This award is the Federation’s highest individual honor. Named for FCLB Past
President Dr. George Arvidson of Minnesota, it recognizes integrity, service, sacrifice, vision, and commitment in the arena of chiropractic licensure.

Past winners include Don Petersen, editor and publisher of Dynamic Chiropractic;
Drs. Rex Wright of Kansas and D. Brent Owens of Florida, co-winners Drs. Frank Hideg and Paul Tullio, both NBCE Board of Directors; Dr. Daniel Saint-Germain of Québec, Canada; Dr. Peter Ferguson of Ohio; Dr. Edwin P. Devereaux of New South Wales, Australia; Dr. Kenneth Padgett of New York; and Horace C. Elliott, of NBCE, Dr. Joseph Brimhall of Utah, Dr. Larry Spicer of Minnesota, Dr. Louis Sportelli, of Pennsylvania, and Dr. Richard Vincent of Massachusetts, Donna Liewer, of FCLB, Dr. Wayne Wolfson of Florida, Dr. Richard Cole, and Drs. Vernon Temple and Oliver Smith - the 2009 winners, Dr. Ron Tripp in 2010, and Dr. Ed Weathersby in 2011