Dr. Stephanie McCubbin was born in Ware, Massachusetts, April 2, 1915. Her parents were Andrew and Henrietta Godek who had immigrated to the United States from Poland. She graduated from the Norwich Academy and pursued higher education in junior college and also attended college in Poland while visiting relatives there. It was at this time in her life that Hitler invaded Poland and altered Stephanie’s plans.
She became interested in chiropractic care after seeing the dramatic results obtained by a local chiropractor on her mother who suffered from migraine headaches. She was further impressed by results obtained by chiropractic treatment on her sister in Florida who suffered from back complaints and headaches.
She decided to enter the Logan College of Chiropractic in St. Louis, Missouri in the class of 1945. Desiring a well rounded education in all of the chiropractic techniques she transferred to the Missouri Chiropractic College in St. Louis after attending Logan College for two years. After one year at the Missouri Chiropractic College she transferred to the Kansas State Chiropractic college in Wichita, Kansas and graduated from that school in 1948.
In the meantime she had met and married Curtis S. McCubbin while at Logan and thus they made all the school transfers together and graduated together from the Kansas State Chiropractic College. This was to be the beginning of not only a loving, 43 year marriage but a lifetime partnership in chiropractic for them both as they practiced together for 41 years until her death, June 2, 1990.
Dr. Stephanie and her husband, Dr. Curtis started practice in Dallas, Texas, January 1949. Practice went well for the two D.C.’s and their office at 112200 Garland Rd. in the White Rock section is still in operation by Dr. Curtis.
Dr. Stephanie served as a member of the Board of Regents of the Texas Chiropractic College, Pasadena, Texas for twelve years. She often remarked how much she enjoyed serving on the T.C.C.C Board of Regents. She was president of the Dallas County Chiropractic Society in 1969. Dr. Stephanie was associated editor of the Texas Chiropractic Association Journal for more than twenty years and Texas editor for Chiropractic Economics, a national publication. She was very active in the Texas Chiropractic Association, serving as Chairman of the TCA Membership Committee for several years. She also served on many other committees of the TCA. Dr. Stephanie was very active in any political issues pertaining to any bills state or national that were important to the well being of the chiropractic profession. She loved politics and was most active in the Democratic Party. She was hard working and dedicated to her candidates for public office.
Dr. Stephanie was selected as a Fellow of the International College of Chiropractic in 1974. In 1974 she also received the Texas Chiropractic Association’s highest award, the coveted Keeler Plaque at the Houston, Texas TCA Convention. She was so proud of her Keeler Plaque.
She was a charter member of the American Chiropractic Association and along with her husband, Dr. Curtis, donated an educational display booth to the American Chiropractic Association to be used throughout the United States for public education about chiropractic care.
Dr. Stephanie was a member of Zonta International, an exclusive club for businesswomen. She was a member of the Christian Church. She was a member also of the Florida Chiropractic Association and an alumni member of Texas Chiropractic College, Logan Chiropractic College and National Chiropractic College.
The Doctors McCubbin’s son, Patrick C. McCubbin, a C.P.A. lives in Schulenburg, Texas.
Dr. Stephanie Mary McCubbin was buried June 9, 1990 in the McCubbin family grave plot in Mission Burial Park, San Antonio, Texas.
This biography of Dr. Stephanie was written after her death.
