November 2003

ICA picks new vice president

Educator and spinal trauma expert Daniel J. Murphy, D.C., has been elected to fill the position of International Chiropractors Association (ICA) Vice President by the group's Board of Directors.

The position was left vacant by the recent death of Fred H. Barge, D.C., 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.

"Dr. Dan Murphy brings to the ICA leadership circle an extraordinary body of skills and assets," said ICA President CJ Mertz, D.C. "There is no single individual more highly respected or better known than Dan. I am very excited about the new energy Dan brings to the ICA leadership and proud to have him on ICA's top leadership team."

Murphy is a 1978 graduate of Western States Chiropractic College and since 1982 has been on the faculty of Life Chiropractic College West. He also maintains a busy practice in Auburn, California.

"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," the ICA announced. "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."

Murphy has also written extensively and served as an expert witness in defense of chiropractors on countless occasions.

"I am very proud to have been elected to this important position in the world's greatest chiropractic organization, the ICA," said Murphy. "I am especially conscious of my personal responsibilities to continue the work and perpetuate the vision of my predecessor, Dr. Fred Barge."

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).