Rose Papier (November 29, 1912—August 9, 2000) was an Ohio social administrator who worked in several departments throughout the state including the Department of Mental Health and Retardation, the Ohio Commission on Aging and headed the Ohio Administration on Aging when it was created in 1965. She was one of the inaugural inductees into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame in 1978.Rose Locumovitz was born on November 29, 1912 in St. Marys, Ohio to Harry and Maisha Locumovitz, who had immigrated to the country from Russia. Soon thereafter, they shortened the surname to Locum and moved to Wapakoneta, Ohio. They were Jewish and her father peddled goods from a pushcart to support his eight children. After graduating from high school Locum worked as a model for fur coats in Cleveland. While modeling, she met Bill Papier through her sister Lena and they married soon after. One of his conditions of marrying were that Locum obtain a college education. She enrolled in Ohio State University, earning a BS in 1940 and master's degree in Social Administration in 1943. While raising her family, Papier did volunteer work with the Columbus Council of Jewish Women and Hadassah, as well as the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and the League of Women Voters. Wikipedia