Ronald L. Harris, D.C., chair of the Logan College board of trustees indicated the board hoped to retain Dr. Hagen's services at Logan in some other capacity and characterized Dr. Hagen as a "marvelous lady, in every sense of that word."
Dr. Hagen broke two notable chiropractic gender barriers: she was the first woman president of a chiropractic college; and the only woman to hold the position of president of the Council on Chiropractic Education (1986-88).
Accolades from the profession have included being awarded "Chiropractor of the Year" by the American Chiropractic Association in 1982, and by the The American Chiropractor in 1987.
A 1940 Logan graduate, Dr. Hagen practiced in her native state of New York until the 1980 appointment. She and her husband, Otto, parented four children. Otto, now deceased, was also a doctor of chiropractic.
In 1972, Dr. Hagen joined the Logan board of trustees and served as chair of the board from 1977 to 1980.
Under Dr. Hagen's leadership, Logan has broadened and updated its curriculum, expanded its research program, constructed a health center, and the $3.5 million Science, Research, and Ergonomics Center.
Aside from the on-campus health center, the college also has two satellite clinics, in Dellwood and South St. Louis, where interns and faculty members provide chiropractic care to the community. Dr. Hagen also directs the school's "outreach" program, providing care to the homeless at the Salvation Army's Harbor Light Center and at the Shamrock Club in downtown St. Louis.
A search committee comprised of members of the board of trustees, chaired by Dr. E.L. Strotheide, will begin the process of selecting Dr. Hagen's successor.
Logan College, founded in in the St. Louis suburb of Chesterfield in 1935 by Dr. H.B. Logan, is a 103-acre campus with an enrollment of 700 and nearly 100 faculty.
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