Palmer College of Chiropractic Appoints CEO
The Palmer College of Chiropractic Board of Trustees appointed Larry G. Patten as its CEO. As CEO, Patten will coordinate the board’s efforts, maintain stability within the college, and manage future growth. He will also serve as a liaison between the board, the college, and the two campus presidents.

“I look forward to working with Larry to provide the stability, focus, and growth that has been initiated over the past 2 years,” says Peter Martin, DC, who serves as president of Palmer’s West and Florida campuses. “He has a passion to serve Palmer and the chiropractic profession.”

The decision to add a CEO position to the college structure was a collective agreement by the 16-member board. In appointing Patten as CEO, the board agreed that the responsibilities assigned to him over the past 2 years had been fulfilled to their complete satisfaction. Some of his accomplishments included: establishing a system of open communication between the college, its administration, and the board; building an administrative team to help implement the one-college, three-campus structure as established by the board; and identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the college and creating a process for developing a 3- to 5-year strategic direction.

Olympic Chiropractor Honored for His Services
Ira A. Shapiro, DC, director of the Plaza Chiropractic Center in Old Bridge, NJ, received honors from the township of Old Bridge, NJ, and the state of New Jersey for his commitment to chiropractic excellence and his two-time designation from the US Olympic Committee (USOC) as a member of the US Olympics Team’s medical staff.

“This is a well-deserving award,” Old Bridge Mayor James T. Phillips says. “As a longtime member of Old Bridge’s medical community, Dr Shapiro has dedicated the past 20 years to the betterment of sports chiropractic at both the local and national levels. His recent selection to the 2006 USOC medical staff and past Olympic efforts have solidified his status as one of the nation’s leading sports chiropractic doctors.”

As the ninth DC ever selected by the USOC to officially represent the United States at an Olympic event, Shapiro spent the month of February 2006 in Torino, Italy, treating nearly 200 American athletes competing in the Winter Olympics. In addition, for the past 20 years, Shapiro has served as an attending physician at numerous international, national, and regional sporting events.

In 2002, he was named Sports Chiropractor of the Year by the New Jersey Chiropractic Society Sports Council and was awarded a proclamation for chiropractic sports excellence by the New Jersey governor’s office. He has also received citations from the City Council of New York and New York State Assembly and has been honored with the New Jersey Chiropractic Society Distinguished Service Award and Pro Sport Outstanding Service Award.

Foot Levelers Awards Scholarships to Northwestern Students
Foot Levelers’ Educational Division presented $500 college scholarships to three students at Northwestern Health Sciences University, Bloomington, Minn.

“Foot Levelers congratulates these students for their excellent work and commitment to the chiropractic profession,” says Brian Jensen, DC, assistant director of professional education at Foot Levelers.

The recipients completed an application and case study based on their clinical experience using Foot Levelers products. The scholarship recipients, and their case-study topics are: Kaili Richey, “Foot Levelers’ Effect on a Patient with a Spinal Condition”; Chris Grier, “Foot Levelers’ Effect on a Patient with a Lower-Extremity Condition”; and Jim Alexander, “How Foot Levelers’ Rehab Protocols Enhanced the Treatment Effect.”