YEAR OF FIRSTS 61 1986 Mary M. Burnett, DO, FACGP, serves as the first chair of the ACGP Education and Research Foundation, which was created to promote osteopathic family physician leadership, improve public health, and advocate for greater awareness of osteopathic family medicine principles and practices. 1987 Ray E. Piper, DO, FACGP, a board-certified osteopathic physician from Denver, Colorado, becomes ACGP’s first African American president. 1988 On October 9, the groundbreaking ceremony takes place for ACGP’s permanent building in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, at 330 East Algonquin Road, in Arlington Heights, Illinois. 1990 The Auxiliary to the ACGP (AACGP) is launched by spouses and significant others of osteopathic physicians with a mission to support those starting their careers in family medicine through scholarships, awards, leadership development, and family networking and social opportunities. 1991 During a meeting in Washington, D.C., Margaret Thomas becomes the first president of the Auxiliary to the ACGP, leading the initial group of 91 members. 1993 In spring, ACFPOMS/ACGP officially votes to change the name of the organization to American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) during its Congress of Delegates meeting in Orlando, Florida. The foundation becomes the ACOFP Education & Research Foundation. The auxiliary becomes the Auxiliary to the ACOFP (AACOFP). In July, AOBGP changes its name to the American Osteopathic Board of Family Practitioners (AOBFP), with focus shifting from general practitioners to family practitioners.
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