112 Leadership 1977–1978 D.E. MADDOX, DO, FACOFP, FAOASM Kirksville, Missouri Born: 1912; Died: March 28, 2010; Education: KCOM; Graduated: 1955 (AOA Member). Dr. Maddox earned his bachelor’s degree in social sciences and health, physical education and recreation, from Truman State University in Kirksville in 1937, and received his master’s degree in education from the University of MissouriColumbia in 1939. In addition, he completed graduate work on a PhD at the University of Iowa and at Columbia University in New York. Dr. Maddox taught social science and coached in Scotland County, Missouri, until 1942, when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He returned to Kirksville in 1945, and taught physical education at Truman, eventually serving as athletic director. He then matriculated to the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, graduating in 1955. He completed an internship at Kirksville Osteopathic Hospital in 1956, and later joined the KCOM faculty, retiring in 1986 after serving as chair of the department of general practice, director of the gerontology program, director of the outpatient clinic, and clinical supervisor with the rural clinic program. Dr. Maddox is an emeritus professor of general practice at KCOM. His professional memberships and leadership positions held are numerous, and included: life member, president, board member, and fellow (ACOFP); founding member, life member, and fellow (American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine); and life member and boardcertified physician (AOA). Dr. Maddox also served as medical director for the Northeast Missouri Home Health Agency and advisor and organizer of the Alpha Chapter, AOASM. His community activities included: Kiwanis Club (former lt. governor, president, board member), YMCA board member, Boy Scouts of America district commissioner and committee member, Masonic Lodge, Kirksville Country Club, and United Way of Adair County, Missouri board member. Honors and awards received by Dr. Maddox included: ACOFP’s General Practitioner of the Year Award; Truman State University Sports Hall of Fame and All-Century Football Team; Kirksville Osteopathic Alumni Association Living Tribute Award; Grand Marshal, KCOM commencement; Grand Marshal, Truman homecoming parade; and the Missouri World War II Veterans Medal. 1978–1979 JOSEPH S. GUZIK, DO, FACOFP Roselle, New Jersey Dr. Guzik practiced in Roselle, New Jersey, for more than 30 years and became involved with the ACOFP board in the early 1970s. Born in 1927, he received his formal education at Rutgers College Preparatory School and graduated from St. Peters College in New Jersey. Dr. Guzik was a 1959 graduate of the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. He was one of the board members that successfully kept ACOFP together after the break with Jack Hank’s Allied Appraisals. A hard worker, Dr. Guzik is credited with starting the building fund for the Arlington Heights office.
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