After an illustrious twenty year legacy as chairman of the Palmer College of Chiropractic Board of Trustees, Vickie Palmer announced to Board members on Jan. 15, 2008, that she would officially conclude her tenure as chairman at the Feb. 1-2, 2008, Board meeting in San Jose, CA. Ms. Palmer continues serving on the Board as a Board officer and member of the executive committee. "I began considering this nearly seven years ago and consulted with many advisors, including my two sisters, during that time," explained Ms. Palmer. "For many reasons, I'm confident that this is the right time to make a smooth transition. We've successfully completed our capital campaign and opened the Academic Health Center. I'm also very comfortable with the strength of the Board and the College administration. More importantly, the time is right for a practicing chiropractor to lead this College, as it has become a true participant in the mainstream healthcare delivery system." As part of her announcement, Ms. Palmer submitted the nomination of Vice Chairman Trevor Ireland, D.C., as her successor. At the Board meeting, Dr. Ireland received unanimous support and approval from all members and officially assumed chairman responsibilities on Feb. 2. Dr. Ireland, a 1970 magna cum laude graduate of Palmer's Davenport Campus and a Board member since 1988, is founder of the Ireland Clinic of Chiropractic in Anchorage, Alaska, one of the largest chiropractic healthcare facilities in that state. During his distinguished 38-year career in chiropractic, he has been honored as a fellow of the International Chiropractors Association, the Palmer Academy of Chiropractic, the Palmer West Campus Academy of Chiropractic, and the International College of Chiropractors. Dr. Ireland was the youngest doctor ever to receive all four chiropractic fellowship honors. In addition, he co-founded the Alaska Chiropractic Society and is a past president of that organization. Ms. Palmer was named to the Palmer Board in 1978 and served as vice chairman from 1985 until her election to chairman in 1987. During that tenure, she has been instrumental in many significant accomplishments for the College. Those include opening of the Palmer Academic Health Center on the Davenport Campus; the growth, development and stabilization of Palmer's West Campus; the establishment of the Florida Campus in 2002; the creation of the Palmer Center for Business Development and the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research, and the unification of the three Palmer campuses as one College. I
