Life Chiropractic College West Names Three New Regents

HAYWARD, Calif., July 23, 2007 – Life Chiropractic College West has announced the election of three prominent Michigan chiropractors to its governing board. The new members elected by the college's Board of Regents on June 28 are Dr. Henry Cousineau of Riverview, Dr. Joseph Lupo of Detroit, and Dr. Corey Rodnick of Midland.

¨We enthusiastically welcome Drs. Cousineau, Lupo and Rodnick to the college’s Board of Regents,” said Dr. Gerard Clum, president of Life West. “The exceptional expertise and energy these accomplished gentlemen bring to Life West will strengthen the board and, as a result, the institution.”

Dr. Cousineau, an alumnus of Logan College of Chiropractic in St. Louis, Mo., with a B.S. in human anatomy and a doctor of chiropractic degree, holds chiropractic licenses in the states of Missouri, Michigan, and Florida. He served on the Michigan Chiropractic Federal Credit Union Board for 20 years with appointments as treasurer for 16 years and vice-president for four years. He is also a member of the Michigan Association of Chiropractors and currently serves on the audit and budget committee.

Dr. Lupo is a graduate of Life University in Marietta, Ga., has previously served on Life University’s Board of Trustees, and was named its 2004 Alumnus of the Year. He also received a B.A. in mathematics from Wayne State University in Detroit, Mich., with minors in physics and psychology. He has been a member of the International Chiropractors Association, the world’s oldest chiropractic professional organization, for the past 12 years.

Dr. Rodnick is also an alumnus of Life University and has served on the International Chiropractors Association board since 1984. He has also been a member of the Michigan Chiropractic Council (now the Michigan Association of Chiropractors) since 1984 and served as District IV secretary and treasurer, District II vice-president and president, and board member. He has been an integral part in bringing chiropractic care to China and, with a team of chiropractors, has opened a chiropractic clinic in Zigong, China. Dr. Cousineau and Dr. Lupo have both joined Dr. Rodnick on previous China missions.

Other members of Life West’s Board of Regents include: Chairman, Carl Dieter, D.C., San Jose, Calif.; David Amaral, D.C., Merced, Calif.; Steven Bartusch, D.C., Spanaway, Wash.; David Butters, D.C., Seattle, Wash.; Gerald Eagleston, Mesa, Ariz.; Darrell Gibson, D.C., Seattle, Wash.; Mark Klingert, D.C., Phoenix, Ariz.; Ronald Oberstein, D.C., San Diego, Calif.; Loren Roberts, D.C., Novato, Calif.; and Marie B. Smith, Ed.D., Folsom, Calif.

Life Chiropractic College West, established in 1976, is an accredited non-profit institution of higher learning offering the doctor of chiropractic degree through a four-academic-year program of academic study and clinical internship.  The college currently enrolls close to 500 men and women from across the U.S. and abroad.  More than 3,800 graduates of Life West are now practicing throughout the world.  Life West maintains a web site at www.lifewest.edu.