Background
Bowers, Bege K. was born on August 19, 1949 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of John and Yvonne (Howell) Bowers.
academic administrator communications educator
Bowers, Bege K. was born on August 19, 1949 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of John and Yvonne (Howell) Bowers.
Bachelor in English cum laude, Vanderbilt University, 1971. Student, University Michigan, 1985. MACT, University Tennessee, 1973.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Tennessee, 1984.
Assistant loan officer Center for Finance Aid and Placement, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1975-1976. Editorial assistant Wassily Leontief, New York University, New York City, 1976-1978. Instructor business English Florence-Darlington Technology College, Florence, South Carolina, 1979-1980.
Teacher English and French St. John's High School, Darlington, 1980-1982. Teaching assistant department English University Tennessee, Knoxville, 1982-1984. From assistant professor English to professor Youngstown (Ohio) State University, 1984—1992, professor, since 1992, assistant to dean College Arts and Sciences, 1992-1993, director professional writing and editing, 1996-2000, associate to the dean College Arts and Sciences, 2001—2002, assistant provost academy programs and planning, 2002—2005, interim provost, 2005, vice president academy affairs, 2005, associate provost academy programs and planning, since 2005.
Freelance editor Modern Language Association, New York City, 1978-1980. Consultant Project Arete, Youngstown and Mahoning County Public Schools, 1984-1987, Youngstown Public Schools, 1986, 87-88, 90-91, Macmillan Public Company, 1986, Trumbull County Schools, Ohio, 1988, Akron Beacon Journal, 1994-1995, Ohio Department Education, 1998-2001, Ohio Board Regents, since 2002. Chair Mahoning Area Consortium Technology Preparatory Governing Board, 2002^.
Member of Modern Language Association, Gould Society (president faculty committee 1991-1993), Northern Ohio Society for Technology Communications, Society for Technology Communications (Jay R. Gould award for excellence in teaching technical communications 1999, Distinguished Chapter Service award 2001, Associate fellow award 2002), Association Teachers Technology Writing, New Chaucer Society (assistant bibliographer since 1986), College English Association Ohio, College English Association (executive board, Distinguished Service award 1996, Lifetime Achievement award 2005), Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi (president 1991-1992, secretary 1994-1998, executive board since 1998, web manager since 2005, distinguished member 2010, Distinguished Member award 2010).