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Dynamic Chiropractic – December 15, 2003, Vol. 21, Issue 26

New Leadership at ACA

Elections, Awards Highlight Annual House of Delegates Meeting

By Editorial Staff
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) House of Delegates meeting in Albuquerque, N.M., featured the election of a new association president and several other officers; keynote speeches from a chiropractor called to serve in Operation Iraqi Freedom and an attorney called to serve in the battle against organized medicine; and the awarding of the association's two highest individual honors.

Donald Krippendorf, DC, was elected new ACA president, replacing Daryl Wills, DC, whose term expired this year. Dr. Krippendorf previously served as vice president (two years), president of the council of delegates (two years), and as the association's North Florida delegate (10 years). He is also a past president of the Florida Chiropractic Association.

Dr. Wills will continue to serve on the ACA board as immediate past president.

George McClelland, DC, was elected chairman of the ACA board of governors, replacing James Edwards, DC (who remains on the board as its district 6 governor). Dr. McClelland has served on the board since 1999, and on its executive committee for the past two years. Previously, he served as ACA's Virginia delegate for 18 years. Dr. McClelland is also a former president of the Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research (1990-96); currently, he serves as the foundation's vice president and is a member of the organization's research committee, board of trustees and president's council.

Other ACA election results:

  • Richard Brassard, DC - new ACA vice president
  • Lewis Bazakos, DC - new executive committee member
  • Blair Bauer, DC - new district 1 governor
  • John Gentile, DC - new district 5 governor
  • Glenn Manceaux, DC - new council of delegates president
  • Rick McMichael, DC - new council vice president
  • David Herd, DC - new council secretary

Linda L. Zange, DC (current district 2 governor) and Jerilynn S. Kaibel, DC (current district 7 governor) round out the ACA's board of governors for the coming year.

Also at this year's meeting, William Morgan, DC, and Carl Cleveland III, DC, were named the ACA's Chiropractor of the Year and Humanitarian of the Year, respectively. The association's highest honors are bestowed annually to individuals who have demonstrated "exceptional service, achievement and/or leadership to the chiropractic profession for current or past accomplishments."

Dr. Morgan is a consultant to the Office of the Attending Physician in Washington, D.C.; for the past three years, he has provided chiropractic care to members of Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court. Dr. Cleveland has been an active supporter of the National Chiropractic Legal Action Fund (NCLAF): Cleveland Chiropractic College-Los Angeles and CCC-Kansas City have contributed more toward the NCLAF than all of the other chiropractic colleges combined (in excess of $40,000).

Other notable award winners included:

  • Joe Martin, DC, West Virginia delegate - Delegate of the Year
  • Eric Hurwitz, DC - Researcher of the Year
  • Lance Blackshaw, DC - Academician of the Year

The keynote speaker for the 2002 ACA HOD meeting was Lt. Col. Mark Losack, USMC, who provided chiropractic care to his fellow American soldiers while stationed in Iraq.1 Dr. Losack said some of the medical doctors "grumbled" about the services he was providing, but that his commanding officer insisted he continue his work. Dr. Losack told meeting attendees, "The battles you fight each day are as important as the battles we fought [in the Middle East]. Our skills are needed on the front lines."

Another keynote presentation came courtesy of George McAndrews, Esq., who spoke about the ACA's ongoing lawsuits against Trigon Blue Cross/Blue Shield2 and the Department of Health and Human Services. McAndrews said that a resolution to the Trigon case could come as early as February 2004.

Notes

  1. For more information, see "Chiropractic on the Front Line in Baghdad," DC, May 19, 2003. www.chiroweb.com/archives/21/11/12.html.
  2. See "Trigon and the Continuing Conspiracy Against Chiropractic" and "Trigon on Trial," DC, Nov. 30, 2003. www.chiroweb.com/archives/21/25/11.html and www.chiroweb.com/archives/21/25/07.html.



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