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LIFE
WEST PROFESSOR NAMED VICE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CHIROPRACTORS ASSOCIATION
HAYWARD, Calif., September 15, 2003
Life Chiropractic College West professor Daniel J.
Murphy, D.C. has been elected to fill the position of ICA Vice President
by the Board of Directors of the International Chiropractors Association
(ICA). This senior leadership position was left vacant by the recent loss
of Dr. Fred H. Barge, and was filled during a special meeting of the ICA
Board in mid-August. ICA's rules charge the Board of Directors with the responsibility
for filling vacant officer positions. Dr. Murphy will fill the remainder
of Dr. Barge's two-year term that began in May of this year.
World-renowned educator and spinal trauma expert, Dr.
Murphy has been a member of the Life West faculty since1982; he also maintains
a busy chiropractic consulting
practice in Auburn, California.
Dr. Murphy has been actively involved in ICA's programs
for nearly twenty years and has been repeatedly recognized for his service
on behalf of the ICA, including "Chiropractic
Educator of the Year" in 1987 and 1991, and "Researcher of the Year" in
1995. He has also been recognized through numerous "Clinical Science Faculty
Awards" from Life Chiropractic College West and as the 1997 "Carl S.
Cleveland Jr. Educator of the Year" by the International Chiropractors Association
of California (ICAC).
One of chiropractic's most articulate and effective
spokesperson, Dr. Murphy appears on platforms around the world speaking before
chiropractic as well as
other professional groups. Building on his chiropractic college teaching experience,
his strong research orientation and many years of experience in private practice,
Dr. Murphy pioneered the postgraduate education process for chiropractic management
of spinal trauma. He has given over 800 12-hour seminars on this vitally important
clinical subject and is universally acknowledged as the chiropractic profession's
expert on this topic. He has also written extensively and served as an expert
witness in defense of chiropractors on countless occasions.
Dr. Murphy earned his doctor of chiropractic degree
from Western States Chiropractic College.
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