[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 127 (Monday, November 13, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO DR. JOHN HENRY PORTER, JR.

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 13, 2006

  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a doctor and 
educator, who works every day to expand the chiropractic profession. 
Dr. John Henry Porter, Jr., is a highly-regarded chiropractor in my 
home State of South Carolina, and he is being recognized by his peers 
on November 18, 2006 as a trailblazer.
  John Porter is a native of Spartanburg, South Carolina, where today 
he has a successful practice and teaches aspiring chiropractic students 
at his alma mater, Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic. As an 
Associate Professor of Clinic Sciences, Dr. Porter teaches Toggle 
Recoil and Full Spine. He has been with the college since 1979, and 
enjoys helping students enter the exciting and rewarding career of 
Chiropractics.
  While teaching students, Dr. Porter has also continued his education 
by taking courses in Chiropractic Radiographic Interpretation, 
Adjusting Methods, and Chiropractic Principals.

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He holds state licenses in both South Carolina and Tennessee.
  Dr. Porter attained his undergraduate degree from Claflin University 
and he studied Business and Data Processing at Spartanburg Technical 
College. He is married to the former Errie Bobo, and the couple has 
three adult children.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you to join me in thanking Dr. John Henry Porter, 
Jr., for his commitment to chiropractics and his desire to teach a new 
generation the skills needed to succeed in the profession. Dr. Porter 
is a tremendous advocate for chiropractors, and very deserving of his 
recognition as a Trailblazer by his peers.

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