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Northwestern Honors Student Leaders; Gives Student of the Year and Teacher of the Year Awards

Northwestern Health Sciences University honored its student leaders and teachers during the Student Leadership Awards Banquet this spring. More than 100 students were recognized for leading more than 35 clubs and for serving on the University’s Student Senate.

In addition to honoring Student Senate and club leaders, four students were given Student of the Year awards and three faculty members were presented with Teacher of the Year awards.

The Student of the Year awards were presented to Jason Erickson, a 2006 graduate of the School of Massage Therapy; Chris Kramp, a T9 chiropractic student; Andrea Hersh, a T6 chiropractic student; and Amanda Troelsen, a T9 acupuncture and Oriental medicine student.

Teacher of the Year awards were presented to Mary Tuchscherer, DC, PhD, MS, a professor and chair of the Western Biomedicine Department, who previously was honored in 2001; Pat Casello, DC, an assistant professor in the acupuncture and Oriental medicine program; and Denise Radcliffe, NCTMB, MS, an assistant professor in the massage therapy program, who was previously honored in 2003.

Northwestern Launches Podcasts of Natural News Service

Northwestern Health Sciences University has launched its first podcasts of Natural News Services articles. The first series of four podcasts are on the topic of traveling safely with back pain.

The podcasts are posted in Northwestern’s media room so media outlets can download them and post them on their Web sites. Additionally, the MP3 files are posted on the HealthyU Web site. The podcasts are also available through the iTunes music service so the general public can search for topics and download the audio files.

“The podcasts serve to fill a variety of needs,” says Jaime Hunt, BA, public relations coordinator. “Not only can media outlets use the podcasts on their Web sites or radio broadcasts, but also the general public can download them or subscribe to them through iTunes. Our goal is for the Natural News Service podcasts to be among the top 25 downloads in the health care section of iTunes’s podcast library. By promoting Northwestern and positioning its faculty as experts in their respective fields, we are building Northwestern’s brand as the nation’s university of choice in natural health care education.”

Each month, a new series of four podcasts will be produced by the Office of Communications. Jenny Bell, continuing education conference coordinator, provided the voice talent for the first set of podcasts. Future topics include natural approaches to relieving pain and organic living.

Fifth-Trimester Chiropractic Student Elected President of Student Senate

Matt Hanson, a T5 chiropractic student, has been elected president of the Student Senate. The chiropractic program vice president is John McKeague, T5; Stefanie Beniek, T3, was elected vice president of the acupuncture and Oriental medicine program; and Candace Lautt, T3, was elected vice president of the massage therapy program. Other students elected to the Senate include Chris Edwards, T6 chiropractic student, parliamentarian; Stephanie Mussmann, T5 chiropractic student, secretary; and Kevin Leveille, T3 chiropractic student, treasurer.

BRIEFLY

• Seven Northwestern Health Sciences University students and Northwestern’s president, Mark Zeigler, DC, attended the Minnesota Chiropractic Association’s “Chiropractic Day at the Capitol” on April 12. The event attracted nine legislators and dozens of chiropractors from the area. During the visit, students had the opportunity to discuss their concerns with legislators and learn more about the political process.
• Twenty-one Northwestern Health Sciences University chiropractic and three acupuncture students traveled to Washington, D.D., to participate in the 32nd annual National Chiropractic Legislative Conference (NCLC) on March 21-25. Mark Zeigler, DC, president of Northwestern, and Michele Maiers, DC, associate professor, joined the group.
• On April 14, Northwestern College of Chiropractic awarded doctor of chiropractic degrees to 50 students and awarded massage therapy certificates to 16 students.
• Northwestern Health Sciences University’s student loan default rate is zero. That means every student who takes out a loan to pay for his or her education at Northwestern is paying it back.