New York Chiropractic College conferred the Doctor of Chiropractic degree upon 48 graduates on Saturday, April 5, 2008, during a commencement ceremony held in the NYCC campus Athletic Center. The commencement address was delivered by Congressman Michael Arcuri, JD, BA, a native of Utica, NY and strong advocate for higher education. Arcuri stressed the importance of providing service to one’s community and he urged the assembled professional graduates to contribute their talents, time and good fortune to worthy causes. Matthew A. Murphy, valedictorian, addressed his classmates. Salutatorian was Brian M. LaBaron. Among those honored at the commencement exercises through induction as fellows into the American College of Chiropractic included Jack Stuart Beige, DC, JD (NYCC 1966), past president of the New York State Chiropractic Association, Matthew C. Coté, DC, DABCO (NYCC 1980) Senior Faculty Clinician at NYCC’s Depew Health Center, Joseph J. Lombino, DC (NYCC1981) and Diane Carol Dixon, Executive Director of Enrollment Management at NYCC was presented with a Doctor of Humane Letters Honoris Causa.Thomas R. Ventimiglia, DC, FACC (NYCC 1980), Director of NYCC’s Post Graduate and Continuing Education, was inducted as a Fellow into the International College of Chiropractic.
Also on FingerLakes1.com
-
3 great men honored in Seneca Falls statue unveiling
A new statue created by Auburn’s Audrey Iwanicki, “Passage”,... -
Geneva woman fights for victims of domestic violence
In a word Dale Driscoll could be described as... -
Seneca Falls woman charged after narcotics investigation
On Wednesday the Seneca County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit... -
Top 5 Photos of the Week in the FLX
Jessica Lahr fills you in on the top photos... -
Lyons man charged after stealing from WalMart
On Monday at approximately 1:30 pm Officers of the... -
Holiday Traditions Open House at Auburn’s Historic Sites
Holiday Traditions is an event that was created by...