Dr. Benet-Canut, and a small group of others, started the first chiropractic program within an official university in Mexico.
![Enrique Benet-Canut, D.C., CCSP (Main, ’66)](https://www.palmer.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/benet-canut-thumbnail.jpg)
following the advice to move her husband to a cold, dry climate, they relocated to Saskatchewan, Canada and Almeda Haldeman, D.C. became the first chiropractor in Canada, and one of the first female chiropractors in the world.
![Almeda Haldeman, D.C.](https://www.palmer.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/almeda-haldeman-thumbnail.jpg)
Palmer SABCA (Student American Black Chiropractic Association) students share their thoughts on the importance of chiropractic and health care.
![Forida SABCA executive board photo](https://www.palmer.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/florida-sabca-thumbnail.jpg)
Dr. Smith set up shop in Rock Island, Illinois, but his chiropractic experience extends beyond the 55 years he spent in practice. There are his thirty-plus mission trips to countries like Ethiopia and Russia. Not to mention 40 years as a faculty member at Palmer, spending most of his time in technique classes.
![Willard Smith, D.C. (Main, ‘60)](https://www.palmer.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/willard-smith-thumbnail.jpg)