94 Leadership VICE SPEAKERS OF THE CONGRESS OF DELEGATES T. Eugene Zachary, DO, FACOFP, 1980–1981 Arthur L. Feldman, DO, FACOFP, 1982–1996 Mark E. Sikorski, DO, FACOFP, 1997–2007 Paul J. Morris, DO, FACOFP, 2008–2014 Elizabeth A. Palmarozzi, DO, FACOFP, 2015 Antonios J. Tsompanidis, DO, FACOFP dist., 2016–present ACOFP FOUNDATION During the ACOFP presidency of Donald Boxman, DO, FACOFP, the American College of General Practice Educational and Research Foundation was independently incorporated and filed as a nonprofit, as defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, in 1986 with the office of the Illinois Secretary of State. The first elected officers of the foundation were Mary Burnett, DO, FACOFP dist., chair; Donald Boxman, DO, FACOFP, vice chair; Robert J. George DO, FACOFP dist., secretary; Robert B. Finch DO, FACOFP, treasurer; and Frank McDevitt DO, FACOFP, Harold Thomas DO, FACOFP, and Samson Inwald DO, FACOFP dist., as directors. In March 1993, during the Congress of Delegates in Orlando, Florida, at the Peabody Hotel, outgoing president N. Robert Brethouwer, DO, FACOFP, and incoming president Wayne Cadman Meech, DO, FACOFP, witnessed the congress voting to change the college name from American College of General Practitioners in Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery to American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP). This change better signified to the public, government, and third-party carriers that osteopathic physicians were indeed specialists in family medicine. In turn, the foundation changed its name to the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians Educational and Research Foundation, often shortened to the ACOFP Education and Research Foundation. Over the years, the foundation has worked to create a secure future for osteopathic family physicians. It has promoted osteopathic physician leadership, strived to promote and improve public health, and advocated for greater awareness of osteopathic family medicine practice and principles. The foundation envisions a world where osteopathic family physicians are regarded as leaders in improving the patient care experience, improving public health, and reducing the per capita cost of health care. In its time, the ACOFP Foundation has provided ongoing support for many programs that support family medicine in general, osteopathic physicians in their practices, and the development of new leaders. The following are some of the programs the foundation supports. ACOFP FUTURE LEADERS FUND AND CONFERENCE The ACOFP Leadership Development Fund was created in honor of John P. Sevastos, DO, FACOFP dist., and S. Lawrence Koplovitz, DO, FACOFP, who developed the processional for the Conclave of Fellows. The Future Leaders
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