Five Branches University Honors Alumni During Celebration of 40 Years of Educational Excellence
As we celebrate 40 years of academic excellence in Traditional Chinese Medicine, we wanted to honor our alumni and their success. We are excited to share the stories that have been provided to us from our Alumni.
If you’re an alumni and would like to share your story, please submit it at our Alumni Stories Submission Page
John Struthers
“Well, being part of “the guys” that started FBI (now Five Branches University), I have fond, fond memories of Charles, Ron, Joanna and Jeffrey…as well as Diane, Jill and everyone involved with the nascent beginning. Also, having been COO and Academic Director for 5+ years at Five Branches was a true joy.
Colleen DeLaney and I are still going strong (married for 37 years now) and had a very successful Acupuncture practice for more than 35 years in Chico, CA. We retired in December 2022.”
Laura Paris
“I’m celebrating 20 years as a licensed acupuncturist after graduating from FBU in 2004! This is me in my clinic in Monterey where I’ve practiced for 18 years. Going to Five Branches to study Chinese medicine was the best thing I ever did for my career!
My specialties are functional medicine, women’s health, autoimmunity, and pain management. It’s been an amazing and rewarding career path these past 20 years. And in January 2025, I’m opening a new clinic in Capitola.”
