Bill Heller
| Bill Heller | |
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| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 52nd district |
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In office January 2007 – January 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Farkas |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Brandes |
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| Born |
Harold William Heller September 3, 1935 Scales Mound, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Marlene Heller |
| Children | Three |
| Residence | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Alma mater |
Southern Illinois University, B.S. Northern Illinois University, M.S. Colorado State College, Ed.D. |
| Profession | University Professor |
| Religion | Catholic |
Dr. Harold William "Bill" Heller (born September 3, 1935) is currently the Dean, College of Education and Director of the Wally and Louise Bishop Center for Ethical Leadership and Civic Engagement at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg. Immediately prior to assuming these positions he served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing Florida House District 52. Heller has a long history of community service having served on or chairing a number of non-profit agencies and organizations boards of directors. Heller currently chairs the Pinellis County Cultural Foundation and serves on the boards of Family Resources, Suncoast Hospice Institute, St Petersburg Preservation.The Mahaffey Theater Foundation and the advisory boards of the Dunedin Fine Arts Center and Studio 620. Heller and his wife have been married for 59 years and have three children and three grandchildren.
Heller was born in Scales Mound, Illinois. He attended Bradley University in 1954. From 1954 to 1956 he served in the U.S. Army, with the 82nd Airborne Division. He earned the Parachutist Badge and the Expert Rifleman's Badge. He graduated from Southern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary and special education in 1959 and received a Master of Science degree from Northern Illinois University in guidance and counseling in 1961. He earned an Education Doctorate from the University of Northern Colorado in special education in 1964.
From 1980 to 1992, he was dean of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte's College of Education and Allied Professions. He moved to Florida in 1992 to head University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus. He was the first permanent head of the St. Petersburg campus in three years, beginning in August 1992. His predecessor, Lowell E. Davis, had died in 1989. A number of temporary replacements had served in the interim. His brief was to develop the campus' business, liberal arts, and journalism departments, as well as to complete the library and marine center building projects.
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