Dr. Avis Proctor, president of Harper College (from left), stands with new Harper Board of Trustees members Eric Knox, James Meyer and Adekunbi Aransiola, along with Board Chair Bill Kelley.
The Harper College Board of Trustees has officially welcomed two new members. Community College District 512 voters in April elected Eric Knox, of Rolling Meadows, and James Meyer, of Palatine, to serve six-year terms. As part of the board’s April 28 organizational meeting, Trustees Knox and Meyer were sworn in and the board voted for Chair Bill Kelley, Vice Chair Walt Mundt and Secretary Nancy Robb to continue in their respective officer roles.
Outgoing Trustee Greg Dowell was honored with a resolution from the Harper College Board of Trustees and designated as trustee emeritus at the April meeting. Pictured (from left) are trustees Pat Stack, Walt Mundt and Diane Hill, President Avis Proctor, former Trustee Dowell, Chair Bill Kelley, Trustee Nancy Robb and former Student Trustee Liman Lei.
Outgoing Trustee Greg Dowell, who served on the board for 14 years, was honored with a resolution and designated as trustee emeritus. The board also presented a resolution to former Student Trustee Liman Lei, whose successor is newly elected Student Trustee Adekunbi Aransiola. Former Trustee Herb Johnson will be recognized at the May board meeting.
Newly elected Student Trustee Adekunbi Aransiola (left) joined the Harper College of Board of Trustees for the 2025-26 term. The board honored former Student Trustee Liman Lei with a resolution for his work during the 2024-25 term.