May 2005

Dr. Gene Giggleman elected to AVCA post

Parker College dean to serve as president

Dr. Gene Giggleman, since 2000 dean of academic affairs of Parker College of Chiropractic, was recently elected president of the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association (AVCA) cabinet. Dr. Giggleman, a licensed and practicing veterinarian, will serve in this capacity until the annual general meeting to be held in the  fall of 2007. 

The AVCA is a professional membership association dedicated to promoting animal chiropractic to professionals and the public and to serving as the certifying agency for licensed doctors of chiropractic and licensed doctors of veterinary medicine who have undergone animal chiropractic training.

Parker College offers one of just three programs in the nation offering instruction in chiropractic treatment for animals. The course, which Giggleman helped design and implement, prepares successful program participants to sit for the AVCA certification exam.   

Giggleman, a licensed veterinarian since 1981, first joined Parker in 1984 as dean of student affairs and has taught courses in systemic anatomy and pharmacology/toxicology. He received Bachelor of Science degrees in Veterinary Science and in Biomedical Science, and holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Texas A& M University.