Grover Cleveland Bowles

Background

Bowles, Grover Cleveland was born on February 15, 1920 in Piedmont, Missouri, United States. Son of Grover Clevel and Oca (Newton) Bowles.

Education

Student, S.E. Missouri State College, 1938-1939; Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, U. Tennessee, 1942; Doctor of Science, Philadelphia College Pharmacy and Science, 1968.

Career

Intern hospital pharmacy, University of Michigan Hospital, 1946-1947; instructor, U. Tennessee College Pharmacy, 1947-1948; chief pharmacist, Strong Memorial Hospital, also U. Rochester School Medicine and Dentistry, 1948-1955; associate administrator, Memorial Hospital Association, Washington, 1955-1956; director department pharmacy, Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis, 1956-1985; professor, U. Tennessee College Pharmacy, 1959-1993; professor emeritus, U. Tennessee College Pharmacy, since 1993. Member revision committee United States Pharmacopeia, 1960-1970. Member Tennessee Hospital Licensing Board, 1961-1982.

Achievements

• Grover Cleveland Bowles has been listed as a noteworthy Pharmacist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Memphis unit American Cancer Society, Memphis Visiting Nurse Association. Member American Council on Pharmaceutical Ecn., 1978-1986, president, 1982-1986. Trustee Baptist Memorial College Health Sciences, since 1995.

Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Pharmaceutical Association (president 1965-1966, chairman of the board of trustees 1966-1967, treasurer 1967-1978, Remington Honor medal 1973, Hugo H. Schaffer medal1979, Practice Excellence award 1993), American Society Hospital Pharmacists (president 1952, Harvey A.K. Whitney lecturer 1962), American Society Hospital Pharmacists (honorary), Tennessee Society Hospital Pharmaceutical Education (president 1982-1985), Phi Delta Chi.

Connections

Married Mary Lois Van Inwagen, December 23, 1947. Children: Rebecca R., Deborah M.