William D. "Bill" Law is an American academic and former

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administrator. He resigned as President of

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effective July 1, 2017.

Biography

Law graduated with a Bachelor's degree in English from LeMoyne College. He received his Master's degree and Doctorate in design and management of postsecondary education from

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. Law began his career as staff director of Committee on Higher Education of the

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and worked for the Florida Board of Regents. In 1981 he became the vice president of Institutional and Program Planning at St. Petersburg College (then St. Petersburg Junior College), where he worked until 1988. From 1988 to 1992, he was president of

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. He was the founding president of

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just outside Houston, serving in that role from 1992 to 2002, and president of

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from 2002 to 2010. In 2010 Law became the sixth president of St. Petersburg College, following the unexpected retirement of Carl M. Kuttler, Jr. In November 2016, he announced his resignation effective July 1, 2017. Along with Ambassador Allan J. Katz, Law co-founded nonprofit The Village Square.

Personal

Law is an avid runner and has completed over two dozen

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s, including five

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s. He and his wife Pat are the parents of two adult sons.

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External links

President Law's Official bio

Law's bio

A message from President Law

''Tallahassee Democrat'' article about Dr. Law and tuition at TCC

{{DEFAULTSORT:Law, William D. Living people St. Petersburg College faculty Florida State University alumni Le Moyne College alumni Year of birth missing (living people)

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