Background
Luhman, William Simon was born on May 15, 1934 in Belvidere, Illinois, United States. Son of Donald R. and H. Elizabeth (Rudberg) Luhman.
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William Simon Luhman
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Education
AB, Park College, 1956. Master of Arts, Florida State University, 1957.
Career
City planner, City of Moline, Illinois, 1959-1964; planning director, Rock Island County, Illinois, 1964-1966; executive director, Bi-State Development Agency Metropolitan Planning Commission, Rock Island, 1966-1971; director regional development, Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission, Chicago, 1971-1974; associate director, Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission, Chicago, 1975-1976; deputy director, Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission, Chicago, 1977-1979; acting executive director, Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission, Chicago, 1979-1980; assistant director, Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission, Chicago, 1980-1981; vice president, Public Management Information Svc., Chicago, 1981; assistant director, Northern Illinois U. Center Government Studies, DeKalb, 1981-1991; program coordinator, Northern Illinois U. Center Government Studies, DeKalb, 1991; executive director, Growth Dimensions for Belvidere-Boone County, Illinois, since 1991; president, Growth Dimensions for Belvidere-Boone County, Illinois, 1982-1986. Visiting instructor Augustana College, Rock Island, 1967, 69.
Achievements
Membership
Board directors Rockford Area Council of 100, 1983-1986. Boone County Regional Planning Commission, since 1986, chairman, 1986-1990, since 2002. Member Belvidere-Boone County Regional Planning Commission, since 1986, chairman, 1990-1992.
Board directors School District 100 Foundation for Excellence in Education, 1992-1999. Member School District 100 Citizens Advisory Council, 1999-2000, School District 100 Committee Strat. Planning, 1999; board directors Boone County United Way, 1999-2004.
Trustee Community Foundation of Northern Illinois, 2002-2004. Active Boone County Arts Council, Friends of Ida Public Library., Illinois Regional Public Library. Service Planning Panelist, 1996.
