New York Chiropractic College inaugurates Mestan as its 6th president

SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — New York Chiropractic College (NYCC) in Seneca Falls has recently inaugurated Dr. Michael Mestan as the school’s 6th president.

Dr. Thomas De Vita, chair of the NYCC board of trustees, administered the presidential oath of office to Mestan in the investiture held on Oct. 21, according to an NYCC news release. Dozens of educational and civic leaders, along with hundreds of students, faculty, staff, family, and friends of the institution attended the ceremony.

The college’s release included a portion of Mestan’s remarks.

“As NYCC approaches its 100th anniversary in 2019, we embrace our legacy even as we look toward the future. I am indebted to those who served before me. I look at the lineage of presidents, faculty, staff, students, and alumni who love and have loved NYCC. And I pledge that this love shall continue. I will work enthusiastically to build on the excellence of what we are doing now, to set a course to achieve goals to which we are committed, and to demonstrate by evidence and action the extraordinary value the New York Chiropractic College offers to its stakeholders and the public,” Mestan said in his remarks.

The NYCC board of trustees announced the selection of Dr. Mestan as the college’s next president following its meeting in October 2016.

Mestan assumed the role following the retirement of Dr. Frank Nicchi, who served the college for 37 years, including last 17 as the school’s fifth president.

Nicchi retired at the end of August with the title “president emeritus.” NYCC in March announced he would retire with that designation.

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