UN DER T H E TOWER • Logan faculty member Pat Montgomery, DC, FASA, presented the commencement address at the Aug. 16 Cleveland Chiropractic College graduation ceremony in Kansas City. The commencement coincides with the 100th anniversary of the Missouri State Chiropractors Association, of which Dr. Montgomery is currently president. • Logan congratulates Dr. Vinod Anand on his retirement. Dr. Anand served as a faculty member at Logan for 38 years and as Basic Science chair for nearly 30 of those years. • Logan congratulates Cliff Pollack, instructional media coordinator, on his retirement. Cliff worked in Logan’s Media Production Department since July 2004.
Events • Logan faculty, staff and students supported the Arthritis Foundation’s Arthritis Walk (pictured below) on
May 17. Team Logan raised more than $20,000 for arthritis research and programs. The event attracted nearly 1,000 people to the Logan campus. • On May 29, Logan hosted a special memorial service for families of anatomic donations. The service honors individuals and families whose generous donations advance chiropractic education. • On May 30, Logan’s Department of Radiology hosted the 6th Annual Joseph W. Howe Oration in Diagnostic Imaging, which honors Dr. Howe’s extensive contributions and achievements in the education, research and practice of chiropractic radiology. Anita L. Manne, DC, DACBR, a Logan graduate, presented a lecture titled “Oddities and Curiosities— Recent Cases from the Vault.” • Logan hosted its summer blood drive on June 4. Students, faculty and staff donated blood to help patients in need.
• Logan held its 171st commencement on Aug. 24 at the William D. Purser, DC Center on the Logan campus. During the ceremony, 49 students earned their Doctor of Chiropractic degrees and 29 students received degrees from the Master of Science in Sports Science and Rehabilitation program.
Logan Letters Former Logan President Dr. Milton Theodore (Ted) Morter, Jr., passed away on May 23 at the age of 78. Dr. Morter earned a B.S. from Kent State University in 1957 and a M.A. in Science Education from Ohio State University in 1962. He graduated from Logan in September 1965 and practiced in Rogers, Ark. He served as Logan’s president from 1979 to 1980.
Alumni Notes Congratulations to … Class of September 1978 Dr. Joel Benjamin Hayward, who is retiring after 35 years of practice in Springdale, Ark. Class of January 1980 Dr. Richard Bruns, a member of the Logan University Board of Trustees, who was recently elected “Chiropractor of the Year” by the Maine Chiropractic Association. Class of September 1981 and Class of December 2000 Logan graduates Dr. Elliot Eisenberg and Dr. Michael Placide, who were named “2013 Top Docs” by Richmond Magazine. Class of April 1991 Dr. Derek Brown, who is serving as the honorary chair of the 4th Annual Greater Vincennes AIDS Walk.
Associate Professor in Logan’s chiropractic science division Janine Ludwinksi, DC, (pictured above left) was one of several Logan faculty who participated in a dunking booth fundraiser to benefit the Arthritis Foundation during the July 17 Field Day. (Above right) Logan students also participate in Field Day. 34 FALL 2013
Class of April 2001 Dr. Stefanie Haugen, who was featured in a Patch news article about backpack safety.