Continuing education seminars, inside back cover
A mother and her two daughters enroll together in chiropractic college.
Off
Beaten Path
Alumna takes her practice to the Amish community of Lancaster, PA.
Browns Honored
The Brown House and Museum is dedicated; Gordon Brown, D.C., and Helen McPike Brown receive honorary doctor of chiropractic humanities degrees.
Lyceum Awards
Chiropractors share chiropractic and love of humanity with the people of India.
Trustees, regents, alumni and friends of the college are honored at Lyceum.
Letter of Thanks
John Cox, D.C., thanks the college for a wonderful visit during Lyceum.
Successful chiropractors share their insights on managing an at-home practice.
Lyceum Wrap-Up
Dean of Continuing education Ron Castellucci says this year’s Lyceum could not have been better. Photos, pages 18-19.
New officers take the helm of the Student FSCO.
Artist donates sculptures in honor of what chiropractic has meant to his family.
Sherman College Names President
Jerry L. Hardee, Ed.D., is named the college’s third president.
In Flight
Sherman College appears in a display showcasing local colleges at the GreenvilleSpartanburg International Airport.
Sherman College and the AUCCO develop an Upper Cervical Diplomate.
Are They Now?
An upcoming feature will update you on the whereabouts of Sherman College’s pioneer class of 1976.
SACS Accreditation Status Renewed
Accrediting agency continues the college’s candidacy status. 5
Admission Ambassadors reach out to prospective students.
Silent Auction
The college raised nearly $10,000 at this year’s event.
Krakos Appointed
The college appoints Garry Krakos, D.C., dean of chiropractic health services.
Board Names Chair
Thom Gelardi, D.C. is named chair of the Board of Trustees.
New Publications
New recruitment publications communicate a strong message to prospective students.
The mission of Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic is to prepare its students as straight chiropractors who are fully qualified, as portal-of-entry health care providers who specialize in the area of vertebral subluxation, to assume and discharge their responsibility to their patients and society.
Straight chiropractic is defined as a vitalistic philosophy of life and health, and the art and science of locating, analyzing and correcting vertebral subluxations in accordance with that philosophy.
Straight chiropractic is based on the premise that living things have an innate striving toward organization, and that vertebral subluxation is an abnormal, but most often correctable, condition which interferes with the expression of that striving.
Publisher Jerry L. Hardee, Ed.D. jhardee@sherman.edu
Editor Karen Rhodes krhodes@sherman.edu
Executive Editor
Jean McAulay jmcaulay@sherman.edu
Contributing Photographers
Jay Erickson
Tom Kirby
Jill Thompson
Straight from Sherman is published quarterly by Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic, P.O. Box 1452, Spartanburg, SC 29304, and is produced for and about the Sherman College community.
For inquiries, write to Straight from Sherman, Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic, P.O. Box 1452, Spartanburg, SC 29304.
Sherman College is a private college offering the Doctor of Chiropractic degree. To enter the program, students must have at least 90 semester hours of college-level courses, including courses in the sciences. On its 80-acre campus in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the college operates a Chiropractic Health Center open to the public where students intern under the supervision of licensed doctors of chiropractic. Sherman College is accredited to award the Doctor of Chiropractic degree by the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Chiropractic Education, 8049 N. 85th Way, Scottsdale, AZ 85258-4321, Tel: 480-443-8877.
www.sherman.edu
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Iam deeply honored to begin my tenure as the third president of Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic. Many of you, I’m certain, are wondering what will be the immediate agenda for the college and in what areas will I focus my attention as we begin this phase in the proud history of the institution.
My theme for my first six months as president will be “It is all about Sherman.” That is my way of deflecting attention away from me and focusing it on what we will do together to move Sherman College forward. The institution is poised to be a major player in the profession, worldwide. It is now a matter of presenting and fostering a clear understanding of our mission and philosophy, while making our services available to people in untapped venues. If the world is to be free of vertebral subluxations, it is all about what we do at Sherman College in staying mission focused.
First, all requirements for meeting the standards as set forth by the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Chiropractic Education (COA/CCE) will continue to be met. We are scheduled for another review in the fall of 2002. Attention will also be given to meeting all conditions for accreditation with the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Again, the institution is positioned to adhere to these requirements.
Second, Dr. Brian McAulay as executive assistant to the president will be responsible for many of the day-to-day tasks of running the college and will manage the institution in my absence.
These tasks include, but are not limited to: planning and evaluation, continuing education, research, student services and significant portions of enrollment management. He is a fine administrator who has served the institution as provost, vice president for planning and assessment and interim president. Together, with input from all Sherman’s constituents — faculty/staff, students, alumni, the college’s community and friends — we will chart a course for the next five years and into the long-term future. Many of the elements are already in place.
Third, the institution unfortunately cannot be all things to all people and still accomplish what is promised in our mission statement. Our mission (paraphrased) is to prepare students to be straight chiropractors — who are fully qualified to be portal-of-entry health care practitioners. This means in part we must recruit, train and retain faculty who are dedicated and passionate about perpetuating the vision.
Fourth, recruiting outstanding students must be uppermost in the minds of all associated with the college. While we will continue to depend upon alumni, students and friends to assist in this area, efforts must be expanded beyond the traditional modes to carry our message directly to prospective students around the world. At a time when the college’s budget is largely enrollment driven, building enrollment is crucial.
Finally, as mentioned above, the budgets of most chiropractic colleges are heavily dependent upon enrollment. It is time now to focus energy on building the reserves that quality colleges
must have to ensure the expansion and viability of all facets of the operation. To retain highly qualified faculty in a competitive market, maintain excellent physical facilities and compete for outstanding students with scholarships and other incentives, increasing the reserves and building a stronger endowment portfolio solidifies the future of the institution.
These are the areas that will dominate my attention in the immediate future as we position Sherman College for the new millennium. I know that I can count on those who love Sherman and are committed to its tradition of being the finest institution for those who are interested in making a difference in the lives of its students and people of the world. The vision of a world free of vertebral subluxations will become closer to reality as we work as partners for the common good. I look forward to your input, assistance and cooperation — “It’s all about Sherman.”
Sincerely,
Jerry L. Hardee, Ed.D. President
Sherman College names president
The Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic Board of Trustees recently announced the appointment of Jerry L. Hardee, Ed.D., as the college’s third president.
Dr. Hardee first became acquainted with Sherman College and the straight chiropractic profession when he served as a site visitor for the Commission on Accreditation of the Straight Chiropractic Academic Standards Association (COA/SCASA) in 1985. He went on to serve as chairman of the Commission for four years.
Hardee remembers, “When I first visited Sherman College as a member of the evaluation team, I felt there was something very special going on at the institution. I was very impressed with the senior leaders and faculty, and with the strong sense of vision and mission the college possessed. It is truly an honor to be at the helm of this great college today, and I look forward to guiding the college to even greater status and stature,” he said.
In his most recent full-time appointment, Hardee served as vice president for academic affairs at Albany State University, one of the 35 colleges within the University System of Georgia. Prior to that assignment he served as assistant to the president at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Georgia. He has been involved in educational administration for more than 30 years. He holds an Ed.D. and certificate of advanced study in educational administration from Northern Illinois University, an M.A. in science education from Fisk University and a B.S. in mathematics from Clark College.
In his first address to faculty and staff, Hardee applauded the college’s strong planning processes and expressed his confidence that the roadmap is in place to lead the college forward. His top priorities will include continuing the improvement of the academic program, helping the college build its enrollment and increasing the college’s endowment.
“I firmly believe the college has found in Dr. Hardee an outstanding leader who possesses not only a high level of integrity and strong skills and experience in higher education administration, but also an individual who has demonstrated over many years his unwavering commitment to Sherman College and to straight chiropractic,” said Thomas A. Gelardi, D.C., chair of the Board of Trustees. Hardee has served on the Sherman College Board of Trustees since 1997.
McAulay named executive assistant to the president
Executive Assistant to the President Brian J. McAulay, D.C., Ph.D.
In announcing Sherman College’s new president, Board Chair Thomas A. Gelardi, D.C., thanked Brian J. McAulay, D.C., Ph.D., for the strong leadership he provided during the past 10 months as interim president. “So much has been accomplished during this past year thanks to Dr. McAulay’s outstanding management skills, vision and commitment to the college,” Gelardi said. “The Board of Trustees sincerely appreciates the dedication, time and talent he has so generously shared with Sherman College and looks forward to his ongoing contribution to our future success.”
McAulay will continue to serve the college in the number two position as executive assistant to the president with responsibility for student services, planning and assessment, research, continuing education and joint responsibility for the enrollment services area. McAulay holds a doctor of chiropractic degree from Pennsylvania College of Chiropractic, a Ph.D. in organization theory and management from Temple University and a bachelor of commerce degree from the University of Toronto.
Following his first address to faculty and staff, Hardee and his wife Wyonnie took time to meet members of college community, including Laura Chadwick Weeks, D.C., vice president for academic affairs.
Sherman College and AUCCO develop Upper Cervical Diplomate
This important program will provide outstanding training for those who wish to gain specialized knowledge and abilities in the area of the upper cervical spine.
— Jerry L. Hardee, Ed.D. President
Sherman College and the Academy of Upper Cervical Chiropractic Organizations (AUCCO) have joined forces to develop a Diplomate Program in the Upper Cervical Spine that will be offered for the first time this fall. The program is designed to certify doctors of chiropractic in a specialty area of upper cervical, subluxation-centered care. Representatives from Blair, Atlas Orthogonal, Orthospinology, Specific Knee-Chest, HIO Toggle and NUCCA have also participated in shaping the program.
Sherman College Director of Research Edward Owens, M.S., D.C., is the college’s point person on the project, serving on the board that has developed the curriculum. He has been responsible for creating the biomechanics, neurology and research components of the program.
“In addition to providing training to enable participants to enhance their knowledge and proficiency in providing upper cervical subluxation-centered care, we also hope to advance the body of knowledge and understanding of the upper cervical spine through this specialized diplomate program,” Owens explained.
The college’s Office of Continuing Education is providing continuing education credit for the individual components of the program, coordinating the program implementation and arranging the venues in which the sessions will be held. The kick-off session will be September 8-9 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Atlanta, GA, with Dan Murphy, D.C., on neurological integration.
The research component of the program will follow and will be taught in conjunction with the annual Sherman College Vertebral Subluxation Research Conference to be held on our campus October 13-14, 2001. Individuals who do not wish to complete the entire diplomate pro-
gram can register for any component of the program and also receive continuing education credit for their participation. More than half of the courses also will be available online so chiropractors will be able to complete many of the modules on their own schedules. In addition, the live courses will be videotaped and available for study through that format.
Diplomates will complete 180 hours of post-graduate training in anatomy, neurology, biomechanics, history and philosophy, and will pass a comprehensive examination. A research component will be completed concurrently along with overviews of several upper cervical techniques. An additional 120 hours of post-graduate training is required in an approved upper cervical technique to complete the diplomate. Continuing education credit for relicensure will be offered through Sherman College.
“I am particularly pleased that Sherman College is working very closely with the Academy of Upper Cervical Chiropractic Organizations (AUCCO) and taking a leadership role in developing an upper cervical diplomate program,” commented President Jerry L. Hardee, Ed.D. “This important program will provide outstanding training for those who wish to gain specialized knowledge and abilities in this area,” he said.
Sherman College faculty Sheldon Clayton, Ph.D., professor of basic sciences, Tony Duke, Ph.D., professor of basic sciences, Mercy Navis, M.S., assistant professor of basic sciences, and Laura Greene-Orndorff, D.C., assistant professor of clinical sciences, will teach in the program.
For more information about the program and to register, contact Ron Castellucci, D.C., dean of continuing education, at 800-849-8771, extension 1229, via e-mail rcastellucci@sherman. edu or via fax at 864-599-4860.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Getting reacquainted with the Class of 1976
If you are a graduate of Sherman College’s pioneer class, we want to know where you are and what you’re doing so we can include you in an upcoming Straight from Sherman feature.
Look for a questionnaire in the mail or call Karen Rhodes, communications manager, at 864-578-8770 or 800-849-8771, ext. 1242. You may also e-mail krhodes@sherman.edu.
Regional agency renews Candidate for Accreditation status
The Commission on Accreditation of the Southern Association of College and Schools (COA/SACS) announced at its June meeting that, following an extensive on-campus visit and evaluation, the college will remain a Candidate for Accreditation for up to two more years as we work toward completing the final process of applying for accreditation. “Although we had hoped the Commission would grant us accreditation at the conclusion of the initial two-year candidacy period, we understand that it is common for institutions to remain a candidate for longer periods within the four-year allowable time frame,” explained President Jerry L. Hardee, Ed.D. “We are committed as an institution to obtaining regional accreditation and look forward to continuing our association with SACS and to improving our college,” he said.
A seven-member team of higher education administrators and faculty from the southern United States visited the college in April 2001 to determine if the college is operating in a manner consistent with the SACS Criteria for Accreditation. The report from the team was helpful and positive and praised the college for being a high quality institution. The site team particularly praised the faculty’s active involvement in institutional planning, assessment and improvement activities.
In reviewing the site team’s report, the Commission articulated a few narrowly defined areas it would like to see enhanced prior to considering awarding accreditation. These focus on the Commission’s desire to see the college demonstrate the effectiveness of some recently implemented policies and procedures.
“The accreditation process provides a very valuable learning experience and self-assessment tool,” Hardee said. “The college will continue working to demonstrate the high quality of its educational program and its compliance with the SACS Criteria for Accreditation. We anticipate another site visit this fall or early next year as the final step in the application for accreditation.”
Holding regional accreditation would facilitate stronger relationships with other accredited academic institutions, open opportunities for research collaboration and create the possibility of developing a bachelor’s program at Sherman College. In addition, regional accreditation provides prospective students, academic colleagues and members of the public with tangible, objective evidence of the quality of an organization.
Members of the class of 1976 attending their 25th anniversary reunion during Lyceum include (front row, from left) Ed Kwasniewski, Catherine Silver-Riddell, Brian Pulver, Kenneth Cochran, Virginia Brannon and David Ivey; (back row, from left) Bill Hannouche, Betty Gelardi, Leroy Moore, Judy Ross and Mark Hopkins.
Director of Ambassador Relations Kellie Candino presents Richard Gill, D.C., of Spring Lake, NJ, with an invitation to join the Sherman College Ambassador Program.
Admission Ambassadors reach out
to prospective students
Kellie Candino is glad to be busy — it means her Admission Ambassadors Program is off to a strong start. Candino was named director of ambassador relations earlier this year when Sherman College established the office to enhance support to recruitment volunteers. As director of the program, Candino enlists the help of practitioners in the field by encouraging them to introduce chiropractic as a career choice and to continue to seek and refer outstanding doctor of chiropractic candidates.
Candino has already signed up 94 ambassadors representing 18 states but says the college especially needs representation in Arizona, Wisconsin, West Virginia and Tennessee, states which draw a lot of students.
During Lyceum, the Ambassador Office developed a tangible symbol to show how chiropractors, students and supporters can proactively advance chiropractic through recruitment and referral — the commitment wall. About 140 people signed the wall, pledging to take a proactive stance in the recruitment of two students within the next calendar year. “The commitment wall helped us visually bring the need for more chiropractors to the forefront,” Candino says. “It made people realize that they need to be actively talking to people about the rewards of a chiropractic career and recruiting prospective students.”
Candino also attended several alumni events during Lyceum to get acquainted with more alumni and to promote participation in the Ambas-
sador Program. “We need help getting the word about the benefits of chiropractic out there, and the only way to do that is to educate more chiropractors and for those chiropractors to educate everyone they know,” she says. “The goal of the Ambassador Program is to increase name recognition for Sherman College throughout the country, to improve recruitment in targeted areas and, most important to me, to bring the personal touch that we pride ourselves on to each prospective student through mentoring,” Candino says.
Candino held an ambassador training session in Seattle, WA, during the Federation of Straight Chiropractors and Organizations (FSCO) FOUNDATION Seminar Series. She used her time to share news and updates about Sherman College, explain application requirements and help participants prepare answers to questions prospective students frequently ask. Candino asked ambassadors to call colleges in and around their hometowns and to find out how they can represent Sherman College at graduate (college) fairs. She also recently traveled to Detroit, MI, in August for a second training session during the FSCO FOUNDATION Seminar there.
For more information about the Ambassador Program or to become an ambassador, please call Kellie Candino at 864-578-8770 or 800-849-8771, ext. 1263. You may also e-mail kcandino@ sherman.edu.
Alabama
Rick Arnaiz, D.C., ‘95
Larissa Timper, D.C., ‘00
Theodore Timper, D.C., ‘00
Arizona
Joanne Haupert, D.C., ‘97
California
Teresa Courtemarche, D.C., ‘00
Colorado
Daniel Knowles, D.C., ‘96
Richelle Knowles, D.C., ‘99
Regent Dan Lemberger, D.C., ‘98
Florida
Regent Lee Fraum, D.C., ‘82
Sal Martingano, D.C., ‘85
Regent Cindy Pekofsky, D.C., ‘82
Shane Walker, D.C., ‘00
Georgia
Dana Kind, D.C., ‘99
Stephen Nichols, D.C., ‘80
Iowa
Alan Berman, D.C., ‘79
Regent Myron Brown, D.C.
Greta Naylor, D.C., ‘00
Kentucky
Eric Hellmann, D.C., ‘01
Massachusetts
Regent Patti Giuliano, D.C.
Regent Peter Kevorkian, D.C.
Michigan
Regent Audrey Berdeski-Osmak, D.C., ‘86
Mike Burcon, D.C., ‘98
Regent Rick Crocetto, D.C., ‘80
Janine Felice, D.C., ‘88
Ken Hughes, D.C., ‘86
Lisa Jaco, D.C., ‘00
Charles Johnson, D.C., ‘88
Regent Robert Koliner, D.C., ‘94
Regent Brian Pulver, D.C., ‘76
Regent Patrick Sweeney, D.C., ‘96
Jennifer Westcott, D.C., ‘95
Minnesota
Jon Schwartzbauer, D.C., ‘97
New Hampshire
Aaron Cloutier, D.C., ‘00
Regent Roger Gosselin, D.C., ‘90
Clarence Meyer, D.C., ‘76
Regent Jerrilyn Sullivan, D.C., ‘92
New
Jersey
Regent Bob Berkowitz, D.C., ‘81
Jodi Dinnerman, D.C., ‘00
Regent Thomas Faustino, D.C., ‘86
Richard Gill, D.C.
Elizabeth Kemenosh, D.C., ’80
Peter L. Lope, D.C., ‘81
Regent Lenny Mazza, D.C., ‘86
Mark Messano, D.C., ’94
Frances Penick, D.C., ‘99
David Phillips, D.C., ‘79
Julie Powell, D.C., ‘99
Regent Greg Stetzel, D.C., ‘83
Current
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New York
Anthony Banas, D.C.
Dan Boje, D.C., ‘99
Leonard Cavaretta III, D.C., ‘98
Gretchen Goad, D.C., ‘99
John Macko, Jr., D.C., ‘81, Penn Straight
Anthony Zammiello, D.C., ‘00
North Carolina
Marie Anderson-Frees, D.C., ‘98
Karla Christy, D.C., ’98
Lisa Klopp, D.C., ‘00
Regent Susan Newlin
Ohio
Amanda Cerwinsky, D.C., ‘00
Pennsylvania
Regent James Allison, Jr., D.C., ‘84
Regent Judy Campanale, D.C., ‘92, Penn Straight
Regent John C. Court, D.C., ‘77
Regent Pamela Pope Courtney
Regent John Degenhart, D.C., ‘80
Regent Theresa Galant, D.C., ‘83
Regent Charles Hilston, D.C., ‘78
Regent Jim Hilston, D.C., ‘85
Regent Gary Horwin, D.C., ‘78
Jami Karr, D.C., ‘00
Rich Kettering, D.C., ‘79
Sandra Levenson, D.C., ‘81, Penn Straight
Regent Nalyn Russo Marcus, D.C., ‘90
Jason Markijohn, D.C., ‘00
South Carolina
Bill Decken, D.C., ‘86
Joshua Gelardi, D.C., ‘90
Michael Geran, D.C., ‘97
Regent Tim Guest, D.C., ‘86
Djamila Laribi, D.C., ‘89
Regent Dick Plummer, D.C., ‘79
Diane Reeder, D.C., ‘88
Jay Rising, D.C., ‘88
Anthony Ross, D.C., ‘87
Regent Claudia Seay, D.C., ‘80
Tyrone Wallace, D.C., ‘94
Virginia
Christine Stewart, D.C., ‘98
Sean Stewart, D.C., ‘98
Washington
Regent Randy Baze, D.C., ‘83
Tony Gutierrez, D.C., ‘95
Jill Massengill, D.C., ‘92
Wendy Schauer, D.C.
Ken Shotwell, D.C., ‘82
Jennifer Wilson, D.C., ‘99
Scott Yerrick, D.C., ‘77
Ireland
Sean Wall, D.C., ‘86
Argentina
Ken Rakowicz, D.C., ‘97
Alumni Association sponsors Sherman College display at international airport
A carousel display on the first floor of the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport showcases Sherman College and other colleges and universities in the SC upstate. At last year’s Lyceum luncheon, the Alumni Association voted to sponsor the airport display for one year. Many attendees passed by the display as they arrived in Spartanburg for this year’s Lyceum.
Silent auction raises almost $10,000
Some of the toughest choices facing bidders at this year’s Silent Auction were deciding which of the 180 items donated to place bids on. Lyceum attendees bid at their leisure Friday and Saturday until the designated closing time for bids. The auction raised nearly $10,000 for the college’s Annual Fund.
Items up for bid included vacation packages, seminar registrations, artwork, books, childrens’ items and chiropractic memorabilia. Much of the artwork was donated by Helen McPike Brown, including paintings and miniature detailed birdhouses made from framing materials. Sports memorabilia included autographed baseballs. Arno Burnier, D.C., ’77, donated a registration to his Masterpiece Training Camp in Durango, CO.
Tim McHugh, an artist from Ligonier, PA, donated busts of D.D. and B.J. Palmer he sculpted in recognition of what chiropractic has meant to his family (see page 24).
Nalyn Marcus, D.C., ’90, looks over some of the items donated for this year’s Silent Auction.
Faculty, staff, friends and alumni of the college donated many of the items to the auction, but a number of businesses in and around Spartanburg also contributed by donating jewelry, golf items, a weekend hotel stay including golf rounds, framed prints, handbags, wallets and gift certificates.
Krakos appointed dean of chiropractic health services
Garry Krakos, M.S., D.C., was recently appointed dean of chiropractic health services for the college. Krakos brings extensive experience to this position as the former director of clinics at Palmer Chiropractic College.
He developed the Clinic Abroad program at Palmer, an international clinical program providing chiropractic care around the world, and was instrumental in founding the first chiropractic college in South America in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Krakos joined the Sherman College Chiropractic Health Center faculty at the beginning of this year and quickly became a highly valued member of the college’s team, supervising interns in the health center and teaching technique courses.
“Dr. Krakos has a strong commitment to straight chiropractic practice and education and a solid understanding of the unique mission of Sherman College,” says Vice President for Academic Affairs
Laura Chadwick Weeks, D.C. “I know that he will be a strong leader in the health center, an excellent mentor and a responsive and highly approachable administrator.”
“My primary vision for the Chiropractic Health Center is to continue to improve the quality of patient care and intern education,” Krakos says. “I believe we have an opportunity here to further strengthen our teaching chiropractic health care center and build on its reputation for excellence.”
Krakos earned his D.C. from Palmer College and holds a master’s degree in health services administration from the University of St. Francis in Illinois.
Gelardi to chair Sherman Board
Robert Berkowitz, D.C., a 1981 graduate of Sherman College and chairman of the college’s Board of Trustees since May 1999, recently resigned the chairman’s post but will continue to serve as a trustee. College founder and trustee Thomas A. Gelardi, D.C., was elected chairman at the Board’s May meeting.
Berkowitz has been a staunch supporter of Sherman College throughout his career and has served actively as a member of the Board of Trustees for more than a decade. He contributes very generously to furthering Sherman College’s mission, supports the college as a career advisor and has referred numerous students who have enrolled and become straight chiropractors. Three students are currently enrolled at the college as a result of the recommendation and mentoring of Dr. Berkowitz.
During Berkowitz’s tenure as chairman of the Board, Sherman College completed numerous new facilities including the Olsen Classroom Building, Brown House and Chiropractic Museum and the creation of a second computer laboratory and a suite of eight private and small-group study rooms in the library. During this time the college also enhanced funding of its research program, increased donations to the Annual Fund and expanded outreach efforts to the profession.
Dr. Berkowitz is a member of the Sherman College distinguished Board of Regents and has twice been named Regent of the Year. He was named
Chiropractor of the Year by the college in 1998. Berkowitz has also been an active member of the Garden State Chiropractic Society in New Jersey, and today serves on its Board of Directors and as treasurer. He has been in private chiropractic practice in Highland Park for 20 years. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University in New Jersey.
As chairman, Gelardi plans to focus the Board’s efforts on increasing enrollment to 750 students, building the endowment and strengthening the college’s position and influence nationally and internationally in education, research and service.
“I am looking forward to working closely with the entire Board of Trustees and as a partner with Dr. Gelardi in reaching many new accomplishments for Sherman College,” said newly appointed Sherman College President Jerry L. Hardee, Ed.D.
“Dr. Gelardi’s understanding of and commitment to the advancement of straight chiropractic and to Sherman College are unparalleled. He is ideally suited to lead our strong and active Board in making a significant contribution to the growth and influence of the college,” he said.
Chiro Cruise 2002
Join the Federation of Straight Chiropractors & Organizations and Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic on Chiro Cruise 2002 aboard Carnival's Victory Ship for a fantastic seven day cruise to the Eastern Caribbean January 13-20, 2002. We will sail to the beautiful islands of San Juan, St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix. A deposit of $250 per person reserves your cabin today. For additional information about Chiro Cruise 2002 contact Maryann Weber of Miami Beach Travel at 800-673-2343 or 305-673-2323, or call Rebecca Clusserath in the Sherman College Office of Continuing Education at 800-849-8771, ext. 1229.
Robert Berkowitz, D.C.
Garry Krakos, D.C.
Thomas A. Gelardi, D.C.
Sally Smith always knew that when she put her chiropractic education on hold many years ago to raise her children that she would someday realize her dream of becoming
education
Chiropractic
a family affair for moth-
Today, Sally Smith and her daughters
Sara Ingram and Amy Smith are all students at Sherman College. They enrolled together in the spring quarter, Sara as a first-quarter student and Amy and Sally as transfer students. They have been happy with their decision. “Spartanburg reminds us a lot of our hometown in Indiana, and Sherman College has a really good reputation in the field,” Sally explains.
Before deciding on a career in chiropractic, Amy completed a biochemistry degree and Sara worked in information technology. As they pondered varied career interests, both women ultimately followed their mother’s lead and decided to join her by becoming doctors of chiropractic. “It’s fun,” Amy Smith said of the experience of being students together. “We all have the same goals and we don’t have to ask other classmates for notes or information we may have missed in class.”
With one quarter now behind her, Sara has found that being in school with her sister and mother is proving a very positive experience. “We have very similar learning styles,” Sara explains. “Each one of us is a visual learner and really needs to know the concepts behind what we’re learning. Memorizing is difficult for each of us. I think because we share similar learning styles, it’s very easy for us to help one another study and learn. We know the best ways to explain things to one another so that they will really make sense,” she says.
The women study together and practice technique concepts together as well, observing and providing feedback as they toggle on simulators or set up in the proper stance for an adjustment.
Although mother and daughters still get plenty of questions from interested fellow students who wonder what it’s like going through school together, Sara says the Sherman College community is getting used to them being on campus together. “People do assume though, that we somehow always know each other’s whereabouts,” Sara says. “We are in many classes together and we do study and live together, but we have separate lives too.”
Although being students together is proving to be a very positive and helpful experience, the women do not plan to practice together. Sally plans to return to the small town of Hymera, IN, after graduation. Amy plans to move to Idaho, and Sara is still considering her options.
Sally Smith (right) never imagined that she would pursue her dream of becoming a chiropractor side-by-side with her grown daughters, Sara Ingram (left) and Amy Smith (middle).
Off the Beaten Path...
Jami Karr, D.C., takes her practice to the Amish community of Lancaster, PA
Jami Karr, D.C., ‘00, has been on the road for four years now, making countless trips between her hometown of Lancaster, PA, and Sherman College in Spartanburg, SC. But she doesn’t expect to give her car a rest now that she’s in practice in Pennsylvania — she’s taking her practice on the road.
Karr came to Sherman College in 1997 for the same reasons as many of her classmates; she wanted to serve others and touch lives by becoming a chiropractor. But instead of opening an office in Lancaster following graduation, Karr chose to stay on the road — with a traveling practice.
She serves the Amish community in Lancaster County and travels from farm to farm providing care in people’s homes. “I grew up in the Lancaster area, and I have always had an appreciation of the Amish people there and their simple way of life,” she says. “Plus, I’m a country girl and I love being outdoors,” she says. “I didn’t want to have an office that would keep me indoors most of the time.”
An Office Away from Home
Traveling as far as 21 miles for some visits, Karr creates an office environment with the help of families who are willing to open their homes to her as “host homes.” For example, Karr travels to a specific house on Friday nights, and all nearby families
Instead of opening an office in her hometown of Lancaster, PA, following graduation, Jami Karr, D.C., ’00, chose to start a traveling practice. She serves the Amish community in Lancaster County and travels from farm to farm providing care in people’s homes.
I think I’m providing a very unique service. The Amish families I have met really want to be under regular chiropractic care, but it can be a lot of trouble for them to hire a driver to take them to a chiropractor. Instead of having an office, I bring my service to them.
will come to that home for their care. “I try to clump farms together and make sure everyone in that area is available on the same night,” she says.
“Their home basically becomes my office,” she says. An incentive for the host (if six or more people come to be checked) is a complimentary visit. “I have morning, afternoon and evening appointments. One evening appointment is scheduled at 8:30, because that’s when all of their farm work is done,” she says. “That’s when they have time in their day — and there’s always something freshly baked for me when I get there.”
A Practical Solution
“I think I’m providing a very unique service,” Karr says. “The Amish families I have met really want to be under regular chiropractic care, but it can be a lot of trouble for them to hire a driver to take them to a chiropractor.” Their strong cultural and religious beliefs prohibit them from owning or driving a car, and they rely on horse and buggy for local transportation. Karr’s arrangement makes it easier for families to remain under care.
It’s also a practical financial decision for Karr. “Because I travel from farm to farm, my only equipment is a car (mileage is tax-deductible), a cell phone and a portable adjusting table — very low overhead,” she says. “I already have high debt from college tuition and expenses, and to build a practice and have an office would have cost even more. Taking my office to others works out best for me.” Karr’s only other expense is an ad in the Amish newspaper, Die Botschast, though she says most of her business comes from traditional word-of-mouth advertising.
And because of Karr’s own personal preference and the beliefs of the Amish (most do not have health insurance), her practice is “very
affordable” and cash-only. “I didn’t want to be involved in the realm of insurance,” she says. “I just want to serve everyone I can.” If the parents are under care, Karr charges $1 per year of age for children, and all babies younger than one year receive complimentary care.
A Home Without Distraction
Since Karr maintains an office on the road, she isn’t distracted by office duties in her own home. She has a “business-only” cell phone and doesn’t give out her home phone number. “I set things up so that my home is separate from my practice,” she says. “I want my time at home to be my time.”
The Amish don’t have phones in their homes (Karr says there are phone booths in fields and on farms for families to share), so she leaves her cell phone on during her waking hours to be available for her patients. “The cell phone is on except when I go to bed, because I know it will be difficult to return calls to families when they are calling from a phone booth,” she says. “But once I had an Amish woman call me at 5 a.m. because she wanted me to check her that day, so I have voice mail that will pick up on those occasions,” she says.
Embracing Chiropractic
Karr says the Amish embrace chiropractic because it fits well with their simple and natural way of life. “Many Amish families are under chiropractic care because they get it — they know that healing comes from within,” she explains. “They grab onto the philosophy because of their belief system.”
In her practice, Karr sees newborn babies and grandfathers, all under regular care. “Since most of my care is maintenance care, I see most families once every two weeks,” Karr says.
“However, I will make more frequent visits if the need arises.” She recently checked a baby who was 10 weeks old. “It’s so much fun to check children because you can see the benefit of care so quickly,” she says. “Some of the parents are teaching me to speak Pennsylvania Dutch, which makes it easier to care for the younger children, who won’t learn English until they begin school at age six.”
A Perfect Fit
“Many people I spoke to before I started in practice didn’t think this approach would be successful, but it’s been wonderful for me,” Karr says. “I’ve been practicing since April 8, and this past month I have averaged 30 visits per week. For just starting out, I feel I’m doing pretty well. Maybe I won’t make lots of money, but this is exactly how I want to serve.”
The Amish don’t have phones in their homes, so families share phone booths (like the one above) in fields and on farms.
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Chiropractors share chiropractic, love of humanity with the people of India
Most chiropractors enter the profession because of a strong desire to serve humanity and make a difference in the lives of as many people as possible. Anthony Connors, D.C., ’98, and seven other chiropractors put their ideals and goals into action when they traveled to India last fall to educate people about the benefits of chiropractic care and to check and adjust many local people.
“Our mission trip to India was a very challenging, deep experience,” Connors says. “We became so deep, emotionally, physically and mentally, into what was happening around us, that it allowed us to focus on something very important — serving humanity. A missionary is a person who has a message to share with the
During their trip to India, Connors and seven other chiropractors educated people about the benefits of chiropractic care and checked and adjusted many local people.
world. My message is that people need chiropractic to help them function to their potential, and I will share that message with as many people as possible,” says Connors.
“Mission of Light 2000” was Connors’ second mission trip to India. The vision behind the mission began in 1995, when he traveled to India on a trip of self-discovery. Connors visited with his grandfather, Harbans L. Dhir, and learned more about the culture and religion of his family. While he was there, he had the opportunity to meet Mother Teresa, and this experience inspired him to dedicate his life to serving humanity.
In addition to Connors, chiropractors on the “Mission of Light 2000” team include his wife Jennifer, John Hagman, Lynn Carey, Jodi Bakkergard, Sacchio Okage, Dominique Hort, David Ferraro and Steve Johnson (‘77). The team worked in many different facilities, including the Leprosy Home and the Home for the Dying.
“I was very frightened about what to expect at the Leprosy Home,” says Connors. “But it was a place filled with love — I definitely felt at peace. The act of caring for them and the level of love in that home was unbelievable. It was a place of pure service.”
The chiropractors also worked with CRY (Child Relief and You) for India, an organization which started in the United States and focuses on children who are abandoned, abused and homeless. They also visited the homes for the disabled and the crippled. “People sought us out because of our work,” Connors adds.
“We had so many things to learn from the people of India,” he says. “We are isolated in America. We forget who we are. In India, we had to communicate through body language, eye contact, human hands — you could really feel the power of love. When you can’t communicate with words (because of language barriers), you speak in a dialogue from within. Silence allowed us to connect more with the people we were serving. It was a powerful experience knowing that we were providing a service that would help each person experience a greater expression of life and health.”
Connors says it was humbling and gratifying to touch so many people’s lives during the trip. “To do this in India, where the culture teaches deep and wonderful lessons in simplicity — family love, importance of life — was very meaningful. This experience changed my life and how I see myself as a chiropractor.”
“Mother Teresa said, ‘You can do no great things; you can only do small things with great love,’” Connors says. “I feel I have been put on this earth to be faithful to the calling to be a chiropractor and to serve people. When I focus on that truth, I serve from a higher place. The chiropractors who traveled with me understand that level of service, and that’s why they went and were meant to go. My intent is not to get recognition for this but to explain my sole purpose for living and my reasons for taking this trip — my passion, conviction and love for humanity. That’s my message.”
Connors adjusts a baby with help from Mom.
Sherman College’s new recruitment publications communicate strong message in lay language
With the headline, “The Power to Change Your Life. The Capacity to Change the Lives of Others,” Sherman College’s new recruitment materials are targeted at capturing the interest of prospective students who want to make a difference in the world. The water drop and ripple graphic used in the pieces demonstrates visually the impact, or power, one action or one life can have. The new materials include full-color brochures, posters, a re-designed website and a trade show display.
“The formal and informal research we’ve done with our own students, as well as those enrolled in other chiropractic colleges across the country, consistently shows us that people who choose to become chiropractors typically have a strong desire to help others,” explains Frank Griffis, Jr., vice president for enrollment services. “People who choose chiropractic, and especially straight chiropractic, as their career want to make a difference in the world — both by gaining greater satisfaction from their career and by helping to improve the lives of others,” he said.
The college developed the headline to capture the joint concepts of the power each individual possesses to improve his own life by pursuing a meaningful career, as well as the capacity students gain through a chiropractic education that will enable them to help others realize more of their inborn potential.
“About a year ago, we participated in an extensive process of evaluating new marketing firms to assist us in
SURVEY SAYS...
creating truly outstanding publications that really communicate the power of the chiropractic message both visually and through strong writing,” explains Jean McAulay, director of public relations. “We have been very pleased with the work of our new agency, Set?Communicate!, out of Charlotte, NC, in bringing straight chiropractic to life for prospective students.
The strong photography also helps to draw the reader in and excite them about the possibility of becoming a chiropractor at Sherman College,” she said.
The new brochures will be distributed to chiropractors, prospective students and high school students who
have expressed an interest in chiropractic. The materials were first introduced during Lyceum 2001. If you would like additional copies of the brochure or posters, please contact the Admission Office at admissions@sherman.edu or at 800-849-8771, extension 1200.
Also, any interested chiropractors who have not already joined the college’s Ambassador Program to serve as a mentor in recruiting students into the field should contact Kellie Candino, director of the program, in the Admission Office at 800-849-8771, extension 1231. Your participation will make the difference in the strength of the next generation of straight chiropractors.
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The college’s new recruitment materials are targeted at capturing the interest of prospective students who want to make a difference in the world. The new materials were introduced at Lyceum.
Taking Your Work Home With You
Weighing the benefits of an at-home practice
“Dad, how much is our house worth?”
Gregg Lodes, D.C., admits it’s not a question most 11-year-olds would ask their parents. But when Peter — the youngest of Lodes’ three sons — persisted with the inquiry, Lodes knew he must have had his reasons for asking.
“I was just thinking this past week,” Peter said. “I might be a chiropractor, and I was wondering how much it would cost.”
Lodes, a 1983 graduate of Pennsylvania College of Straight Chiropractic, has practiced out of his Oreland, PA, home for the past 17 years, so he wasn’t too shocked when Peter revealed his early interest in a chiropractic career. Lodes’ three sons, Peter, Tedd (19) and Grant (21), have grown up watching him and his wife, Anne Marie, live and work the chiropractic lifestyle — all in the comfort of their own home.
But Lodes only has to reflect on his sons’ different personalities to realize that operating a home chiropractic office isn’t right for everyone. “Tedd once said to me, ‘I like what you do, but it would be too boring to be in just two office rooms all day,’” Lodes said. “He has a need to roam and do something a little different. But the younger guy could handle this.”
Operating a home office has its good points and bad points, and Sherman College Dean of Clinical Sciences Leslie M. Wise, D.C., explores the pros and cons with students in his Office Procedures class. “I had a home office for seven years in the ’70s, and I believe I experienced both the good and the bad aspects,” he says. “The most important thing is determining if this type of practice will work for you.”
THE PLUSSES
More time with the family
When Margaret Lehr-DeVolld, D.C., ‘84, started her private practice in Selinsgrove, PA, she had a fouryear-old son and was a single parent. She says practicing at home was the only option that made sense to her. “It was a matter of necessity for me to be accessible to my son, especially since we had moved to a new town with no family nearby,” she says. “With a home practice, I’m able to provide a stable environment, and it’s nice because my son and I are able to see each other more.”
Regents Philip and Karen Sorota, D.C.s (Palmer College, 1975) of Louisville, KY, say practicing in a home office made it easy for them to home-school their three children, Hannah, 20; Noah, 17; and Nathan, 14. “Since our first child started to read at a very early age, we saw no reason to send her to kindergarten,” Philip Sorota says. “We decided to teach her at home, and when we had two more children, we just stayed with it. Practicing at home definitely made that easier.” Hannah Sorota is now a college senior and will enroll at Sherman College next year.
A relaxed atmosphere and a family-friendly practice
When your house plays double duty as home and office, your practice can have a more personal touch, LehrDeVolld says. “Whether or not you have a separate entrance for the office, you’re still actually welcoming people into your own home,” she says. “I think that gives it more of a personal touch and gives the office more of a relaxed atmosphere. It creates a family practice because you are sharing more of yourself than you might if your office was not at home.”
When you have children roaming the house, it’s easy for them to take an interest in the office — and for your patients to take an interest in the kids. “At times in the past, my kids have come into the adjusting room and watched me adjust,” Lodes says.
“Practicing in a home office allowed me to spend more time with my children when they were young. If I had an open slot or a cancellation, I could run in and spend 15 minutes with the kids — reading to them, talking or even just watching television.”
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Gregg Lodes, D.C., ’83, Penn Straight
“And my patients love it. They get to watch the babies grow up, and it makes them feel like part of the family. None of my patients has ever been uneasy or felt a sense of intrusion when the kids came in.”
Lehr-DeVolld agrees. “My patients have watched my son grow up from three feet to six feet,” she says. “It’s really great for me because my family is far away. I’m able to share what’s going on here with my patients, and it’s great to have them ask about us and genuinely care.” But LehrDeVolld knows that home offices aren’t the only close-knit offices. “I could have an office six miles from home and create a strong family environment as well,” she says.
An easy commute
Another advantage of managing a home office is the commute — or lack thereof. “The commute is wonderful,” says Linda DiBartolo, D.C., ‘87, who practices at home in Egg Harbor Township, NJ, with her husband Phillip, D.C., ‘85. “I literally put my children on the school bus in the morning and walk right into the office.” DiBartolo began practicing in her home office when she was pregnant with their third child, who is now six. “I realized how difficult it was to run back and forth to the office with babies. Now that I’m practicing at home, I can do laundry, see patients and even make dinner during my lunch hour.”
Time saved from commuting is also a plus, says Wise. “In a home office, your work hours are easily defined, with no need to add an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening for preparation and travel,” he says. “There’s no commute, no traffic, no (work-related) car expens-
es.” Wise says he used to watch his children when he practiced at home. “Between patients, I could get a snack, spank the kids, remove splinters and start dinner,” he jokes.
Lodes adds that he can easily turn to office work if he has trouble sleeping at night. “Sometimes when I’m restless late at night I write reports or work on charts and files.”
Greater availability to patients
When you practice in a home office and someone needs immediate care, it’s easy to see patients at odd times. “I have a habit of answering the office phone at all hours,” Lodes says. “So that makes it convenient for handling unexpected appointments. I don’t have to run to the office and get things ready; I have all the files at hand.”
“You’re always available when you have a home office, which is a plus for the patient,” DiBartolo says. “Some people would find it intrusive, but it doesn’t bother me.”
Less stress on the wallet
“A home office is a very low-overhead practice,” Wise says. “Expenses are lower, and you have only one power bill, one heat bill, one mortgage payment instead of two.” In addition, Wise says, the IRS allows depreciation of the portion of the building you use as office space, as long as it is “exclusive and continual.” And with no commute, home office practitioners also save money on gas and car maintenance.
Home offices can also be economical because they complement a casual, one-chiropractor office with no or few assistants. Lehr-DeVolld practices solo in her home office. “I do all the
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phones and all the scheduling,” she says. When her son, now 15, was younger, she took him to day care or had sitters come to the house. The Sorotas also practice without any staff. “We each have our own offices and do all of our own paperwork; plus, having a mostly cash practice minimizes that,” Philip Sorota says.
Lodes’ wife works as his office manager and handles payroll and insurance. They also have three assistants who serve as receptionists and help with insurance and billing — but Lodes adds that all three assistants are also patients who know how to talk about chiropractic and its health benefits. The DiBartolos have three chiropractic assistants, and one of the assistants works with Phillip DiBartolo at his part-time office outside the home.
THE DIFFICULTIES
While managing a home office has its benefits, there are challenges to consider as well.
Too homey
A low overhead practice may give the impression of a less professional environment, says Wise. “If patients have to enter through your private living space and can smell spaghetti sauce cooking in the room next to the adjusting room, it can lead to impressions of a second-class situation,” he says. Wise advises students who show interest in a home office to have a clearly marked, separate entrance to the office.
Lehr-DeVolld’s Victorian home and office have a single entrance but she has done some work to set boundaries. Her office is on the right side of the main staircase, and she places a plant in front of the stairs during office hours to block them. “Although the office and waiting area are a definite part of my house, they are professional and can’t be mistaken for a living room,” she says.
Lodes and the DiBartolos have separate or side entrances for their home offices. Inside Lodes’ house, wooden double doors separate the
home from the office. But Lodes points out that his patients are sometimes easily reminded they are in his home. “We can literally close off the office from the house, but it doesn’t always stop the sounds,” he says. “If there’s a good sibling argument going on in the family room, you can hear it in one of the adjusting rooms.”
Sorota says his patients have also been reminded at times (via noise) that children roam the house. “Our children play the piano, violin, guitar, drums and clarinet,” he says. “People realize it’s a home office. For us, it never became a problem.”
Wise also mentions that a number of people are reluctant to enter a home office for the same reasons many people are hesitant to enter a home antique store or home beauty shop. “Sometimes you just don’t want to bother people in their homes,” he says.
Renovation and red tape
Location, location, location
One major consideration for home office practitioners is the location of their home. “It took us about a year of searching and looking around before we found something in a small town that had the feel of a house and an office and that was in a good area to raise kids,” Lodes says. Lehr-DeVolld also lives in a fairly central location in her town.
The Sorotas were fortunate to find and purchase a ready-made home office in their town after practicing in a rented space for two years. “The house we bought was built by a chiropractor in 1961 as a home office,” Philip Sorota says. “It’s on a well-traveled road, and with help from patients and good friends, we made the transition from our rented office to our home office in one weekend without missing a day of practice.”
Another drawback to the home office is that it generally requires a good bit of handiwork and renovation. Lodes, the DiBartolos and LehrDeVolld have all sacrificed a good portion of their downstairs square footage for office space.
During his first eight or nine years in practice, Lodes added a second floor to his family’s 1874 farmhouse, plus some additional space on the first floor. “We added the second floor for bedrooms,” he says. “And the area we added on downstairs has given us more living space there.” LehrDeVolld made a two-story addition to the back of her home for additional living space and a larger office for storage.
And both Lodes and Lehr-DeVolld have surrendered part of their yards to create parking lots. “My backyard is now a parking lot,” Lehr-DeVolld says. “But I do have a garden on the side and several flower gardens around the house.” Lodes says his oldest son (when he was five)
Gregg Lodes, D.C., shares some animal crackers with Maeann Sheridan at his home office in Oreland, PA. Lodes has been practicing in his home office for 17 years.
summed it up well: “There’s less to mow but more to shovel.”
Home office practitioners also have to be wary of zoning and other neighborhood regulations. “Luckily my home was zoned as commercial/residential, so I didn’t have to jump through any hoops,” says LehrDeVolld. Lodes says that although his home is on a fairly main street, he lives in a small town and only tiny office signs are permitted. “My sign is 18 by 7 inches — it’s very small,” he says. “But most of my patients come in as referrals.”
Fuzzy boundaries
A particular challenge for the home office chiropractor is separating home and work when the two are physically merged. “It takes self-discipline to separate the two things in your mind,” Lodes says. “When I’m in the office, I’m in the office. The difficult part is to plan time to be in the office and to do the report writing. I’d rather do things around the house than do the paperwork, but once I make myself sit down to do it, I am very productive.”
DiBartolo agrees. “It’s easy to get sidetracked when you’re supposed to be working,” she says. “But it’s convenient to be able to do a load of wash or put dishes away between visits.”
“I definitely don’t go into the office and sit there for eight hours,” Sorota says. “I go upstairs a lot during breaks. It’s an individual preference.”
Sacrificing privacy
When you give up part of your home to an office, you also give up part of your privacy. “There have been times when I am in the yard with gardening gloves on, and people will drive by and ask if the office is open,” says DiBartolo. “If I can and if they don’t mind, I’ll take off the gloves and see them.”
“I’ve been intruded upon once or twice,” Lodes says. “One time someone saw me working in the yard and asked if I would check him. I agreed but asked him not to drop by unannounced again, and he never did. My patients are very respectful of the office hours.” But emergencies do arise. “If the phone rings on Christmas Eve, you never know what you may
get into,” Lodes says. “It’s difficult to watch TV when you know someone has been in an accident and really needs to be checked for subluxations. It’s harder to say no with a home office than if you had to drive 30 minutes to the office.”
“Sometimes people will see my car and stop by,” says Lehr-DeVolld. “That has happened, but never to a point that I feel invaded. Part of a subluxation-based practice is being available for your patients. If you are educating them properly, how can you say no? If they have come to you because they know the importance of being checked before they do anything else, you can’t really turn them away. I would feel the same obligation if I was at an office away from home.”
Finding your comfort zone
“A home office is not for everybody,” Lodes cautions. “If you need your space, if you need to be separate from the office, if you like your strict privacy, I’d say a home office isn’t for you. If you like to call your house your house and don’t want other people trudging through it, don’t have a home office. It has to be something you really want to do, not something you get talked into. For us, having a home office was just a gut feeling — we knew we wanted to do it.”
Sorota agrees. “You’ll know if a home office is right for you,” he says. “I would say, if you’re interested in it and can find an arrangement that suits you, go for it — you can always change your mind.”
“You have to know what your objectives are in life and in practice,” says DiBartolo. “If you want to be able to raise children and practice at the same time, I think a home office is ideal. We like to be very involved in our children’s lives, and it’s wonderful to have both your family and your practice all in one place.”
“Running a home office has a lot to do with your personality,” says DeVolld. “It wouldn’t work for everybody but it certainly works for me. It has allowed me to do everything I’ve wanted to do — be a mom, provide a service. Both things are tremendously rewarding. So life is good.”
Lyceum 2001 could not have been better
by Ron Castellucci, D.C. Dean of Continuing Education
The speakers were first class, the programs were progressive and the atmosphere was incredible! I could not have imagined a better Lyceum. A big “Thank you” to everyone who came to share their spirit, enthusiasm and love for chiropractic and Sherman College. I also extend a very special thank you to the extraordinary students and staff of Sherman College. Lyceum just would not happen without them. Thanks!
More than 800 participants enjoyed the fun and excitement that makes Lyceum the premier chiropractic event. The daily continuing education sessions were cutting-edge, exciting and very well attended. This year’s tent events drew bigger crowds than ever, including many non-D.C.s from the community who came to hear Dan Millman on Friday evening. The spectacular fireworks display capped off a beautiful South Carolina evening.
Lyceum festivities continued with a banquet that featured delicious food and a fun atmosphere. The spirit of Lyceum could be felt everywhere, from the kids’ program to the class reunions and from the daily sessions to the closing ceremonies.
If you were here, I hope you truly enjoyed yourself. If you weren’t here, make plans now to attend in 2002! Mark your calendar for Lyceum 2002, May 23-26. Imagine the impact you and chiropractic can have on the world.
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1. Dan Millman, author of Way of the Peaceful Warrior, Sacred Journey and Living on Purpose, energizes the crowd by getting them on their feet.
2. Joe Strauss, D.C., entertains the audience Under the Big Top with his impersonation of D.D. Palmer.
3. Sherman College trustees Jerry L. Hardee, M.A., Ed.D., and Myron Brown, D.C., talk just before the Brown House dedication ceremony.
4. Laura Chadwick Weeks, D.C., vice president for academic affairs, and Garry Krakos, dean of clinical health services, address prospective students in the Chiropractic Health Center during Lyceum Career Day.
5. (From left) Theron Olsen, D.C., his wife Selma, Betty Gelardi, D.C., Joshua Gelardi, D.C., and Gordon Brown, D.C., enjoy their time together at the Alumni Association luncheon, where the Olsens were named honorary members of the association.
6. Eula Sherman’s daughter Donna Sanders and her husband Fred attended a tribute to Mrs. Sherman and accepted an infinity statue in her honor.
7. From left, Board of Trustees member Thomas A. Gelardi, D.C., Helen McPike Brown, Interim President Brian J. McAulay, D.C., Ph.D., Gordon Brown, D.C., and Chair of the Board of Trustees Robert Berkowitz, D.C., cut the ribbon at the dedication ceremony for the Brown House and Museum.
8. Greg Stanley drew a big crowd for Practice Strategies and Financial Freedom.
9. Sandy Levenson, D.C., Brian J. McAulay, D.C., Ph.D., look at a scrapbook of pictures from their alma mater, Penn Straight, during the alumni reunion.
10. Board member Cindy Pekofsky, D.C., and Lee Fraum, D.C., (second and third from left) enjoy Saturday night’s Masquerade Ball with their guest, Diane Tellier (far left), and prospective student Hannah Hatala (far right) and her mother Marty Hatala (second from right).
11. Reggie Gold, D.C., poses for a photo with second-quarter student Paul Krolick.
12. (From left) Scott Cooke, Sherman College Instructor John Reizer, D.C., Robert Bohnsack, and Steve Cagen, D.C., teamed up for the annual golf tournament. The team won first place in the Net Division.
13. Eddy Cohen, D.C., Heidi Farrell and Charles Ward, D.C., all led seminars during Lyceum.
14. (From left) Mary Ann Bough, D.C., seventh-quarter student Joy McClenny and eighth-quarter student Monica Cook listen to Kim Stetzel, D.C., during the Women in Chiropractic seminar.
15. Eighth-quarter student Rob Jeffries commits to recruit two students within the next year. 1 5 9 10 13 6
Brown House dedicated during
Just minutes before the dedication ceremony for Sherman College’s Brown House and Museum, gloomy skies and a foreboding drizzle threatened to send the assembled crowd running for shelter. When the rain worsened, the crowd scurried from the Browns’ front lawn, finding a dry refuge under the large covered porch. Some hands held brightly-colored umbrellas; others carried wet, white folding chairs.
But a little rain wasn’t going to dampen anyone’s spirits. The podium was turned to face the cozy spectators, and the overcast sky brought out rich hues of green in the landscaping, creating a vibrant backdrop. Just as the dedication ceremony began, the rain came to an end and the skies brightened.
The ceremony marked the culmination of two years of work following Dr. Gordon and Mrs. Helen Brown’s donation of their home in Sedona, AZ, to Sherman College. Funds from the donation were used to construct the Brown House and Museum, which serves as an on-campus residence for the Browns as well as a meeting area and museum for the college.
“The Browns’ donation is the largest gift-in-kind in the history of the college,”
Interim President Brian J. McAulay, D.C., Ph.D., said during the ceremony. “However, the college community has received a far greater gift from the opportunity to get to know the Browns personally and to learn from their first-hand accounts of their involvement in shaping chiropractic history, their long-standing friendship with B.J. and the struggles they have fought to preserve and advance the profession.”
Browns receive honorary Doctor
A traditionally casual Lyceum evening Under the Big Top took on a more formal, academic atmosphere when Vice President for Academic Affairs Laura Chackwick Weeks, D.C., led a small convocation procession down the aisle. Gordon Brown, D.C., and Helen McPike Brown followed, in full academic attire, marching past a large crowd of friends and colleagues to the sounds of pomp and circumstance.
During the special ceremony, Interim President Brian J. McAulay, D.C., Ph.D., presented Helen McPike Brown and Gordon Brown, D.C., with honorary Doctor of Chiropractic Humanities degrees in honor of their commitment to the chiropractic profession and to Sherman College.
During the ceremony, McAulay described Mrs. Brown as a chiropractic advocate, accomplished artist, devoted wife and mother, inspiring role model and generous benefactor. “Many outstanding chiropractors have worked to advance our profession throughout its 105-year history,” McAulay said. “But far fewer lay people have so passionately shared our love for the profession or the motivation to work tirelessly to build public understanding and use of chiropractic.”
Though not a chiropractor herself, Mrs. Brown has a rare appreciation of chiropractic philosophy and a unique commitment to sharing chiropractic with others. A talented and accomplished artist in numerous media, Mrs. Brown’s work can be found in homes
and chiropractic offices throughout the world.
“The Sherman College campus is graced with the beauty of many of Helen’s masterpieces, but even more importantly, our hearts are graced with the beauty of her warm, welcoming and exuberant spirit,” McAulay said.
Gordon Brown, D.C., who McAulay called a “quiet, reflective and astute thinker, visionary, rebel and history maker,” practiced in Louisville, KY, for two years and in Logansport, IN, for 29 years. He was awarded an International Chiropractors Association Fellowship and was instrumental in getting the laws changed in Indiana to allow chiropractors to practice there.
While a student at Palmer College, Brown served his internship in the B.J. Palmer Clinic under the direction of Lyle Sherman, D.C. Inspired by Dr. Sherman’s vision of the value of chiropractic, Brown considered him a mentor and friend.
“Through the years the Sherman and Brown families grew close and looked forward each year to seeing one another at the Palmer Lyceums,” McAulay said. “It seems so fitting to honor the Browns at our own Lyceum on the chiropractic college campus named for his mentor.”
Following the conferring of degrees, the crowd rose to their feet to applaud the Browns for their generous contributions to the chiropractic profession and to Sherman College.
Helen McPike Brown receives her honorary Doctor of Chiropractic Humanities degree.
Gordon Brown, D.C., addresses the crowd after receiving his honorary doctorate.
Helen McPike Brown (left) and Gordon Brown, D.C. (right), were glad to have their son Dallas (center) with them to celebrate the dedication.
Lyceum
Not present at Lyceum to accept their awards were Career Advisor of the Year Doug Padden, D.C., ’88, and Service to Sherman College Award recipient Joanne Gallagher, D.C., ’82.
Spirit of Sherman College
Catherine Silver-Riddell, D.C., ’76
Regent of the Year
Myron Brown, D.C., Trustee
Service to Sherman College John Hart, D.C.
Distinguished Service Award recipient Gary Horwin, D.C., ’78 (left), and Service to Sherman College Award recipients Janice Higgins-Fordree, D.C., ’89, and Leroy G. Moore, D.C., ’76.
Service to the Profession
Edward Owens, M.S., D.C.
Chiropractor of the Year
Dick Plummer, D.C., ’79
Lay Person of the Year
Colonel William Gordon, M.B.A., Trustee
Gonstead Seminar leader John Cox, D.C., praises college in article about Lyceum
excerpted from “My Experience at Lyceum — Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic” with permission from John Cox, D.C.
I had the opportunity to speak at Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic during their Lyceum held over the Memorial Day weekend. After spending eight hours of teaching, a couple hours of adjusting and five to six hours of socializing with the students and the returning D.C.s attending Lyceum, Sherman College is an on-purpose chiropractic college.
With more than 100 attending the class, about half students and half doctors, we shared fantastic chiropractic discussions, case histories and stories of the “powers of chiropractic,” and I came away realizing that this was one of the easiest groups I had ever addressed and by far one of the most enjoyable. The reason I enjoyed my first visit to Sherman College so much is that they think and talk like real chiropractors — finding and fixing subluxations is the name of the game at Sherman!
It seemed that everyone I met at Sherman College understood the basic principles of chiropractic and were excited to tell their success stories in practice with the simple application of correcting vertebral subluxations. Sherman College is a small chiropractic college with a definite “closeness” felt when talking to either the students or the returning graduates. This closeness comes from the smaller class sizes where everyone most certainly gets to know everyone not only in their own classes but also in the entire school. It also comes from the definite and deeply ingrained straight chiropractic philosophy taught within the school. It was absolutely wonderful to be surrounded by CHIROPRACTORS!
If you ever get the chance, I would encourage you to attend a Sherman College Lyceum; it will rekindle your passion for real chiropractic, and the staff and the students make everyone attending feel very welcome and a part of their community. I would like to thank students Jason Mubarak and Rocco Perugini for their efforts as officers of the Gonstead Club at Sherman College and helping to make this presentation possible — and also for being wonderful escorts over the course of the weekend.
Thanks again, John sloober@aol.com
New officers take the helm of Student FSCO
Newly elected officers of the Student Federation of Straight Chiropractors and Organizations (SFSCO) at Sherman College are infusing the club with renewed energy and interest and are bringing well-known speakers to campus, organizing social events on and off campus and promoting the upcoming student TRIUNE.
“The SFSCO is very important to me because I want to preserve the freedom to be a chiropractor, and only a chiropractor — and not be forced to do things outside the realm of chiropractic,” says Shelly O’Connor, fifth-quarter student and SFSCO president. “The SFSCO’s function is to ensure our legal right to be chiropractors.”
The SFSCO has brought several guest speakers to campus for the college’s assembly program. Arno Burnier, D.C., talked to a large crowd of students and faculty about success, excellence, integrity and achieving goals as a chiropractor and as an individual. In addition to speaking internationally on chiropractic pediatrics, Burnier is founder of the “Making Love to the Spine” adjusting seminars and Masterpiece Training Camp in Durango, CO.
Burnier also stopped by Kel’s Café, a restaurant owned by alumna Kellie Roberge Chandler, D.C. ‘00, for a “coffee shop talk” with students. Phil Golinsky, D.C., a Life University graduate, also spent an evening at Kel’s Café. Golinsky described how he presents the philosophy of chiropractic at corporations and has used those talks to build a very successful practice.
Other assembly presenters have included chiropractic coach Eric Plasker, D.C., and Bill Decken, D.C., Sherman College Associate Professor, member of the FSCO Board of Directors and past president of the FSCO. Drew Rubin, D.C., a professor at Life University, spoke to students about the joy of serving the profession and the impact chiropractic philosophy has on his life and on his practice. Thirteenthquarter student Sean Hannon made a presentation about current scientific research that validates the straight chiropractic philosophy.
New SFSCO officers are also drawing interest in the group by welcoming new students with a barbeque. “Many of the newer students coming in are showing an interest in the SFSCO, so we have traditionally sponsored a barbeque to welcome them to the college and introduce them to other students and local chiropractors,” O’Connor says. “Last quarter we had nearly 80 students attend, and Chair of the FSCO Dr. Dick Plummer (‘79,) spoke to the group about the political arena of chiropractic.”
O’Connor says the SFSCO’s most recent focus was to promote the student TRIUNE held at Sherman College August 17-19. The TRIUNE’s theme was “Kids and Cash,” and speakers included Plummer, Decken, FSCO President Judy Campanale, D.C., ‘92, Penn Straight; Sherman College Dean of Continuing Education Ron Castellucci, D.C.; Greg Stetzel, ‘83; Joel Miller, D.C.; Jennifer Connors, D.C.; and Lynn Carey, D.C.
“We chose the topics of kids and cash because, according to our surveys, those are the things students most wanted to hear about,” O’Connor says. “The speakers talked about how to check kids and how to educate the community to bring kids into the office. Some of the speakers also talked about how they opened and operate cash offices.”
The SFSCO also sold raffle tickets as
part of the TRIUNE.
“The money raised from the raffle will enable us to take better care of our speakers when they come to town, and we’ll also be able to help students at other chiropractic colleges to start their own SFSCOs,” O’Connor says.
O’Connor says the SFSCO is eager to involve alumni in supporting the club by serving as speakers and mentors, or by sponsoring trips or seminars. “We would love to have Sherman College alumni and supporters come to campus and speak,” she says. “We can learn so much from experienced chiropractors who are willing to share their wisdom with us. We’re interested in learning how they opened cash practices. And most importantly, we want to learn how to have a fully abundant life that balances chiropractic, family and finances and is full of health and joy.”
If you are interested in becoming involved with the SFSCO, please e-mail SFSCO President Shelly O’Connor at in8girl@worldnet.att.net.
New SFSCO officers
President — Shelly O’Connor
Vice President — Joy McClenny
Secretary — Hunter Brown
Treasurer — John Goolsby
Bulletin Board Artist — Ross McKinney
Student FSCO members (from left) Johnathan Custer, Guy McAninch, Sara Littlefield and Ross McKinney welcome first-quarter students to Sherman College with a barbeque.
Sculptor donates busts of D.D. and B.J. Palmer
a letter from Tim McHugh*
Greetings! My name is Tim McHugh. I am a sculptor in Ligonier, PA, specializing in historical subject matter. Years ago I sculpted two busts of the founders of the chiropractic movement, D.D. and B.J. Palmer. I would like to donate a set to Sherman College in recognition of what chiropractic has done for me and my family.
In the early 1980s, the woman who would be my future wife attended Sherman College to get her C.A. degree and later became a chiropractor. My two daughters have grown up in a chiropractic household, and I am happy to say they are healthy children.
I have since remarried and have two stepsons with my second wife Cindy. We now all visit a chiropractor by the name of Jeffrey Hunt (‘91) here in Ligonier. He is an excellent practitioner and cannot speak highly enough about his experiences at Sherman College. Please accept my gift and my thanks for putting us in such capable hands.
Sincerely, Timothy K. McHugh
*The busts of D.D. Palmer and B.J. Palmer donated by Tim McHugh appeared at this year’s Silent Auction during Lyceum. Scott McLeod, D.C., ’82, purchased the sculptures for $400 each.
Now is the time
by Leroy G. Moore, D.C., senior vice president for institutional advancement
Sherman College has made great strides in its brief history, and every day we witness the growing impact the college is having on many facets of the profession. Our faculty, alumni and staff are active leaders in the profession — serving as presidents of state and national associations, chairing committees of the Association of Chiropractic Colleges, serving on state boards and conducting and inspiring vertebral subluxation-centered research activities.
This is an exciting time in the life of Sherman College with many opportunities for us to gain even greater recognition and respect for our mission and to expand the influence of our program. So that we may realize these opportunities in the near future and in the long term, the college is moving forward boldly to build its endowment and reserves to ensure a strong financial position.
The college currently has reserve funds of about $2.5 million that we have set aside to be used as needed for emergencies, and that we can draw on to fund important capital projects and improvements. We will tap these funds as necessary in the future to continue to enhance technology on campus and expand services to students. The college's endowment (funds that are invested to ensure our long-term stability and survival) is still in its infancy. Our endowment has been started with a $25,000 investment, but must grow well beyond that to provide the necessary base of support all quality institutions need to remain financially strong. When this fund grows considerably, it will also become an important source of interest income from investments.
Now is the time to seriously consider increasing your support to Sherman College. Together, we can seize the opportunities before us and continue to expand our influence on the profession and the world. Here are some of the ways you can help.
OUTRIGHT GIFTS
Gifts of Cash
Personal cash gifts are deductible from your adjusted gross income. These gifts can be made in memory or in honor of friends and loved ones.
Matching Gifts
You may have patients who want to donate in appreciation for the benefits they have experienced from chiropractic care. Sometimes these gifts can be multiplied by matching gifts from their employers.
Gifts of Appreciated Assets
Gifts of stocks and bonds can be given and are credited at current market value. This may allow you to avoid capital gains tax on any appreciation.
Gifts of Real/Personal Property
Individuals can make gifts of real estate or personal property (art, antiques, etc.) and are usually able to deduct the current fair market value of the gift.
PLANNED GIFTS
Charitable Lead Trusts
These trusts are a way to support the work of Sherman College and allow property or assets to stay in the family, while also reducing estate taxes.
Charitable Remainder Trusts
This is another way to make a significant charitable gift while creating a source of income for children or loved ones and also enjoying a number of tax and other financial benefits.
Wills
The will is one of the most popular ways that individuals make longrange gifts. Including Sherman College in your will can enable you to leave a lasting chiropractic legacy.
To discuss making a gift to Sherman College, please call 800-8498771, ext. 1241, or 864-599-4846 or
Artist Tim McHugh donated busts of D.D. and B.J. Palmer he sculpted in recognition of what chiropractic has meant to his family.
Faculty & staff news...
JOE MURRAY of Spartanburg, SC, recently joined the library as computer lab assistant. He attends the University of South Carolina - Spartanburg and is majoring in computer science. His responsibilities include scheduling the lab, maintaining software, establishing computer literacy assessment programs and supporting students, faculty and staff in using technology to enhance learning.
SCOTT MINER, D.C., a March 2001 Sherman College graduate of Las Vegas, NV, has joined the Chiropractic Health Center staff as care coordinator. Miner assists student interns by helping to manage patient flow, answering questions and facilitating the use of faculty doctors. He is also available to assist in physical exams, on the floor and in x-ray.
JOHN HART, D.C., gave a poster presentation at the Association of Chiropractic Colleges conference in San Diego. The presentation was titled, “Assessing the Neurological Component of the Vertebral Subluxation Using Computerized Thermal Pattern Analysis: A Case Study.”
TIM GUEST, D.C., recently served as an instructor for the Basic Activator Methods Seminar in Atlanta, GA.
BRIAN J. MCAULAY, D.C., PH.D., executive assistant to the president, spoke before the New Jersey Chiropractic Council. He presented, “Philosophy Paradigms and Straight Chiropractic.” McAulay also gave two talks at the Palmer Lyceum in August: “A Practice Beyond Symptoms: Making it Work” and “Meta-Therapeutic Chiropractic: Vertebral Subluxation Correction Without Limits.”
Several Sherman College faculty members led seminars during Lyceum. BILL DECKEN, D.C., presented “Catching Chiropractic” during the Nuts and Bolts seminar for students and new D.C.s. JANICE HIGGINS-FORDREE, D.C., spoke during the Infinite Principles program. LAURA GREENE-ORNDORFF, D.C., led the C.A. program, “X-ray Set Ups and Procedures.” EDWARD OWENS, M.S., D.C., and BOB IRWIN, D.C., presented, “Developing a Subluxation-Centered, PracticeBased Research Network.”
SHELDON CLAYTON, PH.D., JOE DONOFRIO, D.C., LAURA GREENE-ORNDORFF, D.C., JANICE HIGGINS-FORDREE, D.C., CLAUDIA SEAY, D.C., and MICHAEL WESTBROOK, D.C., all recently received the National Institute for Staff and Organization Development (NISOD) Excellence Award. Faculty members were nominated for this award earlier this year in recognition of their dedication to their students and Sherman College. Each nominee submitted a 50-word statement describing what excites and inspires them to strive for excellence, what sustains and renews their energy levels, and what events keep them excited about teaching.
Interns of the Month
Each month, the Chiropractic Health Center selects an outstanding student as Intern of the Month.
Selected interns are outstanding student chiropractors who possess excellent communication skills, maintain patients under care, exhibit great patient management and see at least 20 outpatient visits in a month. The following students were Interns of the Month from March to May 2001.
Jennifer Eames (March) is a tenth-quarter student from Marion, MA. She is considering practicing in Massachusetts or North Carolina.
Alex Loudon (April) is a tenth-quarter student from Pensacola, FL. He plans to practice in Lexington, KY.
Carla Thomas (May) is a tenth-quarter student who moved to Spartanburg from Nashua, NH. Thomas has lived all over the U.S. but feels at home in the South and will
If you know someone who would like to receive Straight from Sherman, please contact Valerie Massey in the Office of Institutional Advancement at 800-849-8771 or 864-5788770, ext. 1240, or e-mail vmassey@sherman.edu. We would be very happy to add him/her to our mailing list.
Majdi Abu-Dayyeh, Nick Bianchi, Thomas Brown, Jr., Tamara Burkhead, Michael Cassidy, Mario DiPrinzio, Rick Eschholz, Lealand Fagan, Rick Hall, Sangjoon Han, Benjamin Harris, Renata Kowal, Marie-France Legault, Twink Lim, Susan McDowell, Eric Mierzejewski, Kevin Morris, Steve Niemiec, Timothy O’Brien, Suzanne O’Meara, Kevin Phalen, Jamie Reed, Susan Senzon, Jimmy Smith, Jr., and Michelle Wolever.
Dean’s List
(3.5 or higher quarterly GPA)
Vince Bayer, Heath Bost, Jon-Marc Bradley, Hunter Brown, Jeff Brown, Jim Callahan, Michael Carducci, Kuan Wei Choo, Elizabeth Ciavola, Georgina Collins, Darin Conner, Todd Corvin, Colette Cseszko, Patricia Dixon, Anita Dungey, Jennifer Eames, Khaled El Baset, Jens Franzen, Sandra Friedman, Jerry Gardner, Lauren Gill, Antony Graham, Amy Guinn, Rick Haines, Graden Hall, Sean Hannon, Jason Haralambous, Johanna Hensley, Colleen Holland, Jeremiah Holmes, Michael Hubble, Rebecka Hutchinson, Kimberley June, Kemp Kirk, Marc Lukosavich, Peter Marinkovic, Michelle Miller, Daniel Mudryk, Jose Nadal, Gabe O’Sullivan, Joosung Park, Dana (Nikki) Parris, Monte Penrod, Renee Perry, Marcus Pierce, Gary Roeben, Winn Sams, Theresa Sewalk, Amy Smith, Hojoon Song, Torsten Stein, Sonia Stryker, Carla Thomas, Chris Toellner, Renwick Tucker, Sam Wang, Jimmie Wells, Christopher Whiteman, Jeremy Wilkins, Frank Williams and Landrum T. Williams.
CLASS OF JUNE 2004
Spring 2001 Referrals
Name
Kuan Wei Choo
Sara Ingram
Paul Krolick
Larry Libert
Justin McGinn
Sam Sanchez
Wanda Seymour
State/Country Referral
Malaysia
Thomas Ong, D.C.
Indiana Self
Pennsylvania
Bruce Gingrich, D.C.
Louisiana Self
Missouri Self
Florida Self
South Carolina
Amy Smith Indiana
Sally Smith Indiana
Chris Whiteman Indiana
Self
Angela Bennett
Angela Bennett
William Overstreet, D.C.
Alumni to complete phase two of success survey
Sherman College alumni will soon participate in the second part of a two-phase survey designed to analyze what alumni consider to be important components of success in chiropractic practice and the competencies necessary to contribute to achievement of these skills.
In Phase I of the Sherman College Success survey, the college discovered the key components of success in chiropractic practice. Phase II will evaluate the degree to which those components are provided to students.
“This is a groundbreaking study in chiropractic — in fact, in professional self-employment — and the college is proud of the work that is done to date and the results we anticipate over the coming months,” says Executive Assistant to the President Brian J. McAulay, D.C., Ph.D.
You may read a summary of Phase I, “Success in Chiropractic Practice: A Practitioner-Based Content Analysis,” by visiting the college’s website at www.sherman.edu\news\2001\nr7_1a.htm.
Members of the June 2004 graduating class are (sitting, from left) Chris Whiteman, Sam Sanchez; (standing, from left) Sara Ingram, Sally Smith, Amy Smith, Paul Krolick, Wanda Seymour, Justin McGinn, Kuan Wei Choo and Larry Libert.
McAulay challenges graduates to see impact they will have on future health care paradigm
Graduatesat the college’s 86th commencement ceremony were encouraged to carefully ponder the impact their graduation would have on the lives of their communities as they listened to Interim President Brian J. McAulay, D.C., Ph.D., present the address.
Twenty-two students from across the U.S. received the doctor of chiropractic degree. Tamara Burkhead, the Milton W. Garfunkel Award recipient, presented the farewell address. Rachelle Guskiewicz received the Academic Achievement Award. Carolyn Abernathy and Tamara Burkhead received the Clinical Excellence Award, and Emily Muscarella received the Philosophy Distinction Award.
“Understanding, safeguarding and sharing the unique principles for which Sherman stands is what marks the significance of our involvement with this college and the significance of this day,” McAulay explained. “When history reveals the evolution of a new concept of health — one in which the body is seen as a self regulating, self maintaining and dynamic system — I sincerely believe that it is those who have been part of the Sherman community who will be the vanguards and champions of such true health care.”
A practicing chiropractor from 1985 to 1998, McAulay has held a number of instructional and administrative positions. Most recently he served as Sherman College’s interim president for ten months before being named executive assistant to the president. Before joining Sherman College, he taught undergraduate and graduate management, human resource management and organizational communications courses at Temple University and Philadelphia University, both in Pennsylvania. He also previously served on the faculty of Pennsylvania College of Straight Chiropractic and as dean of post-graduate education, department chair and faculty senate chair for Penn Straight.
McAulay is a member of numerous chiropractic organizations and serves on the board of the Federation of Straight Chiropractors and Organizations (FSCO). He is also
a member of the Board of Regents of the college. He holds a Ph.D. in organizational theory from Temple University, a D.C. from Penn Straight and a bachelor of commerce degree from the University of Toronto.
Leroy G. Moore, D.C., senior vice president for institutional advancement gave the charge to the graduates. Moore has served Sherman College in many capacities since completing the doctor of chiropractic program as a member of Sherman College’s pioneer class of 1976. He was a highly valued partner with Sherman College’s founder, Thom Gelardi, D.C., in building the college in its infancy and guiding the institution through numerous challenges. He recently received the Service to Sherman College Award in recognition of his dedication and leadership in the college’s accreditation process with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Prizes include American Express gift certificates: $800 for 1st place team, $400 for 2nd place team, $200 for 3rd place team and $100 for 12th place team.
Support quality chiropractic education with your participation.
To register or to receive more information, contact Marggi Roldan at Sherman College, 864-578-8770 or 800-849-8771, ext. 1277; mroldan@sherman.edu.
June 2001 graduates are as follows (front row, from left): Georgina Collins, Rachelle Guskiewicz, Susan McDowell, Emily Muscarella; (second row, from left) Carolyn Abernathy, Stafford Keels, Heath Bost, Greg Hackney; (third row, from left) Tamara Burkhead, Julie Abbot-Jones, Kemp Kirk, Brett Guthrie, Sherra Werkmeister; (back row, from left) Jason Hullman, Rick Haines, Jim Radford, William Craig, Brett Whitekettle, J. Spencer Andersen, Jon-Marc Bradley, Monte Penrod and Ryan Newton.
VALERIE PENNACCHIO, D.C. PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT CHAIR, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CLINICAL SCIENCES
As we know, the major premise of chiropractic, Principle #1 from Stephenson’s Text, is that “A universal intelligence is in all matter and continually gives to it all its properties and actions, thus maintaining it in existence.” D.D. Palmer also said chiropractic is founded on tone. As a philosopher, I find myself contemplating the relationship between these two statements. Surely if chiropractic is founded on tone, the concept must be evident within the major premise.
Surprisingly, as I’ve searched for confirmation of this thought, I have found that possibly Albert Einstein best expressed the philosophy of chiropractic through his equation E=mc². Einstein tells us that all things in the universe are forms of energy that move at their own particular rate. He expressed in mathematical precision the notion that the physical structures that we can see, touch, and measure are actually expressions of specific movement or vibrations moving at a specific rate that is unique to that entity. Those specific movements or vibrations he refers to embody the very concept of tone.
When we talk about matter, we are also talking about energy. Matter and energy are really interchangeable forms that exist at different rates of vibration or movement. The major premise of chiropractic states that universal intelligence continually gives to matter (or energy) all its properties and actions thus maintaining the matter (or energy) in existence. So, what are these specific properties and actions that, as expressions of universal intelligence, maintain the very existence of matter?
Modern physicists tell us that all physicality has movement or vibration. With this understanding we can deduce that a property is a specific movement unique to a specific form. If we consider the atoms that comprise a specific form (recognizing that atoms are constantly in relationship with each other) then a property can be defined as a consistent pattern of motion unique to that form.
For example, a property of a solid is that the molecules/atoms move relatively rigidly in relationship to each other. The atoms are closely packed and have strong interactive forces. If everything in the universe expresses movement then there is movement in a solid even though imperceptible to the naked eye. If you consider the property of a gas relative to how the atoms relate to one another, we know the molecules move largely independent of one another.
The classic example of forms changing in response to the molecular relationship and rate of movement within them is the ice cube (a solid) melting to a liquid and then being heated to become steam. The molecules of the ice cube relate at a slower, denser vibration than that of the liquid, while the molecules of the gas move at a much faster, more independent rate than either the solid or liquid.
Let’s consider the term action used in the major premise in this discussion now. Webster defines an action as “the bringing about of an alteration by force.” Since an action is an alteration in response to a force, then that alteration might be viewed as a change in expression, a change in vibratory rate based on the force that is received. One explanation of an action then, can be a variable pattern of motion when molecules/atoms are in a transitional state. If we revisit the ice cube example, the action takes place when the ice cube is melting before it actually
becomes liquid, and again when the molecules speed up just before manifesting as steam.
How do these terms, properties and actions pertain to a living, adapting being? Vibrations of the body can be atomic (molecular), metabolic and functional. In a muscle, for example, the atomic vibrations form specific molecules into the muscle fibers that are recognized by us as muscle fibers. The metabolic process maintains the fibers. These are the properties of the muscle. The action of the muscle is demonstrated when it contracts. The function of a muscle fiber is to contract; contracted muscle fibers can be seen as a variable pattern of motion brought about by a specific force (a mental impulse).
“The science of chiropractic holds that a universal intelligence created and is maintaining everything in the universe. This is manifested by movement and is called life.”
In summary, universal intelligence is continually coordinating and integrating all things. In the physical world all things have motion or vibration. Thus, universal intelligence continually gives to matter all its organization through persistent (properties) and variable (actions) patterns of motion. And these properties and actions give universal intelligence its expression in the physical world. Whether it is a persistent or variable pattern, it is motion. Motion is tone. “Chiropractic — founded on tone.”
You can browse an archive of Philosophy Journal articles in the “General” section of the Sherman College website at www.sherman. edu/general/index.html. On the left side of the screen, click on Philosophy Journal to read Pennacchio’s articles.
- R.W. Stephenson
Valerie Pennacchio, D.C.
Make plans now to be on the Sherman College campus October 13-14, 2001 for the
9th Annual Vertebral Subluxation Research Conference and the 2nd Annual Conference for Philosophy in Chiropractic
This fall’s Ninth Annual Vertebral Subluxation Research Conference will provide a forum for those doing investigative work involving the vertebral subluxation. Leaders in chiropractic research and education will interact with each other and inform others in the profession about progress in vertebral subluxation research.
At the Second Annual Conference for Philosophy in Chiropractic, researchers, authors and scholars will consider a broad range of philosophical concepts and views presented through reviewed papers and will critique one another’s ideas as they work together to advance understanding of contemporary philosophy of chiropractic. Enjoy intellectually stimulating panel discussions and interact with some of the profession’s most inquisitive and provocative thinkers.
Chiropractic for Children
October 13-14, in Philadelphia, PA
Opportunities for Continuing
This 12-hour continuing education program with Arno Burnier, D.C., will give you the tools to succeed in delivering chiropractic care to more children. Burnier embodies the philosophy, science and art of chiropractic with 20 years of highly successful wellness practice. Chosen as one of the best chiropractors in the U.S. by Self Magazine, he is world-renowned for the commitment and excellence he brings to his programs. He is founder of the “Making Love to the Spine” adjusting seminars and Masterpiece Training Camp in Durango, CO.
Cervical, Brachial and Lumbar Dissection Seminar
November 17-18, 2001 at Sherman College
This progressive program provides the chiropractor with the opportunity to re-explore the cervical, brachial and lumbar nerve plexes and the associated vertebral musculature. The relationships between upper and lower spine subluxations will be investigated and special attention will be given to those spinal structures that are contact points for the most effective correction of the vertebral subluxation. Roy Sweat, D.C., is a 1949 graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic. He is highly regarded in the areas of research and technique and is the creator of the Atlas Orthogonal Technique. He teaches Atlas Orthogonal courses and has 30 years of experience teaching in-depth dissection labs. Mercy Navis holds a master's degree in human anatomy from the University of Madras and has 20 years of teaching experience in medical schools in India.
For more information on any Continuing Education program, please e-mail Director of Continuing Education Rebecca Clusserath at rclusserath@sherman.edu or call 800-849-8771, ext.1229.
Roy Sweat, D.C.
Arno Burnier, D.C.
Mercy Navis, M.S.
SPARTANBURG, SC
This billboard design and others appeared on interstate highways 85 and 26 as part of a campaign designed to spark interest in a career in chiropractic and increase regional awareness of the college.
Billboard campaign reaches Spartanburg community, interstate travelers
From May through the end of July, Sherman College reached residents of the Spartanburg area and large numbers of vacation and business travelers through a billboard advertising campaign on Interstate highways 85 and 26 and throughout the Spartanburg community. The initiative is part of an ongoing effort to enhance awareness of the college in the local region and to spark interest in chiropractic as a career.
Four billboards on interstate highways 85 and 26 featured the theme “Touch Lives. Be a Chiropractor.” These billboards were designed to reach local residents as well as the many people who travel these busy roads from outside the region, particularly during the summer vacation season. In addition, twelve billboards throughout the local community targeted potential career-changers with messages about improving career satisfaction by becoming a chiropractor. The specific messages, artwork and location of these billboards changed each month.
Telephone market research surveys before and after the campaign are being used to judge its effectiveness in increasing community awareness of Sherman College and perception of the college’s reputation.
