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Dr. Mike Bower begins Owens Community College Presidency July 1
Dr. Mike Bower officially begins his appointment as the sixth President and Chief Executive Officer in the 47-year history of Owens Community College July 1, 2012. The Owens Board of Trustees unanimously approved Bower’s selection as President and Chief Executive Officer during their board meeting in March.
Dr. Bower begins his presidency with more than 17 years of experience in higher education as a faculty member and administrator in North Dakota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Indiana. He also spent more than 19 years working in various leadership positions of business and industry with Ford Motor Co. and Thomson Consumer Electrics (formerly RCA) in Indiana and Ohio.
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Dr. Mike Bower
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Since July 2008, Bower served as the President of Lake Region State College in Devils Lake, N.D. Lake Region State College is a student-centered, open access, comprehensive community college within the North Dakota University System. The college is committed to providing quality academic education, vocational/technical training, workforce training, educational outreach opportunities and life-long learning with an enrollment of approximately 3,000 students.
President Bower earned a doctorate in education administration, curriculum and instruction from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The Maumee resident holds a master of business administration from Indiana Wesleyan University, a bachelor’s degree in industrial supervision from Indiana State University and an associate’s degree in automotive technology from Vincennes University.
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