In Memoriam

Dr. John M. Arnot - NA ‘87

Dr. Walter Engelhardt - NA ‘43

Dr. Leonard Hertenstein - NA ‘49

Joseph C. Keating Jr., PhD, LittD (hon)

Dr. Gorgon C. Miller - NA ‘51

Dr. Donald Schultz - NA ‘56

Dr. Thomas Teleky - NA ‘82

National University of Health Sciences’August 2007 graduating class had thedistinct opportunity of hearing from theindividual who initially inspired National’spresident and board of trustees to developthe institution into the university format itundertook some seven years ago.

In his introduction to commencementspeaker Ronald Lee Caplan, PhD, PresidentJames Winterstein recalled reading Dr.Caplan’s chapter about the chiropracticprofession in J. Warren Salmon’s AlternativeMedicines: Popular Policy and Perspectives,a volume examining various issues in thefield of holistic health.

The chapter, Dr. Winterstein recalled, notedthat chiropractic is the biggest, most wellorganized, most legislatively adept of the

all of the CAM professions and should takethe lead in developing complementary andalternative medicineand bringing all othermembers of the fieldunder its umbrella. “Ifyou do that you willhave the strength andauthority to take CAMtherapies where theyshould be,” he quoted.

“As a result, our boarddecided we are going tobecome a university. We are going tobring other members of the CAMcommunity to our table. We are goingto learn together. We are going tobecome colleagues instead of competitors.This is National’s effort at doing what

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“If we look at thederivation of the word,we can see that itcomes from “love of”and “mankind” or“humankind.” A phil-anthropist is one whowants to promote thewelfare of others andusually does so

through the donation of personalresources for a good cause.

Recently Mrs. Tracy McHugh and I, whoare responsible for fund raising here atNational University, have had somenotable success in our efforts thanks tothe consideration of several alumni ofthe university, two of whom have givenme the authority to use their names inthe hope that others will follow theirlead and assist us in furthering ourphilanthropic efforts.

Dr. Jerome Siskin from New York isespecially interested in and supportive ofthe naturopathic medicine program atNational and in our discussions withhim, he indicated that he wished tobegin some special kind of long-termdonation program that would remainlong after his passing. In his instance, hehas chosen to initiate a mutual fund ofwhich NUHS is the sole beneficiary andhe continues to contribute to this fund,which, upon his demise becomes theproperty of National University. Wecommunicate frequently with Dr. Siskinand are deeply gratified to have him as amember of the John Fitz Alan HowardHeritage Society — a society of all whohave placed National in their wills orhave included National in their estates.Dr. Siskin we thank and salute you!

...see Philanthropy on page 2

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Philanthropy andNational University

James F. Winterstein, DCNUHS President

Postgraduate Courses for October - December

August Graduates REAP Benefitof Speaker Caplan’s Philosophy

September-October 2007

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President James Winterstein, DC, wasrecently honored by the AmericanChiropractic Association (ACA) with itsAcademic of the Year Award at the 2007House of Delegates meeting in September.

Dr. Winterstein received the award inrecognition of his efforts in advancing thechiropractic profession through academicand educational excellence.

“James has offered innumerable contributionsto every facet of the profession’s academicsector,” said ACA President GlennManceaux, DC. “It is clear that he hasexcelled in his efforts to enhance theprofession through academic distinction,and the future of chiropractic will surely bemolded by his work.”

The president has been honored withseveral awards in recent years includingNational University’s Distinguished ServiceAward in 2002 and induction into theNational University Hall of Honor in 2006.

In addition to his work at the university,he as been published in dozens ofpeer-reviewed journals, and has heldseveral prominent leadership positions incountless academic organizations such asthe Council on Chiropractic Education andthe Association of Chiropractic Colleges.

“This singular honor was a great surprise,”said President Winterstein. “My thanksgoes to the ACA and all those who workso hard in behalf of the chiropracticprofession.”

President Winterstein Selected‘Academic of the Year’ by ACA

Ronald Caplan, PhD

...see August Graduates on page 3

Dr. Caplan suggested should be done,”Dr. Winterstein remarked.

Dr. Caplan, a health economist andpassionate advocate for health care reform,spoke of the current move in health careaway from vertical thinking (singlecausality) about disease to horizontalthinking (multi-causality), and viewingthe human organism as part of a largersystem with important biological, social,emotional, and spiritual dimensions.

“Thinking across various healing modalitiesand not just narrowly within one will helpintegrate complementary and alternativehealing practices into the mainstream ofAmerican health care,” he said.

Holistic practitioners, Dr. Caplan said, canhelp in this effort following the REAPstrategy that he outlined more 20 years agoand that National chose to implement.“I must tell you, it’s very exciting and

extremely gratifying to see these ideascome to life on your campus.”

The components of REAP are as follows:

Research: “Your college has been activelysupporting research across the holisticparadigm especially in chiropractic,naturopathy, Chinese medicine, andmassage. This type of paradigm buildingresearch should be supported by allmembers of the holistic community and allof you should be very proud that youruniversity is leading the way.”

Education: “National has been helpingto educate chiropractors, naturopaths,practitioners of Chinese medicine, andmassage therapists in a collaborative andmutually respectful academic environment.The resulting cross-disciplinary cooperationwill benefit practitioners and patients alike.”

Alliances: “Since chiropractors are thelargest group of CAM practitioners, theyshould reach out to other like-minded

healing professionals and join together incommon support of holistic or integrativehealth care. That’s exactly what Nationaldid. By learning along side each other inyour classrooms and your clinics, you arebuilding lifelong alliances, signaling theend of competition and turf warfare andushering in an era of cooperation andmutual respect.”

Politics: “Holistic practitioners and theirsupporters need to join together topolitically promote and protect theirapproach to health and health care. You,your colleagues and friends should joinyour respective national associations andurge these organizations to unite.Mainstream medicine and its allies areunited. The holistic community should bealso. Individually, each finger on your handis weak, but together they can form amighty fist.”

Following Dr. Caplan’s address, he waspresented with the honorary doctor of lawsdegree, LLD.

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More recently, we have had theopportunity to communicate withDr. E. P. Lockwood of Michigan. Dr.Lockwood explained that he has apatient who wishes to see that his estategoes to a good cause when he passes on.Dr. Lockwood called Tracy and she and Icontacted his patient.

Upon speaking with him, we discoveredthat he had thought about donating to alocal cause but they did not seem to beparticularly interested. As we talked tohim and told him about National and itsbackground, he became very interestedin benefiting this institution, which is thealma mater of his chiropractic physicianwho has provided him with so muchassistance through the years.

This patient, who wishes to remainanonymous, will donate over a milliondollars to National by putting theuniversity on his IRA accounts as the solebeneficiary – something he has alreadydone and for which he has submittedevidence. He is a true philanthropist. Ashe stated to me when we talked, “I justwant my money to go to a good cause,and I believe this is it!”

The real key in this generous donationis Dr. Lockwood, whom I publiclyrecognize and thank through thiseditorial. Dr. Lockwood is a quiet andunassuming man who simply wants tohelp National, too, and he took the timeand made the initial contact so that wecould follow up with his patient, whichwe were, of course more than pleasedto do.

This brings me to the next point. Gratefulpatients are potentially the best source offinancial support we can ever expectto find. In a meeting some time ago,some individuals were saying to me,“Why don't you get money from the bigcorporations or foundations?”

That is a common concept, but it is notas simple as one might think. If thecompany is one that supports theprofession, for example, it often wants tohave strings attached to any “donation.”Foundations and other corporationsoutside the chiropractic realm simply donot have us on their radar screen. Thismay change as National becomes moreinvolved in a broader aspect ofcomplementary and alternative care, butup to now, on the basis of chiropracticalone, we just don't register.

This is not true, however for patients.Recall for a moment the last time youwere in a hospital and saw a sign thatsaid “The Robert and Janice Smith(fictitious names) Department ofPediatrics.” We have the same potentialwith our patients, but in my experience,chiropractic physicians often do notthink in these terms — but we should.

Wealthy patients will put their estates insomeone's hands and many of them trulydo wish to assure themselves that theirmoney “goes to a good cause,” butsimply do not think of the institutionfrom which their beloved chiropracticphysician graduated.

You have opportunities in this regardand all I am asking for is the contact.From there we can follow up. So ifyou have one or more grateful patientswho might fall into this category,please contact Mrs. Tracy McHughat tmchugh@nuhs.edu or me atjwinterstein@nuhs.edu and we will makethe necessary arrangements to includevarious kinds of tax beneficial programsfor your patients, if that is what they wishto have.

You are the key. May we count on you?

Philanthropy ...from page 1

National NewsNational University has made severaladministrative changes in recent months.Theinterim positions of Dr. Vincent DeBono,vice president for academic services, andDr. David Parish, dean of clinics, were madepermanent in September. In addition, theinterim appointments of Dr. William Bogar,chief of diagnostic imaging and residency,and Dr. Evelyn Laptook, assistant chief ofdiagnostic imaging and residency, weremade official this fall.

Dr. Joseph Stiefel, whorecently earned hismaster of sciencedegree from Nationalin diagnostic imaging,has been added tothe administrative teamas assistant to thevice presidents.

National has recently revamped itsadministrative format to allow for moreeffective cross-programmatic functioning ofthe colleges and various academicdepartments. There are now three academicdepartments with the appropriate disciplinesfunctioning under each. The followingfaculty members have been appointed chairof their departments: Basic Sciences,Dr. Robert Appleyard; Clinical Sciences,Dr. Terry Elder; and Clinical Practice,Dr. Theodore Johnson. In addition, the

following assistant deans have been named:Dr. Vincent DeBono, acting assistant deanfor chiropractic medicine; Dr. Fraser Smith,naturopathic medicine; Dr. Yihyun Kwon,acupuncture and oriental medicine; andDr. Daniel Richardson, Allied Health andUndergraduate Studies.

National welcomesNicholasTrongale, EdD,dean of the Collegeof Professional Studies,Dr. Trongale was bornin Chicago, grew upin Villa Park, andattended Montini HighSchool in Lombard.A retired Navycaptain, he was thedirector of StrategicPrograms at the University of San Diegoand president of the College of Oceaneeringin Los Angeles.

Dr. Shellee Handley,a 1988 graduate ofNational and mostrecently a clinician atthe Lombard clinic, hasbeen appointed InterimDean for InstitutionalAnalysis and Assess-ment. Dr. Handley waspreviously engaged in

private practice and as a faculty member atPalmer College of Chiropractic. Dr. Handleyreplaces Dr. Christena Nicholson, who leftNational at the end of August. Dr. Nicholsonheld several positions at NUHS includingvice president for academic services andDean for Institutional Analysis.

Joining the Lombardclinicasanewclinician isKelly Baltazar, ND, DC.Dr. Baltazar earned herBS from the Universityof Wisconsin - StevensPoint, her ND fromBastyr University andher DC fromNational in2006. Prior to herfaculty appointment,she had been filling in forvarious NUHS clinicians and instructors.

Dr. Nick Chancellor, NA ’04, is the newclinician at National's Aurora Health CareClinic. Dr. Chancellor also maintains achiropractic clinic in La Grange, Ill.

Dr. Simone Joseph, anatomy lecturer,recently received her diplomate from theAcademy of Chiropractic Orthopedistsfollowing three years of postprofessionalstudy and an extensive examination.

August Graduates ...from page 1

Philanthropy is defined asthe “desire to promotethe welfare of others,expressed especially bythe generous donationof money to good causes.”

For the first time at National University ofHealth Sciences, the August 16commencement ceremonies includedpresentation of a Master of Science Degreein Diagnostic Imaging from the LincolnCollege of Postprofessional, Graduate andContinuing Education.

Joseph Stiefel, DC, earned the MS degreeafter completing requirements for theresidency certificate in diagnostic imaging.Dr. Stiefel also teaches physics to studentsin the undergraduate program.

Twenty-one students earned their doctor ofchiropractic degrees from the College ofProfessional Studies at the service. Thevaledictorian of the August 2007 class wasScott Thomas Sheriff and the salutatorianwas Brian Matthew Hartman.

At the College of Allied Health Sciencescommencement ceremony on August 16, aBachelor of Science degree was awarded toPriti Panchigar.

Twenty-three students received theircertificates in massage therapy includingtwo students who also completed theChiropractic Assistant Program. Thevaledictorians for the August 2007 classwere Sarah Blasing and Kristi Kobleur.

A special guest at the College of AlliedHealth Sciences graduation was IllinoisSecretary of State of Jesse White, a friend ofNational and one of the graduates.

MT Grads Ace BoardsOnce again, National’s massage therapystudents performed exceptionally well ontheir national board exams, according to areport from the National CertificationBoard for Therapeutic Massage andBodywork (NCBTMB).

From January 2007 through June 2007,NUHS’ school pass rate for first-time testerson the NCETMB was 95.65%. (This passrate is based on 23 NUHS candidates whotook the exam during this period.) Theoverall pass rate for Illinois was 66.46%and the overall U.S. pass rate was 68.87%for the same time period.

On the NCETM, for the same six-monthperiod, NUHS’ school pass rate forfirst-time testers was an unprecedented100%! (This pass rate is based on 10NUHS students who took the NCETMfrom January 2007 through June 2007).This is compared to the overall Illinoispass rate of 58.08% and the U.S.national pass rate of 66.22% for thesame time period.

Graduation Highlights

Kelly Baltazar, ND, DC

Shellee Handley, DC

Nicholas Trongale, EdD

Joseph Stiefel, DC

Donor’s Amphitheater Plaque