Former NYCC president receives award for distinguished service to the NBCE

May 26, 2011 — Kenneth W. Padgett, DC, who supports residences in Waterloo, N.Y., and Naples, Fla., was delighted to receive the Paul M. Tullio Award for Distinguished Service to the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) by board president, Dr. Theodore Scott and treasurer, Dr. Donna Craft at the NBCE Annual Business Meeting and Delegates Luncheon in Marco Island, Fla. May 6, 2011.

The award recognizes leaders in chiropractic whose contributions in testing, licensing, and legislative issues benefit the chiropractic profession.

Honored to have earned an award named after his friend, Dr. Paul Tullio, Padgett remarked, “My years of service to this profession arises out my love for it,” adding, “I really enjoyed my time at the NBCE and was glad I could contribute.”

Padgett has demonstrated leadership throughout his career: president and chancellor of New York Chiropractic College, president of the Association of Chiropractic Colleges, president of the American Chiropractic Association, and president of the Association for Chiropractic History.

In 2000 he received both the ACA Chiropractor of the Year award and the FCLB George Arvidson Award for Meritorious Service to Chiropractic, and was recipient of ACA’s Meritorious Service Awards to Humanity and Chiropractic several years running.

Source: New York Chiropractic College, www.nycc.edu