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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Story: The History of Stephen F. Austin State University

Presidents

Dr. Donald Bowen, President 1990-91

Dr. Donald Bowen

Dr. Donald E. Bowen was elected fifth president of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ on March 26, 1990, and began work on July 16. A native of the Fort Worth area, Bowen earned degrees from Texas Christian University before receiving his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Texas at Austin in 1966. The former vice president for academic affairs at Southwest Missouri State University, Bowen served as Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ president until Dec. 14, 1991. He continued his Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ tenure as a professor of physics.