As the chairman of the SCCA's legislative committee and a member of its board of directors, Dr. Norton has exemplified qualities of a leader both professionally and politically. Dr. Norton was very active in discussing with state legislators the position of the SCCA on bills directly affecting the health and citizens of South Carolina. A 1988 graduate of Sherman College of Chiropractic, Dr. Norton received a BS in education in 1974 prior to embarking on a career in chiropractic, and spent 10 years teaching biology and anatomy at the high school and college levels. The WHO categorizes low back pain as a noncommunicable disease, and Dr. Khaltaev's office is responsible for studying this ailment. WHO and Life sponsored research project into the effectiveness of chiropractic care for this health problem.
Chiropractic care is more cost effective and gets better results than conventional medicine.
A Russian native, Dr. Khaltaev resides in Geneva, Switzerland, where the WHO is headquartered. Dr. Gary Auerbach, Life's director of international health, met with Dr. Khaltaev at a May WHO meeting in Geneva where arrangements for the Life College meeting were finalized. Increasing enrollment has necessitated holding a separate ceremony for each graduating class. The June and Sept. classes comprised 204 DCs from 25 states, Puerto Rico, Canada, Cuba, Russia, Columbia, Israel, and Australia. Scott F. Sobel was the valedictorian for the undergraduate class, with Todd R. Rissacher as salutatorian.