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Former Logan Alumni Association Endows Funds for Faculty Success, Student Scholarship Logan University’s former alumni association has endowed the university with two generous funds: one to promote faculty success in the classroom and the other for students by establishing the Logan College of Chiropractic Alumni Association Endowment. Each endowment is a funding will be awarded gift of $115,560.77, totaling to areas of greatest $231,121.54 in endowment impact to the chiropractic funds from the Association. program. Faculty can Sean Casey, DC (‘93), propose new ideas Jason Sthrotheide, DC (‘93) and additional training and Alan Epstein, DC (‘93), for consideration. To past members of the Logan request funding, faculty College of Chiropractic can submit a one-page Alumni Board of Directors, narrative to the university helped coordinate the explaining how certain endowment on behalf of the equipment or experiences former association. Annual will impact them as donations made by the educators and improve Logan chiropractic alumni at the learning experience for From left: Dr. Clay McDonald, Dr. Sean Casey and Dr. Ralph Barrale large funded the endowment their students. to support both the facility In addition to the and students so they could have the best educational faculty fund, the Endowed Scholarship will provide experience possible. funds for eligible chiropractic students—demonstrating The Endowed Fund for Faculty Success will allow academic excellence and a commitment to the chiropractic faculty to submit requests to the University for educational profession—to further their education. materials and equipment or professional development “This generous gift solidifies the former alumni opportunities above and beyond what they receive in association’s dedication to the future success of the college their budget. and allows the association name to live in perpetuity,” said “In the past, it has included anything from microscopes Logan President Clay McDonald, DC (’82), JD, MBA. “I’d to spinal screening units or other equipment that isn’t like to extend a sincere thank you to the alumni association always in the college’s budget but would be a great asset board, Dr. Casey and Dr. Ralph Barrale for coordinating this for chiropractic students,” Dr. Casey said. “This endowment important gift to the university.” is a different mechanism to get funds to faculty and Faculty and students can begin applying for funds in students in need.” December 2021, and the first awards will be announced in Consistent with the past practices of the association, spring 2022.
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