The City of Life
Life University
First A Dream
The Vision and The Dream
Dr. Sid embraced and often repeated this quote from Carl Sandburg - "Nothing Happens Unless First A Dream." He knew that in order to achieve anything one had to have the vision in the minds eye.
A Kernel Of An Idea
The Origin Of The Dream
While Sid and his wife, Nell, were at The Palmer School of Chiropractic earning their degrees to become chiropractors, Sid had this idea that would not leave him alone. There needed to be a Chiropractic College in The South! That idea never left him and continued to grow.
City of Life Logo
A Chiropractic Vision
Dr. Sid dreamed big! He did not only envision a Chiropractic College in The South, but an entire community with this institute of higher learning as its center.
Life Chiropractic College
Life Chiropractic College Opens - January 1975
Life Chiropractic College officially opens its doors in January 1975 with 22 students.
Drs. Sid & Nell Williams
The Founders
Dr. Sid & Dr. Nell Williams - Life Chiropractic College - Opening Day 1974
1976-01-16
The Experiment Works!
It's Time To Celebrate! The Great Experiments Are Working!
While America celebrates 200 years with its Bicentennial Birthday, Life Chiropractic College celebrates its first year in operation!
Student enrollment has now reached 200 students and every department and aspect of the school is growing by leaps and bounds!
1976
Georgia State Board Of Education
Life Chiropractic College receives permission from the Georgia Board of Education to confer the Doctorate of Chiropractic Degree.
1977
Highlights From 1977
- Received Correspondent Status with the Council on Chiropractic Education
- Received recognition from the Veterans Administration and the Department of Immigration and Naturalization
- Chiropractic Assistant Program established
- Life Chiropractic College's first commencement exercises:
"Day One Class" graduated - Doctorate of Chiropractic student enrollment reaches 325 students
1978
Highlights From 1978
- Received approval for campus based federal aid due to the Correspondent Status from the Council on Chiropractic Education
- Available Programs - College Work Study, Pell Grant, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, and the Guaranteed Student Loan Program
- Doctorate of Chiropractic student enrollment reaches 533 students
L.C.C. Library
Dr. Nell K. Williams Library
In November 1978 a 5,000 square foot new library facility was dedicated as the "DR. NELL K.WILLIAMS LIBRARY". This new facility contained over 26,000 volumes, including a special B.J. Palmer collection. Modern AV sources of the time were also included giving students access to film strips, slide presentations, video tape and audio cassette programs. Students also had access to an X-ray pathology library with view boxes.
This article appeared in the June 1980 (vol. 1 no.6) Life Update, which was the forerunner to the Campus Life Student Newspaper.
1979
Highlights From 1979
- Received Recognized Candidate Status from the Council on Chiropractic Education
- Doctorate of Chiropractic student enrollment climbs to 937 students
1980
Highlights From 1980
- Acquired the lovely old home on the south side of Barclay Circle directly across from L.C.C.'s campus for a student center facility. The 12.26 acres included a small lake nestled in a serene wooded area. Two additional land parcels were purchased adjoining the Student Center making a total of 46 acres available for future campus expansion on the south side of Barclay Circle. These acquisitions provided L.C.C. another quarter of a mile of road frontage on Barclay Circle. In addition, nature trails adjacent to the Student Center led to a picturesque waterfall where students can find a place for quiet repose only a few minutes walking distance from their next class.
- The B.J. Palmer Beach House in Sarasota, Florida, was purchased by Life Chiropractic College to preserve the memory of The Developer of Chiropractic. It is now a fully restored museum, displaying historical articles and memorabilia donated by many chiropractors and friends of chiropractic.
- Accreditation application submitted for recognition to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
- Doctorate of Chiropractic student enrollment exceeds 1000 students at 1, 216 students.
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Highlights From 1981
- Received Candidate for Recognition Status the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
- Acquired Annex A and Annex B buildings which encompasses 5 acres of land. This purchase accommodated the pressing need for additional classrooms, bookstore, and administrative offices.
- Doctorate of Chiropractic continues growth to reach 1,413 students.
Luckie St. Clinic Opens
Life Chiropractic College Luckie St. Clinic Opens To The Public
Life Student Center
Life Student Center Opens
The Life Student Center opens with a game room, 5' video TV, reading and conference rooms, chess rooms, and a sub-shop serving everything from health foods to sandwiches, soft drinks and beer. A cafeteria style restaurant is planned to be completed within the year complete with banquet facilities.
This article appeared in the Spring 1981 Life Update (Campus Life) Vol. 1 No. 11.
1982
Highlights From 1982
- Received permission from the Georgia State Board of Education to confer a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nutrition for Chiropractic Sciences.
- 36 students immediately enroll in this program in January.
- One and one half acres were purchased on the north side of Annex B for first quarter student parking lot.
- The Health Education Assistance Loan program was incorporated in the Student Financial Affairs office as an additional alternative for those seeking loans.
- The esteemed architectural firm of Robert and Company presented a 10 year master plan for a $70 million campus expansion. Phase I to be completed in January, 1984.
- Doctorate of Chiropractic student enrollment reaches 1,509 students.
TV 5 Atlanta - CBS
Atlanta News Special On Back Pain
Jim Axel, a reporter for Atlanta's TV 5, a CBS affiliate, comes to Life Chiropractic College to get the chiropractic perspective on a special he is putting together on back pain.
In 1982 the campus bulletin, Life Update, changed its name to Campus Life. This article appeared in the Nov./Dec. 1982 No.3 / Vol. 2 issue of Campus Life.
1983
Highlights From 1983
- 7.7 acres of land are purchased on the north side of Barclay Circle to fulfill the need for additional parking space, a multi-purpose athletic field, and the future construction site for sorority and fraternity houses.
- The Chiropractic Assistant Program is officially changed to the Chiropractic Technician Program in order to more clearly delineate the amount of education in administrative abilities and the many X-ray and clinical skills necessary to qualify a person as a graduate Chiropractic Technician.
- Doctorate of Chiropractic student enrollment: 1804
- Bachelor of Science in Nutrition student enrollment: 180
- Chiropractic Technician student enrollment: 20
L.A.W.
LCC Begins International Efforts
Life Chiropractic College begins its worldwide outreach program with Life Around The World (L.A.W.). Paul Penn, who is a 12th quarter student at the time undertakes the prodigious task of opening a dialog with the officials of every country in the world except those 31 countries that already have chiropractors or chiropractic organizations.
Campus Life - March/April 1984 - Vol. 3 / No. 2
Run For Life
Inaugural Run For Life
Tapping into the growing popularity of long distance running in the 1980's, Life Chiropractic College held the inaugural Run For Life road race in July 1984 with the Start and Finish lines on the Life Chiropractic College campus. The Run For Life grew into a large event that contributed greatly to the local community. Recognized globally, it eventually attracted runners from all over the world and it quickly was recognized by the Atlanta Track Club as an official qualifying race for the prestigious Peachtree Road Race.
Campus Life - July/August 1984 - Vol.4 / No.3
Chiropractor Of The Year
ICA Chiropractor Of The Year
At their annual convention in Kansas City, the International Chiropractors Association (ICA) conferred their most prestigious award to the Life Chiropractic College founder and president, Dr. Sid E. Willams. This award is the ICA Chiropractor Of The Year. The Distinguished Fellows of the ICA present this award each year to a doctor who has represented the profession with outstanding service and dedication to the principles of chiropractic.
Campus Life - May/June 1985 - Vol. 5 / No. 2
Goodwill Games
Inaugural Goodwill Games 1986
In October of 1985 Dr. Sid Williams was contacted by Turner Broadcasting System to solicit his interest in leading the charge to make Chiropractic "sponsor" of the games. In the end this led to 16 chiropractors, led by Dr. Sid through Life Sports Chiropractic, to provide free chiropractic care to athletes, spectators, officials, production staff, and VIP's.
Animal Chiropractic
Animal Chiropractic Research Conference
Amid the rising interest in providing chiropractic care for animals, LCC hosted the first Annual Research Conference on Animal Chiropractic. 40 people from around the country gathered on Life's campus to determine the state of the art regarding the application of chiropractic techniques to animals. Acknowledged experts participated through discussions of their experiences. That this topic is of wide interest was evidenced by the range of backgrounds of attendees: chiropractors, chiropractic students, veterinarians, interested parties, and faculty members.
Campus Life - Spring 1986 - Vol. 6 / No. 2
BJ Palmer Home
BJ Palmer Home In Sarasota Restored
In the early 1980's Life Chiropractic College purchased the BJ Palmer home in Sarasota, Florida where Dr. Palmer spent the remaining years of his life. Through the years after his death, the house fell into disrepair until it was acquired by the school. Through Dr. Sid's efforts the home was renovated and restored and turned into the B.J. Palmer Historic Home and Museum. Above is an article in the Spring 1987 Campus Life newspaper about the renovations. The article itself is re-printed from the March 2, 1987 issue of the SARASOTA INDEPENDENT.
Campus Life - Spring 1987 - Vol. 7 / No. 1
B.J. Palmer Home - Sarasota, FL
B.J. Palmer Home In Sarasota - Epilogue
Ownership of the B.J. Palmer Historic Home was transferred to Life Foundation in 2003 and it was maintained by the Williams family through Life Foundation. In 2020 the home was sold to private owners and was unfortunately destroyed by Hurricane Milton in 2024.
Glover Park, Marietta, GA
Life College Donation To Marietta Square
Glover Park is the town square in Marietta, GA. A long term renovation project was completed in the late 1980's. When completed the park hard grown to include a gazebo, stage, three tiered fountain, winding brick paths, and a plat area for children. Donations from LIFE were used to build the gazebo.
Campus Life - Spring 1988 - Vol. 7 / No. 4
Basic Sciences Building
New Construction As Life Continues To Grow
New Construction Continues
Multiple Major Construction Projects Under Way
Life begins an $8.5 million building and expansion program. The first project is the complete remodeling of Annex B, also known as the Technique Center. When complete the remodeling will more than double the current space in the Technique Center.
At the same time, a 30,000 sq.ft. building is being constructed that will house a gymnasium. This new gym will host Life's future basketball program among other athletic endeavors, classrooms, and offices.
A 450 foot long pedestrian sky bridge over Barclay Circle will connect the two sides of the campus. It will serve as both a practical route for students going from one side of the campus to the other and also as an architectural statement of unity, tying the campus together.
Campus Life - Spring 1989 - Vol. 7 / No. 2
Chiropractic Prerequisites
Chiropractic Prerequisite Courses Now Taught On Campus
Roads Signs!
Georgia D.O.T. Acknowledges Life College
At the end of 1988, the Georgia Department of Transportation recognized that Life Chiropractic College was making an impact on the local roadways by generating larger volumes of traffic through students and visitors arriving at its campus. To assist in direction finding, multiple road signs were erected on Interstate 75, Delk Road, and South Cobb Drive.
Campus Life - Spring 1989 - Vol. 7 / No. 2
NAIA
Life Joins NAIA
Recognizing the importance and impact of athletic competition to a healthy and successful college environment, Dr. Sid leads the effort to join a nationally recognized collegiate athletic association. On August 1, 1989 Life College becomes an associate member of the NAIA, District 25.
Campus Life - Summer 1989 - Vol. 7 / No. 3
Chiropractic Insight
Chiropractic Insight On Turner Network Television
Name Change
Name Change With Vision To The Future
Run For Life
Run For Life - Second Largest In Nation
On July 29, 1989 the 6th Annual Run For Life becomes the 2nd largest road race in the country. The nearly 4,000 participants included top ranked runners and former Olympians competed for an overall $13,000 prize purse. The race is named the "Race of the Month" for July by The Competitive Road Racer Sports Ranking Systems.
Campus Life - Fall 1989 - Vol. 7 / No. 4
Record Enrollment
Enrollment Sets New Record
As classes begin in the fall of 1989, Life College experienced the largest freshman class in recent history, bringing the total enrollment to over 1600 students.
Campus Life - Fall 1989 - Vol. 7 / No. 4
Bonds Finance Expansion
$16 Million Bond To Finance LCC Expansion
The City of Marietta bond authority agrees to sell $16 million in tax exempt development bonds to investors and then loan the proceeds to Life Chiropractic College.
The expansion will boost the schools library from 25,000 to 80,000 volumes and the athletic facility will tie in with a planned degree in sports medicine.
Campus Life - Fall 1989 - Vol. 7 / No. 4
Historical Site
Archeological Site On Campus
Before beginning the $16 million dollar construction expansion project, Dr. Sid Williams hires an archeologist to investigate the site which once contained the old Morrell House and the old Marietta Water Works, which is now Life's student center. The goal was to identify and preserve any historical remains.
Campus Life - Fall 1989 - Vol. 7 / No. 4
Evander Holyfield
Evander Holyfield Praises Chiropractic
Evander Holyfield, 1984 Olympic Bronze medal winner, visits the Life campus while en route to Houston, TX for intensive training in his quest for the heavy weight boxing title.
Holyfield praised chiropractic stating, "I do believe in chiropractic. I see my chiropractor 3 times a week and I know it helps my performance."
Campus Life - Fall/Winter 1988-89 - Vol. 7 / No. 1
Life Around The World
LAW Program Gains Speed
LCC's international good will project, Life Around the World, is rapidly expanding into the program Dr. Sid E. Williams has long envisioned. The LAW program was established to spread the promise of chiropractic to foreign and developing lands and incorporate chiropractic as a primary health care profession.
This article explains how the Law program is expanding into China, Rwanda, the Soviet Union, and Egypt.
Campus Life - Fall/Winter 1988-89 - Vol. 7 / No. 1
Campus Life Grows
Campus Life Expands To Magazine Format
Campus Life, the official newspaper of Life College, grows from its previous newspaper format to a magazine format publication. This initial publication has 32 pages and is capable of communicating much more information about the many things going on at the school.
The cover features the architects model of the newly renovated Basic Science Center which includes new basic science labs, classrooms, and offices. Classes began in the building in January.
Campus Life - Winter 1990 - Vol. 8 / No. 1
Lights Of Life
The First Lights Of Life Christmas Light Display
Drawing inspiration from his grandson, Shelton Krantz, Dr. Sid began what would become a major Christmas community event for Cobb County and the city of Marietta, GA. In December of 1989 the very first Lights Of LIFE Christmas holiday light display was assembled on the Life College campus.
From those first humble beginnings the Lights of LIFE continued to grow every year until it became one of the biggest Christmas light shows in the southeastern United States. It has been a tradition for 35 years, attracting nearly half a million visitors each season. The event features over one million LED bulbs and offers various activities, including train rides and a petting zoo.
Campus Life - Winter 1990 - Vol. 8 / No. 1
Commemorative Brick Project
Alumni & Friends Walk Of Honor
The Alumni & Friends Walk Of Honor engraved brick program is begun. The brick purchase plan calls for the individual names of Life College supporters, their family, and friends to be engraved on separate bricks. As each brick is engraved it will be randomly placed in the courtyards between Annex A and B and the Administration Building.
Donations raised from this program will:
- Allow friends of Life College to share in a permanent monument demonstrating their support
- Enhance the beauty of the courtyards between the buildings
- Generate added revenue for the Life College endowment fund.
Campus Life - Winter 1990 - Vol. 8 / No. 1
15 year Anniversary
Life Celebrates 15th Anniversary
Life College celebrates its 15 year anniversary. In its short history the school has experienced constant favorable growth and has made a significant world-wide impact with more than 4500 alumni in 50 states and 27 countries - almost 10 percent of all practicing chiropractors.
Along with its many other accomplishments, Life College continues its academic mission across the globe with the Life Around the World (LAW) program.
Campus Life - Spring 1990 - Vol. 8 / No. 2
Life Is The Biggest
Life Is The Biggest Chiropractic School In The World!
With a winter enrollment of 1657 students, Life is now the largest chiropractic school in the world.
"The consistent increase in enrollment reflects the growing reputation for academic quality which Life enjoys. Both the students who chose to enroll here and the parents, friends, and doctors who recommend them know that the college is producing some of the best educated and best qualified doctors of chiropractic in the world." - Dr. Sid Williams.
Campus Life - Spring 1990 - Vol. 8 / No. 2
New Athletic Director
New Athletic Director - Roger Kaiser
Life makes a strong move to further its intercollegiate sports program to the national level through the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Roger Kaiser is hired as Athletic Director and Head Coach of the Life College Running Eagles basketball team.
Coach Kaiser came to Life from West Georgia College where he had an impressive coaching record of 381 wins, 186 losses, and 1 National Championship. Kaiser was the men's basketball coach at Life U from 1991-2000. During his tenure, he developed the basketball program to a household name within the NAIA. He claimed three national championships in 1997, 1999 and 2000, as well as runner ups in 1994. Kaiser led the Running Eagles to the NAIA National Tournament for eight consecutive years from 1993-2000. He was named the NAIA Men's Basketball Coach of the Year in 1999 and 2000 and was inducted into the NAIA Men's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999.
Campus Life - Fall 1990 - Vol. 8 / No. 4
Adisi Eagle
Adisi Eagle At Student Center
The Adisi Eagle sculpture bearing the likeness od Dr. Sid Williams is mounted atop the Student Center at Life College. A tribute to the man who has turned his vision of Life College into reality.
The nine foot, 850 pound sculpture is based own the Cherokee Indian myth of the eagle dancer. The dancer in eagle regalia is transformed at the end of the Peace Dance into the spirit of the eagle, becoming a messenger of the Great Spirit.
Campus Life - Winter 1991 - Vol. 9 / No.1
Master's In Sports Science
State Approves Master's In Sports Science
Woman Of The Decade
Dr. Nell Williams First Chiropractic "Woman of the Decade"
Run For Life International
Run For Life Goes International
As the city of Atlanta begins to prepare for the 1996 Olympic Games, the Eighth Annual Run For LIFE takes an international flavor. A selected U.S. elite team challenges Olympic hopefuls from Mexico and Costa Rica in the First Run For Life International Challenge Cup.
Campus Life - June 1991 - Vol. 9 / No. 3
New Undergrad Programs
Trustees Review New Undergraduate Programs
The Life College Board of Trustees received reports on the college's four new undergraduate programs. The State of Georgia granted provisional approval for Life College to offer the first two years of a general education degree and developmental studies program as well as a bachelor in in business administration degree with a major in management and a minor in athletic coaching or athletic training.
Campus Life - October 1991 - Vol. 9 / No. 5
1st Basketball Player
Life College Basketball Takes Shape
Star athlete Lamar Harris of Georgia's Wheeler High School was the first to sign with Life College's newly formed basketball team. Soon after 11 more athletic scholarship athletes signed on to complete the 12 man roster. Practice started on October 3, 1991.
Complete with a new gym, cheerleaders, and mascot, the Running Eagles look forward to their very first season opener against DeVry Institute of Technology on November 9, 1991.
Only 6 seconds into the game Derrick Engram scored LIFE's very first point. The Eagles kept going from there beating DeVry 112-78 to the delight of the thunderous crowd.
Campus Life - October 1991 - Vol. 9 / No. 5
Morris Brown College
Morris Brown & Life College Dual-Degree Program
Life College reaches out and partners with Morris Brown College to form a Dual Degree Program. At this time minorities represented less that 1.5 percent of doctors of chiropractic then in practice. Morris Brown College, as an HBCU established in 1881, this partnership helped open the door to more minorities to become chiropractors.
Campus Life - February 1992 - Vol. 10 / No. 1
Life College Athletics
Life Sports Are A National Success
Life College athletic teams continue to dominate at the national level. Rugby, Basketball, Soccer and more experience incredible success for these you programs. Life also finds itself as an international training center for track events in the run up to the 1996 Olympic Games being held in Atlanta, GA.
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Campus Life - April 1992 - Vol. 10 / No. 2
Life College Enrollment
Life College Enrollment Continues To Rise
"Life's total enrollment increased 22 percent from Spring quarter 1991 to an all-time high of 2,392 students this April. Total enrollment is compiled from the School of Chiropractic, School of Undergraduate Studies, and Graduate Studies program.
Within the D.C. program, Life experienced a 15 percent increase this spring quarter with 153 new students and a total of 1,884 compared to 1,604 D.C. students this time last year."
Campus Life - June 1992 - Vol. 10 / No. 3
Minority Enrollment Programs
Life College Expands Its Minority Outreach Programs
SOC Certificate
Service Members Opportunity College
Brig. Gen. Robert W. Roper Jr., deputy commanding general for U.S. Army Recruiting Command in Fort Knox, KY, presented Dr. Sid Williams with a Service Members Opportunity College (SOC) Certificate. The SOC is designed to assist in meeting the higher education needs military personnel.
Campus Life - December 1992 - Vol. 10 / No. 6
University of Costa Rica
Life College and University of Costa Rica
Life College and the University of Costa Rica begin what turns out a to be a close and long term relationship by initiating an academic agreement between the two schools. The agreement includes plans for the exchange of faculty, students, and academic material. It also opened the door to Life College providing chiropractic services for the Costa Rica Olympic Team in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
Campus Life - February 1993 - Vol. 11 / No. 1
Olympic Interest
Life Athletic Facilities Garner Olympic Interest
The Cobb County Amateur Athletic Association tour the Life College new athletic facilities in consideration for Cobb County's bid to the Atlanta Olympic Committee to provide training facilities and host select events in the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta.
Campus Life - February 1993 - Vol. 11 / No. 1
March Madness!
NAIA March Madness At LIFE
In just its 2nd year of existence the LIFE Running Eagles Basketball Team wins its 2nd Georgia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship and advances to the NAIA National Tournament with a No. 6 ranking in the nation in the NAIA poll.
The Running Eagles defeated Benedict, S.C. 97-62 in the opening round only to lose to David Lipscomb, TN 94-89 in the next round. While disappointing, it was a very exciting and admirable accomplishment for a team in only its second season!
Campus Life - April 1993 - Vol. 11 / No. 2
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