Commencement speaker Dr. Jeffrey Mackey inspired
the crowd during the October 2007 graduation on the
Davenport Campus. |
Commencement ceremonies on Oct. 19 in Palmer College’s Lyceum Hall auditorium
on the Davenport Campus, marked the graduation of 131 Doctor of
Chiropractic and five Associate of Science in Chiropractic Technology degree
recipients.
Jeffrey Mackey, D.C., a 1980 graduate of Palmer’s Davenport Campus, was the
commencement speaker. He reminded the graduates that, “This is where chiropractic
began and where it will continue to flourish from. I would ask you to
give back to this institution. Send students to Palmer, become involved in the
alumni association and come back for Homecoming.”
Awards were given to four valedictorians: Lacey Alexander, Peoria, Ill., Kristen
Bentson and Scott Bentson, Staten Island, N.Y., who are husband and wife, and
Brian Fitzpatrick, Nevada, Iowa. Brian Fitzpatrick received the Virgil V. Strang
Philosophy Award as well as the John Connolly Memorial Award for scholarship
and involvement in Palmer and community organizations. Kristen Bentson
received the Clinical Excellence Award and the salutatorian was Jeffrey Hannah,
Davenport. Faculty Clinician David Hannah, D.C., was the Awards
Convocation speaker.