Background
Hopper, William Bertrand was born on March 15, 1939 in Taylorville, Illinois, United States. Son of Bertrand C. and Janice (Wiggins) Hopper.
Hopper, William Bertrand was born on March 15, 1939 in Taylorville, Illinois, United States. Son of Bertrand C. and Janice (Wiggins) Hopper.
Student, University Illinois, 1960. Bachelor of Business Administration, Millikin University, 1963.
Regional salesman, Hopper Paper division Georgia Pacific Corporation, Taylorville, 1963-1967; western sales manager, Hopper Paper division Georgia Pacific Corporation, Taylorville, 1967-1970; chairman, chief Executive officer, 1st Trust & Savings Bank, Taylorville, since 1970; vice chairman, 1st Bank Illinois Company, Springfield, since 1987.
Officer, board directors Bertrand Hopper Memorial Foundation, Taylorville, since 1963, Kemmerer Village, Assumption, Illinois, since 1987. Board directors, past president Abraham Lincoln county Boy Scouts American, since 1975. Fund raiser Fighting Illini Scholarship Fund, District 8 University of Illinois Foundation, since 1981.
Member Chief Executives Organisation.
Married Marilyn Ann Morris, September 17, 1963. Children: Stephanie, Randy.