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Student News • Chelsea Warnecke was awarded a $1,000 scholarship by the Federation Internationale de Chiropractique du Sport, an organization comprised of national chiropractic sports councils worldwide and individual members that have affiliations with international organizations within the chiropractic profession and the world of sports.
Logan in the Community • This past Fall, Logan Health Centers’ interns and practitioners were once again active in the St. Louis community.Interns participated in health fairs and presented informative lectures at several locations. Event highlights included the Scottish Games, West Newsmagazine’s Better Living Expo, Bi-National Health Fair and Arthritis Foundation Jingle Bell Run.
Faculty/Staff News • Christina Prucha, MA, MLS, CA, was elected as the Missouri Library Association’s President-Elect and will serve as President in 2015. The Missouri Library Association supports all Missouri libraries and librarians by offering continuing education and supporting the funding of libraries. 34 SPRING 2014
• Barry Wiese, DC, MHA, was named executive clinical business director of Logan University. Dr. Wiese is responsible for the management of Logan’s student health and outpatient centers’ business operations as well as patient and customer services; marketing and compliance; quality assurance of patient files; billing records; and staffing and credentialing. • Ralph Barrale, DC, is now overseeing alumni relations for Logan University. In his new role as vice president of chiropractic affairs and alumni relations, Dr. Barrale will handle both post-graduate education and development. • Marty Kaeser, DC, MA, presented at the American Public Health Association’s 141st Annual Meeting and Exposition in November in Boston. More than 12,500 public health professionals from across the country and around the world convened to present the latest research and explore new strategies to address today’s leading health challenges. Dr. Kaeser addressed the feasibility of using a standardized patient encounter for training chiropractic students in tobacco cessation counseling.
• Logan’s Office of Marketing and Public Relations launched a new blog (loganuniversitynews.blogspot.com) dedicated to news about the Logan community. Items from faculty and staff can be emailed to news@logan.edu and items from students can be submitted to James Paine, PhD, dean of student services, at james.paine@logan.edu. • Congratulations to Ellen Dickman, MLS, director of the learning resources center at Logan. Dickman was elected to the Executive Board of the St. Louis Metro Area Chapter of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) and will serve as Treasurer. SLA has more than 100 members locally and supports corporate, academic and government librarians through learning, advocacy and networking initiatives. • Jennifer Reed, MBA, has been selected to serve on the Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors. • Adil Khan, MBA, CPA, CSBO, is now overseeing administrative affairs. In his new role, Mr. Khan will handle both the accounting and administrative affairs of the university.
Events • Logan students placed third overall in this year’s Chiro Games held Nov. 1 through 4 in Cocoa Beach, Fla. Sports included men’s and women’s basketball, flag football, golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, tennis, beach volleyball, swimming, running and hockey. • The Missouri State Chiropractic Association (MSCA) held a lunch for students on Oct. 10 on the Logan campus. The organization provided information on practicing in Missouri, licensure requirements, insurance reimbursement and scope of practice. MSCA representatives and field doctors were present to answer questions.