ACOFP: OUR CONTINUING HISTORY 109 Leadership 1970–1971 THERON R. “BOB” SHARP, DO, FACOFP Mesquite, Texas Born: Nov. 10, 1920; Died: Aug. 18, 2012; Education: KCOM; Graduated: 1944 (AOA Member). Dr. Sharp graduated from the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (KCOM) in October 1944. He traveled to southern Wisconsin to do his internship at Hustisford Osteopathic Hospital, graduating in October 1945. The dictum of the time was to stay close to your training center and provide service, if possible, to rural areas. Dr. Sharp entered practice in Reeseville, Wisconsin, replacing a physician who had died on V-J Day (Victory over Japan Day, which marked the end of World War II). He would spend 16 years in practice before his wife, a native Texan, would persuade him to move to Mesquite, Texas. While in Wisconsin, Dr. Sharp became the founding president of the ACOFP Wisconsin Chapter along with the help of Dr. J.W. Stout, Dr. D.I. Kegel, and Dr. J.S. Crane. The charter was approved by Dr. Hermon H. Schlossberg, ACOFP President, and signed by Dr. Alfred Schramm, ACOFP Secretary. Dr. Sharp would continue to be politically active in Texas, joining the staff at East Town Osteopathic Hospital. The 50 physicians that comprised the staff formed the groundwork for the establishment of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) in Fort Worth. Dr. Sharp was the founding chair of the Family Practice Department at the school. His desire for service led him to leadership roles in ACOFP and AOA, where he served on the Council on Postdoctoral Training and was instrumental in the establishment of a General Practice Certification examination. He was awarded certificate No. 1 after passing the first examination in 1972. Dr. Sharp was the ACOFP Physician of the Year in 1972. He served as chair of American Board of Osteopathic General Practice. In 2002, he was awarded the AOA Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Sharp gave more than 60 years of service to the osteopathic profession. 1971–1972 VERNON J. SLOAN, DO, FACOFP Quasqueton, Iowa Born: June 26, 1922; Died: Aug. 2, 1991; Education: KCOM; Graduated: 1947 (AOA Member). Dr. Sloan was a native of Norwood, Ohio, but left Ohio to attend the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. He practiced in Sneedville, Tennessee, and Lancaster, Kentucky, for two years before serving an internship in Joplin, Missouri, from 1950 to 1951. He worked in Cyril, Oklahoma, for three years, then settled in Quasqueton, Iowa, where he practiced for 20 years. Dr. Sloan was the founding member of the ACOFP Iowa Chapter and served as health officer to two Iowa counties. Dr. Sloan was one of the original members to take the first certification exam, and he would later serve on the American Osteopathic Board of General Practitioners. During his term as ACOFP President, he established the Student ACOFP Chapter at KCOM. Following his presidency, he moved to Florida and was active in the ACOFP Florida Chapter. He then moved back to Grinnell, Iowa, to finish practice.
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