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Publisher Edwin Cordero, D.C. ecordero@sherman.edu
2. Around the World
Editor Karen Rhodes, M.B.A. krhodes@sherman.edu
3. Trustee Insights, Updates
Sherman College is bringing its message to the world through numerous events. Board Chair Judy Campanale, D.C., A.C.P., discusses the college’s future; Hahn, Bonafonte appointed to the board.
Contributing Writers Jaime Browning, D.C., ’09 Judy Nutz Campanale, D.C., A.C.P. Dean & Jen DePice, D.C.s Russell Goff Billie Harrington, Ph.D. Christopher Kent, D.C., J.D. Beverly Knight Ohmar Land, D.M. Emily Wood
5. Wise, Miller Retire Long-serving Sherman College faculty members Leslie Wise, D.C., and Kelly Miller, D.C., ’88, have retired.
6. Employee Accolades New employees join the Sherman team; employees proudly represent the college.
8. Community Outreach Employees and students contribute to various community outreach programs.
10. Showcasing Sherman Showcase Sherman Weekends allow prospective students to explore chiropractic.
13. Spartanburg, Adjusted The college hosted its first annual Spinal Health Symposium in the community.
14. Alumni Corner FALL 2018 ISSUE Sherman is published twice a year and is produced for and about the Sherman College community. For inquiries, call 800-849-8771, ext. 242, or e-mail the editor at krhodes@ sherman.edu. Sherman College of Chiropractic provides students with a comprehensive chiropractic education, preparing them to enter the field as doctors of chiropractic who are highly skilled, compassionate, ethical and successful. On its beautiful 80-acre campus in South Carolina, Sherman offers a first professional degree program unique in its approach to health care and known globally for the skill and art of chiropractic delivered by its graduates.
Alumni Association elects officers; alumni make headlines, the importance of feeling at home at your alma mater.
The Doctor of Chiropractic Program The doctor of chiropractic degree program of Sherman College of Chiropractic is awarded programmatic accreditation by The Council on Chiropractic Education, 8049 North 85th Way, Scottsdale, AZ, 85258-4321, Phone: (480) 443-8877, Web site: www.cce-usa.org.
19. Diversity in Chiropractic
Sherman College of Chiropractic is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the Doctor of Chiropractic degree. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Sherman College of Chiropractic.
29. Make Your Mark
Sherman College is working to increase “the other D.C.” – diversity in chiropractic.
20. Advancing Sherman Discover how Sherman College is working toward its ultimate goal of becoming the world’s preeminent chiropractic institution. Naming opportunities allow donors and organizations to make a lasting impact.
32. We Can’t Afford Average The G10 program equips graduates to eliminate student loan debt within 10 years.
34. Spotted on Social Media Check out some of our favorite uplifting posts that show off the #shermanpride.
36. Lyceum 2018 a Success Photos highlight the 2018 event; alumni and supporters are honored with awards.
41. Campus Plan Updates Sherman College continues to match its vision, passion with its physical resources.
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President’s News: Around the World
Bringing Sherman College of Chiropractic to the World In keeping with the college’s vision of “Adjusting the World for a Better Future,” President Edwin Cordero, D.C., and Executive Vice President Neil Cohen, D.C., maintain aggressive travel schedules to promote the college, share chiropractic and recruit students. Here’s a look at where they’ve been and what’s planned.
July Summer Recruitment Tour in San Juan, Puerto Rico (Cordero) NY Chiropractic Council in Buffalo, NY (Cordero) Focus OKC Seminar in Oklahoma City, OK (Cohen) Presidential Recruitment Tour in South Florida (Cordero)
August
President Edwin Cordero, D.C., with college career counselors and staff members during the AutopistaAmericas reverse tour. The group had a half-day experience at Sherman College.
Career Counselors with AutopistaAmericas Visit College for Half-Day Sherman Experience
Showcase Sherman Weekend in Spartanburg, SC (Cordero & Cohen) Dynamic Essentials in Atlanta, GA (Cohen) Universidad Central de Bayamón Commencement speaker in Bayamón, Puerto Rico (Cordero) Mile High in Denver, CO (Cordero & Cohen) Autopista Americas Tour in San Juan, Puerto Rico (Cordero)
More than a dozen college career counselors and staff members with AutopistaAmericas were treated to the Sherman College experience during a half-day visit to campus on June 4. This was the first group of guests to visit the recently renovated Scallon Building classrooms.
September
Autopista is Spanish for highway, and the organization aims to be “the highway to education in connecting all of the Americas.” AutopistaAmericas is an academic consulting firm that holds career/college fairs around the world; Sherman participates each summer at a large event in Puerto Rico. In addition, they conduct “reverse” tours where Autopista brings together a group of counselors from the US, Canada, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and makes a tour of universities in the United States. AutopistaAmericas has conducted tours for guidance counselors to more than 500 different colleges and universities for more than 20 years.
Florida Chiropractic Society (SNL) in West Palm Beach, FL (Cordero & Cohen) Presidential Road Tour in Detroit, MI; Grand Rapids, MI; Princeton, NJ (Cordero & Cohen) Chiropractic Xtravaganza in Uncasville, CT (Cordero) Latin America Chiropractic Association Festival in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic (Cordero) Prosperity International Leadership Summit in Washington, DC (Cohen) (continued on page 5)
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Pedro Juan Martínez-Torres, school director of Colegio Beato Carlos Manuel Rodríguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, said the visit helped him better understand Sherman College’s commitment to student success and its principled program of study. “I was extremely impressed with the chiropractic program,” he said. “The satisfaction of the students who gave us the tour and the passion and emotion with which they spoke to us was impressive.”
The Sherman College half-day experience included talks from President Dr. Edwin Cordero, Executive Vice President Dr. Neil Cohen, and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Joe Donofrio; presentations about health care professions and the doctor of chiropractic curriculum; a mini campus tour; a student panel discussion; and an overview of admission requirements. The half-day on campus concluded with lunch, and then the group moved on to its next campus visit.
Board of Trustees: Chiropractic is for Every Body
Chiropractic is for Every Body! by Judy Nutz Campanale, D.C., A.C.P. Chair of the Board of Trustees Maybe you are old enough to remember this popular slogan from the ’80s and ’90s. I have always loved the play on words and how a simple phrase can reveal such a fascinating truth. Several of the car magnets that had this slogan printed on a picture of the earth are likely still floating around my office. Everybody and every BODY can benefit from chiropractic because a clear nerve system is always better than one distorted by vertebral subluxation. Period. It’s so simple. And it is that simple message that has been the centering thought at Sherman College of Chiropractic for more than 40 years. From its inception, Sherman College of Chiropractic has recognized the innate wisdom of the body, the primary importance of the nerve system, and the detrimental effects of vertebral subluxation on the fullest expression of life. Over the years, Sherman College has changed to adapt to the forces of nature and educational and governmental requirements, but it has always held steadfast to the basic tenets that brought it into existence. Now under the expert direction of President Edwin Cordero, D.C., since 2013 and with an ever-growing faculty of excellent instructors, not only is Sherman College preparing doctors of chiropractic for excellence in contemporary technique and philosophy, but also cutting-edge research and successful practice. All of this is wrapped up in the exceptionally warm, make-you-feel-
like-family ambiance that Sherman has always been known for, from the first moment you step on campus. Today, Sherman College stands on the precipice of a new and exciting future. It has an outstanding leadership team, amazing students, and soon will complete its top-notch facilities to match the vision that it has always held. Now is the time to join this remarkable family. Like chiropractic, Sherman College is for everybody. You don’t have to be a Sherman graduate. What you DO have to be is excited about growing the chiropractic profession and filling it with doctors who are committed to the detection and correction of vertebral subluxation. For those of us who have known, loved, and supported Sherman College over all these years, we are truly witnessing a dream come true. We are currently conducting a capital campaign to assist us in making these long-held dreams a reality. You can be a part by making a meaningful contribution at www.sherman.edu/dreams. Whatever you do, you will not want to miss Lyceum 2019 to be held on Sherman’s new and improved campus May 2-4, 2019. You will not believe your eyes! You will swell with #ShermanPride! You will be honored to be a part of the family! Rooms at the Marriott will surely sell out, so commit today. Come enjoy the fruits of our commitment to the vision and the unprecedented excitement that is Sherman College.
Today, Sherman College stands on the precipice of a new and exciting future. It has an outstanding leadership team, amazing students, and soon will complete its top-notch facilities to match the vision that it has always held. Now is the time to join this remarkable family. World-class students. World-class team. World-class supporters. And now, coming in 2019, world-class facilities. I am honored to be serving as chair of the Sherman College of Chiropractic Board of Trustees at this exciting and pivotal time. You can be a part by supporting Sherman with your presence, your referrals, and your contributions. Together, we will elevate Sherman College to its rightful place as the premier chiropractic institution. I invite you to join me in support of Sherman College of Chiropractic at these most exciting of times. Sherman is for everybody!
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Campus News: Board of Trustees
Campanale, Boghosian Lead Board of Trustees; Hahn, Bonafonte Appointed At its May meeting, the Sherman College Board of Trustees elected Judy Nutz Campanale, D.C., A.C.P., as chair; Karlos Boghosian, D.C., was elected vice chair. In addition, the board thanked Ed Marram, Ph.D., for his service; he resigned from the board after serving for six years as a trustee. Peter Kevorkian, D.C., continues his service to the college as a trustee until the end of his term. Frank Hahn, D.C., ’04, and Steven J. Bonafonte, Esq., have been appointed to the Sherman College of Chiropractic Board of Trustees. Hahn’s term began on May 5, 2018, and Bonafonte’s term is effective with the October board meeting; members serve four-year terms. A 2004 Sherman College graduate, Hahn is owner and director of a thriving practice, Chiropractic Life Center, in Franklin Park, NJ, and he also provides care through Chiropractic for Humanity for Elijah’s Promise, which helps connect individuals and families in need with social and health services. He says his vision is for “every man, woman and child on the planet to become educated about the benefits of chiropractic.” Hahn appears regularly on IFCO-TV, an online television show he created
for the International Federation of Chiropractors and Organizations (IFCO). He is active with the IFCO and serves on the board of directors of the Garden State Chiropractic Society. He has written a book, 47 Reasons to Visit Your Chiropractor. Hahn is a Sherman College regent, providing financially for the advancement of the college with annual gifts. He is a longtime member of the college’s Reach Out and Recruit (ROAR) Program and is dedicated to building the profession by speaking at local career fairs and schools and by hosting events for prospective students in his town. He is a sought-after speaker in the chiropractic profession. Sherman College named him Chiropractor of the Year in 2016, and he was inducted as a “Fellow” into the College of Straight Chiropractic by the IFCO in 2016. Bonafonte is an attorney and partner at DCB Law Group, LLC and maintains active practices in Connecticut and Washington, D.C. In addition to the general practice of law, he provides general counseling services to corporate and government entities; government relations and public policy counsel; special counsel relating to privacy and cybersecurity; advice on information technology contracts and policies; counsel regarding
Sherman College Offers Online Continuing Education Credit The quality programming that you’ve come to know and love at Sherman College is available in an online learning format. With more states allowing online continuing education credit, it’s easier than ever to obtain your credits for licensure from Sherman College. Visit www.sherman.edu/online-ce to view current offerings. It is the responsibility of the participant to ensure the program is approved in the state for which she/he would like to receive credit. PAGE 4
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ethics, compliance and corporate governance; and conducts complex anti-fraud and corporate internal investigations. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) and speaks nationally on cybersecurity, privacy and anti-fraud issues. Previously, Bonafonte served as a partner and co-chair of the Privacy, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection practice group of a large Connecticut law firm and as managing corporate counsel and the enterprise privacy/corporate compliance officer at a Fortune 100 financial services company. In prior legal roles, Bonafonte served as the principal anti-fraud counsel to a major insurance company, as well as providing principal legal counsel to several diverse internal business groups including information technology, marketing and communications and global sourcing. He currently serves as the General Counsel of the Connecticut Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) and is a member of the newly formed Connecticut Cybersecurity Task Force. The Board of Trustees at Sherman College is a visionary group of professionals dedicated to carrying out the college’s mission, goals and objectives to educate doctors of chiropractic, conduct relevant research, and serve humanity with high quality health care.
Campus News: Wise, Miller Retire
Long-Serving Faculty Members Wise, Miller Retire Two long-serving Sherman College faculty members have retired: Professor of Clinical Sciences Leslie Wise, D.C., and Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences Kelly Bryant Miller, D.C., ’88. Wise is taking his “second” retirement from Sherman College after diligently serving the college for 44 years. Wise graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1974. That same year, he started his practice in Spartanburg and began working for the newly opened Sherman College of Chiropractic. Wise taught in the clinical sciences department and has served in many leadership capacities through the years, including serving as dean of clinical sciences for 10 years. He was dean of students through some of Sherman College’s most interesting times of growth and conflict. In 1982, he was appointed to the South Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners and retired as its chairman in 1990. Wise was a founding member of Straight Chiropractic Academic Standards Association, served on numerous National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) test committees, and was an independent contractor with the NBCE to produce items for the Boundaries exam. Sherman College presented Wise with the Service to the Profession Award at this year’s Lyceum (see page 39 for more). “Dr. Wise taught or interacted with every single student who walked the halls of Sherman College,” said Vice President for Academic Affairs Joe Donofrio, D.C., ’94, A.C.P. “He has done and seen a lot and has the stories to prove it. We thank
him for his years of service and commitment to the college and the profession. We wish him the very best.” Miller retired at the end of summer quarter. She began her relationship with Sherman College as a student in 1985; following graduation, she practiced in Ireland before returning to the U.S. to open a practice in Greenville, SC, which she has maintained since 1990. That same year, Miller also became a member of Sherman College’s Chiropractic Health Center faculty. She was quickly promoted to director of interns and then to dean of chiropractic health care services in 1994. In 1997 she stepped down as dean and has remained a faculty member of the college ever since. “Sherman College appreciates Dr. Kelly Miller’s many years of service and commitment as a faculty member, as well as her support as a Regent, and we wish her the very best in her retirement,” Donofrio said. Miller plans to pursue more opportunities in equine chiropractic and art and antique restoration. She is particularly excited about working with her three sons to create and patent healthcare products.
College Signs Agreement In continued effort to elevate and expand its influence across the globe, Sherman College signed a cooperation agreement with InterAmerican University in Puerto Rico. The agreement supports students who continue their post-graduate studies in chiropractic at Sherman College. Pictured, standing, from left to right, Sherman College International Recruiter Fernando Muñoz; InterAmerican University Director of International Affairs Dr. Ramón Ayala; InterAmerican University Director of Natural Sciences Armando Cardona; seated, from left, are Sherman College Director of International Recruitment and Presidential Initiatives Rolando Rivera; Sherman College President Dr. Edwin Cordero; InterAmerican University Dean of Academic Affairs Migdalia M. Texidor; InterAmerican University Dean of Science and Technology Dr. Yogani Govender.
Sherman to the World (continued from page 2)
October California Chiropractic Association in San Diego, CA (Cohen) Elite Coaching Seminar in Schaumburg, IL (Cohen) North Carolina Chiropractic Association in Concord, NC (Cordero) The New Beginnings Experience in Long Branch, NJ (Cohen) Dynamic Essentials in Atlanta, GA (Cordero)
November Showcase Sherman Weekend in Spartanburg, SC (Cordero & Cohen) Chiropractic Conference in Porto Alegre, Brazil (Cordero)
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Campus News: Employee Updates
Faculty and Staff Join College, Earn Promotions
Foster
DePasque
Cook
Carlson
Buckner
Ballington
New Employees
Glunt
Harris
H. Treharne
Troncoso
Walters
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Lauren Ballington, B.A., joined the college as health center receptionist.
Sherri A. Buckner, B.A., joined the college as admission counselor/recruiter.
Amy Carlson, B.S., joined the college as teaching and learning specialist.
Andrew Cook joined the college as help desk technician.
Rosemary McCormick DePasque, D.C., ’90, joined the college faculty as instructor in clinical sciences.
Valida Foster, B.S., joined the college as senior director of institutional advancement and public relations.
Susan Glunt joined the college as health center floater.
Jacob C. Harris, B.S., joined the college as admission counselor/recruiter.
Angel Radick, B.S., joined the college as coordinator for academic affairs.
Cynthia Treharne, D.C., joined the college faculty as instructor of clinical and basic sciences.
Heath Treharne, M.S., D.C., joined the college faculty as instructor of clinical sciences.
Michele Troncoso, B.A., joined the college as admission office coordinator.
Katia Walters, B.A., joined the college as administrative assistant to the offices of the president and executive vice president.
Katie Wickliffe, M.Ed., joined the college as success coach.
Katie Wilson, M.B.A., joined the college as continuing education administrative assistant.
Employee Transfers and Promotions
Todd Bachman was promoted to web developer/designer; he joined the college in 2017 as help desk technician.
Megan Georgion was promoted to director of academic support; she joined the college in 2013 as executive administrative assistant to academic affairs and institutional effectiveness, and was promoted to institutional research and assessment coordinator in 2015.
Crissy Lewis was promoted to senior director of institutional effectiveness; she joined the college in 2008 as administrative assistant for academic affairs and then served as the director of learning resources from 2009 to 2016; she had served as director of institutional effectiveness since 2012.
Fernando Munoz has transferred to the position of international recruiter and assists with presidential initiatives; he joined the college as a domestic recruiter in January 2017.
Ashley Valladares accepted the position of admission counselor/recruiter; she joined the college in 2017 as administrative assistant for academic affairs and institutional effectiveness.
Read, Share Sherman Magazine Archives Online Did you miss an issue of Sherman magazine? Archives are housed online at https:// issuu.com/shermancollege. Check them out and share with others who would like to keep up with alumni and professional news. If you know someone who would like to receive Sherman magazine by mail, call 800-849-8771, ext. 240, or email pthomas@ sherman.edu. We would be glad to add him or her to our mailing list.
Campus News: Employee Updates
Faculty Members Serve on NBCE Committees Greene-Orndorff Serves on NBCE Part II Committee
Greene-Orndorff
Laura Greene-Orndorff, D.C., ’95, R.T., served as a faculty representative from Sherman College at the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners’ Part II Test Development Committee and Standard Setting Workshop held in June 2018. She served as subject matter expert on the Diagnostic Imaging Committee, where she was responsible for reviewing, editing and analyzing test questions for content and appropriateness. She also assisted in setting cut scores for future Part II examinations.
Ivanov, Luo, Serve as NBCE Subject Matter Experts
Ivanov
Luo
Assistant Professor of Basic Sciences Dr. Maksim Ivanov and Director of Research Dr. Pengju George Luo served on the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) Part I Test Development Committee and Part I Standard Setting Committee in April at NBCE headquarters in Greeley, CO. Ivanov and Luo served as subject-matter experts on Physiology and on Microbiology, respectively. Members of the Test Development Committee were responsible for reviewing, editing and analyzing test questions for content and appropriateness for future examinations. Members of the Standard Setting Committee were responsible for reviewing hundreds of test questions and setting cut scores for each subject area of the NBCE Part I Exam.
Stephens Selected for CCE Site Team Academy Associate Professor of Clinical Sciences Sarah H. Stephens, D.C., ’03, has been selected as a candidate for appointment to the Academy of Site Team Visitors of the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE). “I am very pleased to be part of the CCE Academy,” Stephens said of her appointment. “This is not only a huge honor for me, but also a great benefit for Sherman College to have someone from our campus represented at the CCE. I look forward to working with the CCE Site Team to help all chiropractic colleges provide the best possible education for our students.” Trained individuals representing various areas of expertise and diversity are selected from the Academy membership to constitute each site visit team. Service on the Academy consists of a term of three years.
Rhodes Named Vice Chair of Local Board
Browning Named Research Chair of International Chiropractors Association Council on Upper Cervical Care The International Chiropractors Association (ICA) Council on Upper Cervical Care has named Sherman College Assistant Professor Jaime Browning, D.C., ’09, as its research chair. The Council on Upper Cervical Care is a professional forum designed to advance expertise in the analysis and care of the upper cervical spine and to be a voice for upper cervical chiropractic in research, education, clinical and policy-making environments. Browning is a current candidate for the ICA’s Diplomate in Craniocervical Junction Procedures (DCCJP) and holds an advanced certification in Knee Chest Upper Cervical Specific (KCUCS) technique. Since 2012, she has served as the chair of Sherman College’s Institutional Review Board and oversees human protections for the college’s research projects. She teaches several courses focused on the craniocervical junction and its impact on overall health, including Upper Cervical Rationale, Pattern Analysis, Upper Cervical Technique, and Advanced Knee Chest.
Director of Public Relations Karen Brower Rhodes has been named vice chair of the board of directors of Safe Homes - Rape Crisis Coalition (SHRCC) in Spartanburg. SHRCC provides services to victims of domestic violence in Spartanburg, Cherokee and Union Counties and victims of sexual assault in Spartanburg and Cherokee Counties. Its mission is to use a collective voice “to address the impact of domestic and sexual violence by providing quality services to those affected and to create social change through education, training, and activism.” SHERMAN
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Campus News: Community Contributions
Sherman College Contributes to Spartanburg Community Causes Employees Raise $575 for United Way of the Piedmont Earlier this year, Sherman College employees raised $575 during a weeklong campaign to support the United Way of the Piedmont. The college’s gift to the United Way allows for collective community impact because the organization provides support to a multitude of programs – including those aimed at increased graduation rates, economic self-sufficiency, and positive health outcomes – thereby creating a healthier, more prosperous community for everyone.
College Community Raises $400+ on National Denim Day Many Sherman College students, faculty and staff enjoyed a mid-week break from the dress code and wore their jeans to campus on April 25, all for a good cause. For a minimum $3 donation to SAFE Homes/Rape Crisis Coalition (SHRCC) in Spartanburg, many on campus participated in Denim Day, an annual awareness event and fundraiser. SHRCC promotes Denim Day as part of a large-scale effort to raise awareness and encourage prevention of sexual
violence. Sherman College participated in the campaign for its fourth year in a row, raising $414.75, more this year than in any year prior. All proceeds go to SHRCC for its work with survivors.
College ‘Stuffs the Bus’ with United Way of the Piedmont This August, Sherman College joined the Spartanburg community in a United Way “Stuff the Bus” campaign to donate school supplies to those in need. The United Way works with all seven Spartanburg County School Districts to deliver school supplies to students who often do not have the tools they need. College employees and students collected a variety of school supplies including back packs, glue sticks, notebooks, binders, crayons, calculators, highlighters, rulers, pens, pencils and more to help make a difference for students in need this school year.
Health Center Collaborates with Homeless Period Project The Health Center has collaborated with The Homeless Period Project (HPP) to become one of its Spartanburg drop-off locations. HPP provides
Employees and students collected a variety of school supplies for the local United Way “Stuff the Bus” campaign.
feminine hygiene products to homeless women, women in poverty and school-aged girls who may not have access to these products. According to HPP, feminine products are the least donated products to homeless shelters. HPP takes donated products and assembles them into “period packs” that are distributed to homeless shelters, food banks, schools and other organizations for women and girls in the Upstate. Product donations are being accepted at the Health Center front desk and will be delivered to HPP headquarters in Greenville (learn more on page 25).
Kersh, Wood Complete Leadership Spartanburg Course Kersh
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Director of Continuing Education Jillian Kersh, D.C., ’09, and Admission Office Event and Program Manager Emily Wood recently completed the Spartanburg Chamber of Commerce program Leadership Spartanburg, a nine-month course designed to better prepare leaders and volunteers for community service through exploration of issues, challenges and opportunities facing Spartanburg County now and in the future.
Campus News: Leaders in the Sherman Community
Three new officers were elected for the Student Ambassador program earlier this year. Secretary Nicole Mercado, President Charles Tucker, and Vice President Angelica Lopez (pictured from left to right) have begun their one-year terms and will be working to further strengthen the Ambassador program. Student Ambassadors are responsible for giving campus tours to prospective students, as well as aiding in Showcase Sherman Weekends to promote the message that Sherman College has to offer and show why Sherman is the premier college for a chiropractic education. Group meetings are held monthly to discuss program business, and quarterly dinners provide the opportunity to train and to strengthen relationships.
Michael McIntyre (May), of Worcester, MA, graduates in December 2018 and is currently making practice plans.
Paige Dines (April) of Lakeview, MI, graduated in September 2018 and plans to work as an associate in Michigan.
Dylan Drinkard (March) of Madison, WV, graduated in September 2018 and plans to practice in Morgantown, WV.
Kaleb Hebert (February) of Holt, MI, graduated in September 2018 and plans to practice at Total Health Chiropractic Grand Rapids.
Spencer Lewandowski (January) of Mattawan, MI, graduated in June and plans to open a practice in Mattawan with his wife, Jennifer, who also graduated in June.
Drinkard Lewandowski
The Sherman College Chiropractic Student Government (CSG) has elected its slate of officers for 2018-2019. CSG aims to build leadership skills and relationships among students as they work within the governance process to address the needs of the student body. CSG serves as the liaison between the student body and the administration by representing the student interest. New officers include President Casey Miller, Vice President Shelby McHugh, Secretary David Boylan and Treasurer Jeimmy Sanchez.
Patrick Houser (June) of Boiling Springs, NC, graduates in December 2018 and plans to open a practice in St. Petersburg, FL.
McIntyre
Chiropractic Student Government Elects Officers
Houser
Student Ambassador Program Elects Officers
The Health Center recognizes an intern each month who excels in clinical performance, patient management, professionalism and analytical/adjusting technique.
Dines
In appreciation for their financial contributions to Sherman College, the Office of Institutional Advancement held its first Employee Donor Appreciation Drop-In this August. Staff and faculty giving increased nearly threefold – from 16 to 60 percent – over the last year. To learn more about why employees give, check out our Dreams Coming True campaign at www.sherman.edu/dreams.
Interns of the Month
Hebert
Sherman College Celebrates Employee Donors
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Campus News: Showcase Sherman Weekend
Students, Faculty Attend Memorial Service for Donors Six Sherman College students and two faculty members recently helped honor the individuals and families of those who donated their bodies to science during the previous year as they attended a service of commemoration on April 6 hosted by the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia, which supplies Sherman College’s lab with donor bodies. Anatomy Lab Manager Edgardo Rivera, M.D., and faculty member Terry Lancaster, M.S., as well as students Angelica Davila, Chris Demczar, Rebekah Drum, Steven Hedges, Cutter Newton and Jason Shull represented Sherman College at the event, which nearly 400 of the donors’ relatives, friends and supporters attended. Student Jason Shull spoke at the event, and his comments were published in the event program. He shared a memorable quote and explained how it related to Sherman students’ interactions with their very first patients in Anatomy Lab. “As our first patients, your loved ones taught us more than anatomy,” Shull explained. “[They gave] us a new respect for ‘everyday life.’ Each patient is a new experience, a new chance to learn, a new chance to increase our knowledge, and a new chance to give back…. Who knew that one loving donation could affect so many lives? We didn’t, but we do now.” The service enabled students and faculty to recognize the individual donors and their families. “It was a privilege to interact with the donors’ relatives and friends and express our sincere appreciation for the great service their loved ones’ donations have provided,” Rivera said of the event.
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About 80 prospective students and guests were in attendance at the college’s August Showcase Sherman Weekend. The event is designed to help students learn more about Sherman and begin their pursuit of an exciting career in the health and wellness field of chiropractic.
August Showcase Sherman Weekend a Success Sherman College hosted Showcase Sherman Weekend at the AC Hotel in downtown Spartanburg August 3-4 with nearly 80 prospective students and guests. Due to construction on campus, prospective students and their guests were invited to stay at the new hotel to further enjoy and explore Spartanburg each day after sessions ended; August guests were also treated to a Spartanburg history trolley ride. Attendees had an opportunity to visit the Sherman College campus for a tour and palpation session, and they enjoyed a trip to downtown Greenville’s Mellow Mushroom and Falls Park. Showcase Sherman Weekend is an event for prospective students to explore chiropractic and Sherman College and is designed to ignite students’ passion for leadership as well as help them begin their pursuit of becoming the next generation of DCs2B. Check out the Showcase Sherman Weekend page on our website at www.sherman. edu/showcase to learn more and see our videos. Our next Showcase Sherman Weekend for 2018 is scheduled for November 2-3; this event will also be held off campus at the AC Hotel in downtown Spartanburg during the campus expansion. The college welcomes your student referrals to this unique chiropractic weekend, so spread the word and send the next generation of chiropractors to visit during this exciting time in Sherman College’s history.
“Sherman was the third chiropractic school I visited. After Showcase Sherman Weekend, I knew I didn’t need to see any more schools. The technology in the classroom, the G10 initiative, and the focus on being a great adjuster is EXACTLY what I’m looking for in a chiropractic school.” – August SSW Attendee
Campus News: Recruiting Across the Nation
Sherman College Recruiting Around the World
One of the greatest satisfactions in life is helping others fulfill their dreams. When they recruit students, Sherman College alumni and friends help build the profession with compassionate, skilled, ethical and successful doctors. In spring and summer 2018, alumni, students and supporters continued to refer students to Sherman College. Thanks to each of the following individuals who sent students:
The fall is typically a very busy season for the admissions and recruitment teams at Sherman College of Chiropractic. The departments will travel to college and career fairs, attend special events and also begin planning its spring recruitment calendar, identifying the most important conventions, educational, health and careers fairs to attend across the U.S. Here’s a look at where our recruiters have been and what’s on the agenda.
August 2018
University of South Carolina Upstate (SC)
September 2018 University of Tennessee (TN) Washburn University (KS) East Carolina University (NC) Emporia State University (KS) Fayetteville State University (NC) Virginia Tech (VA) Coastal Carolina University (SC) James Madison University (VA) University of Pittsburgh (PA) Indiana University of Pennsylvania (PA) Ohio Northern University (OH)
Sherman College Student Ambassador Aixa Santos of Puerto Rico represents the college at Furman University in Greenville, SC.
October 2018 Alabama A&M (AL) Colby College (ME) Bates College (ME) Bowdoin College (ME) Stillman College (AL) Birmingham Southern College (AL) Auburn University (AL) Faulkner University (AL) University of South Alabama (AL) Appalachian State University (NC) Baylor University (TX)
Supporters Refer to Sherman
University of Texas (TX) Winthrop University (SC) West Georgia University (GA) Robert Morris University (PA) Georgia College (GA) Georgia Tech (GA) East Tennessee State University (TN) University of Georgia (GA) Western Michigan University (MI) Michigan State University (MI) Ohio University (OH) Penn State (PA) Emory University (GA) University of South Carolina (SC) Agnes Scott College (GA) Georgia State University (GA) University of Wisconsin (WI)
November 2018 University of Wisconsin (WI) Temple University (PA) Millersville University (PA) University of South Carolina (SC) Clarion University (PA)
Art Argenio, D.C. Edward Bauchou, D.C. James Beadle, D.C. Rich Benjamin, D.C., ’05 Evan Cohen, D.C., ’87 Christopher Doyle, D.C. Daniel Eldridge, DC2B Scott Garber, D.C. Mary Geddings Bryn Gillow, D.C., ’00* Amy Haas, D.C. (2) Greg Hackney, D.C., ’01 Franklin Kelly, DC2B Sheila Klein Lynn Koch, D.C., ’95 Morgan MacBean, D.C. Tyler Maxey, D.C. Ashley McGuire, D.C., ’16 Michael Ivan Rodriguez Miranda, DC2B Carolina Otero, DC2B Cathy Padden, D.C., ’85 Vicky Peppin Stan Pierce, D.C. Elizabeth Rassel, D.C. Tad Schexnailder, D.C. Katie Short, D.C. Kristina Stitcher, D.C. Kyle Stull, D.C. Margaret Winters, D.C., ’05 Eric Zielinski, D.C. An asterisk (*) indicates that the individual is a member of the college’s Reach Out And Recruit program. Learn more at www.sherman.edu/ roar.
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Campus News: Marketing Campaign Recognized
‘Dreams Coming True’ Campaign Receives National Recognition A Sherman College marketing campaign has been recognized with an honorable mention in the “Marketing Program or Campaign” category of the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW) Communications Contest, an annual competition that encourages and rewards excellence in communication. Before advancing to the national contest, the campaign won top honors in Media Women of South Carolina’s statewide contest.
Ohmar T. Land, D.M., was pleased to see the college’s work honored. “Having this work recognized on a national level highlights Karen’s passion for creating pieces that really reach the hearts of our audience,” Land said of the award.
Director of Public Relations Karen Brower Rhodes, part of Sherman College’s Office of Institutional Advancement, developed the campaign to complement the college’s capital fundraising project, “Dreams Coming True.” The campaign’s main objective is to raise funds for the college’s major campus transformation project, including extensive renovations to the Olsen and Scallon Buildings and the construction of the Gelardi Student Center.
Campaign components submitted with the entry included coordination and development of print pieces with pledge cards, a web presence, post-up stands, media coverage, social media promotions and Facebook Live event coverage, a video and a speech. The state judge who advanced the campaign to the national contest had high praise, claiming, “This is truly outstanding. I love the theme – it manifests both the very real, physical goal of the campaign with the inspirational/higher-level goal of education. I’m especially impressed that this campaign contains many multi-channel components, to meet a variety of audiences in their desired spaces.”
Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Public Relations
This is not the Public Relations Office’s first time receiving honors from the
National Federation of Press Women. In 2016, the college’s “Sherman Pride Day” campaign was recognized with a second place national prize in its category of communications programs and campaigns, and two other marketing projects were recognized with honorable mention awards. In 2014, a print piece for prospective students won first place in the nation in the nonprofit brochure category. And in 2013, two prospective student print pieces received second place national awards in the brochures and direct mail marketing categories. Read more on our blog at https:// www.sherman.edu/news/dreams-coming-true-campaign-receives-nationalrecognition/.
Kent Articles Published in Neurology, Chiropractic Journals Director of Evidence-Informed Curriculum and Practice Christopher Kent, D.C., J.D., had an article titled “Chiropractic and Mental Health: History and Review of Putative Neurobiological Mechanisms” published in The Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Brain Research. According to the abstract, this paper reviews the history of chiropractic involvement in mental health issues, chiropractic institutions specializing in the care of mental health problems, and the putative neurobiological mechanisms associated with vertebral subluxation and dysregulation of the autonomic nervous system. Read it online at http://www.kosmospublishers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ JNPB-103_PDF.pdf. In addition, his paper, “Vertebral Subluxation: Semantic Pathology, Epistemic Trespassing, and Ethics” has been published in the July 23, 2018, issue of The Journal of Philosophy, Principles & Practice of Chiropractic. According to the abstract, this paper focuses on using language as a tool for minimizing ambiguity and establishing precision in communication, which leads “to the use of terminology that communicates the uniqueness of the thing being described.” Read the abstract at https://www.vertebralsubluxationresearch.com/2018/ 07/22/vertebral-subluxation-semantic-pathology-epistemic-trespassing-and-ethics/.
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Campus News: College Hosts Spinal Symposium
College Hosts First Annual Spartanburg, Adjusted Symposium As a complement to the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games recently held in Mill Spring, NC, Sherman College hosted its first annual Spinal Health Symposium on September 20, with a special focus on the human-animal bond.
fied animal chiropractor Jay Komarek, D.C., of Boulder, CO, and American Veterinary Chiropractic Association (AVCA) certified veterinarians Amy Hayek, D.V.M., and Bill Ormston, D.V.M., of Dallas, TX.
“We knew the 2018 World Equestrian Games would bring an interest in horses and, of course, the special bond that animals and humans share,” said Sherman College President Edwin Cordero, D.C. “As chiropractors, we know that any living being with a spine and nervous system can benefit from care. So it was only natural for us to bring these two passions together to share with our community the beneficial role of chiropractic in caring for horses and other animals.”
Komarek extended his stay and his generosity by hosting an “Introduction to Equine Chiropractic Care” seminar on September 21 in coordination with HALTER (Healing And Learning Through Equine Relationships), a therapeutic horseback riding program that serves children with disabilities from the Spartanburg area and students from the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind. Komarek donated all proceeds from the program to Sherman College.
The Symposium, titled “Spartanburg, Adjusted,” featured an afternoon drop-in at the Spartanburg Methodist College (SMC) Studio in downtown Spartanburg, and an invitation-only, sold-out dinner program followed later that evening at the exclusive Piedmont Club in Spartanburg. Both events featured guest speakers who are acclaimed doctors in the field: certi-
Corporate Sponsors for the first annual “Spartanburg, Adjusted” Symposium include the following: Grand Prix Dressage Sponsor ChiroFutures Grand Prix Para Dressage Sponsors Harper Contractors Merrill Lynch/Bank of America: Rick Migliore, Ronnie Dennis, Ellison Kibler & Associates Grand Prix Vaulting Sponsors Allegra BB&T Hodge Floors
The Office of Institutional Advancement plans to make “Spartanburg, Adjusted” an annual event, expanding its focus to the benefits of chiropractic care, Sherman College’s impact on the local community and other relevant topics. For more information about this program, contact Assistant Director of Development Hunter F. Mahon at hmahon@sherman. edu or 800-849-8771, ext. 277.
Left, new Regents Chris Bedenbaugh, D.C., ’10, and Kimberly Grey Bedenbaugh receive a sculpture from AVCA certified veterinarians Amy Hayek, D.V.M., and Bill Ormston, D.V.M., during the college’s first annual “Spartanburg, Adjusted” Spinal Symposium private dinner. Above, certified animal chiropractor Jay Komarek, D.C., leads an equine chiropractic care seminar to benefit Sherman College.
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Message from the Alumni Association President
We Are Sherman
Alumni Association Elects Officers
A Message from your Alumni Association President Jaime Browning, D.C., ’09 Welcome to my favorite time of year! Summer is over, the leaves are changing, temperatures are starting to cool, football games have begun, weekends are for camping with the family, and life just feels peaceful. It really is such a magical time... or at least the Clark Griswold in me hopes it will be. But this year brings a notable new layer, one filled with tension and excitement. The magic is still here, but with even more eagerness. We are in the midst of great change. Sherman College is on the precipice of full bloom. It is a maturing season as we complete our face lift, revitalization, space creation, campus cohesion, community investing, and world connecting. We have a mighty full plate at the moment, and it’s during these times we need more unity than ever. As we traverse the campus and see large mounds of red clay, minimal walkways connecting from one building to another, humidity that sometimes can only be described as very axilla-like, and new creations that are progressing (albeit just sllllightly slower than a Chip and Joanna Gaines episode), we must step back and refocus... and set our eyes on the promises. Sherman has worked through many initiatives in its history, many promises. During some of that time, I have had the pleasure to either work or attend Sherman under the leadership of some fantastic (continued on page 17)
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2018-2020 Alumni Association Officers are, from left, Immediate Past President Jennifer York, D.C., ’09, Second Vice President Alan Brewster, D.C., ’89, President Jaime Browning, D.C., ’09, Treasurer Claudia Seay, D.C., ’80, First Vice President Jillian Kersh, D.C., ’09, and Secretary Katelyn Niemiec-Klimek, D.C., ’11.
Bookstore Offers Class Rings to Sherman Grads The Sherman College Bookstore has partnered with Jostens to offer Sherman College class rings. The store is offering five different varieties:
White Lustrium (pictured) $251.22 (men), $245.92 (women)
Suncast $346.62 (men only, yellow gold)
Silver Elite $392.20 (men), $355.51 (women) – looks like the White Lustrium but it’s blended with precious metals
10K $689.00 (men), $567.10 (women)
Yellow Lustrium $341.32 (women only)
Prices include taxes and shipping. Each ring will be customized with the graduation year on one side and “D.C.” on the opposite side. Alumni can contact the Bookstore to order; email Bookstore Manager Angela Thrift at athrift@sherman.edu or call 800-849-8771, ext. 260.
Classmate Updates: Alumni News
Classmate Updates
1970s Jerry C. Renato, D.C., ’78, of Goose Creek, SC, has launched a new program, First Steps, for graduating doctors of chiropractic to help them set up practices after graduation. After practicing successfully for 40 years and retiring from active practice, he is excited to help the next generation flourish in the chiropractic profession.
1980s David H Mruz, D.C., ’80, of Taylors, SC, assumed the office of president of the South Carolina Chiropractic Association (SCCA) on June 23, 2018. The SCCA’s mission is to promote and protect chiropractic and provide leadership as a unified voice to safeguard the future of all chiropractors in South Carolina. Kelly Bryant Miller, D.C., ’88, retired as assistant professor of clinical sciences at Sherman College at the end of summer quarter 2018. See more on page 5.
1990s Laura Greene-Orndorff, D.C., ’95, R.T., served as a faculty representative from Sherman College for the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners. See more on page 7.
2000s Sarah H. Stephens, D.C., ’03, has been selected as a candidate for appointment to the Academy of Site Team Visitors of the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE). See more on page 7.
Cassandra Peterson, D.C., ’08, and her husband, Carlo Brand, of Honolulu, HI, welcomed son Vendovi Willemsz Brand (7 pounds, 14 ounces and 20.5 inches) on April 28, 2018. He is named after an island in the San Juan Islands of Washington State, and his middle name is an Old Dutch form of the name Williamson. Jaime Browning, D.C., ’09, was named Research Chair of The International Chiropractors Association Council on Upper Cervical Care. See more on page 7. Qunna Morrow, D.C., ’09 , of Parkton, NC, was recently named president and executive director for Miller-Motte College in Fayetteville, NC. Tia Everesta Wilson-Johnson, D.C., ’09, of Nassau, Bahamas, married Moses A. Johnson on February 10, 2018, in Nassau.
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2018. She also received the Women Impacting the Community Award for Healthcare in 2018 from the Hendersonville Chamber of Commerce. Katelyn Niemiec-Klimek, D.C., ’11, of North Tonawanda, NY, was named The American Business Women Association (ABWA) Western New York Charter Chapter’s Woman of the Year 2018. The Woman of the Year is the highest honor awarded to an ABWA member in recognition of their career accomplishments, community involvement and contributions to ABWA. Jeremy Arnold, D.C., ’13, and his wife, Meghan, of Charlotte, NC, welcomed son Wyatt Benjamin Arnold (7 pounds, 12 ounces and 21 inches) on April 7, 2018. Wyatt was warmly welcomed by his parents and big sister, Berklee.
Chris Bedenbaugh, D.C., ’10, of Spartanburg, SC, was recognized as Best Chiropractor in the 2018 Best of the Best in Spartanburg. He practices at AlignLife of Spartanburg East.
Sandy Martin, D.C., ’13, and her husband, Joe, of St Joseph, MI, welcomed daughter Lyra Grace Martin (8 pounds, 1.5 ounces and 20.5 inches) on April 23, 2018.
Courtney Jones Moseley, D.C., ’10, of Hendersonville, TN, was recently recognized with a 2018 Main Street Award for Best Chiropractor in Sumner County. Her office, Music City Health Center, is located in Hendersonville. In addition, she was named Best Chiropractor in Hendersonville for
Stephanie Marie Gates, D.C., ’17, opened a new office location of Gates Chiropractic in Westwood, NJ. Barry Gilmour Powderly, D.C., ’17, and Breanna Rose Smith, D.C., ’17, were married April 28, 2018, in Hershey, PA.
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Campus News: Welcome Home
Feeling at Home at Your Alma Mater by Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Public Relations Ohmar T. Land, D.M. For many institutions of higher learning, giving back often starts before students graduate. Perhaps it begins as a community service project, with club members volunteering to tutor local kids, or perhaps it is a simple meeting or forum designed to share the importance of alumni support. However students are introduced to the concept of giving, colleges need to encourage their graduates to make it a tradition. Institutions need to nurture relationships with their graduates to ensure that their generosity continues for a lifetime. “A true indicator of the love for and loyalty to one’s alma mater is the extent to which one is willing to support it financially,” according to The Alumni Factor (https://www.alumnifactor.com/ node/5854). Further, “it also happens to be a reliable indicator of excellence. As it turns out, graduate giving is a very good barometer of how alumni view their college. Those schools with high levels of alumni giving also tend to do quite well on most of the attributes we measure.” Equally as important in this scenario is the college’s responsibility to provide a high-quality experience for its students. This experience for students should include high-quality academic and nonacademic opportunities for students to learn, grow and gain exposure to
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Colleges who excel at relationship-building produce graduates who are successful in their chosen path and have an affinity and love for their alma mater.
the industry or profession in which they choose to study. Having modern facilities and the latest technology to enhance the college experience also plays a vital role in how students may feel as alumni. Additionally, the interactions students have with faculty, staff and leadership are critical to their perceptions as alumni. Many colleges today are struggling with tough economic conditions and a competitive landscape, which makes it even more important to explore new ways of increasing alumni giving. Clearly, some colleges understand the situation better than others, as evidenced by the annual percentage of alumni giving, which ranges from a 60 percent (Princeton) to low single digits at many other schools (including Sherman College at just under four percent). What these numbers suggest is that Sherman College has a tremendous opportunity to engage and re-engage current students and all alumni in a different, impactful way. We want every student who graduates from Sherman
College to leave with a positive impression of the college, we hope to grow our relationship with alumni as they transition in their chiropractic journey from their education to career. The Alumni Factor notes that “when colleges get it right, they produce graduates who are successful in their chosen path and have an affinity and love for their alma mater.” Sherman College is striving to get it right in various ways as evidenced by the additions and enhancements on campus, the evolution of the curriculum with our G10 program, and the building of community relations programs with increased local and national presence. We want all current students and all alumni to feel comfortable with calling Sherman College of Chiropractic “home.” No matter the practice model, no matter the practice size, and no matter the practice location, Sherman College welcomes every graduate back home with open arms. We challenge all Sherman College alumni to find a reason to support their alma mater, because they are the reason the college exists today and will thrive tomorrow. Welcome home.
Campus News: IRAPS 2018
College Gathers Leaders for 15th Annual IRAPS Sherman College of Chiropractic hosted its 15th Annual International Research and Philosophy Symposium (IRAPS), a peer-reviewed conference on vertebral subluxation research and the philosophy of chiropractic, in Spartanburg, SC, October 6-7, 2018. This year’s conference provided a platform for a wide variety of topics, according to Vice President for Academic Affairs Joe Donofrio, D.C., ’94. “We had a record number of abstracts submitted this year,” he noted. “I have been attending IRAPS since it began, and the quality and relevance of the presentations to a vertebral subluxation correction practice was remarkable. I am very excited to see how this year’s ideas and discussions produce even more thoughtful presentations next year.” The goal of IRAPS is to bring together leaders in philosophy and research as well as practitioners who are centered on the vertebral subluxation practice, to build a stronger academic community worldwide regarding the subluxation model of chiropractic. The symposium’s intent is to foster a view that the chiropractic profession is centered on vertebral subluxation, based on vitalism, dedicated to research and developing a discipline of philosophy. Highlights included the following presentations:
Looking Forward by Looking Deeper: A Tactile Approach for Mapping Patient & Practice Success – David Fletcher, D.C., F.R.C.C.S.S. (C) Advanced Imaging of the Cervicocranial Junction (CCJ): Observing the Atlas to Brain Health – Julie Mayer-Hunt, D.C., D.I.C.C.P., F.C.C.J.P.
Creating Standardized Results in a Chiropractic Technique – Stan Pierce, Jr., D.C., B.C.A.O. Vertebral Subluxation: Semantic Pathology, Epistemic Trespassing, and Ethics; Heart Rate Variability: Vertebral Subluxation vs. Spinal Manipulation – Christopher Kent, D.C., J.D.
Additional IRAPS presenters included the following: Rebecca Boles, D.C. Alan Brewster, B.S., D.C. Bill Decken, D.C., F.C.S.C., D.Ph.C.S. Shawn Dill, D.C., presenting for Michael Merkt, D.C. Joe Donofrio, D.C., A.C.P. Brian Dooley, D.C. Curtis Fedorchuk, D.C. Billie Harrington, Ph.D. Charmaine Herman, M.A., D.C. Otto Janke, D.C., A.A.S. Andrew Wright, D.C., presenting for Daniel Knowles, III, D.C. Christie Kwon, M.S., D.C. Terry Lancaster, M.A. Matthew McCoy, D.C. Taylor Myers, D.C. HuiZhen Lim presenting for Kelvin Ng, D.C. Simon Senzon, M.A., D.C. Sarah Stephens, B.S., D.C. Sponsors for the 2018 event included Platinum Sponsor ChiroFutures Malpractice Program, Gold Sponsor Chiropractic Leadership Alliance and Silver Sponsors TLC Coaching, the Foundation for Vertebral Subluxation, McCoy Press, and Dr. Mark Romano. For more information about IRAPS, go to www. sherman.edu/iraps or contact Coordinator for Academic Affairs Angel Radick at 800-849-8771, ext. 221, or aradick@ sherman.edu.
We Are Sherman (continued from page 14) presidents: Drs. Gelardi, Schwartzbauer, and now Cordero. Each one of these men shaped and molded who I am today, and I am truly grateful. And one of my favorite traits of our current president is his commitment to connect and stay the course. Dr. Cordero has promised us a hearty vision, one rich in history yet still delicately and respectfully focused on progress. As you walk these slim paths, dodge pockets of mud, look over and around fenced walls, and even wonder how future Lyceums play out, juggling our nostalgia with our current reality, I ask that you keep your eyes on the promises. As alumni, we are part of this growth. Unlike any other group connected to our beloved school, we truly know and own all that is Sherman. We are Sherman. It is our role to permeate that feeling throughout this new venture. We are almost to the top of the mountain, with just a few more steps (i.e. months) until we can stand firmly on the summit and look around at all of our Sherman family’s hard work. If this transition created feelings of unsteadiness at times, I understand. If it made you feel disconnected or unsure of how you fit in this new picture, I get it. As any family grows beyond its walls and creates a need for more space, there will definitely be discomfort. But we are here. We welcome you back. I ask that you find your footing, again, and join us in wrapping our arms around the completion of this growth and onward to the next levels of a mighty vision. The promises are within reach.
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Technology on Campus: iSherman Initiative
The iSherman Initiative: Using Data to Drive Decision-Making by Director of Teaching and Learning Billie Harrington, Ph.D.
At Sherman College, we attribute the success of many campus programs, including the iSherman Initiative, to a focus on data-driven decision-making. This means that, in collaboration with the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, we often use survey results to help guide informed decisions. This focus helps us drive programmatic changes that increase our efficiency and effectiveness. During the first year of student iPad distribution, each group of students was asked to complete the Student iPad Usage Survey. Items in the survey provided data on the level of iPad usage in each course during that particular deployment, the level of usage outside
Students strongly agree that iPads have extended their learning beyond the classroom.
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of the class period, how students were using the device, and the students’ perception of the overall benefit of the iPad to their educational experience. Interestingly, we discovered that courses with iBooks were among the highest rated, as compared to courses without iBooks. The Student iPad Usage Survey served to gauge perceptions of students in their first quarter with the college-issued iPad. We also collected data during the first full year of usage by the pilot group of students, expecting to find that students’ usage and perceptions of benefit would range from 40-50 percent. Interestingly, the results were nearly double in some cases, with overall usage and perceptions of benefit to the students ranging from 70 percent to far exceeding 90 percent in some courses. This data helped the college refine its strategies for following quarters of the pilot year, as well as develop support programs for faculty development. As the college continues to employ the use of data to enhance the iSherman Initiative, it will survey all students annually. The survey instrument will focus on the following four areas: classroom engagement, impact on learning, extended learning environment (learning outside the classroom) and increased collaboration. An open-ended question is included to provide students with a platform to share in areas that may not be addressed in the Likert-style items of the survey. This survey was piloted to the student body during the spring
2018 quarter, with a response rate of more than 50 percent. Findings suggest that overall student satisfaction with the iSherman Initiative is in alignment with the college’s goal of enhancing teaching and learning through the use of instructional technology. In the area of classroom engagement, more than 79 percent of students strongly agree/agree that the use of the iPad and other instructional technologies enhances their experiences in the classroom. More than 81 percent of respondents strongly agree/agree that the iPad has a positive impact on [their] learning. Questions associated with extended learning environment were helpful to ascertain the usefulness of the technology outside the classroom setting. Those results represented areas receiving the most positive responses in the survey. Approximately 95 percent of students strongly agree/agree that the iPad is useful for extending their learning beyond the scheduled classroom time. Interestingly, in another question, more than 52 percent of students did not express struggling with the content in courses with very little use of the technology. From these survey results, the college has concluded that the use of educational technology does enhance the student learning experience, but a lack of technology does not necessarily prohibit their grasp of the material. (continued on page 30)
In the Field: The Importance of Diversity
The Other D.C.: Diversity in Chiropractic by Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Public Relations Ohmar T. Land, D.M.
Recognizing the need to further its outreach and have the profession better reflect the populations it serves, Sherman College is working to increase “the other D.C.” in the marketplace: Diversity in Chiropractic. This initiative involves increasing the college’s involvement with several professional organizations as well as ramping up minority recruitment efforts. Let’s explore a few of the ways the college is reaching new groups of students and practitioners.
ABCA Sherman College has reinvigorated its relationship with the American Black Chiropractic Association (ABCA), including reviving its student chapter (SABCA) on campus and increasing its presence at ABCA events and conventions. This summer Sherman College President Edwin Cordero, D.C., attended the ABCA Convention in St. Louis, MO, and delivered a dynamic keynote speech on the importance of diversity in the profession. His message was well received and met with a standing ovation. ABCA’s mission is “integrating and improving outcomes for persons of color entering the profession” of chiropractic. Each year at its national convention, ABCA awards the Harvey Lillard Scholarship to several very deserving members in campus SABCA chapters. This year’s scholarships included the following three award categories:
academic, leadership and professional advancement. This year, one of our very own, Renee Sanders, was present to accept the Professional Advancement Award. Other Sherman SABCA members in attendance were Franklin Kelly, Reginel Simon, and Alnessa Hickmon, president of Sherman’s SABCA chapter. Sanders, a seventh quarter student from Greenville, SC, was selected and recognized for her ideas on how she will contribute to the advancement of the ABCA in upholding its mission and purpose. “Receiving the Harvey Lillard Scholarship Professional Advancement award was truly an honor because it exemplifies what I strive to be as a minority student,” Sanders explained. “Academically and professionally, my goal is to learn as much as I can about the profession so that I can teach and provide quality chiropractic care to a diverse community. This scholarship has motivated me to continue working diligently toward my goals.” When asked about the importance of diversity, Sanders said, “Diversity is extremely important in our profession because it allows us to gain new perspectives about concepts and people that we can sometimes be unfamiliar with.” She noted that diversity not only refers to race and ethnic background, but also to age, sexual orientation and economic status.
EVOKE Sherman College, particularly the Office of Institutional Advancement
Administrators and students recently traveled to the American Black Chiropractic Association Convention in St. Louis, MO.
and with the cooperation of SABCA, is also building a relationship with EVOKE, an organization that “aims to assist minority chiropractors in building a viable business by ensuring they are fully prepared for success,” according to evokechiropractic.com. EVOKE’s founders include Edgar Everett, Xaivier Tipler, and Frank Vaught, Jr., D.C.s. The EVOKE vision, “to have a dominant presence and be a way of life within the minority community,” inspired ABCA winner and Sherman student Sanders to another level. “Having diversity in the community allows chiropractic to be more accessible to everyone,” she shares. “We can have more impact when we’re adjusting the world for a better future, if we are including everyone in our outreach.” (continued on page 33)
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Advancing
Sherman College & Principled Chiropractic by Beverly Knight
With 18 accredited colleges of chiropractic in the United States and approximately 30 in other countries around the world, Sherman College’s ultimate goal is to stand alone as the world’s preeminent chiropractic institution.
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“We’ve been strategic in our approach,” President Edwin Cordero, D.C., says of Sherman College’s steps toward reaching that goal. “By going to all 50 states, going to chiropractic conventions, getting on all platforms, we are now in a better position than we were five years ago. The team and I have worked to be on as many platforms as possible. But no matter how successful we’ve been, we have to keep reaching out and participating. I am truly excited about what’s going on here.”
A major component of Sherman College’s strategy has been to seek out faculty and staff who are at the top of their fields. Another is to carry Sherman’s message of principled chiropractic to as many places as possible. The nexus of those two not only enhances Sherman’s reputation in the field, Cordero says, but also spreads Sherman College’s philosophy to areas that are hungering for that leadership and guidance. In order to assess worldwide need, Cordero has visited five of the seven
continents in the past five years. “We are creating a global market, targeting countries and continents where Sherman College will be the common denominator, to help them to open up programs to educate chiropractors to stay in their countries, take care of their people,” Cordero says. In his travels, Cordero has found that other countries want the principled connection and they want to affiliate with a successful partner. Since chiropractic is a profession that was founded in the United States, those in other countries are often eager to learn from the founding country, to make their programs congruent with those that Sherman College already has in place. “We want to bring the Sherman brand to the international market, to graduate chiropractors that carry principled chiropractic into their own communities,” Cordero says of his plan to begin this outreach with Caribbean and Central and South American countries. “This will be huge because they want what we have to offer. They are waiting for us, but we’re trying to be strategic, set a template.”
President Edwin Cordero, D.C., travels around the globe to advance the college and the profession.
Sherman College has already established collaborative agreements with universities in Puerto Rico, Costa Rica and Mexico and provides chiropractic resources for the development of the profession and potential students in these areas and around the world. Cordero says the comfort level with expanding this outreach is high because over the past few years Sherman College has hired more than 25 individuals who are at the top of their fields. Putting this faculty in place was a key component for both present and future success. “We know who we are,” Cordero says. “To implement our vision, we have hired quality faculty in technique and academics to ensure that Sherman College’s doctor of chiropractic degree is worth the money. In order to be preeminent, we need to have the best in each area.”
The college hires top faculty in technique and academics to ensure the value of the D.C. degree.
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Evidence-Informed Research Director of Evidence-Informed Curriculum and Practice Christopher Kent, D.C., J.D., is among the recent additions to the Sherman College employee roster and holds the distinction of being preeminent in his field. Though he is new to the college’s faculty, he is not new to Sherman. Kent served on the board of trustees before joining the staff two years ago.
explains, adding that it’s important to that end to have teachers instruct, coach and facilitate instead of simply imparting information. Even when classes contain a tremendous body of factual information, as does his own class, students must learn to search the literature to answer questions and evaluate quality and relevance.
The term “salutogenesis,” coined by Aaron Antonovsky, a professor of medical sociology, is derived from the Latin word “salus,” meaning health and well-being. Therefore, the model focuses on determining the causes of well-being as opposed to the opposite process embodied in “pathogenesis,” which searches for the causes of specific disease processes.
“Students learn to evaluate what they’re being taught, to ask the question: Do we have data?” Kent says of the evidence-informed approach that offers innovative chiropractic education. “It’s important once they are in their own practice that they know how to evaluate.”
“Sherman College is committed to an evidence-informed approach to chiropractic that integrates the knowledge and experience of the chiropractor, patient preferences and scientific evidence,” Kent emphasizes, noting that the response from students and staff to this focus has been favorable.
Utilizing this process is a concept that comes as a mandate from Sherman’s board of trustees. To reach this goal, Kent says instructors must embrace a “vitalistic salutogenic model” that focuses on identifying the causes of health rather than the causes of disease.
“To embrace the fact that we need an acceptable level of reliability is pretty revolutionary,” he says, adding that Sherman is the only chiropractic college that is making a focused effort to shape what is taught and how it is taught based on the evidence provided by scientific research.
He brings a wide background to the job, having served as a non-governmental organization (NGO) representative to the United Nations, taught at Palmer College, worked in private practice and written extensively. Kent says he decided to accept the position at Sherman because he knew he wanted to be more hands-on and felt the position at Sherman College was where his talents could be best used. “In evidence-informed practice, patients and peers ask for objective outcomes to prove what’s being done is effective,” Kent explains of the process that provides the opportunity to critically evaluate what has been done and define what should be taught. “Our goal is to identify gaps in the body of knowledge and do research to fill those gaps.” The steps to reaching that goal require presenting content in smaller bits and encouraging active learning, Kent
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Faculty member Christopher Kent, D.C., J.D., leads the field of evidence-informed practice.
Academics Embracing Principled Chiropractic “Salutogenesis” is a multi-disciplinary concept. Vice President for Academic Affairs Joe Donofrio, D.C., ’94, has embraced the concept by putting it into the curriculum, which teaches students to ask the questions of patients: “Are you functioning better? What makes you function at your peak?” This is a topic, he says, that must be considered in the clinical process and across the curriculum. One step in the implementation process was moving the Academy of Chiropractic Professionals (ACP) program that was previously administered by the Office of Continuing Education to the Office of Academic Affairs, allowing for more control over the scholarly aspects of the program. This post-graduate program, which takes a year to complete, includes five sessions a year and is open to all chiropractors. Geared toward advancing an understanding of the philosophy of chiropractic, ACP is a worldwide program that is popular and in-demand. “Interest in the program is growing in Europe,” Donofrio says, adding that it’s important for them to understand as Sherman does what makes chiropractic separate and distinct as a profession. Sherman has designed its ACP curriculum so that those who complete it qualify for the International Chiropractic Association (ICA) Council on Chiropractic Philosophy two-year Diplomate in Chiropractic Philosophical Standards. Those in the ACP program must also attend at least one International Research and Philosophy Symposium (IRAPS) at Sherman College. IRAPS, originally housed in the Office of Continuing Education, was also incorporated into the Office of Academic Affairs this year to allow for more academic input into the program. The 15th annual event was held in early October this year. “Art, science and philosophy must be together,” Donofrio explains. “We are
Academic programs like ACP and IRAPS underscore the college’s philosophical tenets.
The college has seen a significant increase in online continuing education customers.
seeing a lot of interest in the field to unite the science and philosophy of chiropractic. It’s necessary that we have evidence to show patients that adhering to the principles of principled chiropractic leads to a better quality of life.”
Continuing Education Outreach Programs
That makes the evidence-informed, principled practice concept paramount in importance because it unites science and the philosophy of chiropractic, providing the “what” and the “why” and supplying evidence for staying principled. “ACP wants to get past slogans to what the principles of straight chiropractic really mean,” Donofrio explains. Embracing the concept of “salutogenesis” is a major step in that direction. If the ultimate goal of care is to generate health, it is important to examine why one patient thrives while another does not. “This points toward identifying what generates health and encouraging that. What makes some people resilient, what makes them better able to cope.” The college has implemented parts of this objective, and more are in the planning stage. “We recognize that we have a committed, diverse, intelligent faculty,” Donofrio says. “We are taking clear steps to give the faculty the support they need. We know we have something special here that we can project into the world.”
Sherman College’s Continuing Education program is an integral part of the school’s mission to promote both the college and principled chiropractic. Director of Continuing Education Jillian Kersh, D.C., graduated from Sherman in 2009 and returned from private practice to Sherman in 2013. “The team has been phenomenal,” Kersh says of the progress that’s been made. “There had been turnover in the Office of Continuing Education and we needed to bring stability to the program. I feel like we’ve done an excellent job of that.” Her background in chiropractic is both professional and personal. Growing up in Michigan where her parents are both pharmacists, she learned early that almost everyone goes to a chiropractor. “It was natural for me to get involved,” she said of chiropractic, adding that when she found Sherman, it “felt like home. I could understand what the instruction means to me.” That understanding of Sherman College’s philosophy of principled chiropractic is what she hopes she’s bringing to continuing education outreach
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programs. “The main goal,” Kersh says, “is to promote Sherman College’s name in the profession and to help define the kind of chiropractic it promotes.”
The Sherman College faculty participate in these events, and other experts in technique that embrace Sherman’s philosophy are involved as well.
She knows that it is critical to keep emphasizing the idea of principled chiropractic as adjusting the spine: locating, analyzing and correcting vertebral subluxations. Using both live and online opportunities, the Office of Continuing Education partners with Sherman College instructors as well as outside practitioners to take Sherman’s vision and express it to the profession.
“We’ve more than doubled the number of events that we sponsor, growing exponentially,” Kersh says, adding that the target audience is any practicing chiropractor. “We’re committed to partnering with instructors who commit to our mission and want to offer quality instruction.” And the goal is to host more events on campus down the road and invite distinguished speakers to host for local chiropractors.
A major undertaking of the department each year is Lyceum. Last May more than 30 speakers who are leaders and technical experts in chiropractic provided the opportunity for skill-building, interaction with peers and earning continuing education credit. But Lyceum, as much of a major undertaking as it is, is only one of the ways that the Office of Continuing Education is defining the kind of chiropractic Sherman College promotes. It also partners with outside instructors to sponsor events, more than 180 all over the world, this year in both China and the United Kingdom, in addition to domestically.
An administrative assistant and an online learning coordinator round out the team effort. The online program was started a year ago, and the team worked with faculty to develop the online courses. When a state accepts the program, participating chiropractors can apply for continuing education credit for classes. “There are 50 different states, so there are 50 different versions because of state regulations,” Kersh says of the intricacies of the online program. “South Carolina requires 36 hours of continuing education every two years, but the educational
requirements vary by state.” The college has seen a significant increase in online users as more and more states allow chiropractors to use the program. “Our goal is to touch more chiropractors,” Kersh says. “The more partners we work with, the more we can promote Sherman College’s name and mission to the profession.” An important component to all the continuing education outreach programs is assessing their success. To that end, participants complete surveys after every event. Then the data collected is used to improve future programs. Some participants think of the programs as simply a way to get a license renewal. What Kersh and her team intend to do is change that mindset, with a goal for participants to enjoy the programs and understand their value. “The feedback has been mostly positive,” Kersh says of the initiatives that the Office of Continuing Education promotes. “Dr. Cordero and I started at Sherman on the same day. He’s a mover and a shaker, and we’ve been moving and shaking ever since. This program has afforded us the opportunity to change lives in so many different ways.”
Health Center Partnerships and Outreach One of Sherman’s best tools for promoting its vision of principled chiropractic is its on-campus Chiropractic Health Center. The teaching clinic for chiropractic students who are in their final stage of internship prior to graduation provides an opportunity for interns to practice chiropractic under the close supervision of and consultation with licensed doctors of chiropractic on the faculty.
Lyceum brings hundreds of guests and provides a platform to promote principled chiropractic.
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It also provides a valuable link to the community. Dean of Clinic Operations and Outreach Kristy Shepherd, says of that link, “Our goal is to be more in-
recognized as a breastfeeding friendly business and will soon provide a lactation room for students and employees. Another relatively new outreach program at the Health Center is the Homeless Period Project, a community initiative to provide feminine products for local women and girls. Noting that 50 percent of Sherman’s employees are female and that the college has just reached the 50 percent mark with female students, Shepherd is committed to addressing the critical needs of women and girls.
Sherman College provides many opportunities for interns in the Chiropractic Health Center to share principled chiropractic with the public, including sponsorships at local sporting events.
volved in the Spartanburg community, and one way to do that is through the Health Center.” During Shepherd’s 10 years at Sherman, including her two years in her current role, she has come not only to appreciate partnerships but also to see them as a priority. The partnerships that the Health Center has developed have already enhanced the community’s overall well-being as well as its understanding of Sherman College’s vision of principled chiropractic. One of the most effective partnerships has been with Access Health Spartanburg. The mission of Access Health, a national model for care coordination and healthcare access, is to assist in finding medical homes for residents who don’t already have one, especially those who have little opportunity for healthcare. Going into the fourth year of the partnership, Sherman College has served approximately 100 of Access Health’s clients. “This program has introduced people to chiropractic who wouldn’t have known about it before,” Shepherd says of the outreach that provides chiropractic care
to clients at no cost. “The majority of these clients referred to us by Access Health have health concerns. Once they see the benefits of chiropractic, they often bring their families in for care as well.” Another outreach partnership provides interns to work with athletes, along with the institution’s athletic training staff and licensed chiropractors, at Spartanburg Methodist College (SMC), a two-year liberal arts institution. This partnership benefits the interns, who receive handson experience working with the issues that athletes encounter as a result of competition, while providing a valuable service to SMC’s athletic program. The college has recently instituted new programs to address women’s needs. Sherman College is partnering with BirthMatters, a locally funded nonprofit that provides emotional and educational support to underserved young parents to help them make well-informed choices and lead healthy lives. One of the initiatives of BirthMatters that the Health Center is embracing is raising awareness and promoting the benefits of breastfeeding. Sherman College has been
“We don’t want women to be in the position of choosing whether to buy groceries or buy feminine products,” Shepherd says of her commitment to the effort. “Since South Carolina doesn’t recognize feminine products as necessities, they are taxed even on tax-free weekends. Politicians don’t understand that they are a health need.” The packs that participating partners put together are distributed to all the local school districts, and women and girls are encouraged to take what they need. “There are no limits to what they are allowed to take,” Shepherd says as she explains the need for this outreach. “This is so personal for me.” In late 2014, Spartanburg was chosen as one of five communities in the nation to develop new and innovative solutions to improve community health, an effort called Way to Wellville. Sherman College has recognized the opportunity provided by this project, which focuses on access to care for the underinsured, community pride, health for the insured, kindergarten readiness and obesity prevention. Another new partnership at Sherman College involves the Behavioral Health Task Force. Its goal is to recognize that early identification of behavioral health issues is important. Shepherd says the college is considering the ways it can support the initiative, specifically, “Can we provide chiropractic care to those in need?”
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“Campus visits are important,” Peppin says. “When students and their families visit the campus, I am proud of the family atmosphere, and our guests feel its authenticity.” But campus visits don’t provide the college’s sole connection to potential students; two new recruiters in the department also travel from Florida to the Midwest and Wisconsin, spreading the word about Sherman College and its philosophy of chiropractic.
Sherman’s Chiropractic Health Center is one of the college’s best tools for promoting its vision of principled chiropractic; the Health Center participates in local events throughout the year.
“We’re already at the table, but we don’t know yet what our participation is going to look like,” she says of the ongoing examination of growing mental health issues. “But one of the most important aspects of the initiative is that other partners are becoming familiar with chiropractic and what it can provide.” The Health Center also sponsors spinal screening events at local health fairs, sending interns to talk about principled chiropractic at companies and events throughout the community. Together with Fun Days, Patient Appreciation Days, a Back-to-School event in August, Celebrate Chiropractic in September and a popular Halloween Fest in October, the Health Center hosts activities each quarter that expand the reach of chiropractic. What the Health Center team is sure of is that the facility is one of the best tools the college has to help it reach its goal of becoming more involved locally. “The more we get involved in the community, the more we bring chiropractic and value to our community,” Shepherd says. “Our hope is that students will take some of what we do here and add that to their tool belt of things to do in their own communities when they go into practice. We feel that it is vital for them to learn how to become a part of the community and educate people about chiropractic.”
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Enrollment Services and Recruiting Enrollment Services and Recruiting is all about establishing relationships. Director of Enrollment Services Vicky Peppin brings an ability to communicate to her job. It’s crucial, she says, to begin the relationship with students the first time they ask for information, to engage them right away and develop one-on-one relationships. “When we engage students right away,” Peppin explains, “it enhances the relationship. We can help them make plans and show them what they need.” Peppin came to Sherman from another chiropractic college, where she had worked for seven years. With a background in recruitment added to previous experience she had acquired working in victim services in Florida, she feels that she has a unique set of skills that equip her to unite the two areas of enrollment services and recruiting at Sherman, areas that have only recently been joined. The fact that Peppin is bilingual in Spanish and English is an asset in making a connection with the college’s growing Hispanic population, making it possible for her to engage both students and parents.
Another initiative involves establishing relationships with area colleges and universities to solidify the connection with South Carolina and North Carolina schools. “We want to educate them about chiropractic health, let them know what chiropractors can bring to their community,” Peppin says of the outreach to local institutions of higher learning. She feels that it is especially important to establish relationships with schools that have excellent exercise science, biology and kinesiology programs, noting that Appalachian State University in North Carolina and Coastal Carolina University and Clemson University in South Carolina are just a few of many colleges in the area with strong programs to prepare students for the doctor of chiropractic degree. “We are working with these schools and others to establish relationships, show them what chiropractic is and stress Sherman’s focus on principled chiropractic.” When establishing relationships with individual students or other colleges, points of emphasis are the facts that Sherman provides mentoring and tutoring, all-inclusive tuition and iPads for every student. “It’s important that we let them know that we are always trying to improve,” Peppin says of the communication process that is critical to recruiting success. “We need to convey the ‘why’ for them, to let them know that we offer as much assistance as we can so that graduates can go out, become successful and improve their communities.” A critical recruiting tool is the ROAR (Reach Out and Recruit) program. Event
and Program Manager Emily Wood took on the program in January and has been revamping it, with a goal of recruiting passionate chiropractors who are dedicated to being active members of the program. “It’s important for them to be more engaged, for us to give them the focus and materials they need to spread the word about chiropractic and Sherman College,” Wood says of the 90 members from 29 states as well as Singapore and Israel. To that end, she has made changes in the program, allowing participating ROAR members to offer one-time scholarships of $500 to their qualified students. The ROAR member is also able to name the scholarship, making it personal. “We feel that this new approach will promote cohesiveness and create a synergy,” Wood says. “I’m excited to see where this program is going.” A student leadership program is also in the early stages of development. The plan is to build up the students in the program where they have connections, to give them experience and allow them to practice leadership skills. “These students believe in chiropractic and they believe in Sherman,” Peppin explains, noting that the
program hopes to tap into the students’ passion about Sherman College and principled chiropractic.
Public Relations and Sherman College’s Future
Student Ambassadors are also crucial to the success of Showcase Sherman Weekend, a two-day VIP experience held several times a year. The event hosts prospective students, letting them see what life at Sherman and the surrounding communities provides. This year much of the event was conducted off-campus at a downtown Spartanburg hotel because of the construction on campus, but students were taken on a campus tour before also visiting nearby Greenville, SC.
Ohmar Land, D.M., has only been in his position as Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Public Relations for a little less than a year, but that short time has already provided him with many opportunities to lay the groundwork for initiatives that will benefit Sherman College.
Testimonials from students attending Showcase Sherman Weekend provide a personal perspective for those considering enrolling at the institution. For example, an attendee from the August 2018 weekend put it this way: “In my different visit to colleges I have never seen a college so dedicated and interested in the preparation and education of a student.” Another noted that “Showcase Sherman Weekend was an eye-opening experience that has changed my view about the profession as a whole. It also showed me how much the faculty and staff at Sherman College want you to succeed.”
Showcase Sherman Weekend provides prospective students with a two-day Sherman College experience; Caleb Kirk and his parents attended in August 2018 and Caleb enrolled in October.
New to chiropractic but not to the world of healthcare, higher education and fundraising, Land, who holds an MBA and a doctorate in educational leadership, knows that a product is only as good as an institution’s ability to market it. “Sherman doesn’t want to be a best-kept secret,” Land says of the driving force to make the college an integral part of the community, one that mirrors the growth of Upstate South Carolina. “We want to become a landmark. We need to have a strong link to the community as well as to the greater world of chiropractic.” The current expansion of the campus provides opportunities for making that link stronger. The event center that
Campus visits allow prospective students to experience the college’s family atmosphere.
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We have $20 million in renovations to complete here,” President Cordero says of the campus that is growing physically to meet the future needs of the faculty and students. “We have the academics and curriculum in place. Now our infrastructure will match the academics and curriculum. We feel that we’ve created a ‘field of dreams.’ We have built it and they will come,” Cordero says of the bright future he envisions.
is a part of the new Gelardi Student Center will provide a space which he hopes the general public will use, and in the process become more familiar with the expanding campus that is growing into its identity. “Forming partnerships is crucial to our mission,” Land says of his vision for introducing more people to the campus and to the idea of principled chiropractic. “Outreach and diversity are critical to our mission,” he says of the plans for the future of the college. Relationships being fostered with organizations such as the American Black Chiropractic Association (ABCA), an organization founded in 1981 in St. Louis, will allow Sherman to reach an even wider audience. ABCA’s vision to empower African American doctors and students of chiropractic is one that dovetails with Sherman College’s mission (see more on page 19). Chiropractic colleges have struggled to reach the African American community when recruiting. The resulting low percentage of African American students graduating from colleges of
chiropractic leaves many African Americans underserved and many potential students without mentors. It is Land’s hope that establishing relationships of this kind will help Sherman reach untapped resources and propel it toward realizing the goal of becoming the world’s preeminent chiropractic college. He realizes that there is work to be done to bring more and more people to the table. “It’s okay to evolve as long as you don’t evolve past your identity,” Land says of the continuing outreach. “We are proud of the fact that Sherman College is holding true to its core curriculum as it evolves.” President Cordero echoes that idea. “We have $20 million in renovations to complete here,” he says of the campus that is growing physically to meet the future needs of the faculty and students. “We have the academics and curriculum in place. Now our infrastructure will match the academics and curriculum. We feel that we’ve created a ‘field of dreams.’ We have built it and they will come,” Cordero says of the bright future he envisions for Sherman College.
The Gelardi Student Center will allow the college to build a stronger link to the community as well as to the greater world of chiropractic.
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Make an Impact: Naming Opportunities Available at Sherman College Sherman College is expanding its enrollment, offering the latest technologies in teaching and learning, and creating a contemporary look and feel to campus life with new construction and renovations/improvements to existing buildings on campus. The Dreams Coming True campaign, established to support the capital improvement project, provides various opportunities to support the college’s growth, including naming opportunities. Recognizing supporters with naming opportunities is the college’s way of thanking donors for their generous contribution and honoring their role in bringing these projects to fruition. Naming a designated space on campus is a meaningful way to remind college constituents of the contributions and support that help expand the capacity of the campus to accommodate more students, technology, programs and community engagement. Ultimately, such investments help ensure the mission and vision of Sherman College endures in perpetuity and that the chiropractic profession continues to grow for many years to come. Our naming policy ensures that the college’s mission and vision are protected, and high levels of consideration and due diligence are given to this matter. The following projects encompass various opportunities that include classrooms, meeting and conference spaces, common areas, study lounges, labs, adjusting rooms and more.
Dr. Theron and Selma Olsen Building The re-design of this building, which now houses executive leadership and non-academic offices, served as a way to free up valuable instructional space in the Scallon Building. Two beautifully appointed conference rooms allow college leaders, employees and guests to experience presentations using the latest teleconferencing capabilities and take advantage of global connectivity.
The Scallon Building is being renovated with a sharp focus on instruction and learning. An abundance of study spaces further underscores the college’s commitment to student success.
E.C. Taylor Building/ Chiropractic Health Center
Drs. Thom and Betty Gelardi Student Center
Renovations to the Chiropractic Health Center have increased the number of adjusting rooms to make better use of the space in this facility, which serves approximately 35,000 patient visits each year. Increasing its capacity from 21 to 28 adjusting rooms, interns now have the space to service more patients utilizing state-of-the art chiropractic tables and equipment. Each room now has a computer and monitor for viewing digital x-rays, Tytron scans and electronic health records – better preparing interns for success in today’s modern chiropractic practice.
The Gelardi Student Center will enhance the student experience, host programs and events, and accommodate chiropractic, professional and community activities. The college broke ground on this historic project in November 2017. This sleek, modern addition to the institution will transform the face of the campus, making the Student Center the new entrance to the college to welcome all to our newly re-designed campus. The student center will also house the café, community event center, bookstore, student study lounges and the library.
Drs. Mack and Kitty Scallon Building The Scallon Building is being renovated with a sharp focus on instruction and learning. When completed, this building will support nearly all campus learning spaces, house a majority of faculty and staff offices, and feature a large, modern computer lab. Classrooms will all be equipped with smart technology and global teleconferencing capabilities. A large, designated area for student testing will accommodate various academic needs and further underscore the college’s commitment to student success.
The college offers other opportunities to support students through the establishment of named scholarships. If you are interested in naming a physical space on campus or establishing an endowed scholarship fund to support students directly, please contact Institutional Advancement or visit the website at www.sherman.edu/dreams for a listing and description of the naming opportunities and the associated naming policy. While several spaces have already been named, many opportunities remain to make a lasting impact at Sherman College.
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Campus News: Evidence-Informed Practice
Mission Statement Revised to Include Focus on Subluxation The Sherman College Board of Trustees recently updated the college mission statement to reflect a focus on vertebral subluxation and a dedication to principled chiropractic, adding language that the college prepares students to become doctors of chiropractic who are “focused on the analysis and adjustment of vertebral subluxation.” Sherman College President Edwin Cordero, D.C., praised the update. “In a marketplace where chiropractors and chiropractic colleges are straying farther and farther from the profession’s true purpose, it is refreshing and it is extremely important that our focus remain on principled chiropracTIC,” Cordero explained. “This mission revision ensures that happens. Sherman College was founded on principle and will prosper on principle.” Read the college’s full mission statement at https://www.sherman.edu/missionstatement/.
iSherman Initiative (continued from page 18) Additionally, the topics of iPad usage support, cohesiveness in course resources, and electronic testing, as well as other subjects, emerged as themes in the open-ended questions. Faculty are developing strategies to address these areas. The iSherman Initiative is just one way Sherman College shows its commitment to excellence in the delivery of the chiropractic degree program. Careful examination of programmatic data is the driving force of that effort, and it will continue to pave the path to future developments and improvements.
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In Praise of the Case Study by Director of Evidence-Informed Curriculum and Practice Christopher Kent, D.C., J.D.
For 123 years, millions of patients have experienced the benefits of chiropractic care. Yet, there is a paucity of published research supporting chiropractic procedures. Testimonials and anecdotes abound, but peer-reviewed publication is lacking. Case studies have played a key role in the dissemination of clinical information since practitioners saw the value of sharing their patient experiences with colleagues. They provide “snapshots of reality” or a “slice of life,” and arguably are the epistemological model that best reflects clinical reality. With the focus on the individual patient and the complexities of the clinical encounter, case studies offer insights leading to more sophisticated experimental studies and improved clinical outcomes. Case reports may include any of the following:
An original account of an individual who has rare features or an unusual or puzzling presentation.
A common or challenging condition with new insight into its pathogenesis or management.
A new technique or unique solution for a clinical problem.
An unanticipated association between two conditions.
An unexpected favorable or adverse event.
An unmet clinical or research need.
An educational purpose.
McWhinney wrote, “An actual case brings things alive for us in a way that aggregated data can not do. We learn differently from individual cases. They stimulate the imagination, open up possibilities, provoke us, and perhaps disturb us. They fill in the gaps left by powerful generalizations, reminding us that every illness is unique in the same way. Empirical science is the key to one form of knowledge, the generalized knowledge that gives us power over nature; the key to wisdom however, is the knowledge of particulars.” Case studies are something you can do in your office. Accept the challenge, and do your part to contribute to the body of knowledge of our noble profession. Reference: McWhinney IR: The Value of Case Studies. European Journal of General Practice 2001; 7:88-89.
With the focus on the individual patient and the complexities of the clinical encounter, case studies offer insights leading to more sophisticated experimental studies and improved clinical outcomes.
WCCS: Representing Sherman College
Ek sal nooit dieselfde wees nie (Afrikaans) I will never be the same. by Sherman College Student Russell Goff
This summer, I was honored to represent Sherman College in Johannesburg, South Africa, at a global gathering of chiropractic students. The World Congress of Chiropractic Students (WCCS) is a student-run organization whose purpose is to “advance and unite the global chiropractic profession through inspiration, integrity and leadership.” The WCCS truly is a unique organization within chiropractic where the diversity of the profession is not only represented but expressed. Each year, 27 chiropractic schools from around the world send delegates to the Annual Global Meeting (AGM). Student representatives come together and discuss challenges facing chiropractic and healthcare around the world. The University of Johannesburg hosted this year’s meeting. A hundred student delegates representing more than 20 chiropractic colleges from four continents met at the 2018 AGM. Using Robert’s Rules of Order, we presented, debated and voted on several proposals. Each institution’s representatives had the opportunity to speak on the floor for discussions and amendments. Delegates representing the diversity of the chiropractic profession respectfully worked through differences in opinion, philosophy and scope of practice. It was an honor for me to represent Sherman College, the principle of vertebral subluxation, and the chiropractic philosophy created and developed by D.D. and B.J. Palmer. During discussion on the Congress floor, I was very intentional in how and when I spoke up. There were several times that
Read the full account of Goff’s WCCS experience (including his exploration of the area, safari trip and a visit to the Chiropractic Department at the University of Johannesburg) at https://www.sherman. edu/blog/i-will-never-be-the-same/.
Student Russell Goff represented Sherman College at WCCS’ annual meeting in South Africa.
I would begin my point by first laying down a simple philosophical truth before sharing my point. It was one of these comments during the first day that earned me the nickname “Mr. Philosophy.”
Peer-to-peer interaction was by far the most rewarding part of the trip for me. I know that the future world leaders of chiropractic were represented, and I will see many of them as heads of chiropractic organizations in the coming years.
During a discussion regarding chiropractic’s role in treating low back pain, I shifted the direction of conversation. I shared this: “Being that chiropractors are the only profession that helps patients clear the interference from their brain to their body, we need to focus on our wheel house: correcting the misalignments of vertebrae so our patient’s nervous system is being completely expressed.”
After attending WCCS’ Annual Global Meeting, I can confidently say, “I will never be the same.” Representing Sherman College and vertebral subluxationbased chiropractic allowed me to put the “rubber to the road.” I have a new level of confidence in communicating with people I know have completely different views of chiropractic care.
By introducing the philosophy as a truth, it was never challenged on the floor, and it created amazing conversations with students off the Congress floor. Students who had never been taught philosophy, those who had been taught to be “against” chiropractic philosophy, and those who had a sound philosophical foundation all came to me with thoughts, challenges and conversations throughout the week.
Working with the world leaders of chiropractic is an honor that I hope I can continue at Sherman College. The only way for good things to happen is to have good people work in the right places. I thank everyone who has supported me through the Sherman WCCS along this journey, allowing me to do what I do. There is no way for me to fully express my gratitude; words at these times seem so inadequate.
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Practice Success: Eliminating Student Loan Debt
Why We Can’t Afford Average: G10 and the Hard Numbers of Student Loan Debt by Dean and Jen DePice, D.C.s
Can chiropractors afford to be average anymore? Is average acceptable? Has average become, in fact, our default? The numbers speak for themselves. By following the sequence of calculations from our previous article, entitled “The Ticking Clock and the G10 Initiative,” students will be equipped with the awareness and urgency that their unique financial conditions require. And these conditions require them to be MUCH better than average. Delving into the numbers, in this article, we will see that, in the G10 initiative, extraordinary chiropractors are graduating — and they are brave, dedicated men and women who are capable of achieving hard numbers and obliterating student loan debt in an impressive fashion. Chiropractors actually do not have the highest overall student debt load of all health care professionals; that award goes to optometrists (Nova, “5 Graduate Degrees”). According to Sherman College’s Office of Financial Aid, Sherman graduates, on average, have an overall student loan debt of $188,400 upon graduation. A “do-the-math” scenario on a student loan debt of $188,400, to be paid off in 10 years, would look like this:
$2,100 monthly payments, for 10 years, at a 5 percent interest rate
If we apply a dollar visit average (DVA) of $38 (reasonable by current standards), then affording the monthly
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$2,100 payments would require an additional 55 visits per month or 13 visits per week, for the 10 years of loan repayment. Knowing the numbers is the first step; the first law of success is clarity. The next step is to understand how feasible this repayment schedule is. If chiropractors have an average income of $83,350 and Sherman College students have an average loan debt of $188,400, then their debt-to-income ratio (DTI) would be 55.76 percent (Bureau of Labor Statistics 2018). This means that until the new graduates’ income is substantially increased, they will be shackled by their debt to a certain extent. Because obliterating debt is the explicit purpose of G10, the DTI is a useful benchmark by which graduates can measure their progress. In order to obliterate all of our debt, we as chiropractors must be more efficient and effective at raising our incomes. Let’s “do the math” backwards on the student loan debt, to determine if it is possible to pay off all the student loan debt from chiropractic school, within 10 years from graduation, at the existing average salaries. The published range for chiropractors’ annual salaries spreads from $80,084 to $145,375. The starting salary can begin at $31,899. Continuing our “do-themath” calculations of what is possible in obliterating the debt load, we have insert-
ed the average chiropractor’s annual salary of $83,350 (Bureau of Labor Statistics 2018). In this scenario of an average chiropractor’s pay, income looks like this:
$83,350 average chiropractor salary
$25,005 of taxes at a 30 percent tax rate
Equating to $58,345 annually, or $4,862 monthly net income
According to G10 principles, this monthly amount would need to cover the whole monthly home budget, including tithing, debt obliteration and savings. Budget analysis is the next step in the “do-the-math” application. Published averages for typical working families with two parents and two children reveals they require an income of $48,778 to meet the family budget (James and Bernstein 2008). Broken down monthly, this equates to $4,064. If we continue this calculation, we find the following:
$4,862 net income
$4,064 family budget
Equating to $798 available for debt reduction
Allotting the $2,100 needed to pay off this debt within 10 years would amount monthly to 51.6 percent of the entire family’s budget. In other words, you would have to survive on 48 cents of every dollar you make in practice if you really wanted to break your debt at G10
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speeds. Student loan repayment in this scenario is not feasible in the short term, nor is it sustainable in the long term. To be the successful G10 chiropractor, the minimum annual salary necessary is in the range of $100,000-$125,000, whether in an associateship or not (“Chiropractor Salary;” “Salary for Chiropractor”). Let’s look at the numbers from this perspective. Practicing the G10 way makes it possible to obliterate the chiropractic debt load with a repayment schedule of $2,100 per month. But the G10 target is to actually obliterate all student loan debt within a six year payoff range. The numbers for a six-year payoff numbers look like this:
$3,150 loan repayment per month for 6 years
At an average of $38 per visit
Equating to an additional 83 adjustments per month, or 20 more per week
Whatever a chiropractor’s goal is of monthly adjustments, allocating an additional 20 visits per week can obliterate all student loan debt in just six years. The last “do-the-math” scenario is what happens at the end of the student loan repayment. The $2,100-$3,150 per month loan payments become a $25,000$37,800 per year pay-raise on the other side of the student loan. That is a giant bonus for work well done, and that is what G10 chiropractors plan for. The numbers really do speak for themselves. The G10 initiative is capable of accomplishing these exact numbers and more by applying the most proven, competent procedures executed for total, authentic prosperity.
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Diversity Recruitment
Where else more fitting than Sherman College could this groundbreaking initiative have found a home? G10 was made for Sherman because it is consistent with the college’s mission of “Adjusting the World for a Better Future.” G10 is changing the future of the chiropractic profession, and the world, and it is demonstrated by these hard numbers. Show up with us and be extraordinary.
References 1. Lin, James, and Jared Bernstein. “What We Need to Get by: A Basic Standard of Living Costs $48,778, and Nearly a Third of Families Fall Short.” Economic Policy Institute, Economic Policy Institute, 29 Oct. 2008, www.epi.org/ publication/bp224/. 2. “Chiropractor Salary.” Sokanu, 2018, www.sokanu.com/careers/chiropractor/ salary/. 3. Nova, Annie. “5 Graduate Degrees That Leave People Drowning in Debt.” CNBC, NBCUniversal, 11 Apr. 2018, www.cnbc.com/2018/04/09/5-graduatedegrees-that-leave-people-drowning-indebt.html.
Sherman College also plans to increase its footprint with diversity recruitment efforts, where Enrollment Services will extend its focus to include Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) around the country. Currently, 20 students (five percent) make up the African-American student enrollment at Sherman College. Growing the college’s relationship with Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and United Negro College Fund (UNCF) will help in these efforts. TMCF represents the country’s 47 public HBCUs, while UNCF represents the 37 private HBCUs. With more than 90 percent of all HBCUs located in the Southeast U.S. and 20 percent of HBCUs in North and South Carolina, the HBCU community is a fertile ground to attract more qualified African-American students to pursue a doctor of chiropractic degree at Sherman College.
Adjusting the World As Sanders so eloquently explained, if the college’s vision is “Adjusting the World for a Better Future,” then reaching all populations in the college’s outreach is vital. Building the other D.C. – Diversity in Chiropractic – is then crucial to building the profession and making a truly global impact.
4. Salary.com. “Salary for Chiropractor.” Salary, 2018, www1.salary.com/ Chiropractor-Salary.html. 5. “Occupational Employment and Wages, Chiropractors.” U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Mar. 2018, www.bls.gov/ oes/current/oes291011.htm.
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At Sherman College, we see Instagram as an opportunity to connect with you and share what’s happening on campus. Follow us @shermancollege and share your photos with us using #shermanpride. Alexis Orndorff celebrates her acceptance to the fall 2018 class
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Letitia Smith, D.C., ’18, shares her excitement for her graduation day
Student Charles Tucker keeps his focus on the long-term goal: D.C.
Haley James is excited to have her dad’s support during her internship
Katelin Holleman makes a new friend on her first day of classes
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“This program, this profession, this life calling is NOT for the weak. I have been challenged, I’ve been knocked around a few times, even after weeks of studying. But more importantly, I got up and knew better for next time. I’ve learned more than I could have ever dreamed of – and I’m just getting started. Don’t pick something to do with your life for a title. Let your passion fuel you. Know better, do better, be better, study better – because one day someone’s life will be in your hands.” – Robyn Kirby, DC2B Pulaski, VA
“As we begin this quarter, I am reaffirmed as to my calling to be a teacher, a role I would have never expected if you were to ask me six years ago, but one which has been quite fulfilling! I know I have to be the best I can be, every day, for the people sitting there... and I don’t take that responsibility lightly. I am honored for the opportunity to help educate and influence others, trying to help them express the best versions of themselves, consistently, as well! Teaching at Sherman College brings out my passion for learning and chiropractic, and I’m so thankful for the opportunities before me as I continue to grow on this journey. I’m proud of our students for their commitment and the journeys which they are on. Through all the ups and downs, we continue to prevail. We are on a mission: LET’S GO, SHERMAN PRIDE!” – Christine Theodossis, D.C., ’10 Spartanburg, SC
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“I couldn’t be more thankful to have Dr. Allison Gardner [’12] in my life as my mentor. She was always one phone call away to help me, encourage me and always remind me of the light at the end of the tunnel when school got overwhelming. During my last three months of school, I was at her office learning the business side of the practice. Today, she came by my work at Filter Chiropractic to get adjusted by me. What a full circle it has been, from a student learning from her to now a chiropractor adjusting her. It has been such a rewarding experience!” – Miranda Mistoler, ’18 Irmo, SC
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Lyceum 2018: Constructing the Future
1. Alumni Association past presidents Jennifer York, D.C., ’09, Mark Fullerton, D.C., ’84, Jami Karr, D.C., ’00, Claudia Seay, D.C., ’80, Tim Guest, D.C., ’86, and Alan Brewster, D.C., ’89 pose together. 2. President Edwin Cordero, D.C., poses for a photo with Chris Rini, D.C., and Brett Casanova, D.C., at the Regent Reception. 3. Tim Hartman, D.C., ’17, speaks at the Reach Out And Recruit (ROAR) training luncheon. 4. Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Public Relations Ohmar Land, D.M., talks with EVOKE co-founder Frank Vaught, D.C. 5. Students Taylor Peterson and Cynthia Baker present during Infinite Principles on Saturday. 6. Aaron MacArthur, D.C., presents clinical applications of functional neurology on the main stage. 7. Tom Kolarik, D.C., ’94, leads a CE session on Thompson Technique. 8. Director of Continuing Education Jillian Kersh, D.C., ’09, visits with McKenna, daughter of Steve and Vanessa Nutty, D.C.s., ’11. 9. Cynthia Gibbon, D.C., ’91, gets into the construction spirit. 10. David Fletcher, D.C., leads his keynote session on practice success. 11. Executive Vice President Neil Cohen, D.C., and Irene Gold, D.C., connect at a plenary session. 12. Baby George, son of Katelyn Niemiec-Klimek, D.C., ’11, enjoys his first Lyceum experience. 13. Mandy Hill tries not to staple her iPhone during Nash Fung’s performance on Friday. 14. Letitia Smith, D.C., ’18, and students Alnessa Hickmon and Reginel Simon pose for a photo during the banquet on Saturday. 15. Brian Dooley, D.C.,’05, and Frank Hahn, D.C., ’04, appear on IFCOTV in the exhibitor hall. 16. Barbara Eaton, D.C., Trustee Kim Stetzel, D.C., Lina Guillen-Sucre and Patti Giuliano, D.C., celebrate the Lyceum construction theme. 17. John Porter, D.C., ’77, takes care of Tyrone Wallace, D.C., ’94. 18. Nalyn Marcus, D.C., ’90, leads the annual Women in Chiropractic roundtable session.
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Sherman College Lyceum 2018 Award Recipients
Chiropractor of the Year: Darcy Andersen, D.C. Sherman College named York, PA, chiropractor Darcy Andersen, D.C., Chiropractor of the Year, an honor bestowed upon doctors who have given extraordinary time and effort to advance Sherman College and the principled chiropractic profession. A chiropractor for more than 30 years, Andersen has a passion for the profession that has changed the lives of an entire community. Beginning her career as a chiropractic assistant in Miami, FL, she soon discovered her passion for the field and enrolled in chiropractic college. After graduation she was a mentee of the late James Sigafoose, D.C., which brought her to York, PA, where she has practiced ever since. Andersen sees more than 400 patients each week. She speaks at various organizations and events to spread the word of chiropractic and has even been known to travel an hour and half to see patients in the hospital to ensure that they are cared for. Andersen and her husband, Vince Scarpino, are members and supporters of the Sherman College President’s Circle. Their most recent financial pledge to the college will honor their love for the outdoors by creating the beautiful Andersen-Scarpino Grove. “Dr. Andersen is dedicated to our profession, her family and friends, and she is truly a humble servant who lives by the example of those who taught her to care deeply for her patients,” said Sherman College President Edwin Cordero, D.C.
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Chiropractic Advocate of the Year: Vince Scarpino
Service to Sherman College Todd Picou, M.B.A.
Vince Scarpino of York, PA, has been recognized as Chiropractic Advocate of the Year for his contributions to the advancement of Sherman College and the chiropractic profession. A Golden Gloves Winner in 1968 as well as a high ranking union official in Pittsburgh, PA, Vince Scarpino has always been a champion for what is right. Early on, he developed a keen understanding of the chiropractic profession and has shared it with all who come into his life. Scarpino has seen miracles in chiropractic not only in his friends, but in himself as well. He married chiropractor Darcy Andersen, D.C., in 1997, and together they have shared chiropractic with the town of York, PA.
Todd Picou, M.B.A., of Drayton, SC, has demonstrated extraordinary, unselfish and noteworthy service to Sherman College. Picou is an entrepreneur with more than 20 years of work experience in the health care industry. He has served the Sherman College Board of Trustees since March 2010 and completed his service as board secretary on March 15, 2018. Picou co-founded the Hospice and Palliative Care Foundation, Executive Management Consultants, Allcare Medical, and Senior Care Consultants. He currently serves as chair for Hospice Care of South Carolina, as well as serving on the governing body which sets and oversees the company’s vision, mission and growth.
ROAR Career Advisor of the Year: Timothy Hartman, D.C.
Distinguished Service Award: George Auger, D.C.
Reach Out And Recruit (ROAR) Career Advisor of the Year is Charlotte, NC, chiropractor Timothy Hartman, D.C., ’17. Hartman has gone above and beyond to recruit students to Sherman College. A chiropractor helped Dr. Hartman gain strength and the ability to walk after a near life-ending injury, and so at 16 he decided to become a chiropractor too. He serves as President of Delta Sigma Chi, and he was first-time back to back Toastmaster of the Year in Spartanburg. Hartman has served on mission trips to Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and now serves people in the Charlotte area. Hartman has influenced nearly 60 students to attend Sherman College, including his two younger sisters.
Greenville, SC, chiropractor and faculty member George Auger, D.C., ’93, has been recognized for his service to the community, the profession, and the college. In addition to teaching, he runs Auger Family Chiropractic in Greenville, SC. He has served as ruling member of the International Federation of Chiropractors and Organizations (IFCO) since 1993, and served on their board for 20 years. He led the Palmetto State Chiropractic Association as president and vice president, and he was inducted as an IFCO Fellow in 2015. Auger lectures to the general public and to the profession, writes and publishes in numerous formats, and holds multiple corporate and civic workshops for national non-profit Foundations for Wellness.
Sherman College Lyceum 2018 Award Recipients
Spirit of Sherman College Award: Mitzi Schwartzbauer, D.C.
Service to the Profession Award: Leslie Wise, D.C.
Mitzi Schwartzbauer, D.C., ’96, A.C.P., joined the college faculty in 2003 and continues to practice part-time in Inman, SC. She previously practiced in Minnesota and worked as the team chiropractor for the St. Paul Saints. Author and coauthor of several research publications, she completed Sherman College’s Academy of Chiropractic Philosophers course in 2007, and she presented on her thesis topic of Tone for the ACP program in 2008. She has taught seminars on upper cervical technique, Sherman Package analysis systems, and pediatrics. Schwartzbauer has volunteered as a firefighter and EMT, is a certified doula, and is mother to two daughters.
Leslie Wise, D.C., has served Sherman since 1974 in many leadership and teaching capacities. He taught or interacted with each student who walked the halls of Sherman College until his retirement at the end of the summer quarter (see page 5). Wise has served as representative to the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards; as founding officer, board member and site visitor for the Straight Chiropractic Academic Standards Association; as chair of the South Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners; as a member of the Association of Chiropractic Colleges Consortium on Technique, and as an independent contractor for the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE).
Spirit of Sherman College Award: Christine Theodossis, D.C., DCCJP
Rising Star: Jessica Bradburn, D.C.
Chiropractor and educator Christine Theodossis, D.C., ’10, DCCJP, received the Spirit of Sherman College Award. A 2010 Sherman graduate and a native of Asheville, NC, Theodossis practiced in Canton, NC, prior to joining Sherman College in June 2013 as an assistant professor, and she has taught 39 courses since that time. Board certified in Chiropractic Orthospinology, Theodossis recently earned the Diplomate of Chiropractic Craniocervical Junction Procedures (DCCJP), and she serves as the director of the board for the ICA Council on Upper Cervical Care. She previously served as vice president of education for the Asheville Toastmasters Club while practicing in that area.
Fort Mill, SC, chiropractor Jessica Bradburn, D.C., ’15, was named Rising Star. After graduation from Sherman in June 2015, Bradburn moved to Fort Mill and opened Cultivate Health Chiropractic in Indian Land with her business partner Amy Wright. Cultivate Health Chiropractic is a high-volume practice focusing on whole families, from infants to seniors. In addition to her busy office schedule, Dr. Bradburn has spoken at several events empowering students to focus their efforts in principled chiropractic and capitalize on their time in school to develop the skills they will need as a business owner and chiropractor. She also has spoken at FLIGHT, an organization focused on developing strong female doctors in the profession.
Regents of the Year: Helen & Gordon Brown, D.C. Sherman College named retired chiropractor Gordon Brown, D.C., and the late Helen McPike Brown, D.C.H., Regents of the Year in recognition of the couple’s outstanding and continuous advancement of Sherman College through participation on the college’s Board of Regents, a group dedicated to supporting quality chiropractic education through financial donations and leadership. Gordon Brown is a 1942 Palmer graduate who practiced in Louisville, KY, and in Logansport, IN. He was instrumental in getting the laws changed in Indiana to allow chiropractors to practice. He serves as an ex-officio member of the Sherman College Board of Trustees. The late Helen McPike Brown was a talented artist with a rare appreciation of chiropractic philosophy and a unique commitment to sharing it with others. The couple have supported and contributed generously to Sherman College in many ways over the years, including serving as Regents, making a generous estate commitment, donating their home in Arizona to fund and construct the Brown House and Museum on the college’s campus, and setting up a $225,000 charitable gift annuity with Sherman College as the beneficiary. “Although no one could question the Browns’ financial commitment to Sherman College, I believe their most valuable contributions have been their support, their guidance and their loyalty,” said President Edwin Cordero, D.C.
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Sherman College Lyceum 2018 Award Recipients
Corrections to the Sherman College Donor Honor Roll
Thom & Betty Gelardi Service Award: Patti Giuliano & Peter Kevorkian, D.C.s Westwood, MA, chiropractors Peter Kevorkian and Patti Giuliano, D.C.s, have been presented with the Thom and Betty Gelardi Service Award. The Thom and Betty Gelardi Service Award is presented at the discretion of the president and therefore not awarded every year. This award was created to honor the Gelardis (Sherman College’s founders) and also the recipients who are deemed to have the same qualities as the Gelardis. It is given to individuals to recognize their unselfish dedication, visionary leadership and pioneering spirit.
The Spring 2018 issue of Sherman magazine included the college’s annual Donor Honor Roll. The list provided was composed of individuals and organizations making one or more donations received by Sherman College of Chiropractic in 2017. We take great care in compiling the lists; however, we mistakenly omitted a few names. We sincerely apologize for the oversight and would like to correct the list as follows.
Kevorkian and Giuliano have a home office practice in Westwood, MA, where they offer family chiropractic care. Widely known experts and speakers in the chiropractic arena, they have presented at many domestic and international seminars. They champion the future of the profession by mentoring future doctors of chiropractic at Sherman College, often allowing students to shadow them and hosting afterhours events at their office to share their knowledge and experience.
he serves on the board of the Massachusetts Chiropractic Society. He has been honored as Fellow in the College of Straight Chiropractic and has been named Chiropractor of the Year by both the IFCO and by the Massachusetts Chiropractic Society.
Our Donor list should have included the following: Dr. Mike De Napoli
They support Sherman College as Regents and members of the President’s Circle, providing for the advancement of the college with significant annual contributions. Sherman College named them Chiropractors of the Year in 2009 and presented them with the Service to Sherman College Award in 2016. The couple have two grown children, Katie and Christopher.
Giuliano has served on the Massachusetts Licensing Board for Chiropractors and has also been honored as Chiropractor of the Year by the Massachusetts Chiropractic Society. She serves as president of the board of the Academy of Chiropractic Family Practice. Giuliano was one of the founders of the League of Chiropractic Women, an organization designed to empower women in chiropractic to thrive and bring their unique, innate expression of chiropractic to the world. She is membership committee chair and previously served as co-president.
If you have any questions about the Donor Honor Roll or about your giving history with Sherman College, please contact Assistant Director of Advancement Services Patti Thomas at 800-849-8771, ext. 240, or e-mail pthomas@sherman.edu.
Kevorkian joined the college’s board of trustees in 2011 and served as chair from March 2012-May 2018; his term on the board will be complete next March. He is president of the board of directors and instructor for the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association, and
“Our most sincere appreciation goes to Dr. Peter Kevorkian and Dr. Patti Giuliano for their meaningful contributions to the future of Sherman College and for helping to ensure that the profession is alive and well for future generations,” said Sherman President Edwin Cordero, D.C.
Our Regent list should have included the following: Dr. Rich Benjamin Dr. Anthony DeMarco Dr. Margaret Lehr-Devolld Dr. David Mruz
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Dreams Coming True: Campus Renovation Update
Sherman College Capital Improvement Plan Update As Sherman College continues to match its vision and passion with its physical resources, the college is progressing on the renovation and creation of facilities of the highest quality and with capacity in which to grow. In July 2018, the college completed the first half of renovations to the Scallon Building and opened up those spaces for use. The renovated portion of the building includes three large smart classrooms, a fully-equipped computer lab, a one-stop-shop for students (admissions, financial aid, registrar, the business office, continuing education) and more. An office neighborhood for academic affairs and several faculty offices were also completed. Student affairs offices opened, along with a much-needed area for student testing that accommodates various academic needs and underscores the college’s commitment to student success.
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Above: The Gelardi Student Center will serve as the new campus gateway and arrival point for the college. Left: The view from the upper level of the student Center across the plaza to the Scallon Building, which is undergoing extensive renovations.
Construction continues on the 22,000-square foot Gelardi Student Center, with drywall being installed at press time. This facility will include a new library, bookstore, campus café, large meeting/community event space, student study spaces, lounge areas and more. The Gelardi Student Center will serve as the new campus gateway and arrival point for the college. For more frequent updates on the construction of the Gelardi Student Center, visit https://www.sherman. edu/dreams/progress-video/. This page posts 6 new photos every 30 minutes. Construction will be completed in spring 2019, so don’t miss your chance to see it all at Lyceum!
What’s Next? Completion of the Scallon Building with nine additional classrooms (including four technique rooms); more faculty and academic offices and neighborhoods; study spaces; an IT suite; additional restrooms and a nursing mothers’ lounge. The completion of the Gelardi Student Center, along with landscaping, signage and additional parking. Further improvements to the Chiropractic Health Center to enhance patient care and research facilities.
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Don’t Miss Sherman College Lyceum 2019: The Next Level Lyceum, the college’s annual continuing education and homecoming event, gets kicked up a notch in 2019. Mark your calendar now for your chance to experience the first Lyceum held in our new Gelardi Student Center. Of course, Lyceum promises to deliver all the events you’ve come to love through the years: highly acclaimed plenary speakers, up to 23 hours of continuing education credit, plenty of time to catch up with friends, and can’t-miss special events.
Watch for the latest program updates at www.sherman.edu/lyceum