William L. Roper

William L. Roper (born 1948) is an American physician who served as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from 1990 to 1993,[1] when he was asked to step down over controversy about his response to the AIDS crisis.[2]

William Roper
President of the University of North Carolina
Acting
In office
January 1, 2019 – August 1, 2020
Preceded byMargaret Spellings
Succeeded byPeter Hans
12th Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
In office
March 1, 1990 – June 30, 1993
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Preceded byJames O. Mason
Succeeded byDavid Satcher
Personal details
Born1948 (age 74–75)
EducationUniversity of Alabama (MD, MPH)

After leaving the CDC, he joined the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and then served as CEO of UNC Health Care. He was the dean of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and the UNC School of Medicine before being appointed interim president of the University of North Carolina in January 2019.[3] In June 2020, it was announced that he would be succeeded by Peter Hans in August.[4]

Roper received his medical and master of public health degrees from the University of Alabama School of Medicine.[5]

A former White House Fellow and head of the Health Care Financing Administration, he was moved from his position as head of the Office of Policy Development in the White House to the CDC at the beginning of March 1990.[6] He currently serves on the global Advisory Council for CFK Africa, an NGO working in Kenyan informal settlements.[7]

References
  1. "Past CDC Directors/Administrators | About". www.cdc.gov. July 20, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  2. Hilts, Philip J. (March 11, 1993). "Director Leaving Disease Centers". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  3. "The President". www.northcarolina.edu. 2019. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  4. Devarajan, Maydha (June 19, 2020). "N.C. Community College System President Peter Hans to be next UNC System President". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  5. "William L. Roper, MD, MPH". www.northcarolina.edu. 2019. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  6. Altman, Lawrence K. (February 27, 1990). "Doctor's World; C.D.C.'s New Chief Has an Unusual Resume". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  7. "Meet Our Team | Staff, Board, and Advisory Council". CFK Africa. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
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