ACOFP: OUR CONTINUING HISTORY 117 Leadership 1988–1989 RONALD GOLDBERG, DO, FACOFP Cherry Hill, New Jersey Dr. Goldberg received his premedical education from Dickinson College, graduating in 1954. He was captain of the football and lacrosse teams and had a lifelong interest in sports medicine. Dr. Goldberg was a 1959 graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and he completed an internship at Youngstown Osteopathic Hospital in 1960. He was certified in general practice on July 4, 1974. Dr. Goldberg served as editor of the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine and the ACOFP Newsletter. He was a professor of Sports Medicine and Osteopathic Family Medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and was active in postgraduate education. Though the idea for the building of ACOFP’s national office happened more than 12 years before his presidency, the task fell upon him to buy the land, hire the architects, and sign the contracts for the labor and building materials. He and Dr. Frank McDevitt, chair of the Building Committee, made a monumental sacrifice in time and effort to see that ACOFP was located in a prime spot with modern amenities. Dr. Goldberg is also remembered for his strong stand against the desire of the American Academy of Osteopathic Sports Medicine (AOASM) to break away from ACOFP and start a separate board. This strong position led to the concept of certificates of added qualifications, which exist in AOA today. He always felt that ACOFP and AOASM should work closely together and that a background in sports medicine made a better family physician. It would take a decade and a half to see that dream come true. 1989–1990 ROYCE K. KEILERS, DO, FACOFP dist. La Grange, Texas Born a Texan in 1938, Dr. Keilers was a graduate of the Texas Lutheran College, leaving the state only to attend the Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he graduated in 1965. He was active in the ACOFP Texas Society and a clinical professor of Family Medicine at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. The building of ACOFP’s national headquarters would span the administration of three presidents. Dr. Keilers’s presidency would be the bridge between the groundbreaking and occupancy of the new office. One of his greatest efforts would come before his presidency, during the search and finalization of the building’s location. There arose strong disagreement among the board and Search Committee about the location. Many believed that it should be moved from Chicago to a Sunbelt state, where winter access would be more favorable. There were still others who questioned the financial feasibility of the task altogether. Though he may have favored a move, he was instrumental in bridging the strong feelings of many of the board members, allowing a consensus and unity to prevail. Dr. Keilers would be the last president to work with executive director Betty Vaught and the president who would hire George Nyhart, again providing stability between executive directors. He espoused the role of the osteopathic student
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