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at the Stephen A. Orthwein Center at Paraquad, who was selected to participate in the Hispanic Leadership Institute with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St. Louis.
Congratulations to … Assistant Dean of the College of Chiropractic Kristina PetroccoNapuli, DC, MS, FICC, Dr. Kristina FACC, who Petrocco-Napuli was reelected to her second term as an elected councilor, CATEGORY 4: Employee of CCE-Accredited Doctor of Chiropractic Program/ Institution with the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE). Dr. Petrocco-Napuli also holds a position on the Council Executive Committee as Councilor-at-Large. Norman W. Kettner, DC, DACBR, FICC, dean of research and professor emeritus, was part of a team Dr. Norman W. that recently Kettner had their study, “Nonuniform gastric wall kinematics revealed by 4D Cine magnetic resonance imaging in humans,” published in the August 2021 issue of 36 FALL 2021 • LOGAN UNIVERSITY
Neurogastroenterology & Motility
Neurogastroenterology & Motility. The study discusses a noninvasive assessment of gastric function using a 4-dimensional (4D, volumetric cine imaging), free-breathing MRI sequence with gadolinium-free contrast enhancement achieved through a food-based meal. In healthy subjects, the team successfully estimated multiple parameters describing gastric emptying, motility, and peristalsis propagation patterns. Patricia Estrada, DC (’99), assistant professor and lead clinician at the Logan University Health Center
Melissa Engelson, DC, DHPE, MS (’12), CSCS, DACBSP®, ICCSP, educational Dr. Melissa administrator, Engelson who received the 2021 Presidential Appreciation Award from the ACA Sports Council during its annual general meeting. Dr. Engelson was appointed to the Sports Council Bylaws Task Force in summer 2020 and is a medical advisor to U.S. Para Powerlifting.
Class of 2004 Indiana State Rep. Shane Lindauer, DC (R-Jasper), who was named Legislator of the Year by the Indiana State Chiropractic Association for helping more state residents access chiropractic and medical services. Class of 2006 and 2007
Alumni Notes
John C. Cho, DC (’06), DACBR, RMSK and Kenneth Reckelhoff, DC (’07), DACBR, RMSK, whose research titled “Sonographic evaluation of the degree of medial meniscal extrusion during Thessaly test in healthy knees” was published in Chiropractic & Manual Therapies. Both Drs. Cho and Reckelhoff trained as resident and fellow in Logan’s Department of Radiology.
Congratulations to …
Class of 2011
Class of 1966
Dr. Patricia Estrada
Dr. Lokmer played softball and basketball for Logan in the old St. Louis Business Schools league.
Dennis Lokmer, DC, CCSP, catcher for the Kolohe (“mischief makers”) of Maui, who took first place in their bracket in the Senior Softball Championship of Hawaii held August 3-5, 2021, on Kauai.
Ben Johnson, DC, MS, ICCSP, who was recognized by his Tennessee Chiropractic Association peers with the 2021 Rising Chiropractor of the Year Award for his outstanding achievements and service to his community and profession.
