William Rohlf was born on January 5, 1867 in Davenport, Iowa. He received his MD degree from the University of Iowa in 1891. He practiced medicine and surgery for nearly 50 years serving various Iowa communities. His autobiography, Good Morning Doctor!, was written with the assistance of journalist Dorothy Moeller. The seven original illustrations were drawn on a prescription pad turned sideways. The 169 page book was published by the Torch Press of Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1938. Dr. Rohlf died on February 17, 1941 at age 74. Long out of print, Good Morning Dortor was reissued electronically by Dr. Rohlf's "Great Grand Nephew" Richard Rathe, MD in 1995.
Dorothy Moeller was a pioneering journalist who edited two Iowa newspapers and wrote many books. She is credited with doing the early research that lead to the Newspapers in Education program that now includes almost 700 newspapers and 65,000 schools. Dorothy Moeller died on October 20, 1995 at the age of 92.