Kent Receives Gelardi Service Award from Sherman College

Gelardi Service Award Winner

 

Spartanburg, SC, chiropractor and attorney Christopher Kent, D.C., A.C.P., J.D., has received the prestigious Thom and Betty Gelardi Service Award from Sherman College. Given at the sole discretion of the president, this award was created to honor the Gelardis and is presented to individuals to recognize a person’s unselfish dedication, visionary leadership and pioneering spirit.  

A 1973 graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic, Kent is a chiropractor as well as an attorney. He is the author of many articles in peer-reviewed and popular journals, a contributor to textbooks, and has served on the postgraduate faculties of several chiropractic colleges.

Kent’s involvement with Sherman College goes back to 1979, when he served briefly as academic dean of the ADIO Institute. After later serving on the Sherman College of Chiropractic Board of Trustees, Kent joined the Sherman College team to serve as Director for Scholarly Activity, where he integrates his passions for teaching and research. He organizes and is a regular presenter at Sherman’s International Research and Philosophy Symposium (IRAPS).

Sherman College is honoring alumni, chiropractors, and supporters during its 48th Lyceum, a homecoming and continuing education event attended by hundreds of chiropractors and students throughout the U.S. and internationally. Lyceum is held each year and involves three days of seminars, special events and other programs. More than 600 people are expected to participate in the event this week, October 28-30.

Registration is now open for Lyceum 2022.

Sherman College of Chiropractic provides students with a comprehensive chiropractic education, preparing them to enter the field as doctors of chiropractic who are highly skilled, compassionate, ethical and successful. On its 80-acre campus in South Carolina, Sherman offers a first professional degree program unique in its approach to health care and known globally for the skill and art of chiropractic delivered by graduates. For more information, visit www.sherman.edu or call 800-849-8771.