December 2005

Life West graduates 49

Forty-nine students from across the nation and overseas were awarded doctor of chiropractic degrees at Life Chiropractic College West’s 47th commencement December 10, 2005, in Hayward, California. The special event celebrated the graduation of the summer and fall 2005 classes.

Top academic honors in the summer class went to valedictorian Kristin Beratta of Antioch, Calif. Fall graduate Paige Van Slooten from Pleasanton, Calif., was honored as her class’s valedictorian. Earning the salutatorian honors were Aaron Casselman (summer class) from Chandler, Ariz., and Michelle Wendling (fall class) of Fort Collins, Colo.

Patricia Spelman of San Diego, Calif., was awarded the summer quarter Clinical Excellence Citation for patient care at the Life West Public Health Center. This quarterly award is the highest accolade given by the college’s health center. In addition to her class valedictorian honor, Paige Van Slooten also received the Clinical Excellence Citation for the fall quarter.

Life West’s newest doctors represented 10 states and five foreign countries, including Canada, Germany, Thailand, Italy, and Korea.

The doctor of chiropractic degree (DC) represents a four-academic-year program of basic and clinical sciences, including an extensive clinical internship. More than 3,500 graduates of Life West are now practicing throughout the world.

Source: Life Chiropractic College West, www.lifewest.edu

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