Donald R. Acton, D.C., F.I.C.A. received his B.S. degree from Ball State University in 1973 and his D.C. degree in 1979 from Logan Chiropractic College. During his academic career, Dr. Acton received both academic and athletic scholarships. He was voted president of his senior class while in Chiropractic College and graduated in the top 10% of his class in both undergraduate and graduate school.

After graduation, Dr. Acton opened Acton Family Chiropractic Center in 1979. He has adjusted over 500,000 adults and children. He has served eight years on the Irene Wortham Center Board and on numerous committees for the NC Chiropractic Association. He received the honor of by being named a Fellow of the International Chiropractors Association in 1997 and has been the elected representative for NC since 1994. Dr. Acton has been a Performance Coach for over 120 Chiropractors worldwide along with having founded and operated three successful chiropractic clinics in WNC. He has testified as an expert witness in court more than fifty times on behalf of patients who have been injured in auto and work accidents. Because of his achievements, Waiting List Practice inducted him into the â?oAll World Teamâ?.

Dr. Acton is devoted to his wife Joanie and his five children; Luke (deceased), Matthew, Neile, Gunnar and McKenzie. They reside in Haw Creek and are active members of Trinity Presbyterian Church in East Asheville.