James W. Parker

1920–1997 · USA

Founded the Parker Seminars and Parker College, teaching a service-centered "Love Concept" of practice-building that shaped chiropractic education and office practice for generations.

James William Parker (1920–1997) graduated from the Palmer School of Chiropractic in 1946 and built one of the fastest-growing practices in chiropractic history in Texas. In 1951 he launched the Parker Seminars, which grew into one of the largest gatherings in the profession, and later founded Parker College of Chiropractic.

Sources

  • Quackwatch — Notes on James W. Parker, D.C.
  • Chiropractic Economics obituary (1997)