Mark T. Zeigler, D.C., Fifth President of Northwestern Health Sciences University

A graduate of Northwestern Health Sciences University in 1980, Mark T. Zeigler, DC, officially assumed his duties as President on September 1, 2006.

Prior to Northwestern College of Chiropractic, Dr. Zeigler attended the University of South Dakota and Iowa State University. Upon graduation from Northwestern in 1980, Dr. Zeigler established a private practice in Sturgis, South Dakota. Along with a busy practice, Dr. Zeigler became involved in the Sturgis community and in the city government. From 1982 to 1996, Dr. Zeigler served as a city council member. In 2001 he was elected as mayor of Sturgis and served until resigning to accept the position of President at Northwestern Health Sciences University.

Dr. Zeigler was appointed to the South Dakota Governor’s Health Care Task Force on Managed Care in July 1995 and was appointed to the Governor’s Public Health Advisory Committee in May 1997. He was also appointed by the South Dakota attorney general to the South Dakota Law Enforcement Standards and Training Commission in 2002. He has been on the Sturgis Regional Hospital Advisory Board since 1997.

Dr. Zeigler served on the board of directors of the South Dakota Chiropractic Association from 1986-1992 and served as its vice president from 1992-1994 and as its president from 1994-1996. He was the South Dakota delegate to the American Chiropractic Association from 1998-2006. Additionally, Dr. Zeigler was named the South Dakota Chiropractors Association Chiropractor of the Year in 1998, and was named the Alumnus of the Year by Northwestern Health Sciences University in 2002. He served on Northwestern’s Board of Trustees from 1996 to 2006, and was the Board chair from 2004-2006.

Dr. Zeigler and his wife Gae have three adult children, Gabriel, Miaken, and Jonathan.