Dr. John Nolte was a faculty at the University of Arizona College of Medicine since 1990 until he retired. We had the pleasure of having Dr. John Nolte come and teach at several of our conventions (Niagara Falls, ON and San Juan, Puerto Rico), and many times at our Advanced VSMT with Clinical Applications in Neurology in Sturtevant, WI. Dr. Nolte was not only a great teacher, but an inspiration to all of us. His way of teaching, explaining complex subjects in a way that made it easy were second to none. I personally feel that I became a better teacher because of what I learned from Dr. Nolte. His legacy will live for as long as I can teach and share the knowledge that he shared with me. I had the pleasure of also meeting his wife Ms. Kathy Nolte which had the toughest job of keeping him in the “straight and narrow” and as focused as Dr. Nolte could be. Dr. Nolte was called to serve a higher purpose on Oct 22nd, 2013.  I am sure that God and Dr. Nolte will have fun re-designing the Central Nervous System.  His life achievements started with his birth and still will continue until eternity.

Dr. Tom Offen (left) is a humble licensed chiropractor from the province of Ontario Canada that has been practicing for many decades. His quest for helping humans and animals led him to start developing techniques to be used on our four legged friends. He was instrumental in helping teach this health care system to other licensed chiropractors and veterinarians. One of the veterinarians that he shared his knowledge with was Sharon Willoughby, DVM, DC; who later started a program teaching in the USA. Although I have never met Dr. Offen, I would like to acknowledge him for what he has done for our VSMT profession.