John Nugent, Director of National Chiropractic Association with Northwestern College of Chiropractic founder and first president John B. Wolfe at the Nicollet Avenue campus. In 1983, to accommodate growth in student population and programs, the college moved to its current location in Bloomington, Minnesota. In 1999, Northwestern College of Chiropractic was renamed Northwestern Health Sciences University to reflect its addition of programs in other alternative medicine fields.