Construction on the
Chiropractic Learning
Resource Center on
the Davenport campus
continues as workers
put up the exterior
walls of the structure. |
On June 26, The Kresge Foundation
awarded Palmer College of Chiropractic
a $750,000 challenge grant for
bricks and mortar funding, to assist
the College in reaching its capital campaign
goal of $35 million. Including
the Kresge grant, at press time, funds
were more than $32 million in cash
and pledges, and the campaign is on
track to reach its $35-million goal by
December 31, 2006.
The Kresge funds will be dedicated
solely to the construction of the
Chiropractic Learning Resource Center
(CLRC) on the Davenport campus.
“My father would have been so
proud to hear that The Kresge
Foundation looked upon us as an
organization to which they wanted to
give money,” said Palmer Board of
Trustees Chairman Vickie A. Palmer.
“That a foundation as prestigious as
Kresge found Palmer College worthy
is a great achievement, and he would
have been very proud of how far
we’ve come in chiropractic education,
as I am.”
Chief Development Officer Drew
Boster, who led his staff’s efforts in the
detail-oriented grant application
process, said of the award: “Receiving
this grant became a reality due in large
part to the increased participation in
annual giving to the College by our
generous alumni, friends, faculty and
staff.”
After reaching the first stage of the
application review process earlier
this year, the Development Office
hosted fundraising events on all
three Palmer campuses, increasing the
average employee participation rate to
over 40 percent.
“This is a tremendous moment for
Palmer College,” added Palmer’s
Chief Executive Officer Larry Patten.
“This award affirms our position as a
strong institution
within the chiropractic profession,
and it supports our efforts to
provide our students the highestquality
chiropractic education.”