Significant Changes Made to TCC Board of Regents Significant changes were made to the Executive Committee of Texas Chiropractic College's Board of Regents during its Homecoming meeting held July 23, 2005, in Galveston, TX. Seventy-five percent of its officers retired due to term limitation. New officers elected to the Executive Committee are Johnny Blau, BSME, PE, chairman, Houston, TX; Michael DeRouen, OD, vice chairman, Beaumont, TX; Bang Nguyen, DC, secretary, Houston, TX; John (J.R.) Moon, Jr., MS, treasurer, Galveston, TX; and Sandra Carrcll, DC, San Antonio, TX, member at large. Retiring officers and other Board members were Kyle Workman, DC, chairman, Tomball, TX; Don Brewer, DC, Nedcrland, TX, secretary; Don Carlson, DC, Round Rock, TX, treasurer; Rudolph Cartwright, MD, Odessa, TX; Michael Christiansen, Galveston, TX; Paul Smith, DC, Las Vegas, NV; and Jerry Whitehead, DC, Perryton, TX. Mr. Johnny L. Blau, BSME, PE, has served as Vice Chairman of the Texas Chiropractic College Board of Regents since 2001. He is the first lay Chairman of the Board in the history of the college, which was founded in 1908 in San Antonio, TX, and moved to its present location in Pasadena, TX, in 1965. Six new Regents were also elected to the Board and will attend their first official meeting during the Board's annual October retreat. They arc Daniel Cantu, DC, Houston, TX; Robert L. Coburn, DC, West Columbia, TX; Phil Conklin, DC, Channelview, TX; David Hig-ginbotham, DC, Pasadena, TX; Elizabeth Lindberg, MEd, South Houston, TX; and, finally, a well-known leader in the chiropractic profession, Donald Krippcndorf, DC, St. Petersburg, FL, president of the American Chiropractic Association. Northwestern Announces New Administrative Changes Alfred Traina, DC, president of Northwestern Health Sciences University, recently announced several administrative changes, which "will have a significant impact on the future success of Northwestern's efforts to expand and enhance our research efforts and on moving forward our Strategic Plan's key initiatives." According to Dr. Traina, Roni Evans, DC, director of the Wolfe-Harris Center for Clinical Studies, has accepted a new role as Dean of Research for the University. In addition, Gcrt Bronfort, PhD, DC, the Director of the Neck and Low Back Research Program at Northwestern, has accepted a new position as Associate Vice President of Research. With his new position, Dr.Bronfort will also become a member of the University Cabinet. Also joining the Cabinet will be Noni Threinen, DC, Director of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness. Dr. Threinen's appointment to the Cabinet "is a natural evolution of her role as the Director of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness," emphasized Dr. Traina. "Her office will play a critical role in facilitating the pri-oritization of the strategic initiatives that are contained in the Strategic Plan and in providing tools and expertise to assist the University's organizational units in moving the plan forward." For more information, call 952-888-4777 or visit www.nwhealth.edu. ICA Endorses Myo-Logic Functional Outcome Assessment System The Board of Directors of the International Chiropractors Association, in an ongoing search to provide its members with the best information and keys to practice success, has endorsed the unique and highly respected Myo-Logic MSM-7000 functional testing equipment. The Myo-Logic system offers doctors of chiropractic an established, reproducible measurement and documentation program that is tailor made for the chiropractic practice, and fills an urgent gap in DCs validation process. "In today's increasingly competitive practice environment, where careful documentation and measurement of a patient's status and progress arc the keys to acceptance, the Myo-Logic system is a powerful asset to any chiropractic practice," says ICA President Dr. John K. Maltby. The MSM-7000 is the only system on the market that holds all the keys to functional testing. The Myo-Logic system was developed by chiropractors, for chiropractors over a period of nearly two decades. ICA is also pleased to announce that Myo-Logic is offering an immediate discount of $500 to ICA members on the purchase of the MSM-7000. Myo-Logic will also make a similar donation to ICA for each unit sold to support chiropractic research. For information, call 800-768-7253, Ext. 2, or visit www.myologic.com. Be sure to tell them you are an ICA member. ACA Announces Selection of New EVP The American Chiropractic Association Board of Governors recently announced the hiring of Kevin P. Corcoran, CAE, as its new Executive Vice President, effective Sept. 1,2005. Corcoran succeeds Garrett Cunco, who retired as EVP on Sept. 30, 2005. Most recently, Corcoran served 11 years with the National Association of Health Underwriters; first as the association's membership director, and later as its executive vice president. His tenure at the NAHU has been marked by great success, including unprecedented financial stability, increased membership, and the development of the association into one of the most influential voices on health care issues. "It is with a considerable amount of pride that I approach the end of my term as EVP of the ACA," said Cunco. "It has been a pleasure serving this profession and working alongside many phenomenal doctors of chiropractic and talented staff members. I believe that Kevin has the experience and vision to lead the ACA, and I look forward to working with him during the transition period." For more information, call 703-276-8800 or visit www.amerchiro.org.
