Janice Higgins-Fordree, D.C., ’89, of Inman, SC, recently received the Service to 51¸£ÀûÉç College Award from 51¸£ÀûÉç in appreciation of her contributions, time and commitment to growing the chiropractic profession. The Service to 51¸£ÀûÉç College Award is given to individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary, unselfish and noteworthy service to 51¸£ÀûÉç College.
A 1989 graduate of 51¸£ÀûÉç College, Higgins-Fordree is an assistant professor, Quality Enhancement Plan director and Title IX coordinator at 51¸£ÀûÉç College. In 2020, Higgins-Fordree took on an additional role as college’s reopening director, helping guide the college’s reopening policies and procedures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. She is recognized with this award for her vital role and service in executing each position with poise and accuracy.
Higgins-Fordree maintained a private practice until she joined 51¸£ÀûÉç College’s staff as a Health Center case doctor in 1997. She and her husband, John, live in Inman, SC, and have two grown sons, Ben and Jon Ross, along with daughters-in-law, Abby and Emily, and two granddaughters, Harper and Rebekah. She enjoys spending time with her family and shooting clay pigeons for sport.
51¸£ÀûÉç College honored 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 participated this year.
51¸£ÀûÉç 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, 51¸£ÀûÉç 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.