Life College Announces Interim President...What happened to Sid? GEORGIA: Following up on the Life College prob- Icms with accreditation, we at TAC haven't received any press releases from the college about Dr. Sid Williams and/or any other Williams family members retiring from participation at the school; however, we have located the latest press release on the Life College website, as of July 12'h—a memo to the Life University Faculty, Staff and Students, from Charles E. Ribley, D.C., Chairman, Board of Trustees: "We arc pleased to announce that Dr. Michael J. Schmidt, former Dean of the College at Life Chiropractic College West from 1991 to 2001, has been appointed-interim President oLLifeJUniversity effective Monday, July 15, 2002. Dr. Schmidt will be on the campus Monday and plans to meet with all of you early in the week. Prior to his ten years of service as Dean, Dr. Schmidt was Chair of the Department of Technique from 1986 to 1990 and served as Chief of Staffof the Life West Clinic from 1982 to 1986. From 1975 to 1980, Dr. Schmidt served as one of the early faculty members at Life Chiropractic College in Marietta. Dr. Schmidt holds degrees from Upsala College (B.A., 1972) and Palmer College of Chiropractic (D.C., 1975)." www.life.edu And for those of you curious to know more, we really enjoyed Dr. Bob Braile's update on the subject. He writes.... The Life University Saga Continues The biggest story inside our profession continues to be the ongoing saga of Life University. Of course there continues to be a host of rumors that have been circulating around this issue. I recently received several emails congratulating me on my being appointed as the interim president of Life. Hmmm, news to me! To help set the record straight let me present these snippets on the issue. • Life University was denied reaffirmation of accreditation by CCE. • The CCE accreditation remains in place during the CCE allotted time for appeal which should last until early November. • Dr. Sid Williams and his family have negotiated a retirement with the Life Uni^ersity-BQardjaf-JrusteesJhaLis now in effect. • The Williams family no longer has any control of the day to day operations of the University. • The Board of Trustees was conducting a search for an interim and long term president. • On the urging of several supporters I did submit my name to the Board of Trustees for consideration. Dozens of supporters also submitted letters of support on my behalf. 1 have not received any official notice from the Board if I was being considered. More information is available on this at www.braile.net. • LifeJ3oardifTrustees appoints Dr Michael Schmidt as interim president of Life. • Life University is pursuing the appeal process but is making contingency plans for a teach-out if necessary. As fluid as this situation is, rumors and misinformation make it even more confusing, especially for the students. Living here in the Atlanta area, not a day goes by when Life is not in the media. To help keep_the_prDJfissiDJLiip_i£Ldale_Qn what is happening we have created a news source for all media and releases related to this story. We have archived every article that we have come across on our student resource site, www.dc2be.com. July 2002, Now You Know E-mail Newsletter, The Information Age, www.nowyouknnw.com. N.J. Breaks Insurance Fraud Scheme NEW JERSEY: State investigators said they have broken up a fraud ring that staged more than 90 car crashes and bilked insur-anee_companiesjiut of $2 millioiLin_bogus claims. Grand juries indicted 28 people on charges that include racketeering, conspiracy, fraud and theft by deception. The arrests began in 1999. Peter Harvey, director of the state Division of Criminal Justice, alleges the ringleader was Anhuar Bandy, 36, who owned several chiropractic clinics inJNfiwJersey. Bandy pleaded innocent and was allowed to remain free on $500,000 bail. Bandy's lawyer says Bandy "is eager to establish his innocence in court." The crashes occurred in New Jersey and New York City between 1997 and 1999. The defendants allegedly either set up crashes or participated by driving cars into fixed objects or_vehi-clesjwhoie occupantsjwere_not involved in the conspiracy. The participants were then treated for nonexistent injuries at clinics, including those owned by Bandy. He closed the clinics in 1999. On the Net: NJ Insurance Fraud Prosecutor: http://www.njinsurancefraud.org. Associated Press Grant Awarded to Support Chiropractic Care for Drug & Alcohol Abusers OREGON: Western States Chiropractic College recently was awarded_an_£84,QQQ_grant from United, Way of the Columbiar Willamette for support to improve access to and utilization of chiropractic care at the West Burnside Chiropractic Clinic (WBCC) for identified drug and alcohol abusers. The West Burnside Chiropractic Clinic provides chiropractic care at no cost to the indigent, underserved and under-insured population in downtown Portland and is supported by Western States Chiropractic College, a non-profit 501 ©(3) higher education institution. Approximately 50% of WBCC patients are unemployed, 25% are homeless, and the balance—although em- I ployed—live in or near the poverty level. , Many drug- and alcohol-abusing patients state at presentation to the WBCC that their pain exacerbates their substance abuse. The correlation between chronic pain and substance abuse is well documented in the scientific literature. Through eliminating and/or significantly lessening their pain, chiropractic care may help patients decrease their level of abuse and realize greater compliance with their rehabilitation program. PRNewswire I Pass on i' nation to warn other D.C.'s about events that are really happening to chiropractors. When you see a " yello articlein your local, u&mixuI, or national newspaper about chiropractic or a fellow chiropractor, fax, e-mail or mail it to us at I AC. 1 or further information, fax: 1-305-716-9212 or see page 4 for our mailing address.
