Sherman president, Dr. Thom Gelardi, will continue as president until a successor is appointed. The board authorized the creation of a second senior vice president, and appointed Dr. David Koch to that position to assist Dr. Gelardi. Dr. Leroy Moore is the other senior vice president.
Student ACA Members Lobby in Washington
Members of the Student American Chiropractic Association (SACA) visited the offices of some 190 congressional members during the 1996 National Chiropractic Legislative Conference, held in the nation's capital March 7-8.
Students Howard Fidler (CCCKC), SACA national legislative chairman, and Joel Bird (LACC), SACA national chairman, led 45 SACA members from nine chapters to Washington. The students presented checks totalling $1,000 to acting ACA PAC chairman, Dr. Robert Dark.
"What these students have done should be an example for the rest of us," Dr. Dark commented. "As doctors of chiropractic, we all know how tight money can be during college. Despite their limited financial resources, these SACA members see the need for political action and are willing to sacrifice for the future of the profession."
Amer. Black Chiro. Assoc. & ACA PAC Hold Congressional Caucus
Twelve members of the congressional black caucus and more than 30 DCs gathered March 7 for a luncheon jointly sponsored by the American Black Chiropractic Association and the ACA PAC, held concurrently with the ACA's National Chiropractic Legislative Conference.
The attending congressional members of the black caucus were: Sanford Bishop (D-GA); Corrie Brown (D-FL); James Clyburn (D-SC); Earl Hilliard (D-AL); John Lewis (D-GA); Cynthia McKinney (D-GA); Major Owens (D-NY); Chairman Donald Payne (D-NJ); Charles Rangel (D-NY); Robert Scott (D-VA); and Edolphus Towns (D-NY). The ABCA and ACA PAC representatives also met with staff members from Rep. Louis Stokes' (D-OH) office.
"The event was really a first, and it allowed a great opportunity to visit with our legislators," said Dr. Calvin Whitworth, president of the ABCA. Representatives from both the ABCA and ACA PAC hope to make this an annual event.
Call for Review Articles on Manual Therapy
Orthopedic Physical Therapy Products and the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy have teamed up to offer an award of $750 for an outstanding review article on manual therapy. The article must present a large amount of information on a subject comprehensively and efficiently. In addition to a command of the literature in a specific area of manual therapy, the writer must also apply critical appraisal skills to material that is being reviewed. By combining content review with methodological critique, review articles are intended to bring clinicians and researchers up to date on the state of the art in manual therapy. For more information or to submit your entry please contact: John Medeiros, PT, PhD, editor, JMMT, P.O. Box 713, Forest Grove, OR 97116 or call (503) 359-2322 or fax (503) 359-3542.
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