With a $1 million gift to Daring and Driven campaign, Paul Hetrick, D.C. (Main, `77), is making big things possible for Palmer’s Sports and Rehab Residency program.
![HydroWorx inventor Paul Hetrick, D.C. (Main, `77)](https://www.palmer.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/hetrick-thumbnail-275x275.jpg)
The new Student Success Scholarship Initiative was established to provide financial support to all students with the passion and drive to become a chiropractor.
![Two students review patient's neck in technique classroom.](https://www.palmer.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/education-for-everyone-thumbnail-275x275.jpg)
"Palmer is truly the leading force in chiropractic in the world, and if Palmer doesn’t succeed in turning out quality chiropractors, the world will suffer."
![Paul Liechty photo](https://www.palmer.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/liechty-paul-thumbnail-275x275.jpg)
In the fall of 2021, Vicki witnessed first-hand the unveiling of the “Lifetime of Generosity” wall in the David D. Palmer Learning Commons. The display recognizes donors in the Sterling Lifetime Giving Society — those who have contributed $100,000 or more to the College in their lifetime. The names of Harley and Viola Gilthvedt are on the wall. “It makes me so proud to have the parents that I did.”
![Vicki Gilthvedt photo](https://www.palmer.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/gilthvedt-vicki-thumbnail-275x275.jpg)
The admissions team is dedicated to listening to students to understand what they need to choose Palmer over other possible paths to their goals. We sat down with five current students to hear what “drives” them to become Doctors of Chiropractic.
![Bárbara Colon Rodriguez headshot](https://www.palmer.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/barbara-colon-rodriguez-thumbnail-275x275.jpg)