SHERMAN COLLEGE AWARD RECIPIENTS
Chiropractors of the Year: Drs. Gary Roeben, Brian Rutecki & Sam Wang
Schwartzbauer with Wang, Roeben and Rutecki
Gary Roeben, Brian Rutecki and Sam Wang, D.C.s, were named Sherman College Chiropractors of the Year during Lyceum 2011. Roeben, Rutecki and Wang were classmates at Sherman and graduated together in 2001 with a vision to find a way to help other doctors manage the business aspect of a practice so they could focus on patient care and education. They co-founded Naperville Institute in 2001 and began a rapid expansion in 2002 which continues today. The three chiropractors, whom Sherman affectionately calls “The Chicago Three,” distinguished themselves early on and received the Rising Star Awards from Sherman in 2003 and the Spirit of Sherman College Award in 2008. Roeben, Rutecki and Wang are cofounders of Chiro One Wellness Centers which has grown to 64 offices: 50 in Illinois, 12 in Kentucky and two in Texas. The doctors expect to have 75 wellness centers by the end of this year. Together, with their other partners, they manage a team of 480 employees nationwide. They have created a model that standardizes the Chiro One office experience so that a patient who seeks chiropractic care in any of their offices has the same quality experience. They work with their doctors to develop relationships that help everyone succeed.
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Regents of the Year: Gary & Cathleen Padden, D.C.s
ROAR Career Advisor of the Year: Erik Beauvais, D.C.
Lakeview, MI, chiropractors Gary and Cathleen Padden, D.C.s, are both alumni, Gary graduating in 1983 and Cathie in 1985. Members of the Alumni Association since graduation, the couple have been actively engaged with the college as members of the Board of Regents for nearly 25 years, and have also become leaders in the Reach Out And Recruit (ROAR) program. They were named Career Advisors of the Year in 2010 for their great success in Mahipat sending students to Sherman College. They currently have eight referred students enrolled at Sherman, with a ninth student planning to enroll in October.
Erik Beauvais, D.C., of Boiling Springs, SC, is a 2009 Sherman graduate and an inaugural member of the Reach Out and Recruit program. In addition to talking with future chiropractors about a career in chiropractic, Beauvais opened his office to the prospective students attending a Sherman open house event and spoke about setting up a practice. He has been active in helping the college build enrollment, speaking at community and college events. Beauvais has mentored students in his office, and he has referred a student who plans to enroll in October.
Distinguished Service Award: Beauvais Marlene Mahipat, D.C.
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Lay Person of the Year: Greg Buchanan
Chiropractic advocate Greg Buchanan has contributed to the advancement of Sherman Marlene Mahipat, D.C., of RanCollege and the profession by dallstown, MD, is a 2001 Sherman referring thousands of people graduate and native of Trinidad. She to upper cervical chiropracmoved to Maryland in 2002 to protors. Buchanan credits the vide patients with cost-effective chihelp of upper cervical chiroropractic care that meets the needs practors for returning him to of the general public as well as those full health following an injury with special needs, including pregBuchanan sustained in a rugby match. nant women and infants. In 2006, He is writing a book about his research into she founded Helping Orphans Prosper the possible conditions resulting from injuries Everywhere (HOPE), a non-profit chilto the upper cervical spine and the results of dren’s foundation which focuses on proupper cervical care. Buchanan founded the viding food, clothing, vitamins and eduUpper Cervical Patient Advocates Association cational supplies to underprivileged and with James and Rhonda Tomasi. He has displaced children. She created a non-profit degrees in electrical engineering, finance and pet foundation that focuses on preventing business administration. In addition to his healthy animals from being put to sleep telecommunications work and his career and supports on-going projects to help with Microsoft, Buchanan has worked for elderly with food and vet bills for their Texas Instruments and Apple. He continues pets. She also volunteers to make weekly to consult in business development. deliveries for Meals On Wheels.