2008 Gala Honoree

Kent S. Greenawalt, the President and CEO of Foot Levelers, Inc., has earned the prestigious 2008 Brilliant Star Award from Northwestern Health Sciences University. The award is being presented on Nov. 1, 2008, at the Stars Among Us Gala. His father, the late Monte Greenawalt, DC, founded Foot Levelers, so supporting chiropractic was a proud family tradition.

Kent has made a significant impact on Northwestern Health Sciences University. Through Foot Levelers, Inc., Kent and his father Monte have provided more than two decades of support to the University. The Greenawalts were early financial contributors to the University’s research efforts, and then provided funding for the complete renovation of the institution’s library in 1995, which is now named the Greenawalt Library. Kent and Foot Levelers - through the Monte Greenawalt Foundation - were one of the first contributors to the University’s capital campaign, “Imagine Our Future,” when Kent announced that the Foundation would contribute $1 million to the University.

Kent’s impact on the chiropractic profession has also been significant. In 2003, he led a group of individuals to form the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (FCP), which is dedicated to increasing the public understanding of the benefits of chiropractic care through national public relations campaigns. Kent currently serves as the founder and chairman of the board for the FCP. He has also helped revolutionize the way chiropractors treat patients by developing and patenting many health care products. In addition to his leadership at Foot Levelers, Kent is a committed supporter of chiropractic education, as evidenced by the numerous grants, research studies, donations, and scholarships that he has awarded to chiropractic educational institutions.

Kent has been the recipient of several awards from chiropractic organizations, including the American Chiropractic Association’s (ACA) Humanitarian of the Year award, the highest honor the organization can award to a non-chiropractor. The ACA also bestowed its President’s Award upon him for the invaluable educational and fundraising work he has done on behalf of the chiropractic profession.

He was Dynamic Chiropractic’s Person of the Year in 2001; recipient of The Masters Circle's most prestigious accolade “Humanitarian of the Year” in 2003; and was presented with the “Lifetime Philanthropy” award from Parker College of Chiropractic and Parker Seminars in 2004 “in recognition of a lifetime of sharing and giving to the chiropractic profession.”