Guy F. Riekeman, D.C., president of the Palmer colleges and the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research, recently announced two major appointments, filling the remaining positions on his President's Cabinet.

He also announced the creation of an administrative representative for his office at Palmer College of Chiropractic West as well as two new advisory groups, one at each college.

Brian J. McAulay, D.C., Ph.D., was appointed vice president for academic affairs (VPAA) with responsibility for the instructional and clinical programs at Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport, Palmer College of Chiropractic West, San Jose, and the new Palmer College in Port Orange, Florida. Dr. McAulay's appointment came after an international search process that began last summer. Kevin McCarthy, D.C., M.S.Ed., served as temporary VPAA prior to McAulay's appointment and continues to serve Palmer in his ongoing role as vice president for education and clinical development.

"Dr. McAulay brings an impressive range of experience and a high level of people skills to this position," noted Dr. Riekeman. "During the interview process in both Davenport and San Jose, I received unsolicited, rave reviews from everyone who met with him. With his Ph.D. in organizational management from Temple University in Philadelphia, he naturally puts a high priority on organizational activity and solid communication skills. In addition, his experience as a faculty member, educational administrator, practicing chiropractor and leader within the profession provides him with an exceptionally strong understanding of the requirements of a contemporary chiropractic education and the role of the faculty and students in realizing the highest standards of excellence."

"I am honored to have been selected for this key role at Palmer," Dr. McAulay said, "I am looking forward to working with its world-class faculty, strong administrative team and talented students. We will be working together to further integrate the students' clinical experiences with their classroom education, to increase the emphasis on active learning approaches system-wide, and to further integrate the academic program across all three college campuses."

Prior to joining Palmer College, Dr. McAulay most recently served as interim president and executive vice president and provost of Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic in South Carolina. He maintained a successful, private chiropractic practice in Pennsylvania for 13 years and taught at Temple University, Philadelphia University and the former Pennsylvania College of Chiropractic. Dr. McAulay has an active research history in both the management and chiropractic arenas. He has most recently published in Organization Studies and will be presenting papers at the upcoming ACC/RAC and FACTS conferences.

In addition, Gary Mohr was named vice president for alumni, development and student affairs for the Palmer colleges. Mr. Mohr has been serving as vice president for student affairs for the Palmer colleges, a responsibility that includes the departments of Admissions, Student Services and Financial Aid at Palmer College, Palmer College West and those functions for the new college in Florida. A position of Vice President for Alumni and Development was part of President Riekeman's reorganization plan last spring, but the position had gone unfilled until now. Thus, with Mr. Mohr's new responsibilities, two vice presidencies have been combined into one.

With regard to Mr. Mohr's role with alumni and development, President Riekeman said: "I have become increasingly aware of the importance of filling this position sooner rather than later in view of our heavy agenda. We need coordination of a wide spectrum of activities, and Gary is well suited for that role." He cited Mr. Mohr's experience in governmental affairs as a key factor in his new responsibilities.

Clay Tuttle, D.C., continues to serve as Director of Alumni at Palmer College. Darrell Slabaugh continues to serve as Chief Development Officer for the University System.

At Palmer West Dr. Riekeman has named Kevin McCarthy, D.C., M.S.Ed., to represent him as the senior campus administrator. "Never before in the history of the Palmer colleges have there been so many significant and complex initiatives being conducted simultaneously," Dr. Riekeman pointed out. "The administration and staff are up to the task, but the level of success we attain will have a great deal to do with communications and administrative coordination across the system."

Over the past few months Bob Lee, Palmer's chief of support services, has filled this need on the Palmer West campus. "However, since he is our point person for the construction of two campuses and the Learning Resource Center in Davenport, I need him to focus exclusively on these issues," Dr. Riekeman added. "Additionally, I want a strong, full-time person to represent me and the President's Cabinet initiatives. As such I have asked Dr. McCarthy, as part of his University System role, to function as the senior campus administrator for Palmer West."

Dr. McCarthy will assist the president in representing him to the Palmer West community; coordinating initiatives and goals set for the departments by the vice president of that area; working on projects created by the President's Cabinet, Palmer Chiropractic University System Chancellor or Board of Trustees; and chairing the President's Council. As required, he will also represent Palmer West in the community.

"Dr. McCarthy has a deep, passionate commitment and historical connection to Palmer West," Dr. Riekeman added. "He also has an invaluable knowledge of Palmer West's role in the initiatives of the University System. With special attention to parameters of responsibility, this appointment can ignite and empower the future of Palmer College of Chiropractic West."