January 2004

WCA announces 2003 awards

The World Chiropractic Alliance (WCA) announced the recipients of its annual Chiropractic Awards, given to honor individuals who have advanced the cause of chiropractic around the country and the world.

• Chiropractor of the Year: Leona Fischer, DC. Fischer is a member of the WCA International Board of Governors and served on the Veterans Affairs Chiropractic Advisory Committee.

• Outstanding Service: Jerry Hardee, EdD. Hardee is president of Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic.

• Researcher of the Year: Madeline Behrendt, DC. Behrendt chairs the WCA Council on Women’s Health and was a member of the chiropractic panel that gave a special presentation at the United Nations Conference on Women in 2001. In 2002, Behrendt was named associate editor of the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research.

• Humanitarian of the Year: Bobby Doscher, DC. Doscher is president and CEO of Oklahaven Children’s Chiropractic Center.

Source: World Chiropractic Alliance, www.worldchiropracticalliance.org

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