APMA News - November/December 2022 - 50

APMAPAC spotlight
H.F. Bunny Brown III, DPM
The APMAPAC Board is pleased to recognize our
dear friend and colleague, Dr. Bunny Brown. He is
known to many in our profession and has a long
list of accomplishments throughout more than 47
years in practice.
Dr. Brown was born in Little Rock, AR, in 1942,
educated in the Little Rock Public School System,
and attended Southern Methodist University. He
earned a business degree and worked in the mortgage
and banking industry for 10 years. During that
time, he was called to serve in the US Air Force.
He was named Airman of the Year at Andrews Air
Force Base in 1968. Andrews was a special place to
him because it was where he met his wife, June.
" She was a cute nurse as well as my commanding
offi cer, " said Dr. Brown. They were married in
1968. " I was used to taking commands from her
and fi gured I might as well make a life of it, " he
said jokingly.
Soon after his release from the Air Force, Dr.
Brown decided to leave the world of banking
and was accepted at the then-Illinois College of
Podiatric Medicine (now Dr. William M. Scholl
College of Podiatric Medicine at the Rosalind
Franklin School of Medicine and Science). He
opened his practice in Little Rock, AR, in 1974.
During his time in practice, he held numerous
positions, among them Arkansas Podiatric Medical
Association (ArPMA) president (1977-1980), delegate
or alternate delegate to the APMA House
of Delegates (1981-1986, 1998), APMA Board of
Trustees member (1986-1997), APMA president
(1995-1996), PICA Board of Directors member
(1992-1995), and member of various constitution
and bylaws committees including those
of APMA, ArPMA, and the Fund for Podiatric
Medical Education.
Dr. Brown has also participated and held leadership
positions in various community organizations
including the Central Arkansas Health Systems
Agency, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Rotary
Club, " Our Way, " Boy Scouts of America, Christ the
King Catholic Church, Boys Booster Club, Arkansas
Game and Fish Commission, and the Foundation
Board of the Arkansas Hospice.
When asked about the necessity of podiatric
political action, Dr. Brown said, " I have contributed
to the Podiatry Political Action Committee [now
APMAPAC] since I was a student at the Illinois
College of Podiatric Medicine and every year since
then. There were mentors like [Drs.] Earl Kaplan,
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Ollie Foster, Irv Kanat, Sheldon Willens, Barney
Greenberg, Gerald Peterson, Randy Kaplan, Billy
Dabdoub, and a plethora of others who are all personal
friends of mine who would ask me to help
our political action committee with a contribution.
And there were staff people like John Carson who
knew every senator and congressman on the Hill,
and Faye Frankfort, and now Ben Wallner.
" There have been many favorable decisions
made by congressional leaders for the podiatric
profession over the years thanks to all the eff orts
that the APMAPAC has made. I think it is important
that today's podiatric physician makes a signifi cant
contribution to their political action committee so
we will be able to have that open dialogue with
our congressional leaders. Remember, all politics
is local! "
Dr. Brown and his wife have two sons, Bunny
Brown IV, who is an architect and partner in his
fi rm, and Geoff rey Brown, who is the executive
director of the Jones Eye Bank Medical Center.
An avid bicyclist, Dr. Brown also enjoys gourmet
cooking, hunting, fi shing, and any activities with his
six grandchildren. We wish him a long and healthy
well-deserved retirement.
The APMAPAC Board salutes and thanks you, Dr.
Brown, for all you have done for our country as
well as the podiatric medical profession!
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