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Feature Alum: Bonnie G. Langdon
1977 B.A., 1979 M.A.
President and CEO, The Maria-Joseph Living Care Center, Dayton, Ohio
"Be willing to be a change agent."
Bonnie Langdon thought her future was set when she started her master's program at Wright State. Her goal: earn a Ph.D. and teach at the university level. But a class she took from Professor Bela Bognar changed all that. "He was so passionate about gerontology that by the end of the quarter, I knew I wanted to work with older people," she says.
Today she is president and chief executive officer of The Maria-Joseph Living Care Center, a 440-bed elder care center with 600 employees. "I'm honored to be part of a team that has made a difference in the industry," she says. Langdon also believes in giving back to the community. She is a former chair of the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce and serves on Wright State's Board of Trustees, the Ohio Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators, and the Board of the Omega School of Excellence.
Best Advice: From my dad... "Always tell the truth. If you always tell the truth you never have to worry about what you told anybody."
Last Book Read: Who Moved My Cheese? Spencer Johnson
Future Plans: When I retire someday, I expect to continue to work in the field of aging because I truly love it and don't want to leave it. And, I will probably do like everybody else does and become a consultant. I have visions of forming my own consulting business.
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