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In This Issue ... Logan College's exciting celebration of its 60th anniversary is featured. In addition to noting the College's current successes, we wanted to take a look at the past. The photo essay on Logan's history (pages 10-15 ) should bring back many memories for most of our readers. To allow space for the photo essay, the coverage of the August 1995 graduation has been scheduled for the next issue of the Tower. The issue featuring the composite photo of the August class and its list of graduation honors will be published approximately December 1.
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Homecoming Features Dedication of D.P. Casey Memorial Drive, Announcement of College's Debt-Free Status
LOGAN BOARD OF TRUSTEES Virginia Brown, PhD, Cha irperson Elizabeth Parrott, DC, FICC, Vice Chairperson Board Members
Anthony Bilott, DC Richard Davis, DC William Davis Arden Fenander, DC
Edward Glover, DC Gera ld Kari, DC Robert J. Matrisciano, DC
Tom McCarthy, JD Gretchen Schreffler, DC Eugene Sparlin, DC Robert Stearley, BS Larry Steele, DC
Dr. Bob Copp welcomed attendees to the dedication ceremony, and sang several songs. Seated, from left, are Sharon Kehrer, Vice President of Administrative Affairs, Dr. William Ramsey, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Loga n President Dr. George Goodman, Michael Casey (Di. Casey's son), Dr. Virginia Brown, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, Dr. Elizabeth Parrott, Vice Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, Kacy Cross, Student Doctors' Council President, and Dr. Larry Hutti, outgoing President of the Logan Alumni Association.
E. L. Strotheide, DC LOGAN ADMINISTRATION
George A. Goodman, DC, FICC President
Wil liam Ramsey, PhD Vice President for Academic Affairs
Sharon Kehrer, MBA Vice President for Administrative Affairs PHOTOGRAPHY
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It was a festive reunion of the Logan College family, a time to reflect on 60 years of history, and an informative professional conference with 13 seminar presenters. Several hundred Logan alumni, faculty members, students and staff members attended the College's 1995 Homecoming and Class Reunions. This year's Homecoming, marking Logan's 60th anniversary and the centennial of the chiropractic profession, took place June 15-17 on the Logan campus and at the St. Louis Airport Marriott Hotel. Late in the day on June 15, a large
crowd gathered near the west end of the Logan campu s driveway, for the dedication of the D.P. Casey Memorial Drive. Dr. Elizabeth Parrott, Vice Chairperson of the Logan Board of Trustees, moderated the event. The driveway was named in honor of the late Dr. D.P. Casey, a 1940 Logan graduate and one of the most loved and respected faculty members in the history of the College. A nephew of the College's founder, Dr. H.B. Logan, Dr. Casey taught at the College from 1940 until his death in 1977,
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Pictured is the D.P. Casey memorial which was unveiled during the ceremony. It is located at the west end of the driveway.
Dr. Goodman (at right) "burned the mortgage" to celebrate the College's debt-free status. Dr. Larry Hutti, outgoing President of the Alumni Association, is at left, and behind him are Dr. Virginia Brown, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, and Kacy Cross, SOC President.
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bers of the Casey family. Dr. Casey's wife, Mary Jane Casey, was unable to attend the dedication due to illness. Included in the dedication program were governmental greetings to the College. Dr. Parrott presented a letter from President Clinton, recognizing Logan College on its 60th anniversary. Missouri State Senator David Klarich of Ballwin, a St. Louis suburb, presented a State Senate proclamation noting Logan's anniversary. (The following day, Logan President Dr. George A. Goodman received a letter from Missouri Senator John Ashcroft, also offering congratulations on the College's anniversary.) At the conclusion of the dedication ceremony, Dr. Goodman announced that the College rece ntly reached debtfree status. Dr. Goodman then "burned
serving as a mentor for innumerable students. Dr. Casey was renowned for his motivational speaking and for his teaching of the Logan System of Body Mechanics. The inspiring dedication ceremony featured songs performed by Dr. Robert Copp, a 1990 Logan graduate who practices chiropractic in Panama City Beach, Fla. Dr. Copp, a former professional singer, has delighted audiences at many Logan events with his performances. In attendance at the dedication were Dr. Casey's son, Michael Casey, who serves as Logan College's legal counsel; Dr. Casey's brother, Dr. Don Casey, a 1951 Logan graduate from Albuquerque, N .M., and other mem-
the mortgage", assisted by Dr. Vi rginia S. Brown, Chairperson of the Logan Board of Trustees; Dr. Larry H utti, outgoing President of the Logan College Alumni Association, and Kacy Cross, President of the Logan Student Doctors' Council. The bank note that Dr. Goodman burned reflected the last loan account to be cleared from the 1987-1988 construction of Logan's Science, Research and Ergonomics Center. After the dedication, attendees enjoyed a festive reception and tethered rides on the "L'il Angel," a hot air balloon noting the chiropractic ce ntennial. The balloon is owned by Dr. Gary Sines, a Jefferson City, Mo., chiropractor.
"Birthday Party" and Homecoming Banquet Delight Attendees On Friday, June 16, Logan Homecoming participants enjoyed a "birthday party" for the College at the Marriott, complete with performances
by tableside magicians Will Vasser and Dan Fleshman, and a stage performance by Thiet Nguyen, PhD. A native of Vietnam, Dr. Nguyen received the
1992 Society of American Magicians Gold Medal, the organization's top award. He is a professor of civil engineering at the Washington University
THE TOWER/SEPTEMBER 1995 School of Engineering and Applied Science. After the magic show, Logan alumni and their guests danced to the music of The Bob Kuban Brass Band. On Saturday evening, June 17, the 1995 Homecoming banquet featured a keynote address by Logan President George A. Goodman, DC, FICC, who discussed Logan 's successful past and his vision of the College in the early 21st century. Dr. Goodman's talk will be featured in an upcoming issue of Logan Speaks. Three significant donors to Logan College were recognized during the banquet. Dr. Goodman presented a Logan College Administrative Award to Dr. William Harris, of Alpharetta, Ga., President of the Foundation for the Advancement of Chiropractic Education (FACE). Dr. Harris also
PAGE 5 received a lifetime honorary membership in the Logan College Alumni Association . The FACE gave a $75,000 grant to Logan College last year, after the College exceeded a FACE fundra1s1 ng challenge goal, raising $127,337. In June, Logan was working to meet a second FACE fund-raising challenge for a $60,000 grant. This challenge grant goal was reached in late July (see article on page 19). Dr. Harris delighted attendees at the banquet with insightful and entertaining remarks on the history of chiropractic and Logan College. Also recognized were Ors. Paul Cornelius and Jon Sunderlage. A 1940 Logan graduate from St. Louis, Dr. Cornelius contributed $10,000 toward the College's FACE fund-raising campaign last year. When the 1995 cam-
paign was announced, Dr. Cornelius offered a challenge of his own: to match a $1 0,000 contribution from another individual donor. Dr. Sunderlage, a 1968 Logan graduate from Elgin, Ill. and the incoming President of the Logan Alumni Association, accepted Dr. Cornel ius' challenge and gave $1 0,000 to the College. Attendees at the banquet also reflected on many shared memories of the College, as they enjoyed a slide show developed by Dr. Gary Ditson. Dr. Ditson is a 1968 Logan graduate from Wentzville, a St. Louis suburb. The slide show, which was professionally produced, featured beautiful as well as humorous photographs from each decade of the College's history, with musical accompaniment.
Alumni Association Awards Presented
Dr. Gretchen Schreffler expressed her gratitude on being selected to receive the " Tower of Chiropractic" award.
Pictured are recipients of the 7995 "From the Heart" award, from left: Mitzi Parry, Linda Goodman, and Dru Bakunas Steinheimer, accepting on behalf of her mother, Ruth Bakunas.
During the Logan Homecoming banquet on June 17, numerous members of the Logan College community were honored during award presentations. Receiving the Association's "Tower of Chiropractic" award was Dr. Gret-
chen Schreffler of Iowa City, Iowa, who recently retired from chiropractic practice. The Association presents th is award to individuals with especially noteworthy contributions to Logan College and the chiropractic profession.
Now serving her sixth three-year term on the Logan Board of Trustees, Dr. Schreffler also has served one term on the Board's Advisory Council. As a Logan trustee, Dr. Schreffler is wellknown for her tireless effort in com(continued on page 6)
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Outgoing Alumni Association President Dr. Larry Hutti presented a Distinguished Service Award to Dr. Paul Cornelius. Dr. Frederick Carrick, also a Distinguished Service Award recipient, was unable to attend the banquet.
Incoming Alumni Association President Dr. Jon Sunder/age (left) congratulated Dr. Ralph Filson, the "A lumnus of the Year".
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mittee work for the Board. A member of the Board's 1992 Presidential Search Committee, she now serves on the Institutional Advancement (development) and Policies and Bylaws committees of the Board of Trustees. Dr. Schreffler also has been active in community service and civic activities in Iowa City. Th e rec ipient of Logan's 1995 "Alumnus of the Year" award was Dr. Ralph Filson. A 1969 Logan graduate from Creve Coeur, M o., Dr. Filson is an associate professor in the Chiropractic Science Division at the College. After joining the Logan Alumni Association Board of Directors in 1984, he became President of the Association (19881990). He also served the Association as Past President (1991-1993), and as Treasurer (1993 -1995). The Association's " From the Heart" award, normally presented each yea r to a special person in the College comm unity, was shared this year by three long-time offi cers of the Logan Co ll ege Auxi l iary : Mitzi Parry,
President; Linda Goodman, Treasurer, and Ruth Bakunas, formerly the Auxiliary's vice president. Since the late 1980s, their leadership has enabled the Auxiliary to rai se thousands of dollars in scholarship funding for the College through the an nual Homecomi ng Silent Auction . (Mrs. Bakunas was unable to attend the banquet. Her daughter, Dru Bakunas Steinheimer, accepted the award on her mother's behalf.) Four Logan Alumni Association Distinguished Service Awards were presented. The first recipient, Dr. Paul Cornelius, a 1940 Logan graduate from St. Louis and a strong advocate of the College since his graduation, has made two $10,000 donations to the College (see story on pages 3-4) . The second award recipient, Dr. Frederick Carrick of St. Cloud, Fla., is the primary instructor of Logan's Diplomate Chiropractic Neurology postgraduate program . Dr. Carrick, who was unable to attend the banquet to accept his award, is known for his clear and interesting presentation of comp lex material. A popular guest lecturer among
Dr. Michael Hawkinson (right) accepted a Distinguished Service Award on behalf of his father, Dr. E.}. Hawkinson. Dr. Roy Hillgartner (center) also received a Distinguished Service Award.
Logan College students, Dr. Carrick contributed $25,000 to the College last year. Also receiving a Di sti nguished Service Award was Dr. Roy Hillgartner, Instructor of Chiropractic Science at Logan and a 1969 Logan graduate. Dr. Hillgartner has served on the Logan faculty for 15 year s, and is well-known for his excellent teaching of chiropractic technique and philosophy. The fourth award recipi ent, Dr. Elmer " Duke" Hawkinson, graduated from Logan College in 195 4. A retired Logan facu lty member, Dr. Hawkinson was seriously ill and could not attend the Homecoming banquet. His son, Dr. Michael Hawki nson, a 1986 Logan graduate, accepted the award on his behalf. Less than a week later, the College admi nistration received the sad news that Dr. Hawkinson had passed away (see story on page 17).
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Summer 1995 Scholarship Recipients The number next to each student's name indicates his or her trimester during the summer.
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Recipients of $500 Logan Scharnhorst scholarships, from left: Lund Sox, 5, David Poe, 6, Fred Feldewerth, 8, Michael Murphy, 9, Kacy Cross, 7, Lisa Yost, 1, John Harris, 8, Jim Heaton, 1, Michelle Messler, 9, Rodney Walton, 2, Stephen Swann, 7, Dennis McGuire, 3, Kimberly Coolidge, 70, Richard Puchta, 5. Not pictured: Craig Chavis, 70, Bruce Godfrey, 3, Barry Hobbs, 3.
Dr. Richard Coy of Glen Carbon, Ill. (right), and Guy Dauphin of the Logan Basic Science Division are pictured with the $500 Southwestern Illinois Chiropractic Association scholarship recipient, Janine Fruhling, 8.
Dr. Mark Reeve (left), Logan Alumni Association STAR Scholarship Chairperson, is pictured with the recipients of this year's $500 STAR Scholarship awards, from left: Timothy Sargent, 9, David Poe, 6, Lisa Toon, 9, Jim Heaton, 1, Kelly Huber, 6, John Harris, 8, Kacy Cross, 1, Andrew Glendinning, 8. Not pictured: William Blitstein, 9, Kristyn Empie, 7.
Jim Heaton (left) and Daniel Shaye-Pickell, both 1, received $250 Dr. Arthur Nickson Memorial Scholarships. They are pictured with Frank Konow, President of the Logan chapter of Chi Rho Sigma, which raises funds for the scholarship. Heaton also received the $500 Dr. Ted Coffman scholarship.
Dr. Blair Alden presented the $2,000 Dr. Otto Reinert Scholarship to Lisa Toon, 9.
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Homecom1n9 1995 Or. Virginia Brown, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, is pictured with Or. Jon Sunder/age, incoming President of the Logan Alumni Association.
Or. Gordon Toftness took a spin on the dance floor with Jordan Snyder.
Logan Better Halves Club members Nadia Warriner (left) and Kristin Slavik displayed a chiropractic centennial quilt that the Club raffled off during Homecoming, to raise funds for Club service projects.
Ors. Norman Kettner (right) and Robin Hunter with student Troy Brunke, Homecoming banquet pianist.
Or. Kitty Conway enjoyed the feel of the fur coat she purchased at the Logan Auxiliary Silent Auction. Pictured with her is her sister, Marty Sheerin.
Dr. Larry Hutti was one of 13 outstanding seminar presenters at Homecoming.
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. " rr made an anniversary Or. Allen "Spielberg ~ y "ding encouragement video for the College. rovi was his wife, Mitzi. I.
Logan's Chi Rho Sigma chapter recognized Dr. Vi Nickson Logan Archivist for her achievements in chiropractic and service to Logan College. With Dr. Nickson is student Jim Denny of Chi Rho Sigma. The fraternity raises funds for the scholarship named for Dr. Nickson's late husband, Dr. Arthur Nickson.
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Dr. ff.B. Logan opened the College in 1935, at 4490 Lindell Blvd. in St. Louis. The following year, h e moved the campus to Normandy, a St. Louis suburb. Pictured is "Old Main," the administrative and residential building on the Normandy campus. The covered porch was a favorite gath ering place of students.
Logan College: 60 Years of Success
The first class of six men and two women included Drs. Fem Schmutzler (Logan Murray) and Vi Nickson (front row, l eft and right); William Morgan and J.B. Morris (2nd and 3rd from l eft, middle row}; Andrew Murray and Art I'fickson (5th and 6th from left, middle row); and Clarence Miller and Dudley Ruopp (2nd and 3rd from l eft, back row) . Dr. ff.B. Logan is in the front row, 3rd from left.
Hugh B. Logan, DC, was a noted chiropractic lecturer, innovator and educator during the 1930s. Dr. Logan taught a system of body mechanics and adj usting that he developed, based on the principle that the human structure represented an integrated unit. Dr. Logan's methods were very well-received within the profession, and he decided to open a chiropractic college. He chose St. Louis as a location because of its central location. The College was es ta bl ished as a not-for-profit institution, and Dr. Logan insisted upon high academic and professional standards. Logan was the first chiropractic co llege to require students to comp lete four academic years of study, incorporating intensive study of basic and clinical (diagnostic) sciences with the study of
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The Logan family included (from left), Dr. ff.B. 's son, Dr. Vinton Logan, holding his son, Brian; Dr. Peggy Logan (Dr. Vinton's wife); Dr. Fem Schmutzler Logan, Dr. ff.B. 's wife, holding their son, ffugh; Dr. ff.B., holding son Bruce.
chiropractic adjusting techniques. The College's first class of six men and two women began studying in a reconverted residence on Lindell Blvd . in St. Louis in 1935. The following year, Dr. Logan moved the College to a 17-acre estate in Normandy, a North St. Louis County suburb. The Normandy campus would be the College's home for 36 years. The earliest Logan students lived like a family, enjoying camaraderie along with intensive work. Many of these Depression-era students came from families with very limited resources. They paid $1 per day for
room and board at Logan, in many cases working on campus for 25 cents an hour to "earn their keep." They bought the College's food and supplies, helped with cooking, cleaning, and repair work and performed a variety of office jobs. For relaxation , the students planned parties to celebrate holidays and other occasions, played the College piano and sang, and treated themselves to barbecue and beer at Bradley's, a neighborhood tavern. When World War II began, many Logan students and faculty members were sent overseas, but the College maintained an enrollment sufficient
Dr. Robert Schaffnit (cutting cake), a 1946 graduate, celebrated a birthday with friends from Logan during his student days. Included in the group are Drs. Vinton and Peggy Logan (first and third from left), Dr. Kenneth McMahon (third from right), and Drs. Beatrice and Otto ffagen (at right).
to survive. During these years, the Logan clinic became a well-known center for health care services among residents of surrounding areas. " Dr. H.B .," as he was known to Logan students, succumbed to a heart attack in 1944, and his son, Vinton Logan, DC, became President of the College. Beginning in the 1930s, practicing doctors who had studied Basic Technique, Dr. Logan 's adjustive system , and graduates of the College were eligible to join the International Basic Technique Research Institute (IBTRI). In 1945, alumni of the College chartered the first Logan Alumni Association as an entity separate from the IBTRI. The two organizations merged in 1964 to form the Logan College Alumni Association. After World War 11, many returning soldiers enrolled at the College under the GI bill, boosting enrollment considerably. Under the leadership of Dr. Vinton Logan, extensive construction took place on the Normandy campus. Dr. Logan also led a merger with Carver Chiropractic Col lege in Oklahoma City in 1958. In 1961, Dr. Logan died unexpectedly. William N. Coggins, DC, a longtime faculty member and Dean of the College, became President. In 1964, Missouri Chiropractic College of St. Louis merged with Logan, and enrollment continued to grow. In 1973 the College moved to its present 103-acre site in Chesterfield, a suburb west of St. Louis. The campus had been the home of the Maryknoll Seminary. (continued on page 72)
During the 1950s, Logan students gathered in front of the Dr. ffugh B. Logan clinic on the Normandy campus.
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The women of Logan College gathered by the Normandy campus swimming pool in about 1960 for this photo. About half of the women were enrolled in the Doctor of Chiropractic degree program; the others completed a one-year chiropractic assistant course offered by the College at that time. Diversified Technique is one of seven adjusting techniques added to the original chiropractic curriculum of Logan Basic Technique since the College's founding. Pictured standing upright, from left, are: Drs. Susan Crump-Baker, James A. Clark, Linda Haynes, and Jim O'Dell. Being adjusted, at front, is Dr. Ken Allen. Adjusting are Drs. James Tutt (working on the back) and Jack Messler. This photograph was taken in 1967, when all of the doctors were students.
Logan President Dr. William I'!. Coggins (standing behind microphone) officiated at the groundbreaking of the Vinton f'. Logan Educational Center in 1965. Behind Dr. Coggins, from left, front row, are: Drs. Paul Muscolino, Ernest Napolitano, /foward Grossman, Fred Oehl, Otto Reinert, D .P. Casey, Jim Byers, and Jack Pry (Chairperson of the Board of Trustees). Behind Dr. Pry, his face partially hidden, is Dr. Bert /fanicke. Back row, from left: Drs. Art Nickson, Bob Yowell, Dale Montgomery, Brian Logan, R.C. Camp, Edwin Epstein, /farlan Reeder, Christopher Waser.
(continued from page 11) In 1978, Logan College received its first accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Chiropractic Education, an agency that had recently received approval from the U .S. Department of Education. The following year, Dr. Coggins retired from the College presidency. Ted Morter, DC, was appointed President of the College by the Board of Trustees and served in that position until 1980. Beatrice B. Hagen, DC, FICC, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, was appointed to succeed Dr. Morter. Dr. Hagen 's inauguration took place in 1981 . Dr. Hagen, who was Logan's president until the end of
Logan President Dr. WilJiam I'!. Coggins (right) awarded a PhC certificate to 1968 graduate Dr. George Goodman.
1992, was the first woman to serve as president of a chiropractic college for an extended period . Over the years, Logan College's curriculum had expanded to include a variety of adjustive techniques. By the 1980s, eight techniques were included in the curriculum , with all students learning Basic and Diversified Techniques and two or more elective techniques . The on-campus Dale C. Montgomery Health Center, completed in 1982, provided an ample outpatient and student health services faci I ity. Dr. Dale Montgomery, who passed away in 1978, was a 1946 Logan graduate and a former pro football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers .
Remembered affectionately by ¡ his former students as " Dr. Monty," Dr. Montgomery taught anatomy at Logan and served as the College's clinical director. He was noted for his excellent teaching of anatomy and for his skills in adjusting. In addition to many treatment rooms, the Montgomery Health Center houses administrative offices for clinical education, the Logan Radiology Department, the Logan Archives and a clinical laboratory. Since 1988, under the direction of Ronald Grant, DC, FICC, Logan's Health Center curriculum has afforded senior clinical interns a variety of interesting opportunities. Options include providing care to indigent
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These graduates thought 1969 was a very good year at Logan College. Counterclockwise from front left: Drs. Allen Chamberlain, Ron Peak, Ralph Filson, Terry Shaw, Gary Johnson, Roy ffillgartner, (the late) Ralph Barrow, Printess Charles, and Ralph Barrale.
The Logan basketball team competed locally and was well-known to many St. Louisans during the 1970s and early 1980s.
people at Logan clinics affiliated with two St. Louis-area Salvation Army facilities and at a local facility affiliated with Catholic Charities. Interns also can observe clinical conferences and emergency room procedures at a local hospital. Logan also operates three satellite Health Centers in South St. Louis, St. Charles and Webster Groves. Trimester 10 students who have completed all other clinical requirements of the Health Centers are eligible for trimester-long preceptorships with practicing doctors, or in the Logan Radiology Department or the Logan Ergonomics Center. Constructed in 1987-1988, the
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At the 1981 dedication of the Montgomery ffealth Center, Drs. Art and Vi Nickson, Logan Achivists, greeted Dr. Gordon Toftness, Chairperson of the Logan Board of Trustees (at right).
Jn 1980, Logan President Dr. Beatrice B. ffagen (third from left), Dr. Gordon Toftness, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, and Logan College and St. Louis community representatives broke ground for the on-campus Dale C. Montgomery ffeath Center. To Dr. Hagen 's left are Drs. Ken Yorgan and Brian Darrow, then-presidents of the Logan Student Doctors Council and the class of December 1980, respectively. Second and third from right are Drs. Odilia McLaughlin and Pat Montgomery, then president and presidentelect of the Logan Alumni Association.
The Science, Research and Ergonomics Center was completed in 1988.
PAGE 14 Bob Snyders, Public Services/Reference Librarian at Logan, flexed his muscles during a bench-press fund-raiser for holiday gifts for the homeless in 1992. The annual gift drive, begun by former Logan faculty member Dr. Kathleen Naughton, raises funds for gifts of wann, new clothing for about 500 St. Louisarea homeless people each year. Many of the gift recipients are patients of Logan's clinic at the Salvation Anny ffarbor Light Center in St. Louis.
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Dr. Bert ffanicke of the Logan faculty instructed 1994 graduate Dr. Dick Davis in an elective technique, Applied Kinesiology, during Dr. Davis' final year of study. The College's other elective techniques are Activator Methods, Oonstead, SacroOccipital Technique, Cox and Thompson. All Logan students learn Diversified and Logan Basic techniques.
The Chiropractic Games, an annual athletic competition that attracts participants from most North American chiropractic colleges, began at Logan College in 1992, under the leadership of Drs. Karm Virk, Dean Biernacki, and Dave Shapiro, then Logan students. Twelve years earlier, Logan students began another annual event within chiropractic education, the World Congress of Chiropractic Students. The first wees meeting was initiated and Jed by 1981 graduate Dr. Ken Yorgan. WCCS meetings are attended by chiropractic students representing about 20 chiropractic colleges in the U.S., Canada, England, and Australia. As educational technology has mushroomed in recent years, Logan College has furnished its students with the latest learning tools. The Logan Learning Resource Center's massive collection includes several hundred audiorecordings and videorecordings and over 2,000 American College of Radiology x-rays, normal and with pathologies. The Center's chiropractic and medical literature search systems are heavily used. Also, as shown above in 1995, video disc study programs and computerized tutorial software packages are popular among Logan students. Pictured as students, from left, are Drs. Troy Brunke, Kimberly Coolidge, Brian Ashton, and Mark Strom .
Logan's clinical science curriculum has kept pace with new technologies in diagnostic imaging and other diagnostic methods. Students begin their sequence of twenty-five 50 to 75-hour clinical science courses in Trimester 6. At left, Dr. Christine Moore Salter of the Logan faculty demonstrated the correct points for auscultation in a 1991 physical diagnosis class. Dr. Daren Mazzone '92 was the "patient".
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Logan President Dr. George A. Goodman welcomed alumni to the College's 1995 lfomecoming and 60th anniversary celebration, beginning with the dedication of the D.P. Casey Memorial Drive.
(continued from page 13) Science, Research and Ergonomics Center added state-of-the-art laboratories for anatomy, biochemistry and hematology, a spacious anatomy amphitheatre, and an Ergonomics Center. The well-equipped Ergonomics Center has been used for the development of injury prevention programs for major companies in the St. Louis area and elsewhere. In 1987 Logan received its first accreditation from the Commission on Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools . Dr. Hagen and William Ramsey, PhD, Logan 's Vice President of Academic Affairs and a former chairman of the North Central Association , led the College's effort to secure this accreditation. In 1991 , Logan became the first chiropractic college to receive the maximum seven-year re-accreditation from the Council on Chiropractic Education . The following year, Logan received the maximum 10-year reaccreditation from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. George A . Goodman, DC, FICC, Vice President of Chiropractic Affairs at Logan since 1982 , became President of the College on January 1, 1993, after Dr. Hagen 's retirement. The following year, the College successfully met a major fund-raising challenge from the Foundation for the The Logan College campus as it appears today. More than 800 students are now enrolled at the College.
The 1995-96 Logan Alumni Association Board of Directors gathered for a photo during lfomecoming. Pictured, from left, are: Drs. Mark Reeve, Ralph Filson, Bd Kinum, Larry Steele, Peter Vrieze, Susan Crump-Baker, Jon Sunder/age, Robin lfunter, Larry lfutti, June lfultine, Ralph Barrale, Wi/Jiam Krueger, David Bakunas, Kirk Carver, and Rodney Small. /"fot pictured: Dr. Brian Snyder.
Advancement of Chiropractic Education of Alpharetta, Ga., obtaining a $75,000 grant after raising $127,337 in challenge campaign contributions. Overall contributions to the College reached $523,953, a 196 percent increase over the previous year. In 1995, the College reached debtfree status, paying off the final banknote that helped finance the construction of the Science, Research and Center. Enrollment Ergonomics reached an all-time high of 835 students. Logan students represent most U.S . states and several foreign countries. After completing two or more years of pre-chiropractic course work at other
colleges and univers1t1es, they study almost year-round at Logan for 10 trimesters, the equivalent of five traditional academic years, to receive Doctor of Chiropractic degrees. Today, Logan College is renowned world-wide within the chiropractic profession for its excellence. The College's success reflects the vision and leadership of Dr. Hugh B. Logan and his successors as President; 60 years of hard work by hundreds of faculty and staff members of the College; the dedication and professionalism of more than 5,000 students, and financial support and service provided by countless alumni and friends of the College.
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1995 Homecoming Golf Tournament Logan golfers are always innovative.
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The 2nd-place winners in Flight C were, from left, Dan Mueller; Dale Holbrook, Dr. Bob Lang and Dr. Kevin Bays.
The 1st-place, Flight A winners were, from left, Ors. Gary Sanders, Gary Guebert, Mark Roesler and Frank Marsilio. They took 1st-place honors in the tournament for the third year in a row this year.
The 2nd-place, Flight A winners were, from left, Rob Sm ith, Steve Sweeney, Todd Gill and Michael Murphy.
The 1st-place, Flight B winners were, from left, Dr. Gordon Toftness, Michael Fenander; Dr. Brian Snyder and Dr. Tom Toftness.
Th e 2nd-place, Flight B winners were, from left, Dr. Scott Hainz, Dr. Charles Portwood, Bucky Reynolds and Larry Burrell.
Not pictured are the 1st-place, Flight C winners, Ors. Mike Horn, Bruce Nonte, Arthur Gabel, and To;;., Wolf
1995-96 Logan Alumni Association Board of Directors The Logan College Alumni Association Board of Directors elected officers and Board members for 1995-96 during the June 14 meeting of the Board in St. Louis . The following doctors are members of this year's Board: President - Dr. Jon Sunderlage of Elgin , Ill. First Vice President - Dr. Ed Kinum of Scotia, N.Y. Second Vice President - Dr. Mark Reeve of Austin, Minn. Secretary- Dr. June Hultine of Milwaukee, Wis . Treasurer - Dr. David P. Bakunas of Creve Coeur, Mo. Past President - Dr. Larry Hutti of Chesterfield, Mo.
Board members: Dr. Ralph Barrale of Florissant, Mo. Dr. Susan Crump-Baker of Bridgeton , Mo. Dr. Ralph Filson of Creve Coeur, Mo. Dr. Kirk Carver of Huntingtown, Md . Dr. Robin Hunter of Columbus, Ohio Dr. William Krueger of Clintonville, Wis. Dr. Rodney Small of Nashville, Ill. Dr. Brian J. Snyder of Florissant, Mo. Dr. Larry Steele of Bloomington , Ind. Dr. Peter Vrieze of New Richmond, Wis .
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STAR Donors Award Nearly $27,000 to College Departments Send To Alumni Regularly (STAR), the Logan Alumni Association's monthly contribution program, has funded highly specialized equipment and educational supplies for departments of the College since 1977. The 1995 STAR donors who were present voted on departmental proposals during their business meeting
at Homecoming in June. Ivy Hill, Alumni Director; and Dr. Mark Reeve, STAR Committee Chairperson, announced that the donors allocated $26,988 to fund the items listed below. Ten $500 STAR scholarships also were provided this year (see scholarship announcements on page 7).
College Mourns Death of Dr. Elmer J. Hawkinson
Dr. Hawkinson Dr. Elmer J. "Duke" Hawkinson, a widely loved and respected former Logan faculty member, died on June 23, several months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Dr. Hawkinson retired as Assistant Professor of Chiropractic Science at Logan last August, after 12 years of teaching. He was well-respected as an instructor of Logan Basic Technique, and as a researcher. Hawkinson's primary Dr. research subject was the Toftness system of chiropractic adjusting. Numerous Logan College studies of
the Toftness system have been funded by the Minnesota-based Foundation for the Advancement of Chiropractic Research. Dr. Hawkinson worked closely with two fellow researchers, Dr. Brian Snyder, Assistant Professor of Chiropractic Science, and Dr. Gary Sanders, Director of Research and Ergonomics, on these studies. Additionally, Dr. Hawkinson arranged for Logan College Health Center faculty members and interns to provide rehabilitative therapy at the Rainbow Center, a Union, Mo. facility serving developmentally and physically disabled adults . Logan College closed on June 26, permitting many members of the Logan administration, faculty, staff, and student body to attend Dr. Hawkinson's funeral, held in Washington, Mo., near his home in St. Clair, Mo. Logan President George A. Goodman, DC, FICC, commented, "We missed having Dr. Hawkinson at the College following his retirement, and we were very saddened to learn of his terminal illness. He had tremendous integrity and knowledge of chiropractic, and his death is a great loss to Logan College and to the students he loved and taught so well ."
1995 STAR Allocations: Basic Science Division One Olympus CHT Routine Microscope ($1,500); Histology videotape series: "Cartilage; Muscle, Esophagus and Stomach; Small and Large Intestine" ($378); "Basic Neurological Anatomy Tutorials", a computer program on the motor and sensory systems ($1,400) .
Clinical Science Division One SONY Multiscan 1 7sf high resolution video display monitor ($1,000); "A Visual Guide to Physical Examination", a 12-tape videocassette collection ($3 ,000).
Financial Aid Office One laser printer ($1 ,500); Addition to STAR scholarship fund ($10,216) .
Learning Resources Center One custom-made, dissectible, latex skull model ($750); CIBA slide presentations on the reproductive system, the heart, and the respiratory system ($2,244).
Media Production Center One 200-watt amplifier with a mixer, stereo octave equalizer, feedback exterminator, and two new speakers, with repair of current speakers also funded ($3,000) .
Student Doctors Council One MHz Pentium Computer with a paper tray ($2 ,000).
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NOTES Congratulations to ... Gretchen Schreffler, DC (9/43), of Iowa City, Iowa, who is listed in Who's Who in American Executives and Professionals, 1995-1996. Dr. Schreffler recently retired from practice and currently serves on the Logan Board of Trustees. She also received the Logan Alumni Association "Tower of Chiropractic" award for 1995 (see article on pages 3-5). H. David Chamberlain, DC (2/49), of Knoxville, Tenn ., one of four people in Eastern Tennessee and Southwest Virginia this year who received Harry Denman Evangelism awards at the 1995 Holston Conference in Lake Junaluska, N .C. The conference and the United Methodist Foundation for Evangelism presented the awards. Dr. Chamberlain was honored for 26 years of service as a volunteer jail chaplain in Knoxville and for a variety of services to his church. Now retired, he practiced in Knoxville for 40 years. He is a former Logan faculty member and clinic director. Michael Jacklitch, DC (9/76), of Wahpeton, N .D., who was one of two recipients of this year's "Chiropractor of the Year" award from the North Dakota Chiropractic Association. Dr. Jacki itch was president of the N DCA from 1989-91. He is the chiropractic representative on the North Dakota Medicare Advisory Board, and he is the North Dakota state representative on the American Chiropractic Association Medicare Committee. He has worked extensively as a chiropractic consultant for Medicare in North Dakota, and as a consultant to the insurance industry in the state. Roger G. Singer, DC (9/77), of Greenville, N .Y., one of two chiropractic physicians who provided care to cast members during a production of " The Sound of Music" in April at Proctor's Theater in Schenectady, N. Y. Dr. Singer treated the star of the show,
Marie Osmond. In March, Dr. Singer assisted members of the cast and crew of "Crazy for You . 11 He also provided care during productions of " Grease" in May and 11Cats 11 in June. James Edwards, DC (9/77), recently appointed Treasurer of the American Chiropractic Association Political Action Committee (ACA-PAC). Dr. Edwards was recommended for the position by ACA Board of Governors Chairman Lowry Morton, DC. Dr. Edwards practices in Emporia, Kan. and had served as SecretaryTreasurer of the Kansas Chiropractic Association PAC since 1978. In recent years, KCA-PAC received a "Top 1 O" rating among the 2 71 Kansas PACS and a "Top 3" ranking among Kansas health care PACs. Dr. Edwards chaired the KCA video committee that last year produced a videotape on chiropractic education for distribution to legislators throughout the U.S. Steven W. Engen, DC (1 /79) , who was selected by the U .S. Department of Health and Human Services to be a Midwest-area Rural Health Grant Application reviewer for 1995 . Dr. Engen, along with a dozen other Midwestern reviewers, will help the HHS Department award grants for projects intended to improve health care access in rural America. Dr. Engen practices in Kearney, Neb. Joseph E. Brimhall, DC (1 /81 ), of Ogden, Utah, who has been elected to a one-year term as Chairman of the Utah Chiropractic Physicians Licensing Board. Dr. Brimhall was first appointed to the Board in April 1989 by the governor of Utah for a fiveyear term. He received his second appointment to a five-year term on the Board in 1994.
Kimberly Cochran Sarver, DC (1/82), of Carbondale, Ill., and her husband, Michael L. Kalaher, OD, on their May 6 marriage. Linda W. Smith, DC (8/82), who has been certified in pain management by the American Academy of
Pain Management. She is the first female chiropractor in Missouri to receive this certification, allowing her to submit treatment results to the National Pain Data Bank, which compiles data and assesses the outcome of pain treatment protocols throughout the United States. Dr. Smith practices in Clayton, Mo. Joseph Lane, DC (4/83) , of Webster Groves, Mo ., who was named "C hiropractor of the Year" by the Missouri State Chiropractors Association. Dr. Lane's award was presented in July at the annual MSCA convention in Osage Beach, Mo. Dr. Lane is the current Secretary of the MSCA. He has served on the Peer Review Committee of the MSCA, District 1 (St. Louis area) and he is a past president and past board member of the St. Louis Chiropractic Association. Pamela Hart, DC (8/86), and R. Craig Reese, DC (12/83), on the birth of their second daughter, Alexis Nicole Reese, on October 20, 1994. Drs. Hart and Reese practice in Boulder, Colo. R. Alan Minks, DC (12/88), of Horn Lake, Miss., who has been elected President of the Horn Lake Southaven Chamber of Commerce. He is the first chiropractic physician to serve in this position . Dr. Minks previously served as Vice President of the Chamber. Dustin A. Slocum, DC (4/90), of Harpswell, Maine, who was recently appointed by Governor Angus King to a three-year term on the Maine Board of Chiropractic Examiners. He also serves as a delegate from Maine to the American Chiropractic Association. Dr. Slocum began practicing chiropractic in April 1990 with his father Roy Slocum, DC (9/66), in Brunswick, Maine. In January of 1991, he purchased a practice in Lisbon Falls, Maine, and now he sees patients in both offices. His brother, Jeffrey Slocum, DC (4/93), practices in an
THE TOWER/SEPTEMBER 1995 office in Bath, Maine. Scott C. Ehlermann, DC (12/90), of Allendale, N.J ., and his wife, Karen, on the birth of their daughter, Rachel Elise, on April 7. Timothy Bertelsman, DC (2/91), on being featured in an article in the April 30 issue of the Belleville, Ill. Journal. The article discussed last year's Agency for Health Care Policy Research (AHCPR) guidelines. Dr. Bertelsman commented on the guidelines, his education at Logan, and the growing acceptance of chiropractic within managed care. Charles Weiss, DC (12/92), and Lydia Kinkead, DC (12/93), who were married on June 3 in Las Vegas . Their wedding took place at the home of Monte Greenawalt, DC. Dr. Greenawalt is Chairman of the Roanoke, Va.-based manufacturer of orthotic products, Foot Levelers, Inc. Ors. Weiss and Kinkead plan to practice together in the Atlanta area . They spent more than a year as directors of the International Chiropractors Association International Service Corps. They operated a clinic at an orphanage in Negru Vada, Romania, where they cared for the children featured in television news segments a few years ago. The children continue to suffer from heartbreaking conditions resulting from physical and emotional neglect. The doctors are in the process of adopting an 11-yearold girl from the orphanage, and they hope to bring their daughter-to-be, Maria, to the U.S. soon.
Condolences to . Annette Gremmels, DC (4/83) , Dave Gremmels, DC (9/80) and Stephen Gremmels, DC (9/81) , on the death of her husband and their father, Louis Gremmels, DC (8/82). Dr. Gremmels passed away on July 20. He had been practicing in Helena, Ala. The family of Thomas Ashley, DC (8/94), who passed away on July 2. Dr. Ashley was in practice in the St. Louis area, and participated in Logan College's 1994 and 1995 American Diabetes Association - Missouri Affiliate cycling teams (see article on page 22).
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Logan Exceeds Fund-Raising Goal Logan College raised a total of $358,321 in cash contributions during a fund-raising campaign that began in Autumn 1994 and ended on July 31, exceeding a $300,000 campaign goal. In addition, the College received $148,841 worth of tangible gifts, including many pieces of stateof-the-art equipment for basic and clinical science laboratories and diagnostic imaging. Logan intends to use the funds raised for its ongoing classroom renovation program and for conversion of an unused area into an administrative conference room. The College's $300,000 fund-raising goal for the campaign was the amount specified in a challenge offered last year by the Foundation for the Advancement of Chiropractic Education (FACE) of Alpharetta, Ga.
FACE offered Logan a $60,000 grant if the goal was reached. Additionally, the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation of Tulsa, Okla. offered Logan a $20,000 grant if the fund-raising goal was reached by the July 31 dead Ii ne established by the first challenge. Logan's success in meeting the two challenges was announced by Dr. George A. Goodman, President of the College, and Don Mclain, Director of Institutional Advancement. "As always, we are very thankful and feel very privileged to have recei ved such strong financial support from alumni and friends of the College," said Dr. Goodman. Additional details of Logan 's successful fund-raising year will be included in an upcoming issue of
Logan Speaks.
Alumni Elected to ACA Sports Council Offices Two Logan alumni have been elected to Executive Board offices of the American Chiropractic Association Council on Sports Injuries and Physical Fitness . Their elections took place during the Sports Council's annual national symposium, held July 20-23 in Maui, Hawaii. Dr. Robert Monokian, a 1978 Logan graduate from Marlton, N .J ., is the new President of the Sports Council. Dr. Monokian previously served as 1st Vice President and as Treasurer of the Council. He is the fourth Logan graduate to serve as ACA Sports Council President in the last decade. Dr. Peter Viteritti of Northboro, Mass . is the new 1st Vice President of the Council. A 1983 Logan graduate, Dr. Viteritti previously served as
Treasurer of the Council. He also is a Logan Postgraduate Department faculty member. Two other Logan Postgraduate Department faculty members are serving on the ACA Sports Council Executive Board. Dr. Margaret Karg was re-electea Secretary of the Council. Dr. Jan Corwin serves the Council as Past President. Al I of the officers were elected to two-year terms. Former ACA Sports Council President and 1977 Logan graduate Dr. Thomas Hyde continues as Executive Director of the Miamibased Sports Council. Dr. Hyde recently visited the Logan campus to speak on the history of chiropractic sports injury care.
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Logan Trustee Brings Substantial Managerial Expertise, Corporate Contacts to the College Elected as a member of the Logan Board of Trustees in February, William Davis of St. Louis already has been hard at work on behalf of the College. Working around a two-month hospital stay following recent surgery, Davis has begun introducing Logan President Dr. George A. Goodman and Director of Institutional Advancement Donald Mclain to executives of some of St. Louis' major corporations. Davis is a retired executive of Emerson Electric CorT)pany of St. Lou is, the world's largest manufacturer of motors. He was President of Emerson for seven years, and he has extensive experience as a board member of other companies and of non-profit organizations. Already developing a reputation on the Logan campus for his engaging intellect and for his down-to-earth approachability, Davis first made contact with the College through faculty member Rudolf Vrugtman. Vrugtman, who holds a MBA degree from Washington University, teaches Logan's office administration course sequence. A native of Holland, Vrugtman first met Davis and his late first wife, Audrey, in about 1960, when they hosted him as an American Field Service exchange student. When Vrugtman later returned to the U.S. to pursue his graduate degree and settled in St. Louis, he kept in close touch with Davis, who has been a father figure to him. As an executive of a major St. Louis company during the 1950s and 1960s, Davis says he always knew of Logan College's existence. "However, I didn't know much about Logan, and like many people, I was somewhat skeptical of chiropractic," says Davis. After Vrugtman began teaching at Logan in 1982, however, Davis learned more about the College from him. "I began to understand how much chiropractic contributes to people's health in the U.S. and other countries," he says. Davis says that many St. Louis-area corporate leaders have not paid much attention to reports in the media of the growing documentation of chiropractic's effectiveness as a health care modality. "Many of the reactions that I get upon mentioning chiropractic to
William Davis my friends and acquaintances are either neutral or negative," he says. "But people who have taken some time to learn about chiropractic, in many cases, have turned the corner in their views. They've been very receptive." Davis anticipates especially positive reactions to the fact that Logan has reached debt-free status despite having a state-of-the-art physical plant and a major building completed within the past 10 years. He believes that th is achievement, combined with the College's overall excellence, will attract the interest of St. Louis companies able to provide financial support. "Debt-free status is very unusual within higher education," says Davis. "A prospective donor can feel confident that contributions to Logan will be well-used, because the people at the College obviously are very careful with their money. Of course, some individuals could think, 'They don't need donations,' but the College has many exciting possibilities for the future, and I believe that it can receive significant support from the corporate community in St. Louis." Davis has a long-term interest in educational issues, having served as a trustee of Washington University in St. Louis and Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Although he did not receive a degree, he studied at Carleton College in Northfield, Minn., and at the former Curtis-Wright Technical Institute in California. In
1940, he began working in the field of aeronautical engineering at CurtisWright's St. Lou is office. McDonnel 1Douglas later took over the CurtisWright facility. Moving to Emerson Electric in 1941, Davis worked on stress analysis of designs for a variety of gun turrets for the Army Air Corps (later the U.S. Air Force). Emerson sent him to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for 13 months of study as he advanced through the ranks of management at the company. When he became President and a member of the Board of Directors of the company in 1965, Davis worked closely with Emerson's chief executive officer on strategic planning to increase the company's revenues and share of various markets. Emerson expanded its power tool line, becoming the sole supplier for Sears (then the SearsRoebuck Company). "I was always fascinated by the technical side of the industry, even though I went into management," says Davis, who led new product development in Emerson's commercial, military and consumer divisions. He also helped establish or acquire more than 60 Emerson plants in the United States. "My work at Emerson was exciting, although I was kept extremely busy," says Davis. "However, after I lost my wife in 1968, I began thinking about early retirement." As an intermediate step toward retirement, he stepped down as president and was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors Finance Committee. He continued to serve in that capacity until 1978. Davis and his cu ~rent wife, Marge, owned a home in the Bahamas for many years and spent much of their time there. However, Davis maintained his ties to the St. Louis community, and returned to local civic work in 1990, joining the Board of Directors of Wings of Hope, a St. Louis-based non-profit organization. Wings of Hope accepts and repairs used single-engine aircraft and donates them to relief and missionary agencies throughout the world for delivery of food, water and other needed supplies to people in the poorest regions of the world. (continued on page 21)
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Alumnus Elected Vice President of FCLB Dr. Lawrence Gerstein, a 1979 Logan graduate from Washington, Mo., has been elected Vice President of the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards. Dr. Gerstein's election took place during the FCLB's annual meeting in Portland, Ore. in May. As Vice President of the FCLB, Dr. Gerstein received an appointment to the Board of Directors of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, the national testing agency for the chiropractic profession. The FCLB appoints two members to the NBCE Board. Dr. Gerstein was president of the Missouri Board of Chiropractic Examiners from 1992 to 1994, and now serves the MBCE as Secretary. He was first appointed -to the MBCE in 1991. In 1994, Dr. Gerstein w as e.lected Treasurer of the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards, which draws its leaders from the state examining boards. Dr. Gerstein attributes hi s rise within the licensing board ranks to an intense interest in the issues addressed by the licensing organizations, and to patience with the details of licensing board rules and state statutes. " I wanted to make a contribution to the profession, and I felt that working with the I icensi ng boards would be one way of accomplishing that goal," he says. "The positions I've held have made my schedule very hectic, but I've enjoyed the challenge." As a member of the Missouri Board of Chiropractic Exam iners, Dr. Gerste in helped write and select questions for Part 111 of the exam adm inistered by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners. After being elected Treasurer of the Federation of Ch irop ractic Li cens ing Boards, he became the chairperson of th e Federation's Finance Committee and of a FCLB task force to develop a model disciplinary code for state boards. Dr. Gerstein co ntinues to chair the task force, whi ch is developing model disc iplinary guidelines for
Logan President Dr. George A Goodman (left) welcomed Dr. Gerstein to campus for a recent visit.
the state licensing boards. He says this is the first time that development of such a set of guidelines has been attempted by the chiropractic profession. The FCLB is expected to vote on the proposed guidelines in 1996. Dr. Gerstein enrolled at Logan College in 1975, after comp leting pre-chiropractic co urse work at Valencia Community Co ll ege in Orlando, Fla., and at the University of Central Florida. Dr. Gerstein grew up in Florida w ith chiropractic as part of his family health ca re. His interest in the profession evolved in the course of receiving chiropractic care as a child and into adulthood. After gradu-
ati ng from Loga n, Dr. Gerstein entered practice in 1979. He practi ces in W ashington, Mo., where he lives with his wife, Joy. Dr. Gerstein served on the Logan faculty from 1979 to 1983, and later was a Logan Postgraduate Department instructor. " I envision a prosperous future for the chiropractic profession," says Dr. Gerstein. "Our future doctors will have a lot to celebrate o n our 200th an niversary. I feel the li ce nsing boards have made and wi ll continue to make many contributions to the increasing stature and success of our profession ."
Logan Trustee Brings Substantial Managerial Expertise (continued from page 20)
Davis and his wife maintain an active social life. They have fou r children each, some of whom live in St. Louis, so their schedule is always full. However, Davis looks forward to an active future of involvement with the Logan community.
" I've enjoyed meeting many fine peopl e at Logan," he says. "After I recover more fully from my surgery, I' m looking forward to introduc ing Dr. Goodman and other peopl e associated with the College to additional corporate leaders."
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Alumni Hall Gets a New Look Alumni attending Logan's 1995 Homecoming were delighted by newly completed renovations to Alumni Hall, located in the lobby of the William N. Coggins Administrative Building. In the center of Alumni Hall is a desk that belonged to the College's founder, Dr. H.B. Logan. On the desk is a book containing the names of all graduates of the College during its 60year history. Photographs of all individuals who have been named "Alumnus/Alumna of the Year" by the Logan Alumni Association are displayed on the north wall. Busts of the first two Logan presidents, Ors. H.B. and Vinton Logan, previously were located by the south wall of the Hall. The busts of Ors. H.B. and Vinton Logan w ere moved to positions on either side of Dr. Logan 's desk, and four groups of comfortable sectional seating, with royal blue cushions, were added along the walls of the lobby. Additionally, the ceiling above the desk was lowered approximately 12 inches. Tiles featuring a computergenerated cut-out of the College seal were installed on the ceiling, with fiber-optic lighting surrounding the seal. Logan Physical Plant Superintendent Bob Brueggemann coordinated the renovations, under the direction of Logan President Dr. George A. Goodman, and Dr. Larry Steele, Alumni Representative to the Board of Trustees. "We are still working with th e lighting to improve its highlighting of the central area of the Hal I," says Brueggemann. "Our goal is to enhance the entire central area as much as possibl e, making it the focal point of Alumni H all. The busts of Ors. H.B. and Vinton Logan w ere moved to that area because of its prominent location." Additionally, the Physical Plant repl aced th-e green leather and brass doors leading from Alumni H all into the Logan Learning Resources Center w ith glass doors. "W e know many peopl e liked the beautifu l o ld doors,"
The Logan College seal, cut into the ceiling above Or. H.B. Logan's desk, is a highlight of the renovated Alumni Hall.
says Brueggemann. "But the increased visibility for those entering and exiting the Learning Resources Center improves traffic flow and safe-
ty. With the student body continuing to grow, there was a need to address those co ncerns."
Logan Health Centers Assist Cyclists Raising Funds for Diabetes Research On Sunday, June 25, 36 Logan Health Center interns assisted approximately 300 of 450 cyclists parti cipating in the 1995 American Diabetes Association - Missouri Affiliate's Tour de Cure bike-a-thon. The bike-a-thon, held in Illinois river country near St. Lou is, raised funds for diabetes research. The Logan interns, who provided first ai d and sports therapeutics, w ere supervised by eight Logan alumni who are licensed to practice in th e state of Illinois. Logan College was a sponsor of th e Tour de Cure for th~ second consecutive year. The College has provided therapeutic services at the Tour de Cure for the past three years and staffed seven rider rest stations at this year's event. Scott Hainz, DC, Director of Logan College's Yorkshire Health Center in Webster Groves, Mo., organized the parti cipation of the interns and supervising docto rs this year. Dr. Hainz also served on the 1995 Tour de Cure planning committee, along with Eileen Powers-Pate, DC, and Barbara Eaton, DC, CCSP, both Logan Health Center clini cians, and Rosi Fenster, Enrollment Specialist in th e Logan Admissions Office. Dr. Hainz also led a 21-member Tour de Cure cycl ing team, co nsisting of Logan alumni, staff members, students, Yorkshire Health Center patients and fri ends. The cyc lists comp leted 25-mile, 50-mile or 100-mile routes, with pledges based on how far they rode. Dr. Hainz is still accepting pledge checks and will soon determine the amou nt of money raised by the team.
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Alumnus Discusses Work with Government-Sponsored AHCPR Panel on Acute Low Back Pain Visiting the Logan campus in March as the instructor of a Logan Postgraduate Department seminar, Dr. John Triano of Plano, Tex., discussed his experiences as an Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) panelist. The AHCPR is an arm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Last December, the AHCPR panel on which Dr. Triano served released guidelines on the care of acute low back pain . The guidelines support the use of spinal manipulation as an effective intervention for many cases of acute low back pain . A 1973 Logan graduate, Dr. Triano is a staff physician of the Texas Back Institute and serves on the Board of Advisers of the Institute of Spinal and Biomedical Research, both in Plano, Tex . Dr. Triano was one of two chiropractic physicians who served on the AHCPR acute low back pain panel. The July 3 issue of Dynamic Chiropractic reported that Dr. Triano is the sole chiropractic physician serving on a newly established AHCPR panel that will establish clinical guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of chronic headache. Joining Dr. Triano in presenting the Logan postgraduate seminar was his wife, Dr. Marion McGregor, also a chiropractic physician. A research consultant with a master's degree in medical epidemiology, Dr. McGregor discussed criteria for judging the scientific validity for research studies, as applied by the AHCPR panel. She explained methods that busy practitioners can use to evaluate methodological factors of a study relating to a patient's condition to determine if complete review of the study is worthwhile. Among the questions about the AHCPR guidelines that Dr. Triano answered were the following :
Q. In addition to chiropractic, what disciplines were represented on
the AHCPR panel, and how were the panelists selected? Dr. Triano: The AHCPR panel included representatives of other health care professions commonly addressing low back pain, and other professionals with interest in low back pain as an issue confronting millions of people. There were medical and osteopathic physicians, physical therapists, nurses, psychologists, epidemiologists, occupational therapists, internationally recognized spinal experts, and a minister. When the decision was made to convene a panel to review the treatment of acute low back pain, the AHCPR solicited nominations of prospective panelists by contacting numerous professional associations. The agency received 200 nominations and selected 23 panelists.
Q. What purposes and objectives were presented to the panel at the outset? Dr. Triano: The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research provides guidelines on the care of various conditions, to address the issues of rising health care costs, wide variations in practice and ineffective health care services. Since low back pain is a costly* and frustrating problem within our health care system, the Agency chose to address it. The objective of the guidelines was to be discipline-neutral. The recommendations were to be based on scientifically valid data. If evidence showed that a treatment was not effective, or if no valid evidence supporting the use of a treatment has been produced, it was not to be recommended. If the evidence in relation to a particular treatment was inconclusive, it was to be placed in an options category. The guidelines do not, and were not intended to, address the care of individuals with chronic low back pain. That condition will be investi-
Dr. Triano (right) visited with Dr. Allen Parry, Dean of Postgraduate Education, prior to presenting a seminar on the AHCPR guidelines.
gated in other studies. Such individual.s make up less than 5 percent of all low back pain sufferers. The care of patients younger than 18 years old also is not included in the guidelines.
Q. In addition to spinal manipulation, what are some of the t reatment modalities that were reviewed by the AHCPR panel? Dr. Triano: The other treatments evaluated included bed rest, surgery, over-the-counter medications, exercise training, back school, injection therapies and traction . Each modality was covered in the research considered by the panel. Q. Initially, more than 10,000 journal articles on the treatment of acute low back pain, dating back to 1962, were potentially relevant to the panel's task, but only 356 studies met the panel's criteria for scientific validity. How were these articles selected, and what does the fact that so few studies met the standard say about health care research? Dr. Triano: A panel of epidemiologists and statisticians working for the AHCPR set up evidence tables for all of the studies under consideration. All (continued on page 24)
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PAGE 24 of the panelists then reviewed the tables to determine which studies had adequate methodologies for use in forming our guidelines. The fact that so few studies met the standard should be noted by practitioners in all health care disciplines. We all have a lot of bad studies being published, and the situation isn't much better now than it was 30 years ago, despite the use of peer-review and other criteria by many publications. Instead of complaining about how hard it is to keep up with research, we should be upgrading our skills in methodological evaluation. If you do that, you'll find you have a lot less work to do. If a study doesn't have enough scientific validity to serve as a basis for clinical care, it's probably not worth your time to read it. Some journals do publish good, interesting initial studies with ideas and implications for future research, but they should not be presented as having immediate treatment applications.
Q. How were the AHCPR recommendations formed? Dr. Triano: After our review of the validated studies, a public hearing was held, with statements by various health care providers and members of the general public presented for consideration in the process. The hearing was very interesting. Of course, with many health professions represented during the hearings, we saw some of the arrogance of the previous health care era spew forth. However, the chiropractic profession can be proud of its representation by the American Chiropractic Association and the Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research. They did an excellent job of presenting real information to be used in the guidelines. Additionally, a book of public commentary was compiled during the testimony process. After all of these activities were completed, the AH CPR panel is ts voted on each recommendation. Formation of the guidelines was completed in 1992, and they were then submitted to an editing process.
Q. What treatments were recommended by the panel? Dr. Triano: For acute (short-term) low back problems, spinal manipulation was found to be effective, as was medication, including some over-thecounter medications and NSAIDS commonly used for pain control, and muscle relaxants were considered an option. The patient guide released with the report notes that some individuals can experience annoying or health-threatening side-effects with the use of some medications. Also, the panel recognized that medication doesn't cure anything. The best 'cure' known thus far is reduction of stress on the spinal structure. Spinal manipulation and preventive habit changes by the patient are the only ways to reduce stress on the spine, unless the patient is one of the few who can benefit from surgery. The study determined that only one out of 100 low back pain sufferers can benefit from surgery, and that it should never be utilized unless preceded by at least one month of conservative care, and only then if the patient's pain is intolerable. Low-stress exercise, to the extent that the patient can tolerate it, was found to be beneficial during the first two weeks of symptoms. Conditioning exercises for trunk muscles were found to be beneficial after that period. The guide! ines also state that most acute low back pain sufferers should initiate moderate exercise within two weeks of the onset of symptoms. Other commonly used treatments, most notably bed rest and traction, were not found to be of benefit in most cases. If it's limited to two to four days, bed rest can be a val id option for individuals with sciatica whose symptoms are severe. There was no evidence favoring the use of acupuncture, which may be valuable, but at this point the documentation to support its use does not exist. Q. Under what conditions do AHCPR guidelines recommend use of spinal manipulation? Dr. Triano: In its overview of AH CPR recommendations,
the the the the
AHCPR patient guide notes that spinal manipulation can be helpful "for some people within the first month of low back symptoms". Clinical guidelines distributed with the AHCPR report list spinal manipulation for patients whose symptoms have existed for more than one month as an option. To be listed in the options category, a treatment had to have at least one adequate scientific study indicating its effectiveness. The AHCPR clinical guidelines state: "If no symptomatic and functional improvement has been noted after one month of manipulative therapy**, this treatment should be stopped and the patient reevaluated," - which of course has long been a protocol advocated within the chiropractic profession. Also, it is important to note that the "red flags" discussed in the guidelines - such as a history of cancer, immunosuppression, urinary infection, weight loss, etc. - are all covered extensively in the diagnostic curricula of accredited chiropractic colleges, along with many other conditions.
Q. What was the cause of the legal embargo that delayed the release of the guidelines until December 1994, when they had initially been scheduled for release the previous spring? Dr. Triano: The guidelines were placed under a legal embargo prior to their release as a result of a lawsuit filed by a surgical supply company concerned about how the guidelines might affect its business.
Q. How do you think the guidelines will affect the public perception of chiropractic? Dr. Triano: Since the guidelines were released, more than 50 newspaper articles and 100 radio and television interviews have discussed the results. Of course, it may take some time for the information to be absorbed by the public, but I certainly believe that chiropractic will benefit in the long run from the publicity. We all know that our relationship with the media always has been a ten-
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THE TOWER/SEPTEMBER 1995 uous one, and we've been subjected to many media attacks as well as some favorable coverage. However, I felt the coverage of the AHCPR guidelines was excellent in that the media directly equated the results on spinal manipulation to chiropractic care. In coming years, society will be making many decisions about the future of health care policy and how we wi 11 address many health problems. Obviously it's imperative that the chiropractic profession has documentation to present in this process.
Q. What could be the potential impact of the guidelines on the chiropractic profession's relationship with allopathic providers? Dr. Triano: It may take time for widespread awareness of the guidelines to take hold among allopathic physicians, but the guidelines surely will be of value in our ongoing process of developing working relationships with them. Many factors affect our ability to accomplish this objective, though, including what we do on a day-to-day basis in patient care. Working in a multidisciplinary situation at the Texas Back Institute, I've been pleased to find that surgeons there indicate that chi ropractors consistently send them qua I ity patients - meaning that the patient work-ups (diagnostic processes) have been performed adequately to indicate that the patients are good candidates for surgery. One challenge that I found in working with people from other health care disciplines on the AHCPR panel is that we don't have a common diagnostic language. We were discussing subluxations, osteopathic lesions, strains and sprains, and lumbar syndrome, all of which have the same primary symptom - acute low back pain. For the purpose of setting parameters for the guidelines, we decided that we would use the term lesion. The different diagnostic labels really make it difficult for members of various health professions to talk to each other, and I think that's an issue that will have to be addressed.
LOGAN COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC
WELCO MES The West County Chamber of Commerce
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On May 18, Logan College hosted a "Business Card Exchange" for the West (St. Louis) County Chamber of Commerce. About 100 people, including Logan representatives, friends of the College, and Chamber members attended the event. Pictured, from left, are Dr. Allen Parry, Dean of Postgraduate Education at Logan, Linda Goodman, wife of Logan President Dr. George A. Goodman, Steve Arbo, President of the Chamber, and Missouri State Senator David Klarich of Ballwin. Dr. Ronald Grant, Chief of Staff of the Logan Health Centers and a member of the Chamber Board of Directors, arranged the event.
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IN THE NEWS J. Paul Ellis, MS (R), Assistant Professor of Basic Science, has reached candidacy status in the doctoral program in biology at Saint Louis University. Ellis, an anatomy professor who has taught about 3,000 students during his 13 years at Logan, expects to complete his doctoral dissertation during the coming year. Its title will be "Anatomy of the Ova Duct of Reptiles."
*The annual cost of low back pain in the U.S. is estimated to exceed $20 billion. The most comprehensive estimates indicate a total cost of $50 billion. **A study by Paul Shekele, MD, MPH, found that 94 percent of spinal manipulation in the United States is performed by chiropractic physicians.
Rosemary E. Buhr, MALS, Director of the Learning Resources Center, is the Chair-Elect of the Chiropractic Libraries Section of the Medical Library Association. Her election took place at the MLA's annual meeting in Washington, D ~C. in May.
• Jean Rose, MALS, Technical Services Librarian/System Administrator, is serving her third year on the PHILNET Council. The council is a users group comprised of individuals whose institutions have contracts with the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis to participate in the PHILNET Interlibrary Loan System.
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Logan College Community Represented at Centennial Celebration Members of the Logan College community were among the attendees at the chiropractic profession's once-in-a-lifetime centennial celebration in Washington, D.C., July 5-9. Representing Logan College at the celebration were: George A. Goodman, DC, FICC, President of the College; William L. Ramsey, PhD, Vice President of Academic Affairs; Sharon Kehrer, MBA, Vice President of Administrative Affairs; Ronald Grant, DC, FICC, Chief of Staff of the Logan College Health Centers; Al Jen Parry, DC, FICC, Dean of Postgraduate Education; and Donald Mclain, Director of Institutional Advancement. JoAnn Hewitt, Director of Placement Services at Logan, staffed the College's centennial exhibition booth, greeting many Logan alumni and their families who attended the celebration. Two Logan College faculty members were workshop presenters at the centennial celebration. Gary Guebert, DC, DACBR, Assistant Professor of Clinical Science at Logan and a Logan Radiology Department faculty member, was the program director for a fu I I-day pre-program workshop on diagnostic imaging. Dr. Guebert spoke on radiographic technology for
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Sharon Kehrer, Logan's Vice President of Administrative Affairs, and Donald McLain, Director of Institutional Advancement, are pictured in front of the Logan booth at the July centennial celebration.
about half of the day. Norman W. Kettner, DC, DACBR, FICC, Chairperson of the Logan Radiology Department, lectured at a basic sciences workshop during the celebration, on radiographic anatomy of the cervical spine. Ralph Barrale, DC, and Ralph Filson, DC, both associate professors of chiropractic science at Logan, did a plenary session poster presentation of their research project, "A Study of Chiropractic Adjusting Utilizing a Novel Passive Extension Table Position." Gary Sanders, PhD, Director of Ergonomics and Research at Logan, co-authored the study with Ors. Filson and Barrale. Ors. Filson and Barrale adjusted each subject in Logan College's 1994 study of a passive extension adjusting procedure and table, both developed by the late Otto Reinert, DC. Dr. Reinert was a long-time Logan faculty member and an active chiropractic researcher. The 1994 study provided support for clinical utility of the passive extension adjusting technique. Additional research is underway at Logan to assess the technique's clinical effectiveness. Paul Ellis, MS(R), Assistant Professor of Basic Science at Logan, read a paper at a platform presentation at the centennial celebration. El I is' paper is "A Putative Role of Cervical Meniscoids in Facet Arthrosis." Also making platform presentations were Donna Mannello, DC, Assistant Professor of Clinical and Chiropractic Sciences at Logan, and Fawn Dunphy, DC, Project/ Research Assistant in the Logan Ergonomics Center. Dr. Mannello presented her study, "An Assessment of the Effect of Chiropractic College on the General Health Status of Students." Dr. Dunphy presented "A Study of the Accuracy of Observational Gait Analysis." She wrote the study with Ors. Mannello and Sanders. Joseph Unger, DC, Instructor of
Chiropractic Science in Sa croOccipital Technique, did a plenary session poster presentation of his study, "The Effect of the Pelvic Blocking Procedure Upon Muscle Strength: A Pilot Study." Dr. Unger also is scheduled as a platform presenter at the Davenport, Iowa, centennial celebration September 13-17. His presentation in Iowa will be "The Legacy of the Chiropractor, Inventor, and Researcher: Dr. Major Bertrand DeJearnette." Dr. DeJearnette was the developer of Sacro-Occipital Technique . Logan alumni also were among the speakers at the Washington, D.C. centennial celebration. Thomas Hyde, DC, DACBSP, a 1977 Logan graduate from North Miami, Fla., moderated a workshop titled "A History of Chiropractic in Sports ." Dr. Hyde is Executive Director of the American Chiropractic Association Council on Sports Injuries and Physical Fitness, and is a past president of the Council. John Triano, DC, MA, of Plano, Tex., spoke at workshops on "Advances in Biomechanical Research" and "Biomechanics of the Adjustment." Dr. Triano is a 1973 Logan graduate. He served on the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) panel that issued guidelines last year for the care of acute low back pain, recommending spinal manipulation for many cases (see story on pages 23-25). The AHCPR is an arm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Arlan Fuhr, DC, of Phoenix, Ariz., gave three Activator Methods technique workshops at the Washington, D.C. celebration. A 1961 Logan graduate, Dr. Fuhr developed Activator Methods with W.C. Lee, DC. Ted Morter, DC, of Rogers, Ark., a 1965 Logan graduate and a former president of the College, also presented a technique workshop at the centennial celebration, on BEST.
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Medical Doctor Donates Thermographic Unit for Research on Toftness Method Rheumatologist Rachna M ehra, MD, has donated an AGEMA 782 thermographic unit to Logan College for use in research on the Toftness method of chiropracti c adjusting. Dr. M ehra practi ces at St. Anthony's Hospital in South St. Louis County. The late l.N. Toftness, DC, adapted the adjusting system developed by Logan College's founder, H.B. Logan, DC, in developing his own adjusting method. The Toftn ess method utilizes an instrument called the sensometer for spinal evaluation. The sensometer is believed to measure changes in electri ca l impulses generated by the body that may correlate to points of injury, inflammati on or pathology. Logan Coll ege's research on the Toftness method has been funded by grants totaling approximately Or. Snyder uses the new thermographic unit. $268,000 from the Foundation for the Advance ment of Chiropract ic Research. The Wi sconsin-based FACR characteri st ic heat pattern s present in Radiology Department. w as establi shed by Dr. l.N . Toftness many physica l disorders, and indicate " I was trained in the use of therand has received support from the phys iological responses such as nerve mography by Jacob Green, MD, a other 14 Toftness family members in irritation, trigger points, and ch anges neurologist practicing in Jacksonville, the chiropractic profession and oth er in vascular fl ow. Fla.," expl ains Dr. Snyder. " Dr. Green donors. Although th e Coll ege has had ther- referred me to Dr. Mehra when I The late E.J. Hawkin son, DC, w ho mography units fo r several years, they expressed interest in obta ining a therretired from the Logan fac ulty last are housed in the Logan Radiology mography unit." year, and Brian Snyder, DC, Assi stant Department. The newl y donated unit The thermography unit has a current Professor of Chi ropracti c Science, will allow Dr. Snyder to utilize ther- va lue of $10,000. Dr. M ehra used it in have been the prin ciple investi gators mography in hi s research w ithout her practice for two years, but Dr. for Logan's Toftness studi es. Ga ry havin g to ta ke subjects to the Snyder says it is in excellent condition. Sanders, PhD, D irector of Ergonomics and Research, has worked with Ors. H awkin son and Snyder on t he research. Currentl y underw ay is a study titled " Evaluati on of th e Sensometer: Evidence fo r Its Role in the Toftness The Logan A lumni Association has onl y the mail ing expenses to receive System of Chi ropracti c Adjustment." begun a lending library service for its and return the tapes, and must agree Dr. Snyder says th e thermographi c members. Initi ated and coordinated to return the tapes by their due dates unit donated by Dr. M ehra w ill be by Dr. D . All en Chamberl ain of and refrain from copying them. Dr. used in the study, ind icating phys ica l Knoxville, Tenn., the lendi ng li brary Chamberl ain has an extens ive tape responses in subjects' nervous sys- offers dues-paid Assoc iation members co llection, but wi ll welcome donatems as an assessment of the effec- the opportunity to borrow v ideo and tions of tapes to th e li brary. To receive t iveness of adjustments us ing th e audio tapes on technique, office man- a li st of available tapes, co ntact Dr. Toftn ess method. Thermography mea- agement, diagnosis, therapy, myofas- Chamber lain at 3136 Broadway, sures and displ ays vari ati ons in skin cial procedures, practice building and Knoxville, TN 379 17 (6 15) 687-0474. surface temperature. It ca n monitor legal testimony. Borrowers w ill pay
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Upcoming Postgraduate Seminars For more information, contact the Postgraduate Department at 1 /800/782-3344. While every attempt is made to offer each program as announced, program faculty, locations, dates and tuition rates are subject to change if unforeseen circumstances arise. Pre-registered participants. Logan College is not responsible for a ny expenses incurred as a result of program adjustments or cancellations.
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Utilization Review/Expert Witness
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Instructor: Scott Bautch, DC, DABCOH 10/21-10/22, Logan Coll ege, Chesterfield, MO
Instructor: Patrick Sullivan, DC, DABCO
9/2 3-9/24, Logan College, Chesterfi eld, MO 11 /4-11 /5, Radisson Hotel, Overland Park, KS
Chiropractic Rehabilitation - Acute/Chronic Cond. Instru ctor: John Hyland, D C, DACBR, DABCO
10/7- 10/8, Logan College, Chesterf ield, MO Physical Diagnosis, Session 1 Instructor: Duane Lowe, DC
Spinal Biomechanics & Segmental Adjusting
9/21, Logan College, Chesterfield, MO 10/12, Logan College, Ch esterfield, MO 11 /16, Logan College, Ch esterfield, MO
12/16-1 2/17, Logan College, Chesterfield, MO
Instructors: Ralph Barrale, DC; Ralph Filson, DC
A Chiropractic Family Practice Instructor: Jack Kessinger, DC, DABCI
9/30-10/1, Hilton Executive Park, Charlotte, NC 10/ 14-10/15, Salina Holiday Inn Holidome, Salina, KS 10/28/10/29, Embassy Suites, Portland, ME 11 /18-11 /19, M arri ott Residence Inn, Branson, MO 12/2-12/3, Embassy Suites Pl aza, Kansas City, M O
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Session 1: Overview Instructor: John Danchik, D C, CCSP, FICC 9/23-9/24, Logan Coll ege, Chesterfi eld, MO 12/2-12/3, All entown Hilton, All entown, PA 12/2 -12/3 (M ake-up) All entown Hilton, Allentown, PA
Impairment Rating, Session 1 Instructor: Stanley Kapl an, D C, DABCO 9/3 0-10/ 1, Embassy Suites Hotel, Columbia, SC
Session 7: On Field Assessment of Injuries/Risk Management
Impairment Rating, Session 2
9/3 0-10/1, Holiday Inn Portl and Hotel, Portl and, O R
Instructor: Stanley Kapl an, D C, DABCO 10/14-10/15, Embassy Suites Hotel, Columbi a, SC
Session 9: The Knee
Biodynamics of Effective Rehabilitation
10/ 7-10/8, A llentown Hi Iton, A llentown, PA
Instru ctor: Michael Reed, DC, CCSP; D an Gatti, JD
Instru ctor: Tom Hyde, DC, DACBSP Instructor: William Au stin, D C, CCSP 10/7-10/8, Exce lsior Hotel, Little Rock, AR 10/2 1-10/22, Phil adelphia Airport Hilto n, Phil adelphia, PA 12/2 -12/3, Tara Ferncroft Resort, Danvers, MA
Manipulation Under Anesthesia, Session 1 Instru cto rs: Ronald Grant, DC, FICC; Gene Bell, DC, CCSP 10/7-10/8, Creve Coeur Surgery Ctr. and Logan College, Chesterfield, MO Instructors: TBA 1 0/2 1-1 0/22, Logan College, Chesterfi eld, M O
Diagnostic Imaging Instructor: Norm an Kettner, DC, DACB R, FICC
10/19, Logan College, Chesterf ield, M O 11 /9, Logan College, Chesterfield, MO 12/7, Logan College, Chesterfield, MO
Session 2: Injuries to the Spine Instructor: Scott Banks, DC, FICC
10/14-10/15, Logan College, Chesterfi eld, MO Session 8: Elbow, Wrist, Hand Instructor: M argaret Karg, DC, DACBSP 10/2 1-1 0/22, Holiday Inn Airport Hotel , Portl and, O R
Session 10: Leg, Ankle, Foot; Gait Analysis Instru ctor: Kathl een Baumgardn er, DC, CCSP
11 /11-11 /12, All entown Hi Iton, A llentow n, PA Session 3: The Shoulde r Instructor: John Danchik, DC, CCSP, FICC
11 /11 -11 /12, Logan College, Chesterfi eld, MO Session 9: Strapping, Taping, Extremity Adjusting Instructo r: Ted Forcum Ill, DC, CCS P 11 / 18-11 / 19, Holi day Inn Airport Hotel, Portland, O R
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Seminars are taught by Frederick Carrick, DC, FACCN, PhD (C).
Session 11: Shoulder, Arm, Elbow Instructor: Howard Chapel, DC, DABCO 10/ 14-10/ 15, Philadelphia, PA
Session 12: Motor System 9/23-9/24, Logan College, Chesterfield, MO 10/2 1-10/22, Hyatt Regency, Orlando, FL
Session 6: Neurological Evaluation Instructor: James Lehman, DC, DABCO 10/21-10/22, Dr. Lehman 's office, Albuquerque, NM
Session 11: Sensory Systems 9/23-9/24, Hyatt Regency, Orlando, FL
Session 21: Lumbar Anomalies and and Degenerations Instructor: Scott Banks, DC, FICC 11/4-11/5, Logan College, Chesterfield, MO
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Diplomate - Chiropractic Neurology
Session 1: The Neuron 9/30-10/1, Bentley College, Waltham, MA
Session 12: Wrist and Hand Instructor: Gary Tarola, DC, FACO 11/11-11 / 12, Doubletree Suites, Philadelphia, PA
Session 2: Receptors 10/7-10/8, Un iv. of San Francisco, Wabe Aud., San Fransisco, CA 10/28-10/29, Bentley College, Waltham, MA
Session 7: Physical Evaluation Instructor: Richard Ackerman, DC, DABCO 11 /18 -11/19, Dr. Lehman's office, Albuquerque, NM
Session 13: Neurological Controls 10/ 14-10/ 15, Logan College, Chesterfield, MO 11/18-11/19, Hyatt Regency, Orlando, FL
Session 22: Scoliosis and Spinal Curvature Instructor: Scott Banks, DC, FICC 12/2 -12/3, Logan College, Chesterfield, MO
Session 12: Clinical Applications 10/27-10/29, Amsterdam Marriott, the Netherlands
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Intermediate Applied Kinesiology
All seminars are taught by Bert Hanicke, DC, and Katharine Conable, DC.
Session 3: Peripheral Nervous System 11 /4-11 /5, Univ. of San Francisco, Wabe Aud., San Francisco, CA 11 /11- 11 / 12, Bentley College, Waltham, MA
Session 1: A.K. and Nutrition 9/30-10/1, Logan College, Chesterfield, MO
Session 14: Neurological Diagnosis 11 / 18-11 / 19, Logan College, Chesterfield, MO
Session 2: Chiropractic Applications of Meridian Therapy Through A.K. 10/28- 10/29, Logan College, Chesterfield, MO
Session 4: Autonomic Nervous System 12/2- 12/3, University of San Francisco, Wabe Aud., San Francisco, CA
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Basic and Advanced Acupuncture
Unless otherwise indicated, all seminars are taught by Jon Sunderlage, DC.
Session 1: Basic - Introduction 9/16-9/1 7, Logan College, Chesterfield, MO Session 2: Basic - Meridians 10/ 14-10/ 15, Logan College, Chesterfield, MO
Activator Methods
Instructors: contact the Postgraduate Department for listing 10/13-10/15, location TBA, St. Louis, MO 10/21-1 0/22, Novotel Mississauga Hotel, Mississauga, ON
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Sacro-Occipital Technique
1995 SOT and Cranial Conference Instructors: call 1/9 13/649 -3475 for information 10/17-1021, Omaha, NE
Session 3: Basic - Meridians/Treatment Technique 11 / 11-11 /12, Logan College, Chesterfield, MO
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Session 4: Basic - Differential Diagnosis 12/2- 12/3, Logan College, Chesterfield, MO
Session 1: Physiologic Therapeutics Instructor: Robert Novak, DC 9/23-9/24, Logan College, Chesterfield, MO
Session 1: Advanced - Tongue Diagnosis 10/28- 10/ 19, Logan College, Chesterfield, MO Session 2: Advanced - Addiction Treatment w/ Ear Acupuncture Instructor: Sherry Hill, DC 11 / 18-11 / 19, Logan College, Chesterfield, MO
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Diplomate - Chiropractic Orthopedics
Session 20: Lumbar Disc and Internal Derangements Instructo r: Scott Banks, DC, FICC 9/30-10/1, Logan College, Chesterfield, MO
Session 2: Physiologic Therapeutics Instructor: D. Robert Kuhn, DC, DACBR 10/ 14-10/ 15, Logan College, Chesterfield, MO Session 3: Physiologic Therapeutics Instructor: Robert Novak, DC 11 / 4-11/5 , Logan College, Chesterfield, MO Session 4: Physiologic Therapeutics Instructor: Robert Novak, DC 12/2-12/3, Logan College, Chesterfield, MO
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Colleagues of the College The Colleagues of the College program is Logan's recognition program for alumni, employees, students and friends of the College who refer students to Logan. Listed below are the May 1995 entering class members and the individuals they listed as having referred them to Logan: Sandy Abrams Michelle Affolter Nicole Albach Raymond Alexander
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Lynn Benson/Walker Daniel McMurtray Juergen Pfaff Gary W. Hauser
Charles Baird Deborah Ball Todd Barber Larissa Barnauskas Jonathan Bartlett Owen Bartruff Jack Berg Kathi Bevins Mandy Blase Jason Bramstedt Pamela Buss
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William F. Madosky A. Rand Olson Joseph Brimhall Alan R. Perestam David B. Numerow Douglas Henderson Douglas Brust James J. Fox Richard Blase Gerald Kari Michelle Robin
Craig Calder Kabin Carder Kristina Clay Barton Coleman Patrick Coleman Paul Coolidge
Dr. Ben Crisafi Dr. Allen Fitzner Dr. Lyndin Merrick Dr. Jerry Carpenter Dr. Rudy Hosack Dr. Richard Cranwell
James Darrach Trista Deluca Steve Drago April Dunnington
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Jodi Eggemeyer Stephen Ely
Dr. Kimberly Sarver Dr. Howard Zarnick
Charles Findlay
Dr. Kirk Orr
Penny Garner Josh Gilbert Jason Goodman
Dr. Lynn Benson/Walker Dr. Mark Hutti Dr. Elizabeth Parrott
Douglas Harlow Charles Hayman Gerald Heins Patricia Hickox Jeffrey Hoese Joe Hull Andrew Huwe
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Glenn Jones Jerold Jones Kajal Joshi
Ors. Tim and Ted lnfuhr Dr. Rick E. Cox Dr. John DeFinney
Todd Keller Lori Kindle Jeremy Kurland Annette Kutz
Dr. Leamon Sandifer Dr. Ray Drury Dr. John Quackenbush Dr. Charles Portwood
David Ryan Robert Campana Charles Russel I Howard J. Chapel
Hal Larlee David C. Hayman Scott Laux Michael Williams Mark Eavenson Steve Chenoweth William Tell in
Karen Little
Dr. Ciro Rustici
Alexander Mankowski Scott Manns Sherron Marquina Beverly Mayberry Jamie Michalski Todd Molski Johnnie Morris Christopher Murry
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Stanley Lach Stewart Smith Ill Marianne Teitelbaum Rodney P. Witt Thomas Smith David Rozeboom Douglas Cochran James Nolan
Gregory Neff Ian Nicolaides Leif-Erik Nielson Timothy Norton
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Brenda Kingen Ronald Grant Gordon McClean James Gal lo
Marco Paese Philip Pappas Barbara Proctor
Dr. Joel Paese Dr. David Crets Dr. Greg Glasco
Jane Rackley Michael Renk Spencer Rennix Loren Richie Christopher Roeder
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Neal Sayers Karl Schippel Matthew Seger Scott Selvidge Stacy Sharlet Todd Smith Donald Soran William Straughn Stephen Swann
Dr. Richard Leverone Dr. David Collins Dr. Lawrence Seger Dr. Donald Ray Selvidge Dr. Robert Gregory Dr. A. Rand Olson Dr. Douglas Pierce Dr. Dan Robinson Dr. Williem Kelley
Wendy Tang Kelly Thomas Lance Tilley
Dr. Catherine Silver-Riddle Dr. Robert Peak Dr. Gary Whitley
Dana Underkofler
Dr. William Droege
Graeme Van Matre Adam Vance
Dr. Thomas Brodar Dr. Ian Gainor
Troy Warner John Watts Chancellor Wayne
Dr. Tony Butcher Dr. Henry Nicolaides Dr. Eileen Powers-Pate
Daniel Young
Dr. Brad McMath
Urscia Mahring Nicholas Gatto William Mudryk Scott Erickson Joseph Boyle
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