great-grandfather.

The property was sold in 1946 and remained outside the original owners' family until 1996, when the Joneses purchased it, intending to open a new brewery. Instead, when they learned that the brewery was built on top of a spring that flowed into the building, they became intrigued by the water flowing from the spring.

Upon being tested, the water was found to contain 14 minerals, including calcium, magnesium, copper, chromium and manganese. T he minerals dissolve into the contaminant-free water three miles underground.

"We found that the calcium content is higher than that of any bottled water on the market," says Dr. Jones. The Joneses decided to bottle their water and market it on the basis of its taste and its wealth of essential nutrients. A 16.9-oz. bottle of the water provides 84 milligrams of calcium - 8.4 percent of the recommended daily calcium intake for adults.

After the Joneses secured a distribution agreement with Coca-Cola, sales of the water got underway in southeastern states and in the Midwest. In the St. Louis area, the water, which is called "Cole Bros. All Natural Spring Mineral Water," is available at the Logan Bookstore and at Schnucks stores.

Dr. Jones' interest in the mineral content of the water sparked his efforts to increase awareness of the impor-

tance of using foods and beverages that provide calcium.

"There are so many diseases for which there is clear or emerging evidence of relationship to calcium deficiency," says Dr. Jones. "Osteoporosis, high blood pressure, high blood pressure in pregnancy, and colon cancer have all been linked to calcium deficiencies to varying degrees. And these diseases are endemic in our society. For these diseases alone, costs attributed to calcjum deficient diet total about $ 140 million every day."

Dr. Jones developed a model for incorporating incremental (diet-based) sources of calcium into the diet.

um deficiency. The event will take place on October 2 at the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis. Researchers from the National Osteoporosis Foundation and the University of Oregon Health Sciences Program will participate in the event, along with Robert Heaney, MD of Creighton University, whom Dr. Jones describes as the "father of bone/mineral research."

Logan President Dr. George A. Goodman will represent Logan College and the chiropractic profession and also will speak at the Indiana Calcium Initiative.

"We want to broaden awareness

( ( We want to broaden awareness among health professionals and the public ofchiropractic's long tradition of utilizing proper nutrition to prevent disease. ) ) ~ Dr.

"The general public and the scientific community are recognizing the problems associated with calcium deficiency and becoming committed to addressing it," he says. "The calciumfortified products provided by the food and beverage industry can be used to impact public health. For example, it is recommended that school cafeterias only purchase snacks, cereals and juices supplemented with calcium."

Dr. Jones contacted researchers on diseases linked to calcium deficiency throughout the country and worked with them to organize the Indiana Calcium Initiative, which will sponsor a statewide summit focusing on calci-

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among health professionals and the public of chiropractic's long tradition of utilizing proper nutrition to prevent disease," says Dr. Jones. H e and Dr. Goodman co-authored a recommended position statement on addressing calcium deficiency, which has been accepted for publication by the journal

ofManipulative and Physiological Therapeutics UMPT). The article will appear in 2001 , month to be determined.

T he Indiana Calcium Initiative summit is open to the lay and professional publics. For information, contact Dr. Jones at 765-472-4254 or by e-mail at drtjones@colebros.com.

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New Health Center Clinician, Financial Aid Director Join College Ronnie Boesch, DC has joined the clinical faculty of Logan College as a clinician at the Logan Chiropractic Health Center in South St. Louis County.

A graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic, Dr. Boesch also holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Regents College in New York. He has successfully completed advanced specialty Diplomate examinations administered by the American Academy of Pain Management, the American Chiropractic Neurology Board and the American Board of Quality Assurance

and Utilization Review Physicians.

Dr. Boesch previously practiced chiropractic in Tennessee and Wisconsin.

He was selected as the "Young Chiropractor of the Year" for 1996 by the Tennessee Chiropractic Association. He has been active as a Red Cross volunteer instructor for "Protect Your Back," "CPR for the Professional Rescuer" and "Community First Aid" classes.

Linda K. Haman has joined the college as its new Director of Financial k d. Haman came to Logan from Lindenwood University in St. Charles,

Mo., where she headed the university's Financial Aid Office.

Haman previously managed Lindenwood's Business Office, worked as an assistant controller at Rubin, Brown, Gornstein & Company and held similar positions with the American Youth Foundation and Citicorp Homeowners Services Inc. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in management from Maryville University, located in West St. Louis County.

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Prospective students attending "Slice of Logan" prepare for the mock adjusting class.

Nearly 90 prospective chiropractic students, many accompanied by family members or friends, visited the Logan campus on Saturday, March 25 to participate in the college's "Slice of Logan" program.

The event for prospective Logan students made its debut on campus last year under the leadership of Dean of Student Enrollment Patrick Browne, EdD (C).

After enjoying a continental breakfast, attendees at the event were welcomed by William Ramsey, PhD, Vice

A Slice ofLogan campus tour group enjoys the beauty ofLogan's campus.

President of Academic Affairs, and Glenn Bub, DC, Chief of Staff of the Logan Health Centers. Drs. Ramsey and Bub provided an overview of chiropractic as a career choice. \ A panel of speakers from Logan's admissions, financial aid and student services offices discussed admission requirements, financing chiropractic education and student life and services at Logan. A panel of students continued the discussion of what it is like to study at Logan.

Attendees also participated in a

mock adjusting class, led by Daryl Ridgeway, DC, an instructor in the Chiropractic Science Division at Logan.

Attendees toured the campus and enjoyed lunch together, with Paul Hollern, DC as the featured luncheon speaker. Dr. Hollern is a 1987 graduate practicing in Louisville, whose frequent presentations on the Logan campus on "how to open a chiropractic practice" are very well-received by students.

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Festive Easter Egg Hunt Brings 1,000 Visitors to Logan Campus "Hare in the Air," an Easter egg hunt, took place Saturday, April 8 on the Logan campus. Despite cold, damp weather the hunt, which has become a popular annual event in communities surrounding the college, attracted about 1,000 children and adults to Logan's scenic campus.

The event included a petting zoo and visits by the Chesterfield Fire Department and Chesterfield DARE officers. The hunt for eggs kicked off with the arrival of the Easter bunny by helicopter with Rich Barklage, pilot/traffic reporter for KSDK/Channel 5 and KEZK-FM. Hundreds of surprise-filled eggs were hidden on Logan's picturesque grounds.

T he coordinators of the hunt were Linda Kenny, administrative assistant in the Office of Administrative Affairs; Kim Ownbey, Health Centers Marketing Director; and students Nate Ginn, Donna Irelan and Chris Shoff. Shoff is president of the Chesterfield Jaycees, which for the first time joined Logan College in sponsoring the hunt.

After arriving by helicopter, the Easter Bunny waved hello to the crowd.

Kim Ownbey (left) and Linda Kenny helped welcome the bunny.

Brittany W'tide, age 3, found the Easter bunny to be very personable.

Brittany is the granddaughter ofD r. Jay Elliott, Assistant to the Dean of Student Services at Logan.

The petting zoo was a popular attraction at the hunt.

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Upcoming Postgraduate Seminars For more information, contact the Postgraduate Department at 800-842-3234. Pre-registered participants will be notified of location changes or cancellations. If program changes occur, Logan College cannot be responsible for expenses incurred by individuals who have not pre-registered.

+ Chiropractic Assistant Instructor: Susan Albers, DC

Session #1: Overview

Instructor: Peter Schoeb, DC 7/22-23, Allentown, PA

Session #10: Adjunctive Care 718, Logan College Session #11: Adjunctive Care 8/5, Logan College

Session #2: Carbohydrates

Session #1: Overview 919, Logan College

+ Diplomate -

+ Chiropractic Craniopathy Program

Session #3: Spinal Trauma

Session #2: Chiropractic Correlation; Subluxation Patterns

Instructor: Joseph Unger, Jr., DC, DICS, DAAPM 718-9, Logan College Session #3: Anatomy, Physiology, Analysis & Treatment of Parietal Bones ...

Instructor: Joseph Unger, Jr., DC, DICS, DAAPM 8/5-6, Logan College Session #4: Infant & Pediatric Cranial Adjusting Instructor: Gordon L. Townsend, DC, DICS, FASBE

919-10, Logan College

Instructor: Herb Joiner-Bay, ND 8/19-20, Allentown, PA

Chiropractic Rehabilitation

Instructor: Scott Banks, DC, FICC 6/24-25, Logan College Session #4: Rehab in Daily Practice

Instructor: William Austin, DC, CCSP, CCRD 7/15-16, Logan College Session #5: Neuromuscular Rehab

Instructor: TBA 8/12-13, Logan College

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Chiropractic

Orthopedics

+ Acupuncture

Session #14: Thoracic Spine

Session #7: Question & Answer, Final Exam

Instructor: Dennis Baker, DC, FIAMA, Dipl.Ac.(IAMA) 6/24-25, Logan College Electro Acupuncture According to Voll

Instructor: Bert Hanicke, DC, DIBAK 7/15-16, Logan College

Instructor: Mark Terry, DC, DABCO, DACNB 7/15-16, Radisson Hotel Philadelphia N.E.,Trevose, PA

+ Diplomate -

Chiropractic

Neurology Session #29: Clinical Applications

+ Diplomate -

Chiropractic

Nutrition Session #7: Water Soluble Vitamir:is

Instructor: Peter Schoeb, DC 6/24-25, Logan College Session #8: Minerals

Instructor: Rosanne Fischer, RN, DC 7/22-23, Logan College Session #9: Trace Minerals

Instructor: Peter Schoeb, DC 8/19-20, Logan College

Instructor: Mike Powell, DC, DACNB 7/15-16, Embassy Suites South San Francisco, South San Francisco, CA Session #6: Reflexogenic Systems

Instructor: Adam Klotzek, DC, DACNB 7 /22-23, Doubletree Hotel S.E., Aurora, CO Session #7: The Brain & Its Environment Instructor: Adam Klotzek, DC, DACNB 8/12-13, Doubletree Hotel S.E., Aurora, CO Session #8: Cerebral & Cerebellar Cotices & Nuclei Instructor: Adam Klotzek, DC, DACNB 9/9-10, Doubletree Hotel S.E., Aurora, CO

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Session #4: Autonomic Nervous System Instructor: Peter Percuoco, DC, CCST, DACNB 7I1-2, University of Conn., Farmington, CT

Diagnosis & Treatment of Spinal Conditions Instructor: D. Robert Kuhn, DC, DACBR 8126-27, Springfield, IL

Session #5: Spinal Cord Instructor: Peter Percuoco, DC, CCST, DACNB 8/5-6, University of Conn., Farmington, CT

Developing a Fitness Practice Instructor: Cindy Simpson, DC, DABCO 8/26-27, Logan College

Session #20: Electrophysiological Applications I Instructor: Seung Won Lee, MD, PhD, DC, DACNB 7 /22-23, Seoul, Korea

Biomechanics of Golf Instructor: Michael Murphy, DC 9/9-10, Logan College

Session #21: Electrophysiological Application II Instructor: Seung Won Lee, MD, PhD, DACNB 8/19-20, Seoul, Korea

Evaluation & Treatment of Common Athletic Injuries Instructor: Robin Hunter, DC, DACBSP 9/23-24, Radisson Hotel, Columbus, OH

+ Special Seminars Common Sense Chiropractic Instructor: Larry Steele, DC 7 /22-23, Logan College Detoxing in a Toxic World Instructor: David Frahm, ND, CNC, CNHP 7 /29-30, Logan College

Chiropractic Sports Training Camp for Care of the Athlete Instructors: Mark Letendre, ATC; Alan Palmer, DC; Alan Sokoloff, DC, DACBSP 9/23-24, Logan College Fibromyalgia Instructor: TBA 9/30-0ct 1, Logan College

Endonasal Technique Instructor: Michael Fiscella, DC, DABCO 8112-13, Logan College

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The Logan Directory: Campus Departments The directory is intended to help make it easier for alumni to stay in touch with Logan College. We look forward to hearing from you!

Logan College's toll-free phone numbers are: 800-7823344 (main switchboard); 800-533-9210 (Admissions Office); 800-842-3234 (Postgraduate Department). In the St. Louis area, call 636-227-2100. Also, please visit our web site at: www.logan.edu.

College Departments Assisting Alumni Learning Resources Center: literature searches; other research-related assistance; Logan Alumni Association: membership and association services information; information about Logan's Year 2000 Homecoming and Class Reunions; Reg~strar's Office: academic record infor~ation and services; Dean of Student Services Office: posting of part-time job notices from alumni on student bulletin boards; Postgraduate Department: information and registration for license renewal seminars, postdoctoral specialty programs and residency programs; Financial Aid Office: student loan repayment information; Placement Office: associateship listings and practices for sale;

Health Center: appointments for professional courtesy adjustments for alumni; Radiology Department: information about services related to diagnostic imaging; Bookstore: services for alumni wishing to purchase books, office supplies, Logan College apparel and novelty items; Academic Affairs: recently posted faculty position openmgs; Admissions Office: information about enrollment at Logan and contacts for prospective student referrals; Institutional Advancement: information about the college's fund-raising campaigns and assistance with general donations and contributions to be targeted for specific purposes, such as scholarships.

Departmental Fax Numbers: General Support Services: 636-207-2424 Admissions: 636-207-2425 Learning Resources Center: 636-207 -2421 Radiology: 636-207-2429 Health Center: 636-207-2404 Postgraduate Department: 636-207-2400 Alumni Association Office: 636-207-2441 Bookstore: 636-207-2437

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LOGAN COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC

• New apparel items every season

• Complete selection of practitioners' textbooks

• Special textbook orders filled upon request • Wall charts, clinic coats, ske letal and spinal mode ls and other office supplies

• Gi ft certifi cates

Prompt, friendly, personalized service for practicing doctors

To place an order or for price information, call

Logan College of Chiropractic The TOWER 1851 Schoettler Road P.O. Box 1065 Chesterfield, MO 63006-1065

1-800-782-3344 Nonprofit U.S. Postage

PAID Jefferson City, MO PERMIT NO. 210 ,

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

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