ChiroCredit.com Partners With FCER
The Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research’s (FCER) newest Partner in Research is ChiroCredit LLC, of Rocky Hill, Conn, a provider of online chiropractic continuing education credits. Partners in Research are companies that understand the role scientific research plays in the advancement of chiropractic health care. Being an FCER Partner in Research is an important association for ChiroCredit. “The main reason is that supporting chiropractic research through FCER is a natural association for us as we provide the highest quality online continuing education programs to chiropractors,” says Paul Powers, DC, owner of ChiroCredit.

Paul Powers, DC

“We welcome ChiroCredit as our newest Partner in Research,” says Vincent P. Lucido, DC, president of FCER. “FCER highly values its relationships with its Partners. They are true friends of chiropractic, and understand the critical importance of ongoing chiropractic research, as well as the importance of translating research into practice.”

NCCA Receives Donation
The North Carolina Chiropractic Association (NCCA) received a donation from Foot Levelers Inc, Roanoke, Va, in honor of the late Christine Libby Caron, former executive director of the association, who died September 29, 2003, following a battle with cancer. The contribution of $8,819 represents 100% of the proceeds from two chiropractic seminars held in North Carolina.
In July 2003, the Congress of Chiropractic State Associations (COCSA) initiated the fundraising effort to honor the contributions Caron made to the organization. Caron served on the COCSA Board and was an active participant in COCSA programs from the time of her affiliation with the NCCA in 1995. “This is the type of response Christine inspired in all of us—the desire to do more because of the leadership she gave,” said Janet Jordan, Executive Director of COCSA.

(L–R) NCCA Executive Director Tom Schoenvogel; COCSA President Kevin Donovan, DC; Christine Caron; and NCCA past President, Dennis Hall, Jr, DC.

Funds from these seminars were designated by the company to support the building of a new NCCA headquarters that will have a seminar classroom named after Caron.

“It is our privilege to remember Christine Caron in ways that she would find meaningful: supporting chiropractic through education and funding to raise the profile of the profession,” said Kent Greenawalt, President and CEO of Foot Levelers.

Messier Appointed Lincoln College Biomechanics Chair The Florida State University (FSU) College of Human Sciences announces Stephen P. Messier, PhD, as the recently appointed Lincoln Chiropractic College Eminent Scholar Chair in Biomechanics. He assumes the chair on a consulting basis to develop a physical activity and biomechanical research program with faculty at FSU. Messier received his PhD in biomechanics from Temple University, and an MS and BS from the University of Rhode Island in physical education and civil engineering, respectively. Currently, Messier serves as an associate editor for the Journal of Aging and Physical Activity and has also served on the Geriatrics and Rehabilitation Study Section for the National Institutes of Health.