September 2004

AHC confers Heritage Award

Members of the Association for the History of Chiropractic (AHC) bestowed the organization’s Lee-Homewood Chiropractic Heritage Award on Russell W. Gibbons for his lifetime contributions to the profession during its 24th Annual Conference on Chiropractic History.

Gibbons, a founding father of the AHC and editor of the AHC’s journal, Chiropractic History, from its inception in 1981 through 1995, is one of the foremost historians of the chiropractic profession.

The organization also awarded its annual prize for the best paper to Dr. Brent McNabb for his investigation of the pioneering of chiropractic in Brazil. McNabb’s paper, “A history of chiropractic and its colleges in Brazil,” was one of nine original papers presented at the conference, which was held at the Universidad Estatal de Valle de Ecatapec (UNEVE) in Mexico City. UNEVE is home of the Mexico’s school of chiropractic.

Other papers included:

• “A history of chiropractic in Mexico,” by Enrique Benet-Canut, DC;

• “Weiant in Mexico: a 1921 report,” by Joseph C. Keating, Jr., PhD;

• “Dr. J. Bridgens Johnson: pioneer chiropractor in South America,” by Glenn Hultgren, DC;

• “Christmas with the Palmers — the early years,” by Ms. Vickie Anne Palmer;

• “Henry G. Higley: pioneer chiropractic scientist,” by Joseph C. Keating, Jr., PhD, Lawrence Siordia, MD, DC and Bart N. Green, DC, MSEd;

•“The failed chiropractic philosophical teachings of Dr. B.J. Palmer,” by Thomas Brodar, DC;

• “Clair O’Dell: a man of many missions,” by Roger Hynes, DC, LCP (hon); and

• “Thomas T. Lake and endo-nasal therapeutics: pioneer medical-drugless ecumenism, 1938-1950,” by Russell Gibbons.

The AHC is a non-profit, membership society founded at Spears Hospital in Denver in 1980. The AHC publishes a scholarly journal, Chiropractic History, published twice per year and distributed to all members of the AHC as a membership benefit.

Source: Association for the History of Chiropractic, www.chiroweb.com/ahc/

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