William “Bill” P. Harper ‘76

Bill Harper took a detour from chemistry to major in compassion. He was majoring in chemistry at BGSU when he volunteered at a drug abuse hot line. Listening to those calls for help led to his job as executive director of the Summit County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board. After switching his major to social work and graduating, his first job was as a social worker at Lima State Hospital. Before beginning his administrative career, he was an assistant professor of social work at BGSU from 1986-1994.