Ernest Kellenberger, DC,’ 74 donated five lithographs painted by Gerald Lee Nees. Mr. Nees was paraplegic and painted using a paint brush in his mouth. He was inspired to paint a picture of a chiropractor who helped him seek pain relief. Currently, one of the lithographs resides in the Illinois clinic.

In March 2025, R. Thomas Roselle, DC,’ 77 served as a guest speaker for NUHS’ Spring 2025 Trimester Lunch and Learn series, delivering a presentation on " Introducing the Concept of Multidisciplinary Practice." In addition, Dr. Roselle hosts a regular podcast, Ageless Health Podcast, focusing on topics such as lower back pain, hip mobility and flexibility. Check out his podcast here.

In June 2024, Claudia Wettstein, DC,’ 80 and David Gasser, DC,’ 82 visited the Illinois campus with their spouses. The doctors are siblings, and both met their spouses on campus. Dr. Wettstein currently resides and practices part-time in Switzerland, while Dr. Gasser is retired and lives in Oregon.

Corinne Pragovich daughter of alumnus, Brad Dennison, DC,’ 81 donated some of her late father’ s equipment to Illinois student, Sagar Bhatt, to keep her father’ s memory alive.

In September 2024, Shawn Benzinger, DC,’ 82 and daughter Abigail toured the Florida site.

In February 2025, Mitchell Weiss, DC,’ 82 spoke to the Illinois Chiropractic Philosophy Club on " The Power of the Chiropractic Adjustment."

In May 2024, Jacob Caraotta, DC,’ 86 donated an anatomy model to NUHS’ Gross Anatomy lab.

In September 2024, Steven Lehmann, DC,’ 89 celebrated 35 years of practice at Lehman Chiropractic Center in Fostoria, Ohio.

In June 2024, Robert G. Frieman, DC,’ 90 and daughter, Emily visited the Illinois campus and reminisced on his student experience.

year of practice.

In August 2024, Shannon Johnson, DC,’ 92 celebrated his 32nd

In March 2025, Bill Frank, DC,’ 94 was a guest speaker at the American Association for Anatomy Conference( Anatomy Connected 2025) in Portland, Ore. on " Plastination: Revisiting an Established Procedure in a New Curricular Age."

In June 2024, Carlos Halwaji, DC,’ 94 visited the Illinois campus.

In October 2024, Christopher Feltes, DC,’ 79 donated a portable exam table to student, Dillan Bowling.