1940
Dr. Herman Thorstenson, ’48, and his wife, Jan,
Gurnee, Ill., will soon celebrate their 60th year of
marriage. Phone: (847) 782-5788.
1950
Drs. Albertus Pretorius, ’58, and Magdalena
Pretorius, ’59, Irene Glen, South Africa, continue to
operate a practice. E-mail: mcp@telkomsa.net.
James Schimp, D.C.,
’58, of Hartford, Wis.,
recently celebrated his
50th anniversary in
chiropractic. Today he
carries a full schedule,
seeing patients three
days a week in a career
that he believes he was
called to do. Phone:
(262) 673-2341.
1960
Dr. Ken Meyer, ’64, Davenport, Iowa, is retiring and
selling his practice, North West Chiropractic, to Dr.
Matthew Meyer, ’97. Phone: (563) 324-3817, e-mail:
nwchiropractic@hotmail.com.
Dr. Juan Ferry, ’68, Weymouth, Mass., recently
celebrated his 40th year in practice and 65th
birthday. His office is located at 440 Washington St.,
Weymouth, MA 02188.
1970
Dr. John (Doug) Reeder, ’72, Lewiston, Maine, welcomed
his son, Dr. Patrick Douglas Reeder, ’08, into
practice with him. Dr. Patrick Reeder was presented
his Doctor of Chiropractic Degree by his father and
uncle, Dr. James Reeder, ’68. Phone: (207) 784-
7164, e-mail: mreeder2@hotmail.com.
Bonnie May, D.C.,
’74, was named
the 2007 Woman
Chiropractor of the
Year by the World
Congress of Women
Chiropractors on
Feb. 9 at the Parker
Seminar in Las
Vegas. She received
the award for her
31 years in service
and her book, “First,
Heal the Children.” Dr. May is seen here with Parker
College President Fabrizio Mancini, D.C.
Dr. Thomas Sawyer, ’75, built and opened a new
office at 255 Sterkel Blvd., Mansfield, OH 44907
in Nov. 2007. Phone: (419) 524-4681, e-mail:
sawyerd.c.m.t@aol.com.
Dr. Ralph Du Mouchel, ’77, relocated his office to
a new location in Concord, Calif., in 2005. Dr. Du
Mouchel recently completed his doctorate in
Addictionology. He is believed to be the only D.C.
in northern California to perform drug and alcohol
treatment. Phone: (925) 798-6300.
Dr. Vincent Erario, ’79, Atlanta, Ga., retired from
practice in January 2007 due to a disability. He is
now the quality assurance officer at Life University
Clinic System in Marietta, Ga. Phone: (678) 264-
8808, e-mail: vjedc@yahoo.com.
1980
Dr. Teresa Kleindolph Theobald, ’80, and her husband
John, Wapello, Iowa, celebrated their 25th
wedding anniversary on Aug. 28, 2007. Phone:
(319) 523-4515, e-mail: jtagtwap@iowatelecom.net.
Dr. Bill Puglisi, ’82, Totowa, N.J., recently released his
new book, “Finally, the TRUTH About HEALTH.” In it,
he addresses common healthcare myths and lists five
keys to health to increase resistance to disease. The
book is available at bookstores or by e-mailing him.
Phone: (973) 890-0360, e-mail: elitewellness@
hotmail.com.
Dr. Drew Ackerman, ’85, has moved his practice to
114 Ryerson Road, Warwick, NY 10990. Phone: (845)
986-3322, e-mail: drewackerman@yahoo.com.
Dr. Willa Duree, ’85, Shawnee, Okla., sold her
California office in 2007 after 20 years in practice.
A member of the American Veterinary Chiropractic
Association, in March 2008 she was the animal
chiropractor at the National Agility Trials in Tulsa,
Okla. Phone: (405) 275-6363, e-mail: dureedc@
sbcglobal.net.
Drs. Kevin Fogarty, ’85, Rockledge, Fla., and
Michael Shreeve, ’74, Port Orange, Fla., wrote
a retrospective case report titled “Reduction
of Idiopathic Scoliosis in a 10-year-old Patient
After 13 Months of Chiropractic Care: A Case
Study,” which was presented in April at the
ICA Conference and Research Symposium on
Chiropractic Pediatrics in Gold Coast, Australia.
The case report was published in the peer-review
conference proceedings. Dr. Fogarty, phone:
(321) 636-5200, e-mail: drkevin@mindspring.com,
Dr. Shreeve, phone: (386) 763-2715, e-mail:
michael.shreeve@palmer.edu.
Dr. Paul Dickerson, ’86, Phoenix, Ariz., was
appointed acting chairman of the International
Board of Chiropractic Neurology. Phone: (602)
235-9558, e-mail: staff@lockcenterchiro.com.
Dr. Frank Polverino, ’87, has been working in
an integrated osteopathic/chiropractic clinic
in northern New Jersey for the past two years.
E-mail: docintime@yahoo.com.
Dr. Ritch Miller, ’88, Omaha, Neb., was recently
named the American Chiropractic Association’s
(ACA) 2007 Delegate of the Year during the ACA’s
annual business meeting. He also has been
appointed to the White House Conference on Aging,
which makes recommendations to the President
and Congress to help guide national aging policies.
Phone: (402) 345-7500, e-mail: downtownchiro1@
aol.com.
Dr. Lisa Royer, ’88, Marion, Iowa, opened Family
Chiropractic Wellness Center at 3150 E. Ave., NW,
Cedar Rapids, IA, 52405. Phone: (319) 390-2970,
e-mail: lroyer@hotmail.com.
Dr. Richard Theobald, ’88, has relocated his office
to Edmond, Okla. after 20 years of practice in San
Diego, Calif. to be closer to family. Phone: (405)
340-0007, e-mail: californiaokies@hotmail.com.
1990
Dr. Lawrence Bennett, ’92, Lititz, Pa., and his wife,
had a daughter, Ashton Tabitha, on Dec. 28, 2007.
E-mail: bcnc95@dejazzd.com.
Dr. Kathleen Kennedy-Doohen, ’92, and her husband,
Stephen, Ankeny, Iowa, had a son, Connor
Kennedy, on Feb. 8, 2008. Phone: (515) 965-3939,
e-mail: drkrk1@yahoo.com.
Dr. Heather Dehn, ’94, and Mike Morris,
Sacramento, Calif., were married on Sept. 22,
2007. Phone: (916) 488-0202, e-mail:
wmndoc@yahoo.com.
Dr. Garrett Herring, ’95, Milford, Del., had a son,
Wyatt Christopher, on Dec. 19, 2007. E-mail:
hamate953@aol.com.
Dr. Brian Novak, ’95, and his wife, Kristen, Harrison
City, Pa., had a daughter, Jillian Jaye, on April 8,
2008. Phone: (724) 744-1031, e-mail: bk.novak@
comcast.net.
Dr. Wes Sheader, ’96, Grand Junction, Colo., and his
wife, Dorothy, had a son, Joshua Eugene, on Feb. 3,
2008. Phone: (970) 254-2954, e-mail: drsheader@
newlifechiropractic.org.
Dr. Donald MacDonald, ’97, Edmonton, Alta.,
Canada, has become president of the Edmonton
Chiropractic Society. E-mail: drdon@shaw.ca.
Dr. David Lawson, ’98, Seattle, Wash., had a
daughter, Isabella Grace, on Jan. 21, 2008.
E-mail: drdavid101@hotmail.com.
Dr. Anna Leonard, ’98, and her husband, Casey
Eddy, had a son, Quaid Ethan, on Oct. 29, 2007.
Phone: (641) 322-4895, e-mail: cfc98@
frontiernet.net.
Dr. Paul McGee, ’98, recently moved his practice,
McGee Family Chiropractic, to 52 Crest Ave., Ste. 6,
Winthrop, MA. Phone: (617) 846-4553, e-mail:
info@mcgeechiropractic.com.
Dr. Kenneth Stopa, ’98, Northville, Mich., nominated
his mother, Karen Stopa, for consideration as the
Michigan Association of Chiropractors’ (MAC)
Chiropractic Assistant of the Year at a MAC convention
this winter. She won the honor. Phone:
(248) 735-9800, e-mail: drkstopa@aol.com.
Dr. James Ver Voort, ’98, Kaukauna,Wis., and his
wife, Susan, had a son, Maxwell, on Oct. 8, 2007.
E-mail: drvervoort@sbcglobal.net.
Dr. Roger Yaremko, ’98, Edmonton, Alta., Canada,
was elected for a second term to the town council
of Mundare, Alta. Phone: (780) 426-6349, e-mail:
ryaremko@aol.com.
Dr. Amie Bailey, ’99, and her husband, Ron,
Greencastle, Ind., had a daughter, Harper Margeret,
on Oct. 28, 2007. E-mail: abaileydc@hotmail.com.
Dr. Chad Barber, ’99, Hempstead, Texas, had a
daughter, Payten Kay, on June 27, 2007. E-mail:
wallercountrychiro@sbcglobal.net.
Dr. Joel Carr, ’99, Williamsburg, Iowa, and his wife,
Julie, had a daughter, Abby Jane, in May 2007. Dr.
Carr currently operates both Williamsburg Chiropractic
Clinic and Victor Chiropractic Clinic. Phone: (319)
668-2866, e-mail: carrchiro@hotmail.com.
2000
Dr. Michelle Barber, ’00, accepted a position as
assistant professor and is working as a faculty
clinician in the Campus Health Center on Palmer’s
Davenport Campus. Phone: (563) 884-5106,
e-mail: michelle.barber@palmer.edu.
Dr. Brett Hoeft, ’00, and his wife, Michelle, Verona,
Wis., had a daughter, Natalie Noelle, on Dec. 11,
2007. Dr. Hoeft was also named a partner on Jan 1,
2008, at Luedtke-Storm-Mackey Chiropractic Clinics.
Phone: (608) 848-4227, e-mail: hoeft@charter.net.
Dr. Troy Ludwig, ’00, and his wife, Jennifer, Kenosha,
Wis., had a son, Jacob, on June 29, 2006. E-mail:
dr_ludwig@sbcglobal.net.
Dr. Keith Messamore, ’00, and his wife, Misty, had
a daughter, Avery Lynn, on Dec. 14, 2007. Phone:
(269) 978-4325, e-mail: drkeith@ameritech.net.
Dr. Kimberly Allen, ’01, Wilson, N.C., recently
became certified as a pediatric specialist in the
state of North Carolina. Phone: (252) 237-2166,
e-mail: www.elitecenters.net.
Dr. Katherine L. Wiebe, 01, Essex Junction, Vt., is
on the Vermont Chiropractic Association Executive
Committee. Phone: (802) 878-4946, e-mail:
jockdocs@comcast.net.
Dr. Kerry Wiebe, ’01, Essex Junction, Vt., is the
team physician for the Green Mountain Glades
Junior Hockey team. Dr. Wiebe is also the assistant
coach for the Burlington Rugby team. Phone: (802)
878-4946, e-mail: jockdocs@comcast.net.
Dr. Bradley Burt, ’02, Walcott, Iowa, was named
president of the Iowa Chiropractic Society in
March 2008. Phone: (563) 284-6927, e-mail:
drbradley@burtclinic.com.
Dr. James Steveson Jr., ’02, Jonesville, Mich., and his
wife, Angela, had a daughter, Ayvah Lillian, on June
12, 2007. Dr. Stevenson also recently celebrated four
years in business at his practice, Chiropractic Health
Clinic of Jonesville. Phone: (517) 849-7230, e-mail:
stevensondc@yahoo.com.
Dr. Timothy Wilbanks, ’02, and his wife Sarah,
Washington, Iowa, had a son, Harrison, on Jan. 19,
2008. E-mail: timwilbanks@hotmail.com.
Dr. Tyler McClimon, ’03, Birdsboro, Pa., opened
McClimon Chiropractic in June 2006. Dr. McClimon
and his wife, Tara, had a son, Corey Robert, on
April 16, 2007. Phone: (610) 582-4400, e-mail:
tylermcclimon@hotmail.com.
Dr. Melanie (Snow) Waskevich, ’03, Midland, Mich.,
and her husband, Joe, had a son, Jack Louis, on
March 8, 2008. Phone: (989) 662-7285, e-mail:
drwaskevich@yahoo.com.
Dr. Tyson Carter, ’04, opened Carter Family Chiropractic
at 4425 E. Agave Rd., Ste. 104, Phoenix, AZ
85044 in Sept. 2007. Phone: (480) 619-4788,
e-mail: chiroty@hotmail.com.
Dr. Michael Hanlon, ’04, opened Lifestyle
Family Chiropractic in McMurray, Pa., on April 1,
2008. Phone: (724) 969-0800, website: www.
lifestylefamilychiro.com.
Drs. Kami Rathburn Mahony, ’04, and Orion
Mahony, ’05, Eastsound, Wash., had a son, Jiles
Ryland, on Dec. 18, 2007. Phone: (360) 376-5575,
e-mail: kamilynn@gmail.com.
Dr. Trent Maly, ’04, and his wife, Tiffany, Lincoln,
Neb., had a son, Malachi Trenton, on Dec. 2,
2007. Phone: (402) 483-6633, e-mail: drmaly@
mtchiro.net.
Dr. Jessica Rose Peters, ’04, is the co-founder of
Heart of Wellness: Healing Arts Center. Phone:
(360) 705-1121, e-mail: drjessicarose@yahoo.com.
Dr. Tonya Westerbeke, ’04, and her husband, Mark,
had a daughter, Ella Ann, on Oct. 10, 2007. E-mail:
taw_dc@yahoo.com.
Dr. Karl Wu, ’04, opened Dr. Wu and Associates
Chiropractic Clinic Pte. Ltd. at 900 S. Woodlands
Dr. #06-04, Woodlands Civic Centre, 730900,
Singapore, on Nov. 1, 2007. Phone: 6219 1950,
e-mail: drkarlwu@yahoo.com.
Dr. JoAnn Brunsvold, ’05, was named the 2007
Business Person of the Year for the Polk City
Chamber of Commerce. Phone: (515) 984-9050,
e-mail: jbrunsvolddc@aol.com.
Dr. Teon Kowalyk, ’05, Ontario, N.Y., recently purchased
Ontario Family Chiropractic in Dec. 2007.
E-mail: rugbydoc76@yahoo.com.
Dr. Scott Richmond, ’05, had a daughter, Shae
Marie, on Oct. 14, 2007. Phone: (515) 278-5940.
Dr. Dennis Willert, ’05, Brookings, S.D., opened
Willert Chiropractic in April 2008. Phone: (605)
692-0123, e-mail: willertd@hotmail.com.
Dr. Sam Hallows, ’06, Mesa, Ariz., and his wife,
Ruth, had a daughter, Anna Kay, on Feb. 15, 2008.
Dr. Hallows opened Balance Chiropractic in Sept.
2006. Phone: (480) 985-0720, website: www.
drhallowsdc.com.
Dr. Jill Hartzell, 06, and her husband, Rick, Waterloo,
Iowa, had a son, Jackson Jerick, on Jan. 16, 2007.
E-mail: always_sissy@yahoo.com.
Kevin Rindal, D.C., ’06, center, is seen here with
ice hockey players from the U.S. Women’s National
Team for whom he was team chiropractor and
Active Release Technique provider at their training
camp at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado
Springs, Colo. In April, the team won a gold medal
for beating Canada twice at the IIHF World
Championships in Harbin, China.
Drs. Nathan and Tina Tews, ’06, Grayslake, Ill., had
a daughter, Lily Marie, on March 2, 2008. E-mail:
tdawg22280@hotmail.com.
Dr. Beau Browne, ’07, Pella, Iowa, held a grand
opening for his new practice, Browne Family
Chiropractic, on April 5. The office is located at
312 Oskaloosa St., Pella, IA 50219. Phone: (641)
628-3133, e-mail: brownechiro@hotmail.com.
Dr. Derek Kasten, ’07, recently joined the practice
of his uncle, Dr. Michael Haville, ’86, at
West Lafayette Chiropractic Center in West
Lafayette, Ind. Dr. Haville has been in practice
for 22 years. Phone: (765) 464-0601, e-mail:
wlccdoc@hotmail.com.
Dr. Kendra Litz, ’07, married Jeff George, on Feb. 18,
2008. Dr. Litz has also recently opened Litz
Chiropractic in her hometown of Bellwood, Pa.
E-mail: chicklitz@aol.com.
Dr. Jay Peterson, ’07, Edergton, Wis., was
nominated to the Edgerton Hospital Board of
Trustees in April 2008, and recently opened a
new practice. Phone: (608) 884-4643, e-mail:
jaypete81@hotmail.com.