Marcus Merrow Lowthorp

Background

Lowthorp, Marcus Merrow was born on February 20, 1932 in Devine, Texas, United States.

Education

Student, San Antonio College, 1958. Bachelor of Science, Bible Baptist Seminary, 1962. Postgraduate, Arlington State College, 1963.

Doctor of Laws (honorary), Bethany Nazarene College, 1971.

Career

Account, auditing clerk Kelly Air Force Base, San Antonio, 1954-1956. Bookkeeper Pak-Mor Manufacturing, 1956-1957. Route sales manager Coca-Cola Bottling Company, 1957-1958.

Clerk Fort Worth Army Depot, 1961-1962, management technician, 1962-1964. Storage specialist General Service Administration, Fort Worth, 1964-1966. Program operations specialist Housing and Urban Development, 1966-1967.

Grants management specialist Department of Health, Dallas, 1967-1970, Seattle, 1970-1974, education specialist, 1974-1976. Student aid branch chief United States Department Education, 1976-1980, deputy regional administrator, 1980-1981, regional administrator, 1981-1987, western regional director San Francisco, since 1987. Co-owner Yorkshire Antiques, Kirkland, Washington, since 1984.

President Lowthorp Enterprises, Kirkland, since 1976.

Achievements

• Marcus Merrow Lowthorp has been listed as a noteworthy federal agency administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Associate pastor Milby Road Baptist Church, Arlington, 1959-1961. Pastor Berean Baptist Church, Arlington, 1961-1962. Loaned executive Combined Federal Campaign, Fort Worth, 1965-1967.

Representative San Antonio River Theatre, 1957. Member Washington Finance Aid Association, Oregon Association Student Finance Aid Administrators, Idaho Association Student Finance Aid Administrators, Alaska Association Student Finance Aid Administrators Clubs: Puget Sound Pug (Seattle) (founder, vice president since 1972). Lodges: Masons.

Connections

Son of James Wilson and Viola Etha (Hardcastle) L. M. Patsy Jean Ray, March 21, 1953. Children: Marcus Ray, Michael James, Matthew Kyle.

Father:

James Wilson Lowthorp

Mother:

Viola Etha (Hardcastle) Lowthorp

child:

Matthew Kyle Lowthorp

child:

Michael James Lowthorp

child:

Marcus Ray Lowthorp