From left, ACA President Dr. Keith
Overland, Dr. Goertz’s daughter, Sarah
Hegetschweiler, Dr. Christine Goertz,
and ACA immediate Past President
Dr. Rick McMichael. |
The American Chiropractic Association
(ACA) presented its 2012 awards during its
House of Delegates meeting Feb. 15-19 in
Washington, D.C. ACA’s annual awards “are
given to outstanding volunteer members
and other individuals for their contributions
to advancing the chiropractic profession.”
The ACA’s highest honor, the Chiropractor
of the Year Award, was presented to Palmer’s
Vice Chancellor for Research and Health
Policy Christine Goertz, D.C., Ph.D. With
this award, the ACA recognizes exceptional
service, achievement and/or leadership to
the profession.
Dr. Goertz, an accomplished researcher
and college administrator, exhibits all of
these qualities and more. She is the only
Doctor of Chiropractic appointed to
the Board of Governors of the Patient-
Centered Outcomes Research Institute, a
multi-disciplinary panel created to assist
federal healthcare reform efforts by examining
the relative health outcomes, clinical
effectiveness and appropriateness of
various healthcare treatments. Dr. Goertz
oversees the Palmer Center for Chiropractic
Research and is principal investigator of
several clinical trials. She is a co-principal
investigator of the $7.4 million Department
of Defense research project to assess chiropractic
treatment for military readiness in
active-duty personnel.
Additionally, the ACA named Palmer Chancellor
Dr. Dennis Marchiori its Academic
of the Year. Dr. Marchiori became Palmer’s
fourth chancellor in 2009, and his leadership
has focused on organizational development
and an organizational commitment
to the College’s teaching, patient care and
research mission.
He has had faculty appointments in the
Research, and Diagnosis and Radiology
departments. Dr. Marchiori’s administrative
tenure includes the roles of department
chair, dean, vice president of Academic
Affairs for the Davenport Campus, and
vice chancellor for Academics for the
College. In addition to his teaching and
administrative service, he has published
numerous scientific articles and two
editions of a comprehensive textbook
in radiology, titled “Clinical Imaging.”