1940 - Mae Decker, D.C.
Kansas City
Member of the all female board and officers leadership team, 1925
Served 3 years on the KCA Board of Directors, 1925, 1935-1936
Served 3 terms as KCA Vice President, 1926, 1938-1939
1941 - Jennie Mueller, D.C., F.I.C.C.
Hutchinson
Served 2 years as KCA Vice President, 1933-1934
Served 10 years as KCA Secretary, 1936-1945
Served on the KCA Board of Directors, 1923
Delegate to the National Chiropractic Association Convention, 1942
Served as Kansas Delegate to National Chiropractic Association
(ACA) in the forties and fifties.
Elected a Fellow of the International College of Chiropractors which
earned the F.I.C.C. designation.
1942 - C. W. Meers, D.C., F.I.C.C.
Dodge City
Served as KCA President, 1942
Served as KCA Vice President, 1932, 1937, 1941
Served on KCA Board of Directors, 1933-1934
First to appeal to radio audiences that Congress should offer
chiropractic care to World War II servicemen.
Elected a Fellow of the International College of Chiropractors which
earned the F.I.C.C. designation.
1943 - G. L. Batchelder, D.C.
Abilene
Served 15 years on the Kansas Board of Chiropractic Examiners, 1941-55
Served as President of the Kansas Board of Chiropractic Examiners,
1945-1946; 1947-1948.
Served 3 terms as KCA Vice President, 1939-1941
Served as KCA Lobbyist
Served as KCA Legislative Chairman
Helped form the Kansas Chiropractic Society which eventually led to
greater emphasis being placed on chiropractic education and research, 1957.
1944 - A. L. Hull, D.C.
Kansas City
Served 3 terms as KCA President, 1943-1945
Edited KCA Bulletin, 1942-1951
Served 3 terms as KCA Vice President, 1928, 1931, 1942
Served 3 years on the KCA Board of Directors, 1948-1949, 1952
Wrote "No Thank you Dr. Buchele" letter to the osteopaths in 1957 rejecting
their offer which would have limited the number of chiropractors entering
the state.
1945 - Grace Keiser, D.C.
Topeka
Served 24 consecutive years on the Kansas Board of Chiropractic Examiners,
1931-55
Served 6 years as President of the Kansas Board of Chiropractic Examiners,
1938-44
Served on KCA Board of Directors, 1924
Awarded honorary Ph.C. degree
1946 - Rev. F. O. Hesse, D.C.
Topeka
Served 24 consecutive years on the Kansas Board of Chiropractic Examiners,
1924-48
Served 4 consecutive terms as President of the Kansas Board
of Chiropractic Examiners, 1934-38.
1947 - Arthur Colburn, D.C.
Lawrence
Served as KCA President, 1962
Served 8 years on the Kansas Board of Chiropractic Examiners, 1947-1954
Served 4 years as President of the Kansas Board of Chiropractic
Examiners, 1948-1950, 1952-1954
1948 - W. A. Mudge, D.C.
Pratt
Served 2 terms as KCA President, 1948-1950
Served as KCA Vice President, 1937, 1947
Initiated "Children's Free Clinics" project
1949 - W. E. Hanson, D.C.
Newton
Served 8 years on the Kansas Board of Chiropractic Examiners, 1939-1941,
1948-54
Served 2 years as President of the Kansas Board of Chiropractic Examiners,
1950-52
Helped form the Kansas Chiropractic Society which eventually led to greater
emphasis being placed on chiropractic education and research, 1957
