Marietta, Georgia – November 17, 2025- This year’s ChiroCongress Cares Legacy of Leadership scholarship has been awarded to Life University (Life U) chiropractic student Ashari Smith. The Legacy of Leadership scholarship is a $5,000 award provided to a deserving student each year by ChiroCongress Cares. Smith received an all-expenses-paid trip to Boston to accept the award and be fully recognized at the ChiroCongress Convention this past weekend. The 2025 Legacy of Leadership scholarship is given in honor of Dr. Chris Anderson, continuing the tradition of honoring those who come before us by empowering the next generation of chiropractors.
Smith expresses immense gratitude for receiving such support and affirmation as she pursues her professional goals.
“With the rising cost of living and increasing expenses, financial support has become essential for me to continue pursuing my Doctor of Chiropractic degree. This scholarship means everything to me. As a first-generation chiropractic student and future doctor, I am forging a new path not only for myself but for my entire family. Receiving this scholarship represents not just financial relief, but also a profound vote of confidence in my journey and my dreams,” Smith said.
Smith is honored not only to grow personally but also to represent her University.
“I take great pride in representing Life University, a school committed to making a meaningful difference through its guiding principle of Lasting Purpose. Being selected as the scholarship recipient on behalf of such an institution is a true honor and one that reinforces my passion to give, to do, to love, and to serve out of my own abundance, expecting nothing in return,” Smith said.
Founded in 1974, Life University is a health sciences institution most known for its College of Chiropractic, the largest single-campus College of Chiropractic in the world. Undergraduates can pursue 14 undergraduate degrees; a pre-chiropractic, degree-seeking pathway; and three graduate degrees within the College of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies. Some degree programs are offered to distance learners through the College of Online Education.
Life University strives to empower our students to succeed both professionally and personally. At LIFE, we innovate our approach to higher education, while also remaining true to our philosophical commitment to produce informed leaders who exemplify humanistic values in their professions. To achieve this goal, LIFE recognizes and demonstrates its dedication through three official Life University Values: Lasting Purpose, Vitalism and Integrity.
LIFE’s 110-acre campus in Marietta, Georgia, just northwest of Atlanta, is home to more than 2,800 undergraduate, graduate and professional students who come from all 50 United States and more than 60 countries.
For more information about Life University’s Doctor of Chiropractic program, please visit our official DC page.
For more information about Life University, visit LIFE.edu.
About Life University
Life University is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate, master’s and Doctor of Chiropractic degrees, and also has programmatic accreditation through the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) and the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND). The mission of Life University is to empower students with the education, skills and values necessary for career success and life fulfillment, based on a vitalistic philosophy.
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