Q4 2025 Bucks for Boards Winners Announced
Congratulations to our final winners of 2025!
Posted in Press Releases on Thursday, March 5, 2026
The final 25 winners for the 2025 Bucks for Boards have been announced! The Q4 winners round out the year, making a total of 100 winners and $100,000 given to chiropractic students.
Bucks for Boards continues in 2026, with $1,000 awards given to 25 students every quarter. The awards can be applied to the cost of NBCE chiropractic board exams, books, tuition, study materials or any other expenses to which the recipient sees fit. Bucks for Boards winners for Q4 include:
- Cristian Aguado, Southern California University of Health Sciences
- Lauren Andis, Logan University
- Chance Austin, Logan University
- Erika Blackwood, Texas Chiropractic Colleges
- Payton Clapper, Palmer College of Chiropractic - Davenport Campus
- Morgan Donovan, Northeast College of Health Sciences
- Faithlyn Fritschle, Logan University
- Emry Godwin, Northwestern Health Sciences University
- Alaina Gwilliam, Campbellsville University
- Michelle Helsel, Logan University
- John Horton, Campbellsville University
- Emily Johnson, University of Western States
- Anika Koopman, Sherman College of Chiropractic
- Whitney Kraus, Cleveland University - Kansas City
- Lilliana Lopez, Southern California University of Health Sciences
- Peyton Mortenson, Northwestern Health Sciences University
- Jordan Potynski, Northeast College of Health Sciences
- Adrien Tompert, Life Chiropractic College West
- Masiel Tejada, Northeast College of Health Sciences
- Vanessa Saqib-Vicente, Life Chiropractic College West
- Patricia Velez, Logan University
- Brennah Ungar, Parker University
- Robert Ylinen, Life University
- Victoria Zielinska, Palmer College of Chiropractic - Florida Campus
NCMIC, in conjunction with the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE), launched the Bucks for Boards program in 2020 to recognize the hard work and dedication of students working toward their Doctor of Chiropractic degree. Chiropractic students enrolled at a chiropractic college and DCs who graduated in the last six months are eligible to win.
Applying is easy: students complete a quick online form and hit submit. No essays, no references or complicated financial aid documents are required. Winners are drawn at random from those who enter each entry period. Students can sign up once per entry period and are eligible to win one NCMIC Bucks for Boards award annually. Winners will be notified by email and/or phone.
NCMIC provides other resources for future DCs, too. The Starting Into Practice® Program has held on-campus presentations for over 20 years to help prepare students for the transition from school into practice and a website gives them access to in-depth information about business, marketing, practice structures, finances and more.