A LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP Three generations of Palmers — D.D., B.J. and Dr. Dave — each guided the college on its evolution.


“At 10 a.m. today, I will have [been] in four days,” he wrote from the jail. “I do not know that I ever felt happier in my life.”


D.D.’S WAY OF SEEING THE WORLD had always been unique. Today, history looks back on the Discoverer of Chiropractic not just as an eccentric but as a visionary. His ability to stride forward against doubts, criticisms and hostility were an essential attribute of his achievement. “I am not in a cell for lack of principle, but for an abundance of principle,” he observed. “I am pleased that it has been my lot to be incarcerated for the science which I have devoted so many years to develop.” Just a mile from where D.D. spent 23 days confined on charges of practicing medicine without a license, Palmer College of Chiropractic Chancellor and CEO Dennis Marchiori, D.C., Ph.D. (Main, ’90), reflects on an achievement close to the heart of the College’s upcoming 125th anniversary celebrations. Palmer evolved from its embattled beginnings to where it stands today, The Trusted


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As complex as the reasons for Palmer’s transformation must necessarily be, Dr. Marchiori cites one clear thread running through it all: Palmer has always had the perfect leader for the difficulties and opportunities it faced at any given time. Fully understanding D.D.’s contribution, explains Dr. Marchiori, means looking back at the state of health care in the late 19th century. “There was no appreciation for the pathophysiology of pain or the interplay of structure and function, which is our focus now. So, when D.D. brought forward his health- care approach and framed the science, art and philosophy of chiropractic, it was definitely outside-the-box thinking. Yet he stuck with it, and that triad he framed for us has stood the test of time.” Yet if the same maverick, intrepid independence that resulted in D.D.’s righteous sojourn inside Scott County


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