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Retirements
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She’s worked under five Logan presidents. She’s watched enrollment grow from less than 500 students to more than 1,100. And she supervised nearly every department, outside academics, from facilities and purchasing to technology and human resources.
Sharon Kehrer, MBA Dedicated and passionate
For many, Sharon Kehrer has been as much as a part of Logan as Logan has been a part of chiropractic. And now, after 40 years of serving the institution that she helped build, Sharon is leaving her post as vice president of administrative affairs. “It’s been rewarding working for Logan and I’ve loved being part of a team,” she said. For Sharon, working at Logan has the perfect blend of two passions: business and education. She was an editor at Scott Air Force Base before moving to the Manchester area with her husband and small children. “I was looking for something for just a few years, but ended up falling in love with the people,” she said. Sharon was hired to work with the alumni association in 1973, and in 1981, she was appointed alumni director, a position she came to enjoy as she worked with graduates. “I had a passion for what I did. I never felt like I was coming to work, rather it was just something I did.” In 1993, she received her master’s in business administration from Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. and was appointed to administrative affairs. Sharon was present for some of Logan’s most significant milestones: the building of the Montgomery Health Center, the Science and Research Center and the Purser Center; Logan’s 50th and 75th anniversary; becoming debt free; and acquiring an additional eight acres of land. With every reward came challenges, from keeping up-to-date with technology to remodeling and renovating facilities. Sharon helped put procedures, processes and policies in place, and knew that communicating as well as being a good listener were essential qualities of her job. Another characteristic that Sharon brought to the job was employee buy-in. “With everything, it was important that our employees felt like they had a stake in whatever we did because they take such pride in what they do,” she said. “I always felt Logan was only as good as its employees, and I think we have the very best staff and students.” Sharon says she has truly enjoyed the journey toward retirement and can’t think of anything in the world she would have been more passionate about. “Looking back, I had no idea that when I started I would be here as long as I was,” she said. “I could go to every city in the country and know someone from Logan, thanks to the people I met here and the alumni I worked with. I feel like they are still my friends, and I think that says something about the culture at Logan. It’s a forever thing.”
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