Hall of Honor Recipient

Daniel David Palmer
Class of 1924
Inducted in 1990

At an age when most men are considering retirement, David Palmer was enabled to take over the vast Palmer empire. He developed it into a billion-dollar business of education and broadcasting. As Chief of Palmer Broadcasting Co., he owned and took an active interest in the operation of ten television and radio stations.

Palmer College of Chiropractic, founded by his grandfather, D.D. Palmer and developed by his father, B.J., flourished under David Palmer. He acted to establish chiropractic as an accepted, respected profession, and to vastly expand the school. While doing this, Palmer College became an accredited liberal arts institution and he developed Palmer Junior College.

Though his life, he always wanted to be known as a “good neighbor and knew thousands of people by their first names. He was instrumental in organizing dozens of community programs. He was founder of the United Fund and the Davenport Junior Chamber of Commerce, receiving the national organizations’ highest honor of “American Ambassador.” Dr. Palmer was also the original founder of the Bix Beiderbeck Memorial. He served on many of the nation’s highest national boards, from the American Red Cross to Junior Achievement. He was the Quad City Man of the Year, and was generous in his endless gifts of many causes.

He saw the future of the fledgling cable television business at a time when others scoffed that “no one would ever pay to watch television. ”He founded two of the major cable TV networks in Florida and California.

Though slowed by a stroke, he continued working until his death. His last effort was the establishment of the Palmer Library.

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Hall of Honor Recipient

Daniel David Palmer Class of 1924 Inducted in 1990

Daniel David Palmer
Class of 1924
Inducted in 1990